"What is your purpose in coming to Rouran Country?"
Minato Namikaze wore a mask, so his expression was hidden, but one could sense his deep internal struggle.
He didn't want to change history, yet he was curious about future events, even hesitating whether to kill Uchiha Nagi.
Because unlike other enemies, Uchiha Nagi came from the future. Would killing him alter history?
Having trained in Space Ninjutsu and Sealing Technique, Minato Namikaze understood the laws of time and space better than anyone. He preferred not to change anything if possible. Before coming, he had already decided to seal away everyone's memories of these few days of the mission once it was complete.
He could even seal memories?
Minato Namikaze's Sealing Technique, of course, came from his girlfriend. The Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique was renowned. With his talent and an unreserved girlfriend, he naturally learned various Sealing Technique.
He had decided that to avoid changing history, he would first defeat this Uchiha Clan member in front of him, then seal him. After the mission, he would naturally return to his own world.
"I apologize, no matter what happened in the future that caused you to hate Konoha so much, before that, I will achieve my dream of becoming Hokage and then make Konoha a better place. Now, to prevent history from changing, I must seal you."
Minato Namikaze finished speaking, wasted no more words, made a gesture, and threw two three-pronged Kunai.
This gesture was meant to tell Akimichi Choza and Shibi Aburame behind him not to act, as he only wanted to seal Uchiha Nagi, not kill him.
"Playing with Kunai in front of a Sharingan is like teaching a fish to swim—"
Uchiha Nagi wouldn't dodge or let the Kunai pass behind him like Obito. He knew Minato Namikaze's information perfectly, while Minato Namikaze knew nothing about him.
So, Uchiha Nagi's choice was to throw two Kunai, directly knocking away the opponent's two three-pronged Kunai with Flying Thunder God marks.
After the Kunai were knocked away, Uchiha Nagi used Thunder Breathing, which had the fastest explosive speed over short distances.
"Thunder Breathing First Form: Thunderclap and Flash Godspeed."
Then, under Minato Namikaze's utterly shocked gaze, he transformed into a golden lightning bolt, piercing directly through his body, cutting him in two.
"Minato..." Choza, seeing Minato's neck severed, was startled and instinctively moved to act, but Shibi Aburame next to him held him back.
"Trust Minato, he's fine..." Shibi Aburame said.
Minato Namikaze was, of course, fine. What Uchiha Nagi cut was merely his afterimage. Because both sides were so incredibly fast, an afterimage was created, causing Choza to misunderstand. Just as his neck was about to be cut, Minato suddenly vanished from in front of Uchiha Nagi, teleporting to the Flying Thunder God Kunai that had been knocked away. Space-time Ninjutsu was just that unreasonable.
Even more importantly, the consumption of Flying Thunder God was related to distance and the object being transferred. As long as it wasn't a long-distance transfer of a Tailed Beast or a Chakra orb, Minato Namikaze could use short-distance teleportation for an entire day.
Compared to Uchiha Nagi's mind transfer, which consumed vast amounts of Chakra in addition to his eye power, it was extremely cost-effective.
Minato Namikaze, who had flashed to the other side, was also incredibly shocked. The man's movement speed was faster than anyone's Body Flicker Technique, like a golden flash.
Body Flicker Technique, a Ninjutsu for short-distance explosive fast movement, was used by Ninja in every country. But only Shisui, and the lesser-known demigod Hanzo, made a name for themselves with Body Flicker Technique. His sharp sword techniques combined with Body Flicker Technique were simply unstoppable.
The fastest he had ever been was directly dodging the Outer Path's attack summoned by Nagato using Body Flicker Technique, as fast as teleportation.
"Your speed is very fast, faster than a normal Body Flicker Technique, but it's not Body Flicker Technique. It's more like swordsmanship combined with some kind of Breathing Technique," Minato Namikaze praised. "To analyze most of my information in one round, you truly are Minato Namikaze. But your Flying Thunder God is faster." Uchiha Nagi said.
At the same time, he was deeply impressed by this person's combat analysis intelligence. To be able to determine in one round that his Thunderclap and Flash Godspeed was related to swordsmanship and Breathing Technique, he truly was a genius, worthy of being the man who analyzed Obito's abilities in two rounds and defeated him.
Uchiha Nagi felt that in terms of combat intelligence, Minato was first, followed by Itachi.
However, since the fastest Thunderclap and Flash Godspeed in the first round couldn't defeat Minato, continuing to use this move would be pointless, because while Godspeed's explosive speed was fast, its consumption was also much greater.
Even Zenitsu, who was most attuned to Thunder Breathing, personally said he could only use this move twice. Uchiha Nagi could only use it a few more times than Zenitsu before entering a period of exhaustion.
Given this, he might as well switch Breathing Technique and use Wind Breathing. Wind Breathing's sword technique burst power wasn't as fierce as Thunder Breathing, but it excelled in duration, and its speed was also fast enough.
Uchiha Nagi narrowed his eyes, inhaling through his nose and exhaling through his mouth, beginning to shift the airflow of his Breathing Technique, and whispered, "Wind Breathing First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter—"
Hmm?!
