However, for Minato, these were just small fry courting death, not worth mentioning at all.
Just perfect. The heat generated by the Fire Release and Mikoto's Amaterasu flames was sufficient.
He looked up at the sky; there were enough cumulonimbus clouds.
He glanced at the Grass Shadow and his subordinates surrounding him, then at Shimada Masaharu nearby, and finally at the Great Elder of the Hidden Grass Village. Minato revealed a playful smile.
"You're really looking for death. If I don't oblige you, I'd be doing you a disservice."
As Minato spoke, he raised his right hand.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
The sound of a thousand birds chirping rang out from his right hand. However, Minato wasn't doing this to release Chidori.
Chidori was just a catalyst.
Looking up, sure enough, lightning was surging in the cumulonimbus clouds in the sky.
Arcs of lightning danced around the clouds.
As seconds ticked by, the lightning gathered overhead reached a massive scale.
Minato stood beside Mikoto, then pointed his Chidori towards the sky. The lightning in the cumulonimbus clouds formed a ferocious Kirin head, its glowing red eyes staring intently at the people below.
However, the Kirin given by the system was different from the original version. The original seemed to require a rainy day to release, but here, as long as there was enough heat to form cumulonimbus clouds, it was fine.
"Enjoy the lightning feast I prepared for you. Especially you, Shimada Masaharu. I wonder if your Lightning Release Chakra Armor can defend against my S-Rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
"Vanish with the thunderclap. Bloom! Kirin!"
Minato held Mikoto and teleported out of the encirclement with Space-Time Ninjutsu, then waved his right hand towards the Kirin in the sky.
"Roar!"
The Kirin in the sky roared, dived into the clouds, then re-emerged, revealing its head and charging towards the ground below.
A thousandth of a second later, Kirin descended.
"Boom!"
Blinding lightning and an earth-shattering explosion followed one after another.
A pillar of lightning connecting heaven and earth bombarded the ground. The floating debris on the ground was pulverized by the lightning pillar.
A large amount of black smoke rose from the ground, obscuring everyone's vision.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a large number of Tokubetsu Jonin. Randomly rewarded 3% Sage Body development progress."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a Quasi-Kage level ninja. Randomly rewarded 3% Fire Release development progress."
At this time, the system notifications sounded, bringing a pile of development progress contributions from the Hidden Grass Village.
When the black smoke cleared, it was revealed that all the Hidden Grass ninjas, including the Grass Shadow, were dead, turned into charred corpses.
As for Shimada Masaharu, it had to be said that he was very tough. Relying on the Lightning Release Chakra Armor, he managed to hold on. Minato also knew he wasn't dead because there was no system notification.
"Cough cough, wah!"
Shimada Masaharu knelt on one knee, supporting himself with one hand on the ground and covering his mouth with the other, constantly wiping away the blood he was coughing up.
The power of Minato's strike was simply too great; he was now on the verge of death.
"I have to admire you. To survive Kirin is impressive. It seems your cultivation of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode is quite high.
"But even so, you still have to die by my hand. Goodbye. Don't feel lonely down there; the Third Raikage will join you in a few years."
After Minato finished speaking, a Rasenshuriken instantly formed and slammed towards Shimada Masaharu.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a Primary Kage-level ninja. Randomly rewarded 8% Fire Release development progress."
Not bad, 8% Fire Release development progress is pretty good.
"System, check my attribute panel."
Host: Minato Namikaze
Age: 15
Strength Level: Primary Kage Level
Ninjutsu: Various Fire Release, various Wind Release, various Lightning Release, various Sealing Jutsu, various Wood Release, various Flying Thunder God techniques, Space-Time Teleportation, Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Sensory Perception.
Taijutsu: Konoha Whirlwind, Konoha Strong Whirlwind, Konoha Rising Rock
Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, Bringer-of-Darkness Technique
Fire Element Development: 34.8%
Wind Element Development: 25.2%
Lightning Element Development: 24.9%
Sage Body Development: 53.6%
Spirit Development: 99.5%
Space-Time Second Stage Development: 16.1%
Sealing Second Stage Development: 18.3%
Comprehensive Strength: High Kage Level
Hmm, the development progress has increased variously. These days, the Shadow Clones have been working hard.
When Minato wasn't on a mission, he would create a large number of Shadow Clones every night to start increasing the development progress of various categories.
He would pause when going on a mission.
It didn't delay anything at all. Anyway, the Shadow Clones did the busy work; the main body only needed to cultivate the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
There was no helping it. The Sage Body needed development, and cultivating the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was obviously better than simple physical exercise.
"You are the Great Elder of the Hidden Grass Village, right? My name is Minato Namikaze. I hope the future Hidden Grass Village will be a qualified ally. Otherwise, who knows when you might get struck by lightning, just like the Grass Shadow today."
Minato said seemingly casually, but the Great Elder of the Hidden Grass Village dared not listen casually.
Looking at the Grass Shadow whose corpse was not yet cold, he shivered all over.
Although the boy in front of him looked young, his strength was ridiculously powerful.
"Lord Minato, rest assured. The Hidden Grass Village will definitely be a qualified ally and will never do anything to sell out Konoha again."
The Great Elder was very sensible. He knew Minato was building prestige for him. From now on, he wouldn't be the Great Elder anymore, but the new Grass Shadow of the Hidden Grass Village.
"Good. It's done. Go back. Deal with the traces here later."
Seeing the Great Elder being so tactful, Minato didn't say anything more. Anyway, it didn't matter who he supported; having a decent leader take over was fine.
Looking around, after collecting Shimada Masaharu's corpse into a storage scroll, Minato took Mikoto back to Konoha.
In the Hokage's office, he handed over Shimada Masaharu's corpse and reported on the operation, including the details of killing the Hidden Cloud ninjas and the Grass Shadow, and supporting the Great Elder to become the new Grass Shadow.
"Not bad. You did a very good job. For the next few days, accompany Kushina properly in the Chunin Exams. She also deserves credit for rooting out the Hidden Cloud spies this time."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was very satisfied with Minato's operation.
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