Third Kazekage: Do You Think You Can Escape My Hands?

The Third Kazekage was known as the strongest Kazekage in Sunagakure's history and possessed the powerful Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai.

They knew this basic information.

It would not be an exaggeration to call him Sunagakure's strongest shinobi, yet now that very strongest shinobi of Sunagakure had personally come after them.

It was over.

This time, it was truly over.

Minato's heart sank to the bottom, while Uchiha Mikoto's lips trembled, panic already filling her heart.

"Heavy as hell. If I ever take on a mission like this again, I won't be called Yagami Chiyue!"

After irritably tossing the person onto the ground, Chiyue rolled his stiff neck and began cursing.

"The Third Hokage is no good either. He actually handed us such a shitty mission."

"..."

Under normal circumstances, Minato would definitely have argued back, corrected Chiyue, and stopped him from cursing.

Especially when he was cursing the Third Hokage. That was a grave offense.

But Minato had no mind to care about such things now.

They were about to die anyway. So what if Chiyue cursed every last one of Konoha's higher-ups?

"Ready to watch the Kazekage dance?"

Chiyue turned back and grinned at the two of them.

Unfortunately, neither Minato nor Uchiha Mikoto could smile.

"So it really is three little brats. Was it you who killed Red Ghost?"

The Third Kazekage descended from the sky atop a mass of Iron Sand, landing not far from the three of them and studying them curiously.

"It really is over!"

It was indeed the Third Kazekage himself.

Minato's lips moved.

"Chiyue, run! I'll hold him back. You have to get the intelligence back to the village."

"Send my ass. Move aside."

Chiyue shoved Minato away. Though he was moved by Minato's willingness to sacrifice himself to save him, Chiyue did not need Minato's sacrifice.

Watching the death-seeking Minato in silence, the Third Kazekage could not help recalling his own childhood.

Back then, he too had two loyal teammates who had been willing to sacrifice themselves.

"There is no need to argue. None of you will escape."

The Third Kazekage was a serious man. He never toyed with his enemies.

Not even if they were merely three children.

Giving others hope only to plunge them into despair was something he disdained to do.

The Third Kazekage's words made Minato and Uchiha Mikoto's hearts skip a beat.

Yet Chiyue was not worried in the slightest and instead asked, "Lord Kazekage, are you really going to make such a big show of pursuing three little Chunin alone within the Land of Fire?"

"There is no need to play the sympathy card, nor is there any need to provoke me."

With his arms folded, the Third Kazekage looked at Chiyue with utter indifference.

"You cannot escape from me."

"But I will send your corpses back to Konoha at an appropriate time. Consider it an elder's care for his juniors."

"Sorry, I don't accept."

Send my corpse back to Konoha?

Who knows how many times Sunagakure would study it before sending it to Konoha. It would be best if that never happened.

"Oh?"

The Third Kazekage looked at him in surprise.

"Do you think you can escape from my hands?"

There was a trace of disdain in his indifferent gaze. After a pause, he said, "Is that possible?"

"Anything is possible! I hope Lord Kazekage likes the gift I've prepared for you."

"I hope your spiritual power is strong enough. Otherwise, you'll be very embarrassed."

Not only was Chiyue unafraid, he burst into laughter.

"?"

Was this brat mentally ill, or had he been scared stupid?

Just then.

Chiyue's eyes turned red, and the Third Kazekage felt his body lose control as he was pulled into a place of verdant mountains and clear waters, surrounded by blooming cherry blossoms.

"..."

It seemed he had fallen under the other party's Genjutsu.

The Third Kazekage was speechless, but he also found it somewhat unbelievable.

A mere brat had actually managed to affect him with Genjutsu.

The Third Kazekage was not worried for his safety, because he would soon dispel the Genjutsu.

"But why do I really want to dance?"

What was going on?

In the outside world, Minato and Uchiha Mikoto only saw a flash of red light in Chiyue's eyes before the Third Kazekage froze in place as though someone had used a binding technique on him.

That alone would have been enough, but the dignified Third Kazekage was actually dancing!

Good heavens, was this real?

Was he dreaming?

Minato rubbed his eyes and even pinched himself. The pain in his thigh made him suck in a breath, telling him that all of this was real.

He was not dreaming.

"I told you the Third Kazekage could dance, but you wouldn't believe me."

Chiyue shrugged and tossed a Kunai at him, only for the Iron Sand circling the Third Kazekage to block it.

"What a pity."

The Magnet Release automatically protected its master. It seemed that was not exclusive to Gaara.

He truly admired Scorpion. That man had actually killed the Third Kazekage without making a sound. He must have used poison.

"Let's go. His Magnet Release Iron Sand will protect him, so killing him will be difficult. Sunagakure's reinforcements will arrive before long."

Chiyue hoisted the person on the ground over his shoulder, turned, and left.

Minato and Uchiha Mikoto, still dazed as if sleepwalking, hurried after him.

They had even thought they were doomed, yet not only had they survived, they had been saved.

Chiyue had controlled the Third Kazekage with a single Genjutsu. It was simply incredible.

It was absurd.

How had he done it?

The way Minato and Uchiha Mikoto looked at Chiyue was filled with shock and disbelief.

"Why can't I break free from the Genjutsu?"

Trapped within the Genjutsu space, the Third Kazekage tried to dispel it according to his usual experience, but it proved useless.

Most terrifyingly, under the falling cherry blossoms and beautiful music, he began dancing despite himself.

To that, Chiyue only had one thing to say: being strong in Magnet Release did not mean one's spiritual power was equally strong.

Ordinary methods of dispelling Genjutsu were useless against Sakura Falling.

So, just dance obediently.

If White had already reached the second stage of growth, Chiyue truly wanted White to send the Third Kazekage flying with a single Tailed Beast Ball.

Your Iron Sand protects its master? Then let's see whether it can block a Tailed Beast Ball.

But White had not yet reached the second stage, so it was best not to expose him if possible.

Besides, Sunagakure's army of shinobi would arrive soon. Chiyue did not want to cause more trouble, so he decisively ran.

It was better to leave an enemy like the Third Kazekage to that old schemer, the Third Hokage.

Whatever problems you Kage have between yourselves, don't drag me into them. I'm still a child.