Minato Namikaze looked closely; the opponent's breathing seemed to have changed. Then he saw Uchiha Nagi rush towards him quickly. His speed was a bit slower than the Godspeed Flash just now, but it was much faster than Body Flicker Technique.
Minato remained calm, threw a Kunai into the air, and simultaneously retreated.
At some point, he had already formed a ball of Chakra in his hand—a Rasengan.
Just as Uchiha Nagi was about to hit him, he vanished again with another teleportation. But Uchiha Nagi merely curved the corner of his mouth. Without even thinking, he guessed where Minato had flashed to: invariably, those three locations, the positions of the three Flying Thunder God Kunai.
So—
"Wind Breathing Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind—"
The nichirin blade instantly changed its technique, swinging down from above to create a massive wind blade that rotated around him. A large-scale wind blade attack appeared.
"Oh?!"
Minato Namikaze, in mid-air, frowned. He had already prepared a Rasengan to strike the opponent's back. Who knew that the opponent could, in an instant—no, it seemed he had already predicted it before Minato teleported, then changed his technique, aiming precisely at Minato's position where the Flying Thunder God Kunai was behind him.
Whoosh—
As expected, Uchiha Nagi's attack missed once again. The Rasengan also didn't hit, instead striking the open ground nearby.
"Minato~"
"Minato, are you alright?"
Two concerned voices came, but Minato just smiled and waved his hand to indicate he was fine. On his shoulder, however, there was a new scar, cut by an invisible wind blade.
"Your swordsmanship is very special. Not only can you switch between various different attributes, but you can also unleash invisible and formless wind blades. Truly impressive." Minato Namikaze praised.
"Are you praising yourself...?" Uchiha Nagi wasn't falling for that. Did he want to praise his enemy's strength, then defeat them to highlight his own prowess?
Invisible blades are often excellent for ambushing in close combat. Danzo had a sneaky Wind Release technique he could spit from his mouth, also an invisible and colorless wind blade. Those without information could easily be caught off guard. Minato looked at the wound on his shoulder. Just as it was about to hit him, he felt an invisible danger approaching in the air, so he teleported. He hadn't expected it to be an invisible wind blade.
But this didn't faze him. Minato Namikaze, battle-hardened and with nerve reactions faster than a Mangekyo, was never afraid of speed-based combat.
"Wind Breathing Third Form: Clear Storm Wind Tree." Uchiha Nagi attacked again.
Third Form, Clear Storm Wind Tree, instantly swings out three wind blades centered on oneself.
It carries the meaning of "the tree desires stillness, but the wind will not cease, missing deceased parents."
A long weapon is a strong weapon. Minato Namikaze, using a Kunai against his nichirin blade, was already at a great disadvantage in terms of range. Coupled with Uchiha Nagi's sword techniques, which were derivations of various Breathing Technique and could unleash invisible blades, Minato would be even more disadvantaged in close combat.
Without a doubt, Minato Namikaze teleported away again. This time he flashed to a greater distance, then pulled out a shuriken.
"Shuriken, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu—"
Then, Uchiha Nagi saw a storm of metal... thousands of shuriken, densely packed, flying towards Uchiha Nagi. This wave would probably turn him into a hornet's nest.
He hadn't seen the Sandaime's Multiple Shuriken, but he had seen Orochimaru's once, which was only a few hundred. Minato Namikaze in front of him had actually surpassed them, creating thousands. [Note 1]
"Damn it, you could fight a Tailed Beast with that! You've turned a shuriken into an S-rank Ninjutsu..." Uchiha Nagi cursed loudly.
In desperation, he bit his finger and quickly formed hand seals.
"Rashomon—" The thousands of shuriken had no Exploding Tag. If they were just for physical obstruction, one Rashomon was enough.
After a huge explosion, the Rashomon became damaged, but it didn't matter; he could just summon it again.
Huh? Where is he?
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and a figure quickly appeared behind him—it was Minato Namikaze.
[Is it Body Flicker Technique?]
Uchiha Nagi narrowed his eyes. Clearly, he had added a three-pronged Flying Thunder God Kunai to the shuriken clones on the Rashomon. With thousands of shuriken mixed in, it was impossible for all of them to stick to the Rashomon. Many would naturally fly in front, behind, left, and right.
Then Minato Namikaze teleported to that Flying Thunder God Kunai, and then used a Body Flicker Technique to rush behind Uchiha Nagi, aiming for a large Rasengan.
However, if it was just that... a mysterious smile appeared on Uchiha Nagi's lips, causing Minato Namikaze, who was forming a Rasengan in his hand and about to hit his target, to freeze, immediately sensing something bad.
Whoosh—
Minato Namikaze's Rasengan struck directly into the ground, creating a large crater. However, what shocked him even more was that the opponent had also disappeared. It wasn't Body Flicker Technique; Body Flicker Technique was high-speed movement that would generate airflow and Chakra, and Minato was also a strong sensor.
"He's gone, how is that possible?!" Minato Namikaze, bewildered, was a bit confused. How had the opponent disappeared?
Shibi Aburame, watching from behind, suddenly shouted:
"Minato, be careful! He's above, it's Flying Thunder God—"