Chapter 59: An S-Rank Mission That Fell From the Sky!
Chapter 59: An S-Rank Mission That Fell From the Sky!
So weird!
What did he just say?
I didn't quite catch that.
"My apologies." Nara Keisuke pinched his earlobe, doubting his own memory for the first time in his life. "What you just said was..."
"Shuriken Secret Art: Starfall Dance Type Zero and Nara Secret Art: Ultra Ultimate Jet-Black Burst Shadow Bullet!"
Namikaze Minato, without blushing, catching his breath, or pausing his mouth, delivered a pile of highly-polluting text information brimming with chuunibyou spirit. "These are the names I came up with for the two special ninjutsu you just used, Nara-kun. They're very cool, right?"
"Your ideas are a bit naive..." Keisuke laughed, feeling the absurdity of it all, and said bluntly, "What member of the Nara clan wouldn't find it troublesome to give their own techniques such long names?"
"Ah! My apologies, my apologies!" Minato scratched his head with an embarrassed smile. "I overlooked that point. You Nara clan ninja are indeed rather, well, averse to trouble. However, Nara-kun, your skill level truly took me by surprise."
If their first few exchanges were still on the level of "tactical suppression," then the later rounds, especially after Keisuke successively used those advanced shadow secret techniques, had elevated this spar to the dimension of a "true contest of raw power."
Minato didn't genuinely believe he was no match for Keisuke. But to completely defeat him, he would have had to bring out some of his real, trump-card offensive abilities. For example, the giant summoning beast from Mount Myōboku he had just summoned—Gamabunta. For a Nara clan ninja—no, for the vast majority of ninja—a super-large creature, especially a giant ninja beast that could mold chakra and release ninjutsu, was an extremely difficult opponent to deal with. Even just suppressing them with sheer size could achieve significant results.
But no matter what, Minato wouldn't go so far as to use such a heavy hand on this "new bud of Konoha." This was also the reason he had decisively ended the spar just now. Minato's summoning of Gamabunta was a signal for Keisuke to stop while he was ahead. Pushing it any further would be impolite.
"Rather than talking about that, Jonin Namikaze's abilities were also beyond my expectations."
Having just gotten an A-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll] for free, Keisuke naturally did not skimp on his flattery for the Yondaime. "This is the first time I've ever met a ninja who could escape the binding effect of the shadow secret techniques so easily. You are truly amazing!"
"Not at all, not at all." Minato waved his hand with a smile. "That wasn't my own skill. I was using a special ninjutsu developed by the Second Hokage-sama."
Keisuke asked, feigning ignorance, "Does that ninjutsu also have a very long name?"
"No... its name is 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' which sounds rather ordinary." Minato's expression faltered for a moment, then he perked up again. "But I have already developed several new ninjutsu with especially awesome names based on the Flying Thunder God Technique! Hmm, speaking of which, what are the real names of the two techniques you used earlier, Nara-kun?"
"The first one wasn't a ninjutsu at all, just a strange move name I shouted out to distract you." Seeing that Minato had voluntarily revealed the "Flying Thunder God Technique," Keisuke didn't mind telling him his own technique's name. "As for the second ninjutsu, although I know you might be hoping for names like 'Ultra Ultimate Grim Reaper Missile' or 'Purgatory Unrivaled Burst Wave Cannon'—"
"Excellent!!" Hearing the two ninjutsu names Keisuke reeled off, Minato got so excited he started clapping enthusiastically like a seal. "Those two names are absolutely brilliant! Nara-kun—no, do you mind if I call you Keisuke?"
"N-No, I don't mind."
"Keisuke! From what you just said, you haven't used those two jutsu names yet, right?"
"R-Right."
"May I use them later to name my new jutsu?" Minato pressed his palms together, a pleading look on his face. "I really love these two move names! Please!"
Yondaime, don't have a chuunibyou flare-up at a time like this!
"As you wish..." Keisuke was silent for a moment, then cut to the chase. "The technique I used later is called [Shadow Binding Bullet]."
"Awww—" Minato drew out the sound, his face the very picture of disappointment. "That's not the type I like..."
Keisuke took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. "It's getting late, Jonin Namikaze. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to accept my challenge request." Keisuke calmed his mood and asked politely, but with a friendly tone, "If you're free for lunch, how about we grab a bite together?"
"It's getting late?" Minato was slightly taken aback, his brain pulling away from how to develop the "Ultra Ultimate Grim Reaper Missile" and "Purgatory Unrivaled Burst Wave Cannon." "What time is it now—oh no! Kushina!"
Boom!
A terrifying aura, like a monstrous tidal wave, rushed from the entrance of the Third Training Ground. Like a passing storm, it pressed down on the two of them with overwhelming force.
