Chapter 271: Yellow Flash and the AB Combination
Obito and his team didn't encounter a single battle until they left the Land of Fire, but Obito didn't relax, because based on past experience, enemies were only encountered in foreign countries.
Although Kakashi felt that it was highly unlikely they would encounter enemies, he was still very cautious. He had run into accidents four times in a row, and he wasn't very confident internally.
Unlike the ninja, Izumi Muneki gradually relaxed his guard and became talkative because the journey had been very peaceful.
"If you're thinking of visiting the Land of Hot Water, I highly recommend trying our country's natural hot springs, they are very comfortable. For sightseeing, I recommend Rose Street, where every house on the entire street has roses planted. When the roses bloom, a gentle breeze blows the beautiful petals everywhere, it's very romantic."
"A whole street planted with roses, that certainly sounds very romantic," Rin said, her eyes sparkling as she imagined a large number of red rose petals drifting in the wind.
Obito, who had been paying attention to Rin because he was worried about her getting hurt, noticed her expression and secretly memorized the name of this attraction, planning to take Rin there if he had the chance.
"Everyone stop, something's happening." Minato activated his sensory perception, discovering many Chakra signatures nearby, one of which was incredibly powerful, so he quickly warned Kakashi and the other two.
"There are quite a few ninja nearby, but it's probably just a coincidence, let's hide first." Minato thought for a moment before continuing.
During a mission, the mission takes priority. They only needed to deliver the client; there was no need for extra fighting.
If it were just Minato himself, he might have gone to investigate to see which village they were from and if they posed a threat to Konoha, but he had three young students with him, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
Although Obito didn't understand why they had to hide, he didn't disobey orders and hid in a tree with Rin.
Minato continued to sense the ninja's presence, but soon he discovered something strange: the ninja, who were originally not on the same path as them, suddenly accelerated towards their location.
"Oh no, the other side also has a sensor ninja." Minato instantly realized the reason.
He could sense the enemy, but he himself had no way to hide his presence, so the enemy's sensor ninja could also sense them.
"Kakashi, take this." Minato handed a Flying Thunder God Kunai to Kakashi. Kakashi had performed the best in the last bell grabbing training, so Minato currently trusted him the most.
"The three of you protect the client, don't act rashly. I'll handle the enemy." Minato instructed with a serious expression.
He could sense that the Chakra was very powerful, definitely not a simple enemy.
"So it's a Konoha ninja, that's just perfect." The Fourth Raikage A nodded after arriving at the location and seeing the headband on Minato's forehead.
Iwagakure was too useless; even with two Jinchuriki, they were still suppressed by Konoha. The Kumogakure higher ups discussed for a while and decided to increase their efforts against Konoha.
"Lord, be careful. This guy's Chakra is not weak, and it looks like he might be Minato Namikaze, the one Iwagakure calls the Yellow Flash. It's said his speed is extremely fast." Motomu provided information about Minato.
In addition to being responsible for sensing, he also recorded information on many ninja. The name Minato Namikaze was something he had collected recently, and he had shown impressive performance in the war between Konoha and Iwagakure.
"Extremely fast? Then I'd like to see how fast he can be." A's expression was indifferent. He didn't think this so called Yellow Flash could be faster than him; his speed had already surpassed that of his father, the Third Raikage.
A believed himself to be the second fastest in the ninja world, with the first being the Hidden Mist ninja disguised as a Sunagakure ninja.
"Isn't that…" Obito's expression turned to shock when he saw A and Killer Bee. He instantly recognized them as the powerful enemies Mugetsu once had to cover their retreat from,
"Obito." Kakashi called Obito's name and communicated with him through his eyes.
Obito instantly shut up. Mugetsu had told them several times that they couldn't talk about encountering the Raikage candidate during that mission; they could only say they encountered the Kumogakure Jonin who was killed.
"It's actually Kumogakure's new AB Combo." Minato frowned slightly; these were not easy enemies to deal with.
Compared to Minato, the Raikage candidate A and Killer Bee became famous earlier, because Kumogakure and Sunagakure started fighting earlier, and the new AB Combo had already made a name for themselves in the ninja world by stepping on the corpses of Sunagakure's famous veterans.
Although Rin was the only one present who didn't know A's strength, she could tell from the atmosphere that they had encountered a powerful enemy, and she stared at the enemies not far away with extreme caution.
