Gamabunta

Having reached this point in the competition, Yichen had a basic understanding of the gap between himself and Minato Namikaze.

Although Yichen has several special skills, it is clear that Yichen skills are not yet enough to make him a dominant force among his peers.

Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, possessed the Body Flicker Technique, exceptional reflexes, and the ability to execute Seal-less Ninjutsu, making him virtually invincible among his peers.

However, giving up like this was still somewhat unsatisfying. Taking advantage of the fact that Minato Namikaze was currently focusing all his attention on Sensory Ninjutsu, Yichen decided to struggle one more time.

With his hands rapidly Hand Seals, Yichen unleashed A-rank Ninjutsu with 27 seals: Water Release - Great Raging Waves.

The Camouflage Jutsu failed the moment Yichen Hand Seals. The first person to notice Yichen was Shibi Aburame, whose attention was focused on the sky. So he noticed Yichen as soon as he appeared.

"So it was the Light-Weight Rock Technique; the invisibility move just now must have been the Camouflage Jutsu."

However, Shibi Aburame didn't remind Minato Namikaze Minato Namikaze, trusting him. When Minato Namikaze discovered Yichen had already formed about ten hand seals.

Because Minato Namikaze was using Sensory Ninjutsu, he was very sensitive to Chakra fluctuations. So even though Yichen was in mid-air, the power of the A-rank Ninjutsu allowed him to detect it first.

Seeing Minato Namikaze look up, Yichen felt a pang of regret, already knowing that there was no hope for anything more.

However, Yichen's hands, which Hand Seals, did not stop; he still intended to unleash the Great Raging Waves.

Minato Namikaze naturally attracted the attention of the spectators. Following his gaze, they also saw Yichen Hand Seals in the air.

"Flying Ninjutsu, it's actually Flying Ninjutsu!"

"This is the Light-Weight Rock Technique, one of Ōnoki's signature Ninjutsu. Could this Yichen be Ōnoki's disciple?" Although this guess was incorrect, it made sense. Yichen had indeed successfully learned the Light-Weight Rock Technique under Ōnoki's personal guidance.

"With Flying Ninjutsu, this Yichen is practically invincible. What should Lord Minato Namikaze do?" A female Jonin worried about Minato Namikaze.

"No wonder he dared to challenge Minato Namikaze alone; he was relying on his Flying Ninjutsu. That makes sense; Flying Ninjutsu allows him to leave at any time, while having too many people would make it impossible for him to escape."

The moment Minato Namikaze saw Yichen, he knew that victory today would be difficult.

After hesitating for a moment, he also began to Hand Seals to prepare for Yichen's upcoming successful A-rank Ninjutsu.

Yichen was startled when he saw Minato Namikaze's response.

Originally, Yichen had planned that Minato Namikaze would use Body Flicker Technique or Defensive Ninjutsu to defend himself.

Since he had the upper hand, Minato Namikaze shouldn't be able to use his A-rank Defensive Ninjutsu.

Therefore, Yichen felt that his Great Raging Waves should make Minato Namikaze look bad for a while, and then he could seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack with a long-range single-target Ninjutsu.

Although the success rate is low, there is still hope.

But what was Minato Namikaze doing? He bit his finger before Hand Seals!

This was a scene that Yichen rarely encountered after his time travel, but he often saw it in the original work, so Yichen immediately understood what Minato Namikaze was going to do.

After hastily unleashing his A-rank Ninjutsu, Yichen didn't bother with any follow-up control and immediately used the Light-Weight Rock Technique at full speed to propel himself towards the high school.

Boom! Accompanied by a huge plume of smoke, a giant Toad appeared below—it was Gamabunta at his side.

Even though he was already quite far off the ground, Yichen could still clearly see Gamabunta on the ground, and he could clearly feel the giant body of the creature. While glad he had acted decisively, Yichen was still a little uneasy and increased his height by another large distance.

The Great Raging Waves that Yichen had used earlier was not wasted; it Gamabunta squarely, and it did have an effect, as Yichen saw Gamabunta visibly sway.

But it only swayed for a moment, and then nothing more. Minato Namikaze, standing on Gamabunta's head, Kakuzu wet.

Actually, Gamabunta hadn't reached his peak at this time, and his strength wasn't the greatest among the Sage of Mount Myōboku. Therefore, his personality wasn't as eccentric as it was when Naruto summoned him in the original story.

Upon sensing the attack, Gamabunta immediately searched for the enemy's trail. However, Yichen was already high in the sky, and Gamabunta only discovered the tiny creature Yichen after being reminded by Minato Namikaze.

"Flying Ninjutsu? Minato Namikaze, this is difficult. Toad can't fly."

Minato Namikaze was also embarrassed. His purpose in summoning Gamabunta was to use Gamabunta's enormous size to get closer to Yichen in mid-air, and incidentally use Gamabunta's massive body to block the Great Raging Waves.

Who knew Yichen would react so quickly, raising the altitude to an almost invisible level.

This time, Minato Namikaze didn't suspect the information leak, after all, everyone knew that he Jiraiya Legendary Sannin's student, one of the Legendary Sannin. And everyone in the Ninja World knew Jiraiya's abilities, including having Toad from Mount Myōboku, one of the Three Great Sage Locations, as his Summoning Beast.

