Naruto: Flash Reborn — Minato’s Second Life

That was a killing intent as sharp as fangs, capable of piercing through someone in an instant.

And that streak of white light froze the person caught beneath its murderous pressure completely—mind blank!

The speed was blindingly fast, way beyond any normal reaction.

"Chi chi!"

Suddenly, deep blue light radiated from the large dark-skinned man leading the group. Accompanying it came violent arcs of electricity. In a moment where practically no one could react, he extended his arm—wrapped entirely in Lightning Release chakra—to block the white slash.

"BANG!"

A thunderous explosion echoed outward. In that instant, the white light turned brilliant blue. Standing before everyone now was a silver-haired man holding a tanto.

"Taijutsu?"

Sakumo Hatake observed how his blade, coated in Lightning Release chakra, had sliced only through the Lightning Release armor surrounding the man—which immediately revealed the identity of his opponent.

Only the Yagura Clan from Kumogakure, known for their exclusive ninja body techniques, could withstand his slash using physical strength alone.

"Sakumo Hatake!!?"

The big man's voice carried both surprise and excitement. Then, with his other hand, he threw a punch straight toward White Fang.

His punching speed was absurdly fast, beyond the reaction range of ordinary ninja.

Faced with such high-speed taijutsu, Sakumo remained perfectly calm. Without gaining any momentum, his body swiftly retreated backward.

[Shifting Body Technique! (Body Flicker)]

"Good speed."

The dark-skinned man commented. Yet instead of launching another attack, he locked eyes with Sakumo, standing in silent confrontation.

His taijutsu unleashed blazing speed and immense strength in an instant. Most ninja couldn't even hope to dodge—hell, they might not even see his movements clearly.

But if it were this man called Sakumo Hatake, then it wasn't strange at all.

"Ryo Yagura," Sakumo said. "I never expected you, a prominent figure of the Yagura Clan, would serve as protection for a rogue ninja from the Land of Fire..."

Someone able to block his strike solely through taijutsu could only be either the Third Raikage—or now, one of the highest-ranking figures in the Hidden Village and second only to the Raikage and his brother within the Yagura Clan.

"I also didn't expect Konoha would send someone like you merely to deal with Tachiyama Shinsaburo."

Ryo Yagura wasn't lying. Sakumo Hatake's name rang loud throughout the ninja world. Even Kage from various great nations couldn't ignore his existence.

Their clash was lightning-fast, leaving Ryo Yagura's group barely enough time to react.

When they finally regained their senses and heard the name "Sakumo Hatake," their pupils involuntarily constricted.

Clearly, they too understood exactly what kind of overwhelming power that name represented.

At this moment, Minato and the two others landed behind Sakumo, each bearing expressions of shock.

This unexpected display from Sakumo had surprised them just as much as anyone else.

Especially Minato, this was the first time he had ever experienced a speed that even he couldn't perceive anymore.

Compared to Sakumo's speed, his own Instant Flash technique was practically insignificant.

"Although you're such an important figure, has Konoha really run out of people? How could they send two kids on an assassination mission?" After seeing Minato and White Fang, Ryo Yagura's face twisted into mockery.

"How did you detect us?" Sakumo suddenly attacked because it seemed Ryo Yagura had known about their presence from the start.

"Hmph." Ryo Yagura smirked slightly, clearly having no intention of explaining anything to Sakumo.

Even without an explanation, Sakumo roughly understood—after activating his body through the Ninja Body Technique, Ryo Yagura's senses likely reached an unimaginable level for ordinary people.

Despite how cautiously they had followed in secret, it seemed they still couldn't escape his perception.

Fixing his gaze upon Ryo Yagura, Sakumo said, "The three including Ryo Yagura will be my responsibility. Minato, Uchiha Yan, the remaining two are yours to handle. As for that traitor, Junko Watanabe will deal with him."

"It seems I've been underestimated," Ryo Yagura said in a low voice. Facing Sakumo directly, he still ended up facing three opponents at once.

His eyes flared with anger as he accelerated his speed to its peak.

Swish!

However, just as he took an attacking stance, a white flash had already streaked toward him even earlier. At that very moment, the tanto in Sakumo's hand roared with the sound of thunder.

This time, Sakumo's target wasn't Tachiyama Shinsaburo anymore, but rather Ryo Yagura himself. This speed forced even the latter's advanced ninja body techniques into desperate evasion; however, Ryo Yagura still threw a punch to block Sakumo's tanto directly.

"Hong!"

Thunder roared while azure lightning burst forth.

At that moment, the sensation Ryo Yagura felt through his fist hitting the blade was completely unlike striking against a sword—it was more akin to colliding with a heavy hammer. The immense force actually forced him backward, causing his body to retreat several steps.

"Careful!"

Without time to become angry, he warned the two people beside him. Because at the exact moment he was driven back, the two remaining beside him became the next targets.

The reaction speed of those two was quite impressive too—after all, during Sakumo's previous clash with Ryo Yagura, his momentum had weakened somewhat, so his speed wasn't as exaggerated as before.

Nevertheless, those two men couldn't help but break into cold sweat.

Swish!

Sakumo's tanto sliced through one man's robe, revealing the distinctive upper-class clothing worn by a Jonin from Kumogakure.

Clearly, Kumogakure had sent more than just Ryo Yagura among the Jonin; otherwise, an average Chunin would have had absolutely no chance of reacting to White Fang's attack.

Almost simultaneously, Minato and the other two moved forward. He and Uchiha Yan each locked onto one opponent.

"Brat, don't get too cocky!" Naturally, the two targeted individuals weren't pleased, given their opponents seemingly hadn't yet reached ten years old.

Swish! Swish!

In response to one attacker, dozens of shuriken flew forth, clinking off each other midair before transforming into a dazzling variety of angles heading straight for him.

Meanwhile, Ryo Yagura—who had stabilized his footing—glanced sideways slightly. Such a display of Shuriken Jutsu...

That black-haired kid—Uchiha clan!

Swish!

As Ryo Yagura focused his attention on Yan Uchiha, a golden light flashed across his vision. From Ryo Yagura's perspective, it was Minato moving at incredible speed.

Minato gripped a pitch-black kunai and slashed directly toward his opponent's throat.

Their opponent might not have been a Jonin, but he wasn't an easy target either.

Hiss!

The shuriken thrown by Yan Uchiha were scattered by lightning bolts erupting from another ninja's body. However, unlike Ryo Yagura, he couldn't transform his Lightning Release Chakra into armor covering his body.

Minato's opponent simply tilted his body backward, dodging that fatal strike. His reaction speed wasn't slow either.

Even so, the combined assault from Minato and Yan Uchiha was shocking to Ryo Yagura.

They were elite ninja sent from the village—though not yet Jonin, they were among the strongest of the Chunin.

These two young men, whom he had previously underestimated, possessed astonishing power.

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