Namikaze Minato sliced off his sleeve with a Kunai, deftly tearing it into strips and quickly bandaging the knife wound on his chest.
The blood soaked through the fabric, drenching the green Jonin uniform into a dark red, but Namikaze Minato's gaze remained unwavering—
This was his toughest and most crucial battle yet, as Konoha's true prodigy!
[Detected a strong possessive emotion from Orochimaru towards the host, binding as a matchup target!]
[Detected a strong shock emotion from Jiraiya towards the host, binding as a matchup target!]
[Detected a strong competitive emotion from Namikaze Minato towards the host, binding as a matchup target!]
Everything's been bound, Aomi bound them all...
Aomi listened to the chain of prompt sounds in his ears, his gaze towards Namikaze Minato growing increasingly gentle.
Without Namikaze Minato as his sparring partner, Aomi would indeed need to slowly find opportunities to bind these valuable ninjas...
But on today's stage, these powerful ninjas seemed like they were turned into a package and stuffed right into Aomi's arms.
This made Aomi very grateful to Namikaze Minato.
Therefore, Aomi decided to express his gratitude to him—
"Since we're continuing, Senior Brother Minato, I seem to have just gained some insight into your fighting style..."
Aomi softly said, "Earlier it was you attacking first, so this time, let me go first?"
Namikaze Minato's gaze flickered, what had his junior grasped this time!
In just this short time, all the secrets of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu had been stripped bare...
Although Namikaze Minato did not believe anyone else could emulate Aomi's approach, he was inexplicably starting to feel tense...
Could it be that there are some obvious flaws in his fighting style?
Orochimaru closely observed Aomi and Minato's expressions, his interest in Minato slowly waning, while his gaze towards Aomi could only be described as greedy.
Yet at this moment, whether in person or watching the broadcast, all the ninjas' attention was focused on Aomi and Minato, no one paid him any mind...
"Just one sentence from Aomi, and this outstanding student of Jiraiya was already thrown into disarray..."
Orochimaru mused at heart: "The path to immortality requires a perfect body, and Aomi looks so perfect..."
At this moment, Orochimaru did not ponder the changes in the dynamics of the Hokage position after this battle.
At this moment, he was like a scientist chasing after ultimate truth, feeling a glimmer of hope even in his moment of fatigue!
The Hokage position was just a symbol, a reflection of his life values up till now, but when faced with ideals—
To hear the Way in the morning, to die content in the evening!
Suddenly.
An impenetrable layer of black slowly appeared on Aomi's body.
"'Earth Release: Earth Spear,' this is an Earth Release Jutsu that hardens the body without losing agility, its defense can withstand ordinary Explosive Tags and Ninja Tools..."
Aomi explained to Minato as he raised his palm with a smile.
The black covering Aomi's entire body kept darkening, reflecting an onyx-like sheen akin to the Tomoe of a Sharingan.
On the sidelines, Kushina stared at Aomi, activating her sensory abilities, her face changing:
"Aomi's Chakra Level exceeds Minato's by a lot... He's still infusing Chakra into this Jutsu, what on earth is he trying to do..."
"No, the sensation of this Chakra, how, how does it feel somewhat like?"
Inexplicably, Kushina seemed to sense traits of the Uzumaki Clan in Aomi's Chakra, even a hint resembling Uzumaki Mito!
Is it possible that Aomi is also an orphan of the Uzumaki Clan?
"Impossible, how could such a thing be possible..."
Kushina gazed in confusion at Aomi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan and long, mane-like jet-black hair, everything seemed nothing short of an Uchiha!
Could an Uchiha and Uzumaki be of mixed blood?
Kushina knew it was impossible, but she also trusted her own senses, hence she felt increasingly conflicted...
[Detected a strong inquisitive emotion from Uzumaki Kushina towards the host, binding as a matchup target!]
Aomi's smile became even brighter, he increasingly felt that Namikaze Minato was his lucky charm.
Within this short period, Namikaze Minato, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Kushina, all four valuable strong individuals were bound by Aomi...
Namikaze Minato stared at Aomi, a bad premonition crossed his mind.
And Aomi had not even begun to attack.
As the Earth Spear Jutsu's defensive power reached its pinnacle, Aomi's arm became enshrouded with a great deal of Chakra.
Although this amount of Chakra was massive, it was extremely orderly...
Jiraiya watched this familiar scene and mumbled: "An Uchiha brat has mastered the Monster Strength of the Senju Clan, have I not yet sobered up?"
"Tsunade, what exactly have you taught him..."
"Naturally I taught him everything, my teaching abilities can be deemed as genius!"
Tsunade responded smoothly, but under the intensely skeptical gazes of Orochimaru and Jiraiya, she started to feel a bit faint-hearted...
This bluff, even her own face felt embarrassed.
"Senior Brother Minato, are you ready?"
Aomi beamed like a mini sun, returning the words Namikaze Minato initially spoke: "Be careful, my speed and strength are fairly decent..."
In that moment.
The Muramasa in Aomi's hand ignited in raging fire, the blazing flames shot up more than ten meters high, the tail of flames roaring and twisting in the air like a charging fire dragon!