Naruto: Starting with a space-time bloodline limit, a top-tier ninja.

Chapter 140 The Birth of an Actor, the End of Evolution

The butterfly effect caused by Gojo Yoru, while preventing Minato Namikaze's sealed talent from being fully activated, made up for the fact that his Sage Mode talent was not fully activated before his death in the original story.

In the final battle of the original work, Minato Namikaze said that he had only learned it not long ago and was not very proficient in using it, but he instantly activated Sage Mode, something that even Jiraiya and Naruto Uzumaki, who had not yet reconciled with Kurama, could not do.

With the infinite chakra of his reanimated body, his Sage Mode is almost as powerful as Hashirama Senju's, with an absurdly long lifespan.

But now, Minato Namikaze has done the opposite of what was originally written.

Not only did he learn the Rasengan ahead of time, but because Jiraiya and he could only exchange for a limited number of sealing techniques, Minato Namikaze, with his amazing talent, quickly learned these ninjutsu. After his chakra barely met the requirements, unwilling to not even be able to see the backs of Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina, he immediately went to Mount Myōboku to learn Sage Mode.

Unlike Jiraiya, who had mediocre talent, started learning Sage Mode in his early teens, and ended up needing two toad sages to help him improve his Sage Mode endurance even in middle age.

Minato Namikaze also possesses astonishing talent in cultivating Sage Mode. He learned Sage Mode in just one week and then gradually improved his endurance. Now, he can enter Sage Mode in just a few seconds.

This talent deeply impressed Jiraiya.

If it weren't for Gojo Yoru, the embodiment of miracles, Jiraiya would have even suspected that Minato Namikaze was the prophesied child he was searching for.

This was also the first time Minato Namikaze had activated Sage Mode against an enemy; none of his previous opponents were worthy of him using such a trump card.

Of course, Minato Namikaze chose to activate Sage Mode in order to instantly kill A and avoid any unexpected events.

After all, Konoha has a Jinchuriki and the strongest combination of ninjutsu and taijutsu.

Although the strength of the AB duo was incomparable to that of Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina, after observing for more than ten rounds and gathering information that Killer Bee could freely use the power of the Tailed Beast, Minato Namikaze was still worried that this Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was already a perfect Jinchuriki who could enter full Tailed Beast transformation.

Once Killer Bee enters full tailed beast form, even Minato Namikaze would be almost helpless against such a behemoth.

Even if his sealing technique could restrain the opponent, Ai wouldn't give him that chance.

The Lightning Release chakra of Kumogakure is indeed as renowned as it gets.

Even if the opponent wasn't the Third Raikage, who was the strongest in terms of individual ability, A's Lightning Release Chakra Mode, with its high-speed movement within a small area, was only a fraction of a second slower than the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Without activating Sage Mode, Minato Namikaze wouldn't be able to overwhelm or instantly kill one of them.

Fortunately, thanks to his intelligence advantage and the Flying Thunder God Technique II, also known as the Flying Thunder God Transfer, Minato Namikaze's tactics were perfectly executed.

Click-clack—

"puff----"

Watching Ai fly backward, Minato Namikaze could hear the sound of bones breaking and blood spitting out from afar.

Clearly, Ai's injuries were extremely serious, and he might already be on the verge of death.

After all, this is Sage Art: Rasengan, an attack infused with natural energy.

However, the ruthless Minato Namikaze still did not choose to let A go.

He vanished once more in a golden flash, teleporting to the Flying Thunder God Kunai closest to A. He raised his hand and condensed another Sage Art: Rasengan, ready to finish A off without hesitation.

With a loud "boom," Minato Namikaze's Rasengan struck its target immediately.

However, his Rasengan did not hit A, who was still flying backwards, but instead struck a blue-white figure that appeared without warning, almost like his Flying Thunder God Technique.

His palm pressed against the chest, which was even stronger and darker than Ai's, with only the Rasengan and a thin layer of electricity between them. The Rasengan spun wildly, trying to twist, tear, or even shatter the obstacle in front of it.

In the end, the Rasengan could not withstand it and exploded into a terrifying wave of chakra, like a hurricane, causing Minato Namikaze's clothes to flutter wildly.

If it weren't for Sage Mode's powerful defensive capabilities, Minato Namikaze's hand would have already suffered a rebound of damage.

Looking at the Third Raikage who had withstood his Sage Art: Rasengan with just his physical strength, Minato Namikaze's pupils shrank in shock.

It is unbelievable that such a non-human being exists in a world where even a ninja would die if hit in a vital spot.

"Kid, are you ready to die?"

The Third Raikage glared angrily and shouted.

