Chapter 429 Yellow Flash?

Name: Haku

Chakra: 72000

Skills: Ice Release (Mastery: 3600/15000), Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 3500/15000), Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 2700/15000), Ice Release: Ice Dragon Killer (Mastery), Ice Release: Ice Meteor (Mastery)…

Haku was indeed worthy of caution; just looking at his stats, among the Konoha Ninja on the East Bank Battlefield, only Muzuki and Orochimaru could firmly suppress Haku.

With Ice Release at over three thousand proficiency, coupled with Wind Release and Water Release Nature Transformation at a decent proficiency, and a series of mastery-level Ninjutsu, Haku was one of the stronger Ninja Muzuki had encountered.

Muzuki unceremoniously used Transformation to record Haku’s information; the mastery-level Ice Release with over three thousand proficiency was worth copying.

Muzuki’s own Ice Release currently only had a proficiency of just over a thousand at the skilled level, still a distance from mastery.

He only used Ice Release when bullying weaker opponents; it was difficult to put to use in battles against strong opponents.

After copying Haku’s information, the Transformation information database became saturated, and to store information on other Ninja, he would have to delete existing information.

“Your Ice Release is quite interesting, but unfortunately, you ran into me.” Haku didn’t act immediately but first sized up Muzuki.

Most of the existing Ice Release Ninja in the Ninja World were members of the Yuki clan, and it was the first time Haku had seen Ice Release used by a Ninja from another Ninja Village.

Haku could only say that Muzuki was too unlucky to run into him, the clan head of the Yuki clan, the strongest Ice Release Ninja in the Ninja World.

Currently, no one in the Ninja World understood Ice Release better than him, and no one’s Ice Release could be stronger than his.

Fighting him, Muzuki’s Ice Release would be completely ineffective.

“Has the time for the burst secret technique arrived?” Raiga Kurosuki guessed, looking at the weakened Might Guy.

Might Guy had been too unnaturally strong just now, which clearly indicated he had used some kind of burst secret technique to enhance his strength, and such techniques usually had a time limit and side effects.

Thinking of this, Raiga Kurosuki felt that coming back was the right decision; with Haku plus the four of them, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, their opponent was only an unknown Ice Release Ninja.

Although the battle hadn’t started yet, Raiga Kurosuki felt they had already won.

There was no way Muzuki could be stronger than Haku, strong enough to defeat Haku while also taking care of the four of them, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

“It’s him, surprisingly.” Kakashi showed a surprised expression after clearly seeing Haku’s face.

Kakashi had collected intelligence on all the known strong individuals in the Hidden Mist battlefield, and he immediately recognized this was Haku, the Hidden Mist’s Ice Release master.

Kakashi was relieved that Muzuki had arrived in time; if Muzuki hadn’t come, even if Might Guy had activated the Six Gates and Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, he might not have been able to defeat these enemies.

Their luck was really too bad; they just picked an A-Rank Mission and encountered such a situation.

“Kakashi, you know him?” Obito asked curiously.

Kakashi nodded and quickly relayed all the information he knew about Haku.

“He sounds very strong, but he definitely can’t beat Teacher Muzuki.” Obito said confidently.

Although there was a strong enemy ahead, and his Chakra and stamina were almost depleted, Obito wasn’t panicked at all; with Muzuki present, there would be no surprises.

“That’s true, but you need matching strength for confidence.” Muzuki adjusted his black-framed glasses and responded with a smile.

Haku’s strength was indeed good, but he chose the wrong opponent; only two people in the entire East Coast Konoha Ninja Force could defeat Haku in a one-on-one fight, and he happened to encounter one of them.

“Those words are indeed correct, but I happen to have enough strength.” Haku showed a confident smile.

“You all don’t need to act yet, let me handle him alone.” Haku said, looking at Raiga Kurosuki and the others.

It was rare to encounter an Ice Release Ninja from an opposing Ninja Village, and Haku wanted to test his opponent’s strength.