Seeing that Yi Chen had used Summoning Jutsu to run far away, Yichen Minato Namikaze it was a good way to deal with the situation.

The appearance of Gamabunta shocked the Konoha ninja watching the battle. Being up close, they could better appreciate the terror of Gamabunta.

They almost cheered in unison. Just a moment ago they were discussing Yichen's Light-Weight Rock Technique, but now the whole place was filled with shouts of "Minato Namikaze is mighty!" and "Gamabunta mighty!"

Gamabunta glanced at Yichen, who had almost shrunk to a tiny dot, and, not wanting to have come all this way for nothing, unleashed a Water Release ranged Ninjutsu.

"Water Release - Cannonball"

However, Gamabunta far away from Yichen easily dodged him.

Then Gamabunta lowered his body, bent his limbs, and then jumped.

Yichen, who easily dodged the Cannonball, was startled to see Gamabunta growing larger at an alarming rate.

Fortunately, he was in a high enough position, and although Gamabunta had brought them as close as possible, they were still quite far apart.

However, when Gamabunta was at his highest point, he unleashed another Cannonball.

Having anticipated this Yichen narrowly escaped once again.

Bang! Gamabunta landed with a loud bang, smashing down a large area of trees. Along with his landing, a gust of wind, no less powerful than C-rank Wind Release, swept outwards.

Even high in the sky, Yichen was still intimidated by its power. It truly lived up to its reputation as a giant Summoning Beast capable of going toe-to-toe with Kage Level opponent.

Yichen was far away and only made a brief comment before moving on, but the Konoha Jonin watching from the sidelines were in trouble. They were all within the range of the raging wind. Fortunately Shibi Aburame reacted quickly, but since he wasn't Ninjutsu- type ninja, he shouted, "Use Defensive Ninjutsu!"

Upon hearing Jonin, several quick-thinking Jonin immediately used their signature Defensive Ninjutsu.

"Earth Release - Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall."

"Water Release - Water Formation Wall."

After a flurry of activity, the group managed to stop the raging wind.

Although the strong winds might not necessarily harm everyone, if nothing is done, everyone will definitely end up in a sorry state.

At that moment, Minato Namikaze, standing atop Gamabunta's head, said, "Gamabunta, let's go back. You've had a hard time this time."

Gamabunta glared resentfully at the tiny dot high in the sky, knowing he was truly of no use.

With a bang, it dispelled the spiritual connection on its own and vanished back into smoke.

After Gamabunta disappeared, Minato Namikaze landed steadily on the ground. Then he looked up at Yichen.

After a short while, seeing that there was no danger below, Yichen slowly descended.

However, Yichen did not land directly, but remained at an altitude of about 100 meters.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze knew that the battle was over for the day, so Body Flicker Technique several times to appear beside Shibi Aburame and the others.

After confirming everyone's condition, Minato Namikaze turned to Yichen said, "We'll call it a draw today."

He paused, then said, "We've already fought. As an elite member of the Iwa ninja, what brings you to our camp?"

After Minato Namikaze finished speaking, the others also became curious. The fight between the two earlier was so exciting that everyone had forgotten about this incident. Now, thanks to Minato Namikaze's reminder, they realized it and all looked at Yichen.

Yichen pondered for a moment and said, "Your strength far surpasses mine. I admit defeat in this match."

Minato Namikaze was a little surprised that Yichen would say that. In his original impression, Yichen should be a schemer like Danzo.

Only someone with Jiraiya's personality would say something like that, so directly admitting defeat.

Yichen was unsure of Minato Namikaze's thoughts, and he was currently struggling with how to answer Minato Namikaze's question.

Yichen's purpose in coming here was simple: to fight. Now that the fight is over, he should logically return to where he came from. But how should this situation be resolved?

Minato Namikaze isn't an NPC; he can fight whenever he wants, and leave whenever he doesn't.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen continued, "Minato Namikaze, a disciple of Jiraiya Legendary Sannin, one of the Legendary Child of Prophecy, a person who can bring about change in the Ninja World. I want to see what's so special about the Child of Prophecy."

Minato Namikaze was taken aback. He hadn't expected Yichen's reason to be this. Although some people in the Ninja World talked about him being the Child of Prophecy, very few people truly believed it.

This is actually quite normal. Minato Namikaze's status in Konoha wasn't as high as Yichen's in Iwa ninja. How could a ninja whose hopes of becoming Hokage were so slim be the Child of Prophecy?

Minato Namikaze couldn't confirm whether Yichen's words were true or false, and was pondering how to speak when Yichen spoke again.

"You are very strong. Wind Release: Breakthrough the threshold to the Kage Level at a young age. In terms of strength, you should be worthy of the title of the Child of Prophecy in the future." Yichen said with some envy.

"Although I haven't had much contact with you, you, like another Child of Prophecy, possess a kind of infectious trustworthiness."

"Another Child of Prophecy?" Minato Namikaze was taken aback, not understanding who Yichen was referring to.

"In short, I'm very satisfied today. I'm starting to believe in the legend of the Child of Prophecy." With that, Yichen prepared to slip away. "Minato Namikaze, I've lost today. I'll come back to challenge you again next time. Goodbye."

Having said that, without giving Minato Namikaze time to ask questions, Yichen increased his height while using Camouflage Jutsu, slowly disappearing from the sight of the Konoha people.