Kushina smiled, held Sen's arm affectionately, and said without any concealment:
"I can't be considered a complete Jinchuriki yet. There is only a small part of Nine-Tails Chakra sealed by Grandma Mito in my body. This is mainly to allow me to adapt in advance.
The village asked me to come here, on the one hand, for experience, and on the other hand, to enhance my practical ability."
She winked at Sen mischievously and lowered her voice. "Of course, the main reason is that I told them that I miss you.
If they don't let me come, I won't learn Sealing Jutsu!"
Sen laughed when he heard this, and a warm current surged in his heart. "It seems that we have become a lot stronger, and our team no longer has to run away!"
Hearing that he had become stronger, Minato also became energetic and shared his good news with a smile, "By the way, there is something I haven't told you yet. Teacher Jiraiya came to see me some time ago, and I have now officially become his disciple!"
"Oh?" Sen's eyes were like those of a money fan seeing a pile of gold, "Did he teach you any ninjutsu to keep the bottom of the box?"
"Yeah!" Minato nodded heavily, with uncontrollable excitement on his face, "A very powerful Space-Time Ninjutsu is called "Flying Thunder God Technique". It is said that it was invented by Master Second Hokage.
Guess what the effect is?"
"The name sounds like a super-fast ninjutsu," Kushina guessed, "Is it the advanced version of Body Flicker Technique?"
Minato shook his head mysteriously and looked at Sen with burning eyes. "Sen, guess, you will never imagine the effect of this technique."
Sen shook his head and said with envy in his eyes, "I don't know, it sounds awesome. Minato, you are so awesome!"
Minato, a simple guy, didn't hear the "praising" in Sen's words at all, and he was so praised that he was elated:
"I have already mastered some tricks! It is estimated that I will learn it completely in two or three years, and my strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds by then!"
"It takes so long to learn?" Sen continued, his eyes full of "admiration", "Even a genius like you needs to learn this technique for two or three years. I guess once you learn this technique, you will be invincible, right?"
"Of course!" Minato's smile became even brighter.
From the moment I got to know Sen, I always felt that I was being steadily suppressed by him.
Today, I finally found the hope of surpassing the opponent in a certain field. This feeling of elation is really great!
At this moment, Sarutobi Sasuke's cronies came to deliver an order for everyone to gather immediately.
In the clearing of the stronghold, the ninjas quickly assembled into teams.
Sarutobi Sasuke unfolded a huge map, pointed at several red marked points on it, and ordered in a deep voice:
"Our target is the four main city gates of Gokinteki City. According to intelligence, there are about fifty resident ninjas in the city, of which at least ten are Jonin, and there may even be one or two Elite Jonin stationed there."
His sharp gaze swept over everyone. "But you don't have to worry! We have assembled more than a hundred troops this time, and Anbu's elite Jonin are working together to win this city. We are bound to win!"
The mission scrolls were distributed to each Squad Leader, and Sarutobi Sasuke's eyes finally fell on Sen:
"Sen, this is a large-scale frontal battle, and your assassination ability will be limited.
Even so, I require your team to eliminate at least three enemy Jonin, are there any questions?"
"Ah?" Minato and Kushina made surprised sounds at the same time.
The two looked at each other and had the same idea: Our team only has one Jonin and one quasi-Jonin. In a large-scale team battle where sneak attacks are impossible, three Jonins of the same level should be killed?
Is this mission a little too outrageous?
"Senior Sasuke, is there something wrong with this arrangement...?" Minato asked with a frown.
Sarutobi Sasuke looked at the embarrassment on their faces and seemed to feel that his arrangement was inappropriate. He touched his chin and said seriously:
"Well... since you think it's less, let's have five. No more. If an accident happens to an excellent team like yours, the loss to the village will be too great."
After hearing this, Minato and Kushina were dumbfounded.
No... what we mean is that the task is too heavy, and we want you to reduce it a little! You're better off, it's nearly doubled?!
