Sensing Minato's ruthless move to finish him off, Jiraiya instinctively wanted to shrink back.
But if he shrank back, those shuriken from earlier would hit him right in the face... that brat was too despicable!
Jiraiya cursed inwardly and dove to the side, dodging Minato's counterattack at the cost of taking a kick to the thigh.
"Puhahahaha!!"
Not far away, Tsunade couldn't help but laugh out loud at the sight.
Orochimaru's mouth twitched, and Nawaki's mouth twitched beside him.
"Big Brother Jiraiya, you're so lame..."
"Shut up! I was just being careless!"
Jiraiya's face flushed.
He forced Minato back with a sweeping kick and, utilizing his physical advantage as an adult, began to deal with Minato using the Strong Fist style.
Tsunade snorted coldly.
"Despicable! Using your physical advantage to fight a child!"
"I'm already holding back a lot!"
Jiraiya's mouth twitched.
With his taijutsu level, fighting Minato was actually no pressure at all.
The difficult part was using strength and speed comparable to his opponent's to defeat him without causing any injury.
Otherwise, given Minato's actions just now, if he were an enemy, Jiraiya would have kicked him in the stomach with a world-class strike before he even threw the shuriken.
After blocking several of Minato's attacks in a row, Jiraiya felt he had more or less figured out Minato's fighting style and grinned.
"Is that all? If it's only to this extent, then it's about time to end this!"
As his voice fell, Minato silently raised his leg.
Jiraiya habitually crossed his arms to block, only to see Minato's calf suddenly burst with a dazzling light the moment he kicked!
Not good!
Jiraiya instantly sensed trouble as a massive force surged into his arms.
The next second, he was sent flying like a cannonball!
Such incredible power!
No, it should be called speed...
Jiraiya was shocked.
He adjusted his posture in mid-air, his feet hitting the ground and sliding back over twenty meters before he stood firm.
"As expected, it is a Kekkei Genkai..."
Orochimaru looked at Minato's figure, deep in thought.
"A Kekkei Genkai I've never seen before."
Tsunade's gaze was solemn.
She hadn't taken this Light Release seriously at first, but she just realized that Minato's kick didn't have the slightest chakra fluctuation!
To put it simply, the essence of chakra is an energy refined from physical strength (physical energy + spiritual energy).
The relationship is: chakra equals physical strength, but physical strength does not equal chakra.
Except for taijutsu, whether it's ninjutsu, taijutsu, or a Kekkei Genkai, all require chakra to be activated.
Even ordinary people who unconsciously awaken a Kekkei Genkai will instinctively have their bodies convert physical strength into chakra.
From Minato's kick just now, his ability doesn't need the step of chakra conversion; it is launched directly from physical strength, meaning there's no loss caused by insufficient chakra control!
Is this really a Kekkei Genkai?
Or some other special ability?
"Phew... that was close, that was close!"
Jiraiya exaggeratedly wiped his forehead.
"I didn't expect you to be hiding such a trick, kid. You really gave me a start!"
Minato rubbed his leg, not rushing forward blindly.
That kick just now used the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit to instantly burst out the highest speed his body could withstand.
However, because it was his first time using it, he didn't control the speed perfectly, putting a significant load on his calf.
"Oh? It seems that move puts quite a burden on your body."
Noticing Minato's movement, Jiraiya gave a lecherous-looking grin and unhurriedly began to form hand seals.
"In that case, next, I'm going to use ninjutsu~"
Just as he spoke, before he could finish the hand seals, he saw Minato suddenly raise a hand and extend his index finger, a dazzling light blooming at the tip.
Again?
Jiraiya's face darkened as he abandoned his hand seals and dodged to the side.
Sure enough, the moment he dodged, a brilliant beam of light flashed by.
In the next instant, there was a thunderous explosion.
Jiraiya looked back to see a burst of fire erupting behind him.
Over a dozen thick trees were instantly carbonized, leaving a charred crater in their place.
"Hey, hey, what on earth is this?"
Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock.
