Minato VS Nagato

"Qingshui Big Brother, who do you think will win between Nagato and Minato-senpai?"

Facing Yahiko's question, Qingshui pondered for a moment before giving his answer.

"Nagato will win."

If any Konoha ninja heard this, they would immediately refute Qingshui.

Minato had always been known as a Commoner Genius in Konoha. The fact that he was directly taken as a disciple by Jiraiya after his graduation was a testament to this.

One must remember that Jiraiya was a student of the Third Hokage, and not just anyone was qualified to be his disciple.

Those who had once been unconvinced by Minato had long since been won over by his performance.

In their eyes, there was no ninja more talented than Minato.

However, there's always someone better, and Nagato was also an undeniable genius.

In Qingshui's opinion, even though Nagato had only been training with Jiraiya for a little over a year, he was definitely stronger than Minato, who was a few years older.

After all, Nagato possessed the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan and the Rinnegan.

"But I think Minato-senpai is also quite strong?"

Seeing Qingshui's certainty, Konan, who had personally sparred with Minato, expressed her thoughts.

Of course, this didn't mean she wanted Nagato to lose.

Although they were all fellow disciples, Konan was clearly closer to Nagato.

"Then let's wait and see."

Without further explanation, Qingshui, after patting Konan's head, simply said this.

"The match begins!"

As Jiraiya gave the command, Minato's figure instantly vanished from his spot.

Body Flicker Technique!

After these few days of interaction, he was well aware that Nagato's Chakra was monstrously vast, so he absolutely could not engage in a war of attrition with Nagato.

Therefore, Minato's strategy was to win directly with speed.

This was also his own strength.

Almost at the same moment Jiraiya's voice fell, Minato had already rushed in front of Nagato.

Gripping a Kunai tightly, he swung it out, stabbing towards Nagato.

However, Minato underestimated Nagato's perception.

Even without the Sharingan's superior dynamic vision, the Rinnegan's perception was naturally stronger than ordinary eyes.

And Minato was still young at this time, and had not yet mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.

So, the moment Minato's attack was about to land, Nagato also took out a kunai and blocked it in time.

With a crisp "ding" sound, obvious surprise appeared on Minato's face.

He clearly didn't expect that his incredibly fast attack wouldn't achieve any results.

In Minato's imagination, even if this strike couldn't defeat Nagato directly, it should have at least injured him, giving him an advantage in the subsequent battle.

"Minato still underestimates Nagato too much."

Qingshui, who was watching from the side, shook his head.

With his eyesight, he could naturally see Minato's intentions at a glance.

The method might be correct, but with Minato's current strength, he couldn't execute it perfectly.

"Qingshui Big Brother, what are you talking about?"

Yahiko, standing nearby, looked confused, and Konan had the same expression.

Both of them lacked practical combat experience.

It wasn't until Qingshui explained that the two belatedly showed surprised expressions.

At the same time, Nagato, having blocked Minato's attack, immediately launched a counterattack.

After a period of entanglement, Minato found that he didn't have an advantage in taijutsu combat either, so he naturally retreated to create distance.

Then Minato made another move. In an instant, he threw more than a dozen shuriken at Nagato.

And as these shuriken flew, they collided with each other, changing their trajectories, and finally attacked Nagato from the front, back, left, and right.

It was like a spreading net, enveloping Nagato.

This was Shurikenjutsu comparable to that of the Uchiha Clan.

At the same time, Minato quickly performed hand seals, intending to seize the opportunity to unleash a ninjutsu to defeat Nagato.

Qingshui, watching from the side, showed a look of admiration.

In just a moment, Minato had immediately thought of a second method of engagement.

"This is bad, with so many shuriken, Nagato can't possibly dodge them."

Yahiko's face was full of worry.

However, Qingshui's next words calmed him down again.

"Don't worry, this still can't do anything to Nagato."

Although it seemed that Minato had the upper hand now, Nagato was actually the one who had always been in an advantageous position.

As if to prove Qingshui's words, in the next second, without any movement from Nagato, all the shuriken that were approaching him were repelled.

Almighty Push!

After Jiraiya's teachings, Nagato had already become proficient in using some of the basic abilities of the Rinnegan.

"What?"

However, this scene appeared very strange in Minato's eyes.

Before this, he had no idea that Nagato possessed such a bizarre technique.

But at this moment, he didn't have time to think about what method Nagato had used to repel the shuriken. Having completed the hand seals, he unleashed a ninjutsu towards Nagato.

Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!

This was a ninjutsu that Jiraiya taught Minato after he learned Wind Release Nature Transformation.

It could turn wind into sharp blades to cut things, and its power was even enough to instantly cut through human flesh and bone.

"Minato's Wind Cutter Technique is mastered well; it's already no worse than some Chunin,"

Qingshui, who also mastered this move, commented.

He could tell that Minato's proficiency was much higher than his own.

"Then isn't Nagato going to lose?"

"Although Minato's Wind Cutter Technique is very powerful, it's still no match for Nagato."

At the same time as Qingshui spoke, Nagato also formed hand seals and cast a ninjutsu, but he used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

Qingshui had used this move to break through the opponent's Mist Technique when dealing with the rogue ninja from Kirigakure before.

Its power depended on the caster's Chakra.

And with Nagato's Chakra, its power was naturally not to be underestimated.

This was indeed the case. The extremely terrifying gale that Nagato spat out directly shattered Minato's Wind Cutter Technique.

Not only that, but the gale continued to move towards Minato.

Even though Minato dodged in time, he couldn't avoid it because the wind's range was too large.

"Nagato wins!"

Jiraiya's words delivered the final verdict for this match.

"Great, Nagato won!"

Seeing his good friend achieve the final victory, Yahiko was very happy.

Konan was also happy, but to spare Minato's feelings, she didn't show it as much as Yahiko.

"Minato, although you lost, it wasn't due to a lack of skill. It was mainly because you lacked information."

While healing Minato, Qingshui comforted him.

Minato's quick defeat was indeed due to a lack of information about Nagato's Rinnegan abilities.

But this didn't mean he would have won if he had the information.

In the face of an absolute gap in strength, all schemes were useless.

Knowing that Qingshui was comforting him, Minato smiled: "Don't worry, Qingshui Big Brother, I'm not that fragile."

[Completed healing Namikaze Minato, rewarded with one Blue Orb.]

[Congratulations on obtaining 50 Chakra.]

After healing Minato, Qingshui looked at Jiraiya.

"Lord Jiraiya, this is a rare opportunity. I wish to challenge you. Please impart your wisdom!"