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“Minato creates Rasengan to save Kushina from Kurama's influence, guided by Jiraiya.”
Naruto: The Whorl within the Spiral
NARUTO-ナルト-外伝 〜渦の中のつむじ風〜
7.88
1,184 rank · 10,169 readers · 66 favorites
Shounen
Martial Arts
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Minato creates Rasengan to save Kushina from Kurama's influence, guided by Jiraiya.
Long before Naruto Uzumaki mastered the formidable Rasengan, Minato Namikaze trains to develop the ninjutsu under the tutelage of his mentor Jiraiya. Minato strives to create his own powerful technique to protect Kushina Uzumaki, the strong-willed woman he loves. Honoring Uzumaki clan tradition, Kushina's body hosts the nine-tailed fox spirit, Kurama. The demon seeks to break free from his confines and wreak havoc on the world. As Kushina struggles against Kurama's power and her own inner turmoil, Minato hurries to complete the Rasengan and save her from herself.
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 10
σ 2.14
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.14 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Jul 2023 → Nov 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Minato One Shot!!! Plot: (7/10) How minato found and named rasengan with few staff about his relationship with kushina and we see some staff about how kushina's life was as the 9 tails jinchuriki...”
- 10 “Kishimoto Sensei still got it in him , he still knows how to play with our emotions. He recreated the legendary ice popsicle scene between Jiraiya and Minato which almost got me crying.And his art...”
- 8 “If you are fan of Naruto you should definetely read this one-shot, cause it's really good. It basically tells the story of how the "rasengan" was invented and it shows more in dept the bond between...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Jul 2023 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M70129 catalog