Kiri ninjas and a group of Uchiha ninjas clashed behind them.
"You're my opponent."
In an instant, Minato threw seven special kunai.
They scattered around the stream, some by the bank, and some on the nearby treetops.
The locations were completely random. Minato's figure flickered above these special kunais.
This was the terrifying aspect of the Flying Thunder God Technique. Enemies had no way of knowing where Minato would appear from.
"Hiding in Mist Technique!"
Kiri ninjas immediately took countermeasures.
That was to obscure their vision!
Thick fog instantly enveloped the area.
"What… what do we do…"
It was the first time Obito had seen such a situation.
The opponents, wielding strange weapons and hailing from Kirigakure, were clearly the renowned Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
Among ninjas, intelligence warfare was especially important.
Even Obito knew something about the strong individuals from other villages.
Sweat trickled down Obito's forehead as he tightly gripped the kunai in his hand.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared.
When the sound of thunder subsided, an Uchiha's corpse lay on the ground within the mist. The corpse was lying not far from Obito.
"I will hold the most magnificent funeral for you all."
Raiga was in tears, which flowed to the sides of his thick lips.
He had a peculiar habit. That was to "hold funerals" for people who left memories for him, even his own friends.
He would be in tears every time he "held a funeral."
And the so-called "holding a funeral" was simply killing them.
"You're next, perhaps."
In the midst of his battle with Minato, Raiga saw Kiyoshi summoning a sword.
The sword was jet black, with only a red stone inlaid at the hilt.
Raiga planned to kill their genius in front of these jonin, which would truly embody the essence of a funeral.
"Kiyoshi…"
Minato keenly sensed Raiga's intentions and immediately threw a special kunai in Kiyoshi's direction.
He frowned, not expecting Raiga to be so shameless.
"You think a mere kunai can compete with lightning?"
The tears flowing from Raiga's eyes increased, and he was filled with a sense of madness.
Crossing his twin swords, a surge of electricity rushed towards Kiyoshi.
Crackle!
The sound of electricity reverberated.
The tomoes in Kiyoshi's eyes spun rapidly.
The flowing stream became slow, and the surrounding noises became clearer.
The world slowed down in Kiyoshi's eyes.
Kiyoshi's nerve reflexes, mobility, and thinking abilities were enhanced at this moment.
"The weakest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, is it?"
Raiga was just an early-stage boss that Naruto had fought.
In terms of pure swordsmanship, he was even inferior to Tenten.
He was just relying on the abilities of Kiba.
Kiyoshi's foot left a deep mark on the ground as he moved a few steps to the right, dodging the attack.
"What!"
Raiga was somewhat surprised that his confident strike had missed.
The Sharingan couldn't see through this mist, so Kiyoshi could only judge the distance of the attack based on the sound of the electricity.
'He was able to dodge his attack at this distance?'
'This kid is so fast!'
In that moment of distraction, Kiyoshi had already stepped forward, with faint arcs of electricity crackling around his feet.
Boom!
Kiyoshi's flaming sword collided with Raiga's twin swords.
"So… so fast."
Rin's eyes widened.
The shockwave generated by the clash of their weapons blew away some of the mist.
Rin was able to take advantage of this gap to see Kiyoshi fighting Raiga.
Kakashi knocked down the Kiri ninja who was stunned in front of him and looked over, his eyes filled with shock.
Kiyoshi's speed was more than a notch faster than the last time on the balcony.
He had made a lot of progress since then. But Kiyoshi was also making progress, and his progress was even faster than his.
If he had to describe it, it would be like making leaps and bounds.
Kakashi couldn't figure out the reason why Kiyoshi had become so strong, and ultimately could only attribute it to the Uchiha bloodline.
He glanced at the stunned Obito, who didn't seem to have recovered from the sudden ambush by the Kiri ninjas.
"Good opportunity!"
Minato snapped out of his surprise.
Kiyoshi's reaction speed and his speed were both excellent, and now he could even create opportunities for him to attack.
A blue chakra ball suddenly appeared in Minato's palm, constantly compressing and rotating.
Rasengan!
Sensing danger, Raiga hastily took a step back, blocking Minato's Rasengan.
The enormous force made his wrist ache, and he retreated several steps in a row.
"I'll deal with him, you guys deal with the others." Minato said to Kiyoshi.
"Okay."
Kiyoshi nodded.
The current Raiga is at the peak of his age and is stronger than his old version in the future.
Kiyoshi carried his sword and groped through the mist. The scattered mist had closed in again.
This was the. Hiding in Mist Technique used simultaneously by more than a dozen Kiri ninjas.
To dispel it, a lot of chakra would inevitably be consumed, and even with Kiyoshi's chakra reserve, which was several times greater than normal, it would be a stretch.
Soon, Kiyoshi saw a short woman with long brownish-red hair and vertical braids.
Ringo!
The future second wielder of Kiba.
She died young later, and Kiba returned to Raiga's daughter, Buntan Kurosuki, making her the third wielder.
As for the reason for her early death, Kiyoshi already knew.
It was illness.
Under the insight of Kiyoshi's Sharingan, he could see the faint sweat oozing from Ringo's fair neck.
"Hmph, Uchiha brat."
Ringo opened her palm and shot out a lightning release ninjutsu.
Kiyoshi quickly dodged the range of the lightning release ninjutsu and approached Ringo.
Being sickly also meant that her physical stamina was not good.
Watching Kiyoshi approaching constantly, Ringo's heart sank.
This kid's speed is too troublesome. She immediately took out a kunai from her bag.
Boom!
The moment she took it out, Kiyoshi's attack came.
The two figures constantly flickered in the mist, dodging ninjutsu that appeared out of nowhere from time to time.
After all, in this mist, only the Kiri ninjas had the means to see clearly.
The other ninjas were blind, making it easy to accidentally injure friendly forces.
"Is this all you've got?"
Kiyoshi watched Ringo's skin becoming increasingly pale as he swung his sword.
No wonder she had died less than three years after becoming the second wielder of Kiba. This disease should not be underestimated.
Most of the medical technology in the ninja world tends to be used for combat, quickly heal wounds.
Facing various intractable diseases, it's efficacy is inferior.
Listening to Kiyoshi's mocking words, Ringo's brows furrowed, and she increased the strength in her hands.
Unfortunately, as time passed, Kiyoshi kept pestering her and fought in close combat, not giving her a chance to distance herself. He became more and more dominant.
This amount of physical exertion was not stressful for his strong body at all.
"Cough cough…"