Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 127 Rout and Reinforcements (Third Update)

call out-!

A flash of golden light! Minato Namikaze vanished instantly!

The next moment, he appeared less than half a meter in front of Chiyo, right on the back of the defensive puppet "Salamander"!

—It turns out that back in that probing close-quarters battle, Minato Namikaze had already left a barely perceptible Flying Thunder God Technique seal on the "Salamander's" carapace, but he hadn't activated it in the subsequent battles until now, when it was suddenly used!

The kunai, with a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the air, stabbed straight at Chiyo's wrinkled throat!

"What?!"

Chiyo was greatly shocked.

In the rush, she could only rely on her physical instincts honed through decades of battles. She leaned back sharply, trying her best to dodge the kunai, while using her hands to control the three Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Master puppets that remained beside her to protect her!

These three puppets, none other than the most peculiarly designed "Buddha," "Dharma," and "Sangha," suddenly activated the mechanisms on their chests, unleashing a terrifying suction force aimed directly at Minato Namikaze, who was standing almost within reach: "Three Treasures Suck Away—!"

This technique, a Wind Release with sealing properties, instantly creates a fierce gale that frantically sucks everything in its path. Minato's movements were slightly off-target as a result; the kunai, originally aimed at Chiyo's throat, ended up slicing through her left arm instead.

scoff!

A spray of blood splattered out!

Seeing that his plan to kill with one blow had failed, Minato Namikaze did not linger in the fight. His figure turned into golden light again, and with the help of another Flying Thunder God kunai mark that he had set up in the distance, he instantly escaped the terrifying suction force of the "Three Treasures Absorption"!

"Well!"

Chiyo groaned, feeling a sharp pain in her arm, and her heart sank.

Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai was made of metal with chakra conduction added. That attack was not a simple taijutsu slash, but incorporated the properties of wind release, so the wound was deeper than it appeared on the surface, reaching the bone.

Although Chiyo's willpower allowed her to endure the pain, such an injury was a fatal obstacle for a ninja like her who relied on precise chakra threads to control puppets! Under these circumstances, it had become impossible to control thirteen puppets as if they were extensions of her own limbs.

Even when she was unharmed, Chiyo still needed to go all out to avoid being assassinated at close range by Minato Namikaze.

Now that the other party has gained the upper hand, if she continues to entangle herself, her old bones might really come to an end here!

"—Damn it!"

A hint of resentment flashed in Chiyo's eyes, but she made a quick decision and directly controlled one of the puppets to smash a purplish-black sphere onto the ground!

boom!

A dense cloud of purplish-black smoke exploded!

The smoke spread rapidly, emitting a pungent odor of sulfur and some unknown toxin, enveloping the surrounding area for hundreds of meters and completely obscuring visibility!

"Walk!"

Under the cover of smoke, Chiyo gathered all ten members of the Ninjaku Shrine in front of her, forming a mobile fortress around her, and fled desperately towards the area occupied by Sunagakure! She simply abandoned the "Salamander" that had been marked with a magic seal and the slow-moving "Black Ant"!

Minato Namikaze returned to the outer edge of the area shrouded in purplish-black smoke. His brows furrowed slightly, and instead of rushing in rashly, he formed hand seals and released a Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

call--!

A powerful hurricane dispersed most of the billowing purplish-black poisonous smoke, revealing a battlefield ravaged by devastation. Several broken puppet parts and severed chakra threads lay scattered on the ground, but Chiyo and the Chikamatsu Ten were nowhere to be seen.

"—As expected of the Sand Village elder who once fought against Jiraiya-sensei, it's a pity we couldn't capture her."

Minato Namikaze let out a soft breath, his tone tinged with regret.

If Chiyo could be killed or captured in this battle, it would be a huge blow to Sunagakure. It's even possible that Sunagakure would surrender without a fight.

However, since the first attack failed, continuing the pursuit would be troublesome. Considering that Kakashi and the others were still fighting hard and might need to quickly go and support the intercepted troops, Minato Namikaze had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​pursuing them and wait for another opportunity.

This time, we were caught off guard by their deliberate attack, and being able to wipe out the enemy's elite troops is already a decent result. There's no need to pursue a decisive victory in one battle.

present.

Minato Namikaze turned his gaze to Yu Mikami, his face regaining its gentle smile: "Yu, well done! You actually captured Pakura all by yourself! You probably already possess the strength of a Jonin."

Previously, Minato Namikaze had a high opinion of Yu Mikami, but he also felt that Yu was somewhat unbalanced, and that apart from his exceptional Fire Release, he was not much different from Kakashi in other aspects.

But now—

The fact that they were able to capture Pakura, a Jonin from Sunagakure, alive is enough to prove their worth.

"Mr. Minato is too kind."

Mikami Yu smiled and said, "Thanks to you for drawing Chiyo's main attention and the puppet, I was able to find an opportunity. Besides, this guy is really strong; I only managed to win by a narrow margin after giving it my all."

"Yeah----"

Minato Namikaze smiled as well.

After spending so much time together, he had come to understand Mikami Yu's speaking style. Although he said he "gave it his all" and "won by a narrow margin," judging from the slightly dirty hem of Mikami Yu's clothes and the duration of their battle, this fight shouldn't have been too difficult.

As for how Mikami Yu did it, it's not important. After all, every ninja has their own trump card, and information about those trump cards is of utmost importance. Once exposed, it can easily bring danger to oneself. So if Mikami Yu doesn't want to talk about it, he won't ask him.

present.

Minato Namikaze raised his chin: "Yu, go find Obito and Rin Nohara and see how they are doing. I'll go find Kakashi. Although the opponents they chose aren't too strong, the battlefield is ever-changing, and we need to ensure everyone's safety."

"it is good."

Mikami Yu nodded and glanced at Yekura.

Minato Namikaze understood and used a shadow clone: ​​"Don't worry, I'll leave a clone here to keep an eye on your prisoners. Go now."

This time, Mikami Yu didn't hesitate. He moved swiftly and sped off in the direction Obito and Nohara Rin had gone. As he ran, he used his sensory abilities to carefully discern the remaining traces of chakra in the air and listen to the sounds of fighting near and far.

at this time.

Obito and Rin Nohara stood back to back, looking at their respective enemies. Both were panting and had injuries on their bodies. Obito's left arm had a large gash, and blood stained his arm guard. Rin Nohara also had several bloody marks from Wind Release techniques on her body.

opposite.

The Sand Village ninja with a hideous scar on his face and fierce eyes grinned maliciously; not far away, another female ninja held a kunai in her left hand, her right hand twisted and hanging by her side, breathing softly.