Munashi Jinpachi was a bit speechless; he thought Haku had a problem with his brain, a Ninja actually playing one-on-one, this was war, just kill the opponent by any means necessary.

However, Haku had just saved him once, so Munashi Jinpachi couldn’t say much.

The rest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had similar thoughts and said nothing; as for the Ninja Haku brought, they had a certain understanding of their superior and were not surprised by this.

Although they were not prepared to interfere with Muzuki and Haku’s battle, the Mist Ninja were not idle; they silently blocked Muzuki and their retreat routes and gathered Chakra, preparing to launch an attack on Kakashi and the others.

The genius of Kakashi and the others had been fully demonstrated in battle; not killing them here would inevitably make them a major threat to Hidden Mist.

“You really are someone who excels at choosing the wrong options.” Muzuki shook his head.

If Haku had brought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to gang up on Muzuki, he might have lived a bit longer; doing this would only make them die faster.

“Ice Release: Ice Meteor!”

Haku quickly formed hand signs and gathered a large amount of Ice Release Chakra, forming six massive ice cones, much thicker than a person, above Muzuki’s head, which then crashed down towards Muzuki.

Muzuki calmly pulled out two Flying Thunder God Kunai from his Ninja tool pouch and threw them towards Raiga Kurosuki and the others, then used Body Flicker Technique to rush towards Haku just as the ice cones were about to hit him.

Boom!

The thick ice cones fell to the ground, creating craters and making a loud noise.

“So fast.” Haku was somewhat surprised but immediately released the already gathered Chakra again.

“Ice Release: Ice Blade!”

Haku formed two massive ice blades in front of him and slashed them towards the charging Muzuki.

Muzuki gathered Chakra in his hands, transforming it into Armament Haki to protect his hands.

Bang!

Muzuki’s fist slammed fiercely onto the ice blade, directly shattering Haku’s ice blade.

The Mist Ninja who were on the mission with Haku watched this scene in shock.

One had to know that the ice created by Haku was even harder than rock, yet Muzuki had simply smashed it with his bare hands.

“His strength is also this great, could he actually be a Ninja who primarily specializes in Taijutsu?” Haku immediately used Body Flicker Technique to flash away and create distance upon seeing this.

Just as Haku launched another Ice Release Ninjutsu attack at Muzuki, he found that Muzuki had vanished from in front of him without any warning.

Facing the weakened Kakashi and the others, Raiga Kurosuki pulled out the Lightning Blade from his back without a trace of guilt.

When Raiga Kurosuki noticed the Kunai flying through the air, he didn’t pay attention; a Kunai flying straight like that was too easy to dodge, and only one was shot at him, the other was aimed at Munashi Jinpachi.

Raiga Kurosuki dodged sideways and then wanted to raise his Lightning Blade to release lightning at Kakashi and the others.

Whoosh!

Muzuki used Flying Thunder God Technique to appear next to Raiga Kurosuki.

How could Raiga Kurosuki not notice a living person suddenly appearing next to him? He immediately wanted to change his move and dodge, but how could his speed be faster than Muzuki’s?

“Exploding Fist!”

Muzuki fiercely launched his fist, which had gathered a large amount of Chakra, towards Raiga Kurosuki’s back.

Boom!

An immense force erupted from Raiga Kurosuki’s back, and an indescribable pain spread from his back to his brain, directly causing Raiga Kurosuki to faint from the pain.

Bang!

The moment Muzuki’s fist struck Raiga Kurosuki, Raiga Kurosuki was sent flying directly, breaking eight large trees before stopping and lying motionless on the ground.

Muzuki, having accomplished all this, did not stop, because the other Kunai had already approached Munashi Jinpachi’s position.

Whoosh!

This sudden drastic change was too abrupt; Munashi Jinpachi hadn’t even figured out how Muzuki had done it when Muzuki appeared in front of him using Flying Thunder God.

This time, Muzuki didn’t use Exploding Fist again; he directly infused Chakra into the Kunai and used it to pierce Munashi Jinpachi’s heart, killing him completely.

