Naruto: Kushina's Redemption, My Revenge

Minato Namikaze saw through Chinya's intentions and did not recklessly use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the location of his special kunai for an attack.

From Chinya's perspective, the Flying Thunder God Technique was indeed troublesome, but not without countermeasures.

The speed of the Flying Thunder God Technique was undeniably astonishing. Without requiring hand seals, it allowed instantaneous movement to the marked location, leaving no pause in between—it truly was an instant process.

However, once Minato teleported to the marked location, he still needed to initiate his actual attacking motion by himself.

That moment created an opportunity.

Yet seizing this opportunity wasn't simple—it required extremely quick reflexes to either block or evade Minato's attack.

To counterattack Minato, one would have to react faster than Minato himself.

There was also another alternative.

Just like Chinya had done earlier—identify the Flying Thunder God Kunai and predict where Minato would appear.

But this method only worked if there were very few Flying Thunder God Kunai on the battlefield.

Otherwise, with too many kunai present, Minato could freely teleport and even if one predicted correctly, he could simply use the technique again to change positions.

Minato drew several additional Flying Thunder God Kunai and hurled them at Chinya.

Chinya slightly crouched, assuming the starting stance of the first form—Thunder Flash.

Minato suspected that Chinya planned to unleash the Thunder Flash the moment he teleported to the kunai's position.

Still, Minato was confident in his current speed.

He didn't believe Chinya could land a hit on him—even that earlier move, the [Thunder Flash Swift Speed], hadn't been fast enough.

This time, Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport back to the two original kunai embedded in the ground.

After two teleportations, Minato hurled shuriken from multiple directions toward Chinya.

Chinya activated his Kenbunshoku Haki, clearly sensing the trajectories of each shuriken.

Chinya evaded each one with the slightest of movements.

The next instant.

Minato teleported to a flying Flying Thunder God Kunai mid-air, grabbed it, and raised it as though to stab Chinya.

At the exact moment Chinya began to react, Minato instantly teleported again—to another kunai rapidly approaching Chinya and slashed backward at him.

The previous stabbing motion had merely been a feint, meant to force Chinya into using Thunder Flash.

The true strike came with this slash.

Minato calculated that if Chinya had used Thunder Flash, his back would now be fully exposed.

Unexpectedly, Chinya hadn't used Thunder Flash at all—he was still facing Minato head-on.

A sharp "clang" rang out.

Chinya's ninja sword struck Minato's kunai.

Before Chinya could strike again, Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Technique once more, vanishing in an instant and putting space between them.

Looking at Chinya not far away, Minato Namikaze sighed, "Chinya, your combat instincts are as sharp as ever. When you realized my attack was just a feint, you stopped Thunder Flash so quickly."

Chinya gave Minato a strange look. "Who told you I was about to use Thunder Flash just now?"

Minato hesitated. "Huh? You weren't? Then what was that posture you took earlier..."

Chinya didn't feel like explaining and resumed his slightly crouched stance.

He had taken that posture merely to better utilize his Kenbunshoku Haki, allowing his body to react faster—nothing more.

Although Thunder Flash was fast, it lacked the maneuverability of the Flying Thunder God Technique, making it completely unnecessary to use.

Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique again, launching several attacks against Chinya.

However, Chinya only defended without counterattacking.

Minato found himself at a loss against Chinya's flawless defense.

Whether from the front or behind, whenever Minato appeared, Chinya instantly responded, either blocking or evading the strike.

Right now, Chinya essentially relied entirely on his Kenbunshoku Haki.

The instant Minato appeared through the Flying Thunder God Technique, Chinya's Observation Haki instantly located him.

Combined with Chinya's excellent reaction speed, he could timely block or dodge Minato's attacks.

But Chinya's reflexes weren't faster than Minato's, making it impossible for him to launch effective counterattacks.

Therefore, Chinya chose to abandon offense and focus solely on defense.

However, Chinya hadn't entirely given up attacking—he was just waiting for an opportunity.

When Minato no longer pulled Flying Thunder God Kunai from his Ninja Tool Pouch but instead yanked them from the ground, Chinya knew his chance had arrived.

[Thunder Breathing, First Form: Lightning Flash]

Lightning surged from Chinya's body as he became a blazing bolt of lightning, racing toward Minato.

"He's finally attacking!"

Seeing Chinya, who had been defending all along, finally attack, Minato felt a surge of excitement.

Minato kept using the Flying Thunder God to evade.

Chinya shifted directions repeatedly, using the terrain to chase after Minato the moment he reappeared.

Yet, Chinya couldn't even graze Minato's clothes.

Chinya stopped mid-strike and stood motionless, locking eyes with Minato in the distance.

At that moment, Minato felt exhilarated.

Previously frustrated by Chinya's Thunder Breathing, he could now finally handle Chinya's attacks with ease.

Though not yet strong enough to defeat Chinya, he now had the upper hand—at least temporarily.

"18."

The sudden number from Chinya left Minato puzzled. "What do you mean, 18?"

Chinya looked at the Flying Thunder God Kunai on the ground and said, "You only have eighteen Flying Thunder God Kunai in total, right?"

Minato glanced at his scattered Flying Thunder God Kunai on the ground and suddenly turned pale.

Seventeen Flying Thunder God Kunai were scattered across the ground. Combined with the one Minato Namikaze held in his hand, that made exactly eighteen Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Minato abruptly lifted his gaze toward Chinya's grip. A transparent thread was firmly gripped in Chinya's hand.

Chinya gave the thread a sharp tug, and the seventeen Flying Thunder God Kunai scattered across the ground instantly converged into a single point.

Chinya formed a Shadow Clone. The crimson triple-tomoe Sharingan eyes of the clone locked onto Minato Namikaze. He smirked: "Now, you only have two Flying Thunder God Kunai left as mediums. Under these circumstances, you won't be able to dash around so recklessly anymore.

If you activate [Flying Thunder God] again, I just need to keep an eye on that single kunai in your hand and this cluster of Kunai right here."

Minato's expression darkened. Now he understood why Chinya had been constantly defending without launching any attacks just moments ago.

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