Seal-less Ninjutsu-Rasengan

As the one who fought Yichen in close combat, Minato Namikaze's perception was different from others. He clearly sensed the difference in the number and speed of Hand Seals when Yichen formed Hand Seals with One-handed Hand Seals compared to when he used both hands.

Despite these differences, Minato Namikaze still dared not be careless. In any case, if Yichen's left-hand One-handed Hand Seals were combined with his right-hand swordsmanship, Yichen would have the potential to turn the tables.

Although it took Yichen a while to perform Ninjutsu with one hand, Yichen Minato Namikaze was not confident that he could defeat Yichen before he could even use the Ninjutsu.

Driven by mutual apprehension, the two sides once again fell into a silent standoff.

However, the atmosphere on the sidelines was completely different from the last standoff. This time, everyone was chatting animatedly.

"One-handed Hand Seals? That's incredible! I never thought I'd see such a divine skill in my lifetime."

"Yes, before this I always thought it was just a legend, just something people spread, I never expected it to be true."

"It's a pity this person isn't a ninja from Konoha."

The chatter did not affect Yichen and Minato Namikaze's battle at all.

After a brief standoff, the two men tacitly began a new round of confrontation.

This time, Yichen didn't recklessly choose close combat. Having already tested the power of the new tactic, there was no need to take any more risks. Yichen Body Flicker Technique behind a tree.

Minato Namikaze was charging forward, was startled, then realized something was wrong. Yichen deliberately left his sight, as Yichen was about to use a clone-type Ninjutsu.

Knowing that Yichen's attack methods were unpredictable, Minato Namikaze did not choose to use the Body Flicker Technique to approach a ninja who had disappeared from sight.

Instead, he decisively formed hand Hand Seals and unleashed a B-rank Wind Release — Wind Blade.

A massive horizontal Wind Blade slashed across the trees at incredible speed.

Although the tree was quite large, it was cut in half by the Wind Blade. However, Yichen, who was behind the tree, rolled away to avoid the Wind Blade's attack.

Minato Namikaze did not immediately attack Yichen, who was desperately dodging. Instead, he carefully observed his surroundings, searching for any possible true form of Yichen.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

"This is troublesome," Minato Namikaze muttered to himself. He didn't believe that Yichen, who had deliberately left his sight, would do nothing.

In the time it takes me to perform B-rank Ninjutsu, Yichen could perform one or two Ninjutsu.

However, regardless of whether the disheveled Yichen in front of him is his true form, Minato Namikaze has to deal with him first.

With a flick of his Minato Namikaze Kunai in his hand at Yichen, while simultaneously forming hand Hand Seals.

Upon seeing this, Yichen instantly realized that this was the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Knowing that dodging was useless against a wide range of Shuriken, Yichen directly chose to Hand Seals and use Earth Release: Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall.

Minato Namikaze's gaze sharpened. The information had been leaked! Minato Namikaze Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, so he instinctively assumed that the information had been leaked.

The numerous Shuriken embedded in the Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall did not cause any damage to Yichen behind them.

Minato Namikaze didn't want to waste too much time, as it would affect his search for Yichen's true form. So, he used Body Flicker Technique to move directly to the side of the Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, and after seeing Yichen Hand Seals, he used Body Flicker Technique again to get close to Yichen.

Caught off guard by Minato Namikaze's decisive action, Yichen 'Ninjutsu was forced to stop, and he was quickly overwhelmed by Minato Namikaze's close-range attacks within a few rounds.

Seeing Yichen turn to stone, Minato Namikaze's heart sank. It really was Clone Technique. Then where was his real body?

"With both water and earth attributes, and no unusual signs of wind when the Wind Blade passed by, did it hide underground?"

"It took quite a bit of time to deal with this Earth Style Clone, so where is it now?"

With that thought in mind, Minato Namikaze formed hand Hand Seals and used his Sensory Ninjutsu. Before long, Minato Namikaze spotted Yichen hiding behind a tree in the distance.

Then, with a series of flashes, Minato Namikaze closed in on Yichen.

Yichen was taken aback when Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared. Firstly, his hiding place had been discovered, and secondly, Minato Namikaze launched a direct attack with his main body without any probing, catching Yichen off guard.

In his haste, Yichen couldn't spare the time to use his B-rank Sword Technique and could only unleash a single Sword Qi, hoping to force Minato Namikaze back.

But this time, Minato Namikaze was clearly prepared. He first skillfully dodged the attack, then Kunai his left hand to block Yichen's long sword as he was about to retract. At the same time, his right hand made a fist, and in an instant, a blue Chakra ball condensed in his palm.

Upon seeing this, Yichen froze, muttering to himself, "Finally, it's out! The Seal-less Ninjutsu Rasengan!"

Minato Namikaze slammed the Rasengan into Yichen with incredible speed using his right hand.

Boom!!!

Yichen's body and the tree he was hiding under were instantly reduced to fragments.

However, Minato Namikaze showed no joy at his success; instead, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"It's actually a clone?"

This wasn't because Minato Namikaze was careless; rather, there was only one Chakra source within his perception range. The battle wasn't over, so surely Yichen wouldn't have run away.

Under Yichen's deliberate control, the first Earth Style Clone appeared rather rigid, while the second Water Clone appeared more agile, thus confusing Minato Namikaze in the brief moment of their exchange.

