Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 163 Minato's Highlight

Ninja battles always begin with shuriken.

It may seem like a cliché, but a single shuriken strike can actually probe an enemy's speed and reaction time, thus indirectly revealing their martial arts skills.

By throwing a few more balls, you can also discern your opponent's movement habits.

Minato did the same, starting with six shuriken that flew through the air in six arcs towards Yekura.

He mentally predicted Yekura's evasive maneuvers, and at the same time, six more shuriken appeared in his hands.

These six shuriken will be thrown according to the direction of Yekura's dodge.

There's no need for Yekura to actually dodge; just having the intention to do so is enough.

Minato's powerful calculation and predictive abilities allow him to ensure that his next six shuriken shots will hit their mark.

However, Ye Cang didn't dodge or form any hand seals. She simply raised her hand, and two blazing fireballs appeared in her palm.

As the fireball rapidly expanded, it completely enveloped all six shuriken, which then turned into molten iron and merged into the fireball.

"Scorching Release?" Minato's eyes lit up as he asked curiously.

"You know him?" Yekura, who was about to throw the Scorching Release over, stopped and asked curiously.

She created this Scorching Release technique by accident, and even named it herself. Moreover, she had consulted the records and found that there had never been a Scorching Release ninja before. How did Minato know about it?

"I do know it!" Minato nodded: "Scorching Release is a bloodline limit formed by the fusion of Fire Release and Wind Release. This bloodline limit is similar to Fire Release, but the temperature is much higher."

"Since you know me, you should know the power of Scorching Release, right? Surrender and I can give you a dignified death!" Ye Cang said proudly.

"I'm sorry!" Minato shook his head. "As a Konoha ninja, I carry the expectations of everyone, so I cannot lose!"

"Since that's the case, there's nothing we can do about it. It's a pity to kill a handsome guy!" Ye Cang shook his head and then threw the two Scorching Release Balls in his hand at Minato.

The Scorching Release technique contains Wind Release, so it is much faster than Fire Release. It appeared in front of Minato in the blink of an eye.

Minato dodged with a Body Flicker Technique, then raised his hand to form a hand seal.

"I'd like to see what kind of technique you'll use to counter my Scorch Release!" Yekura was extremely confident, after all, she was practically invincible when exchanging ninjutsu in the village. Even Rasa's Golden Sand was useless against her, as it was completely countered by Scorch Release.

Unless Minato also pulls out a bloodline limit, Yekura doesn't know how she can possibly lose!

One after another, scorching fireballs condensed from Yekura's fingertips, and in the blink of an eye, they filled Yekura's fingertips.

This time it's ten!

"Scorching Release: Finger Cannon!"

"Wind Release: Wind-Stopping Technique!" Minato finished his hand seals, and then a cold wind blew out of his mouth, rushing towards Yekura.

Yecang was astonished to find that under this cold wind, the Scorching Release not only did not fly forward, but also tended to retreat, and the color of the Scorching Release Sphere was also changing, as if it was cooling down!

"What kind of jutsu is this?" Ye Cang quickly dispersed the scorching jutsu that had hit him, while simultaneously dodging the wind-breathing attack, and then asked in horror, "This isn't wind jutsu at all!"

The Sand Village was full of Wind Release ninjas, and she fought against countless of them.

Wind Release only enhances the power of Scorch Release, how could it possibly reduce it?

"This is indeed Wind Release!" Minato laughed, and there's a reason behind this method of countering bloodline limits; it's called the biased counter method.

In short, it means using an attribute with the same but opposite properties to counter a certain attribute within a bloodline limit.

The Wind Release technique within the Scorching Release is clearly used to heat up the Fire Release, so you should use the Wind Release technique that combines Ice Release to counter it.

Correspondingly, Ice Release can also be countered by Flame Wind.

Boiling and Melting techniques can also be countered by Breath of Wind.

Since water in Storm Release is used to change shape, we can use Water Release, which is used to shape ice, to counter it.

The underlying principle is similar to using minimal force to overcome great strength; instead of direct confrontation, it weakens the power of a certain factor within the bloodline limit, ultimately reducing the overall power of the bloodline limit.

The method of controlling one's chakra nature may seem simple, but it actually requires a very high level of skill in changing the user's chakra attributes.

However, as long as your attribute changes meet the requirements, you can use a small amount of a single attribute to fight against the bloodline limit, and at the very least, you can fight to a draw.

There is actually another type of elemental counter: Earth Release counters Wind Release, Water Release counters Fire Release, and Earth Release or Water Release can also counter Scorch Release.

However, this kind of confrontation is a direct confrontation, and without more chakra, it is almost impossible to fight back.

In short, the elemental advantage method can use 10 units of chakra to counter a bloodline limit of 10 units of chakra, but the elemental advantage method requires 20 units of chakra to counter a bloodline limit of 10 units of chakra.

