Chapter 272 The Second Suffering of the Raikage

“Rin, take the client and step back. Kakashi and I will block them,” Obito quickly said, seeing the Cloud Ninja charging towards them.

Rin Nohara was the weakest among them, so Obito subconsciously assigned her a safer task.

Rin Nohara looked at Kakashi, who also nodded. It was impossible to only focus on fighting and ignore the client. Letting the weakest, Rin Nohara, watch over the client while assisting in battle was the best option at the moment.

With their opinions unified, Rin Nohara took the somewhat frightened client back a distance, while simultaneously gathering Chakra, ready to provide support at any moment.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Obito quickly formed hand signs, gathered Chakra in his throat for Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, and exhaled a large amount of flames to form a three-meter Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, which he hurled towards the charging Cloud Ninja.

Although the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique had many drawbacks, its low consumption and high power made it an excellent opening Ninjutsu. When the enemy’s true strength was unknown, using the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique as a probing attack was ideal.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Kakashi threw a large number of Shuriken, intending to use Ninja tools to interfere with the few of them, making it harder for them to dodge.

The four did not resist head-on, but instead spread out and each used Body Flicker Technique to dodge the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique attack, while simultaneously drawing their weapons to block Kakashi’s Shuriken, and then continued forward.

“With movements like that, their strength isn’t weak,” Kakashi exhaled, feeling the pressure.

Although he didn’t have Appraisal Technique and couldn’t directly see the enemy’s Chakra and Ninjutsu, from the four’s reactions to the attack, Kakashi knew that these people’s strength would not be simple; there wasn’t a single Genin among them.

However, this was also within Kakashi’s expectations, as it was a team led by a Raikage Candidate.

The last time they encountered a Raikage Candidate, just two Cloud Ninja pushed them to a desperate situation. If Might Guy and Obito hadn’t broken through their limits, he might not have been able to hold on until he understood his inner self.

Clutching the White Fang Short Blade in his hand, Kakashi pondered countermeasures.

If his teammate were Might Guy, he would have Obito suppress them with firepower and then charge in with Might Guy.

But now his teammate was Rin Nohara. Rin Nohara clearly didn’t have the suppressive power of Might Guy, who could steadily and quickly defeat enemies. The power of Strength of a Hundred Technique was considerable, but it had to hit someone first.

“Let’s first see their strength. If there are no Jonin among them, then there’s no problem.” As the enemies gradually approached, Kakashi decided to probe them first.

“Thunder Breathing, Total Concentration!”

Kakashi inhaled a large amount of oxygen into his body to enhance his physical abilities. Chakra gathered in his lower body and then rapidly underwent Nature Transformation to activate the cells in his legs.

Then Kakashi charged directly towards Motomu, who appeared to be the leader. If the leader wasn’t a Jonin, then it would be even less likely for the others to be.

Clang!

Kakashi’s White Fang Short Blade and Motomu’s sharp sword collided, producing a huge metallic clang.

“Your speed is decent, but unfortunately, it’s still not enough in front of my perception.” Motomu unleashed his strength, pushing Kakashi back, then a large amount of Chakra gathered in his hand, transforming his sharp sword into a lightning sword, which he thrust towards Kakashi.

Although he was a sensory Ninja, his strength was genuinely that of a Jonin, just not outstanding among Jonin.

At this moment, a burning Kunai came thrusting, forcing Motomu to abandon his attack and dodge the flaming Kunai.

Kakashi, relying on the high speed of Thunder Breathing, returned to Obito’s side and said with a serious expression:

“That leading Cloud Ninja should be a Jonin. The remaining three Cloud Ninja might be three Chunin, but there could also be other Jonin.”

Listening to Kakashi’s speculation, Obito felt a headache. He had experienced the power of a Kumogakure Jonin. Even with his two-tomoe Sharingan and Might Guy’s Eight Gates Second Gate, their battle was incredibly difficult.

Having a Jonin was one thing; he and Kakashi could team up and, if they couldn’t kill him, at least hold him off. But if three more Chunin were added, they wouldn’t be able to hold on. They couldn’t possibly let Rin Nohara fight those three Chunin alone; that was clearly not an option.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Obito desperately used the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to prevent the enemy from approaching, then continuously retreated.

“We’re too outmatched in terms of combat power,” Kakashi frantically searched for a solution to their current predicament.

When he thought of the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his Ninja tool pouch, and Minato, who was currently playing a strategic game with the Raikage Candidate, Kakashi thought of the only way to solve the problem at hand.

Although relying on others wasn’t ideal, Kakashi could only think of Minato as the one who could resolve this difficult situation at the moment.

