Speed Against Speed

"It's been a long time, Fourth Raikage."

As the most polite blond-haired ninja in the Shinobi World, Minato Namikaze still gave A the most basic respect, even though he knew that A had betrayed the ninja.

Ai wasn't too surprised by Minato Namikaze's attitude. This was the kind of person he knew Minato Namikaze to be. If you were to describe him in a more refined way, he would definitely be the gentleman that nobles often talked about.

"You don't need to call me that anymore, Minato Namikaze. I've been betrayed by the village, and I'm no longer the Raikage I once was."

Facing Minato Namikaze, Ai showed unusual patience and engaged in conversation with him.

"Your only disagreement with the current leadership of Kumogakure is political. To this day, they still acknowledge your status as Raikage, and your brother has been applying to communicate with you."

"Between..." Ai's emotions fluctuated noticeably after hearing about Killer B.

"So, for Killer B's sake, Lord Raikage, it's not too late to turn back now." Minato noticed the change in A's emotions and decided to strike while the iron was hot, trying to persuade him to abandon the darkness and embrace the light.

"It's no use," Ai gently shook her head.

He assumed a fighting stance, his gaze burning, casting aside all emotions that shouldn't exist on the battlefield.

"Minato Namikaze, you don't understand how terrifying the Ōtsutsuki are, and you don't know how many enemies are lurking beyond the sky."

Having learned about the history of the Ōtsutsuki, A did not believe that the Shinobi World could fight against such a terrifying race. This once unruly Raikage, after being betrayed by the village, was like someone had broken his spine, and he was no longer the same as before.

"Further words are useless. Let me see just how strong you really are now!"

The moment Ai finished speaking, his entire body erupted with violent lightning, and he lunged straight at Minato.

Minato immediately threw out the Flying Thunder God Kunai he had prepared beforehand, easily dodging A's surprise attack.

Ai's speed was much faster than before.

Sensing A's current speed, Minato dared not be careless, repeatedly throwing out Flying Thunder God Kunai while dodging, leaving enough space for his next attack.

Both sides were well aware that what was about to happen was a battle of speed against speed.

In the battle between Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Flying Thunder God Technique, whoever has the greater speed will dominate.

The battle between the two sides lasted for a day, and to onlookers, it appeared as a constant interplay and collision of blue and yellow light.

Only the two people who experienced it firsthand knew just how much danger lurked in their game.

In terms of speed, Minato Namikaze surpassed Ai.

He couldn't even touch the hem of Minato's clothes, and Minato, after trying, couldn't break through the opponent's Lightning Armor.

After years of training, the ordinary Rasengan can no longer tear apart the Lightning Armor like it used to.

Having personally experienced the sensation of the Rasengan failing to penetrate the Lightning Armor, Minato had a general plan for his next move.

Fighting an enemy with this kind of speed requires a high level of strategic thinking.

In the limited time he had, he had to evade Ai's attacks while also devising a good strategy to defeat the enemy in his spare moments.

Fortunately, Minato is a man with this ability.

"Explosive Rotating Super Flash Consecutive Series!"

Three Flying Thunder God Kunai exploded in front of A with a yellow flash.

Upon seeing the flash, Ai instinctively fled the area of the explosion.

Shortly after leaving the explosion zone, he felt a strange sensation on his back. Looking back, he saw the afterimage left by Minato as he left.

Immediately afterwards, the Lightning Armor on his body disappeared at an extremely fast speed, leaving only a thin layer.

"The Chakra is disordered, is it Sealing Jutsu?"

Although Ai was somewhat flustered inside, she maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.

At this moment, the action of releasing the seal was exactly what Minato wanted. Ai cautiously examined the position of each Flying Thunder God Kunai, guessing from which direction the opponent planned to attack next.

He placed his right hand near his left arm, preparing to activate the Scientific Ninja Tools the moment Minato took action.

Type III offensive drone.

Even before making contact with the Minato, Ai had already placed it nearby.

Since we already knew that the enemy would be him, the most basic strategy is to think three steps ahead for every step we take.

The distinctive whistling sound of Wind Release came from behind Ai.

"Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!"

Is it behind me?!

Ai pressed a switch embedded in his arm, and the drone quickly locked onto its target and launched a missile toward the Minato.

The explosion instantly engulfed Minato, while A was swept into the sky by the Rasenshuriken.

As brilliant blue fireworks exploded in the sky, Ai's somewhat tattered body fell freely amidst the gasps of the crowd.

Not long after Ai landed, several drones wobbled at low altitude for a while before falling to the ground one after another, each with a special Kunai, Minato's signature weapon, stuck in its body.

Seeing this, Ai realized that her attack had not worked.

Sure enough, just as he was thinking this, Minato appeared out of thin air in front of him, holding Kunai and looking down at him.

The phrase "slightly dirty hem of his clothes" perfectly describes Minato at that moment.

"Heh, Konoha truly produces a wealth of talent. It's amazing that a strong person like you hasn't become Hokage..."

Fresh blood flowed from the wound, forming a pool of blood beneath Ai.

The pool of blood didn't last long; most of it flowed into the ground through cracks, leaving only a patch of dried crimson.

A's words did not elicit a response from Minato, who warily scanned every possible hiding place on A's body.

He knew that the other party possessed a potion that could instantly heal physical injuries, and he also knew that the Inner Circle members likely possessed terrifying technology that could regenerate the body.

"Stop looking, I didn't bring that potion with me at all..."

Ai saw what Minato was thinking, and tried to support his body with his hands, but he couldn't.

Gasping for breath, Ai used his last bit of strength to squeeze out the words through gritted teeth. "Minato, as my nemesis, I want you to swear an oath to hand this over to Kumogakure."

Ai raised his right hand, showing the test tube he had somehow acquired.

The moment he saw the test tube, Minato's eyes sharpened. "What's this?"

Let me answer that for you.

Before Ai could speak, a figure appeared between the two. Then, taking advantage of the moment when Minato was about to react, the newcomer quickly injected some kind of liquid into Ai's body with a syringe.

By the time he finished doing all that, Minato's Kunai was already at his neck.

"Really, the Yellow Flash lives up to its name; even my Ketsuryūgan can't see through your actions."

The man raised his hands, trying to convey goodwill towards the Minato.

Ai, who was lying on the ground, quickly regained his vitality because of the liquid he had been given.

Just moments ago he had looked like he was entrusting his son to someone, but now he was full of energy again.