Naruto: From Novice to Grave

Chapter 97 - A Person Who Doesn't Stand Out Enough

Seeing Minato Namikaze's lightning-fast actions cause his comrades to fall one after another, Troy knew he couldn't let things continue like this.

If he keeps doing this, no matter how many people he kills, no one will be able to touch the hem of his clothes before his chakra runs out.

He just didn't understand. They were both ninjas, so how could he be this fast? Wouldn't his girlfriend have a problem with that?

Ordinary Cloud Ninjas have no way to deal with this kind of attack that goes beyond their nerves. Now, only his own bloodline limit, Magnet Release, can restrict Minato Namikaze's movements.

Troy magnetized the giant square shuriken in his hand and stuck it into the ground. Then he pulled open the sealing scroll, put it in his mouth, and formed hand seals to summon two large strings of smaller square shuriken of the same type.

【Magnetic Release: Magnetized Shuriken Technique】

After channeling his special chakra into the two shuriken, he waved his hands, and the floating shuriken were scattered in all directions by an invisible force.

It was very fast and the attack target was clearly defined.

This is a group attack ninjutsu, designed to force Konoha ninjas who are besieging their comrades to abandon their attack and use kunai to deflect the square shuriken aimed at them.

These strange shuriken, controlled by Troy, were deflected by the Konoha ninja and cleverly landed on the Flying Thunder God kunai stuck in the ground.

Even Higashino Makoto's squad, which had just entered the battlefield, was targeted by a square shuriken. When Gekko Unchimi drew his sword, he tried to sweep it away, but Higashino Makoto beat him to it by using a miniature version of the "One-Corner Great Wall" technique to deflect the shuriken.

He used force when he pushed, preventing the sword in his hand from falling on the Flying Thunder God Kunai next to him.

Higashino Makoto quietly picked up the kunai and put it in his ninja tool bag, while warning, "Don't touch this guy's shuriken with your weapon. I can sense that it magnetizes even your body. Look at what happened to the others who touched it."

The three looked over and, sure enough, the square shuriken that had been parried shot out of the ground again as if they had spotted their prey, attacking the person who had just touched the shuriken.

This is the first encounter kill of a special ninjutsu; it's easy to fall victim to it if you don't understand the principles behind it.

Magnet Release is not unfamiliar in the ninja world. Although ninjas pay attention to information secrecy, the way the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure and Rasa use Magnet Release has long been exposed. Fortunately, they don't care. When waves of iron sand or gold dust come down, even if you know it, you can't stop them.

The fighting style of the Cloud Village Troy when using Magnet Release has been known to very few people, and those outside the village who knew it are all dead.

Because this guy's Magnet Release isn't as flashy as Sunagakure's, he can only magnetize weapons and can't use brute force to overcome all opponents. Once people understand his abilities, his threat level is greatly reduced.

This time, the problem might be due to the excessive number of small square shuriken. The speed and attack power of each individual shuriken were not high. Most of the Konoha ninjas who were attacked were able to block and avoid danger. Only a few unlucky ones who were not strong enough were hit and their fates were unknown.

However, this peculiar attack still had a deterrent effect, briefly halting the battle and buying the remaining Cloud Ninja a little breathing time.

Troy and Theoshi knew that with Konoha ninjas surrounding them, escape was impossible; their only option was to stall for time and see if they could wait for the Fourth Raikage to arrive.

Everything will be alright as long as Lord Raikage arrives.

Konoha was naturally aware of this plan, so after a brief pause, the siege resumed.

The Cloud Ninja were plunged back into a fierce battle.

Troy could no longer be saved, because he himself had run into trouble, and Minato Namikaze came looking for him.

Through the battle just now, he quickly analyzed that the kunai he had thrown out had been magnetized by the opponent and was no longer safe.

Several kunai were then fired again, embedding themselves around Troy. Then, the Flying Thunder God Technique was activated, and Minato Namikaze instantly appeared behind him, wielding kunai and slashing at the back of Troy's neck with incredible speed.

