Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 468 Defeat at the Water Gate

Even for a skilled ninja, the effect of using ordinary Wind Release techniques with wind pressure is similar to the scene just now where the dust was violently pushed away; the power is already quite good.

If it weren't for the Steel Release technique protecting him, an ordinary ninja would have been severely injured, with their internal organs and bones broken, if pushed by the wind pressure and crashed into a rock or a tree. They would have been either dead or seriously injured.

However, the wind pressure from the wind escaping technique, enhanced by the imaginary mass of 100,000 tons, is like a tennis ball fired by an ordinary person instantly transforming into a cannonball fired by a grenade launcher, instantly increasing its power by more than a thousand or ten thousand times.

"Where are you looking!"

"Minato-kun!"

The familiar voice rang out again beside Minato.

Earth Release Clone - Ishii has arrived above Minato. He throws a punch, the fist enveloped in a gentle breeze, yet as heavy as Mount Tai.

The air distorted around the fist, demonstrating the terrifying power of the punch.

shhhhhh!

Three Flying Thunder God kunai flew out, one towards the right of the Earth Release clone - Ishii, one towards the left, and the other flying upwards from the forehead of the Earth Release clone - Ishii.

Minato, who was already prepared, was not a step late like the first time. The moment his Earth Release clone, Ishii, rushed over, his Flying Thunder God Kunai had already been launched.

At this moment, the two seemed to be working in perfect harmony.

Just as the wind ball on the fist of Earth Release Clone - Ishii was about to touch Minato, his Flying Thunder God Kunai also landed in the three directions of left, right, and top of Earth Release Clone - Ishii.

call out!

Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape, dodging the fist attack of Earth Release clone - Ishii. He arrived on a large rock and instantly condensed a Rasengan in his right hand. Then, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique again to reach the position of the Flying Thunder God Kunai above Earth Release clone - Ishii, and attacked the head of Earth Release clone - Ishii with the Rasengan in his hand.

All of this was accomplished in a mere instant.

It has to be said that Minato's reaction speed was terrifying, and the speed at which he could condense a Rasengan was also inhumanly fast, truly deserving of the title of the fastest ninja in the world.

Against an ordinary strong opponent, Minato's faster attack made him virtually unstoppable.

Unfortunately, he encountered Li Yao's earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical ability) clone - Shi Yan.

bump!

Earth Release Clone - Ishii twisted his body and punched Minato's falling Rasengan.

"What?!"

Minato was startled. He deliberately used three Flying Thunder God Kunai to distract himself from the Earth Release clone - Ishii, and then took advantage of the fact that the Earth Release clone - Ishii had nowhere to take over in mid-air to launch a fatal attack.

Unexpectedly, the Earth Release clone, Ishii, was able to quickly twist its body in mid-air with nowhere to gain leverage, and punched his Rasengan.

Not just reaction speed!

Li Yao's reaction speed was also very fast!

The water gate made a judgment instantly.

"Such immense power!"

Minato's pupils suddenly contracted as he sensed an unparalleled power emanating from the Rasengan he was controlling. It was clearly just an ordinary Wind Release technique, yet it felt as heavy as a mountain.

"not good!"

Minato's heart tightened suddenly, and an unbelievable aura of death instantly enveloped him.

"burst!"

Earth Release Clone - Shi Yan smiled slightly, and the wind ball on his fist suddenly exploded, giving the wind ball a terrifying imaginary mass, which transformed into a shockwave projectile that instantly broke through Minato's Rasengan.

In Minato's wide-eyed vision, the white light rapidly magnified.

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

call out!

At the critical moment, Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport and dodge.

boom!

A white beam of light pierced straight into the sky, instantly creating a large hole in the clouds. The resulting ripples spread outwards, stirring up countless small stones.

Just as Minato teleported to a large rock, he teleported again to the back of the rock.

call out!

Before Minato could catch his breath, Earth Release clone - Ishii attacked again, unleashing a punch.

Boom!

The boulders collapsed and the ground cracked open, but Shuimen was nowhere to be seen.

Minato has used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave again.

"The ability to teleport is really troublesome!"

Earth Release clone - Shi Yan shook his head, flew into the air and joined up with Gray Earth and Big Wave Secretary.

"Damn it, that yellow flash got away."

At this moment, Ash was still very unhappy with Minato for calling out the name Li Yao.

"Lord Tsuchikage," the wavy-haired secretary said, adjusting her gold-rimmed glasses with her middle finger, "that yellow flash was probably to confirm whether the information about your disappearance some time ago was true, but judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to recognize you."

Earth Release clone - Ishii - rarely appears in front of his ninja village, and is even less likely to be photographed. It is understandable that Minato did not know his identity.

"Should we make some arrangements for this?" asked Eri, the secretary of the big-wave-like girl.

"No need," said Earth Release clone - Ishii. "Since we've encountered Minato Namikaze, let's go to the Land of Fire battlefield and bring peace to Konoha!"

Earth Release clone - Ishii deliberately let Minato escape, wanting to see the moment he teleported back home, only to witness the tense and exciting scene of the main body and Kushina having a heart-to-heart talk.

Since Minato didn't return to Konoha, he must have gone to the battlefield between Iwagakure and Konoha.

Since that's the case, let's deal with the Konoha battlefield first, and then deal with the Kumogakure.

……

In a dense forest in a valley near the border of the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, the command camp led by Danzo was located.

Around the valley, various explosive tag traps were set up, and Root ninjas were on guard in the shadows.

At this moment, on a branch of a large tree, in a crevice of the trunk, was a Flying Thunder God kunai stuck inside.

call out!

A water gate suddenly appeared on the tree branch.

Pfft!

The moment he appeared, Minato knelt on one knee, panting heavily.

He held his right hand with his left, and the entire sleeve of his right hand was torn, revealing the bloody flesh of his arm that had been shaved off.

bump!

Minato lay on his side on the tree, gathering Healing Jutsu chakra in his left hand to repair the wound on his right hand, as the scene from just now flashed through his mind.

"That kind of power!"

A hint of relief flashed across Minato's face. Luckily, he reacted in time at the last moment and dodged it; otherwise, he would have been killed without a hit.

"What kind of ninjutsu is that?"

Minato frowned in thought. It was clearly an ordinary wind-style ninjutsu, but its power was so unstoppable that even the Rasengan was instantly pierced through.

If I hadn't reacted quickly, I wouldn't have just injured my arm; I would have been dead.

A special kind of wind-style technique?

It's a special wind release, similar to the special lightning release developed by Kakashi's father, White Fang. That's why the seemingly ordinary wind release has such great power.

Minato thought to himself, but quickly shook his head.

"It shouldn't be, there was other chakra in that wind release technique."

"That must be a combination ninjutsu."

"That heavy feeling..."

Minato carefully recalled his feelings at the time, and then his eyes lit up. He thought to himself: It was a combination of Earth Release and Wind Release ninjutsu!

"A combination ninjutsu of Super-Heavy Rock Technique and Wind Release!"

Minato instantly thought of the combination of these two ninjutsu techniques; the heavy wind perfectly matched the characteristics of this combination.

However... even a combination of the Super Heavy Rock Technique and Wind Release ninjutsu shouldn't have that kind of power, right?

Minato frowned. The power of that attack gave him the feeling that it could even block and destroy a Tailed Beast Ball.

It's extremely difficult for a combination of ninjutsu to achieve that level of power.

At least so far, we haven't seen any water gates.

(End of this chapter)