Chapter 271: The Yellow Flash and the AB Combo

Obito and the others didn’t engage in a single battle until they left the Land of Fire, but Obito didn’t relax because, according to past experience, enemies were usually encountered in foreign countries.

Although Kakashi felt there was a high probability they wouldn’t encounter enemies, he was also very cautious; after all, having encountered accidents four times in a row, he wasn’t very confident in his heart.

Unlike the Ninjas, because the journey had been very peaceful, Izumi Muneki gradually relaxed his vigilance and began to become talkative.

“If you have any thoughts of playing in the Land of Hot Springs, I strongly recommend you try our country’s natural hot springs; they’re very comfortable. As for attractions, I recommend Rose Street. Every household on that entire street plants roses. When the roses are in full bloom, the beautiful petals fly everywhere with a gentle breeze. It’s very romantic.”

“An entire street planted with roses, that really should be very romantic.” Rin Nohara’s eyes sparkled as she imagined the sight of a large number of red rose petals drifting in the wind.

Obito, who had been paying attention to Rin Nohara for fear of her getting hurt, noticed her expression and secretly noted the name of this attraction, planning to take Rin there when he had the chance.

“Everyone stop, there’s a situation.” Minato activated his sensory abilities and discovered many Chakra signatures nearby, one of which was incredibly powerful, so he quickly warned the trio.

“There are quite a few Ninjas nearby, but it should just be a chance encounter. Let’s hide first,” Minato added after a moment’s thought.

During a mission, the objective comes first. They only needed to deliver the client, and there was no need for extra combat.

If it were just Minato alone, he might have gone to investigate to see which village the Ninjas were from and if they posed a threat to Konoha, but he had three young students with him, and Minato didn’t want to cause unnecessary complications.

Although Obito didn’t understand why they had to hide, he didn’t disobey the order and instead hid in a tree with Rin Nohara.

Minato continued to sense those Ninja signatures, but he soon discovered something strange: the Ninjas, who were originally not on the same route as them, suddenly sped up and rushed toward their location.

“Oh no, the other side also has a sensory Ninja.” Minato immediately realized the reason.

He could sense the enemies, but he didn’t have a way to hide his own presence, so the opponent’s sensory Ninja could also sense them.

“Kakashi, take this.” Minato handed a Flying Thunder God Kunai to Kakashi. Kakashi had performed the best during the last bell-snatching training, so Minato trusted Kakashi the most at the moment.

“You three protect the client and don’t act recklessly. I’ll handle the enemies,” Minato instructed with a serious face.

He could sense that the Chakra was very powerful; this was definitely not a simple enemy.

“So it’s Konoha Ninja, that’s just perfect.” Fourth Raikage Ay nodded after arriving at the location and seeing the forehead protector on Minato’s head.

The Iwagakure side was too useless; even with two Jinchuriki, they were being suppressed by Konoha. The Cloud high-level officials discussed for a while and prepared to increase their efforts against Konoha.

“Lord, be careful. This guy’s Chakra isn’t weak, and looking at him, he should be that Minato Namikaze, called the Yellow Flash by Iwagakure. It’s said his speed is extremely fast.” Motomu provided the relevant intelligence on Minato.

In addition to being responsible for sensing, he also recorded information on many Ninjas. The name Minato Namikaze was one he had collected some time ago, as he had shown impressive performance in the war between Konoha and Iwagakure.

“Extremely fast? Then I’d like to see just how fast he can be.” Fourth Raikage Ay’s expression was indifferent. He didn’t think this so-called Yellow Flash could be faster than him; his speed had already surpassed that of his father, the Third Raikage.

Fourth Raikage Ay considered himself the second fastest in the Ninja World; the first was that Hidden Mist Ninja disguised as Sunagakure.

“Isn’t that…” Obito showed a shocked expression when he saw Fourth Raikage Ay and Killer Bee. He immediately recognized them as the powerful enemies Muzuki once had to hold back for them, among whom was the Candidate Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village.

“Obito.” Kakashi called Obito’s name and communicated with him using his eyes.

Obito immediately shut up. Muzuki had told them several times that the encounter with the Candidate Raikage during that mission could not be mentioned; they could only say they encountered that Cloud Jonin who was killed.

“It’s actually the Hidden Cloud’s new generation AB Combo.” Minato’s brow furrowed slightly; these were not easy enemies to deal with.

Compared to Minato, Fourth Raikage Ay and Killer Bee became famous earlier because Kumogakure and Sunagakure fought earlier. The new AB Combo had already made a name for themselves in the Ninja World by stepping on the corpses of famous Sunagakure seniors.

Although Rin Nohara was the only one present who didn’t know Fourth Raikage Ay’s strength, she could understand from the atmosphere that they had encountered a powerful enemy, and she stared at the nearby enemies with extreme caution.

“I heard you’re very fast, but I don’t think you’re as fast as me. What do you think?” After saying this, Fourth Raikage Ay directly entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his whole body wrapped in dazzling blue lightning as if wearing a suit of Lightning Armor.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!

Minato threw out three Flying Thunder God Kunai; two hit the trees on the side, and one flew toward the Cloud Ninjas.

Clang!