Of course, Minato Namikaze also thought that even if he was tricked, he wouldn't lose anything. Anyway, whether it was a clone or not, he still had to deal with it.

The onlookers, unaware of Minato Namikaze's inner thoughts, were once again astonished, but this time by Minato Namikaze himself.

"Seal-less Ninjutsu, haha, it's Seal-less Ninjutsu! Minato Namikaze has actually mastered Seal-less Ninjutsu."

"Truly worthy of being a representative figure of the younger generation of Konoha, Minato Namikaze is mighty."

"Of course, Minato Namikaze is a disciple of Legendary Sannin, one of the Lord Jiraiya."

"It's a pity, I heard that Minato Namikaze has a girlfriend." This must be a female Jonin.

The group, whose morale had been dampened by Yichen's One-handed Hand Seals, finally rallied.

Only Shibi Aburame's expression became very serious. No matter how much Yichen caused trouble before, all she could do was struggle against Minato Namikaze.

Although Yichen has many tricks up his sleeve, he is still a genius who hasn't fully utilized his strengths. In Shibi Aburame's view, it's only a matter of time before Minato Namikaze wins.

However, although Minato Namikaze appears to have used Seal-less Ninjutsu, and in terms of skillful technique, he is on par with Yichen, this is actually the first time Minato Namikaze has fallen into a passive situation.

Previously, under pressure from Minato Namikaze, Yichen gradually revealed his Trump Card. Although Minato Namikaze was unable to achieve a quick victory, this was all part of the normal rhythm of ninja battles.

As Yichen reveals more of his abilities, Minato Namikaze will gradually adjust his tactics until Yichen runs out of Trump Card. At that point, Minato Namikaze will deliver a decisive blow and take Yichen down.

For example, Yichen's Hand Seal Body Flicker, rapid Hand Seals, One-handed Hand Seals, and Sword Qi, while very useful, are far superior to Yichen 'Minato Namikaze overall strength, and have completely adapted to the tactics devised by Yichen using these abilities.

If Yichen doesn't come up with new methods, his defeat is not far off.

Unless Yichen uses a trump Trump Card Minato Namikaze can't counter, Yichen is doomed today. A genius destined to die, Shibi Aburame doesn't care.

But now, the battle situation has changed. Yichen has taken advantage of his Ninjutsu- type ninja skills, combining various supportive Ninjutsu to finally gain the initiative in the battle.

From the very first Earth Style Clone, Minato Namikaze's every move seemed to fall into Yichen's calculations.

Large-scale Wind Release Ninjutsu, Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, Sensory Ninjutsu, and the Rasengan (Seal-less Ninjutsu). Minato Namikaze seemed to use many cool skills, but the result was that he lost Yichen.

Shibi Aburame was aware of Minato Namikaze's sensory abilities and knew that since Minato Namikaze had used the Rasengan as a trump Trump Card, it meant that there were indeed no other unusual sources of Chakra in the vicinity.

Minato Namikaze indeed made his judgment based on this point, mistaking Yichen's Water Clone for his main body, and then launched a fatal attack.

Yichen was indeed deliberately guiding the battle, using two clones to gain the initiative.

As Minato Namikaze once again used his Sensory Ninjutsu to search for Yichen's whereabouts, Shibi Aburame frowned deeply.

As Elite Jonin of the Aburame Clan, renowned throughout the Ninja World for their reconnaissance abilities, he is extremely sensitive to matters related to hiding and reconnaissance.

As usual, Shibi Aburame began to analyze Yichen's hiding place.

"Yichen has used both Water Clone and Earth Release, so the most likely explanation is that he went underground. It's impossible that Minato Namikaze wouldn't have guessed this."

"Minato Namikaze's Sensory Ninjutsu can search both above and below ground. If Yichen were hiding underground, there would be no way he could escape Minato Namikaze's senses."

"Wait, from the sky!"

Shibi Aburame finally understood the key to the problem: ordinary ninjas do not deliberately search the sky when using Sensory Ninjutsu, because there are no objects in the sky that can block their view, so it is generally impossible to hide.

Yichen took advantage of this blind spot in thinking, using the Light-Weight Rock Technique and Camouflage Jutsu to hide in mid-air and look for an opportunity to strike.

After Yichen left Minato Namikaze's sight, he first created an Earth Style Clone, while his main body immediately used Earth Style: Earth Submergence to burrow underground.

While the Earth Style Clone drew Minato Namikaze's firepower, the main body submerged to a distance and then created another Water Clone.

Then, Yichen's main body used the Light-Weight Rock Technique and the Camouflage Jutsu to successfully hide in mid-air.

Then, in mid-air, Yichen witnessed Minato Namikaze blasting his Water Clone into dust with Rasengan.

Yichen mentally estimated Minato Namikaze's attack speed and concluded that, given his own One-handed Hand Seals speed, it was completely impossible for him to effectively block the Rasengan before it hit him.

In other words, if Minato Namikaze breaks through Yichen's B-rank Sword Technique defense in close combat, then Yichen is doomed.

Looking down at Minato Namikaze, who was using Sensory Ninjutsu again, Yichen felt a chill of fear.

Next time I face Minato Namikaze, I absolutely cannot use close-quarters tactics. I'll keep as much distance as possible.