“Flying Thunder God Technique.” After the Kunai in Muzuki’s hand pierced his body, Munashi Jinpachi lifelessly uttered the Ninjutsu Muzuki had used.

He knew too late; by the time he realized this was the Yellow Flash’s signature Ninjutsu, his death was already sealed.

Of course, even if he had known the information about Flying Thunder God Technique beforehand, he wouldn’t have been able to react; Flying Thunder God is not a Ninjutsu that can be easily dealt with just by knowing information.

“As expected, it has to be Teacher Muzuki; Flying Thunder God is too cool!” Obito showed an excited expression when he saw Muzuki instantly kill two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

They had such a hard time dealing with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist; Obito and Kakashi had fought to the death and only managed to kill one Suikazan Fuguki, and that was under extraordinary circumstances.

Meanwhile, Muzuki instantly killed two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist in the gaps of his battle with Haku.

“I wonder when Teacher Muzuki will teach me Flying Thunder God.” Obito couldn’t help but fantasize about himself using Flying Thunder God to wreak havoc.

Rin Nohara is in danger, and then he uses Flying Thunder God to descend from the sky at the critical moment and says, “I’m not late, am I?” and takes care of all the enemies; Obito just thinking about it felt incredibly cool.

“Intelligence is too important.” Kakashi thought to himself; he seemed to understand the reason why Muzuki kept a low profile.

Although Raiga Kurosuki and the others wouldn’t have been able to defeat Muzuki even if they had known his intelligence, they wouldn’t have been instantly killed like this.

“The Yellow Flash’s Flying Thunder God Technique!” Jinin Akebino and Hozuki Mangetsu’s faces changed drastically, and they immediately reacted.

When Muzuki first appeared next to Raiga Kurosuki, they were stunned and didn’t react, but when Muzuki moved a second time to Munashi Jinpachi’s side using the Kunai, if they still didn’t react, then they would have done all those missions in vain.

The Yellow Flash was one of the top powerhouses of the younger generation in the current Ninja World, and intelligence regarding Flying Thunder God had long been collected by all major Ninja Villages.

Jinin Akebino and Hozuki Mangetsu tacitly retreated a distance, putting space between themselves and Kakashi and the others.

Since Muzuki was their teacher, perhaps Kakashi and the others also had Muzuki’s Flying Thunder God Kunai on them; with the painful lessons of Raiga Kurosuki and Munashi Jinpachi, they could not afford to be careless.

“Two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were actually killed just like that.” The Mist Ninja brought by Haku all showed shocked expressions.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were a major symbol of Hidden Mist, yet two of their members were killed by Muzuki like chickens right before their eyes.

These were not Chunin or Genin; these were their Hidden Mist’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, renowned throughout the Ninja World.

“Flying Thunder God Technique, could it be that the Yellow Flash appearing on the Land of Grass battlefield was a false rumor spread by Konoha, and the real Yellow Flash disguised himself to deal with us Hidden Mist?” Haku looked at Muzuki’s face and came up with a guess.

If his guess was correct, then Haku could only say that Muzuki’s disguise class grades must not have been good; taking off his glasses, it felt like not many areas were disguised.

“Konoha truly values us Hidden Mist; besides Orochimaru, they even sent the Yellow Flash.” Haku’s expression became solemn.

If the enemy was the Yellow Flash, then his previous order was too careless and disrespectful to the Yellow Flash.

To deal with an opponent like the Yellow Flash, who could fight the AB Combo to a draw, one naturally had to gather all available power.

Furthermore, killing the Yellow Flash and killing an unknown Konoha Jonin were not the same concept; the glory and reputation brought by the two were completely different levels.

“If I can kill the Yellow Flash, the position of Fourth Hokage might not be out of my reach.” Haku thought while gathering a large amount of Chakra.

He would not underestimate the Yellow Flash, but he would not overestimate him either; Haku believed that going toe-to-toe with the Yellow Flash was not a problem, and with some Hidden Mist Jonin, it would be a four-six split.

