Chapter 479 Mu Yue VS Minato, the strongest battle in the new era of Konoha!

Konoha Village, Training Ground 22.

Two golden figures stood opposite each other, smiling.

Not far from them, several figures watched with anticipation.

“Who do you think will win?” Obito couldn’t help but turn to Kakashi and the others, asking.

Muzuki and Minato Namikaze were both his, Kakashi’s, and Rin Nohara’s teachers. In the eyes of many Konoha Ninja, Minato Namikaze and Muzuki were among the strongest Ninja of Konoha’s new generation. Obito was very curious about other disciples’ predictions for the battle’s outcome.

As a staunch believer in Muzuki’s teachings, Obito naturally sided with Muzuki.

He believed that the omnipotent Muzuki-sensei would not lose to anyone in a one-on-one battle, even though Obito had personally seen Minato Namikaze kill Jonin like cutting grass.

“If it’s a practice match, Muzuki-sensei should win,” Kakashi thought for a moment before replying.

As their shared disciple, Kakashi was well aware of their strengths. While Minato Namikaze was very strong, his strength lay only in his superhuman speed. Without Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato Namikaze was not weak, but he wouldn’t be the Yellow Flash.

Muzuki’s strength, however, was comprehensive. Even losing a Breathing Technique, or a Nature Transformation, or a secret Ninjutsu would not significantly affect Muzuki, as he had too many methods.

Muzuki had mastered seven Chakra Nature Transformation, including many Five Release Ninjutsu, and had even developed the Breathing Technique and Armament Haki, a series of powerful secret Ninjutsu.

When Kakashi considered Muzuki as his imaginary enemy, he found that he couldn’t find any weaknesses in Muzuki. Even if he knew all of Muzuki’s secret information, he couldn’t gain an advantage in battle.

“Only absolute raw strength can possibly defeat Muzuki-sensei,” Kakashi thought to himself.

He believed that only Ninja with incredibly powerful raw strength, such as the Third Hokage, Third Tsuchikage, and Third Raikage, could possibly defeat Muzuki.

“What if it’s not a practice match?” Obito didn’t think there would be much difference between a real combat and a practice match.

“If it’s not a practice match, there might be no result. If Minato-sensei wants to leave, Muzuki-sensei can’t stop him,” Kakashi replied.

Unless Minato Namikaze and Muzuki fought to the death, even Muzuki would find it difficult to kill a Ninja proficient in Flying Thunder God Technique.

Obito thought about it carefully, and indeed it was true.

“I think it’s Muzuki-sensei,” Shisui replied after recalling information about Minato Namikaze.

Although their fame and achievements were similar, Muzuki had a low-key personality, and Shisui believed that Muzuki’s strength could not be measured by his reputation or achievements.

“Although they look very similar, if I had to choose, it would definitely be Muzuki-sensei!” Might Guy said with a big laugh, showing his two rows of white teeth, giving Muzuki a thumbs up.

“I feel like Muzuki-sensei should win,” Rin Nohara said after thinking.

Rin Nohara’s idea was simple: she thought Muzuki had Armament Haki, so Minato Namikaze would find it difficult to harm Muzuki.

And Muzuki not only mastered Flying Thunder God, but also had the extremely explosive Lightning Release Chakra Mode, so his speed might not be worse than Minato Namikaze’s.

With this comparison, Rin Nohara only felt that Muzuki was a more comprehensive Minato Namikaze, and she certainly felt that Muzuki had a greater chance of winning.

“Everyone’s thoughts are pretty similar. But Minato-sensei is also very good. So, let’s not cheer for Muzuki-sensei later, just watch,” Obito reminded to prevent Minato Namikaze from feeling awkward.

Kakashi looked at Obito speechlessly. “Normal people wouldn’t shout cheers during a practice match.”

Muzuki and Minato Namikaze were still good friends. If someone really did that, it would be too awkward.

“What if someone does?” Obito was a bit unconvinced.

Kakashi ignored Obito and focused his attention on the impending battle.

“Although it’s a practice match, I hope you’ll go all out, Minato. Don’t hold back worrying about me getting hurt,” Muzuki said.

Although Minato was still growing, his Flying Thunder God Technique was already very proficient, making him a speed-specialized Ninja. If Muzuki could calmly handle Minato, there wouldn’t be any speed-type Ninja in the current Ninja World that he couldn’t handle.

