Minato's Sage Mode

Great Toad Bunta didn't understand Shiyu's meaning, but Minato noticed that something was wrong with his surroundings.

"Gamabunta! What happened to your body!? It's become like this?" Minato was still in the position of clasping his hands together, but Minato himself was not affected by the Water Release.

"Ah!? Yes! My body! I can't move at all!?" Gamabunta was shocked, his whole body felt as if it had gone numb.

Immediately afterwards, Gamabunta's body began to slowly harden, seemingly showing signs of solidifying into stone.

"Let Gamabunta go back quickly. He'll probably recover from the petrification after absorbing the Natural Energy of Mount Myōboku," Shiyu guessed.

"Enough, Gamabunta! Leave the rest to me!" Minato said.

"Alright! You'd better watch out!" Gamabunta then turned into white smoke with a bang and disappeared from the spot.

"Understood." Shiyu nodded at Minato.

Minato's eyes then turned into Toad eyes, and the amount and mass of Minato chakra became significantly larger.

"Garaga, you can step down now. Next up is our one-on-one round," Shiyu said.

"Alright! I'm leaving!" Garaga disappeared with a bang.

"So that's how it is. Minato, you've been fusing Natural Energy and Senjutsu Chakra all along? Transforming into Sage Mode, is this your method of dealing with me?" Shiyu smiled faintly.

"After Jiraiya taught me, I didn't practice this move much and couldn't maintain it for long, but I have no other choice but to use it against you." Minato's special moves are nothing more than the Rasengan and the Flying Thunder God, both of which Shiyu knows better than Minato. Therefore, Shigure can only use the powerful Sage Mode to try and win.

"Alright! Since you want to give it your all, I'll give you the chance! Let's begin!" Shiyu nodded, ready for battle.

"Teacher Shiyu! I'm sorry!" After throwing out the Flying Thunder God Kunai, Minato immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Step, launching Rasengan from above Shiyu.

To Minato's great surprise, the Shiyu in front of him suddenly turned into Kunai trap with a "bang!"

A large number of Kunai, Minato immediately used shuriken to quickly block them.

"Don't forget, I Flying Thunder God." Shiyu waited until the Kunai fired enough, then instantly appeared next to Minato and kicked him away.

"Bang!" Minato's body crashed into the tree trunk. Shiyu's fighting style was always to press forward relentlessly, giving his opponent no chance to catch his breath.

"Water Release: Water Style: Water Severing Wave!" Shiyu unleashed a burst of ultra-high-pressure Water Release with cutting power. Due to its high speed and destructive force, it was a Ninjutsu that Shiyu frequently used.

Although Minato crashed into the trees, he was in Sage Mode after all, and immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge the Water Release.

Shiyu's Ninjutsu instantly pierced through the tree, demonstrating the power of his Ninjutsu.

"So powerful!" Minato asked after appearing in another location, "When did you use the Kunai trap to replace your original body?"

"When Garaga was removed, there was a puff of white smoke, and that's when I took the opportunity to switch it out," Shiyu said truthfully.

"A terrifying person." Minato Namikaze gripped his Kunai tightly once more, leaving Shiyu behind with an even stronger will.

"Minato, after the Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Step, I also developed the Flying Thunder God Three Stages. I rarely use this move, and almost no one can dodge it. Since my opponent this time is you, I want to try this move." Shiyu then used the Shadow Clone Jutsu without waiting for Minato's consent.

Shiyu only allocated two chakra points this time, which means he allocated one-third of his chakra on average.

Immediately afterwards, the three Shiyu sprinted forward while throwing their specially made Flying Thunder God Kunai at Minato. Shiyu's Flying Thunder God Kunai had a small mark on them, while Minato's had the written seal of the "Sword of Endurance and Love," and the two were not compatible.

However, since Shiyu was a copy of Minato's Flying Thunder God from the beginning, he was able to sense Minato's technique.

In other words, Minato cannot use Shiyu's Flying Thunder God, but Shiyu can use Minato's Flying Thunder God.

Minato was also handled with great caution and vigilance.

He knew that using the Flying Thunder God Kunai to throw at him, and then Teleportation above to strike, would be the Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Step technique.

"What is the Flying Thunder God Three Stages? Is it just the addition of Shadow Clone?" Minato was both curious and afraid of being defeated.

Shiyu's Flying Thunder God Kunai approached Minato was already prepared to receive Shiyu's Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Step. At the same time Shiyu 'Shadow Clone's close-range attacks also arrived.

"Using Kunai and Shadow Clone to restrain me, causing one or two instances of damage, and then attacking me with the Flying Thunder God?" Minato Namikaze was speculating, but still couldn't understand Shiyu's intentions.

At that moment, Shiyu Hand Seals and shouted, "Ninja Art: Kunai - Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Then, Kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God Mark instantly covered the area around Minato Namikaze, densely packed like raindrops frozen in time.

"Clang!" Minato Namikaze tried his best to knock away the Kunai, but in the end he had no choice but to use the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu to knock all of Shiyu's Kunai to the ground.

"Huh? How could this be? The shadow clone kunai didn't disappear!?" Minato Namikaze was shocked, not expecting that Shigure's kunai shadow clones could continue to exist even after being knocked down.

"Don't think this is the end." With a tug of Shiyu hand, all the Kunai to come back to life and shot towards Minato Namikaze. Chakra Threads had already filled the space where the two were fighting.

"This is absolutely outrageous! Now I understand. Not only did it use kunai to distract me, but it also used its own shadow clones to fight me, inflicting the first blow. The kunai shadow clones and chakra threads then dealt me a massive second blow!"

"Finally, using the Flying Thunder God Teleportation, combined with an incredibly powerful striking Ninjutsu, he delivered three fatal blows to the enemy! It was terrifying! Even if I knew, I had no way of predicting where he would appear! I also had to constantly be on guard against attacks from Shadow Clone."

"Shiyu is too strong, how can I defeat him? Time waits for no one! I must take the initiative!" Minato Namikaze then appeared in front of a Shiyu Shadow Clone that was controlling Chakra Threads.

"Sage Art: Rasengan!" Minato unleashed a powerful Senjutsu: Rasengan, striking the Shadow Clone.

Immediately afterward, another Shiyu Shadow Clone launched an attack on Minato. However, Minato did not give Shiyu a chance to retaliate. With even greater speed, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to hide in a distance, burying his Kunai.

"That's it, one Shadow Clone has been taken down." Minato originally intended to press his advantage, but since he was at a disadvantage and Shiyu could counterattack at any time, Minato decided to wait and see Shiyu's intentions were.

"Are you sure you killed the Shadow Clone?!" Shiyu's voice suddenly rang out behind Minato.