Although there are methods to counter specific attributes, bloodline limits are not entirely useless; it's still a matter of who has a deeper attribute variation and is therefore stronger.

If Yekura can advance further in her Scorching Release technique, it won't be so easy for Minato to counter her.

"You've used up most of your moves, it's my turn now!" Although they had only exchanged two blows, Minato had already figured out Yekura's strength.

Scorching Release is very powerful and has great destructive power, but Yekura relies on Scorching Release, which makes his own strength only average.

Speed, reaction speed, and combat skills are all mediocre.

Moreover, perhaps because she has won too many times and has never experienced setbacks, her mental fortitude and ability to withstand pressure are also poor.

An opponent like this doesn't even require ninjutsu; she'll lose as soon as she gets close.

As for how to get closer to Yekura?

There are nine types of water gates, nine types!

Six more shuriken were thrown out.

"Didn't I tell you? It's no use!" Yekura indeed conjured another Scorching Release fireball, showing that she seemed to know nothing else besides Scorching Release fireballs.

For an ordinary opponent, just seeing the Scorching Release fireball would terrify them.

But Minato is no ordinary person.

He darted forward the moment he threw the shuriken.

"You're asking for death!" Yekura raised the fireball and was about to meet Minato head-on, but unexpectedly, Minato threw out six more shuriken in the middle of his journey.

"Damn, they're rich!" Yecang cursed under her breath. People in Sunagakure were generally poor, and even if she could afford a shuriken, she wouldn't dare to spend money like this.

Little did she know that behind the Watergate was an industrialized country where a family workshop could easily produce millions of shuriken a day.

As for the price...

The cost is five cents?

He returned with half a pound of grain from the Land of Wind.

These six shuriken were aimed not only at the upper body, but also at the chest, arms, thighs, and calves.

Yecang cursed under her breath, wanting to smash Minato with a fireball, but found that Minato was incredibly fast. She couldn't lock onto the enemy, so she could only disperse the fireball and dodge with physical techniques.

After a full and one-and-a-half-turn in the air, Yekura landed gently, a kunai already in her hand.

At the speed of the water gate, the time it took her to jump was enough to get close to him.

Next up, it's time for close combat!

Do you think I'm afraid?

I am a Jonin, and my taijutsu is also Jonin-level!

The kunai pierced straight at Minato, but Minato didn't even dodge. He simply bypassed Yekura's hand with his bare hands, reached out and hooked it. Yekura felt a sharp pain in her wrist and instinctively released the kunai.

Minato took the kunai with his other hand and then casually smeared it across Yekura's neck.

"boom!"

A loud, deafening roar exploded in front of Ye Cang.

Ye Cang raised his head in a daze, only to find that a huge puppet had appeared in front of him at some point.

"I...you..." She turned around and saw that the puppet was in Chiyo's hands, and she was instantly furious: "Elder, why are you interfering with my battle!"

Chiyo was even angrier than her: "Idiot, touch your neck! Take it back now!"

"Huh?" Ye Cang subconsciously touched his neck and then looked at his hands.

Her hands were covered in blood.

Only then did she realize what had happened.

If Chiyo hadn't intervened, she would be dead!

But how could that be!

I managed to withstand two hits using ninjutsu, but I was instantly killed by taijutsu?

Isn't he just a special Jonin?

Special Jonin refers to a ninja whose ninjutsu is already so good, how could his taijutsu be so good as well?

Little did they know that Yekura's confidence in taijutsu was forged in battles in Sunagakure.

What taijutsu ninjas does Sunagakure have? How strong can puppetry taijutsu be?

And who is the person who trains with Minato all year round?

Hyuga Neon, Jiraiya, Uzumaki Kushina, Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade!

Even if Orochimaru isn't good at taijutsu, his taijutsu after the soft body modification is still quite remarkable!

One player plays in Bronze rank all year round, while the other plays in King rank all year round. How can their skill levels be the same?

"Master, I have not failed you!" The puppet did not harm Minato in the slightest. Minato was clean from head to toe, without even a speck of dust on him.

"Looks like the Sand Village's ninja exam standards aren't very high!" Jiraiya chuckled smugly. "The Sand Village's Jonin are no match for Konoha's Special Jonin!"

Jiraiya doesn't actually like to mock others, but since his team is here to stall for time, he'll say as much trash talk as possible to waste time.

"Damn it!" Chiyo glanced at Yekura, who was somewhat disoriented and still questioning her life, and then at the Sand Village ninja behind her whose fighting spirit had also waned. She cursed inwardly and vowed never to fight again.

Then he roared, "Yakura, pull yourself together! That man is Jiraiya's disciple. He's no ordinary special Jonin! Everyone, stop talking nonsense and charge!"

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter!" Hundreds of Wind Release ninjas gathered together and used their ninjutsu collectively.