“Even if you didn’t say so, Muzuki, I would still use my full strength. After all, Muzuki, you even killed a Jinchuriki,” Minato replied with a smile.

“Besides, Kushina is watching.”

Although Kushina couldn’t be there in person, at her strong request, and with Hiruzen Sarutobi also interested in the battle between Muzuki and Minato Namikaze, Kushina finally gained the right to watch the battle with Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Hokage Office.

The Hokage Building was also within a barrier, which allowed Kushina to be unaffected by the Nine-Tailed Chakra.

At this moment, Kushina was complaining to Hiruzen Sarutobi with a dissatisfied expression.

“Why can I only see the picture but hear no sound?”

Kushina watched Muzuki and Minato Namikaze on the screen, their mouths opening and closing, saying something. She really wanted to know what they were talking about, and if they mentioned her.

“This Ninjutsu can only do so much,” Hiruzen Sarutobi explained.

It was already difficult to monitor from such a distance; Kushina was expecting too much.

“Forget it, then I’ll just watch reluctantly.” Seeing that the two stopped talking and seemed to be about to officially start the battle, Kushina stopped dwelling on the details.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed slightly and also focused his attention on Minato and Muzuki in the crystal ball.

If Kushina wasn’t special, Hiruzen Sarutobi would really want to kick her out of the office for talking so much about his Ninjutsu.

“The battle begins!”

As Kakashi, acting as the referee, finished shouting, both Muzuki and Minato Namikaze immediately formed hand seals in place.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

As if they had agreed beforehand, both of them used Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet simultaneously, with large sheets of flames spewing from their mouths.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

The distance between them was quickly filled with flames, burning away all debris.

But the instant the flames collided, the sea of fire from Muzuki’s side rapidly advanced towards Minato’s side, and the flames spewed by Minato Namikaze were continuously engulfed by Muzuki’s flames.

Even without using Flame Breathing, Muzuki possessed perfect Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation. Even if he held back, it was not something Minato Namikaze’s Fire Release could contend with.

“So Minato’s Fire Release is that bad? Why does it feel like he’s completely no match for Muzuki?” Kushina complained, watching Minato being suppressed.

Even she knew that elemental clashes were the best way to gauge Ninjutsu skill.

“It’s not that Minato’s Fire Release is bad, but that Muzuki’s Fire Release is too strong,” Hiruzen Sarutobi corrected.

Hiruzen Sarutobi paid close attention to this exceptionally talented grand-disciple.

Minato’s Ninjutsu had always been good; he learned all sorts of high-level Ninjutsu very quickly. However, compared to Minato’s Flying Thunder God talent, his achievements in Ninjutsu seemed ordinary.

The reason Minato performed so poorly was mainly because his opponent was Muzuki.

In Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mind, Muzuki was a super Ninjutsu genius who could inherit his mantle and even surpass him.

“Minato is only probing for information. The key point that will truly determine victory or defeat is whether Muzuki can handle Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique,” Hiruzen Sarutobi analyzed.

In his mind, the two were roughly evenly matched. Although Muzuki had many methods, Minato’s highly proficient Flying Thunder God could restrain most Ninja.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi expected, the next moment, the extremely quick-reacting Minato Namikaze immediately flashed away and took out a Flying Thunder God Kunai from his Ninja tool pouch.

And Muzuki also decisively chased after him.

The two who were originally engaged in a Ninjutsu clash instantly vanished from their original positions.

Clang!

A crisp metallic clang sounded, and when they reappeared, they were already holding Kunai and had a clash.

Feeling the tremor from his palm, Minato Namikaze’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he rapidly flashed backward, retreating along with the pushing force.

From the previous probe, he could tell that Muzuki had great strength. He didn’t know if it was due to some Chakra technique or if his physical strength was naturally so great.

“It seems Muzuki’s Taijutsu isn’t simple either.” With that thought, Minato Namikaze prepared to use his most Specialties tactic.

Whoosh!!

As he retreated, Minato Namikaze threw out two Kunai, one towards Muzuki and one towards Minato Namikaze’s rear.

At this moment, Muzuki had already entered the Transparent World state. Even though Minato Namikaze’s reactions were superhuman and his movements extremely fast, his actions were still seen through by Muzuki.

Whoosh whoosh!!

Muzuki quickly pulled out several Shuriken from his Ninja tool pouch and threw them.

