Chapter 352 Seedlings of a New Era

"What are their respective weaknesses and strengths!?"

All the students were stunned when they heard this. Minato scanned their faces and observed their expressions.

Likewise, only Kakashi looked thoughtful, and Minato smiled slightly when he saw this. Even if he didn't say it out loud, the little guy had already found the answer himself.

In the last round of battle between him and Obito just now, Kakashi quickly defeated the opponent according to the same method he told Obito.

As expected of him.

Minato looked at the young faces in front of him and said, "As I said before, there is no fixed rule for practicing Taijutsu. Apart from a few common attacking methods, the competition is actually nothing more than the following aspects."

"First of all, it's one's own strength and speed." Having said this, Minato glanced at Kakashi and Obito and asked.

"What are your names?"

Although he already knew this, not all the students in front of him knew the two of them.

"Hatake Kakashi."

"Uchiha Obito."

The two were startled and answered respectively.

Minato nodded and smiled, saying: "From the previous battle, it is not difficult to judge that Uchiha Obito is stronger than Hatake Kakashi, because it seems that there is a difference in their ages, which is Obito's own advantage."

Kakashi just turned four this year. Even though he is a genius, his physical growth still has to follow the laws of nature.

Obito looks to be about six years old. As a descendant of Uchiha, his physical fitness is stronger than that of ordinary people. Moreover, he seems to have never slacked off in his training.

"On the contrary, in this battle, Kakashi was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, but his speed was faster than Obito's, which led to the two fighting in a stalemate at the beginning of the battle, but after more than ten rounds, Kakashi won."

Minato said that in the continuous battles, after the physical consumption, although the strength and speed would decrease, but Obito's straightforward fighting style made him consume physical strength faster than Kakashi.

Kakashi has undergone the same endurance training as himself as a child, and is superior to Obito in this respect.

"I told Obito all these factors and told him to use a hard-line approach to make up for the lack of skills. In addition, Kakashi's suspicion of my words gave him an opportunity to take advantage of me."

Minato said that he took this factor into consideration when he gave instructions to Obito.

To be honest, if it was a truly fair sparring match, he is afraid Obito would be defeated by Kakashi within a few rounds.

And this gap will only get bigger.

"But Kakashi is also very smart. He learned a lot from his experience. After just one round, he understood the ideas I had summarized. Then he used his strengths, that is, his skills, to temporarily reduce Obito's power. Therefore, Obito was defeated very quickly."

When Minato analyzed the seemingly simple battle on the battlefield to the group of students in front of him, everyone was stunned.

They had never seen such trouble in a simple physical competition.

"Simply put, in a battle, what we have to do is to make the most of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, to maximize our advantages, avoid our disadvantages, and control the situation."

Minato, he himself is the best example.

As the Yellow Flash, he relied on his unrivaled speed to gallop on the battlefield of the Third Ninja World War, which was actually his own advantage brought to the extreme.

No matter whether he encountered an opponent with stronger ninjutsu or stronger strength than him, they were completely suppressed by Minato's speed, who took the initiative and defeated him.

"After hearing what Senior Minato said, I seem to understand a little bit." Among the many students of the Ninja School, a boy with a Senbon in his mouth said, rubbing his hands, eager to give it a try.

This boy is Genma Shiranui, who served as one of Minato's bodyguards after he succeeded as the Fourth Hokage. He is a very good ninja.

Minato smiled and nodded, but then changed the subject and said, "But strength and speed are not the key to victory, and Kakashi just demonstrated this very well. Do you know what that is?"

He asked the question, and the students in the room paused for a moment.

After a moment, a boy who looked about the same age as Obito's eyes lit up and said, "I see! It was observation. Kakashi just summarized Minato's thoughts and began to play to his own strengths."

Minato's eyes immediately fell on him, he was no stranger to this boy.

Hiruzen's youngest son, Asuma Sarutobi.

Minato smiled and said, "That's right. For a ninja, whether it is a physical technique, a ninjutsu, or a genjutsu, observation is the most important thing. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Our opponents and enemies will not tell us their weaknesses and strengths."

"In the final analysis, what I want to tell you is that as a ninja, loyalty to the village is of course the first priority, but only when you grow into towering trees can you better protect the village. If you want to become strong, the only way is to practice your own ninja way."

"Ninja Way is not given to you by Hokage, sensei or anyone else, but comes from your heart."

"That's all for today's class."

As soon as Minato finished speaking, the students in the audience all applauded spontaneously. The crisp applause echoed throughout the entire campus and lasted for a long time.

"Minato-senpai is so smart!"

"Not only is he smart, he's also handsome!"

Off the field, there were many girls talking to each other, among them were a cute little girl with short hair and a cute little girl with long hair.

In silence, Yuhi Kurenai

looked at these young and familiar faces, and Minato couldn't help but feel happy and sad.

As the Fourth Hokage, he has to protect the village at the risk of his life, and an important part of this is to protect these children who are still in their infancy and will be the supporters of Konoha in the future.

This is what is called inheritance.

His lecture ended, and after a brief farewell, Minato disappeared at a speed that no one could notice.

Ninja School, Principal's Office.

Hiruzen withdrew his gaze from the crystal ball in front of him and glanced slightly to the side. Behind him, Minato had appeared there without him knowing when.

"You have a pretty sharp sense."

Hiruzen chuckled. He knew that Minato had fully mastered the Sage Mode, and he also had an estimate of his current strength.

It may not be inferior to oneself.

"Hokage, are you satisfied with the lesson I just gave you?" Minato chuckled. It would be strange that he couldn't detect Hiruzen's powerful chakra.

"Very interesting, but isn't it too complicated for you to teach this now?"

Hokage said, but when he looked at the boy in front of him who was about to turn sixteen, his face was full of joy.

He was very glad that he allowed Jiraiya to accept him as his apprentice.

Minato nodded and said, "Maybe, I just can't control my emotions. I always want to tell them what I think, but I don't want to interfere too much with their own thoughts."

"Minato, what you said is not like you. The logic is so contradictory." Hiruzen said so, but his face was full of joy.

Minato's azure eyes sparkled, and then he said, "When you asked Jiraiya to accept me as your apprentice, wasn't that a bit against common sense? And what I'm doing today is the same as your choice back then, and the starting point is the same."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen turned around and raised his eyes to look at Minato.

The old man and the young man looked at each other, and after a moment, they both smiled.

"Yes, the starting point is the same."

Soon the eyes of Hiruzen and Minato fell on the crystal ball, on which were reflected many young faces filled with smiles.

"They are all seedlings of the new era, and they need careful care to grow into towering trees that can shield the village from any haze."

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