Now.
In the perception of countless Ninjas, the Flying Thunder God Technique represents the fastest speed in the Ninja World, and Minato, who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, is undoubtedly the fastest man in the Ninja World.
His combat Release involves using unreasonable spatial jumps to close in, then relying on his god-defying reaction speed to instantly kill the enemy.
A simple and brutal fighting method, yet fundamentally indefensible.
Just like Minato at this moment, who leaped like a ghost in front of Mei, swinging a deadly strike with the specially made Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand.
This was Minato's rage. He had experienced the pain of Kushina's severe injury and wanted Sora to feel pain too.
However,
That strike, which should have been fatal, came to an abrupt halt in mid-air.
Screech!
Crack!
Amidst the crisp sound, the blade of the indestructible Flying Thunder God kunai abruptly shattered.
Minato's face changed drastically in horror.
He looked up, only to find that, at some point, a handsome man clad in a white haori had appeared before him, looking at him with a face full of composure and calm.
"Yuki..."
"Sora!!!"
Minato growled in a low voice, a voice containing endless rage squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Sorry, am I not too late?"
Sora, however, ignored him. He simply held Mei's slender waist with one hand and pressed against the broken kunai with the other, speaking in a faint tone.
"No..."
"Just in time!"
After smelling that familiar scent, Mei suddenly relaxed. Her face, originally full of despair, was now brimming with a sense of security.
'Sora!'
'He's here!'
'He really appeared!'
"Sora-sama!"
"Sora-sama is here!"
"Kirigakure's sky is here!"
"God Sora!"
"Long live, long live!"
The Kirigakure's Ninjas locked in bitter combat, upon seeing Sora's arrival, had their morale instantly boosted. Their faces also showed looks of wild joy.
Sora's strength no longer needed description with words, it was a belief carved into the souls of countless Kirigakure Ninjas, fanatical and firm.
Just by seeing Sora's figure, these Kirigakure's Ninjas felt as if the outcome of this war had become beyond doubt.
Victory!
Certain victory!
This was the imposing aura Sora now possessed. The moment he appeared, he completely lifted Kirigakure's morale on the verge of collapse.
The Kirigakure's Ninjas, who had been somewhat despairing, once again roared and charged at the Konoha's Ninjas before them.
Not just morale, even the Chakra they erupted with was much stronger than before.
"That guy..."
"Is that Yuki Sora?"
"The monster who slaughtered over a hundred of our village's Jonin at Tenfu Gorge?"
"Heavens!"
"He looks like a pretty boy, he doesn't seem that scary!"
"He does seem quite ordinary. Besides, with Jiraiya-sama and Minato-sama here, do we really need to fear him?"
Many of the Konoha's Ninjas present had not experienced the crushing defeat at Tenfu Gorge.
Even though they knew Sora's combat power was terrifying, they didn't have a concrete understanding of that terror. So when these Konoha's Ninjas saw Sora arrive, they didn't feel much fear, instead showing more curiosity and disdain.
In their view, since Jiraiya had previously crushed the Kirigakure's Ninjas in the Mount Fukyu campaign, even if he wasn't as strong as that Sora, adding Minato and the Uchiha Clan should be enough, right?
But those Konoha's Ninjas who had luckily escaped the Tenfu Gorge campaign showed extreme fear upon Sora's arrival. Some had trembling legs, others were shaking all over, and some Konoha's Ninjas with less courage had already collapsed to the ground in fright.
At this moment, countless gazes… fanatical, curious, doubtful, fearful, awed, all gathered on Sora.
And at this time, Sora was still locked in a contest of strength with Minato.
Before the broken kunai could even fall to the ground, Minato's second wave of attack had already taken shape.
In his left hand, a rotating sphere of light, with flames flickering, appeared.
In an instant, the Rasengan infused with Fire Nature Transformation formed and, with a whooshing sound, blasted towards Sora's body.
'Nature Transformation Rasengan?'
Seeing the red Rasengan, a flicker of surprise couldn't help but appear in Sora's eyes.
After all, in the original work, until his death, Minato's development of the Rasengan remained at a very elementary level.
It was only in the later parts of the story that his son, Uzumaki Naruto, continued the development to create the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
But now, he actually created the Fire Release Rasengan.
That's very surprising!
"Take this!"
"Heavenly Flame Rasengan: Multi-Scenery Blazing Dance Type One!!!"
