Pakura smiled again at his words.
"Yes, my Scorch Release was also created through a similar fusion principle."
"So this jutsu of yours—it's simply making the rotation of chakra more irregular. For me, it's actually quite easy to grasp."
Dispersing the blazing fireball of Scorch Release, Pakura gathered chakra once more and formed a Rasengan in her hand.
That sight directly shocked Minato and Kushina. Unwilling to lose, both of them immediately resumed their attempts.
Meanwhile, Gekko Chizan busied himself with preparing for a little outdoor cookout.
The initial stage of Rasengan training wasn't difficult—the real challenge was maintaining its shape and advancing to the complete form.
So Gekko Chizan wasn't in a hurry; he simply let them figure it out slowly on their own.
After all, a teacher leads you to the door, but cultivation depends on the individual. He'd already explained all the steps required at the beginning. There wasn't much more he could teach.
He'd wait until they all mastered the first stage before thinking about the next.
Just as Gekko Chizan finished preparing the ingredients, a cheer erupted from Minato's side.
It turned out that Minato had also managed to grasp the basic form of the Rasengan after Pakura. A blue sphere of chakra had taken shape in his palm.
Seeing that, Kushina bit her lip and pushed herself to control her chakra even harder.
Gekko Chizan waved at them, signaling for a short break.
Minato walked over and curiously watched how Chizan was cooking.
"Wow, I didn't expect this—you can cook too, Chizan?"
Gekko Chizan shot him a glare, exasperated.
"Did you forget I have a younger brother?"
"If I didn't know how to cook, he'd have starved by now."
That made Minato recall—right, Gekko Chizan was a clan head. He wasn't living alone; his younger brother Gekko Hayate was still at home.
Speaking of Hayate, Gekko Chizan couldn't help but shake his head. The kid spent every day obsessing over swordsmanship, neglecting even his training in the clan's technique. It left Chizan utterly helpless.
Their clan specialized in Transparent Release—it made sense that he should master his inherited power first.
Unfortunately, Hayate had no affinity for Transparent Release at all. The only reason he practiced it occasionally was because Chizan had forced him to.
Instead, he loved swordsmanship.
In Chizan's eyes, that was the wrong path entirely!
Suddenly, Kushina shouted excitedly:
"I did it! Look, everyone!"
"I can do it too!"
She had managed to form the initial Rasengan.
Face full of excitement, she ran over to them, still holding the glowing sphere in her hand—but in her eagerness, she tripped.
"Boom!"
The explosion and smoke engulfed everyone instantly.
When the dust finally cleared, Gekko Chizan and the others stared at Kushina, who was standing in the middle of the training ground, leaving circular craters in the ground with the Rasengan in her hand. Their mouths twitched uncontrollably.
Along with them, all the food Chizan had prepared was blown away. His lips quivered before he roared in fury:
"Kushina! You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
"If you're hungry, go starve together with Namikaze Minato!"
"Pakura and I still have to eat!"
"You idiot!"
Faced with the mess she'd caused, Kushina looked awkward. After all, it was her fault that everyone's meal had been destroyed.
But then a light bulb went off in her head, and she quickly found herself a way out.
"Aiya, I didn't mean to! Oh, right, Gekko Chizan—"
"Have you named this jutsu yet?"
"I actually thought of a pretty good one!"
At the mention of names, Minato's eyes lit up.
"A name, huh? I've got one too!"
"Let's call it—Radiant Wheel Spiral Wave Chizan Double Mode!"
All three of them turned to stare at him in unison, faces full of disgust.
"Minato, what kind of terrible name is that? It sounds awful!"
"I'll tell you what I thought of—it's—huh? What?"
Gekko Chizan didn't even hesitate.
"Rasengan."
The moment Kushina and the others heard the name Rasengan, they froze.
Especially Kushina—she couldn't help but feel the name sounded oddly similar to what she'd had in mind.
After all, this jutsu had been developed by Minato and Gekko Chizan based on the Tailed Beast Ball.
"That's a good name—Rasengan!"
"Let's go with Rasengan!"
Kushina was the first to voice her approval, followed by Pakura. Finally, Minato puffed out his cheeks in mild frustration—he still thought his name sounded cooler.
[Ding! The system detects that the host shamelessly added the name 'Rasengan' to his personal creation list, snatching it away from Kushina and Namikaze Minato. Special Reward: Rasengan Nature Transformation Proficiency +30%!]
[Ding! When progress reaches 100%, Rasengan can be advanced further.]
Gekko Chizan was quite pleased with the reward. After all, Rasengan was an A-rank ninjutsu by default. Once nature transformation was incorporated, it could evolve into an S-rank technique.
And since he also possessed Sage Mode, the day he could throw the Rasengan like a projectile wasn't far off.
...
Days of training passed quickly.
Months flew by in the blink of an eye.
During that time, all three of them had mastered the Rasengan.
And here, once again, Pakura deserved special mention.
Gekko Chizan now affectionately referred to his wife as the Rasengan Emissary.
Because Pakura had somehow managed to infuse her Rasengan with nature transformation on her own—watching that spiraling orb gradually take on a reddish hue, Chizan felt his worldview crumble.
Was Pakura really that talented?
The answer: yes.
As one of Sunagakure's rare Bloodline Limit ninja, her kekkei genkai hadn't been innate—it was self-developed.
Through absolute control of her chakra, she had created Scorch Release.
Now, that same mastery of chakra allowed her to wield the Rasengan with incredible ease.
...
"Chizan, what do you think about this upcoming meeting?"
"What do I think? Standing and watching? I'd rather sit and watch, but do we even have a seat inside?"
Outside the Hokage Building, Gekko Chizan and Namikaze Minato walked side by side.
The meeting's topic was still the war—
But this time, the conflict was nearing its end, with all the major villages suffering heavy losses.
Sunagakure and Kumogakure had taken the worst of it.
As for Iwagakure and Kirigakure, their drawn-out offensives had failed to yield results—they no longer had the resources to continue.
"Yo, Fugaku."
"Hmm, you two are here as well."
When the two entered the Hokage Building, they ran into Uchiha Fugaku, who was also there for the meeting.
It was worth noting that Fugaku was now the head of the Uchiha clan.
"Tsk tsk, Clan Head Fugaku—still as dashing as ever."
"Hmph. Gekko Chizan, if you can't say something decent, keep your mouth shut. Also, about what happened to my son's toy last time—was that your doing?"