Dancing Light

"Kid..."

"Space-Time Ninjutsu? I didn't expect it to be such a troublesome thing."

The Jonin were exceptionally knowledgeable; even though they had never heard of such Space-Time Ninjutsu before, they could easily make deductions based on their eyesight and experience.

Because Minato's attacks never followed a trajectory. Logically speaking, no matter how fast a person moves, there should be a trajectory between them when moving from one place to another. However, Minato's movements had no trajectory at all. It's possible that one person misjudged, but the fact that six Jonin didn't notice it means it wasn't a problem with their eyesight.

The only explanation for the Space-Time Ninjutsu is this: directly transferring from one place to another through another dimension. Not only does it surpass the speed of the Body Flicker Technique, but it is also almost impossible to predict.

Strictly speaking, the definition of Space-Time Ninjutsu covers a very broad range.

Summoning Techniques and scroll Fuinjutsu for storing items are both Space-Time Ninjutsu. Lower-level techniques like scroll Fuinjutsu can be mastered by ordinary Genin or even students at the Ninja Academy. However, higher-level Summoning Techniques are very difficult to master, and it is impossible to master Summoning Jutsu without a lineage.

However, besides these, the Space-Time Ninjutsu also has a different, rarely used definition.

That's spatial movement.

In principle, it is similar to the Summoning Technique, but the difference is that one summons a spirit beast to assist in battle, while the other teleports oneself to achieve a Body Flicker Technique that surpasses even the Summoning Jutsu.

Konoha possessed an extremely complete training method for Space-Time Ninjutsu, but since the Second Hokage, a Ninjutsu fanatic, no one has been able to reproduce the brilliance of space-time techniques until Minato's birth, who can be considered to have inherited the mantle of the Second Hokage, and the Ninja World's Number One Speed has been passed on.

The Sand Ninja deduced Minato's background, but that was all; it didn't help them much. This kind of direct combat Space-Time Ninjutsu that teleports oneself is extremely rare, and everyone's understanding is limited to fragments of literature and legends. They have to find out everything themselves.

Fortunately, the trident-shaped Minato Kunai very conspicuous, and everyone quickly realized that it must be the moving coordinate, so they did not hesitate to carry out targeted sabotage.

However, the work of destroying the coordinates did not go smoothly. To sever the steel destruction runes, Ninjutsu was required. However, due to Minato's elusive harassment, the task of clearing the coordinates was progressing slowly. In order to prepare for today's great battle, Minato made sufficient preparations. Whenever a Kunai was cleared, he would immediately scatter a new coordinate.

Ultimately, it was the Space-Time Ninjutsu that were too troublesome, leaving the Jonin with limited options and unable to act effectively.

"Huff, huff! As expected of Jonin, he hasn't even managed to take down a single person yet." Minato muttered to himself, his chest rising and falling slightly as he tried his best to suppress his panting. Fighting the Jonin was really exhausting. In just a short while, he was already drenched in sweat. Fortunately, the rain covered his sweat, so he didn't reveal anything and was able to put pressure on the Sand Ninja with a calm demeanor.

This is a scam!

He successfully deceived the Sand Village ninja with his outstanding performance. His relaxed attitude made the six Jonin to go all out, always holding back for fear of being ambushed by Minato. After all, they had no idea about the details of this Space-Time Ninjutsu, and the unknown is always the most dangerous thing.

Although Minato was unable to kill the six Jonin, simply delaying them would be enough.

Recalling the message sent by Katsuki's Shadow Clones —information that reinforcements were on their way, not a prank to boost morale— Dan Katō decided to continue the resistance. At that moment, Katsuki's Shadow Clones noticed the movement of the Sand Ninja.

Minato bravely rushed over to intercept them.

Not wanting to fall too far behind, he felt a long-lost competitive spirit stirred in him as he faced Katsuki, who could fight two Jinchuriki. He wanted to become stronger, strong enough to protect Kushina. He didn't like being just a bystander, watching Kushina fight against the Sand and Stone Ninjas; he hated that feeling of powerlessness.

So these Sand Ninja were his whetstone; a full six Jonin —a truly insane act.

"Kids these days! They're really... scary!"

Dan Katō sighed, wiped the blood from his nose, and looked quite complicated. Minato's actions seemed unbelievable to him. To intercept six Jonin single-handedly was practically suicide, but he actually did it. Apart from marveling at how terrifying kids these days were, he didn't know what else to say.

"Minato seems to be holding on for now." Kushina rubbed her temples wearily, a blush rising on her pale face. After resting for a while and eating some dry rations, thanks to the monstrous physique of the Uzumaki Clan, her condition had improved considerably, and she was even able to keep an eye on Minato's movements.

"You actually survived, you bastard. It's true what they say, a scourge lives on forever." Otoha leaned against the stone pillar, staring at Katsuki's Shadow Clone.

"Hey, that's too kind."

The Shadow Clone chuckled, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.

Otoha escaped the battlefield and was brought here by Katsuki's Shadow Clone. He joined Kushina others. The Shadow Clone used Earth Release to build a stone house, and everyone squeezed into the stone house to take shelter from the rain and recuperate. At this moment, in the war-torn Black Tail Mountain area, this place has temporarily become Pure Land away from the flames of war.

"Lord Kato, don't move around. Your injuries are no joke." The female Anbu was skilled in Medical Ninjutsu held Dan Katō down. Due to overdrawing his Chakra and using too many Ration Pills, his body was in a very bad state.

"Teacher Dan, please bear with it for a bit." Katsuki's Shadow Clone also helped to comfort Duan, who was convulsing from the pain.

"You'll be fine soon, Senior Duan. The scales of victory are starting to tip in our favor," Otoha chimed in, though he himself was also covered in wounds and not much better off than Duan.

"Go away, go away, I don't need you brats to worry about me." Duan waved his hand weakly. "If you have time to watch me, hurry up and keep an eye on that kid Minato. If you can't do anything about it, make him retreat immediately. We can't let such a genius die here."

"Okay, you can rest now."

The Shadow Clone smiled as he stood up and strolled over to Kushina's side.

"Katsuki, is your main body alright?" Kushina asked.

"There's no problem for now, it's just that keeping those two big guys occupied isn't too difficult, since my side has the speed advantage."

"That's good."

Kushina pressed her hand to her chest, her mood gradually relaxing.