Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 312 Disciples of Minato Namikaze

Kisame Hoshigaki wore his standard red uniform with black clouds on it, and carried the large sword Samehada wrapped in bandages on his back.

This is the most amazing aspect of the [Illusionary Body Technique]: it can simulate the most realistic ninja tools and even special effects.

Although the power will be reduced to 30% of the original, and there is an insurmountable upper limit, it is still one of the miracles that ninjutsu can create.

But when the imposing Kisame Hoshigaki discovered that the ninja who pounced on him without hesitation was Jiraiya, he was completely taken aback.

This was completely different from what he had imagined; the Konoha ninjas hadn't acted this way before.

Shouldn't I fight the weakest and most ordinary ninja first?

Or should we have a ninja squad hold me off while your main force advances quickly?

There's no need for a Kage-level ninja to launch a surprise attack right from the start!

In short, when Kisame Hoshigaki's strength was severely limited, his weaknesses—lacking bloodline limits and secret techniques, and unable to perform ninjutsu without hand seals—were fully exposed, and he was knocked to the ground by Jiraiya's Frog Kumite.

Before he could even draw his Samehada sword from his back, Kisame Hoshigaki was flattened by a giant toad that fell from the sky.

[Spiritual Spell: The Street Vendor's Crushing Technique]

The rescue team ninjas, guided by Aburame Torune, continued their advance, stepping over the flattened mincemeat.

Only then did Xiao Li mutter, "This guy looks like a shark."

Kisame, whose illusion had reappeared, said to Nagato, "Leader, the Konoha ninjas are getting anxious. Jiraiya attacked me the moment he saw me."

"Jiraiya is an extremely powerful Kage-level ninja; the clones created by his Illusionary Body Technique are no match for him."

Nagato said, "I see. With Jiraiya's strength, no clone of the Phantom Lantern can stop him. It seems we can't rely on the clones of the Phantom Lantern."

Deidara jumped up excitedly: "Chief, I, I'll go stop them. Before they enter the mountains, I can maximize the power of our flight and bombing."

Nagato nodded: "Okay, Deidara, go hold them off. We only need to hold them off for 5 minutes before we can retreat."

Deidara shouted gleefully, "Long live the leader! Long live the explosion!"

Then he jumped off the finger of the demonic statue, created a giant bird in mid-air, and flew out through the cave.

Once he disappeared from sight, Sasori of the Red Sand clicked his tongue and said, "Tsk, this guy is actually so excited. I don't think he'll come back alive."

No one responded, but everyone's eyes were the same; they agreed with Sasori's deduction.

Sasori urged, "Hurry up, everyone. If they trap me in the cave, it will be hard for me to escape."

With everyone taking things seriously, Deidara's departure did not affect the speed of the draws.

Half a minute later, the cave shook, and dust and gravel fell, indicating that Deidara and the rescue team had clashed, and the battle was taking place quite close to the cave.

But no one in the Akatsuki organization was moved.

Most of them are not here, and Sasori of the Red Sand, the only one whose true form is here, is no longer a living person in the strict sense.

Time passed quickly, and Shukaku's chakra was finally completely drained. The seventh eye of the Gedo Mazo opened and emitted a blue light.

The aura of the demonic statue surged instantly, and it even gained a touch of spirituality.

Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage whose tailed beast had been extracted, finally breathed his last after enduring continuous torment.

He died, and his body fell to the ground in the cave like a package full of garbage.

Sasori of the Red Sand snorted coldly: "It's finally over. I should leave now."

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Nagato said, "Alright, everyone leave. Once I capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, I will summon everyone again to seal it."

"Scorpion, if you still have the strength, go and support Deidara, don't let him be driven into a corner."

Sasori of the Red Sand jumped off the finger, dragging his long tail, and walked towards the cave entrance.

As he walked, he muttered to himself, "Honestly, Deidara can fly, while I'm the one most likely to be surrounded and killed, yet I'm the one who has to go and save him."

As the phantoms disappeared one by one, and Sasori of the Red Sand emerged from the cave, the enormous Gedo Mazo was suddenly enveloped in a layer of white light, and then vanished from the cave.

The departure of this behemoth caused a dramatic change in the weight of the cave. The rebound of the rock layers caused tremors, and gravel and dust fell like raindrops. Even murky spring water flowed from the newly cracked fissures.

