Yasu gathered the 17 Flying Thunder God kunai that had been pinned by Minato to the ground using threads.
Minato's expression darkened.
Yasu hadn't been attacking, only defending, and it turned out he was waiting for him to use up all the Flying Thunder God kunai in his ninja tool pouch.
He had been careless, far too careless.
He somewhat regretted not being more careful during the battle just now.
Since he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, he had never been defeated.
Against any enemy, he had always achieved crushing victories.
So, in this battle against Yasu, even though he had reminded himself countless times not to underestimate him, Yasu's constant defense still made him think he had suppressed him, and he became careless.
Minato then took a deep breath.
Now that things had come to this, regretting it was useless.
He glanced at the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand, his eyes becoming incomparably sharp.
Just as he was about to throw the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand towards Yasu, Yasu moved first.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Yasu gathered chakra in his throat and spewed a huge fireball towards Minato in front of him.
The moment the fireball exploded, a Flying Thunder God kunai shot straight towards Yasu's face from within the flames.
"Thunder Breathing, Fourth Form - Distant Thunder!"
Yasu burst forth with lightning, rushing towards the Flying Thunder God kunai at lightning speed.
However, Minato's figure did not appear in front of him, but instead appeared at the location of another pile of Flying Thunder God kunai.
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
Minato exhaled, turning the wind into a sharp blade, cutting towards the threads binding the 17 Flying Thunder God kunai.
Yasu's lips curled up: "I've been anticipating this!"
His shadow clone instantly drew his ninja sword.
"Thunder Breathing, Sixth Form - Rumble and Flash!"
His shadow clone, with himself as the center, instantly released countless lightning-like slashes in all directions.
The wind blade released by Minato instantly annihilated in these countless lightning-like slashes.
Minato was now unable to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Because that one Flying Thunder God kunai was guarded by Yasu's main body, and these 17 Flying Thunder God kunai were guarded by his shadow clone.
Moreover, he couldn't directly take Yasu's shadow clone's attack head-on.
Because once struck by the Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash, even a slight paralysis of the body would make the subsequent attacks impossible to evade.
So, he could only dance on the tip of a knife, relying on his own reaction speed to dodge the lightning-like slashes.
After dodging the Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash, Minato immediately distanced himself from Yasu.
He panted slightly, looking at Yasu's main body and shadow clone.
Yasu's main body was playing with his Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand.
And his shadow clone continued to guard the 17 Flying Thunder God kunai.
Seeing this, Minato frowned slightly.
Because of Yasu's precautions, he would not be able to easily use the Flying Thunder God Technique next.
Just as he was pondering countermeasures, Yasu took the initiative to dispel the shadow clone, then casually threw the Flying Thunder God kunai on the ground, clapped his hands, and left.
Minato frowned tightly and asked in confusion: "Yasu, where are you going? The battle isn't over yet!"
Yasu's voice came from another direction: "It's already over."
The Yasu in Minato's vision gradually became illusory, until it disappeared.
Minato looked in the direction from which the voice came, and Yasu's figure appeared from over there.
Minato pupils shrank.
He was caught in a genjutsu just now?!
When did he fall into the genjutsu?
He had clearly made a point of not looking into his eyes during the battle, so it shouldn't have been possible to fall into a genjutsu.
He pondered about which part went wrong.
After a few minutes of silence, Minato smiled wryly.
"So that's when it was."
He understood that the only time he could have fallen into the genjutsu was when Yasu said: 'There are only 18 Flying Thunder God kunai in total.'
At that time, he was shocked and subconsciously looked at Yasu, and only then was there a chance to fall into the genjutsu.
"It's really hard to guard against, I can't relax any vigilance against Yasu at all, but even if I hadn't fallen into the genjutsu, I probably would have lost anyway."
Minato didn't feel discouraged, but instead was full of fighting spirit.
Because in this battle with Yasu, he had learned a lot of things again.
For example, the number of Flying Thunder God kunai must never be revealed to the opponent, otherwise, he might face a situation like this battle just now.
If the Flying Thunder God kunai were controlled, then he would be at a disadvantage.
"Huh."
Minato sighed, and after collecting all the Flying Thunder God kunai on the ground, he disappeared into the night.
After Yasu returned to his room, he was also reviewing the battle with Minato just now.
Unless his reaction speed was faster than Minato's, there really wasn't a good way to deal with him.
Minato's only strong point right now was the Flying Thunder God Technique, and he didn't have any other attack methods.
It seemed that Jiraiya had taught him combat skills, but because he wasn't good at Wind Release ninjutsu, Minato only knew some common Wind release ninjutsus.
It would be even more troublesome if Minato learned Sage Mode in the future.
Moreover, having suffered a loss this time, he would definitely correct it next time, and it would be a bit troublesome to face him in the future.
...
Two days later.
Yasu came to the war meeting room.
Orochimaru said to him: "Your transfer order has been approved. After you return to Konoha, go directly to see Teacher Hiruzen, he will give you the letter of appointment, and then you can set off for the Land of Grass."
Yasu nodded: "I understand, thank you, Teacher Orochimaru."
Orochimaru continued: "There is also one more thing, you should know by now, as a Jonin, you need to lead a team of Genin."
Yasu's face immediately wrinkled: "Teacher Orochimaru, I want to refuse this matter, I don't have time to lead Genin in battle."
Orochimaru shook his head and reminded him: "I know you don't want to, but since you are now a member of the Hokage faction, you better not refuse this kind of thing. Because even if you find that Uzumaki clan survivor, it won't be easy to get Konoha to abandon the already nurtured Kushina and choose the survivor you bring back as the Nine-Tails container."
"So, you not only have to improve your strength, but also keep up with your influence, and most importantly, you must be obedient, at least you have to appear obedient in front of them. Only then will it be possible for the higher-ups to choose the backup among the backups from the two Nine-Tails backup containers, because they will also evaluate your value."
Hearing Orochimaru's analysis, Yasu immediately became serious.
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