I am the most popular character in Naruto!

That's right, just like Hashirama Senju, Chiaki occasionally has brain farts and goes into a state of mental lapse...

"Hmph, so they're a pair of illicit lovers. Let's kill them together!"

The Rain Ninja Chunin's vigilance weakened further when they saw Chiaki, who had pink hair and looked completely powerless.

At the same time, he secretly cursed that all the good cabbages were taken by pigs, feeling envious but saying nothing.

Minato didn't have any good solutions for the four of them. He had used all his talent to develop the Body Flicker Technique. It wasn't that he didn't know ninjutsu, but that he wasn't used to using it.

Something that could be solved with a single slash in the blink of an eye, why bother with hand seals and ninjutsu? Isn't that exhausting?

LOL, after playing so many assassins, mages are practically useless against them.

In addition, the three genin from Rain Village were practically a three-pronged attack, raining down senbon needles everywhere like a bullet hell game, making Minato's life miserable.

This led to the Rain Ninja Chunin realizing, after the actual battle, that their opponents were just so-so, rather weak, and their mentality began to swell.

"Water Style! Water Clone Technique!"

The Rain Ninja Chunin conjured a water clone to protect the three Genin, preventing them from being instantly killed by Minato's Body Flicker Technique, while simultaneously rushing directly towards the direction where Chiaki had fallen.

"Hehe, let's take care of one first!"

His eyes were filled with a fierce light. Although Minato couldn't do anything to the four of them, if Minato wanted to leave, even the Chunin of the Rain Village would have to pay a price.

Why not detain this pretty girl first? We can use her to influence Minato.

The Rain Ninja's operation this time must be kept secret; they cannot afford to expose it because of their own actions.

"Chiaki!"

Seeing the Rain Ninja heading towards Chiaki, Minato couldn't help but worry.

At this point, Chiaki was only a genin. Facing a chunin whose speed in the rain was on par with his own, wasn't that a bit too difficult?

He couldn't help but look up at Jiraiya, his eyes filled with reproach.

"Go! Go protect Qianqiu with your body! Go!"

However, Jiraiya, who was in the tree, frantically gestured to Minato, signaling him to hurry up and act.

Watergate: ? ? ?

So I'm just a tool?

Are you sure that after I get injured, Qianqiu and I alone can drive away those four?

"Quickly! Go!"

Jiraiya gave Minato a hand gesture, and Minato sighed softly, immediately intending to use the Body Flicker Technique to shield Chiaki from the damage.

"No, Senior Brother Minato!"

"Don't come here!"

Chiaki, who had just fallen from the tree, saw Minato forming hand seals and immediately became a drama queen again.

"I finally made up my mind to break up with you, but if you come any closer, I won't be able to resist falling in love with you all over again..."

"Tsunade, I think your sister has gone mad."

Jiraiya stopped his frantic hand gestures and gave Tsunade an expression for her to interpret.

"I feel so too."

Tsunade sighed deeply, rubbing her forehead. She realized that she had previously worried that Chiaki might become somewhat sentimental because of her prayers.

Grandpa's intellectual disability cells are truly incredibly powerful!

The Rain Ninja Chunin had already positioned his kunai, aiming at Chiaki's landing point, waiting to stab him and inflict serious injury before grabbing Chiaki to threaten Minato.

However, he overlooked a small problem.

At this moment, Chiaki was slowly falling from the air, much slower than when she first jumped down.

As we all know, since the acceleration due to gravity is constant, the speed of falling should only increase. The change in Qianqiu's speed is obviously illogical.

Oh, ninjas don't study physics, that's fine then.

"Ha, I got it!"

Just as Chiaki landed, the Rain Ninja Chunin waved his kunai. Chiaki twisted his body, pressed his hand slightly against the tree, and used chakra to attach his body to the tree. He then delivered a high kick to the Rain Ninja Chunin's face.

"Humph, I knew it!"

Seeing Chiaki's actions, the Rain Ninja sneered, dodged Chiaki's attack with a Rain Shunshin, appeared beside Chiaki, and thrust the kunai out again.

"whee."

However, Chiaki just chuckled, and her high kick suddenly slammed down, her black boot slamming into the ground, releasing a torrent of chakra.

"Heaven-reaching feet!"