The body of the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, lay silently on the ground, covered by a large amount of dust and rubble.

The conversation between Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze didn't last long before Obito began to howl, screaming his own self-righteous and illogical reasons.

"I would do anything for Rin, even kill my teacher!"

"You will be resurrected! In the Heaven of Infinite Tsukuyomi, everyone will be resurrected, everyone!"

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"Minato-sensei, don't try to stop me, or I'll kill you a second time!"

Minato Namikaze sighed, "Alas, how can a dead man be killed a second time?"

"And Obito Uchiha, when did you develop the delusion that you can defeat me?"

There was no need to continue at this point, and the two sides began to fight.

A clash of space-time ninjutsu: Kamui versus Flying Thunder God Technique.

But just as Minato Namikaze said, Obito was like a child in front of him, completely under his control.

When the Fourth Hokage first encountered Kamui, he mastered all of Kamui's characteristics after only three rounds of combat.

He used his newly developed "Flying Thunder God Technique, Second Stage" to outmaneuver Obito Uchiha, leaving him partially paralyzed.

During the ten years he spent inside the Grim Reaper's belly, Minato Namikaze reviewed the battle countless times, and his understanding of Obito far surpassed that of himself.

In the past 16 years, Obito Uchiha has either been overwhelmed by Sasuke at lightning speed or simply bullied the weak. Apart from a significant increase in his chakra reserves, he has not made any other noticeable progress.

At least in Minato's view, Obito Uchiha's strength and tactical abilities were no different from 16 years ago.

In a sense, the Fifth Hokage, Sasuke, was not a ninja who excelled in high-speed combat; his power was too comprehensive, with almost no obvious bias.

Minato Namikaze was undoubtedly the ninja most skilled in high-speed combat, even surpassing Shisui Uchiha.

What's most terrifying about Minato isn't his speed, but his combat intelligence.

It's terrifyingly strong.

The battle between Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze began in just one round, and Minato had already thoroughly investigated Obito's situation. From then on, Obito was completely overwhelmed in every aspect of the fight.

Minato even had the time to educate Obito on why he was being so easily defeated and humiliated.

"With super self-healing, we can ignore enemy attacks?"

"Obito, how could you forget the knowledge I emphasized? Once a key part of the human body, such as the Achilles tendon, hamstring, and spine, is injured, it will lose part of the vertebrae, and it is very difficult to heal on its own."

"Obito, remember this: the Mangekyou Sharingan isn't omnipotent! With enough skillful tactics and techniques, it's possible to deceive your eyes."

"Is this how kunai are used? After all these years, your foundation is still quite poor."

"Hey, you're pretty good at these ninjutsu techniques. Who taught you? They really went to great lengths to design and modify the ninjutsu tactics specifically for you."

"What a waste!"

"Obito, watch closely, this ninjutsu is supposed to be used like this!"

Minato Namikaze quickly formed hand seals, completing the preparation for his ninjutsu in the blink of an eye. However, he did not release the ninjutsu immediately. Instead, he charged towards Obito Uchiha while holding the "Tiger" hand seal.

Minato Namikaze used his high speed to overwhelm Obito Uchiha, and finally knocked him to the ground with a hook kick.

After Obito Uchiha collapsed and lost control, Minato suddenly put his right hand, which was in the "Tiger" seal, to his mouth, puffed out his cheeks, and blew hard.

Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique

Losing his balance, Obito Uchiha had no way to avoid the flames and could only activate [Intangibility] to escape their burning.

Obito was able to dodge because Minato Namikaze was not skilled in Fire Release.

Not only is the attack power of the ninjutsu quite limited, but its range is also not large. More importantly, the execution speed is very slow, which is why Obito had the opportunity to complete the [Intangibility].

If it were a no-seal ninjutsu like the Rasengan, Obito would be like he was when he encountered the Flying Thunder God Technique 2 16 years ago, completely unable to use Intangibility before being slammed to the ground.

But this had already driven Obito Uchiha to the brink of collapse: "Why, why can't I beat you?"

Minato Namikaze's eyes sharpened: "It's simple, because you've never been able to beat me."

Obito roared, "Impossible! I defeated you 16 years ago. You've been dead for 16 years, and I've grown stronger for 16 years. There's no way I can't beat you!"

