Minato held the kunai, looking at the flamboyantly dressed red-haired man before him, and fell silent at once.
What is...
the meaning of this??
Where are the standard ninja gear?
The flak jacket, mesh armor, weapon pouch...
Why are none of them present?
Could it be...
Minato's heart tightened at once. Those who could have such unique attire were usually powerful experts, just like Teacher Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade, and Lord Orochimaru. After they became the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, they basically stopped wearing these ordinary ninja equipments.
So, could the person before him be a powerful expert like Teacher Jiraiya?!
But...
Why did it have to be golden?
Was he not afraid of becoming a target?
This color...
It was too conspicuous.
However...
Sasori also had his difficulties!
After all, it was armor!
It had to be made from metal that conducted chakra well. Only then could he achieve control at will through his chakra strings. Moreover, this thing could not be too heavy. If it was too heavy, it would hinder movement. It also had to be sturdy...
Apart from the golden gold dust, other metals were just not quite suitable.
So, this set of Saint Clothes was something he had spent all his savings and four years to develop.
There was not a single impurity on the entire body, all of it was gold dust!!
Of course, he had considered painting a layer of paint on the outside, but that would reduce the chakra flow capability. The loss would truly outweigh the gain!
Moreover...
It was golden and shiny. Even Mother said it looked good!!
Sasori's eyes focused. At the very least, he could not lose in terms of momentum now. He represented the Land of Whirlpools!
He said lightly, "Konoha ninja?!"
"Leave this place!!"
"The Land of Whirlpools does not welcome you."
These Five Great Ninja Villages were truly too detestable.
"Sorry." Minato raised his specially made kunai, narrowed his eyes, and said with a bitter smile, "Orders from above. Just hand over the rogue ninja to us, and Konoha will withdraw immediately."
As a ninja, he could only carry out the Hokage's orders seriously.
It was just...
"..."
Konoha withdraw??
Stop joking.
What about the other ninja villages?
Sasori curled his lips disdainfully, looked at Minato, and sneered, "How hypocritical!"
Furthermore...
As a country, if they handed people over just because of a few condemnations, which rogue ninja would still be willing to join the Land of Whirlpools in the future?
You must know how badly the Land of Whirlpools needed ninjas right now!
Every year, more and more students enrolled, and the academy's educational resources were insufficient.
Basically, one teacher had to teach five or six classes.
And yet they were still supposed to drive people away...
They were truly dreaming!
So...
Since they did not want to leave, then they should stay here!
"Boom!!"
Seeing the ninja of the Land of Whirlpools before him not backing down, especially with the cannon fire ringing out again, Minato could only cautiously throw the kunai at Sasori, and then...
Sasori immediately used his armor to block the kunai, then released chakra strings to bind the kunai and pull it over...
Swish!!
Immediately, three cylindrical objects emerged from the back of the armor, aiming at the kunai.
"..."
Seeing this scene, Minato's expression instantly stiffened...
What was going on??
Shouldn't you have dodged the kunai yourself, then I would use Flying Thunder God, grab the kunai from behind, followed by a Rasengan to take the person down and end it?
Why did you suddenly use your armor to block it and hold onto the kunai without letting go?
And also...
What were those cylindrical things that suddenly appeared behind you?
Why were they gathering chakra?
Anyway, Minato felt terrified watching it.
There was a sense of danger!!
"It seems the person before me already knows about the Flying Thunder God Technique." Minato frowned as he looked at him, then looked around...
The sea ah!
It was all water!!
If he threw out many kunai, they would probably sink into the sea.
It was just...
Minato dodged another cannon attack, turned his head to look at the fleet still shaking from the impact behind him, and sighed...
Now, it was truly impossible not to take action.
Then...
He directly grabbed a large handful of specially made kunai from his weapon pouch and threw them out towards Sasori.
Seeing this, Sasori immediately activated the acceleration tubes on his back...
"Bang!"
A sound rang out.
His figure directly disappeared from the spot.
Seeing this, Minato quickly used the Flying Thunder God Technique, then, caught the kunai, and was about to throw it forward again when, unbeknownst to him...
Sasori suddenly appeared behind them, and a hole about the size of a basketball suddenly appeared in his golden armor, from which a powerful suction force burst forth.
Minato was startled and immediately threw a kunai to the side to escape the range of the suction.
"Body Flicker Technique?" Minato let out a sigh of relief, looked at Sasori, and muttered, "No, it's faster than the Body Flicker Technique."
It was almost as fast as his Flying Thunder God Technique.
Even his eyes could not capture it.
Staring at the two short tubes on the back of the flashy armor...
"Acceleration through the force suddenly burst out by chakra?"
Minato frowned...
Where did the Land of Whirlpools get so many strange tools?
This thing seemed somewhat similar to the tool gloves purchased from the Akatsuki organization!!
Could it be a new invention by the Akatsuki organization?
It was just...
If there were too many of these armors, it seemed this mission would not be so easy to complete.
Then...
Looking at the kunai in his hand...
He had thrown out so many, but in the end, only managed to save this one.
I wonder if the Hokage would reimburse him?
You should know, these were specially made kunai he had bought with years of savings!
They were three to four times more expensive than ordinary kunai!
He took a deep breath. It was wartime now, so he better not let his imagination run wild. He quickly shook off all irrelevant thoughts from his mind.
The environmental limitations here were too great, restricting his performance. He could not stick kunai everywhere, nor could he carve technique seals on the sea. Moreover...
The person before him seemed to know the secret of his improved Flying Thunder God Technique.
What should he do?
Minato gripped the kunai, took another kunai from his weapon pouch. He only had five left on him.
Looking at Sasori who would not attack if he did not attack, then glancing at the black large hole on his chest and the short tubes behind him...
He had to find a way to destroy them.
But...
How resistant was that thing?
He quickly formed a hand sign...
Shadow Clone Technique!
Two Naruto Minato immediately appeared before him, then...
Shadow Shuriken Technique!
Instantly...
An overwhelming number of shuriken burst forth.
Sasori frowned, looking at this scene...
There were quite a lot of shuriken this time!
And most of them were shadow clones...
He was familiar with these two techniques; they were taught in the academy. It was just...
They would disappear upon contact. The suction only altered the trajectory of the projectiles, but the range was truly too large.
But if he dodged and ignored them, wouldn't that give the blond guy before him an opportunity?
So...
He could not dodge!!
Sasori raised both hands and said lightly, "Secret Technique: Flame Manipulation Prison!!"
Full power output!
Two huge flame guns burst forth from his palms.
"Bang!"
Under the flames, the shuriken before him continuously vanished...
However...
Sasori's eyes suddenly widened...
"Transformation Technique!!"
A kunai suddenly turned into the blond guy, then, Minato threw another secret kunai behind him.
"Dammit!!"
Sasori quickly raised the flame guns and sprayed towards the secret kunai behind him.
But...
"Bang!"
Shadow Clone!!
His expression changed drastically...
"Thud!"
Suddenly, a secret kunai appeared behind him...
"Rasengan."
Minato's expression was calm, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He held a dazzling sphere in his hand and smashed it directly onto the acceleration tube...
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