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

Chapter 58: Always with a girl, forever a god!

"A combat strategy that hides oneself in the shadows is indeed difficult to defend against when attacking."

Minato Namikaze's voice sounded as gentle and composed as ever.

"But Nara-kun, I must remind you of something: this kind of combat strategy is ineffective against sensory ninjas."

"Whether it's your main body or your clones, the chakra they emit is far too obvious."

"This time, you caught me."

"And I have captured you all."

Flying Thunder God Technique!

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato Namikaze's figure vanished from the spot once again, breaking free from the control of the Shadow Hanging Technique.

"I knew he was fast, but I didn't know he could be this fast."

The shadow clone showed a helpless expression and immediately canceled the spell's effect, conveying the situation to the main body.

"Fighting against this kind of opponent... is really too troublesome!"

Nara Rinkachi instantly received the intelligence message that "Minato Namikaze has sensed the presence of the shadow clones."

"Yongdaimei is going to use a full-map cheat..."

Nara Rinka pursed her lips and glanced at the forest surrounding the third training ground.

He did indeed arrange for many clones to infiltrate the area before the battle began.

The wooden spear trap, for example, was also activated by the clone.

But now it seems these clones are in for trouble...

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

With a soft shout, a huge, blazing fireball erupted from a secluded corner of the third training ground, hurtling menacingly towards another location.

In his normal state, Minato Namikaze is a high-speed ninja who focuses on high burst damage and can defeat enemies in one move.

However, this does not mean that he is unaware of other combat methods.

As a direct disciple of Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, Minato Namikaze could freely use most of Jiraiya's ninjutsu!

Understand the basic advantages and disadvantages of the Nara clan's shadow magic.

After careful consideration, Minato Namikaze ultimately abandoned the conventional strategy of close-range attacks and instead adopted a new "turret ninja" mode.

At the very spot where "Fire Release: Flame Bullet" was attacking, a Shadow Clone was hidden, with a horizontal trap attached to its side.

Faced with the sudden attack of the fireball, the Shadow Clone, which only had the function of "activating traps", had no power to resist and was easily destroyed on the spot.

【Shadow Clone】The memories of the "death" are immediately transmitted back to Nara Rinka's brain.

After a moment's thought, he decisively dismissed all the remaining clones on the field to avoid unnecessary consumption of chakra.

This also includes a gun squad that had pre-prepared multiple [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullets]...

"It's a pity."

Nara Rinka gently exhaled a breath of stale air and calmly looked ahead.

"However, forcing out the Flying Thunder God Technique, which I used five times in a row with my sister, through a carefully prepared battle strategy, can't be considered a failure."

"But... the regular ninjutsu abilities of Eternal Belt are completely unknown..."

Before anyone knew it, Minato Namikaze instantly appeared on the ground, formed the Tiger Seal with his hands, took a deep breath, and exhaled it forward.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

The flames released by Minato Namikaze danced in the air like a raging dragon, and when they were halfway there, they precisely split into three streams, attacking Nara Rinka from the front, left and right.

The bright orange flames drew closer, illuminating Nara Ranka's small face until it glowed red.

In terms of both speed and power, Minato Namikaze's Fire Release far surpasses that of 12-year-old Shisui Uchiha.

Faced with such a powerful fire-style attack, Nara Rinka frowned, his figure disappearing into the shadows beneath his feet like flowing water.

[Shadow Technique]!

However, unexpectedly...

The "Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet" released by Minato Namikaze did not pass directly over the location of Nara Rinkazu. Instead, it circled around his standing position, tightly enveloping him in the center.

At such close range, the dazzling light emitted by the flames constantly influenced and altered Nara Rinka's shadow shape, while also increasing the difficulty of controlling the [Hirage Technique] and the consumption of Yin Release chakra.

Seeing that Minato Namikaze did not take advantage of this good opportunity to dash forward.

Hidden in the shadows, Nara Rinka knew that Ei-dai-mei had completely abandoned her most familiar "blink backstab" assassin's instant kill style.

It must be said that during the battle just now, Nara Rinkei's pre-set Shadow Binding Technique did indeed have a significant restraining effect on Minato Namikaze's fighting style.

But now the roles of offense and defense have reversed.

The Nara clan's shadow techniques are effective against assassin-type ninjas who excel at close-quarters combat.

However, it is also countered by turret-style mage-type ninjas.

Left with no other option, Nara Rinka could only use the "Earth Dragon Concealment Technique" to escape the encirclement of the "Fire Dragon Flame Bullet" underground.

Minato Namikaze's eyes could not penetrate the flames, but his sensory abilities clearly observed the chakra source that was constantly moving underground.

"So many clones just now, and the amount of chakra contained in the main body... this is definitely not the level of chakra that an ordinary child should have."

Minato Namikaze frowned slightly. He didn't know much about Nara Rinkazu's situation, but judging from his appearance, he guessed that the other party was about the same age as Kakashi and the others.

