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"Rain Ninja? What are you doing here!"

"Put down the body!"

Chapter Twenty-Seven: I'm so annoyed, but I still have to keep smiling.

Bah!

The kunai clashed together. Minato's gaze was sharp, his short blond hair swayed in the wind, and the rain hitting his face only highlighted his determination.

"Hmph, put down the corpse!"

Minato twisted his wrist, and the kunai immediately crossed. The Rain Ninja's wrist was cut open, and he groaned in pain as the kunai fell to the ground.

boom!

The next moment, Minato kicked the Rain Ninja to the ground, snatched the corpse the Rain Ninja was carrying, and instantly appeared to the side.

"Who are you!"

He asked sharply, glancing sideways at the corpse, his expression changing.

Konoha's headband!

The four of them were only about a day's journey away from the Konoha camp. It was possible that they had taken the wrong route, and perhaps it was less than a day's journey.

At this distance, encountering Rain Ninja is quite normal.

Konoha must have various reconnaissance squads operating. Now, a group of Rain Ninjas are passing by, carrying the corpse of a Konoha ninja. They must have killed the intelligence ninja from the reconnaissance squad and wanted to destroy the evidence!

On the battlefield, it is common for one Chunin to lead three Genin, and the Rain Village is no exception.

Seeing that Minato had knocked down one of the Rain Ninja, the other three Rain Ninja exchanged glances and then surrounded him.

"child?"

The Chunin from Rain Village carefully examined Minato and slightly relaxed their guard.

Although Minato had already reached the level of Chunin, he was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, and with his youthful face, he didn't look very old.

Age is the best protection; at least the Rain Ninja are not as wary of Minato.

Minato didn't refute anything, but simply raised his voice: "Why do you have the corpses of Konoha ninja?! Give me a reasonable explanation!"

"team leader?"

The two genin from Rain Village looked at the chunin, and the ninja who had been kicked by Minato got up and retreated to the group.

"Just one person, right...?"

The four Rain Ninja exchanged glances, but Minato's voice grew louder and louder: "Give me an explanation! Rain Ninja! Otherwise, I will launch an attack!"

"attack?"

The Rain Ninja Chunin, who had been somewhat hesitant, raised an eyebrow and revealed a cruel expression after hearing Minato's words.

"Just you?"

"..."

Minato didn't speak, but his eyes flickered, and he had already spotted reinforcements.

Chiaki, along with Jiraiya and Tsunade, were hiding in a nearby tree. Tsunade and Jiraiya were so well-hidden that it was impossible for a mere Chunin to discover them.

Meanwhile, Chiaki silently hid behind Tsunade, conserving his life force and chakra as much as possible, and entered a state of synchronization with Tsunade.

"How could there be corpses of Konoha ninja in the Rain Village?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged a glance in the tree, their minds racing.

Judging from the direction the Rain Ninja were heading, it didn't seem like they were going to Konoha's camp; instead, they were preparing to venture deeper into the forest.

It's clear that this Konoha ninja didn't die in Amegakure territory and be discovered and sent back to Konoha by the Amegakure, but was secretly killed by the Amegakure so they could take the body back to their own camp to destroy the evidence!

It's impossible for Konoha's reconnaissance squad to have only one person. Where are the others?

Jiraiya frowned and cursed Orochimaru, who was already on the front lines, for being unreliable. He hadn't even arrived yet, and there had already been casualties.

"There might be more than one Rain Ninja team nearby. We need to finish this quickly."

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, and Jiraiya nodded.

Having regained her composure, she made a few hand gestures towards Minato.

Quickly, lure the enemy in, penetrate deep into their camp.

Following Jiraiya's instructions, Minato took out a kunai and prepared for battle.

Hey, Jiraiya-sensei, do you know I'm only thirteen years old? My strength has only recently reached Chunin level. You expect me to fight four people by myself?

And you want it resolved so quickly?

I'm so annoyed, but I still have to keep smiling.jpg

Having such a teacher, Minato didn't know whether he should be grateful for his trust or despair.

"Do it!"

The Rain Ninja Chunin immediately waved their hands, and the three Genin simultaneously formed hand seals and activated their ninjutsu.

