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Jiraiya scanned the surroundings, searching for Shin. However, his actions angered Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage.
Ignoring an opponent mid-battle was the ultimate insult, Jiraiya’s behavior was disrespectful. Rasa was naturally furious.
Sure, in terms of seniority, he was younger than Jiraiya, but that didn’t mean he saw himself as inferior.
Their fight so far had been evenly matched, and with Magnet Release, Rasa had even managed to suppress Jiraiya briefly.
“Die—Magnet Release: Gold Dust Great Burial!” Rasa roared, seizing this opening to bury Jiraiya alive.
Jiraiya sensed the danger, but it was too late. The Gold Dust was about to bury him. He didn’t even have time to use the Body Flicker Technique to escape.
He regretted his carelessness. To be distracted during a fight against a strong opponent was a cardinal sin for a Shinobi. Countless Shinobi had died because of carelessness—was he, Jiraiya, about to join their ranks?
Just as Jiraiya was about to be buried, Minato suddenly flashed in front of him—grabbing his teacher and teleporting him to safety.
“Sensei—are you alright?” Minato asked urgently.
“Whew, that was close,” Jiraiya exhaled, still shaken. “I never thought I’d have to be saved by my own student.”
He had barely survived that. Even after escaping the jaws of death, he couldn’t shake off the shame.
“Sensei, why were you distracted?” Minato asked, his voice filled with concern.
If Minato hadn’t been worried about him and paying attention, Jiraiya would be dead.
“See that girl in the sky? Her name is Konan. She’s always with Uzumaki Shin. If she’s here, I suspect Shin is likely here too.”
Jiraiya said seriously.
Minato’s expression turned complex. Uzumaki Shin, his former classmate from the Academy.
Back then, Shin never showed outstanding talent, yet now he had become the greatest Menace in the Shinobi World.
“What should we do, Sensei?” Minato asked.
“There’s nothing we ‘can’ do,” Jiraiya said with a bitter smile. “For now… we leave it to fate.”
Rasa launched another attack.
“Magnet Release: Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!”
“Minato! Go complete your mission—I can handle the Fourth Kazekage!”
Jiraiya snapped back to the fight as Rasa launched another attack. After experiencing near-death once, he wasn’t about to get careless again.
Shin could wait.
For now, surviving Rasa was the priority.
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Konan’s paper wings shot out countless paper shuriken, each one imbued with Wind Release Chakra, making them incredibly sharp.
They were as dangerous as real shuriken.
“Konan’s Paper Ninjutsu is quite effective against weaker opponents,” Shin said as he watched from a distance.
It was just like Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence—a technique perfect for wiping out small fry. Although Paper Release wasn’t as overwhelming as Wood Release, it was still incredibly fast.
….
“This is bad—I can’t let her keep killing like this!”
Minato Namikaze, after killing a Suna Jōnin, looked up at Konan, his right hand gripping a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Dozens of shinobi had already fallen at Konan’s hands—including both Suna and Konoha nin.
Minato couldn’t just stand by and watch.
He threw the kunai at Konan with all his might, then teleported.
“Rasengan!”
He appeared behind Konan, his hand glowing with a blue sphere of spiraling Chakra. He thrust the Rasengan towards Konan.
A sense of danger washed over him, and he instinctively used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.
The “Konan” he struck had dispersed into paper—a mere clone rigged with explosive tags.
The real Konan stood a short distance away, her expression cold as she watched Minato.
“It’s you. You know Shin-nii, right?”
Konan looked at Minato.
She had a good memory. She had met Minato when Shin went to Konoha to collect the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
“Why are you attacking Konoha Shinobi?” Minato asked, his Kunai drawn.
“Training.” Konan’s voice was calm, detached.
Unlike the warmth she showed Shin, she was cold and indifferent toward others.
“Paper Rain!”
Her wings flared open, unleashing a barrage of razor-sharp paper shards—each one laced with explosive tags.
Minato quickly took out dozens of Flying Thunder God Kunai and threw them at Konan.
The kunai scattered around Konan, but none of them hit her. Minato hadn’t intended to hit her.
“Flying Thunder God Technique!”
He teleported behind Konan and attacked with the Rasengan again.
Konan spun mid-air, countering with her own Rasengan.
Minato’s eyes widened in surprise. He hadn’t expected Konan to react so quickly.
Their Rasengan clashed, and Minato was pushed back. He was no match for Konan in a direct confrontation.
Konan might be young, but she had been trained by Shin. And after her life was connected to Shin’s—her strength had increased significantly.
Mikoto had awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Konan had also received great benefits.
She had essentially gained the Sage Body.
Her Chakra reserves were dozens—no, hundreds—of times what they used to be. Her speed, strength, and reaction time had all skyrocketed.
‘She’s younger than me… and already this strong?’
Minato’s expression turned serious. Konan was the strongest opponent he had ever faced.
“Sealing Jutsu: Spatial Lock!” she said.
Konan quickly formed hand seals. The space within a hundred-meter radius was sealed—No Space-Time Ninjutsu could be used within this area.
This was Shin’s custom jutsu—designed specifically to counter Space-Time Ninjutsu users like Minato.
Within this hundred-meter radius, all Space-Time Ninjutsu, including summoning Jutsu, were unusable. Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique was completely sealed.
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