Chapter 130: What Falls from the Sky Isn't Necessarily Snow—It Could Be the Raikage
Minato Namikaze had only two or three precious seconds to deliberate.
A thousand critical thoughts flashed through his tactical mind. In this extremely dire moment, he had to make the correct decision between two impossible choices.
Ultimately, Minato Namikaze decided to follow his heart and rescue the three children.
There was only one fundamental reason for this choice: aspiring to become Hokage, he had long ago secretly resolved to do absolutely everything within his power to protect everyone in the village!
Flying Thunder God Technique!
Like a brilliant yellow flash, he instantaneously tore through space itself.
Even Kakashi—a skilled Chūnin-level shinobi—could only barely ensure his own survival amidst the raging torrential waters, completely unable to protect his endangered teammates.
But abandoning both Obito and Rin was something Kakashi's conscience absolutely couldn't bear.
Just as all three were about to be violently swept away by the devastating Water Release technique, suddenly a brilliant yellow light flashed before Kakashi's eyes, followed immediately by a familiar figure blocking their path protectively.
"Minato-sensei?!"
Kakashi felt genuine shock. With his considerable intelligence, it wasn't difficult for him to instantly deduce Minato's self-sacrificing intentions.
Time remained critically limited. Minato held a tri-pronged kunai defensively before him while employing another application of his signature technique: "Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder—Spatial Transfer!"
The precise moment the giant water dragon collided with the marked kunai, countless sealing formula symbols—resembling flowing tadpoles—extended outward from the kunai positioned before them. The space directly ahead then resembled a swirling vortex, continuously devouring and absorbing the massive water dragon entirely.
Within mere moments, the water dragon technique was completely transferred—though due to severe time constraints, the displacement distance proved relatively short.
Just several dozen meters away, A and Bee—who had been desperately attempting to escape the blast radius—were caught completely off guard by the sudden spatial reappearance of the redirected water dragon. Before either could properly react, it crashed directly into their faces with devastating force.
The violent aquatic torrent, carrying tremendous kinetic impact, forcefully halted their forward progress entirely.
"Damn it! Minato Namikaze, you absolute bastard!"
A's face flushed crimson with rage, prominent veins bulging across his features as he cursed internally with volcanic fury.
A mere Water Dragon Bullet technique wouldn't cause them serious injury—the physical constitutions of Kumogakure shinobi were absolutely no joke.
But the genuinely critical problem was... the real catastrophic threat was arriving imminently!
"Big bro!"
Completely ignoring A's frantic attempts to stop him, Bee stepped forward protectively while transforming further into his complete Tailed Beast form.
Eight massively thick octopus tentacles surrounded both brothers defensively, forming solid protection designed to withstand the approaching devastating impact.
Minato, conversely, possessed no Tailed Beast for defense. The available time proved far too short to execute a second long-range teleportation.
He could only throw a marked kunai as far as possible, then grab all three students simultaneously while using Flying Thunder God Technique to get as distant from the Tailed Beast Ball's detonation epicenter as physically achievable.
A brilliant flash of yellow light—and the Tailed Beast Ball finally detonated catastrophically.
BOOOOOM—!!!
A genuinely deafening explosive roar unleashed a visible atmospheric shockwave that violently tore through the cloud layer overhead.
The destructive force unleashed by the extremely high-density mixture of Yin and Yang attribute chakra far exceeded normal human comprehension. A massive crimson pillar of light—accompanied by unparalleled wind pressure—swept across everything with earth-shattering devastation. The surging hurricane-force winds howled while utterly annihilating both tangible and intangible matter within visual range.
The nearby ocean was whipped into towering tsunami-sized waves. The entire shoreline and surrounding jungle were completely obliterated.
The intense thermal energy crystallized the surrounding land into glass. The scorching blast wave incinerated virtually all vegetation within a three-to-four-kilometer radius, creating vast expanses of charred, lifeless earth.
Endless clouds churned violently overhead, as if physically blasted apart by this absolutely cataclysmic explosion.
Beneath the disturbed cloud cover, swirling smoke and dust lingered heavily.
Having almost completely transformed into his Tailed Beast form to shield A from the majority of damage from the Tailed Beast Ball's detonation, Bee suffered extensive severe burns across his body before collapsing heavily to the scorched ground, barely clinging to life.
"Bee! BEE!" A—who had been so thoroughly protected by his partner's sacrifice—stared at his critically injured brother with unbearable emotional anguish, his eyes becoming completely bloodshot with rage. "Konoha! Yellow Flash!"
Yes—he had definitively pinpointed the source of this conflict and his burning hatred directly to the Yellow Flash.
Especially after personally witnessing Minato Namikaze suddenly redirect that devastating Water Dragon Bullet directly toward them, A became even more absolutely certain of his aggressive suspicions.
No one except him could have possibly executed that spatial maneuver!
Minato Namikaze—considered the 'instigator' of this catastrophe—found himself in no better physical condition whatsoever.
His standard Jōnin vest was completely shredded to tatters, his back almost entirely exposed to the elements. More critically, he had just utilized a newly developed technique with precisely calibrated chakra proportions to offset a portion of the Tailed Beast Ball's devastating impact, thereby protecting the three students positioned behind him.
"Sensei! Minato-sensei!"
Rin cried openly, tears streaming down her face as she covered her mouth while looking at Minato with profound heartache.
"It's alright, Rin." Minato Namikaze forced a reassuring smile despite his condition. His right arm hung completely limp at his side, the skin charred black and clearly unusable for the immediate future. But he remained genuinely thankful, stating: "Sacrificing only my right arm to protect all of you is already an excellent result."
