Naruto Kirigakure System - Chapter 53

When Minato’s boastful words fell, Naoki exploded with thunderous speed.

He moved like the wind, like a dragon.

His figure tore through the air, his hands constantly moving.

Dance of the Clematis: Flower!

Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!

Ice Release: Ice Senbon!

Three consecutive jutsus, powerful enough to force Orochimaru to crawl out from a snake’s belly, shot toward Minato with fierce speed.

Seeing this, Minato secretly marveled while teleporting Orochimaru and himself away from the spot.

This was Minato.

Naoki paused, sighed, and finally understood the helpless and frustrated feeling those Sunagakure ninjas had when facing him.

Attacks couldn’t reach him.

The defense couldn’t stop him.

The Flying Thunder God brought Minato absolute dominance on the ground.

Naoki’s eyes shifted to the blue sky.

But, the sky is my domain.

He summoned an ice mirror with one hand, rising into the air.

With his Byakugan activated, he instantly locked onto Minato’s figure.

Feeling the moisture in the air, countless ice needles rained like a torrential storm.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before!
Minato leaped like a monkey in the dense forest, not daring to pause momentarily. Any hesitation and the ice needles capable of shredding giant trees would catch up to him.

Since mastering the Flying Thunder God, he had never experienced this kind of feeling.
Minato sighed inwardly; enemies from the sky were genuinely terrifying.

But, I have long thought of a way to deal with you, Naoki.

Minato raised his gaze, waiting for the right opportunity!

The attack continued.

Under the Byakugan’s lock, Minato could only defensively flee, not resembling the famed Yellow Flash at all.

Everyone present was stunned. Kirigakure ninjas were motivated and pushing forward wildly, while Konoha ninjas couldn’t help but feel their morale drop.

However, high in the sky, Naoki seemed at ease and was always vigilant.

He knew that this was Minato, the man who could figure out a counter in just a moment when fighting Obito, a man with absolute battle wisdom!
His information had been leaked for a long time, and he didn’t believe Minato could deal with him.

But what could he do?

Handle it as it comes!

Ice Release: Ice Senbon.

Again, dense ice needles shot out.

But this time, Minato suddenly stopped, forming seals with one hand.

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!

A massive, violent wind burst from his mouth, forming a giant gust that swept away ancient redwood trees and the ice needles in the sky.

Wait.

Naoki didn’t care initially, but his Byakugan suddenly spotted a dark kunai.

Plain and unremarkable, but it was Minato’s kunai.

Naoki’s eyes narrowed without hesitation, and with a clap of his hand, ten bones shot toward the kunai lifted by the wind.

Clang, clang, clang.

In Naoki’s slightly astonished gaze, countless black kunai collided at various angles, causing six or seven kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God seal to soar into the sky.

Unless Naoki could immediately seal off the entire sky, there was no way to stop the Flying Thunder God from reaching his altitude.

Minato’s eyes lit up slightly, focusing intensely on those Flying Thunder God kunai, ready to charge into the sky at the right moment.

Seeing the approaching kunai, Naoki smirked.

So what?
Is that all?

Since you don’t know, I can not only glide in the air but also rise higher, and then this attack will be missed.

Naoki summoned an ice mirror, rising dozens of meters higher, simultaneously summoning numerous bone clones to conceal his body.

Watching the kunai rise to his previous altitude and fall powerless, his Byakugan shifted slightly, seeing Minato clench his fist.

Naoki exhaled lightly.

Minato should not want to continue the battle with so many bone clones concealing him at such a height.

With this in mind, he spoke up.

“Minato, Yellow Flash, let’s negotiate peace, shall we?”

Hearing that voice, Minato thought of the Third Hokage’s instructions, clenching his fist.

Although it’s hard to win, let’s try one last time!

After all, if someone like you from the Kaguya clan becomes Mizukage, it will surely make the world more chaotic.

“Choza, please.”

“Kushina, don’t worry, I’ll bring you back.”

Minato gave a solemn instruction, reassured when Akimichi Choza and Kushina responded in unison. He reached into his ninja tool pouch, feeling the numerous Flying Thunder God kunai, and his heart pounded faster.

I must succeed.