Killer Bee drew a short blade and easily knocked the Kunai thrown by Minato to the ground.

“What kind of aim is this? To miss by this much with three Kunai.” A Cloud Ninja saw this and mocked, thinking that this Yellow Flash might not be very strong; after all, Ninja tool throwing is a basic skill for Ninjas.

“I don’t want to compete with you on who’s faster, but I have a good suggestion: you should leave quickly. I don’t want to waste energy outside of my mission,” Minato replied, his expression showing no trace of fear.

Although the AB Combo had a big reputation, Minato was very confident in himself. He was mainly worried that Obito and the others would be caught in the crossfire.

“Even if there’s no mission, there’s no reason to leave when seeing an enemy.” After saying that, Fourth Raikage Ay directly burst out with full power and charged.

He released a large amount of Chakra to stimulate his physical body, greatly enhancing his physical abilities. Even his nerves were stimulated, and his reaction speed improved.

In the eyes of others, Fourth Raikage Ay’s body had disappeared, with only a streak of blue light rushing toward Minato.

“I’m not betting with Kakashi next time; this is too dangerous.” Feeling that terrifying aura rushing toward him, Obito slightly regretted letting Kakashi say those words.

If Muzuki were present, Obito wouldn’t be flustered at all and would even be in the mood to joke with Kakashi, because Muzuki could gain the upper hand in a battle with Fourth Raikage Ay and successfully lead them in a retreat.

In Minato’s case, Obito wasn’t sure. He didn’t know much about Minato’s strength; he only knew he was strong, but didn’t know exactly how strong.

Kakashi was speechless in his heart. This was the fifth consecutive accident, and they had even run into a tough character like the Candidate Raikage. He felt like he had encountered more accidents in a few months than most people would in a lifetime.

Facing the Fourth Raikage Ay rushing at extreme speed, Minato did not panic; he had extremely strong reaction and sensory abilities.

Before Fourth Raikage Ay officially made his move, Minato didn’t know if he could react to his attack. After Fourth Raikage Ay moved, Minato knew he could.

At the moment Fourth Raikage Ay was about to strike, Minato threw another Flying Thunder God Kunai. This time he didn’t use force, but just tossed it lightly upward.

“Staying still? Let’s see how you withstand my Nintaijutsu charge.” Fourth Raikage Ay seemed to already see Minato’s body being broken in two by him.

The next moment, something Fourth Raikage Ay hadn’t expected happened.

Whoosh!

Minato used Flying Thunder God to arrive at the tree on the side.

Fourth Raikage Ay only felt Minato’s figure flicker before his eyes, disappearing at a speed he couldn’t understand and dodging his charge.

A look of extreme bewilderment appeared on Fourth Raikage Ay’s face. He didn’t understand how Minato had left in that instant or how he had dodged his impact; his heart was full of doubt at this moment.

But something even more confusing happened. The Minato Namikaze who had disappeared suddenly appeared above him, grabbing the tossed Flying Thunder God Kunai. A large amount of Chakra erupted in his hand to strengthen his power as he stabbed toward Fourth Raikage Ay’s body.

Ay noticed Minato Namikaze’s attack, but it was too sudden and fast. Even if he reacted, he had no way to dodge or defend.

At this critical moment, Minato suddenly sensed a blade carrying powerful Lightning Release piercing toward him. He immediately gave up the attack and used Flying Thunder God again to return to the tree.

“Big Brother, that guy can move through space using those Kunai.” Killer Bee quickly told Fourth Raikage Ay about his discovery.

Just now, when he saw Minato suddenly appear on the tree to dodge Fourth Raikage Ay’s impact, he had an idea, so he directly fired a Lightning Blade above Fourth Raikage Ay.

Originally it was just a guess, but Minato’s three movements were all near the Kunai, which allowed Killer Bee to directly confirm this information.

“Bee, you did well this time.” Fourth Raikage Ay returned to the side of the Cloud team at extreme speed and praised Killer Bee, while simultaneously scanning the surroundings to memorize the positions of all the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

With his speed, he could reach that distance in an instant. Next, he only needed to force Minato Namikaze to use Flying Thunder God again.

As if seeing through Fourth Raikage Ay’s thoughts, Minato threw three more Flying Thunder God Kunai, increasing the points he could move to.

Seeing that Minato Namikaze was not simple, Fourth Raikage Ay’s subordinates decided not to get in his way and instead go fight the other Konoha Ninjas.

Motomu led three Cloud Ninjas and charged toward Obito’s group of four.

Previously, Muzuki had Obito and the others use the Transformation Technique to hide their appearances, so Motomu didn’t recognize Kakashi and Obito, but that didn’t stop him from planning to kill Obito and the others to disrupt Minato’s focus.

“It looks like one Jonin and three Chunin, which is beyond their ability to handle.” Minato sensed the Chakra of the Cloud Ninjas rushing toward Obito and the others and prepared to find an opportunity to help.

With the strength of Obito’s trio, dealing with one Jonin was already the limit. If there were three more Chunin helping, then Obito and the others would definitely be no match.

Their first battle here is a bit earlier; let’s call it the protagonist’s butterfly effect. At this point in time, Killer Bee hasn’t become a Jinchuriki yet. Also, there will be another chapter later.