"Nara clan ninjas aren't known for their massive chakra reserves, and Nara-kun and Kushina are definitely not the same type of ninja, so... does Nara-kun carry some kind of special ninja tool rich in chakra?"

While pondering the situation of Nara Kansei, Minato Namikaze was also sensing and observing the opponent's movements.

The chakra source from underground is getting closer and closer.

Minato Namikaze leaped backward, dodging the shadowy spikes that pierced through the ground, while simultaneously forming hand seals with lightning speed.

The tried-and-true underground raid tactic has failed.

Nara Rinka's figure emerged from the ground along with the [Shadow Stitching Technique], while simultaneously noticing the approaching ball of fire.

"I hate sensory ninjas..."

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

Minato Namikaze unleashed a massive fireball from his vantage point, hurtling straight towards Nara Ranka on the ground.

In this situation, Nara Rinka couldn't dodge using the [Shadow Technique] at all. He had no choice but to manipulate the materialized shadow spikes around him, firmly protecting them around his body and forming a cocoon-like protective shield.

Shadow Shield Technique!

boom!

The scorching fireballs struck the Shadow Shield Technique, instantly producing a deafening roar. The otherwise perfectly rounded surface of the Shadow Shield Technique immediately cracked open with countless fissures.

In the very next second, the fireball and the shadow shield vanished into thin air.

Nara Rin saw that Minato Namikaze, who had already landed, was still forming hand seals, and knew that the opponent would most likely choose to continue attacking with powerful fire-style ninjutsu.

He raised both hands, extending his index fingers forward to resemble a pistol.

"A proper ninja, you should be doing the hand seals properly, right?"

Bang!Bang!

Nara Rinka flicked two jet-black bullets from his fingertips, which crossed half of the training ground in the blink of an eye and arrived in front of Namikaze Minato.

When faced with this special ninjutsu for the first time, Minato Namikaze originally planned to abandon the hand seals and retreat strategically.

But seeing that the black bullet's aim was off-target, he instantly recalled the "shuriken flying outwards technique" from before...

Nara-kun's shooting accuracy seems pretty bad...

Just as Minato Namikaze was about to ignore the two black bullets and continue forming hand seals, the two bullets struck the shadow beside him with perfect accuracy, and the Yin Release chakra contained within the bullets instantly erupted.

【Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet】!

Minato Namikaze's hand seals came to an abrupt halt, and the chakra he had painstakingly gathered dissipated.

"What?!"

Feeling the astonishing restrictive force emanating from his body, Minato Namikaze was suddenly startled.

"Shadow Binding Technique for ranged attacks!"

Nara Langui's "trump card" was unleashed without the slightest hesitation.

Two more jet-black bullets shot out from his fingertips, but they were no longer [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullets], but rather the relatively conventional [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullets]!

The jet-black projectile swept through the air, seemingly leaving a deep mark in space.

Minato Namikaze's pupils contracted slightly as he was forced to use the Flying Thunder God Technique again to break free from the control of the Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet.

Nara Rinka wanted to continue firing, but he couldn't confirm the exact location of Eidae, and the distance between them was too great, so he had to give up.

And just then...

"Spiritual communication!"

boom!

A gigantic red toad of enormous size suddenly landed in the third training field. Its mountain-like heavy body touched the ground, causing the entire earth to tremble slightly.

"..."

Upon seeing this enormous toad, Nara Ranke gritted his teeth and barely managed to suppress the urge to curse.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is cheating, but he tolerates it;

The turret-style ninja countered him, so he continued to endure.

Even after he'd endured this much, why did Yongdai still summon the toad's helper?

Yongdaimei, you really are—

"I have lost this match, Nara-kun."

Minato Namikaze's voice drifted from afar.

[You have defeated the A-rank ninja combat objective!]

You have obtained an A-rank [Ninja Scroll]!

God forever!

Nara's treacherous nature came quickly, but it disappeared even faster.

Just like Gamabunta, the toad that was summoned, he only made a brief appearance before being sent back to Mount Myōboku, probably without even seeing where the enemy was.

"The previous shuriken technique, 'Starry Night Dance Zero Style'!"

Minato Namikaze made a hand seal and instantly appeared in front of Nara Rinkazu, looking at the Nara family child with great curiosity.

"And there's also the Nara Secret Technique: Ultimate Dark Burst Shadow Bullet!"

"Nara-kun, your level of strength has far exceeded my expectations."

"..."

Nara Rinkasa, who was being praised so lavishly, looked bewildered.

clam?

Minato Namikaze's chakra natures are: Yin, Yang, Wind, Fire, and Lightning.

Therefore, he can basically inherit Jiraiya's Fire Release ninjutsu.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet" is a C-rank Fire Release ninjutsu used by Jiraiya in his battle against Konan.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet" is a B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu used by Hiruzen Sarutobi when he fought against the reanimated First and Second Hokage.

(End of this chapter)