Lucifer stood in the damp grass, the mechanical hum of the System's currency conversion still echoing in his mind as he pocketed the Ryō.
His Fundamental Insight was vibrating, sensing a sudden, massive shift in the atmosphere nearby—a presence so bright and fast it made the previous Iwa Shinobi feel like flickering candles in a hurricane.
"Impressive work."
A voice said, seemingly originating from everywhere at once.
Lucifer didn't flinch.
He slowly turned his head. Standing on a thick oak branch was a man with spiky blonde hair and a white haori that danced in the breeze.
Behind him were three younger Shinobi: a boy with a mask and a short blade, a girl with purple markings on her cheeks, and a boy with goggles who looked visibly shaken by the carnage Lucifer had just caused.
Minato Namikaze. The Yellow Flash and his students.
Minato vanished in a streak of yellow light, reappearing inches from the Leaf Jonin supervisor.
"Report, Inuzuka. We were told this sector was under heavy pressure."
"It was, Lord Minato,"
The supervisor stammered, pointing at Lucifer.
"Then... this Ronin appeared. He took out four Iwa Chunin in under sixty seconds. No jutsu. No hand signs. Just... pure Taijutsu."
Minato turned his sapphire-blue eyes toward Lucifer.
With Fundamental Insight, Lucifer could see the sheer complexity of Minato's chakra—it wasn't just large; it vibrated at a frequency that defied standard physics.
"My name is Minato Namikaze,"
The blonde ninja said, offering a disarming smile that didn't quite reach his calculating eyes.
"And these are my students: Kakashi, Rin, and Obito. Since you're already under contract with the village, and my team is short a combat specialist for the Grass border push, I'm exercising my authority to reassign you. You'll be attached to Team Minato for the duration of the Kannabi Bridge campaign."
Lucifer looked at the group. He saw Kakashi Hatake, whose eyes were cold and focused on the Void-Seeker.
He saw Obito Uchiha, whose chakra felt erratic and emotional. And he saw Rin Nohara, the girl whose fate would eventually tear this world apart.
"I go where the fighting is thickest,"
Lucifer replied, his Gamer's Mind keeping his heart rate steady despite the legendary company.
"If your team provides that, I have no complaints."
As they moved toward the front lines, Lucifer didn't waste a second.
He used Fundamental Insight to shadow-watch Minato's every movement.
While the "Yellow Flash" was famous for his space-time Ninjutsu, it was his Chakra Flow that interested Lucifer.
Minato moved with a constant, micro-burst of chakra to his joints, a more advanced version of the Body Flicker Lucifer had just copied.
[Fundamental Insight Active]
* Target: Minato Namikaze
* Analysis: 12% Complete...
* New Proficiency Unlocked:
Enhanced Kinetic Flickering (Passive) - Increases movement speed by 15% using minimal chakra bursts.
"Hey, you,"
Kakashi muttered, pulling alongside Lucifer as they leapt through the canopy.
"That blade. It's not from any of the Five Nations. And your 'Ki'... it doesn't feel like the Samurai of Iron Country. Who trained you?"
"People who would find this 'war' adorable,"
Lucifer said flatly.
Kakashi's hand twitched toward his white light chakra sabre.
"Arrogance kills people out here, Ronin."
"So does hesitation,"
Lucifer countered.
"Focus on the trees, kid. We're being watched."
Minato stopped suddenly, raising a hand.
The team froze. Lucifer felt it too—his Fundamental Insight picked up dozens of signatures beneath the ground.
"Earth Style: Hidden in Rock Technique!"
The ground exploded. Twelve Iwa Jonin emerged, specializing in ambush tactics.
Before Obito could even pull a kunai, Minato had already thrown three marked kunai into the air.
"Kakashi, Rin, Obito—Defensive Formation B! Lucifer, show me if that 'Fist of Destruction' can handle a Jonin-tier Earth Wall!"
Lucifer didn't wait for a second invitation.
He felt his Chakra Network throbbing, the pipes finally opening wide enough to mix with his Ki.
He lunged at the nearest Jonin, his fist glowing with a terrifying, dark-purple aura.
"Hakai No Ken: Void-Infused Strike!"
He punched the air six inches in front of the Jonin's face. The Void-Layered pressure drop didn't just seize the man's lungs—it imploded the very air around his head.
[Chakra Capacity: 25 / 25 -> 40 / 40]
[Skill Evolution: Hakai No Ken LVL 2 Unlocked (Chakra Integration)]
As Lucifer fought, he watched Minato become a literal blur of death, clearing half the field in seconds.
He knew the tragedy of this team was coming—the bridge, the cave-in, the eye—but as he looked at his own blood-stained hands, he felt a cold detachment.
He wasn't strong enough to change the world yet.
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