Nearby, Tsunade and Nawaki were also left speechless, and even Orochimaru's pupils trembled with disbelief.
"This kind of power... and it's instantaneous?"
Tsunade's lips parted slightly, her voice sounding a bit dry.
Nawaki was even more stunned, standing there stupidly with his mouth wide open.
The power of an A-rank ninjutsu, activated without seals, and with an attack speed too fast to track...
Orochimaru's gaze was heavy as he shook his head slightly.
"No, there's still a charging time... though that might just be because he's unfamiliar with the ability."
"Phew..."
Minato let out a soft breath.
That laser had consumed a fair amount of his physical strength.
With his current stamina, he could release it seven or eight times at most.
Although he possessed the Power of All Creation and his recovery speed far exceeded others, the stamina limit of a child his age was an unavoidable bottleneck.
Seeing Jiraiya's dazed expression, Minato quickly apologized.
"Sorry, Senior Jiraiya. I didn't expect the power to be this strong. This was my first time using this ability..."
To be honest, he hadn't expected to release a laser so easily; it felt almost like instinct.
There was none of the difficult development he had imagined; simply firing the condensed energy resulted in such formidable power!
Before this, Minato's training focus had always been on ninjutsu, and his development of the Glint-Glint Fruit's power had been more on the functional side.
For example, Kizaru's Yata no Kagami.
The principle involves projecting a beam of light that can reflect off the surfaces of surrounding objects at any angle to create a path of light.Shutterstock
The main body can then become an incarnation of light and move at light speed along this track.
At first glance, it seemed a bit redundant, since light-speed movement is already a basic ability of the Glint-Glint Fruit.
In reality... this ability didn't actually help Minato much; it simply changed light-speed movement into light-speed movement that could turn corners.
As for combat skills... it wasn't that Minato didn't want to develop them, but rather that the fruit's power was too conspicuous, and he truly didn't know how to go about it.
The power of the Glint-Glint Fruit is simply too strong!
In taijutsu, it provides a massive speed boost and can create weapons like light swords.
For group fights, there's a clone skill where the clones are fully automatic and can reform even if dispersed.
For long-range, there's the highly penetrative laser followed by a high-temperature explosion, and for large areas, there's the Yasakani no Magatama to clear the field... there are no flashy mechanics, just pure stats.
"This ability is a bit dangerous and isn't very suitable for sparring. How about we stop here for now..."
Minato rubbed his head awkwardly, his tone sheepish.
The speed of the laser was just too fast.
Getting hit in an arm or leg was one thing, but hitting the heart would be disastrous.
With a bit of bad luck and a follow-up explosion, even a god would struggle to save the victim.
"No! Don't hold back!"
Two figures flashed instantly as Tsunade and Orochimaru appeared on either side of Jiraiya.
Tsunade crossed her arms, her gaze toward Minato burning with an undeniable intensity.
"Orochimaru and I will support from the sidelines. You just focus on giving it your all!"
This battle wasn't fair to Jiraiya because the primary goal was to test Minato's strength, so Jiraiya had been passively taking Minato's attacks.
The three of them had originally felt that given Minato's age, no matter how much of a genius he was, he would at most have the strength of a Genin.
And Minato's previous performance hadn't been that exaggerated.
In terms of taijutsu, although his strength and speed were excellent, there were still many openings.
His timing with shuriken was clever, and his combat thinking was very agile.
Overall, while he was a genius, he was still within an acceptable range.
It was only when that laser exploded just now that they realized with horror that Minato already possessed the power to threaten their lives!
Furthermore, since Minato couldn't yet use it proficiently, letting Jiraiya handle it alone would be irresponsible toward their comrade's life.
Looking at the innocent-looking blond boy across from him, Orochimaru's gaze was complex.
This is a Kekkei Genkai... a powerful ninjutsu that even a genius would need to practice diligently to master is just a casual finger-point for a five-year-old child...
While Orochimaru was silently lamenting the disparity of the world, Nawaki, watching from nearby, was already completely dazed!
What the hell just blew up?
That was Minato's move?
I just fought a guy like that?