Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

Yue Shu reacted immediately, plunging her sword into the ground, while the other enemies also fired kunai at her.

"You got half right."

The moon tree, not feeling the impact, paused slightly.

With a whoosh, one of the kunai that flew over turned into the leader, who was now stabbing at the moon tree with the kunai.

Without any hesitation, Yue Shu bent down slightly to dodge the attack.

"Don't even think about it!"

Seeing a slight movement in the corner of his eye, Tsukiki immediately threw out a handful of explosive kunai.

The kunai was driven directly into the ground and was about to explode with a bang. At this moment, the leader attacked again, using both his feet and hands. He kicked at the moon tree, and the kunai was also swept at the moon tree from a different angle.

Instead of confronting him directly, Tsukiki chose to back down, at which point the kunai he had thrown began to explode.

A person emerged from the ground; the explosion blocked his path to Minato Namikaze.

Yue Shu glanced over and heard movement above her head again.

The person who had just tried to rush over was now wrapped in electric current and slashing down from above with a knife.

Just as Tsukiki was about to block, the people around him also started to move, each holding a kunai and rushing over together.

The situation is absolutely terrible.

In addition, the leader was about to begin forming hand seals.

--concentrated!

Tsukiki adjusted himself for a moment, then planted the Kusanagi sword under his feet, while simultaneously recalling the scene from before.

That rogue ninja named Sandstone Needle was highly skilled in chakra manipulation.

With his mind racing, Tsukiki decided to try something.

It happened in an instant, leaving Yue Shu no time to think; she just did it.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Great Fire Annihilation is a wide-range A-rank fire jutsu. In the original work, Madara Uchiha even used it as an S-rank ninjutsu. It would take dozens of Water Walls to block such a ninjutsu.

The moon tree is different from the spotted one.

No large, raging fire emerged.

The chakra used in ninjutsu was restless, and Tsukijutsu forcefully manipulated it to surge towards the Kusanagi sword in his hand.

The Kusanagi sword is a weapon that channeles chakra, and considering the quality issue, the chakra of the Tsukuyomi tree wasn't as troublesome as one might imagine.

puff!

Flames erupted directly from the Kusanagi sword and shot into the sky.

The thing above didn't even have time to react before the sound of electricity accompanied the roar of flames, but after a moment, the crackling sound above them subsided.

This isn't over yet!

The people rushing towards them stopped in time, but the flames of the Moon Tree were not so docile.

The flames soared into the sky, spreading outwards like blooming flower petals, exerting immense pressure.

"Step back and let the water flow against the wall."

The other party was experienced and immediately gave the password.

The intensity of a flame can be judged from its appearance and sound; in a single instant, it is enough to know whether the raging flames in front of you will harm you.

Ultimately, they were more experienced. Apart from the person on top and the leader, the six of them quickly stepped back a few steps and began to form hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Flow Wall!"

Those with Water Release chakra can use Water Release; those without can use Earth Release: Earth Wall; and those with nothing can hide behind others.

"Earth Release: Technique for Creating Sharp Points from Earth."

As soon as the leader finished forming the hand seals, Yue Shu immediately noticed something was wrong with the ground beneath her feet.

boom!

The flames exploded once again, and Yue Shu's figure jumped out, but the flames that should have spread did not have time to spread.

Spikes kept sprouting from the surrounding ground and attacking the moon tree.

With each swing and slash of the Kusanagi sword in his hand, the incoming spikes were cut off one by one.

These spikes had just shot out from under his feet, and the Moon Tree had guided the flames down before they shot out, and in the end, the flames exploded in the struggle.

Thanks to this, the six defenders had a chance to catch their breath.

This Great Fire Annihilation technique is indeed extremely powerful. Even though Tsukuyomi is not as strong as Madara Uchiha, it is still powerful enough.

"Kid, you're not bad."

The leader spoke up, revealing that Yue Shu's strength completely exceeded his expectations.

"No passage allowed here!"

Tsukiki held up his sword and repeated the same words he had just spoken.

The surrounding flames were raging and crackling, and every now and then a gust of hot wind blew by. The figure of the Moon Tree looked so small, yet it was like a giant.

"There are no Mad Demons here, no Three Ninjas."

"I'm here!"

Yue Shu's eyes met those of the leader.

Their eyes met, and their auras clashed.

Passage is prohibited here!

Chapter 55: Otsutsuki

The world in my eyes is blood red.

It seemed like I was spinning in circles; everything in front of me was swaying back and forth.

Even though he was gripping the kunai very tightly, it still felt so weak, as if it were broken and had no bones to support it.

Snapped!

With a bang, the blond figure—Minato Namikaze—was sent flying backward.

The body, already stained red with blood, looked so fragile, as if it would be blown away by the wind.

Minato Namikaze rolled twice on the ground before collapsing to the ground in a disheveled state.

He was panting heavily as he strained to look up.

The black-haired girl who should have been on his back was lying on the ground, and the guy was slowly walking towards her.

"Don't touch it—"

"she!"

Minato Namikaze used his last bit of strength to throw the kunai in his hand.

"Please."

That was a task entrusted to him by his best friend, Himegami Tsukiki, not long ago.

But now he's messed it up.

How awful! How awful! How awful!

The kunai flew very slowly, as if it hadn't flown there for a very long time.

The guy noticed, glanced at it, and simply waved his hand, returning the kunai to Minato Namikaze.

Instinctively, he twisted his body, and the kunai was inserted into Minato Namikaze's shoulder.

Another wave of pain hit him, and Minato Namikaze's vision went black.

There was still a sliver of consciousness stemming from self-blame.

Why am I so weak?!

The scenery in front of Minato Namikaze slowly blurred, and Mikoto, who was lying on the ground, had been lifted up.

"monkey."

That indifferent face appeared before him, and Minato Namikaze could see it clearly.

It was a handsome face with fair skin; anyone would have thought the person in front of them was just a pretty young man.

But it was this very person who defeated Minato Namikaze without any chance to fight back.

Do you want to save her?

The guy in front of me grinned wickedly.

That bright smile, emanating from that handsome face, looked so sinister.

"I'll give you a chance. I'll restore some of your physical abilities, and then you can gouge out her eyes and give them to me, and I'll let you two go."

"Of course, both sides need to be awake."

Those fair, delicate hands were placed on Minato Namikaze's blond hair, and with a little force, they pulled Minato up.

The dizziness and weakness subsided a little, and Minato Namikaze slowly recovered.

"How about that? I'm merciful, aren't I? A mere monkey should thank me properly."

"Yours."

"brute!"

Those white eyes stared intently at Minato Namikaze, who then uttered words he had never spoken before—

"Faster, faster!"

Minato Namikaze slowly left the place where the conflict had just broken out. Now he just needed to find a safe place to put Mikoto down before he could go back to help Tsukiki.

After another bend in the road, the unexpected happened.

Before he could react, Minato Namikaze was sent flying, and Mikoto on his back was thrown to the side.