Ch 28: Genius Minato

Minato, who had just finished a long taijutsu battle, was now separated from Shimura Miya, panting heavily.

Minato's expression was very serious as he looked at Shimura Miya. This battle could be said to be Minato's most difficult one yet because he felt that the two sides were evenly matched, and both were Wind Release ninjas.

"It seems that if I want to defeat Shimura Miya, I still need to think of some other way..." Minato thought to himself, pondering countermeasures.

However, Shimura Miya clearly didn't want to give Minato a chance to catch his breath. He knew that the Minato in front of him was not someone who could be easily dealt with.

But Shimura Miya was older and naturally had more stamina than the second-year student Minato. As long as he dragged it out, the opponent would run out of stamina, and he would win sooner or later.

So Shimura Miya immediately rushed over again. He wouldn't give Minato any chance. He needed this victory.

After testing each other, the two sides collided again.

Minato nimbly dodged the opponent's fist, then quickly lowered his body and punched fiercely towards Shimura Miya's waist.

Faced with this aggressive punch, Shimura Miya's expression remained unchanged. He blocked Minato's fist with his right hand, dodged to the side, and at the same time, quickly raised his left leg, hitting Minato's stomach with his knee!

Minato felt a sharp pain. Shimura Miya, with an unchanged expression, didn't stop at all. He quickly straightened his left leg and delivered a fierce whip kick, sending Minato flying.

Minato also endured the pain. The moment Shimura Miya's left leg hit him, his right hand grabbed Shimura Miya's ankle, and relying on the huge impact, he brought both of them off the ground.

Bang!

The two sides tangled on the ground, rubbing against each other, panting, and then separated again.

Minato stood up and quickly forced Shimura Miya back with a whip kick. Shimura Miya retreated rapidly and then began to quickly form hand seals with both hands.

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter!"

An extremely sharp wind blade formed in his hand and then quickly rushed directly toward Minato.

Minato immediately took out a kunai from his ninja pouch. He prepared to use the kunai in his hand to block this small wind blade.

However, how could a Wind Release technique formed by wind compressed to the extreme be bounced off by a kunai?

After the kunai only resisted slightly, it was cut open. However, because of this, the wind blade that was originally aimed at Minato's chest was forcibly changed direction by Minato.

The wind blade brushed past the clothes on Minato's arm, and then a cut was made, and blood flowed out immediately.

"Minato!" Shouted Nawaki from below.

Tatsumi frowned. Minato's handling of this wave could be described as very reckless.

A reckless man, too reckless.

Why use your own kunai to directly receive the opponent's Wind Release? At this time, you should quickly dodge or use the Body Replacement Technique, and then hide to seek opportunities.

If the opponent then used shuriken for a ranged attack, how could Minato dodge?

Sure enough, Shimura Miya was overjoyed when he saw Minato use a kunai to directly receive the Wind Release.

He immediately threw out several shuriken.

After throwing, Shimura Miya immediately ran straight towards Minato.

Tatsumi frowned as he looked at Minato. Based on his understanding of Minato, he wouldn't be so stupid. There should be a backup plan.

Minato on the platform didn't intend to block those shuriken at all.

Minato's right hand directly threw a smoke bomb from his ninja pouch.

Not dodging the kunai, but throwing a smoke bomb?

After a burst of smoke dissipated, what remained on the ground was a log shot by shuriken.

"When did he use the Body Replacement Technique!?"

Shimura Miya stopped and looked at the log at his feet in shock.

He looked around vigilantly.

Although he didn't know when Namikaze Minato used the Body Replacement Technique, he was destined to win this match.

"Tatsumi, did you see clearly? Minato, when did he use the Body Replacement Technique? And what was that smoke bomb for?" Nawaki asked doubtfully from the audience.

Tatsumi shook his trench coat and said to Nawaki with a smile, "Nawaki, you're wrong. That's not the Body Replacement Technique. Minato is really a genius."

"Not the Body Replacement Technique?"

Minato's combat intelligence is indeed high, worthy of being the future Yellow Flash that makes enemies tremble with fear.

"Is he behind me?" Shimura Miya suddenly looked back.

However, there was still no one there.

Shimura Miya felt that something was wrong. What exactly was the problem?

"Bang." The log on the ground suddenly turned into Minato.

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter." Minato quickly formed hand seals.

Shimura Miya didn't react. The Wind Cutter directly cut past Shimura Miya's hair, cutting off half of his black hair.

Shimura Miya's legs went weak, and he fell directly to the ground.

If Minato's last attack had hit him, his life would probably be gone. It was obvious that Minato's last Wind Release was not aimed at him.

However, he also lost.

"The winner of this match is Namikaze Minato." Orochimaru's hoarse voice sounded.

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"Minato, are you okay?"

Supporting the staggering Minato, Tatsumi asked with concern.

At this time, blood was constantly flowing from Minato's body. This was because he had received Shimura Miya's shuriken.

Minato deliberately took that Wind Release head-on and then revealed a flaw to Shimura Miya.

When Shimura threw the shuriken, he directly took those shuriken. Then he threw a smoke bomb and used the Transformation Technique on himself, turning himself into a log.

And under the cover of the smoke bomb, Shimura Miya thought that Minato was using the Body Replacement Technique and became careless towards the log on the ground.

The plan was simple, but if there was even a slight mistake during the battle, it would be seen through.

This kind of risky move is only used when one's own strength is insufficient.

However, that's how battles between ninjas are.

How can you say that every opponent will be weaker than you? Ignoring anything can lead to fatal results.

"You're too reckless, Minato. Go see Lady Tsunade quickly." Tatsumi said.

"Ahaha, I'm going, Tatsumi." Minato, who had defeated his opponent, seemed to be in a good mood.

After all, painstakingly defeating a strong enemy is enough to make Minato, who is still in the Ninja Academy, proud.

At this time, Orochimaru's voice sounded again.

"The third match, which is also the last match, this battle is only to select the top three. So the next one is the final battle."

"Mikoto, do your best." Tatsumi stroked Mikoto's head.

"Yeah, Tatsumi." Mikoto showed a confident look.

Everything that needed to be explained had already been told to Mikoto. The rest depends on her own efforts.

After Uchiha Mikoto and Shino Aburame stood on the arena, Orochimaru opened his mouth with a hoarse voice.

"Then, let the battle begin!"

Mikoto's attributes are Fire and Lightning dual attributes.

For Mikoto, she has mastered ninjutsu similar to the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, which is mainly based on large-area attacks. Facing the Aburame clan's Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique, the restraint is undoubtedly very obvious.

The battle is about to break out.

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