Minato sneered: "Don't always live in your own imagined world. Obito, think back carefully, did you really defeat me 16 years ago?"

"If Kushina's near-death experience hadn't disturbed my peace of mind, how could I have let you go just because of your Hollowfication after I defeated you with my [Flying Thunder God Technique Second Stage]?"

"Today, I have no more worries in my heart, and I can concentrate on the battle, so I can naturally better unleash my strength."

Minato Namikaze chuckled mockingly, "And you, my disciple, seem to have undergone quite a change in your mindset."

Obito Uchiha impersonated Madara Uchiha for a long time, unknowingly carrying a huge psychological burden, always preoccupied with the mission of capturing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Minato Namikaze doesn't need to be responsible for Konoha this time, doesn't need to worry about Kushina's injuries, and doesn't even need to worry about Naruto Uzumaki's safety.

Because Minato had secretly slipped Natsu's card into Naruto's ninja tool bag, the Fifth Hokage would immediately appear should Naruto be in real danger.

Therefore, the Fourth Hokage confidently instructed Obito on how to improve his combat skills: "I don't know what's on your mind that's preventing you from concentrating and effectively exerting your fighting power."

"But that doesn't stop me from beating you up!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Rasengan, as clear as a water balloon, splattered onto Obito's dazed face, sending him flying through the air, his flesh torn apart.

However, the flying motion was not Minato's intention, but rather Obito's attempt to escape his teacher's attack by using the impact of the Rasengan.

Obito Uchiha's attempts to dodge were futile. No matter how fast he dodged, he couldn't outrun the speed of the Sword of Love, and he couldn't dodge Minato, who could appear anywhere at any time.

In the end, he could only activate [Etherealization] again to buy himself some breathing room.

But at these times, the invincible Minato Namikaze would switch into lecturing mode, tirelessly telling Obito how many mistakes he had just made and how he should improve his training methods to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Minato Namikaze said to Obito with exceptional sincerity, "Obito Uchiha, you must do your best!"

"Once your information is confirmed by me, you will soon become an S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha."

"This is the fifth S-rank rogue ninja from Konoha Village, following Uchiha Madara, Orochimaru, Shimura Danzo, and Uchiha Itachi."

“But with such little strength, it’s embarrassing, and it will make me look bad, making people think that I, Minato Namikaze, can’t teach my disciples. How can that be allowed?”

"Therefore, for the sake of my reputation, you must work even harder."

Obito Uchiha was Minato's disciple, so he had never seen Minato Namikaze, who used every means to defeat his enemies.

For the first time, he officially became an enemy of his teacher, who had no ties to him. He not only felt frustrated that he couldn't hit him no matter how hard he tried, but also had his head ache from the teacher's nagging.

It's absolutely despicable.

But what terrified Obito Uchiha even more was that, without him noticing, Minato Namikaze had already set up a barrier on the battlefield.

This is a medium-sized barrier with a diameter of only 200 meters, but its function is to seal off space.

The edge of the barrier can prevent people from leaving the Kamui dimension and can also remove Obito's [Hollowfication] state, but it cannot prevent Obito Uchiha from leaving in his normal state.

However, in front of Minato Namikaze, Obito was unable to pass through the barrier, and every attempt he made was easily thwarted by Minato.

Minato Namikaze shook his head in disappointment: "Mindset, mindset is the most important thing!"

"Obito, your talent is unparalleled; you have a chance to catch your breath anytime, anywhere. How can you not make good use of this advantage?"

"When you're in the blurring phase, you should be thinking seriously, instead of staring at me with your one eye and sulking. That's completely pointless."

"Shut up, shut up! Shut up!!"

Obito Uchiha completely lost his temper, screaming like a madman, "Sensei, I'm the one who ruined you, I'm the one who killed your wife, why are you still teaching me?"

"Why are you teaching me in such a verbose way?"

"I don't need it!!"

Minato Namikaze remained calm and composed, replying, "Fool, of course I know you are my enemy, but you are still my student. Teaching students is a teacher's duty."

"As for why I'm so long-winded—" Minato said with a gloomy expression, "It's because I can't hit you, so I can only hurt you with the kind of long-winded education you fear most."

"If I could hit you right now, why would I be tormenting you with my mouth?"

"Besides, whether you need education or not is up to me, your teacher!"