The next second, a blue and white light shot towards Minato Namikaze, as fast as a shooting star.

For other people with average or even exceptional reaction speeds, the speed of lightning would be too fast to react, or even if they could react, they would be unable to cope.

However, Minato Namikaze, who was in a state of shock, disappeared in an instant with a flash of golden light, causing the Third Raikage's Hell Thrust to miss its mark.

Looking at Minato Namikaze, who had appeared on a tree not far away and whom he could reach in a blink of an eye, the Third Raikage did not press his advantage. Instead, he turned his back to Minato, completely disregarding him.

He looked at Killer Bee, who had stopped flying backwards and caught A, and was now anxiously wondering what to do. He ordered, "Bee, take A to find a medical ninja immediately. If his injuries are serious, send him back to Kumogakure. Leave things here to me."

"I know, you damn old man, you need to be careful, that guy is not simple."

Killer Bee, whose target had been "lit up," immediately grew an octopus tentacle, wrapped it around A, and vanished in an instant.

Minato Namikaze, who witnessed this scene, did not intervene.

His intuition told him that he was powerless to stop it.

Both are Lightning Release chakra modes, but the current Third Raikage is on a completely different level from A just now.

As the saying goes, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow.

After Mito Uzumaki's death, Yoru Gojo revealed his space-time bloodline limit, becoming famous throughout the ninja world and known as the incarnation of a miracle. Before that, the strongest ninja in the ninja world was never the perfect Jinchuriki, not even the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki who was second only to the Nine-Tails.

During this period, the title of the strongest ninja in the world was held by Onoki and the Third Raikage.

They are the true pinnacle of the Five Kage.

As for whether they are strong or weak, no one can give an answer.

Because this world has attributes that counteract each other.

In some people's eyes, Onoki, who can fly and use instant-death abilities, is a more powerful being than the Third Raikage, and he is the true strongest.

In the eyes of others, the Third Raikage, whose small-scale movement is no weaker than the Flying Thunder God Technique, whose Lightning Release Chakra Mode grants immunity to all ninjutsu damage, whose defenses cannot even be broken by the Tailed Beast Ball personally cast by the Eight-Tails, and whose Hell Thrust can pierce through any object, is the true strongest.

Although he had never fought against these two top Kage, in Minato Namikaze's eyes, the Third Raikage was undoubtedly a greater threat than Onoki.

Onoki's Dust Release technique requires a pre-cast animation. Even if the dust release only takes one second to gather, it would be enough for Minato Namikaze to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.

Even if Onoki and the already deceased Han joined forces to devise a near-perfect instant kill tactic, they still couldn't kill Gojo Yoru; they only forced Gojo Yoru to use his Hollowfication.

While Dust Release is powerful, it consumes an astonishing amount of energy. Even Onoki, the pinnacle of the Five Kage, cannot use it without restraint.

If he manages to dodge a few shots, Onoki will need to use ninjutsu to fight back or fly away.

But the Third Raikage before me is completely different!

Turning to look at Minato Namikaze, who hadn't seized the opportunity to attack him, the Third Raikage said expressionlessly, "My son, thank you for taking care of me, kid!"

"Now—it's my turn to play with you!"

The last sentence had barely left his lips when the Third Raikage appeared before Minato Namikaze, his three joined fingers thrusting towards him like electric spears.

Three-handed strike!

Once your strength reaches its peak, every move you make becomes a devastating blow against enemies weaker than yourself.

Onoki only needs to use Dust Release to make ninjas below the Five Kage level as weak as ordinary people.

The Third Raikage was the same; he didn't need to develop a large number of Lightning Release ninjutsu and taijutsu like A did.

He only needs the strongest shield of Lightning Release Chakra Mode and the strongest spear of Hell Thrust to dominate the ninja world and be invincible.

Even when facing A's straight punch, Minato Namikaze, in Sage Mode, still has the ability to fight back, and can even block the opponent's attack by raising his hand.

But he felt a deadly threat from the Third Raikage's Hell Thrust. He felt that even a slight graze, let alone being stabbed, would cut his body apart.

Before gathering any intelligence, Minato Namikaze remained calm and did not engage in a reckless attack. Instead, just like when he dealt with the AB duo, he teleported away and disappeared.

The Third Raikage, whose attack missed, didn't chase after Minato like A did. Instead, he glanced at the Flying Thunder God Kunai that Minato had been holding, then flicked his finger, sending out a bolt of black lightning that destroyed the silicone protective cover on the handle of the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Then, turning to look at Minato Namikaze standing on another tree, the Third Raikage sneered, "The current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is being held back by the second Wood Release ninja in the ninja world, and Yoru Gojo has also lost contact. If you, as the third Flying Thunder God Technique user, also escape, then I will go on a killing spree."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's gaze instantly sharpened, and he looked at the Third Raikage with icy eyes: "I won't run away."

