I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 384 Dayama Rasengan!

Master Men, are you doing gua sha again?

Through the skeletal barrier of the "Black Warrior," Nara Rinkazu saw Minato Namikaze's hopeful expression and couldn't help but find it amusing.

To this day, the Black Knight has undergone several "version updates," and its defensive strength far exceeds expectations.

Even Nara Rinka's own Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon could not shake the Black Warrior's outer defense.

Minato Namikaze's initial version of the Rasengan was far inferior!

Of course, if Minato Namikaze could infuse the Rasengan with a sufficient amount of chakra—almost equivalent to the amount of Yin Release chakra that constitutes the Black Warrior—he might be able to break the Black Warrior in one go.

The initial Rasengan, about the size of a palm, has insufficient chakra and doesn't involve advanced nature transformations. Don't even think about breaking through the Black Knight's defense!

Nara Rinka increased the amount of Yin Release chakra injected into the [Black Warrior], and another brand new giant arm grew out from the side of the skeleton.

Two giant chakra hands struck towards Minato Namikaze from the left and right, almost completely blocking his retreat route. The rolling palm wind made his robes flutter loudly.

However, this level of attack is ineffective against Minato Namikaze, who is proficient in space-time ninjutsu.

Once again, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique, effortlessly dodging the Black Warrior's slap attack.

But this time...

The instant Minato Namikaze appeared at the landing point of the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

In "Dark Knight," Nara Rinkachi simultaneously raised his right hand, aimed at Minato Namikaze's location, and fired a black projectile as swift as a meteor.

[Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon]!

Since it's a "ninjutsu experiment," there should be a back-and-forth exchange.

The supersonic Spiral Shadow Cannon tore through the air, leaving a rather dazzling white streak in mid-air. The sharp whistling sound of it cutting through the air was left far behind by this dark shadow bullet.

Minato Namikaze felt a chilling sense of danger coming from ahead, and his extremely sensitive premonition of danger reminded him to take immediate action.

Without any warning, Minato Namikaze vanished from his spot once again, leaving only a blurry afterimage on the ground.

It might be a second, or it might be half a second.

The Spiral Shadow Cannon slammed into the afterimage left behind by Minato Namikaze, causing the ground to explode instantly. Large chunks of soil, along with rubble, shot into the sky with tremendous force.

Minato Namikaze, who had dodged to the side using the Flying Thunder God Technique, was secretly alarmed when he saw the power of Nara Rin's special Rasengan, which seemed to have incorporated Yin Release nature transformation.

No matter how many times we've met before.

Ninjutsu like the "Phantom Gale Rasengan," with its extremely fast attack speed and long range, is truly enviable...

Nara Langui:?

Minato Namikaze suppressed his inner longing, quickly sensed the remaining chakra in his body, and immediately released the Body Flicker Technique, rushing towards the direction of the [Black Warrior] once again.

During the journey, Minato Namikaze raised his left hand to his chest and took out two Flying Thunder God kunai from his ninja tool bag with his right hand, throwing them one after the other towards the direction of the Black Warrior.

Seeing the two kunai hurtling towards him, Nara Rinka narrowed his eyes slightly and manipulated the hands of the [Black Warrior] to strike at the two "hidden weapons" flying through the air.

The Black Knight's palm struck the Flying Thunder God Kunai, which was flying even faster.

But before it could strike the second kunai...

Minato Namikaze once again activated the mark he had previously placed on the Flying Thunder God kunai, directly teleporting to the vicinity of the kunai and swinging his right hand towards the chakra palm that was striking towards him.

On Minato Namikaze's right palm, a new type of Rasengan, different in shape from the original, was floating, with a sharp chakra blade, like a Jupō Shūsha, wrapped around the surface of this special Rasengan.

"Wind Release: Rasengan!"

Minato Namikaze swung his right hand, slamming one of the results of his training over this period of time into that pitch-black giant hand.

Boom—

An even more astonishing force than when the Rasengan exploded erupted in the training ground.

A fierce gust of wind swept outwards from the point of impact between Minato Namikaze's "Wind Release: Rasengan" and the "Dark Warrior," creating the impression that a super hurricane had suddenly swept through the training ground.

The Rasengan, incorporating the nature transformation of Wind Release, possesses a cutting power and destructive force far exceeding that of the initial version.

When Minato Namikaze moved his right hand away, several shallow cracks could be seen faintly appearing at the point of contact between the Black Warrior and the Wind Release: Rasengan.

Upon seeing this, Master Men was immediately moved.

It's broken!

However, with the replenishment of Yin Release chakra by Nara Rinka, the slight crack on the palm of the Black Warrior was completely restored in the blink of an eye, returning it to its original state.

The art of shadow imitation!

A fine shadow spread out from below the Black Warrior, reaching out to Minato Namikaze, who remained in place.

Minato Namikaze, who clearly still had the strength to dodge, inexplicably stayed in place this time and quickly formed hand seals at the same time.

The moment the Shadow Imitation Technique successfully connects to Minato Namikaze's shadow.

Minato Namikaze had just finished forming the hand seals when he poured all the remaining chakra in his body into his full head of golden hair. His neat, short golden hair suddenly swelled and grew, like a lion's mane.

"The Art of Disordering Lion's Mane!"

As Jiraiya's disciple, Minato Namikaze also knew most of the ninjutsu that Jiraiya knew.

It's not used normally; it's only needed for tactical purposes.

Minato Namikaze's long golden hair twisted and spun in mid-air like a whip, completely ignoring the control of the Shadow Imitation Technique, wrapping around the arms and body of the Dark Knight, binding the latter tightly like a rope.

With the power of the Black Knight, breaking free from the "Lion's Mane Technique" wouldn't be difficult.

However, just as Nara Rinka was about to exert more force to break free of his restraints.

An astonishing surge of chakra emanated from behind him.

A new Minato Namikaze, using the Flying Thunder God Technique as a springboard, teleported directly behind the Dark Knight.

Due to the binding effect of the "Lion's Mane Technique" in front, the Black Knight could not escape immediately and could only remain stationary.

Then Minato Namikaze appeared, raising his right hand high.

He held a giant Rasengan, almost as big as himself, in his hand, with streams of chakra flowing endlessly within it.

"Otama Rasengan!"

A glint of excitement flashed in Minato Namikaze's eyes as he pressed the "Giant Rasengan" in his hand against the unobstructed back of the Black Warrior.

Rumbling--

The thunderous roar that pierced through the clouds and split rocks resounded through the sky.

Under the terrifying power of the "Great Rasengan," which could split mountains and shatter rocks, the skeleton-like bones of the [Black Warrior] broke one by one. The broken black bones floated in the air and quickly disappeared without a trace.

Completely stripped of the Black Warrior's protection, Nara Rinkazu's true form was revealed to Minato Namikaze.

"Amazing, incredibly amazing, Minato-san."

Nara Rinkazu smiled and stretched out his right hand. The Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon instantly took shape and was about to blast towards Minato Namikaze, who was standing close by.

At this critical moment.

Minato Namikaze spread his hands.

"I've run out of chakra, I'm giving up. I surrender."

"……Clam?"

(End of this chapter)