The Shuriken, gleaming with a cold light, deflected the incoming Flying Thunder God Kunai and continued to shoot towards Minato Namikaze at an unusual angle.

“Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!”

After throwing the Shuriken, Muzuki formed only one hand seal and spewed out a large number of fireballs. The Shuriken were in front, the fireballs behind, engulfing Minato from multiple layers and directions.

When the Shuriken was about half a meter from Minato.

Whoosh!

The next moment, Minato Namikaze disappeared from his original spot. Before using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato quietly let go of the Flying Thunder God Kunai he had just taken out.

Boom!!

Both the Shuriken and the fireball landed on the ground where Minato had just stood. The explosion of flames and thick smoke enveloped that small area.

At this moment, Muzuki also moved, because his Transparent World immediately saw Minato move to the Flying Thunder God Kunai he had thrown backward.

“Wind Release: Vacuum Bullet!”

Muzuki ran while rapidly forming hand signs, and transparent air blasts surged towards Minato’s landing spot. Instantly, Minato Namikaze, who had just escaped danger, had to face Muzuki’s Wind Release again.

Whoosh!

This time, Minato Namikaze didn’t waste any time. After throwing a Flying Thunder God Kunai towards Muzuki, he immediately used Flying Thunder God to transfer to the Flying Thunder God Kunai that had been bounced away.

That Flying Thunder God Kunai was originally very close to Muzuki, but after Muzuki ran a certain distance, there was a safe distance again.

But how could Muzuki not have thought of this?

Whoosh!

The moment Minato Namikaze threw the Flying Thunder God Kunai, Muzuki also threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai.

And Minato Namikaze’s superhuman reaction and perception immediately noticed Muzuki’s action. He calmly tossed the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand into the air, then used Flying Thunder God again at the limit to transfer.

Muzuki observed everything, but he still used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at the spot where Minato had just stood.

Whoosh!

Minato Namikaze, holding a blue Chakra Ball, suddenly appeared above Muzuki, raising the blue Chakra Ball and smashing it towards Muzuki’s back.

Muzuki seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, turning around rapidly in an extremely short time and smashing out the Rasengan in his hand.

Rumble!!

As the two Chakra Balls collided, a huge explosion sounded, and dazzling explosion light enveloped the two, while rising dust and smoke obscured their figures.

“This is too cool! How long until I can learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?” Obito’s eyes widened as he watched Muzuki and Minato flash back and forth.

Minato’s movements were too fast just now; Obito didn’t even have time to see where Minato was before Minato was in another location.

Obito couldn’t even imagine what kind of expression Rin Nohara would show if one of these two people were replaced by him.

“In terms of only the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato-sensei is still superior.” Kakashi was also dazzled by Minato’s full-power Flying Thunder God.

No wonder Minato killed Jonin so easily. Kakashi felt that if he didn’t activate Transparent World, he would probably be instantly killed by Minato Namikaze.

But when the light faded and the dust dispersed, only Muzuki’s figure remained, along with the large pit beneath his feet.

The spectators then realized that Minato Namikaze had already returned to the position that had been attacked by the Vacuum Sphere using the Flying Thunder God Technique. At this time, Minato Namikaze looked very disheveled; his right hand, which had just used Rasengan, trembled uncontrollably, and some of his clothes were damaged by the explosion.

When people looked closely at Muzuki, who was standing still, they found that Muzuki’s clothes were only stained with some dust and mud, and there were no signs of injury on his body.

Clearly, Muzuki won that round of confrontation.

“It seems Minato can only be second. Muzuki can even block that.” Seeing this, Kushina mentally conceded Minato’s defeat.

Actually, Kushina didn’t care who won or lost. After all, Minato Namikaze was her boyfriend, and Muzuki was her good friend. No matter who won, she would be happy for them.

Kushina was mainly curious about the outcome of the battle, who had stronger overall strength, and who was the strongest of Konoha’s new generation.

“In that case, Muzuki is the undisputed strongest of the new generation. I should make a lavish dinner to celebrate.” Kushina imagined it and couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.

Although it was a bit unfair to Minato, Kushina thought about it and found that Minato losing was actually quite good.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kushina with a black line on his face. Minato hadn’t even lost yet, and she was already thinking about Muzuki’s celebration feast.