Is this reasonable? Is there some huge misunderstanding here?
Kushina was about to open his mouth to protest, but the captain of the team next to him looked at them with strange eyes and said slowly:
"Aren't you old teammates? Don't you know Sen's record of taking down more than a dozen Iwagakure strongholds in one day? He can kill several Jonins on the frontal battlefield by himself. Why are you nervous?"
"Ha?!"
Minato and Kushina stared with big eyes and small eyes, their faces full of disbelief.
When? Has Sen become so outrageous?
Is he really the same age as me?
Minato instantly became bitter. Ten minutes ago, he was complacent that he was about to catch up with Sen. Now it seems that he may have to live in his shadow for the rest of his life.
Sarutobi Sasuke on the stage glanced at the three people who were in a daze, and finally gave the order, "Okay, the mission has been clarified. I will give you two days to adjust your tactics, and we will set off on time in the early morning of the third day!"
Sen nodded to express his gratitude to the other party. He naturally knew that this was Sarutobi Sasuke giving his three-person team some time to get used to each other.
After disbanding, the three Sen came to an open space.
Sen directly opened Three Tomoe Sharingan and said straight to the point, "Come on, let me see the results of your practice in the past two months."
"Hmph! Don't underestimate us!"
Kushina looked unconvinced and said with high spirits, "Minato, let's join forces and give him some color!"
Before the words were spoken, the two of them moved towards Sen, one on the left and the other on the right, in tacit understanding.
The fierce confrontation lasted for nearly ten minutes.
With Sharingan's insight, Sen quickly figured out the progress of the two.
Minato's combat IQ is extremely high. He has developed Substitution Technique, Body Flicker Technique and his nerve reaction speed to the limit, and can barely keep up with Sharingan's dynamic vision in a short period of time.
Unfortunately, this extreme state was very taxing on him, and after ten minutes, his speed slowed down significantly.
Kushina's progress is even more pure. Her strange power is becoming more and more skillful in coordination with Sealing Jutsu's, and her speed is much faster than two months ago.
After getting familiar with their moves, Sen no longer held back.
He suddenly increased his speed, and his figure turned into an afterimage between the two. He swept Minato to the ground with a swift roundhouse kick, and at the same time flicked Kushina's smooth forehead with his finger.
The battle came to an abrupt end.
"Very good." Sen commented, "Minato already has the strength of elite Chunin, and Kushina has also firmly stepped into the threshold of Chunin."
Minato got up from the ground, with mixed feelings in his heart.
My teammates who could barely keep up with each other once have now grown into Jonin who can easily crush me. This feeling of loss is indescribable.
He clenched his fists and his eyes were firm. "Sen, when I learn Flying Thunder God, I will definitely compete with you again!"
Sen smiled like a cat that had stolen something, "I'm waiting for you to learn it and then challenge me!"
He simply couldn't ask for it. As long as Minato dared to use it, he would be sure to copy this magical skill!
In the next two days, the three of them spent high-intensity training, making final preparations for the upcoming battle.
Early morning on the third day.
The hundred-man troop set off quietly, and after several hours of trekking, they finally arrived at the forest outside Gokinteki City.
Even though Sen is a time traveler, seeing the appearance of Gokinteki City, I can't help but feel a little dazed.
This city was far grander than he imagined, and the height of the city walls was even similar to Konoha.
There is a gate in all four directions of the city, and the gates are fifty or sixty meters apart.
The broad road in the middle is for carriages, while the auxiliary gates on the left and right allow pedestrians to enter and exit in an orderly manner, and is surrounded by a large, spacious flat land.
It is hard to imagine that in such a barren place as Land of Earth, there is such a prosperous treasure hidden.
But Sen quickly discovered something was wrong:
"It's strange. Our army is approaching the border, so the news cannot be leaked. Why are the guards on the city wall so lax, as if they don't know anything?"