Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu.

"Uh!"

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!

"go!"

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 abandoned the Salamander, which had been marked with a jutsu 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. Instead of rushing in rashly, he formed hand seals and released a Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

call--!

A powerful hurricane dispersed most of the lingering purplish-black poisonous smoke, revealing a devastated battlefield. 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 have 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. Moreover, this guy is indeed very strong, and 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 "fought with all his might" 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 cards, 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 can change in an instant, so 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 had a large gash on his left arm, 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.

Chapter 127 That's not how it is in the hidden corners of Naruto! (Two chapters combined)

It was no coincidence that Obito and Rin came together.

Instead, it was Obito who came to him on his own initiative.

His idea was simple: since Minato Namikaze had created this one-on-one opportunity for Minato's team, he naturally had to seize it and, ideally, take this opportunity to show off in front of Rin Nohara.

Just like...

Before Mikami Yu and Kakashi arrive, he arrives at Nohara Rin's side to stage a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scene, casually killing a Sand Ninja with one hand while chatting and laughing, demonstrating his powerful strength... If everything goes according to this script, who wouldn't look at Uchiha Obito with new respect?

When Mikami Yu and Kakashi find out, they'll both praise him and call him "Big Brother Obito."

Just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful.

however……

Obito's plan ran into problems from the very first step.

He discovered that the two opponents he and Rin Nohara had chosen seemed a bit too strong.

how to say……

Apart from these few, they were all survivors killed by Minato Namikaze. However, since Chiyo brought them here, their strength must be quite good; they are at least Chunin with some combat experience, and might even be Jonin.

Obito and Rin Nohara weren't too unlucky; they didn't manage to select two Jonin.

But it's not too good either.

Because both the scarred ninja and the female Sand Ninja are elite Chunin. Even in a one-on-one fight, Obito and Rin Nohara would have a hard time winning. At most, they could only rely on their basic skills to hold their own for a short time and remain undefeated until Minato Namikaze and the others could come to their aid.

When these two got together, the sum of their parts was greater than the sum of their parts, giving Obito and Rin a mixed doubles attack.

If Nohara Rin hadn't seized an opportunity and, under Obito's cover, delivered a powerful punch that crippled half of the female Sand Ninja's arm, preventing her from using hand seals and ninjutsu and forcing her to rely solely on taijutsu and shuriken throwing, this battle might have been even more difficult.

Even so, they were both nearing their limit.

"...Heh, judging from your appearance, you're probably nearing your end, aren't you?"

Scarface Sand Shinobu spoke in a deep, muffled voice.

Obito gritted his teeth and continued to be defiant, "What do you mean no? I have plenty of chakra! Come at me if you dare!"

"is it?"

The scarred sand ninja sneered, "Then let's try it. Let me see if you Konoha ninjas have any other skills besides being stubborn... Earth Release: Rock Thief Stick!"

With that, the scarred Sand Ninja rapidly formed hand seals and then slammed his hands onto the ground!

Several sharp stalagmites burst from the ground beneath Obito and Rin Nohara's feet, forcing the two to retreat and dodge! But at that moment, the female sand's hidden shuriken arrived, and Obito hastily pushed Rin Nohara aside, then awkwardly rolled over to barely dodge it.

"Rin, go find Teacher Minato... I'll cover you!"

Obito shouted.

Although he spoke with great bravado, he knew that he and Nohara Rin were no match for the two opponents. Only if Namikaze Minato or those two white-haired men arrived could the crisis be averted; if they continued to fight on, they might both die here.

Nohara Rin hesitated for a moment.

The scarred Sand Ninja opposite them roared and charged forward, throwing a string of shuriken at Nohara Rin while simultaneously gripping a kunai tightly in his hand, aiming it at Obito, who had just gotten up: "Run? Don't even dream about it, you two are going to die today!!"

"...Obito!"

Rin Nohara screamed and hurriedly released a water wave to try to stop the scarred sand ninja, but she had little chakra left and the water she could barely create was not enough to form an effective barrier.

Lin herself was even distracted and was hit by two poisoned shurikens, causing her to stagger slightly.

Just as the green fluorescent kunai was about to pierce Obito's chest!

At the critical moment!

Obito's mind went blank. The fear of death and Rin Nohara's shrill screams struck his heart like a heavy hammer! An indescribable, cold yet burning pain exploded from the depths of his eyes!

"Ughh ...

Obito let out a painful roar and instinctively closed his eyes. However, the instant he closed his eyes, a strange, new power seemed to break through some invisible shackles, surging and surging within his body!

Swish!

Obito suddenly opened his eyes!

A pair of scarlet eyes suddenly appeared!

Within those bloodshot pupils, a pair of jet-black tomoe were slowly rotating, emitting an eerie and cold light—the Sharingan!

The world seemed to slow down at that moment.

In Obito's eyes, the scarred Sand Shinobi's lightning-fast thrust suddenly became clear; he could even see every muscle twitch on the other's face as he grinned maliciously! But...

That's too late.

At this moment, although Obito's perception was soaring, his body was still exhausted from the fierce battle. Even if he saw it clearly, he didn't have time to react. He could only watch helplessly as the kunai magnified in his vision, and then... it was blocked by a white shadow that suddenly appeared.

"laugh--"

The buzzing sound of sharp objects tearing through the air came to an abrupt end.

Obito's eyes widened abruptly as he stared blankly at the figure that had suddenly appeared in front of him, his mind going blank again from the shock of this turn of events: "...Yu?"

"You...you actually..."

Did he sacrifice himself to save me?

Obito's eyes felt a burning pain again.

He subconsciously raised his hands and held Mikami Yu's shoulders from behind, his eyes welling up with tears. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Mikami Yu in front of him "pop" and turn into a cloud of white smoke and disappear.

"...Huh???"

Is it a shadow clone?

"What's wrong? Suddenly spacing out during a fight? Do you want to die even faster?"

Before he could finish speaking, another Mikami Yu—or rather, Mikami Yu's true form—flew over from where Nohara Rin was, kicking the scarred Sand Ninja who had just reacted away with a "Leaf Whirlwind," and then landed steadily next to Obito.

Obito was still in a daze: "Yu, you...you're not dead?"

"...What do you think?"

Yu Mikami glanced at Obito's bloodshot eyes and was somewhat speechless.

how to say……

Objectively speaking, Mikami Yu arrived at just the right time, just before Obito and Nohara Rin were seriously injured and facing death, and rescued them both.

but……

Subjectively, Yu Mikami felt that he was late.

He had anticipated that some unexpected situations might arise with Obito and Rin Nohara, but he never expected that Obito would actually awaken his Sharingan in this battle!

This isn't right!

Obito should have waited another year or two, until the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, when he witnessed Kakashi's injury and awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan; then, in the Hidden Mist battlefield, he witnessed Kakashi kill Rin Nohara with a single Lightning Blade, thus awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan... How come he awakened it now?!

This is way ahead of the original storyline!

That's not how it's written in the Naruto anime!

Can……

no way.

Now that things have come to this, there's no way for Mikami Yu to turn back time and arrive here immediately after dealing with Yekura to resolve the crisis between Obito and Nohara Rin... Now, he can only accept the fact that Obito has awakened his Sharingan.

now.

Yu Mikami sighed inwardly, pretending to have just noticed Obito's change: "Obito, those eyes of yours... have you awakened the Sharingan?"

"Ah! You mean this!"