At this moment, Haku didn’t even need to give an order himself; the Mist Ninja all began to act, preparing to collectively deal with Muzuki.

After all, Haku was still a clan head, and he had his pride; he couldn’t just say he would handle it alone and then a minute later say everyone should attack together.

“Ice Release: A Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death!”

Haku transformed a large amount of Chakra into Ice Release Chakra, forming a dense array of ice senbon, and then the ice senbon shot towards Muzuki like a volley of arrows.

Haku released the Ninjutsu while memorizing the positions of Muzuki’s Flying Thunder God Kunai, gathering Chakra, ready to hit Muzuki with an Ice Release as soon as he used Flying Thunder God to transfer.

Although the attack range of A Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death was large, it was certainly not enough against a Ninja who had mastered space-time Ninjutsu; Haku merely used A Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death as an opening Ninjutsu.

The previous attacks were probing attacks; now was the real battle.

“Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!”

A Hidden Mist Jonin gathered Chakra and spat out a water dragon, sending it crashing towards Muzuki.

“Hiramekarei: Release!”

Hozuki Mangetsu raised his twin blades, Hiramekarei, infused them with Chakra, and released a Chakra sphere at Muzuki.

Jinin Akebino was more skilled in close combat, so he didn’t attack but held his large sword, quietly waiting for an opportunity.

Various Ninjutsu attacks came crashing down on Muzuki like a torrential downpour.

In response, Muzuki simply created a Shadow Clone.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

“Wind Release: Pressure Damage!”

Muzuki’s main body gathered a large amount of Chakra in his throat, rapidly performing Nature Transformation, and spat out a large amount of flames, forming a sea of fire in front, then the Shadow Clone spat out a high-pressure wind sphere.

The moment the high-pressure wind sphere touched the high-temperature flames, it transformed into a terrifying hurricane; the wind fueled the fire, instantly making the sea of fire incredibly fierce, burning all nearby trees to black ash.

The incoming senbon rain and various Water Release Ninjutsu also melted and evaporated upon encountering this terrifying flame with its overwhelming momentum.

Boom boom boom!

A series of explosions erupted, and eventually, the flames and the incoming various Ninjutsu all vanished into nothingness; only the trees reduced to ashes and the scorched earth on the ground proved the terror of the flames just moments ago.

“The Yellow Flash actually has such powerful Fire Release and Wind Release?” Haku looked at Muzuki with a puzzled expression.

One must know that Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation restrains Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, yet so many Mist Ninja on their side used Water Release, and Muzuki blocked them with Wind and Fire Ninjutsu without moving an inch from his spot.

The Yellow Flash had used other Ninjutsu before, but they were different from the Ninjutsu Muzuki had just used.

“Could it be that the Yellow Flash’s strength has advanced by leaps and bounds again?” Haku had a terrifying thought.

As a twenty-year-old, Minato Namikaze was currently in a period of rapid growth, with infinite possibilities.

“Can’t calculate it that way; it just means he can handle more situations.” Haku shook his head.

Although the Combination Ninjutsu just now was strong, its compatibility with Flying Thunder God was very poor; he couldn’t possibly use Flying Thunder God and then form hand signs on the spot; even the slowest person wouldn’t be hit by such an attack.

However, Haku still silently noted down this intelligence, preparing to update the Yellow Flash’s information when he returned.

Even Haku was surprised by the power of Muzuki’s Ninjutsu, let alone the other Mist Ninja, who all looked as if they had seen a ghost.

“This is the Ninjutsu level of a Ninja World powerhouse; Sōsuke definitely has a problem.” Zetsu, watching from the shadows, thought to himself.

Muzuki’s Combination Ninjutsu was powerful but still within reasonable limits; Zetsu couldn’t understand how Sōsuke had trained that Fire Release; Zetsu had lived for so long and had never seen anyone cultivate Fire Release to such an intensity through their own efforts.

After a simple defense, Muzuki took out three more Kunai from his Ninja tool pouch.

Today’s condition is a bit off, only wrote 4.6k. The protagonist’s battle should end tomorrow.