Chapter 367: The Powerful Flying Thunder God
In the end, I still have to fight Minato sensei.
Obito sighed inwardly as he looked at Minato's relaxed smile.
After today's training, Rin would return to Lady Tsunade to study, and he would not see her for a while. Obito wanted to leave the coolest possible version of himself in Rin's memories, even if the universe clearly enjoyed bullying him.
So he watched Minato with extra caution.
Kakashi was the same. His focus sharpened the moment Minato stepped forward.
As Minato's disciple, Kakashi had done countless missions under him. He knew better than anyone how terrifying Minato's strength was. Even against a monster like a Raikage candidate, Minato could still lead them all to retreat safely.
"Start!"
The instant Minato spoke, a swarm of shuriken and a massive fireball tore through the air toward him.
Minato did not dodge.
He calmly tossed five Flying Thunder God kunai in different directions.
Kakashi's brows tightened.
This was the part of Flying Thunder God that felt impossible. Even if your speed was absurd, you could not watch five positions at once.
Kakashi's mind spun. He guessed Minato would target Rin first since she was a medical ninja, so Kakashi burst into top speed and rushed toward the kunai closest to Rin.
Obito and Rin already understood Flying Thunder God's basic trick, so the moment Minato threw the kunai, they retreated to create distance.
Whoosh.
Minato anticipated Kakashi's anticipation.
He teleported to a Flying Thunder God kunai closer to Obito instead, then moved at a speed that made the air feel thin and flicked out three more Flying Thunder God kunai, each aimed at one of them.
Before those kunai even finished flying, Minato activated Flying Thunder God again and appeared between Rin and Kakashi.
"Fire Release, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Obito, worried about Rin, immediately spat out a storm of small fireballs toward Minato's position.
But Minato was only there for an instant.
He vanished again, then reappeared beside the Flying Thunder God kunai that was still flying through the air.
Obito's pupils shrank.
He did not dare play careless games against Minato. Right from the start, he entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and activated his Sharingan.
With the Sharingan's boost, he could see it.
His body still could not react to it.
Bang.
Minato's palm struck cleanly into Obito's chest, sending him flying three meters before he slammed into the ground.
Only then did Kakashi truly understand how much Minato had held back during the bell test.
Minato could chain Flying Thunder God movements continuously in such a short time.
If Kakashi did not activate Transparent World, he would only process the fact that Minato had arrived after Minato had already left again.
That was how terrifying Minato's speed was.
"Water Release, Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Rin formed seals quickly, condensing a water dragon that surged straight at Minato.
Whoosh.
Minato flickered out of place and reappeared beside the very first Flying Thunder God kunai he had thrown, dodging the Water Dragon Bullet with ease.
Kakashi's eyes narrowed, and a bold plan formed.
He glanced at Obito, who had sprung up with a carp flip, and signaled with his eyes. One finger rose, then pointed toward the ground and then toward Minato.
Obito did not fully understand what Kakashi intended, but he got the general idea.
"Fire Release, Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Since he had entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode at the start, Obito smoothly converted most of his chakra into Fire Release chakra and expelled it.
His reserves began to drain fast.
More and more flames poured out, until they formed a sea of fire burning at terrifying heat.
The flames swallowed every Flying Thunder God kunai on the field, and under Obito's control, the sea split into three raging streams that surged toward Minato.
This was Obito's full power Fire Release.
After this move, he would be left with only about ten percent of his chakra.
Obito knew it would not defeat Minato. But if he ended up losing in a humiliating way, he would blame Kakashi without hesitation, because Kakashi told him to do it.
The flames roared forward, even engulfing Minato's body.
Kakashi did not look at Minato.
He held his breath, locked onto Obito, and quietly closed the distance.
Zzzzzzt.
A shimmering yellow glow of Lightning Release crawled across Kakashi's body. Against the surrounding red flames, the lightning looked almost cruelly bright.
Kakashi used Lightning Release to vitalize his body and reinforce his strength. At the same time, he pushed his Breathing Technique to the limit, entered Transparent World, gathered every scrap of power, and prepared a single strike that combined everything he had.
Whoosh.
As Obito stared into the flames with his Sharingan, trying to see if Minato had been hit, a figure appeared behind Obito without a sound.
"Thunderclap Flash!"
Kakashi unleashed his full power.
In that moment, the White Fang short blade became a lightning blade. Kakashi himself turned into a flash of lightning, striking at the figure behind Obito.
Boom.
A roar exploded through the air, and the dazzling electric light looked like it could tear the world apart.
Minato's arrival and Kakashi's strike happened in the same instant.
