Seeing countless ninjutsu rushing toward him, Minato's lips curled into a smile. He didn't dodge at all, allowing the techniques to fly straight at him.
When they saw that he made no move whatsoever, the surrounding Cloud ninja all frowned, an ominous feeling rising in their hearts.
Sure enough—
At the instant the ninjutsu were about to strike, a streak of golden light flashed in front of Minato.
"Flying Raijin: Lightning Guidance!"
The moment his words fell, all the ninjutsu that had closed in on him vanished without a trace.
As everyone stood there in confusion, the Flying Raijin kunai they had previously knocked away suddenly lit up with brilliant flashes of light.
Someone saw this and his pupils shrank violently as he shouted, "This is bad—get away, now!"
The moment he finished speaking, he rolled backward.
His warning came just in time. All the jonin managed to evade.
But the genin who had rushed in to surround them weren't so lucky—those redirected ninjutsu struck them head-on.
These were techniques unleashed by jonin. Their power and range were nothing to scoff at.
With just that single exchange, more than half of the Cloud genin escorting the supplies and provisions were wiped out.
At the same moment, the Konoha chunin who had been hiding in the grass burst out, charging straight toward the Cloud ninja's supplies.
Seeing this, the Cloud jonin who had just dodged Minato's counterattack changed expressions and immediately rushed toward the Konoha chunin.
But in the next instant, Minato appeared abruptly at his side.
"Don't even think about leaving."
Minato spoke calmly, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes. A Rasengan formed in his right hand and was pressed straight into the Cloud jonin's chest.
After killing this jonin, Minato immediately threw the tri-pronged kunai he truly used in combat toward another Cloud jonin who was about to intercept the Konoha chunin.
At the same time, as that kunai flew out, Minato pulled ten more tri-pronged kunai from behind him and hurled them one after another at the Cloud jonin.
This time, he didn't use the technique Jiraiya had taught him.
Instead, he calmly threw them one by one.
Seeing this, the Cloud jonin's pupils shrank again as they tried to evade.
But this time, Minato had thrown them with tremendous force. The kunai flew at terrifying speed.
In a blink, they were already upon them.
And Minato's figure turned into a streak of golden light.
On this small battlefield, he was like the Grim Reaper's scythe.
Wherever that golden figure appeared, a life would be harvested.
The title Yellow Flash was displayed in its entirety on this battlefield.
On the other side, witnessing this scene, the young A was on the verge of madness.
"Damn it! Damn it! You're all damnable!"
Killer Bee had already retreated far away.
His strength simply wasn't enough to participate in a battle of this level.
The reason the young A had brought him along was to personally guide him.
Seeing his expression, Hatake Sakumo let out a cold laugh.
"You still have the time to worry about others?"
"Don't get distracted while fighting me."
"Hatake Style: Konoha White Fang!"
Hatake Sakumo shouted softly, white radiance blooming from the short blade in his hand.
This was a specially made chakra blade—slightly heavier than ordinary weapons, short in length, yet constantly radiating white chakra light.
It was Hatake Sakumo's most trusted weapon, one he had used to complete countless missions.
When the White Fang shone, it became a sharp tooth that devoured darkness.
And now, that White Fang was blazing with brilliance.
Hatake Style: Konoha White Fang was a sword technique created by Hatake Sakumo himself.
Whether it referred to the blade or to Sakumo himself was unclear.
As the White Fang blade radiated light—and with Minato slaughtering Cloud jonin in the distance—the young A also erupted with astonishing chakra.
The lightning chakra coating his body grew even denser.
Under the stimulation of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his swept-back hair stood straight up.
"Hell Stab: Three-Finger Nukite!"
He no longer used the Four-Finger Nukite.
The Three-Finger Nukite was something he hadn't fully mastered and hadn't intended to use yet.
But at this moment, he had no choice.
This mission could not fail.
"Even if I have to gamble my life, I'll defeat you right here!"
The young A roared and charged toward Hatake Sakumo.
His speed was terrifying—before his words had even faded, his figure had already vanished.
Hatake Sakumo was no slower to react.
Though his speed didn't match the young A's, his experience far surpassed it.
The instant the young A disappeared, Sakumo swung the White Fang short blade to the side.
An attack that should have missed instead rang out with a sharp CLANG, metal crashing against flesh reinforced by chakra.
The young A reappeared at that moment.
He had crossed more than twenty meters in an instant, appearing right beside Hatake Sakumo!
To an outside observer, his speed was no different from teleportation.
The Three-Finger Nukite collided with the White Fang blade.
The cold, gleaming short blade failed to injure his hand at all.
Then, in the next instant, the young A vanished once more—only to reappear above Hatake Sakumo.
"Righteous Lightning—Sinking Wrath Thunder Axe!"
This was a downward strike.
Hatake Sakumo couldn't match his speed, so the young A seized that weakness and pressed the attack mercilessly.
Namikaze Minato was terrifyingly fast, and the many jonin assigned to escort the supplies were now almost completely wiped out.
But if he could defeat and capture Hatake Sakumo, the losses would still be bearable.
Or better yet, kill him outright.
On the front lines, Hatake Sakumo had killed countless Cloud jonin.
Even during routine missions, several jonin had fallen to him.
If Hatake Sakumo could be left here, then those jonin deaths would be worth it.
Though it would cause Kumogakure immense pain for years, it would also remove a colossal threat.
In their eyes, Hatake Sakumo's threat was no less than that of Yuki Seisui¹.
The young A's blow struck Hatake Sakumo squarely in the chest.
The overwhelming power and violent lightning sent Sakumo flying backward as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yet the young A refused to relent, vanishing once more from his original spot.
With lightning chakra gathered over his entire body, the young A hurled himself forward at extreme speed, ramming straight toward Hatake Sakumo.
The four fingers that had been extended now curled inward, his powerful wrist strength focused into a fatal strike.
Just as he was about to finish Hatake Sakumo—
Minato suddenly appeared beside Sakumo.
Then, with another flash of light, both of them vanished.
The young A came to a sudden halt, scanning his surroundings.
Killer Bee's voice reached his ears.
"Big brother… they're gone."
The young A froze, then turned to look at the supplies and provisions his people had been escorting.
They had already been completely destroyed.
The carts carrying food were engulfed in roaring flames.
"Namikaze Minato! I will kill you!"
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