"I heard you're very fast, but I don't think you're faster than me, what do you think?" A said, then immediately entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his entire body enveloped in dazzling blue lightning, like he had put on lightning armor.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Minato threw out three Flying Thunder God Kunai, two hitting the large trees on the side, and one shooting towards the Cloud ninja.
Clang!
Killer Bee drew his short blade and easily knocked the Kunai Minato shot to the ground.
"What kind of aim is that? Three Kunai can be so off target." A Cloud ninja complained when he saw this, thinking that this Yellow Flash might not be that strong after all, as ninja tool throwing was a basic skill.
"I don't want to compete with you on who's faster, but I have a very good suggestion: you should leave quickly. I don't want to waste energy outside of a mission." Minato replied, his expression showing no fear.
Although the AB Combo had a big name, Minato was very confident in himself. He was mainly worried that Obito and the others would be affected.
"Although there's no mission, there's no reason to leave when you see an enemy." With that, A directly unleashed his full power and charged out.
He erupted with a large amount of Chakra to vitalize his body, greatly enhancing his physical abilities. Even his nerves were vitalized, improving his reaction capabilities.
In the eyes of others, A's body had disappeared, leaving only a blue light charging towards Minato.
"Next time, I'm not betting with Kakashi. This is too dangerous." Feeling the terrifying aura rushing towards him, Obito regretted letting Kakashi say that.
If Mugetsu were present, Obito wouldn't panic at all, and would even be in the mood to joke with Kakashi, because Mugetsu could gain an advantage in a fight with A and lead them to a successful retreat.
Obito wasn't sure about Minato; he only knew Minato was very strong, but not how strong specifically.
Kakashi felt extremely speechless. This was the fifth consecutive accident, and they had even encountered a formidable opponent like the Raikage candidate. He felt like he had encountered more accidents in a few months than most people would in a lifetime.
Facing the rapidly charging A, Minato didn't panic. He had extremely strong reaction and sensory abilities.
Before A officially made his move, Minato didn't know if he could react to the attack. After A made his move, Minato knew he could.
The moment A was about to charge, Minato once again threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai. This time, he didn't use force, just gently tossed it upwards.
"Staying still? Let's see how you withstand my charge." A seemed to have already envisioned Minato's body being split in half by his attack.
The next moment, something A hadn't expected happened.
Whoosh!
Minato used Flying Thunder God to reach the large tree on the side.
A only felt Minato's figure flicker before his eyes, disappearing with a speed he couldn't comprehend, dodging his charge.
A's face showed an expression of extreme astonishment. He didn't understand how Minato had left in that instant, how he had dodged the attack. His mind was filled with questions.
But what puzzled him even more happened: the Minato who had originally disappeared suddenly appeared above him, grasping the thrown Flying Thunder God Kunai. A large amount of Chakra erupted in his hand, strengthening his power, and he thrust it towards A's body.
A noticed Minato's attack, but it was too sudden and too fast. Even if he reacted, he couldn't dodge or defend.
Just at this critical moment, Minato suddenly sensed a blade carrying powerful Lightning Release piercing towards him. He immediately abandoned his attack and used Flying Thunder God again to return to the tree.
"Brother, that guy can use Kunai for spatial movement." Killer Bee quickly told A his discovery.
He had a thought when he saw Minato suddenly appear on the tree to dodge A's charge, so he directly shot a lightning blade above A.
Originally, he was just guessing, but Minato's three movements were all near Kunai, which directly confirmed this information for Killer Bee.
"Bee, you did very well this time." A used extreme speed to return to the side of the Kumogakure team and praised Killer Bee, while quickly scanning the surroundings to remember the positions of all the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
With his speed, he could reach those distances instantly. Now, he only needed to force Minato to use Flying Thunder God again.
As if seeing through A's thoughts, Minato once again threw three Flying Thunder God Kunai, increasing his available movement points.
Seeing that Minato was not simple, A's subordinates decided not to cause trouble for him and instead went to fight the other Konoha ninja.
Motomu led three Kumogakure ninja and charged towards Obito and his three teammates.
Earlier, Mugetsu had Obito and the others use Transformation Technique to hide their appearances, so Motomu didn't recognize Kakashi and Obito, but that didn't stop him from planning to eliminate them to disrupt Minato's focus.
"It's probably one Jonin and three Chunin; it's beyond their ability to handle." Minato sensed the Chakra of the Kumogakure ninja charging towards Obito and the others, preparing to find an opportunity to help.
With the strength of Obito and his two teammates, dealing with one Jonin was already their limit. If there were three more Chunin helping, then they would definitely be defeated.
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