"Varied……"

The Rain Ninja's expression changed drastically, but it was too late to dodge.

bang

The ground suddenly sank into a large pit, and shattered soil flew everywhere. Even the rain seemed to stop for a moment.

"Oh my God!"

Jiraiya pressed his head, looking at Tsunade in disbelief.

"When did you teach her the Sky-Piercing Kick?!"

"I just mentioned it briefly..."

Tsunade smiled sheepishly, "Chiaki is also a member of the Senju clan, you know..."

The monstrous strength inherited from Hashirama Senju was simplified by Tsunade into the Super Strength Fist and the Heavenly Kick. She simply told Chiaki the principle of using chakra to control a breath and unleash chakra at a desired location, and Chiaki immediately learned the Super Strength.

The inheritance of this bloodline is truly terrifying.

"team leader!"

"team leader!?"

Those three genin had never seen anything like this before.

A cute pink-haired girl kicked the ground, creating a crater. Their captain lay in the crater, bleeding profusely, his fate unknown.

The water clone shattered because it was uncontrolled, leaving the three genin looking at each other, unsure of what to do.

"Rescue the captain! There might still be hope!"

Just then, the three genin were momentarily distracted, and a voice entered their minds, which immediately brought them back to their senses.

"Yes! Bring the captain back!"

"We can!"

Thinking this, the three genin immediately rallied their spirits and once again unleashed the ninjutsu: Thousand Needles of Rain.

Countless senbon needles were fired at Chiaki, each needle filled with the resentment and anger of the three genin towards him.

"Qianqiu! Watch out!"

A flash of golden light appeared, and Minato spread his arms to block Chiaki. Thud! Thud! Thud! Countless senbon needles shot into Minato's back, and he immediately collapsed, blood flowing freely.

"Senior Brother Minato—"

Qianqiu knelt down gracefully, her eyes immediately brimming with tears as she cried, "Please don't let anything happen to you!"

"Now!"

The three genin were overjoyed to see Minato fall. Although Chiaki had high damage output, she wasn't fast, so they could easily get past her and rescue their captain!

Presumably, she was too busy rescuing the person she liked to track down the three of them, so the secret of Amegakure can still be preserved!

What? You killed Qianqiu first?

Her instant kill of a Chunin terrified the three Genin. What if they tried to kill Chiaki and were killed instead? Wouldn't that be incredibly stupid?

It would be better to retreat first; at least we could save the captain.

As for whether Chiaki's survival would cause a dispute between the two countries about who would launch the first attack, that was not something the three genin could concern themselves with.

Thinking this, the three Rain Ninja genin immediately exerted all their strength, using their Body Flicker Technique beyond their usual level, to "snatch" their captain from Chiaki and flee directly towards the camp.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Kneeling and Begging to Be Viewed

Raindrops fell incessantly, making a splashing sound. Minato slowly awoke from his unconsciousness, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Before him were branches swaying in the wind, a veil of rain that annoyed him, and a girl half-squatting in front of him, her hands clasped tightly and her eyes closed in prayer.

Enveloped in pink light, Minato felt a bit languid due to the rich vitality.

"You're awake? How are you feeling?"

As if noticing Minato's awakening, the pink-haired girl slowly opened her eyes and winked playfully at him.

"Why don't you walk a few steps?"

Her quirky and mischievous appearance made Minato chuckle. She was actually getting back at him for something he'd said to her before—that was really something…

"What's the situation now?"

Minato sat up straight and found himself placed on a thick branch of a tree, with Chiaki tending to his healing.

"We have arrived at the Rain Village's temporary camp. Jiraiya-sensei and Tsunade-neechan are scouting the area."

Chiaki lowered her hands, relaxed her body, and sat down in front of Minato in a duck-like position.

"Thanks to Minato's real injury, those three genin believed Jiraiya's terrible genjutsu and fled back to camp with the Rain Ninja chunin without even noticing that we were following them."

After saying that, Chiaki raised her hands and stretched deeply. Her long pink hair, tied into twin ponytails, fell in front of her beautiful body, blocking Minato's view.

"Yeah……"

Minato stared blankly at Chiaki, unable to tell whether the person in front of him was the same Chiaki he had known before.

"Ah... Senior Brother Minato, where are you looking?"

Chiaki withdrew her hands, clutching her chest warily. "I'll go back and tell Kushina, okay?"