Just then, Kakashi saw Minato looking towards them. Minato had been waiting for an opportunity. Their eyes met, and Kakashi decided to trust Minato.

Kakashi directly took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai and shot it towards Motomu.

Since the Kunai was thrown from Kakashi’s hand, Motomu didn’t pay too much attention, failing to notice the Flying Thunder God Technique on the Kunai. He dodged it by turning his body and was about to continue charging forward.

Whoosh!

Minato used Flying Thunder God and appeared behind Motomu. He stabbed Motomu’s body with the Flying Thunder God Kunai, then immediately grabbed Motomu, leaving a Flying Thunder God Mark on him, and threw him towards Fourth Raikage Ay.

Fourth Raikage Ay hadn’t expected Kakashi to have another Flying Thunder God Kunai. He stared at Minato cautiously, quickly caught Motomu, pulled out the Flying Thunder God Kunai and discarded it, then had the Cloud Ninja treat his injuries.

For Fourth Raikage Ay, there were two people in his unit he cared about greatly: the first was Killer Bee, who, though not a blood brother, was like one; the second was Motomu, a very rare sensory talent who was also extremely loyal to him.

If others died, Fourth Raikage Ay would feel regret and sadness, but if Motomu died, it wouldn’t be just a little regret; he would be extremely furious.

“Don’t move anymore. Just stay by Bee’s side obediently,” Fourth Raikage Ay said with a serious expression.

“Understood!” Motomu accepted Fourth Raikage Ay’s kind offer.

After severely injuring Motomu with one strike, Minato continued to focus on Fourth Raikage Ay, preventing Fourth Raikage Ay from using his extreme speed to launch a surprise attack on Obito and the others.

Seeing Minato take away a Jonin, Kakashi instantly felt relieved. He picked up his White Fang Short Blade and burst with speed, slashing at the nearest Cloud Ninja.

“Flame Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing!”

In this critical situation, Obito couldn’t care less about anything else. He immediately activated his two-tomoe Sharingan, while simultaneously entering the Flame Breathing Total Concentration Breathing state, pushing his strength to its current peak. Wielding a Kunai, he single-handedly blocked two Cloud Ninja.

“Sharingan!” Seeing Obito’s eyes turn blood-red, the two Cloud Ninja instantly recognized this as the Uchiha Clan’s Bloodline Limit from Konoha. They abandoned their idea of attacking Rin Nohara and teamed up to deal with Obito.

Obito was thankful at this moment that Muzuki had given them evasion training. With the Sharingan’s powerful observation skills combined with excellent footwork, even when the two Cloud Ninja used Ninjutsu and Taijutsu together, they couldn’t even touch his clothes.

However, Obito didn’t have a good offensive opportunity either. The saying “two fists are no match for four hands” was indeed true. Fighting two-on-one, Obito could only maintain the upper hand, but he couldn’t quickly defeat either enemy.

But Obito wasn’t in a hurry, because Kakashi only had one enemy. Once Kakashi dealt with his opponent and came to help him, the two Cloud Ninja wouldn’t last many moves.

Before Kakashi could finish off his enemy and come to help Obito, Rin Nohara saw that the surrounding environment had temporarily become safe, so she ran towards the besieged Obito.

Obito and the Cloud Ninja simultaneously noticed Rin Nohara’s arrival.

“This Uchiha is difficult to deal with. You hold him off for now, I’ll grab his companion and threaten him,” one of the Cloud Ninja said decisively.

He thought Rin Nohara must be very weak; otherwise, she would have used Ninjutsu to help earlier, instead of just watching the show.

Without waiting for his companion’s reply, the Cloud Ninja charged out directly.

Although the other Cloud Ninja internally cursed, he also knew that this was the only way they might win. If they continued fighting normally, their defeat was only a matter of time.

Watching the Cloud Ninja charge directly towards Rin Nohara, Obito knew in his heart that this Cloud Ninja must have underestimated her. So, he only observed that side with his peripheral vision and focused on dealing with the remaining Cloud Ninja.

Originally, he was at a disadvantage in a two-on-one fight, let alone a one-on-one. The remaining Cloud Ninja instantly gained several bleeding cuts.

“Hold on!” Silently cheering on his teammate, the departing Cloud Ninja threw a punch at Rin Nohara’s head, intending to knock her out.

“Strength of a Hundred Technique!”

Rin Nohara concentrated a large amount of Chakra in her arm and then unleashed it, swinging her slender fist to meet the Cloud Ninja’s punch.

Since it was her first real combat, Rin Nohara was worried the power wouldn’t be enough, so she directly used half of her Chakra for this one punch.

