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With a space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God, combined with Minato Namikaze's tactical mind, it means that the enemy might be caught off guard ten times out of ten when facing him. Let alone the first time they meet.
However, it's hard to imagine that there's anyone in the ninja world who has fought Minato multiple times and survived.
Those who don't know the Flying Thunder God basically don't live past three seconds when they fight Minato. With this jutsu, he can instantly kill fifty ninjas, and it doesn't matter to him whether the enemy is a Jōnin or a Chūnin. Other ninjas would find that very difficult to do.
If Haori wanted to use ninjutsu to kill fifty people, he would have to prepare a big move like the Kirin or throw a scroll into the middle of a group of enemies. He wouldn't be able to do it as casually as Minato.
And A's fighting style, tough as nails and charging straight ahead, is completely different from Minato's. In terms of defense and absolute destructive power, he's above Minato. But still, it's said that brains are a good thing. Someone who's going to become Raikage can't be stupid. But it's clear that in this fight, he didn't have the brains of someone who's going to become Hokage.
So, in the first round of the fight, A was slammed into the ground.
With the Rasengan's impact, when it hit A's back, the chakra that erupted instantly sent him falling backward to the ground. At the same time, with a "boom," the ground, soft like tofu, instantly exploded into a large crater.
If A had been killed by this blow, the crater would have been more than enough to bury him.
Thankfully, he had incredible defensive power, so he avoided a one-shot kill… Or rather, he should have been completely unscathed.
Although A looked pretty bad, in reality, this "bad" was only superficial.
Perhaps it was also a matter of face, being instantly knocked down in front of his subordinates and younger brother. It was definitely a humiliating thing. A had never suffered such a loss in countless battles, big and small. Well, his father had never beaten him like this, from childhood to adulthood.
"As expected, the Rasengan can't break through your defenses."
Although the Rasengan was aimed at A's heart, it couldn't actually break through A's Lightning Release mode. As for the Kunai that stabbed at the back of his neck, the blade was grabbed by A's right hand, which had circled around to the back of his head.
This was A's limit of his limit reaction. So, the Kunai barely stopped above his neck, without stabbing down.
The reason he blocked the Kunai and not the Rasengan wasn't because the former was attacking a more vital spot. A heart-stabbing attack is also very dangerous.
It was because A made a judgment in a flash of lightning. Although the Rasengan is powerful, it shouldn't be able to break through his defenses. As for the Kunai, he wasn't sure.
And if he wasn't sure whether it was a fatal blow, he had to treat it as a fatal blow. Otherwise, he would easily be killed.
The Flying Thunder God Kunai has a space-time coordinate jutsu on it. Who knows if this jutsu could transform into a space-time destruction attribute? What if this thing has the ability to break through defenses by tearing apart space?
So, no matter what, he blocked this attack. A's life was not meant to end… In fact, he was overthinking it. If the Flying Thunder God Kunai was that powerful, Minato wouldn't have bothered to develop the Rasengan.
Because of the different ways they use Lightning Release, A's chakra mode clearly doesn't have the same corrosive and paralyzing effect as the Chidori. But it's still not a good idea to touch it too much.
Besides, it's easy to be grabbed if you're riding on someone's back for too long.
And besides… the next moment, Minato appeared beside Haori.
Haori was leaning against a tree, half-sitting, and blood was flowing from his body.
"Did you avoid the heart and vital organs? But this wound is still very troublesome."
With just one glance, Minato could tell that Haori's wound was very serious. It was a difficult-to-treat fatal wound.
If he had been stabbed through by an ordinary sword, it would have left at most a thin, long, strip-shaped wound. But Killer B's chakra sword vibrated, so Haori's chest wound was more like a hole that had been cut open.
"Cough…"
By this time, Haori had regained consciousness from the impact, but the instant pain in his chest almost made him faint again.
He frowned, felt his condition, and he wasn't feeling good.
And his first action almost made Minato think he was really crazy. This guy, as if he wasn't dying fast enough, reached out and grabbed the hilt of the sword. Then, he was about to pull it out of his body directly.
That would cause a geyser of blood, okay?
Minato grabbed Haori's wrist. "Don't move. A wound like this will really kill you."
Just as Killer B was paying attention to Minato and A's fight, Minato was also paying attention to Haori. Because the Jinchūriki was his target for assassination. He had originally planned to use the Flying Thunder God: Second Stage to launch a surprise fatal attack on Killer B during his fight with A. But now, the plan had to change.
And Minato had seen clearly how Haori's situation had happened. Based on his understanding of Haori, he wouldn't be careless. And he wouldn't have run out of chakra.
So, was he under a genjutsu?
But there was never any intelligence saying that the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki was a ninja who was good at using genjutsu. And were any of the other enemies genjutsu-type?
It was impossible. Those four were being held down by Chōji and Shizune. They wouldn't have time to care about this side. Haori looked like he had just given up on treatment.
Haori tried to struggle, but he didn't budge. So, he gave up on pulling out the sword. He would just stay stabbed for now. This was a blow he had taken in vain.
"What happened, Haori?" Minato asked directly.
"…I was trying to activate a new jutsu, but it failed." Haori said. But the almost imperceptible pause for a moment showed that this was just an excuse he had come up with on the spot.
Now it was Minato's turn to frown. How could he possibly activate a new jutsu in that state? The Eight-Tails Jinchūriki was right in front of him. At the very least, he would have to wait until this round of attacks was over, wait for a gap in the next round, and then change his fighting style. Haori wouldn't be the kind of person to make such a basic mistake.
This was too strange.
On the other side, Killer B didn't choose to give Haori another blow. Instead, he quickly returned to A's side.
"Big bro, you okay?"
A had already climbed out of the crater. He really wasn't injured at all. On the other hand, Killer B had countless wounds, big and small. He looked like a bloody mess.
"I'm fine. What happened just now?"
"I don't know. It felt like the White Fang gave up resisting in an instant. He clearly had the upper hand. I almost fully transformed into the tailed beast."
"But no matter what, he's seriously injured. The only enemy left is Minato." A said.
"Then, let's go all out. We'll give the White Fang a fatal blow first, then we'll work together to take down the Yellow Flash." Killer B said. Then, he began his true tailed beast transformation.
The Eight-Tails' chakra surged out of his body. Then, a bull head with eight… seven octopus legs appeared on the battlefield.
As for the eighth tentacle, it had already been cut off.
"Tailed beast transformation?"
"Haori, we need to retreat temporarily."
Minato helped Haori up. With his injuries, the mission couldn't continue. This time, they would have to temporarily abandon the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki.
After all, Minato couldn't leave Haori alone.
Their mission was already very independent. Abandoning the attack on the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki wouldn't result in any punishment. Besides, even if the mission explicitly required them to kill Killer B, what would happen if Minato abandoned it temporarily?
Anyway, with his current status, there was no way he would be treated like White Fang.
With this kind of injury, Haori couldn't move freely. But that was okay. Now, didn't he have a mobile artillery platform? And it had no distance limit.
"Minato-sensei, I have one last attack. If it's a surprise, it could cause significant results…"
His voice was weak and confused. After all, he still had a sword stuck in him, and he was still coughing up blood.
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