The Tailed Beast Ball was absolutely no joke—if the detonation distance had been even slightly closer, it wouldn't have been merely a single arm that was destroyed.
"But... but Minato-sensei, your hand!"
Obito felt deeply moved to tears, silently vowing internally to someday repay his teacher's life-saving grace.
"Sensei, I've learned some basic medical ninjutsu!" Rin wiped away her tears resolutely before stepping forward with clear determination, intending to treat his injuries immediately.
But Minato's expression shifted noticeably. He raised his functional hand to stop her approach, quickly regaining his tactical composure. Gripping a kunai firmly in his left hand, he stated in a grave voice: "Step back immediately—Kakashi, Rin, Obito!"
"YELLOW FLASH—!!!"
From within the thick concealing fog, a powerfully built figure crackling with intense lightning chakra rushed forward, radiating overwhelming killing intent.
"Impossible! That guy is still alive?!" When Kakashi recognized the approaching figure as A, son of the Third Raikage, absolute horror appeared across his features.
That had been a direct Tailed Beast Ball detonation!
Even if Kumogakure's legendary Lightning Release Armor proved incredibly strong and durable, it absolutely couldn't withstand the catastrophic impact of a Tailed Beast Ball head-on.
How the hell did that guy survive the explosion's epicenter?!
"The other person is missing. Did he use his Tailed Beast form to absorb the explosion's impact for you?" Minato Namikaze immediately deduced the cause and effect with just one analytical glance, even understanding precisely why A was consumed with rage. He hurriedly attempted explanation: "Wait! A, we didn't orchestrate this attack! Someone is deliberately manipulating events to create conflict!"
But unfortunately, A—completely consumed by blinding fury—wouldn't listen to any rational explanation whatsoever.
"Liger Bomb!!!"
A instantly materialized directly before Minato, his Lightning Release Armor activated to absolute maximum output as he delivered a devastating elbow strike.
"There's no other option available."
Minato Namikaze's eyes darkened with grim resolve. Recognizing that verbal explanations proved utterly useless, he rapidly condensed concentrated chakra in his functional left hand—forming it like a miniature hurricane—forcibly binding the energy into a perfect sphere before thrusting it forward defensively: "Rasengan!"
BOOM!!!
The phenomenally powerful Lightning Release Armor collided head-on with the devastating Rasengan.
Both concentrated chakra techniques collided within an impossibly small space, instantly unleashing a tremendous explosive shockwave that forcefully blasted all three students backward through the air.
The brief violent exchange concluded with both combatants retreating several steps—but A had absolutely no intention of ending his assault. He leaped high once again, his right leg positioned like a descending axe blade. Enhanced dramatically by his Lightning Release Armor, he plummeted like a devastating meteor while generating explosive wind pressure.
"Guillotine Drop!"
Lightning Release chakra concentrated intensely throughout his descending leg, threatening to cleave the very earth apart like a sharpened executioner's blade.
Although Minato Namikaze had lost functional use of one arm, his Flying Thunder God Technique remained completely unaffected. He dodged in a brilliant flash while showing absolutely no mercy in his counterattack.
"Calm down, A!" A Rasengan gathered rapidly in his palm as Minato vanished like a streak of pure light.
Swish swish swish swish—!
Within a tactical radius of several meters centered directly on A's position—
Countless marked kunai flew back and forth in precise geometric patterns, accompanied by dazzling yellow light flashes.
To the naked eye, the brilliant yellow light gradually interwove into an incredibly dense net of spatial anchor points—and A found himself trapped like a fish caught hopelessly within that net.
"Flying Thunder God: Second Step—Spiral Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three!"
In merely a few seconds, A felt as though he'd endured hundreds—possibly even thousands—of consecutive devastating attacks.
Even with his Lightning Release Armor's formidable defensive strength, it couldn't possibly withstand such an incredibly dense barrage of precision strikes. The blades—moving like a lightning storm—finally pierced completely through his protective chakra layer.
Then a fully-charged Rasengan was driven directly into his exposed chest.
BANG!!!
The Rasengan—carrying violently spiraling rotational force—blasted him backward with tremendous kinetic energy.
He crashed through more than a dozen trees consecutively before finally stopping. His chest flesh had been twisted into a grotesque spiral pattern. He continuously spat blood, feeling as though every bone in his body was about to completely shatter.
Having finally defeated his opponent, Minato Namikaze was gasping heavily for breath, his complexion deathly pale. "Now... can you calm down enough to listen?"
"Yellow... Flash..."
A stared at him with intense hatred burning in his eyes—so furious that he spat out another mouthful of blood before losing consciousness entirely.
This development caused Minato Namikaze—who had been preparing to offer a proper rational explanation—to frown helplessly as a deeply troubled expression appeared across his features. "Who... who suddenly transferred that Tailed Beast Ball here?"
But before he could analyze the situation further, his heart suddenly skipped a beat with renewed alarm.
He witnessed the space near A's unconscious form suddenly distort dramatically, accompanied by intensifying lightning chakra.
"This is..."
Minato's expression changed drastically.
The very next moment, space itself was forcibly torn apart completely, erupting with a tremendous thunderous roar.
BOOM!
An even more imposing and powerfully built figure—surrounded by absolutely raging lightning—suddenly materialized before him through the spatial tear.
Minato's pupils constricted sharply with genuine recognition and dread: "The Third Raikage!"
[End of Chapter 130]
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