A minor C-rank ninjutsu, empowered by hundreds of Wind Release ninjas, was transformed into a terrifying ninjutsu with a range hundreds of meters wide and tens of meters high.

On the other side, hundreds of puppeteers had already released their puppets and then accelerated to circle around behind the Konoha ninja.

They intend to wipe out this vanguard.

However, apart from the trembling genin, the vanguard of ninjas consisted entirely of battle-hardened jonin, who remained completely calm in the face of this situation.

The Earth Release ninjas didn't need to exchange words; they simply raised their hands and formed a hand seal: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

"It's that trick again!" Chiyo gritted her teeth. Iwagakure is using the same trick. I didn't expect Konoha ninjas to come too?

She whispered, "Remember these earth-style ninjas, keep an eye on them and kill them!"

Earth Release ninjas have such strong defenses that you can't attack unless you take them down.

"I'll go!" a young man shouted, and then rushed to the front in a few steps.

Luo Sha!

The competitor suffered a huge loss; now is the perfect time to put on a show!

"Durian and I together, gold dust!"

"Sand Stairs!" With a single glance, Garuro understood his lover's meaning and directly manipulated the sand to form a staircase. Rasa stepped onto the staircase and ascended the earthen city wall.

"Magnetic Release?" Jiraiya stood on the city wall, but still showed no intention of making a move.

He was unaware of Minato and Ning's plans, but he acknowledged Minato's strength and wisdom, believing him to be the prophesied child who could change the world.

Therefore, as long as there is still chakra, the enemy can be left entirely to Minato.

There's no better opportunity to boost reputation than in front of so many elite Jonin.

How to counter Magnetism?

To counter this, you should use Lightning Release or Wind Release.

However, Minato used the biased restraint method before because he had only heard of the Scorching Release but had never seen it, and he still needed to use ninjutsu to test it.

As for Magnet Release, although he had never seen anyone use gold sand, he had information on the Second and Third Kazekage, so he already knew enough about Magnet Release.

Since there's no need to test them, why waste chakra?

His fighting style is quite similar to Ning Yuan's; both of them conserve chakra whenever possible.

Ningyuan was accumulating chakra for cultivation, while Minato wanted to more precisely control his power in order to gain more time for battle.

His figure was as elusive as a willow branch, and Minato managed to dodge more than ten attacks from the gold sand by relying on his movement.

Rasa's scalp tingled as he watched: "What kind of movement is that? What kind of reaction speed is that? He doesn't even have Sharingan!"

"No wonder Yekura was instantly killed. I would have been defeated too. I can't let him get close to me. Besides, this guy is so young and already so powerful. If we let him grow, wouldn't he become the next Hatake Sakumo? We must kill him!"

"Durian, protect me!"

Rasa roared, and then all the chakra in his body surged.

He originally didn't intend to use such a large amount of chakra in this kind of place, because they knew they would be driven back.

The main battlefield isn't here at all, so why waste chakra here?

It's better to keep it for when you run away.

But now, we can't do without it!

Minato Namikaze is too much of a threat. He's afraid that if he can't kill him today, he won't have another chance once Konoha's reinforcements arrive!

So while he was taking action himself, he didn't forget to call out to Chiyo: "Elder, let's kill this Konoha genius together!"

"Minato, can you handle him?" Jiraiya asked from behind.

If Minato says no, he might still go anyway!

"It's alright!" Minato remained calm, feeling no pressure whatsoever, even as the golden sand surged toward him like waves.

"Boom!" A golden wave crashed down, engulfing Minato.

"It actually worked?" Luo Sha himself couldn't believe it. That person was so fast, how could I have caught him?

However, once I've caught them, I've caught them. Although I don't know what's wrong with that person, I certainly can't let this opportunity slip by!

and!

Luo Sha had already sensed the rapid rise in his reputation.

The person who could easily kill Yekura was killed by me. Let's see how Yekura will fight me in the future!

"Elder, there's no need to come!" Luo Sha said smugly.

Chiyo frowned. She wasn't familiar with Minato, but she was familiar with Jiraiya.

How could he remain so calm when his own apprentice was about to die?

It's important to know that Rasa's gold dust isn't just heavy; it also has sealing properties!

There's definitely something wrong!

"Rasa, be careful!" Chiyo instinctively warned.

"No problem, I..." Luo Sha's expression was serious. Although I was smug, I had never let my guard down.

"Ah!" A scream came from below Luosha.

Luo Sha initially didn't take it seriously; this was a battlefield, and screams could be heard everywhere.

But they soon realized something was wrong; the scream sounded familiar.

He immediately looked down and realized that the screaming person was none other than his lover, Jia Liuluo!

She lay on the ground, her face pale and her mouth full of blood, clearly on the verge of death.

Behind her, a figure wearing a Konoha Jonin vest and with blond hair had somehow rushed into the Sunagakure formation.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen ninjas had fallen!