Troy was a pure ninjutsu-type ninja. He knew that his taijutsu skills and reaction time were inferior to his opponent's, so he adopted a clumsy method of defense.

Three enormous square shuriken, controlled by Magnet Release, revolved around him, enveloping him like a turtle shell, making him look like a beggar version of a thug.

"Ding!"

The giant square shuriken blocked Minato Namikaze's attack while simultaneously magnetizing him.

However, Minato Namikaze, being a sensory ninja himself, keenly noticed the problem.

Seeing that he had succeeded, Troy protected himself while controlling the small square shuriken nearby to fire a barrage of bullets at Minato Namikaze. These little things seemed to be tracking him, frantically attacking the magnetized target.

However, this is also something that Minato, who is quick to react and can instantly switch positions, can't do much about.

Troy was ultimately just a small-time player, only able to use special Magnet Release chakra to enhance his weapons and control them to attack magnetized targets; at best, his methods were bizarre.

If he could manipulate magnetism like a real Magneto, even a movie version of Magneto, he could control the metal weapons on the battlefield and wreak havoc.

However, chakra is not a mutant's superpower, so it cannot be used at will. Relatively speaking, the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release is more like Magneto.

His opponent wasn't just limited to using kunai attacks. After repeatedly flashing around Troy and confusing him, Minato Namikaze finally forced Troy to reveal a weakness.

A Rasengan blasted the two giant shuriken away before they could close, and then, with a flash, he dodged the strangulation attack of the small square shuriken, appearing behind Troy and plunging a kunai into his heart.

Minato Namikaze's attack power was a bit lacking, but it wasn't something that could be blocked by just a few pieces of iron.

He didn't even need to use the "Flying Thunder God's Lightning Guiding Technique" to move the giant square shuriken; that thing wasn't worthy.

"Wow, that's fast!"

Troy could only utter this one thought before he died.

This is probably the lament of every ninja who died at Minato's hands.

While Minato Namikaze was dealing with Troy, Makoto Higashino and his crew were also happily reaping easy victories on the battlefield.

The experts can be dealt with by the big shots; they just need to stay on the sidelines and, if needed, act as the atmosphere-setter, shouting "666!"

However, a masked white-haired young man who came with Minato Namikaze was not willing to be outdone. He confronted Teoshi, a white-skinned, blond-haired ninja from the Cloud Ninja Clan, and fought with extreme ferocity, as if he didn't care about his life.

This is Kakashi Hatake, the Konoha ninja genius template that Higashino Jiro used to always talk about.

Higashino noticed him; ever since losing two teammates, this guy's dead fish eyes had become even more lifeless.

Their fighting style is extremely desperate, with a ruthless attitude of "if you don't kill me, I'll kill you."

Teoshi was originally an elite adult Jonin from Kumogakure, whose strength was far superior to Kakashi's at the moment. However, in his anxious state, he encountered Kakashi, who was fearless in battle, and was forced into a very sorry state.

At this point, Kakashi had lost his father's weapon, the White Fang Dagger, and was only holding a kunai, engaging in close and rapid combat with Teoshi.

Neither side had time to use ninjutsu, and they only used the most basic taijutsu to fight, making it difficult to determine a winner for the time being.

Suddenly, Higashino Makoto, who was not far from them, frowned, passively sensing that the situation had changed.

In a flash, he leaped behind Teoshi, and as Teoshi blocked Kakashi's kunai and smiled as he noticed something, he pierced Teoshi's heart with his sword.

Before he died, Teoshi looked back at Makoto Higashino, his eyes filled with a longing to live.

He had already sensed it; he was about to be saved, so why did this sixth brother suddenly appear?

Damn it, I was careless and didn't dodge.

"You deserve to die!"

A roar came from the sky, but it was useless. Teoshi's heart had been pierced, and only a god could save him.