Without waiting for Mirai's response, Minato Namikaze charged directly toward Anrokuzan.
Sara quickly closed her eyes, sensing the source of the Dragon Vein before dashing away.
"Courting death!"
Anrokuzan manipulated his massive body and launched an attack at Minato.
Like a streak of golden lightning, Minato flickered through the battlefield, weaving effortlessly between the onslaught of attacks.
He struck Anrokuzan's body with Rasengan multiple times, but the beast remained unscathed.
For a moment, Anrokuzan was at a complete loss on how to deal with Minato.
Watching Minato's performance, Uchiha Mirai couldn't help but nod in approval.
At this point in time, Minato had yet to reach his prime, yet he already possessed such formidable strength.
Talent like this was truly innate.
Seeing Mirai's expression, Chōza Akimichi spoke with pride, "See that? This is a Konoha shinobi."
Mirai merely nodded indifferently. "Not bad."
Hearing this, Shibi Aburame scoffed. "Not bad?"
"You really have no filter, huh? No wonder you had the audacity to impersonate a Konoha shinobi."
"Let me tell you now, once we take care of Anrokuzan, we won't let your deception slide."
Mirai simply chuckled without responding.
As the conversation continued, Minato's battle against Anrokuzan grew even fiercer.
"Dragon Vein: Grand Fireball!"
Failing to land a hit on Minato, Anrokuzan resorted to unleashing a barrage of massive fireballs.
In no time, the entire factory was engulfed in flames.
Several of these fireballs shot toward Chōza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame.
Minato had no choice but to flash back and shield them from the incoming attacks.
Realizing his tactic was effective, Anrokuzan changed his target from Minato to his allies.
If you're so good at dodging, then let's see whether you choose to evade or save your comrades!
A simple yet effective strategy.
Even Minato began to slow down after repeatedly blocking the fireballs infused with the Dragon Vein's power.
Just as he deflected another incoming attack, Anrokuzan shifted his focus to Sara, who had reached the Dragon Vein's core.
"Dragon Vein: Grand Fireball Technique!"
A massive, searing purple fireball, several times larger than the previous ones, hurtled toward Sara.
"No!"
Minato, Chōza, and Shibi's faces all changed drastically.
This level of attack was beyond anything they had expected.
There was no way Minato could intercept it in time.
Anrokuzan's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Fools. From the very beginning, my target was Sara.
Once she's dead, the rest of them are nothing but playthings in my grasp!
"Damn it, I was so close!"
Sara clenched her lips, her face filled with unwillingness.
Was she really going to die here?
To watch helplessly as the man who murdered her mother enslaved the people of Rōran with the Dragon Vein's power?
"Someone… please save me!"
Whoosh!
A powerful gust of wind lifted Sara's hair.
In the next instant, a blinding silver-white slash cut through the air.
The unstoppable Dragon Vein: Grand Fireball was cleaved in half in an instant.
"Sara, I'm here to save you."
Staring at Mirai's face, Sara felt her heart skip a beat.
A strange, unfamiliar sensation surged through her chest.
She murmured absentmindedly, "So cool…"
Minato, Chōza, and Shibi were all stunned by what they had just witnessed.
What incredible speed!
What terrifying swordsmanship!
Even Sakumo had never displayed such a devastating strike!
Seeing that his attack had failed, Anrokuzan grew furious.
"You bastard! You keep ruining my plans! Then I'll kill you first!"
Before he could finish his sentence, another blinding slash cut through the air.
With a single strike, Anrokuzan's body was cleaved cleanly in two.
"It's useless! No matter how many times you cut me down, it doesn't matter!"
As Anrokuzan laughed maniacally, his body regenerated once again.
Minato quickly warned, "Anrokuzan has an immortal body. Attacking him like this will only waste your energy."
"You should avoid direct confrontation and stall for time while Sara severs his connection to the Dragon Vein."
Sara snapped out of her daze and turned to continue her work on the Dragon Vein.
But before she could take a step, Mirai suddenly pulled her into his arms.
"Should I avoid his edge?"
"Watch as I end this with one slash."
Mirai reached into the void, and in an instant, a Truth-Seeking Orb morphed into a pitch-black blade.
A deep, primal fear gripped everyone present.
Grasping the hilt, Mirai swung his blade casually.
The black slash moved forward slowly, but Anrokuzan felt as if there was no way to evade it.
There was no sound.
Like slicing through tofu, Anrokuzan's body was split in two once more.
"How many times do I have to say it? It's useless…"
Before he could finish, his voice turned into one of sheer terror.
"You bastard! What did you do to me?!"
"Why can't my body regenerate?!"
"I can still feel the Dragon Vein's power…"
"Damn it!!!"
Anrokuzan's voice, filled with hatred and despair, faded into nothingness.
Mirai scoffed coldly as the black blade dissolved into nothingness.
The Truth-Seeking Orbs could erase anything they touched.
The fact that Anrokuzan had managed to utter his last words after being struck was already proof of the Dragon Vein's power.
But in the end, an ant that can revive infinitely is still just a toy in the hands of a human.
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully plundering the reward: Chakra +1! ]
Mirai ignored the system's notification and instead turned his gaze to Sara in his arms.
"That last slash—was it cool?"
Even though she knew he was teasing her, Sara couldn't go against her own feelings and whispered,
"Cool…"
Seeing her flushed cheeks, Mirai threw his head back and laughed.
"Hahahahaha!"
Minato, Chōza, and Shibi stood frozen in place, utterly dumbfounded.
Unbelievable.
He ended Anrokuzan in a single slash before the Dragon Vein was even severed…
Who exactly was this mysterious man?!
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