Even though Kakashi's attack was not aimed at him, the proximity was so close that Obito's instincts screamed a warning. His heart hammered hard enough to hurt.
Facing Kakashi's slash, Minato showed an approving smile.
But just as Kakashi's lightning blade was about to reach him, a kunai burst through the flames and shot in.
Whoosh.
Minato vanished.
Boom.
Kakashi's strike slammed into the ground, leaving a long, charred slash behind Obito. Kakashi's control was so precise that Obito's clothes were not even singed.
Bang.
A massive force struck Kakashi from behind, knocking him flat.
Obito used his last bit of chakra to throw a flaming punch toward Minato.
Whoosh.
Minato flickered again and reappeared behind Obito, then drove a punch into him that sent Obito down as well.
Only then did Rin arrive.
She pushed her Water Breathing to the limit and attacked Minato head on.
Next, Minato made Rin understand something very clearly.
Even without Flying Thunder God, he was still terrifying.
In less than three minutes, all three of them were lying neatly on the ground.
"The Sharingan's copying ability is so useless," Obito complained, unable to hold it in. "It says it can copy ninjutsu, but it can't copy anything strong."
He had tried to copy Mugetsu's other Breathing Technique Chakra Modes and failed. He failed to copy Armament Haki. And when he tried to copy Minato's Flying Thunder God, he failed again.
Obito honestly did not know what the Sharingan's copying ability was supposed to be for.
Did he not know how to practice easy ninjutsu on his own?
"Actually, most ninjutsu can be copied," Minato said with a smile, soothing him. "My Flying Thunder God just happens to be one of the exceptions."
Then Minato began reviewing the battle.
"Obito, in combat you need to pay more attention to details. The moment I hit you, a Flying Thunder God mark was placed on you, but you didn't notice it. Kakashi noticed it instead. You need to learn from Kakashi in that regard."
Obito's expression stiffened, then turned awkward.
"However," Minato continued immediately, "your teamwork was very good. Obito, you were decisive with your attacks, and your Fire Release is very proficient. That was excellent."
That Fire Release just now really was impressive, even stronger than during the Chunin Exams. Obito had clearly trained hard.
"Heheheh," Obito laughed, mood instantly restored.
"Kakashi, you performed very well," Minato said. "Once you realized Obito had been marked, you immediately created a countermeasure and executed it. But did you overlook Rin's strength, and fail to coordinate with her?"
In Minato's eyes, Kakashi still had minor flaws, but his overall performance was already good enough to qualify as a Konoha jonin.
Hard strength, tactical judgment, handling problems, all of it was excellent.
Kakashi lost here not because of a mistake, but because the gap between them was simply too huge.
If Minato wanted to kill an ordinary jonin, it would not be much different from killing a genin.
Kakashi nodded, accepting the criticism. He really had not factored Rin's strength into his plan.
It was not that Kakashi felt anything special about Rin.
But Rin's role and presence subconsciously made him assume she would not be useful in a situation like this.
Even if he adjusted and fought again, Kakashi felt the outcome would not change.
As a medical ninja and part time support, Rin could shine when the strength gap was not extreme.
But against Minato, the gap was enormous.
If his teammate were Might Guy, Kakashi would choose a completely different approach, because Guy's strength was not inferior to Kakashi and Obito's and he could provide real pressure.
"Rin," Minato said warmly, "your Medical Ninjutsu training is going very well. Keep it up. In the future, you might even become a great medical ninja like Lady Tsunade."
Rin's expression turned subtle.
Before, she would have thanked him instantly.
But after spending time with Tsunade, the idol halo had mostly shattered.
Rin still believed Tsunade was an incredible medical ninja, but becoming Tsunade was out of the question.
Rin did not want to become someone who woke up at noon with a hangover.
"I will work hard to train," Rin replied, eyes determined.
She knew she had dragged them down in this battle. After returning, she would study Medical Ninjutsu even more seriously.
Minato looked relieved, then pointed out a few more issues to Obito and Kakashi.
He also noticed something important.
Obito could use powerful Fire Release, and Kakashi could unleash terrifying slashes, but both consumed a massive amount of chakra and stamina and should be used carefully in real combat.
Obito already understood that.
He had trained long enough, and Mugetsu had said it countless times.
But today was training, and he wanted to look cool, so he activated Flame Breathing Chakra Mode immediately.
In real combat, he would only use it at a critical moment.
Flame Breathing Chakra Mode consumed too much chakra. It drained chakra even while standing still, and using ninjutsu on top of it made the drain even worse.
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