This puppeteer is a bit... well...

Chapter 41 Go to hell!

When a person is in the air, there is nowhere for them to exert force, making it impossible to adjust their balance to effectively dodge or resist.

So is Watergate.

However, with the blessing of Sage Mode, his physical attributes such as nerve reaction, speed, strength, and endurance have been greatly improved.

As he watched the iron fist come charging towards him, his heart remained calm, and everything in his vision seemed to slow down, as if time itself had slowed down.

Time, of course, cannot be slowed down.

But when he concentrates all his attention on one thing, his nerve responses become more acute.

That's exactly what happened at the Water Gate.

As he watched the iron fist slowly swing out like an old man practicing Tai Chi in a square, Minato stretched out his right hand and placed it on the cold iron fist.

Then, before the force of the iron fist could be transmitted, he exerted his strength, using the iron fist as a fulcrum, and flipped his body in mid-air, barely dodging the blow by narrowly missing his nose.

Furthermore, the Flying Thunder God's talisman was left on it.

"boom!"

Vision returned to normal, and the iron fist missed its target, striking the floor and causing the entire hall floor to collapse.

"Boom!"

Flames shot out from the thrusters on his back and feet as Ryuji hovered in the air and threw a punch.

Minato stood with his head on the ground and his right hand gripping the Rasengan as he pressed down.

When Ryuji saw the Rasengan, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. He opened his fist and grabbed directly at the highly compressed and spinning Rasengan.

This sudden change startled Minato, and his eyes widened slightly, but he did not change his attack method.

"call out……"

The expected intense collision did not occur; the steel hand began to absorb the chakra jutsu the moment it made contact with it.

—Chakra absorption device.

Ryuji installed this device in the palm of his armor, which can absorb attribute-less chakra.

The chakra ball, originally the size of a fist, shrank like a deflated balloon after coming into contact with the steel hand, and then disappeared completely.

The steel hand continued forward, trying to grab the other's hand.

Once he dons his armor, he has an absolute advantage in strength; once he grabs his opponent's hand, the battle is over.

But just as he was about to grab it, Minato disappeared.

The sensor immediately detected the airflow inside the room and informed the owner of the enemy's jump location in the first instance.

Without even looking, Long Er raised his hand and aimed it at the coordinates captured by the auxiliary device.

"Buzz!"

With a mechanical roar, a fiery red light shone from the gaps in the steel arm, and scorching flames shot out from the palm in the next second.

Although it is a mechanically launched flame, its principle is not like that of a flamethrower. Instead, it is transformed by the ninjutsu imprint in the mechanical arm, and its power is by no means inferior to a B-rank fire jutsu.

Not only does it have the power to instantly raise the temperature of a large room to forty degrees Celsius, but its ejection speed is also unparalleled, reaching its position almost as soon as it leaves the barrel.

As soon as Minato reappeared after leaping away using the Flying Thunder God Technique, flames assaulted him from all sides. But his greatest strength wasn't speed, but his reflexes; even such a sudden attack couldn't catch him off guard.

What would be an absolute crisis for an ordinary person, he was not alarmed but delighted, and activated Flying Thunder God once again.

"Bang!"

The fiery impact smashed through the wall, and at the same time, Minato appeared beside the enemy in a blind spot, Rasengan already in his hand, ready to strike.

but……

"Snapped!"

The steel hand appeared as if it had foreseen the future, and as soon as Minato appeared, it grabbed his neck.

It was as if Minato himself had handed his neck to the enemy.

"it's over!"

Looking at Minato, who had exited Sage Mode due to difficulty breathing, Ryuji declared his victory.

"You made a mistake. You shouldn't have thought of armor as just a weapon."

The armor is equipped with numerous weapons and functional devices, as well as six types of ninjutsu imprints, making it an absolute weapon of mass destruction.

But its most impressive feature is not its own performance, but the auxiliary system "Armor" loaded onto the armor.

This auxiliary system is not a data software on a computer, but an artificial soul without independent consciousness, which only carries combat memories and can only react to enemies.

This artificial soul recorded all the battles that Ryuji personally experienced and witnessed, including battles that had not yet occurred in the ninja world, or even belonged to this world.

This results in its memory encompassing almost all elements of combat, enabling it to make the optimal choice in any situation.

In other words, against A, all tactical tricks are useless; victory can only be achieved through head-on confrontation.

However, the armor's performance is extremely powerful, and in the current era, only the Third Raikage might be able to defeat it in a head-on confrontation.

But it's only a possibility.

Ryuji has never fought the Third Raikage, so he doesn't know his exact strength and is only guessing based on his performance in the anime... His opponent's ninjutsu and taijutsu might be slightly superior.

but.

Since he knew the opponent might win in a head-on confrontation, Ryuji wouldn't be foolish enough to engage in such a direct confrontation. And when it comes to tactics, no one can beat Jia.

This is why Ryuji is so confident.

Because there are no stronger beings than the Shadow in this era.

Minato Namikaze was indeed powerful, but he was only at the pinnacle of ordinary ninjas, and the ninjutsu and techniques he mastered were specifically designed for ordinary individual enemies.

Against ordinary people, his Body Flicker Technique can kill them on sight. Against skilled opponents who are unaware of the Flying Thunder God's abilities, he can also likely outmaneuver them.

But Long Er was a master, and he knew Long Er's trump card.

His Rasengan will be absorbed by the chakra absorption device.

No, even without absorption, the power of the Rasengan alone cannot break through the armor's defenses.

Based on this alone, Ryuji is invincible.

Moreover, A also recorded his future battles against the Fourth Hokage AB combination, against Obito, and even against Six Paths Obito and Madara. He had a thorough understanding of Minato's battle thinking and could predict his actions in advance.

Through the connection of the spiritual ocean, Long Er can synchronize his thoughts with Jia and take action without the slightest delay.

Of course, A is not without weaknesses.

Its size dictates that it can only carry a small chakra energy storage device, which, even when fully charged, is only enough for it to operate for one hour.

If ninjutsu is used, the time will be reduced to about 20 to 5 minutes, depending on the type and number of ninjutsu used.

If the enemy is aware of this situation and chooses a war of attrition tactics, it will be very difficult to win.

For example, Minato... If he knew that A could only maintain his speed for such a short time, and thus used his speed to delay, then Ryuji would not have been able to win.

Unfortunately, it was Ryuji who had the advantage in intelligence.

……

"Go to hell!"

Looking at the struggling Minato in his hand, Ryuji's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he tightened his grip, ready to snap the other's neck.

Suddenly, the earth began to tremble.

"Bang!"

The top of the tower was pushed down by a tremendous force, and a huge puppet head poked its head inside.

"You bastards, just die!"

(End of this chapter)