Minato's expression changed dramatically. Keisuke's eyes also widened. But what surprised the latter was not just the "Bloody Habenero" who seemed to have crawled out of hell, but also the mission prompt that popped up on his panel.
The first S-rank combat mission in his history!
[S-rank Ninja Combat Mission Detected!]
[S-rank Mission: Bloody Habenero]
[Mission Content: Defeat/Kill Uzumaki Kushina]
[Mission Reward: S-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll]
[Mission Tip: The S-rank combat mission for this target can be completed once per year.]
'WDNMD!' * (Abbreviation for a vulgar Chinese phrase) *
The curse that Keisuke hadn't shouted during his challenge with Minato now surged up in his heart again. 'The Bloody Habenero? Uzumaki Kushina, with the complete Nine-Tails sealed inside her?!'
"Minato!" Uzumaki Kushina appeared beside Minato and Keisuke in a flash. Her hands were down, her shoulders slumped, and her entire body was releasing a very ominous scarlet chakra. Her long, blood-red hair was dancing without any wind, inspiring awe and fear in all who saw her.
It was as if in the next second, she would use her powerful, sharp claws to tear Minato to shreds and shout the classic finishing line, "Cry, scream, and then, die!"
"Kushina!" A jolt went through Minato's entire body. He immediately stood ramrod straight, his hands pressed tightly against the seams of his pants, assuming a posture of resigning himself to fate.
Uzumaki Kushina completely ignored Keisuke beside her. Her gaze was fixed solely on Minato. "What time did we agree to meet?"
"Ten-ten!"
"And what time is it now?"
"Uh..." Faced with Kushina's interrogation, a few bean-sized drops of cold sweat slowly trickled down Minato's fair face.
Keisuke spoke up to provide support, "Jonin Namikaze, who is this?"
"Uzumaki Kushina!" Hearing Keisuke's words as if they were a lifeline from heaven, Minato used the fastest reaction speed of his life to state his position. "My lover!"
As soon as these words were out, Kushina's anger instantly melted like ice, and two red blushes rose on her beautiful face.
Smack!
Kushina slapped Minato heavily on the arm, making the corner of his eye twitch several times. "You hatefull! There are outsiders here."
Kushina looked at Keisuke, sizing him up and down. "So this is the culprit who made you miss our date time? A... ninja from the Aburame clan?"
"No." Keisuke was also looking at Kushina. Recalling the mission that had just been triggered, he tentatively released his [Shadow Paralysis Jutsu]. "I am a ninja of the Nara clan."
"Oh." Kushina looked down at the shadow beneath her. Golden chains suddenly shot out from her body, conversely wrapping around Keisuke and binding him tightly. The moment the Adamantine Sealing Chains touched his body, he immediately felt his own chakra being severely interfered with, unable to circulate or be used properly. And it wasn't just his conventional chakra that was affected; even the secret Yin Release chakra he had molded, and the chakra provided by the [Chakra Crystal], were all affected at the same time.
Keisuke was hung in mid-air. Looking at the chains on his body, information about this ninjutsu flashed through his mind. From the Uzumaki clan, an A-rank sealing jutsu, [Adamantine Sealing Chains]. A powerful sealing jutsu that not even the Nine-Tails could break free from, while also possessing astonishing physical destructive power! From its effects alone, the [Adamantine Sealing Chains] were like the ultimate deluxe version of the Nara clan's [Shadow Secret Techniques].
Can't fight this. Absolutely can't fight this. Keisuke gave up thinking and stopped moving.
"Kushina, quickly put Keisuke down." Minato patted his girlfriend's shoulder with some helplessness, while also glancing unhappily towards a dark corner of the training ground. "He doesn't know the specific situation..."
"I don't care if he's the old man Third Hokage himself! If he dares to interrupt my date with you, I'll teach him a lesson!" Kushina brandished her fist, but in the end, she released the Adamantine Sealing Chains. "Kid from the Nara family, don't think I won't beat you up just because you're handsome."
"Thank you for the compliment," Keisuke replied calmly to Kushina's words, then looked at Minato. "Thank you for your hard work, Jonin Namikaze."
"?" Kushina tilted her head. This child looked quite polite and handsome, but why did his words sound a little off?
"Keisuke!" Minato flashed behind him, placed his hands on Keisuke's shoulders, and pushed him away from Kushina. "I have another date today, so I have to say goodbye early. About that meal... next time for sure."
Keisuke was practically pushed out of the training ground by the Yondaime.
[Target has disengaged from battle. S-rank mission—]
'Speed-run!'
[You have speed-run [S-rank Mission: Bloody Habenero]!]
[You have obtained one A-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll]!]
(Author's Note:)
The Japanese for [Flying Thunder God Technique] is "Hiraishin no Jutsu." But if you remove the common "no jutsu" (which means "technique of"), Flying Thunder God is "hiraishin." The original meaning is—[lightning rod].
(End of Chapter)
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