As long as I touch him, I can end this battle, kill him, and complete the Hokage’s task, bringing total peace.

“Minato, Kushina, get ready.”

Choza said as he swallowed several strange-colored pills, emitting an unknown smell. His body swelled, becoming a giant.

He grabbed Minato with his massive hands and hurled him towards Naoki without stopping!
Ice Release: Ice Rain.

Seeing this, Naoki didn’t hesitate, pouring a large amount of chakra into the sky and filling it with ice needles.

Ice needles, or rather an ice needle mountain, rained down, enveloping Minato and Kushina.

The two expelled wind from their mouths, disrupting the ice needles, ignoring many that pierced their bodies.
Using the same trick again, the kunai collided, sending several Flying Thunder God-marked kunai into the sky.

In countless bone clones that even the Byakugan couldn’t fully see through, Minato slightly turned his head, looking at Kushina, who didn’t hesitate.

Adamantine Sealing Chains!

The solid chakra chains extended from Kushina’s back like powerful, mighty arms, sweeping around, instantly disabling countless bone clones with Chunin-level strength.

And Minato, at that moment, teleported beside Naoki!

Dance of the Camellia!

Although the high altitude and bone clone defense were breached, Naoki wouldn’t sit idly by. He thrust out dense bone spikes, piercing the teleporting Minato’s body, causing blood to flow.

Simultaneously, a bone whip lashed, tearing through flesh.

Ice mirrors spun, ready to sway backward.

But the Flying Thunder God was too fast; Minato had already reached out.

Enduring the intense pain, Minato gritted his teeth, pierced through the bones, placed his hand on Naoki’s side, leaving the Flying Thunder God mark, and struck!

Rasengan!
Minato endured the severe pain, using the hard-won opportunity to unleash his most potent attack, striking Naoki’s face.

Instantly, the world stood still.

The ice mirror shattered, and the figure fell, drawing a long white mist in the sky.

It seemed to signify the end of Kirigakure’s defiance.

The war was about to end.

But soon, another ice mirror appeared, and the figure stood tall.

Naoki reached out, gently touching the bone membrane on his face, sensing the likely Flying Thunder God mark on his skin.

The mark was planted despite all precautions.

But.

Minato was just scratching.

This little injury had no impact at all.

Naoki smiled slightly, his eyes narrowing.

His white bones now showed gray marks.

Is this evolution?

Better consider it later!
Naoki looked at Minato and Kushina, who had landed on the ground.

Given the situation, it’s time to attack.

“Kushina, as planned.”

Minato, while wrapping bandages around his pierced body, spoke calmly to Kushina.

“One hour.”

“If I don’t return in an hour.”

“You must remain calm, take the village ninjas back, and continue to build defenses.”

Kushina, seeing the figure that seemed unaffected, gritted her teeth, “If I fully release the Nine-Tails’ power, we can win!”

“No.”

Minato’s eyes turned complex, his tone low.

“Kushina, don’t expose the Nine-Tails’ power unless it’s the last moment.”

“You haven’t mastered it.”

“I can do it, really.”

“No.”

Minato’s expression turned serious.

“This is my last selfishness; I won’t allow you to live under such discrimination and curses.”

Kushina’s hair flared, clenching her fists.

“Minato!”

“I—”

Minato interrupted Kushina for the first time.

“I won’t lose, as planned.”

Minato smiled gently, disappearing, appearing beside Naoki, who had stepped into the forest for close combat.

Byakugan barely caught the figure, protruding bones, but those hands inevitably touched his shoulder.

With the Flying Thunder God, Shikaku and Kushina appeared.

Adamantine Sealing Chains weaved madly, and Shadow Imitation extended underfoot.

This was a long-prepared strike and Konoha’s well-planned attack.

Two nearly Kage-level ninjas and the Yellow Flash used all their efforts to restrain Naoki for a second.

They succeeded.

“Naoki-kun.”

“Let’s change the place, and continue.”

That hand on Naoki’s shoulder shifted briefly, moving to a new battlefield.

Naoki, switching positions, couldn’t open his eyes; he could only swing his hands, touching nothing and smelling faint smoke.

Ice mirrors summoned, stabilizing.

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