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Chapter 17: A Stunning Knife, Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze
On the light curtain of the Ninja World, Yuichi was shown on the largest central screen.
His two-meter-tall frame did not look overly muscular; in fact, he appeared slightly lean. He squinted, staring downward with an expressionless face. It was difficult to discern what Yuichi was thinking. He felt unfathomable.
The bouquet of cherry blossoms on his chest and the distinct long sword at his waist were very eye-catching. Furthermore, the cape Yuichi wore was merely that of a Vice Admiral, not the same Admiral cape worn by Aokiji and Kizaru. Clearly, this man held a lower status than the two Logia users.
Yet, among the many Marine Vice Admirals, only Yuichi stood beneath the golden banner. It was evident that this man must be very strong; otherwise, he would not have been arranged to guard such a vital location.
In reality, the Pirate World had not responded as quickly as the Ninja World. Even before the World War began, Yuichi remained skeptical, let alone everyone else in Pirate World. Sengoku had not given any specific order for Yuichi to guard the flag.
Looking at the expressionless Yuichi, who radiated a silent might, the Third Hokage was worried. "Minato should be able to handle this guy!"
Hearing this, Shikaku spoke with certainty. "I absolutely trust the power of the Fourth Hokage. Although this man looks strong, he shouldn't cause too much trouble against Lord Fourth's Flying Thunder God Technique!"
The last three minutes.
The Fourth Generation was about to make his move. If he waited until the absolute last second, even with the Flying Thunder God, there would be too many variables. Plus, there was no intelligence on Yuichi. Acting now would yield a higher success rate.
On the plaza, after Kizaru's attack, Marine morale had improved significantly. The Vice Admirals also regained their composure. The battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju they had witnessed earlier had left too strong an impression of ninjas. But after fighting, they found the opponents were not as invincible as they thought. It was just that the weird ninjutsu was difficult to deal with; in a straight fight with blades and guns, the strength of the Vice Admirals was a tier above the ninjas.
The battle between Kakashi and Aokiji was heating up again. On the other side, Kizaru was preparing to clean up the other ninjas who had revealed themselves.
At this time, on the light curtains around the world, the images did not focus on those battles. Instead, they converged on Yuichi.
Simultaneously, on the other side of the split screen, a figure was quietly approaching the roof of the Naval Headquarters building. The intruder held a strange weapon in his hand and threw it toward the roof. With a very faint sound, it easily pierced into the wall at the roof's edge.
The next second—
Swish!
A figure quietly arrived at the edge of the roof, standing on the outer wall. His body remained parallel to the ground. This man was actually standing on the vertical wall!
Moving in this posture, the person seemed completely free of gravity. He could move freely while stepping on the wall.
The people in the Pirate World who saw this scene stared wide-eyed.
"What kind of ability is this? How can this guy walk like that?"
Basic abilities like tree climbing were nothing in the Ninja World, but they were entirely new concepts to the Pirate World. Even Whitebeard was slightly speechless seeing someone stand and walk on a wall at will.
Marco looked at Minato, who was slowly creeping up from behind. "The abilities of ninjas are too weird! You can't use conventional thinking to judge them."
But seeing the opponent intending to approach quietly to steal the golden flag, Marco found it amusing. Perhaps in the invader's opinion, he had concealed his presence very well, making almost no sound. But would that work on the person in front of him?
Although the opponent was not an Admiral, Yuichi had definitely mastered Observation Haki. This was not an ability that could be evaded simply by hiding one's breath or moving silently.
Just as Marco secretly laughed, Yuichi spoke.
"Actually, you don't need to be sneaky. No matter how you hide your aura, it won't work."
Yuichi, who had his back turned to Minato, was still watching the battle below and seemed to have no intention of turning around.
Hearing Yuichi's words, Minato froze. Standing on the edge of the roof, his eyes began to dart around rapidly.
I... have I been discovered by him already?
How? I've hidden my chakra signature perfectly. It's impossible to find me!
Observation Haki was not an ability that could be fooled by suppressed chakra.
While Minato was confused about how he had been detected, Yuichi turned his head slowly. A glint of light burst from his eyes, firmly locking onto the ordinary "Marine soldier" behind him.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Choke!
The melodious sound of a sword being drawn rang out!
The flickering light of the blade swept across a distance of more than ten meters in an instant. In less than a second, he appeared in front of Minato.
Minato froze.
What?
The sword light was already at hand, less than an arm's length away from him. What surprised Minato most was that he hadn't seen the opponent draw the sword at all.
Shua—
The blade flashed, and Minato's figure disappeared.
Although it didn't hit Minato, the light of Yuichi's slash continued straight into the distance at high speed. In the blink of an eye, it was gone. Only then did invisible fluctuations slowly spread from under Yuichi's feet.
Yuichi slowly sheathed his Zanpakutō. He turned his head and looked somewhere below.
That direction was where Minato was at the moment. The instant before he was attacked, he had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport, dodging Yuichi's slash.
But now, all over the world, everyone was immersed in the incomparably stunning blow just witnessed.
People saw only two images: the sound of the blade unsheathing as the light of the blade suddenly appeared, and immediately after, Yuichi's cloak trembling slightly as he held the handle, slowly sliding the sword back into its scabbard.
The slash was so fast that the human eye couldn't track it. It caused a chill to run down the viewers' spines, making the fine hairs on their bodies stand on end.
When did someone with such terrifying swordsmanship appear in the Marines?
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