Looking at Rin Nohara’s fair and slender arm, the Cloud Ninja felt extreme disdain. How could such a small girl, whose thighs were thinner than his arm, possibly compare to a Ninja like him who had undergone long-term Taijutsu training?

Bang!

A figure flew backward at extreme speed, crashing heavily into a tree and breaking it.

Staring at his flying teammate, the Cloud Ninja fighting Obito was dumbfounded. Is that how you go about capturing someone?

His teammate was dumbfounded, and the Cloud Ninja who was sent flying was even more bewildered. He couldn’t believe his strength had been defeated by a small girl who looked scrawny.

But the sharp pain and blood from his palm reminded him that this was the truth. He found it incredibly difficult to even move a single finger. He felt as if all the bones in his palm were broken.

Bang!

Obito seized this opportunity, and with a Leaf Whirlwind, he kicked the remaining Cloud Ninja flying.

The Cloud Ninja on Kakashi’s side already had several exaggerated, gushing wounds and was in extremely poor condition.

Just as Fourth Raikage Ay continued to attack Minato, Minato once again used Flying Thunder God.

Fourth Raikage Ay swiftly looked around. He had already memorized all the points and could use his extreme speed to attack Minato at any time.

But another unexpected thing happened. This time, Minato actually appeared directly beside Killer Bee, pointing a Kunai at Killer Bee’s head.

“There shouldn’t be any Kunai engraved with the Technique there,” Fourth Raikage Ay’s expression became extremely grim.

“Could it be that he can still engrave that kind of Technique on people?” Fourth Raikage Ay thought of Motomu, who had been injured by Minato, and a possibility instantly came to his mind.

The Flying Thunder God Kunai embedded in Motomu had already been pulled out by him, and only Motomu and Minato had had direct contact there.

Killer Bee had extremely fast reaction speed and decisive action. Almost instantly, he immediately pointed his sword behind him.

Unlike Ay, who was in the middle of an attack, Killer Bee, being in a state of readiness, had a chance to counterattack due to his extreme reaction.

“If you want to go for a mutual kill, then come on. I’m not afraid,” Killer Bee said calmly, without turning his head.

Although he was young, Killer Bee deeply understood the cruelty of Ninja. Moreover, he believed his elder brother would avenge him, and then the injured Minato Namikaze would not be a match for his elder brother.

“Though we are opponents, I admire you greatly. Your reactions and decisiveness are enough to earn you the title of Ninja Killer,” Minato praised.

From breaking through the Flying Thunder God intel at the very beginning to now reacting to his attack at the extreme, Minato believed that Killer Bee would definitely have a place in the future Ninja World.

“How about we all stop and each take a step back? We have no conflicting missions, nor are we fighting on a battlefield,” Minato continued.

He didn’t intend to kill Killer Bee, because that would enrage Fourth Raikage Ay. Fourth Raikage Ay’s strength was too great, and if Fourth Raikage Ay were to suddenly attack and kill Obito and the others now, Minato would have difficulty protecting them.

Not killing Motomu earlier, but severely injuring him and throwing him over, was partly for the next step of the attack, and partly to avoid a complete breakdown of negotiations.

He was optimistic about Killer Bee’s future, and also about Obito and Kakashi’s future. If they all truly grew, it was uncertain who would be stronger.

Fourth Raikage Ay thought for a moment, then also spoke, calling a halt to the battle, and had the three Cloud Ninja help each other walk back, no longer attacking.

Killer Bee was willing to trade his life for a mutual injury to take out Minato Namikaze, but Fourth Raikage Ay didn’t want his good brother to die like that. Even if he could kill the injured Minato Namikaze afterward, he was unwilling.

Minato and Fourth Raikage Ay’s words were like a sudden pause button. The enemies stopped attacking, and Minato’s side had spoken. Obito and the other two also stopped, then stood together to protect the client.

“Minato Namikaze, I’ll remember you. You’re very good,” Fourth Raikage Ay said in a deep voice.

Before meeting Minato Namikaze, he had only ever suffered a setback once in his life, against that Mist Ninja who also used Lightning Release Chakra Mode. This was the second time he had suffered a loss against any other Ninja.

“I won’t forget you either,” Minato said seriously.

He had a premonition that this would not be their last encounter.

Kumogakure and Konoha were in a state of war, and with their strength, they might meet again during a major conflict.

Finally, both parties went their separate ways. Fourth Raikage Ay took his subordinates to find a place to heal, while Minato and the others continued to complete their escort mission.

Because of this encounter, as soon as the mission was completed, Minato swiftly took Obito and the others back to the Land of Fire, to prevent encountering such dangerous situations again.

I wanted to finish writing in one go, so it’s a bit late. I’m going to bed, good night everyone.