"I hope so!"

After he finished speaking, the familiar scene of golden and blue-white light intertwining and crisscrossing once again appeared in the forest.

If you can't injure your opponent and gain an absolute advantage in a speed contest, then this battle will inevitably become a clash of chakra.

Whoever runs out of chakra first will be at a disadvantage.

Minato Namikaze's goal was to deplete the Third Raikage's chakra to almost nothing before leaving to recover his own chakra, thus stalling this pinnacle of the Five Kage as much as possible.

The Third Raikage, however, was unable to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique's ultra-long-range teleportation. He attempted to use Konoha's ninjas to threaten Minato Namikaze into staying and fighting him, hoping to take this opportunity to severely injure or even kill Minato.

In this way, their Cloud Hidden Forces can sweep across the northern border.

Unfortunately, he arrived too late.

To be precise, he underestimated the strength of the Yellow Flash of Konoha. He never expected that the opponent could so quickly and severely injure A, and almost kill his successor, when facing his two best sons.

If A hadn't been seriously injured and on the verge of death, he could have held off Minato Namikaze while the two of them dealt with the shadow clones of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and they could have swept across the northern border of the Land of Fire.

Fortunately, they still have Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) as a powerful ally.

Unfortunately, the Third Raikage overestimated his ally.

If Yahiko hadn't threatened Onoki, perhaps the old man wouldn't have been able to resist taking advantage of the situation, just like the Third Raikage.

But now, Onoki, who only wants to protect himself, is plotting to offend neither side.

The performance was already difficult enough, but now that Kushina Uzumaki has created so many shadow clones to support her, how could Onoki not cooperate properly?

Unless the Third Raikage can successfully defeat Minato Namikaze, or the A & B duo quickly return to the field, the war on the northern border will inevitably become a protracted conflict.

Just as the Third Raikage personally arrived at the battlefield on the northern border and clashed with the Yellow Flash.

On the eastern border of the Land of Fire, Sakumo Hatake's ninja and taijutsu squad is also facing off against the assassination squad led by the Seven Ninja of the Mist, and a duel between assassins is about to begin. This will also be a protracted war.

The southwestern border, which was almost breached, has become difficult to advance further thanks to the support of the Sarutobi Squad.

Thus, all four fronts were locked in a stalemate.

Only a powerful external force can break this stalemate.

Onoki was qualified to become this external force, and the five Kage resurrected by Madara Uchiha were equally qualified.

But none of them were willing to do that.

The former wanted to protect himself, while the latter didn't care about Yahiko's life at all and didn't want to expose the Edo Tensei, which would cause Yahiko to discover the truth and then rebel.

His target, from beginning to end, was Uchiha Obito, who was suitable to be his representative.

Faced with the siege of five countries, Konoha has mobilized all its forces, including retired ninjas who are still capable of fighting.

Many ninja clan leaders also personally took action.

If it weren't for the fact that the Hokage was the last line of defense and needed to stay in the village to protect the villagers, and that the frontline commanders could hold off the enemy, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have wanted to join the battle.

Geniuses who participated in the Chunin Exams and achieved excellent results were naturally also sent to the battlefield.

Madara Uchiha has already begun his operation.

And so, time passed day by day.

Despite heavy casualties in both countries, the stalemate has resulted in a stalemate where neither side has made any further progress.

The same applies to Kushina and Yahiko.

If Yahiko's Wood Release had the ability to absorb chakra, he might have already defeated Kushina Uzumaki.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

Unable to absorb chakra, he grew stronger with each battle. His fight against Kushina Uzumaki was also a clash of chakra.

Kushina Uzumaki, the ninja world's number one numerical monster, lacked everything except chakra.

For the sake of saving face and future plans, Yahiko couldn't bring himself to ask Nagato and Konan to come and help him.

He needed to use Gojo Yoru's influence because of the favor he owed for teaching him the Six Paths Technique.

When Gojo Yoru appears, he will need Yahiko and Konan to help him hold off Kushina Uzumaki.

Kushina Uzumaki is of the same type as him; even the deadly poison of the salamander cannot penetrate her chakra defenses.

But Gojo Yoru is different; his chakra and the poison of the salamander can counter Gojo Yoru.

Therefore, Yahiko can only keep at it with Kushina Uzumaki.

And so, with the help of some actors, time gradually came to the end of Gojo Yoru's third evolution.