Luo Sha gasped. How did he get out?

and also

"Jialuluo!" Luosha immediately landed on the ground and picked up Jialuo.

He then realized that Jia Liuluo had been stabbed in the back of the chest with a kunai, and his back was now covered in blood.

After just one shout, Jia Liuluo almost stopped breathing!

It's not hard to deduce that Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared behind Garuda, catching Garuda off guard and stabbing him directly.

"What to do, what to do!" Luo Sha was immediately thrown into a panic. He had suddenly forgotten about the war and used gold dust to first plug Jia Liuluo's wound, and then wrapped Jia Liuluo up.

Let whoever wants to fight this war do it; I'm off to rescue my wife!

Chiyo had no idea what was happening ahead. She only heard Garuda scream, and then Minato Namikaze rushed into the crowd.

Logically speaking, isn't this just courting death?!

But when she looked over, she realized it wasn't true!

Minato held a kunai in each hand, the kunai wrapped with sharp wind-style chakra, which increased the kunai's killing range to about 50 centimeters.

These are no longer kunai; they are two short swords!

His feet were also wrapped in wind-style chakra, turning his hands and feet into sharp weapons. Wherever he went, people fell and horses collapsed. No one was his match!

The ninjas of Sunagakure are either puppeteers or wind-style ninjas. The former are known for their poor taijutsu, while the latter have some taijutsu skills, but compared to Minato, they are practically no different from those who have none.

What's even more frustrating is that Minato rushes towards the most crowded places, to the point that he doesn't dare to use large-scale ninjutsu for fear of hurting his teammates.

Spread out to prevent the water from rushing in?

They're not as fast as Minato!

Moreover, even when facing multiple opponents, they are easily defeated; if it's just one person, they're practically guaranteed to be killed!

Who wants to face the water gate alone?!

Chiyo was shocked, but quickly came up with a solution.

Chiyo pulled a bag of powder from her ninja tool pouch and poured it into the puppet. Then, controlling the puppet to the side, she raised her hands and formed a hand seal: "White Secret Technique - Poisonous Calamity!"

A burst of purplish-brown venom spewed from the puppet's mouth, engulfing the entire battlefield.

"Ah!" The Sand Village ninja screamed in agony, and Minato flashed to the top of the city wall.

He was speechless. In order to avoid being caught in the crossfire, they directly used poison in their own camp?

What's the difference between this and a mop covered in poop?

However, it must be admitted that this trick is really effective.

Minato, with his incredible speed, is not afraid of ninjutsu or taijutsu, but he is truly afraid of large-scale poisonous fog.

As for Chiyo, she only felt a slight pain; each Sunagakure village was equipped with an antidote, and she was fine after drinking it.

Although the situation has been temporarily resolved, the problem with Minato is still unresolved. The poisonous fog will eventually dissipate, and she doesn't have much poison on her body; a few more sprays and she'll be done for.

What will we do then? Let the floodgates continue to open?

"Retreat!" Chiyo ordered through gritted teeth.

They were planning to retreat anyway, and it would be more advantageous for them to focus their main battleground on the Land of Wind.

But this shouldn't be the way we retreated, forced to retreat by a sixteen or seventeen-year-old.

If word gets out, will Sunagakure even have any face left?!

Chiyo looked up at the water gate on the wall of Tsuchiya Castle and inexplicably thought of that ruthless man with white hair, holding a short sword, from a few years ago.

That person was just as fast and as ruthless, and Sunagakure was just as helpless against him, only able to spread poison everywhere.

"This fighting style is a perfect counter to Sunagakure!"

Chiyo racked her brains for a solution, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't come up with a single one.

Physical training requires a lot of energy, necessitating a constant supply of meat and fish, and a sufficient food supply.

But where would Sunagakure get all that big fish and meat? Even the daimyo have started to cut back on their food!

There's nothing you can do if a puppeteer is weak in physical combat; once you start training physical combat, you won't have time to improve your puppetry skills.

The only solution now is poison.

"We, a ninja village famous for our puppeteers and Magnet Release, are now being forced to resort to poison," Chiyo sighed. Besides, poison is a traditional technique of Sunagakure, so using it isn't shameful.

She was struggling with how to deal with the Watergate scandal.

Jiraiya looked at Minato in front of him, then at the words "Peace" on the ground, and was just as shocked.

"This is... the Flying Thunder God Technique. You've learned it?"

Minato nodded shyly: "I just had a slight understanding!"

Jiraiya was speechless. "I don't believe you for a second. Look at how skilled you are. You don't look like you've just grasped it!"

You little rascal, you even kept it from the teacher!

and many more!

If he has already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, doesn't that mean he held back his strength during our previous sparring sessions?

Actually, his strength has already surpassed mine?

(End of this chapter)