Minato: As Expected, Fighting is So Much Fun!!!

Minato Namikaze had been revived.

He didn't look too pleased.

This was because he had just been mocked by a bratty NPC.

As a newbie streamer, Minato felt terrible knowing that all of this was being seen by viewers in the real world.

Even though Minato had an excellent temperament, he was still only nineteen years old and definitely cared about his image. This felt like a genuine loss of face in front of his family and friends.

Then, Uchiha Qi's voice rang in Minato's ear: "Don't worry, Minato. Even though you died horribly just now, it's actually not a big deal for the live audience because what happened was completely unclear."

"The light and shadow effects created by the barrage of fruits turned the live stream into nothing but light pollution in the real world. People were just watching for the spectacle. The most annoying part was the final taunt from the game NPC."

"In fact, many people are incredibly impressed, even worshipful, of you right now. The fact that you managed to last a minute under that kind of attack is truly unbelievable."

There was a hint of sarcasm in the latter part, clearly indicating his disbelief in the true power of Konoha's Yellow Flash.

And indeed, what Uchiha Qi said was true. Although the people in the venue witnessed Minato being unilaterally crushed, the overwhelming barrage of fruits and the explosive effects filling the entire screen made it impossible for anyone to clearly see what was happening.

However, Minato's ability to endure a minute under such an onslaught before being defeated truly shocked the people in the real world. Exclamations of awe were endless, and many uneducated individuals expressed their shock with "sugoi."

The more powerful a person was, the more astonished they were that Minato could last a minute under that bombardment. If it had been them, let alone a minute, whether they could last 10 seconds would be a big question mark.

This even included the proud Uchiha Clan members. They had already activated their Sharingan when the bombardment began, so they saw things much more clearly than others.

And precisely because they saw it more clearly, they could truly understand how incredible it was that Minato had lasted a minute.

In the Hokage's office, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu looked stunned. Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his pipe, praised without reservation: "As expected of Minato, he's truly incredible! To last a minute under that attack... even I, had I been unprepared, would struggle to endure that long against such an assault."

Both advisors looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi in astonishment.

Facing his two friends' surprise, Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand dismissively: "I said 'unprepared.' If I were prepared, it would be a different situation. But Minato was clearly unprepared just now, which is why I said I'm not as good as Minato when it comes to handling such sudden situations."

Now the two advisors understood. As they breathed a sigh of relief, Mitokado Homura nodded in deep agreement: "Indeed, the Flying Thunder God Technique is incredibly useful for sudden situations. Minato's mastery of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu is not yet complete. Once he truly masters it, he will become a Flying Thunder God master, no less skilled than the Sensei."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head: "Why 'no less skilled,' and not 'surpassing'?"

This surprised the two advisors again. Utatane Koharu asked, "Hiruzen, do you mean Minato might surpass Sensei, the creator of the Flying Thunder God Technique, in his mastery?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't answer directly. Instead, he said, "I think Sensei would only be happy to see Minato like this. After all, Sensei once held this very expectation for us."

Hearing this, the two advisors fell silent, seemingly unable to continue the conversation.

After all, delving too deeply into some matters might not bring joy, but rather disappointment to their predecessors.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have just witnessed the highest difficulty of our Fruit Ninja game."

"Yes, our celebrity endorser, Mr. Minato Namikaze, directly triggered the game's highest difficulty. This highest difficulty corresponds to a hellish scenario that only the powerful Kage of the Five Great Nations and equivalent strong individuals can handle."

"Yes, it's a top-tier difficulty designed for powerhouses like the Hokage-sama, a super trial meant for them."

"And our Minato Namikaze, at just 19 years old, directly challenged this highest difficulty. Although he ultimately failed, that one minute was undoubtedly a moment of glory for us ordinary ninja, representing the greatest honor for all of Konoha."

"Yes, we can cheer for Minato to our hearts' content, giving him our warmest applause and praise! And please allow me to call that one minute the legend of Konoha's Yellow Flash!"

Uchiha Qi once again launched into a passionate live commentary, and the band, following his instructions, immediately began playing an exhilarating background music.

His words, combined with the stirring music, instantly ignited the passion of most of the audience.

Though they themselves didn't know why they felt so passionate, humans are easily influenced by atmosphere. When the atmosphere is forcefully ignited, even those who aren't typically passionate will become so.

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Although Minato was in the game, this live stream was interactive, so he clearly heard the sounds from the outside world. Only then did he realize that he had directly triggered the game's highest difficulty.

Furthermore, Uchiha Qi also quietly informed Minato of the difficulty selection rule at this time—the speed at which the first cherry tree was destroyed determined the difficulty.

Minato had instantly annihilated the cherry tree with his Flying Thunder God Technique, achieving a speed that most Kage of the Five Great Nations couldn't match. Naturally, this maxed out the difficulty.

This was actually beyond Uchiha Qi's expectations. He had originally thought Minato would rush up and chop down the cherry tree. In that case, the difficulty would have been at a Jonin level, fitting his status. While still challenging, it wouldn't have been so absurd.

As it turned out, Minato decided to show off right away, and he faced the most severe blow as a result.

After learning the reason, Minato was actually a bit embarrassed because he had indeed done it on purpose. After all, he was still young, and wanting to show off in front of so many people was only natural.

As a result, this was a classic case of showing off and getting struck by lightning.

Fortunately, Uchiha Qi took control of the situation in time, transforming this mistake into Minato deliberately demonstrating the highest difficulty for everyone to see. He directly saved his good friend's reputation and even created a new level of coolness for the Yellow Flash. It was truly a massive win.

Taking advantage of this atmosphere, the game restarted. This time, Minato rushed forward at a normal speed and eventually chopped down the cherry tree with his katana.

As a result, although the bratty NPC still delivered her classic mocking lines, the difficulty was significantly reduced.

Despite the fact that all sorts of fruits were still present, their drastically reduced numbers posed no problem for Minato, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique. After all, a decrease in enemy numbers meant a significant increase in available space, and ample space allowed space-time ninja to perform to their fullest.

Thus, even though Minato's mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique was not yet complete, he still showed off brilliantly. Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, he continuously weaved, flickered, and teleported among the fruits, eliminating every plant. He truly displayed the impressive charm of the Yellow Flash, driven by the core principle of "speed."

His handsome appearance and graceful fighting style elicited constant shouts of admiration from the live audience.

Especially for the young women, this version of Minato was incredibly captivating, eliciting screams and turning them into full-blown fans, their eyes practically heart-shaped. Kushina Uzumaki, seeing this, felt a mix of happiness and a touch of jealousy. After all, having a boyfriend who was too excellent and easily attracted admirers wasn't always a good feeling.

As for Minato himself, the external commotion had been completely cast aside. He had once again entered the state he was in during the final period of his first time playing the Genjutsu Game.

Which was...

Combat, exhilarating!!!

Yes, this was a true portrayal of Minato Namikaze.

Although the enemies in Fruit Ninja were abstract—a bunch of fruit-bearing plants that threw their own fruit and came with various special effects—he could still fully immerse himself in the game, experiencing the true "thrill of battle."

It was in this context that Uchiha Qi's voice rang out again, and this time, he was in full sales mode for the game.

"Fellow ninja present at this press conference, after seeing all this, you should understand what this genjutsu game, Fruit Ninja, means to you, and to our entire Konoha, shouldn't you?"

"That's right, this Fruit Ninja is the Uchiha Clan's gift to all of Konoha!"