"My Lord, let me go take a look."
The employer's acting skills were excellent; he portrayed fear perfectly.
Then, the group of them ran away, abandoning even the goods.
However, before they could run a few steps, several shuriken nailed him to the road, killing him.
"Sorry, I saw through your scheme long ago. Did you really take me for a fool?"
Minato said to the Kumogakure Elite Jōnin, whose face was livid.
Bart was in a terrible mood.
It had taken Kumogakure a long time to establish that merchant spy, and now he had died right in front of him. How was he supposed to explain this to the Third Raikage when he got back?
He was the captain of this operation, after all.
It didn't matter anymore. He had to capture the mission targets this time; hopefully, his merits would offset his faults.
"Get them! Kill everyone except the three targets!"
The irritable Bart quickly issued the order.
The group of Cloud ninja immediately charged at the Konoha group.
"The five Chūnin are for Nawaki, Shibi, Shikaku, Chōza, and Inoichi."
"Kushina, it's time for your test. The 3 Tokubetsu Jōnin and 3 Elite Chūnin are yours."
"Mikoto, same for you. Do you want to challenge your limits? I'll leave that Elite Jōnin to you."
Minato assigned opponents to each of them one by one.
"No problem. I also want to know where my limits lie."
Mikoto smiled gently. She was quite looking forward to dealing with an Elite Jōnin. With her Three-Tomoe Sharingan, even if she couldn't win, she could maintain a draw.
This would be good experience.
Actually, Minato had a purpose in letting Mikoto fight that Elite Jōnin.
Minato observed that Bart's strength was very powerful, definitely not something the current Mikoto could contend with.
However, for the plan in his heart, he unhesitatingly let Mikoto face him.
He would deal with the three Jōnin.
For Minato, facing three Jōnin was simply too easy, but Minato didn't kill them immediately.
Otherwise, if he instantly killed them now, the others wouldn't have anyone to play with. So, while circling with the three Jōnin, Minato observed the surroundings.
Kushina activated the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and her entire body became glittering gold.
This state simply blinded the titanium alloy dog eyes of everyone present.
If there were other Jinchūriki present, they would probably be able to tell through their Tailed Beasts that this was a way to utilize the Nine-Tails' chakra.
"Swoosh." Kushina, having activated the Nine-Tails Golden Body, used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of an Elite Chūnin. With a Monstrous Strength Fist, she punched him directly to the ground, rendering him combat-ineffective instantly.
With the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode activated, Kushina possessed the strength of an Elite Jōnin. Dealing with these Elite Chūnin was far too simple.
Kushina's performance obviously frightened the other five.
They dared not scatter anymore and immediately gathered together.
Seeing this, Kushina grinned.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu."
With a loud shout, countless shadow clones appeared all around. Conservatively estimated, there were at least a hundred.
Then, all the shadow clones began to form small Rasengans.
When hundreds of shadow clones held up Rasengans, the five Cloud ninja huddled in the middle, shivering.
Because Kushina's shadow clones had completely surrounded them.
Then, Kushina didn't care about anything else and directly used the Spiralling Serial Spheres, rushing towards the five ninja wave after wave.
"Boom boom boom."
Explosions rang out continuously in the center. The commotion caused by every Rasengan even accidentally injured Kushina's own shadow clones.
But she didn't care at all, continuing to order the remaining shadow clones to follow up with perseverance.
When all the shadow clones disappeared, the five Cloud ninja were dead beyond dead.
Of course, their corpses were also buried underground.
The subsequent Rasengans had all blasted into the ground, and the chaotic rocks covered the bodies.
"As expected, Minato's method is feasible. Two Elite Chūnin and three Tokubetsu Jōnin died just like that under the siege."
Kushina looked at the battle results, very satisfied, and simultaneously thanked Minato for his advice.
"Hey, hey, Kurama, thanks for your chakra."
Of course, Kushina didn't forget to thank Kurama. After all, she couldn't use this move without Kurama's chakra supporting her.
"Small matter. Who told those guys to dare to target you?"
Kurama yawned and waved his hand, completely indifferent.
"Hehe."
Kushina rubbed under her nose with her index finger and smiled happily.
After Kushina finished off her enemies, she turned her attention elsewhere. Seeing three Jōnin besieging Minato, she immediately felt eager to try.
To be honest, she hadn't fought enough, so without even telling Minato, she rushed over.
Seeing this, Minato shook his head and smiled bitterly. He had no choice but to yield one of the three Jōnin to let Kushina continue enjoying herself.
It was also the sorrow of Kumogakure; trying to rob a fiancée right in front of her fiancé was simply an old longevity god eating arsenic—seeking death.
Minato looked at Shikaku's side again and found that they were fighting impressively and were not at a significant disadvantage, so he stopped paying attention for the time being.
He focused his attention on Mikoto's side.
Compared to the five on Shikaku's side and the heartless Kushina, Mikoto's side was much more difficult.
From the beginning of the battle, she was suppressed by Bart.
Even with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan active, she couldn't gain the upper hand.
The opponent's Lightning Release Chakra Mode was simply too fast, and his defense was too strong.
Mikoto's ninjutsu either missed or hit with no effect.
Powerful ninjutsu took a very long time to weave hand seals for. Before she could release them, the opponent would charge in front of her with the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
The more Bart fought, the more alarmed he became. Although the opponent had sustained quite a few injuries, this girl in front of him was only in her teens. Her strength was unreasonably high.
"Little girl, to reach Jōnin at such a young age, I have to say the Uchiha Clan's talent is indeed formidable. Coupled with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, an ordinary Jōnin would definitely lose upon meeting you."
"But unfortunately, you met me. If you were given a few more years, maybe you could surpass me, but it's a pity I won't give you that chance. Your eyes will be mine."
Mikoto ignored Bart's words, staring at him with full concentration, not daring to relax in the slightest.
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