Chapter 29: Let's See Who Dies First!
Though Minato Namikaze had been hiding within Naruto's body all along, he could see everything in the outside world through Naruto's eyes.
So he'd witnessed everything Yasushi did.
However, he didn't know the Uchiha clan had been wiped out. He only assumed these twin Uchiha were both Konoha rogue ninja.
Whether from the perspective of Konoha's former Hokage or from a father's standpoint, he absolutely couldn't let this powerful Uchiha rogue ninja go!
So upon seeing Yasushi cancel Susanoo, he immediately threw a kunai, then flashed instantly, raising the Rasengan high and smashing it down toward Yasushi's head.
Using Rasengan on Pain was useless because it couldn't hit. But using it on Uchiha Yasushi would work—because he couldn't fly.
However, Uchiha Yasushi didn't need to fly. His eyes swept over, making eye contact with Minato.
Minato only felt the Nine-Tails chakra in his body suddenly jolt before awakening from the genjutsu.
After all, it wasn't an ocular technique like Tsukuyomi. Even with the Mangekyo Sharingan's enhancement, ordinary genjutsu could only confuse Minato for an instant.
But this was already enough. When Minato looked again, he saw Yasushi had already retreated two steps. Blood-red chakra steamed from his body, rapidly solidifying and twisting. Bones, muscles, and armor layered over each other, constructing half-body Susanoo that completely protected his body front, back, left, and right.
However, Minato didn't teleport again. Instead, his golden figure surged forward like lightning, forcefully pressing the high-speed rotating golden-red Rasengan against Susanoo.
"Nine-Tails Rasengan!"
The Rasengan infused with Nine-Tails chakra hadn't grown larger in size, but its power increased exponentially.
The Nine-Tails Rasengan and Susanoo's armor violently collided, producing sharp grinding sounds that painfully pierced ears.
After a moment's stalemate, both exploded thunderously simultaneously, blasting both fighters away.
The battlefield's center suddenly emitted blinding light, forming an energy pillar shooting straight to the heavens, as though boring a hole through the sky.
Violent energy fluctuations burst from the light pillar, transforming into chaotic energy currents that blasted wildly in all directions. Everywhere they passed was as though harvested by tempest weasels' sickles.
The already brutalized earth was once again repeatedly carved, crumbling layer by layer like fragile cookies. Hard stones were cut into tiny fragments, sweeping everywhere like a sandstorm.
"Hahaha..." Laughter came from the dust cloud, the deranged sound carrying bone-chilling delight.
Though Susanoo's chest had been blasted with a massive hole, completely exposing Yasushi's body outside, not only wasn't he afraid, he actually laughed madly.
"Minato Namikaze!"
"You're such a good father, letting the Third raise your son like a dog!"
"No wonder you could become Hokage!"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi's brainwashing technique is really impressive!"
"Hahahaha..."
Minato's face turned grave. His right hand opened, and a Rasengan appeared in his palm once more.
But before he could attack, Yasushi suddenly jumped forward, using the broken hole in Susanoo's chest to encircle Minato inside, then channeled chakra. In moments, he sealed the gap, trapping both men within the enclosed space of Susanoo's abdomen.
Then he revealed a sinister grin, lightly pointing one finger upward.
When Minato looked up, he saw Susanoo above had removed the medicinal gourd from behind, aiming it downward and pulling out the stopper.
With a whoosh, a purple torrent poured from the gourd's mouth, surging entirely into Susanoo's abdominal cavity like a waterfall, covering both men and instantly filling the entire sealed space.
The Rinkaichū always attacked friend and foe indiscriminately. They immediately split to attack both men, dyeing them both purple.
"Hahaha..."
"Minato, try Aburame Torune's Rinkaichū!"
"Let's see which of us dies first!"
Yasushi's insane laughter echoed through the insect swarm, as though he didn't care about his own life at all.
But Minato had no intention of mutual destruction here.
Minato was already dead, but Naruto Uzumaki still lived.
Even disregarding the Nine-Tails jinchuriki and village factors, as a father, he couldn't let his son die here like this.
"Madman!"
Minato cursed, immediately charging forward to quickly eliminate Yasushi and escape through that.
But fighting in such a cramped space, his signature Flying Thunder God Technique was rendered useless.
And Yasushi's taijutsu level was equally formidable. Combined with the Mangekyo Sharingan's powerful dynamic vision, Minato truly had no way to kill Yasushi quickly.
"Hahahaha!"
Yasushi fought him relentlessly while laughing unrestrained, further disturbing Minato's composure.
Though watching the purple area spread increasingly across Yasushi's body, Minato simultaneously felt the Nine-Tails chakra cloak on his body being rapidly devoured by the Rinkaichū.
Though tailed beast chakra was infinite, Naruto's body was too young with limited endurance. He had to consider his son's safety, not daring to extract too much or extensively utilize the tailed beast's power in combat.
Once the chakra cloak's protection showed flaws, he didn't possess Yasushi's poison resistance ability.
Understanding this, Minato didn't dare delay further. His wrist immediately turned, fiercely slamming the Rasengan in his hand toward the ground.
In this kind of cramped sealed space, if the Rasengan clashed with Susanoo again and triggered an explosion, its power would far exceed explosive tags. Even both of them would likely have only death awaiting.
So leaving from underground was the best choice.
With a thunderous explosion, stones scattered across the ground, blocking Yasushi's vision for a moment. He seized the opportunity to form seals with both hands.
"Earth Style: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!"
With a whoosh, his figure vanished from position, instantly appearing outside Susanoo.
Upon leaving Susanoo's abdominal cavity, he quickly shook his body, casting off the outermost Nine-Tails chakra cloak and the Rinkaichū tightly adhering to it to the side.
"Tch, the so-called Yellow Flash is only this much!"
Yasushi made a sarcastic remark, activating the medicinal gourd above like a whale drinking water, sucking all those Rinkaichū back inside, then began healing his injuries under Minato's watchful gaze.
Minato gave him a deep look. Without a word, he immediately flash-stepped beside Akimichi Choza, bending down to lift him and rapidly fleeing toward Konoha Village's direction.
The other Konoha ninja also hurriedly followed quickly behind him, preparing to retreat.
But whether they wanted to leave depended on others' agreement.
An indifferent voice drifted down from the sky.
"This Land of Rain isn't a place you can come and go as you please!"
"Universal Pull!"
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