With a single strike, Yasu killed a Cloud Ninja commander.
When he made his move, Minato saw it clearly.
His expression was extremely solemn, because Yasu's speed was even faster than when he was at the Ninja Academy.
Moreover, Yasu had also compensated for the shortcomings of the Thunder Breathing technique.
Back then, although Minato had never won against him in sparring matches, he could still entangle with him for a long time before being defeated.
After many years of separation.
Minato not only received guidance from Jiraiya but also came to the battlefield to train earlier than him. He originally thought he could surpass him, but he didn't expect that he still had such a gap with him.
"A unique ninjutsu..."
Minato brow furrowed slightly.
He currently only mastered Wind Release ninjutsu, but Jiraiya was not proficient in Wind Release ninjutsu, so his help with Minato's ninjutsu was limited.
And Yasu mastered the powerful ninjutsu-taijutsu Thunder Breathing, which could be said to be his unique ninjutsu.
Now, among the Konoha's Lightning Release ninjas on the battlefield, few knew Thunder Breathing.
But it couldn't be compared to the Thunder Breathing that Yasu used.
In addition, Yasu also had the Sharingan, which made it even more powerful when used in conjunction with Thunder Breathing.
Minato felt that if he wanted to catch up with and surpass him, he must master his own unique ninjutsu.
He thought of the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' that his teacher Jiraiya had told him about before.
Space-time ninjutsu... A ninjutsu that could be recorded in the Book of Seals must be very powerful.
Minato decided that after Jiraiya successfully applied for it and was able to practice it, he must practice the Flying Thunder God Technique well.
Compared to Yasu's method of killing commanders, Minato seemed much more ordinary.
His method of identifying whether the opponent was a commander was also through observation.
But unlike Yasu, who directly stared at the other party's mouth to see who talked the most, that person was the commander.
Minato's method was through observing the other party's position, clothing, and behavior.
Generally speaking, the commander was at the rear of the team, and his clothing was slightly different from other ninjas. Moreover, the commander had more body language when commanding, such as pointing to a place and asking the ninja to charge.
After confirming a ninja being a commander, Minato would use his most proficient and fastest Body Flicker Technique to approach, and after sealing his throat with a kunai, then he would immediately use the Body Flicker Technique to escape.
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The sounds of the two sides fighting echoed continuously in the Hot Spring Village.
The corpses on the ground were increasing.
There were Cloud Ninjas, Hot Spring Ninjas, and Konoha Ninjas.
Yasu's clothes were completely soaked in blood, and he was panting slightly.
At this time, he was surrounded by more than a dozen Cloud Ninjas.
Because he was too dazzling, it was difficult not to notice the flashing lightning.
Moreover, too many commanders had died at his hands, causing some ninjas who had not received clear orders to be at a loss and could only chase him.
When these dozen Cloud Ninjas charged towards him at the same time, Yasu exhaled a breath.
"Thunder Breathing - Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash!"
With himself as the center, he instantly released countless lightning-like slashes in all directions.
These Cloud Ninjas who surrounded him didn't have time to react and were killed by the lightning-like slashes.
After breaking free from the siege, Yasu took out two soldier pills from his ninja bag and swallowed them directly.
During this process, another team of Cloud Ninjas found him.
Yasu then lured this team of Cloud Ninjas to a place where there were puddles on the ground.
After forming the hand seals, he placed his hands in the water.
"Lightning Release - Thunder!"
High-voltage electricity immediately appeared in the water, paralyzing the Cloud Ninjas, making them unable to move.
Yasu beheaded the ninjas one by one with his ninja sword.
The battle was still very early, and he had to save chakra.
At this time, he discovered another enemy commander in the crowd.
His body flashed with lightning, and he used Thunderclap and Flash to rush towards the enemy commander.
When Yasu killed this enemy commander and was escaping, a Konoha Ninja in the distance was blown away and fell beside him.
This Konoha Ninja had one arm and one leg blown off, and he was spitting blood. With his only remaining hand, he grabbed Yasu's trouser leg and begged, "Save, save me... I don't want to die... My family is still in Konoha... Please."
Yasu looked at him with cold eyes and replied coldly: "I can't save you. If you feel too much pain, then use some of your remaining energy to bring some enemy ninjas with you. As for your family, don't you believe in Konoha? Then believe in it to the end."
He handed a few explosive tags to the Konoha Ninja and then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the place, his meaning was clear which is instead of being a burden be useful and die while bringing the enemy with him.
The Konoha Ninja looked at the surrounding Cloud Ninjas with a desperate expression. He glanced at the explosive tags in his hand and finally chose to trigger the explosive tags.
"Daigo! Don't!"
Minato used the Body Flicker Technique to come to the side of this Konoha Ninja, wanting to reach out and snatch the explosive tags in his hand.
But Daigo reached out and pushed him away violently.
And he said bitterly: "Minato, he's right, I'm already a burden. Don't worry about me, the battle is still going on, and the comrades still need you; I believe in you, you will definitely become Hokage, I'll leave my family to you!"
In order not to affect Minato, Daigo stood up on one leg and rushed towards the crowd of Cloud Ninjas.
An explosion sounded.
Daigo was blown to pieces in the explosion of the explosive tags, and he also took the lives of two Cloud Ninjas.
Minato stared blankly at this scene, tears streaming down his cheeks.
His heart was filled with anger. He used the Body Flicker Technique to come to Yasu and grabbed his collar angrily, questioning: "Why? Why did you do that? Even if you didn't want to save Daigo, there was no need to give him explosive tags to die with the enemy!"
Yasu reached out and slapped away his hand that was grabbing his clothes, tidied up his collar, and then coldly asked, "So what? You think I killed him? So, you came to question me in this wartime situation?"
"That guy's one arm and one leg have already been blown off. In this situation, without treatment, without logistics, his only ending is death, being killed by the enemy. But I gave him explosive tags, which allowed him to blow up a few Cloud Ninjas together before he died. No matter how you calculate this, we are the ones who profited."
Minato retorted indignantly: "I said it before, they are not a number, not a tool, they are our comrades! They are comrades!"
But Yasu sneered: "So what? If that person was you, would you want your comrades to risk their lives to save you, and even if they saved you, they would have to fight with you, a burden?"
"Aren't we believers in the Will of Fire? Where the leaves of the Leaf dance, fire also continues to burn. I made his death provide value, didn't let him die meaninglessly, and didn't let him burden his comrades, let him use his remaining burning fire to make contributions to Konoha. Isn't this the Will of Fire?"
"Did I do something wrong? Do you think I should have let him die without value, or let him drag me down and put me in danger?"
Minato bit his lip tightly, traces of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth. His fists were clenched tightly, and his heart was filled with anger, but he couldn't refute him.
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