While Sora was slightly taken aback, the Fire Release Rasengan in Minato's hand had already crushed towards Sora.
Scorching heat ran rampant, causing the tips of Mei's hair beside him to curl slightly from the heat.
Fire Release Rasengan!
This was the upgraded version of the A-Rank, seal-less Ninjutsu, Rasengan, developed by Minato. It's more powerful, faster, and purer in its killing intent.
A terrifying weapon created by condensing powerful Chakra into a high-speed rotating sphere of light, then adding Fire Chakra Nature Transformation. It was a fearsome killing move that even a Kage-level copy of Jiraiya couldn't withstand a single hit.
Once it hit, the madly rotating vortex and high-temperature flames could instantly turn any enemy to ash.
Abruptly, the Fire Release Rasengan slammed fiercely into Sora's body.
Under the eruption of the terrifying energy turbulence, a series of grating, ear-piercing friction sounds were emitted.
Countless Kirigakure's Ninjas witnessing this couldn't help but widen their eyes in horror. They had seen the power of that fiery sphere, and it was a dreadful killing move that could instantly destroy Yagura's Water Mirror Technique!
And at this moment, that fiery sphere had actually blasted directly onto Sora's body!??
'Oh god!'
'Something bad is going to happen!'
The mindsets of countless Kirigakure's Ninjas shattered, their faces showing despair and fear.
And at this very moment, countless flames also ran rampant, transforming into hellish fire tornadoes that completely enveloped Sora and Mei.
But also at this moment, silver patterns suddenly began to spread across Sora's body.
Those silver patterns seemed to possess some indescribable power, actually suppressing back those exploding fire tornadoes, ultimately unbelievably converging into a singular point and completely dissipating into the void.
"Dis..."
"Disappeared?"
Minato, originally full of killing intent, jerked to a sudden halt, his brain momentarily crashed.
Before him, Sora remained as calm as still water, his expression tranquil, as if everything was as usual.
But now, this composed elegance gave Minato an inexplicable feeling of creeping horror.
"'Heavenly Flame Rasengan: Multi-Scenery Blazing Dance Type One'? It really is a move that suits your style. The name is indeed not bad, it's just that the destructive power is a bit lacking."
Sora smiled gently, saying faintly: "Yellow Flash of Konoha, have you considered improving the Rasengan's power in a different way? For example..."
"Injecting Wind Attribute Chakra into it. High-speed rotating chakra, paired with the fastest Wind Attribute Chakra, might produce some different changes?"
"After all, no matter how you look at it, Fire Nature, which mainly relies on high temperature for lethality, isn't as suitable as the swift Wind Attribute Chakra!"
"Or again..."
"Let's simply give it a more concise name. What do you think of 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken'?"
Sora looked calmly at Minato, rarely offering some quite well-intentioned suggestions.
Abruptly, the scene became very bizarre.
It was clearly a battle between super-speed experts, yet the two stood so strangely in place, facing each other, no one making a move.
Only Sora's voice could be heard speaking leisurely, while Minato opposite stood motionless as if listening very attentively.
"This..."
"What are they doing?"
Jiraiya in the distance was dumbfounded.
"Chatting?"
"Mutual admiration?"
Yagura was also stunned.
The Kirigakure's Ninjas, Konoha's Ninjas, Uchiha Ninjas were all dumbfounded.
Everyone involuntarily stopped their fighting, their astonished gazes turning towards the two at the center of the battlefield.
No one could understand how the life-and-death struggle had suddenly turned into a Ninjutsu development exchange meeting.
Perhaps, at this moment, only Mei could faintly perceive a trace of something abnormal.
Because,
At this moment, she could clearly see that Minato opposite her had, at some point, turned deathly pale.
His body was trembling constantly, looking as if he were bound by some invisible force, desperately trying to break free but unable to escape, a picture of despair.
"Or, you could also add some Senjutsu Chakra to the Wind Release Rasengan. That might make the Rasenshuriken's power even stronger."
"I think these are quite good suggestions, Yellow Flash of Konoha. If you survive this time, I very much hope you will try your best to attempt them, rather than using this immature Fire Release Rasengan to challenge an opponent you simply cannot defeat like now. This..."
"Is really quite boring."
Sora's gentle smile stopped abruptly. He slowly raised his right hand, his voice devoid of any emotion as he murmured: "Well then, farewell, Yellow Flash of Konoha..."
"Hado #90, Kurohitsugi."