"Ninja Art: Thousands of Raindrops!"

As the ninjutsu was activated, the rainwater transformed into countless kimonos that shot towards Minato.

This move is the signature ninjutsu of Amegakure, and it is incredibly powerful on Amegakure's home turf!

The essence of Ninja Art: Thousand Needles of Rain is to manipulate water vapor in the air to form thousands of needles for attack. The part that consumes a lot of chakra is the operation of condensing water vapor into thousands of needles.

In the Land of Rain, the rain is almost endless, and a large amount of rainwater can be directly transformed into senbon, eliminating the condensation process, which results in the extremely low amount of chakra consumed by this ninjutsu.

Please note that the concept of "extremely low" means that even a genin consumes very little chakra. When fighting on the home turf of the Land of Rain, even a genin can act as a turret and launch attacks like raindrops throughout the entire battle.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The senbon trees, mixed with rainwater, are dense and difficult to spot. Avoiding the senbon trees, which are like raindrops, is no more difficult than avoiding the rainwater directly.

"!"

Minato was startled, and after forming a hand seal, his figure disappeared from the spot.

The Instantaneous Movement Technique is the technique he is currently most proficient in, and it is extremely fast.

The next moment, he appeared behind one of the Rain Ninja's genin, and a kunai was slashed at his neck.

Ding

To Minato's surprise, the kunai in his hand was actually blocked by the Rain Ninja Chunin.

"Kid, you're pretty fast, much faster than those Konoha ninjas."

The Chunin grinned and said, "But it doesn't matter, as long as we're in the Land of Rain, we're invincible!"

Minato narrowed his eyes, and his figure disappeared again.

Ding Ding Ding!

Minato switched targets three times in a row, but each attack was blocked by the Chunin.

"what?!"

Minato was startled. He thought to himself, "Wow, who is this Rain Ninja Chunin?"

I'm not exaggerating when I say Minato, but his speed is almost top-tier among Chunin. There might be one or two big shots who can compare to him, but he's definitely not this Rain Village Chunin who's like a minor character!

"Damn it, this Chunin can actually match Minato's speed?"

Tsunade cursed under her breath, "Are all the ninjas from the Land of Rain this strong on average?"

"Rain in an instant..."

Jiraiya's expression darkened. He glanced at the sky and sighed, "The geographical advantage of the Land of Rain is too obvious. This move is a modified version of Hanzo's Water Flicker Technique, created in conjunction with rain. It allows him to move quickly in areas covered by rain."

"If the venue were different, the Amegakure ninja wouldn't be as strong... It's a pity it's in the Land of Rain."

Chiaki blinked. Was this the reason the Land of Rain wanted to start a war?

With a leader who is considered a demigod and ninjutsu that can create powerful effects when combined with rain, the Land of Rain is indeed no weaker than some shameful great nations in terms of raw strength.

I won't name the country of water here, but I hope that country has some self-awareness.

When limited resources are insufficient to match overwhelming power, and the owner of overwhelming power attempts to acquire more resources, that can be called the beginning of ambition.

"Chiaki, go down and help Minato."

Seeing that he couldn't break through Minato's defenses, Jiraiya threw Chiaki off the tree.

Chiaki: "???"

Jiraiya patted his head as he watched Chiaki fall freely, then added, "Oh, right, remember to injure Minato, otherwise it'll be harder to lure the enemy."

Minato: "???"

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Self-Cultivation of a Drama Queen

"Senior Brother Minato! Who are they?!"

"I was only gone for a little while, and you actually went behind my back to see another man... Waaah..."

Have you changed your mind?

"I understand now, so love can disappear."

"From this day forward, we part ways amicably, each going our own way to find our own happiness..."

The pink-haired beauty finished reciting her lines, wiped away her glistening tears, and leaped down from the tree, like an angel fallen to earth.

Watergate: ? ? ?

Chiaki, who had been thrown out by Jiraiya, suddenly started acting, leaving Minato completely bewildered.

What is this child doing?

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade, whose lips twitched.

"Maybe my brain is malfunctioning again... I have a really strong sense of déjà vu..."