"Boom!"
The two powerful ninjutsu collided, creating a huge commotion.
But the Great Ball Rasengan was, after all, an A-rank ninjutsu, and its power had the upper hand. It not only smashed the Rock Fist Technique to pieces but also forced Huangyan back.
Although he had pushed Huangyan back, Minato didn't feel any joy.
The power of the Great Ball Rasengan only pushed him back, not injured him. As expected, this guy was much trickier than those other Jōnin.
"Not bad, kid. I acknowledge your strength. Next, I'm going to use my full power. Enjoy the last moments of your life." Seeing Minato's strength, Huangyan finally decided to get serious. No wonder he could kill a Jōnin; he indeed had some skill.
"Really screwed the husky. I'm putting my words down today: forget killing me, if you can even seriously injure me today, I'll put my head in front of you. You just keep chirping on and on."
"Do you really think I'm a soft persimmon you can just pinch? Go look in the mirror, you piece of trash." Huangyan's words completely pissed Minato off.
You're always acting like you can take me down easily. If I can't kill you today, I'll remember this. When I'm stronger in the future, you'll have your day of reckoning.
"You're courting death!" Being mocked like this by Minato, Huangyan's face flushed. He had never been so insulted. With a roar, he charged at Minato, determined to slaughter this kid.
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
Huangyan formed seals while charging, turning the ground beneath Minato's feet into a muddy swamp.
"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"
Feeling the ground beneath his feet soften, Minato immediately used Taijutsu, leaping out of the area before the ground completely turned into a swamp. He followed up with a flying kick towards the charging Huangyan.
"Duang!"
Huangyan raised his arm and blocked Minato's flying kick. Minato felt like he had kicked a steel plate.
Huangyan had used the Earth Release's unique hardening technique, making his entire body hard as rock and greatly increasing his defense.
Having finally gotten close to the enemy, Minato wasn't going to leave so easily. He immediately changed his move in mid-air, his right hand forming a tiger claw, striking towards Huangyan's chest like a black tiger snatching a heart.
Just as Huangyan was about to cross his arms to block Minato's "Black Tiger Steals Heart," he suddenly felt a sense of dread. He trusted his intuition. Over the years, relying on his intuition had helped him avoid many fatal dangers.
Pushing off the ground with his legs, Huangyan shot into the air, dodging Minato's attack.
His intuition was spot on. Although Minato's move looked ordinary, just as it was about to hit Huangyan, a mass of wind-nature chakra in his right tiger claw instantly condensed into a Rasengan.
If he had used his arms to block just now, even with hardening, taking an A-rank ninjutsu like the Rasengan wouldn't have left him unscathed. He might not have even been able to use his hands for a short time.
"So, you're a Quasi-Kage level expert, just like the Pervy Sage. Your combat experience and perception of danger are so keen. You even let him escape." Minato's sneak attack was nearly perfect.
But unfortunately, the enemy was too experienced, and his perception of danger was too strong, causing the perfect strike to miss.
"A hand-seal-less ninjutsu? For Konoha to develop such a powerful jutsu, and for you to learn it, your status in Konoha must not be low, right? To send you to the battlefield, aren't they afraid you'll perish here?"
Having dodged the Rasengan, Huangyan felt a wave of relief. He knew just from the feeling that the blue chakra sphere's power was considerable. But this kid was too insidious, using Taijutsu as cover. If he hadn't trusted his intuition, Minato would have succeeded.
Minato didn't say anything upon hearing this. He watched Huangyan with full concentration. This was the strongest enemy he had ever met; even a perfect sneak attack was dodged. He had to be careful next.
Since the opponent now knew he had a hand-seal-less ninjutsu, he would definitely be on guard, making it harder to succeed with a sneak attack.
"Fire Release: Raging Flame Heaven!"
Since a sneak attack didn't work, he'd go head-on. Merciless flames swirled around Minato and then formed a fiery tornado, sweeping towards Huangyan.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
Facing the massive flames, Huangyan instantly completed his hand seals. He spat out a pile of mud, and immediately, a large amount of mud shot up, forming a thick city wall in front of him.
"Boom!"
The merciless fiery tornado was blocked by the thick city wall, unable to advance even a step, and it also blocked Minato's line of sight.
The fire raged. Minato looked around gravely. Because his vision was blocked, he couldn't know if Huangyan was still behind the wall. He had to observe his surroundings carefully to prevent a sneak attack.
After looking around, he didn't find Huangyan's figure. He couldn't be staying behind that wall forever, so the only other possibility was in the ground beneath.
At this thought, Minato didn't care if there was anyone underground or not. Without any hesitation, he directly formed a large Rasengan in his hand and slammed it down in front of him.
"Great Ball Rasengan!"
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