Wh...
What?! The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan outlined in Black Flames slowly widened, and a mixed expression of shock and disbelief gradually surfaced on Uchiha Nobuhiko's face.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
At that moment, white vapor like steam slowly rose from the fist wrapped in a thin layer of Black Flame-like Chakra.
It was...
Blocked? It was even faster than before, yet it had been stopped so easily! At this moment, his fist, wrapped in Black Flame-like Chakra and venting white steam, was firmly gripped by two hands covered in Nine-Tails Chakra Cloaks resembling fox claws. As both sides exerted force, steam hissed upward even more fiercely.
Th-this was... the power of Nine-Tails Chakra?
At the same time, Minato Namikaze, standing opposite Uchiha Nobuhiko's left side, widened his eyes slightly, his face showing nearly uncontrollable surprise.
Just now, almost the instant he reacted, his body had turned and reached out on reflex at a speed far greater than before, catching the incoming fist.
Even when he had reacted, the incoming fist had seemed to move in slow motion. Compared to the previous punch, this faster attack actually appeared much slower.
Even as the Hokage, and a ninja renowned for his speed, such an enormous increase still greatly surprised him.
And it was not merely his reaction speed and movement speed that had improved in that instant. As the Nine-Tails Chakra continued to cover him, not only were his stamina and energy steadily recovering, but his strength also seemed to be increasing.
Uchiha Nobuhiko's punch had clearly carried much more force than the last one. In his normal state, he probably would not have been able to catch it so easily and might even have been sent flying.
There was no way he could have blocked it as easily as he had now.
Minato...