“But how lavish will the lavish dinner be?” Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled the deliciousness of that night.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that he had at least taught Muzuki Ninjutsu, so he had a share in Muzuki becoming the strongest of the new generation. If there was a celebration feast, he couldn’t be absent.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly suppressed his thoughts and continued to watch the battle. He was actually influenced by Kushina; Minato hadn’t lost yet, and the final outcome was still unknown.

A high probability of losing doesn’t mean a definite loss.

“Good thing I didn’t go to Muzuki to discuss Ninjutsu progress, otherwise it would be a bit unfair to him.” Minato Namikaze thought with a deep breath.

In the Chakra Ball collision just now, Muzuki’s Chakra Ball was clearly more powerful than his, meaning Muzuki’s development progress was ahead of his.

“Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!”

The injured Minato did not call a halt to the battle. Instead, he threw out several Shuriken and continued to use Ninjutsu. He felt he hadn’t lost yet and still had a chance to win.

Under the effect of Chakra, the several Shuriken thrown by Minato transformed from three to six, and from six to twelve, instantly becoming a dense swarm of black Shuriken that shot towards Muzuki, like a barrage of arrows.

“Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!”

Muzuki also threw Shuriken and used Ninjutsu. The arrow-like rain of Shuriken collided with each other, and the large sparks from the metal collision created an unusual beauty in the sky.

Minato Namikaze didn’t expect this Ninjutsu to cause Muzuki trouble. His hope of victory lay in the Flying Thunder God Kunai that was submerged by the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.

With such dense attacks, Muzuki shouldn’t have been able to see that he had left a Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Minato Namikaze threw out other Flying Thunder God Kunai to distract and mislead Muzuki, while rapidly running towards the Flying Thunder God Kunai submerged by the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.

Muzuki, on the other hand, chased after Minato Namikaze, his eyeballs rapidly rotating, seemingly trying to remember all of Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God landing points.

Perhaps due to his injury, the distance between Minato Namikaze and Muzuki continuously shortened.

Minato Namikaze crossed the scorched ground that had been bombed by the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, while Muzuki rapidly pursued Minato Namikaze, just passing through that scorched ground.

“Rasengan Flash Super Round Dance Howl Three-Style!”

Minato Namikaze suddenly pulled out a flash bomb and a Flying Thunder God Kunai from his Ninja tool pouch. He detonated the flash bomb, then threw the Flying Thunder God Kunai to an irrelevant side, making Muzuki mistakenly believe that he was going to use Flying Thunder God to transfer to the side.

Bang!

The flash bomb exploded, and dazzling yellow electric light erupted, turning the world in Muzuki’s eyes yellow.

After the sound of the Kunai cutting through the air, Minato Namikaze silently arrived behind Muzuki using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and once again raised his azure Chakra Ball.

“How did Minato-sensei get there? Doesn’t the Flying Thunder God Technique require an item with a Flying Thunder God Technique mark to move?” Obito looked puzzled. He remembered that there didn’t seem to be any Flying Thunder God Kunai where Muzuki had just stood.

Obito instinctively wanted to shout for Muzuki-sensei to be careful when he saw this scene, but he held back, remembering it was a practice battle.

“When he left using Flying Thunder God at the very end, Minato-sensei took the opportunity to leave a Flying Thunder God Kunai.” Kakashi explained.

To study the two’s battle, Kakashi had been observing with Transparent World activated, noticing various details from both sides.

However, Kakashi didn’t know if Muzuki had noticed, as battles are often clearer to observers than to participants, and he also didn’t know if Muzuki had activated Transparent World at that time.

“Indeed, the Flying Thunder God Kunai left here was a foreshadowing.” Hiruzen Sarutobi’s face showed a look of approval.

Due to observing from a full perspective, Hiruzen Sarutobi had noticed the Flying Thunder God Kunai submerged by the attack from the very beginning, which was why he had always believed that the outcome of the battle was still uncertain.

Ninja battles are not simple comparisons of data. Even a Ninja with powerful Ninjutsu may not necessarily win consistently against a weaker Ninja. Too many factors can affect the outcome of a battle, and combat intelligence is a very significant one.

But just as everyone was surprised by the Flying Thunder God Kunai that Minato Namikaze used to reverse the situation, another twist occurred.

The moment Minato appeared, Muzuki stabbed backward with the hand holding the Kunai. Before Minato Namikaze’s Chakra Ball could touch Muzuki, Muzuki’s Kunai blade had already pressed against Minato Namikaze’s chest, at his heart.