Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the beginning

On the top of a big tree, Minato, who was holding the already asleep Shin Kuna, suddenly stopped and frowned as he looked up at the sky in front of him. A stream of chakra emitting icy cold air was flying towards him at a high speed.

The distance is about four kilometers, which is the range of Minato's chakra perception.

"Are you a fellow from Konoha?"

Minato thought to himself, then jumped off the tree top, landed on the ground, immediately turned in another direction and ran away, avoiding the ninja flying from a distance.

If it's a companion, then it's fine.

But if they are not companions, then it will be troublesome.

Xin Jiuna's condition is not good. Although she has been fed with Bingliang Pills, she cannot recover from mental fatigue with Bingliang Pills. She can only rest and sleep.

In this state, Xin Kunai is unable to fight.

The enemy has the air advantage, and once he is entangled, it will be difficult for him to get rid of it. When the enemy reinforcements arrive, both of them will be in danger.

So choosing to avoid each other is the best option.

His goal was always to bring Shinkuna back to Konoha safely.

"Hmm...it's turned."

Minato suddenly stopped, turned around and looked behind him, frowned, then woke up Shin Kuna.

The opponent also turned when he turned, and continued to attack in his direction, which shows that the opponent also has some kind of long-distance perception ability.

Plus, considering the opponent's ability to fly, there's no way to escape from him.

First see if the other party is a companion or an enemy.

If it is an enemy, kill him as quickly as possible and continue running with Xin Kunai.

"Um...what happened to Minato?"

Xin Kuna woke up in a daze, saw Minato with a serious face, and asked.

Minato looked at the girl in his arms tenderly and said with a smile: "It may be the enemy coming, but don't be afraid, I am here."

"what!"

Xin Kuna exclaimed, and quickly got up from Minato's arms, stood aside, and forced herself to suppress her mental fatigue and focus her attention to face the possible enemies together with Minato.

She didn't want to be a burden to Minato.

As Minato and Shin Kuna stopped, Li Yao got closer and closer to them.

Three kilometers.

Two kilometers.

one kilometer.

When the two sides were one kilometer apart, Minato, with his sharp eyes, had already seen Li Yao on the back of the giant black iron eagle in the sky through the slanting moonlight.

Minato's gaze stayed on Li Yao's face for a moment, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. He was not doubtful about Li Yao's appearance, but that the temperature of this man's chakra seemed somewhat familiar.

"This chakra..."

"It's you!!!!"

“It’s you????”

After thinking for a moment, Minato's expression suddenly fluctuated violently. He raised his head abruptly and said "yes, you". The former was shocked, and the latter was also shocked, but the meanings were different. The former was shocked by Li Yao's sudden appearance, and the latter was shocked why Li Yao was still alive. Didn't the Third Hokage say that the bastard who snatched his friend away was dead?

Why was the bastard who had taken over his friend's body now appearing in front of him?

Even though the temperature of the icy chakra on that bastard's body had become even colder, he would not mistake that kind of fluctuation. That was the bastard who had killed his friend and taken over his friend's body.

But...why?

Minato couldn't figure out the reason, and he didn't have time to think about it. He was very angry at the moment. The memories of the past suddenly hit his brain. His tender face instantly turned red. His angry eyes stared fiercely at Li Yao who was flying in the air, and roared: "The bastard who took Yao's body!!!"

Yao...who is it?

And what does it mean to seize a body?

Xin Kuna was a little confused. The information she heard was beyond her ability to process. However, judging from Minato's reaction, it was certain that the person flying in the sky was an enemy and not a companion.

"Watergate……"

Xin Kuna looked at Minato with worried eyes. It was the first time she saw Minato so angry. She couldn't help but worry that Minato would lose his calm in battle because of his anger, which would be very fatal.

"Hmm...this nostalgic and familiar voice!"

At this time, Li Yao in the sky was listening to the roar coming from the front and below. Although it was a little different from the gentle voice in his memory, the familiar tone still evoked Li Yao's memories.

It was a sunny noon.

Minato's lunch rice balls were so delicious, although he almost vomited at first, but that tenderness deeply warmed Li Yao's uneasiness after traveling for many days, and made him feel a little safe in this familiar yet strange world, and he also had a little more sense of identity with Konoha.

That day was really beautiful.

Although that beauty was illusory, it was indeed the best day Li Yao had ever had since he came to the world of Naruto.

I have friends, classmates, and a goal (Hokage).

Everything is so beautiful.

Unfortunately...he is not Kimura Yo.

Chapter 85: Battle of Watergate

"Long time no see, Minato."

Above the big tree, on the back of the giant black iron eagle, Li Yao looked at the water gate about ten meters ahead.

The boy's golden hair was still as dazzling as the sun, but the gentle smile on his face was gone, replaced by an angry and hateful expression.

This kind of expression rarely appears on Minato's face.

Looking at the angry expression on Minato's face at this moment, Li Yao's thoughts were somewhat complicated.

He thought that when he saw Minato again, his face would have the same angry expression as Minato's now.

After all, everything he is experiencing now started with Minato's report.

He has reason to be angry, and should be even more angry.

But now that he actually saw Minato, he felt surprisingly calm, and it seemed that he did not hate Minato as much as he had imagined.

Come to think of it, Minato did nothing wrong.

As one of Li Yao's most admired characters in the anime Naruto, Minato Namikaze's life can be described as upright.

As Hokage, he is worthy of the villagers.

