When the smoke cleared, the two Elite Jōnin shockingly discovered that of their two Jōnin comrades, one was dead and one was seriously injured.
It made their hearts tremble. The kid's strength was so formidable; he had done so much in such a short amount of time.
"Be careful! That kid must know the rumored space-time ninjutsu. He suddenly appeared in front of me just now. Pay close attention to his kunai! The space-time ninjutsu must use the coordinates on those kunai to move."
The Jōnin lying not far away immediately told the intel he got to the two Elite Jōnin.
Minato appearing in front of him twice allowed the Jōnin to realize an important factor in how Minato activates the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Space-time ninjutsu... that's really tricky. We just have to pay attention to those kunai, then." The Elite Jōnin's expression turned grim upon hearing this. The opponent knows space-time ninjutsu and can instant-kill a Jōnin.
These factors combined gave the two Elite Jōnin a bad feeling. This mission was probably going to be a disaster.
If that kid ran, they probably couldn't stop him.
Looking at Minato's two teammates, the Elite Jōnin decided to take a gamble: they would bet that Minato wouldn't abandon his comrades.
"There is only one mission now: do everything possible to intercept those two Chūnin. Don't let them run." Since they decided to gamble, the task of guarding Mikoto and Nagakaze was given to that injured Jōnin.
"Yes, senpai! I swear to complete the mission, even if it costs my life."
But they didn't know that Minato had no intention of running away. On the contrary, he planned to finish them off completely.
On Minato's side with Mikoto, their task was also singular: the two of them would try their best to kill the injured Jōnin opposite them. This was also a form of training for them.
After both sides made their arrangements, the battle began once more.
With the Jōnin having been previously injured by Minato, Mikoto and Nagakaze were able to fight him to a standstill.
The key battle was now between Minato and the two Elite Jōnin Anbu.
Anbu A and Anbu B exchanged a look. They decided to strike first.
"Water Release: Ripping Torrent!"
"Wind Release: Peacock Whirlwind!"
"Hurricane Water Vortex Technique!"
The rotating Wind Release and the high-speed rushing water stream combined, turning into a tornado-like water vortex that swept towards Minato.
Years of cooperation gave the two perfect chemistry. They used combination ninjutsu with ease.
Facing this combination ninjutsu, although Minato could have dodged it with the Flying Thunder God Technique, he didn't.
As a qualified "mobile turret," how could he run away when faced with a ninjutsu? Clashing with it head-on was the only way.
"Poof."
A shadow clone appeared beside him.
"Wind Release: Rasengan!"
"Fire Release: Raging Flame Heaven!"
"Raging Flame Spiral Super Round Dance Technique!"
One water tornado, one fire vortex. Two combination ninjutsu of conflicting attributes crashed into each other.
"Ssss!"
The high-temperature fire vortex met the low-temperature water tornado, emitting a "ssss" sound. From a distance, the water and fire gradually shrank, finally disappearing.
Only the lingering white mist proved that a ninjutsu duel had just taken place.
"Damn it, the intel is wrong! This kid's strength is definitely not just a mere Jōnin." After one exchange, Anbu A felt that Minato's strength was not what the intel described.
"This guy should be on the same level as us. I don't know what those intel gatherers do for a living. They couldn't even get such important intel straight," Anbu B said gravely.
But regardless of Minato's strength, they had to complete the mission. Otherwise, if the mission failed, when they returned, they would have to face the wrath of Shimura Danzō.
The two exchanged another look. Both thought of Danzō's punishments for ninja who failed missions, and their hearts couldn't help but tremble.
Both drew their short swords and charged at Minato, roaring frantically in their hearts: We must kill him!
Minato didn't know what they were thinking. Anyway, he had to kill them too. Elite Jōnin... they should give a development reward, right? Two Elite Jōnin!
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Minato created two shadow clones, and they rushed towards the two Elite Jōnin.
He needed some intel: the opponent's speed, reaction time, etc. Using shadow clones was the best choice.
"Kid, did you think a mere shadow clone could stop me? Too naive." After exchanging a few blows with the shadow clone, Anbu A destroyed it.
The other shadow clone didn't last long either and was likewise destroyed by Anbu B.
But for Minato, who needed to gather intel, this was enough.
Next, he just needed to take out one enemy first. The remaining one would be in the bag, unable to escape from Minato's palm.
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