As a ninja, I am worthy of my companions.

As a father, he is worthy of Naruto.

As an enemy, he is worthy of Konoha.

From beginning to end, Minato was practicing his own ninja way.

In the late stage of the Fourth Ninja World War, after realizing that the masked man was Obito, at the critical moment when Obito was controlled to use the Rinnegan Technique to resurrect Uchiha Madara, he decisively took action and teleported in front of his former disciple, ruthlessly slashed him with a knife, and stopped Uchiha Madara's plan of rebirth.

If it weren't for the powerful vitality of the Wood Release Cells, Obito would have been dead at that moment.

As an enemy, Minato truly showed no mercy despite his different stance.

Li Yao is not Kimura Yao, but the evil enemy who killed Kimura Yao and took over his body. It is natural to report Li Yao, and if he does not report him, he is not Namikaze Minato.

Li Yao understood Shuimen's choice and admired Shuimen as a person.

Unfortunately, whether it is understanding or appreciation, it does not affect Li Yao's desire to kill Minato Namikaze as his enemy.

On this point, Li Yao agreed with Shuimen. Since they had different positions, the only possibility was life or death.

"call out!"

Li Yao jumped without hesitation and landed from the back of the black iron giant eagle.

When he jumped down, even Li Yao himself was stunned, as if he had not expected that he would actually take the risk and fight in person.

The moment he saw Minato and Kuna appear here, Li Yao realized that this was exactly the scene in the original novel where Minato killed three Kumogakure jonin in seconds and rescued Kuna.

Minato was able to kill three Kumogakure jonin in seconds. No matter what the reason was, his strength must be very good, plus he had a terrifying amount of chakra with Shin Kuna.

Li Yao's best option is actually to let the shadow clone fight, test the approximate abilities of the two, and then implement the final killing method.

But for some reason, his body made the choice before his consciousness at that moment.

Maybe... he doesn't want to lose to Minato Namikaze.

So... he wanted to fight Minato with all his strength.

“Jingjing…”

The moment after landing, Li Yao released the shadow clone in the belly of the Black Iron Eagle, took the Black Iron Eagle back into his body, and put on the long-lost Black Iron Feather Robe.

"Whoa..."

Before Li Yao landed on the ground, six shurikens had already predicted where he would land, and hit him just at the moment he landed.

If Li Yao really landed as expected.

"Bump!"

Li Yao naturally would not fall to the ground to meet the attack. His reaction was not slow either. Four black iron chains shot out from behind him. Two of them fell to the ground to support him in the air, avoiding six shurikens. At the same time, two of them shot at Minato who was attacking from both sides with kunai.

I have to say, Minato's fighting talent is really terrifying.

He was staring at Li Yao angrily just a moment ago.

The next moment, you can instantly enter a state of combat calm and make reasonable combat choices.

After Li Yao jumped off the giant black iron eagle, he was blocked from view by the branches of a large tree. The eagle immediately created two shadow clones and quickly ran through the bushes on both sides to the left and right sides of where Li Yao landed.

The main body quickly shot out six shurikens just before Li Yao was about to land, predicted Li Yao's position and attacked, while holding a sharp kunai, it quickly ran towards Li Yao and cooperated with the shadow clones on both sides to attack Li Yao.

It can be said that as soon as Li Yao landed, he had to face four waves of attacks from three directions.

If it were an ordinary ninja, he would not be able to release ninjutsu in such a short moment and could only rely on physical skills to deal with it.

But if you only rely on physical skills, unless you are a ninja with a bloodline limit like Kimimaro, you will not be able to resist Minato's three shadow clones and four waves of attacks from three directions at the same time.

The moment he hits the ground, Minato's kunai will pierce at least one vital point and he will die.

It was only because of Li Yao's special ability that he could use the four black iron chains at the same time with just a thought, without any seals.

Two of them dodged the kunai attack by leaning on the ground, and two shot to the sides, attacking Minato's shadow clone's body and mouth.

"Ding!"

Two sounds of metal collision were heard at the same time.

Li Yao's expression changed slightly.

"What a quick response!"

Facing Li Yao's sudden black iron chain attack, Minato's shadow clone reacted in an instant and inserted a kunai into the gap between the black iron chains, then used the force to flip over and kick Li Yao's head.

This reaction action requires very fast nerve and body reactions. Li Yao would not be able to react and move so quickly, but Minato did it easily.

On this point, Li Yao lost.

However, Li Yao is not an ordinary person. His ability to shoot black iron chains from various parts of his body is very valuable here, making up for his weakness of slow nerve reaction.

"Whizzing!"

So it doesn't matter if the body can't react in time to dodge, just take it head-on. Two black iron chains instantly shot out from Li Yao's temples on both sides and hit the soles of Minato's shadow clone's feet.

"Bump!"

Two clouds of smoke erupted on both sides of Li Yao. In terms of attack power, his black iron chain was more powerful, and Minato's shadow clone was blown up in this attack collision.

"Bump!"

At the same time, Minato's body suddenly jumped backwards, and two black iron chains broke out of the ground. The tail ends were the two black iron chains that Li Yao shot into the ground to support his body in mid-air. While supporting his body, they passed through the ground and attacked Minato's body.

Unfortunately, Minato also has a very keen chakra perception ability.

Even though there was a barrier on the ground, Minato could still sense this sneak attack coming from underground and respond instantly when it got close.

"Whoa!"