"They've finally arrived."
Seeing the ninjas from the three major villages rushing towards him, Qi actually breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn't mentally unstable, but just as a knife is most intimidating when it's held in mid-air, once the three major villages' forces made their move, the pressure they exerted on Konoha and Sunagakure would actually decrease significantly.
Compared to a direct confrontation, the most deadly feeling is clearly knowing the enemy is lurking nearby but having no choice but to be on high alert.
If the three major villages can gather enough cannon fodder to wear down the strength of Konoha and Sunagakure, then the heavy mental pressure alone can directly deplete nearly half of the fighting power of Konoha and Sunagakure. Fortunately, not everyone in this world is so stupid, and those who can be fooled by them are always a minority.
The group of cannon fodder they had tricked into coming was clearly severely lacking in both numbers and strength. The ninjas from the three major villages knew that their plan to relieve their mental stress had failed, which is why they made their move before the ragtag army dispersed...
The first to charge forward were naturally the cannon fodder who had no other choice. However, in their near-mad mental state, their combat effectiveness was probably less than half of what it was before. After all, group battles require more than just courage.
A drunk guy will naturally be very brave in a one-on-one fight and will win nine times out of ten. But if a group of drunk guys go and get into a group fight, the only result will be that they will all get beaten to a pulp!
The best example is when Qi attacked the person charging towards him, the other person didn't even know to defend, only knowing to charge forward with bloodshot eyes.
Such an ending was naturally tragic; he was blasted into pieces by Qi's Wind Release attacks...
The same thing happened to almost every ninja in the Konoha-Sunagakure alliance who tried to stop the enemy. It was almost effortless, and they didn't even need to use Ninjutsu. The Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas had already taken down all of these hundred-plus people. After all, these poor wretches who had gone insane from utter despair had forgotten how to use Ninjutsu. At this point, they were just ordinary people who were a little stronger.
And just after these cannon fodder finally turned to ashes, the ninjas from the three great villages finally arrived.
The Rock Ninja and Cloud Ninja made their move first, and the earth began to tremble and thunderclouds began to gather. Even those Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas who had fought two wars in quick succession should know what was going on.
"Everyone scatter!"
The strategy used to deal with cannon fodder was clearly no longer effective against opponents of equal strength, a fact that everyone was well aware of. As a result, when Minato and Tsang Yeh gave orders to their own people, the Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas had already scattered.
"Qi! Kakashi! Obito!"
With a Body Flicker Technique, Minato appeared beside the three and shouted in a deep voice,
"You three, don't leave my sight!"
In terms of importance, these three boys, who were once his teammates, are undoubtedly the most important new generation of ninjas in Konoha today. It's not just about their strength, but the fact that they almost represent the three basic forces of Konoha. Behind Qi is the Senju Clan, behind Obito is the Uchiha, and behind Kakashi are the neutral clans sandwiched between the two. These three have already been used by these three factions as representatives of the new generation in their respective villages. If any of them gets into trouble, it will cause problems. Therefore, when the mission was assigned before, Minato and Zen were the ones responsible for protecting them.
Killing someone right under the nose of the Yellow Flash is an extremely difficult task, not to mention that he is currently the strongest medical-nin in Konoha since Tsunade left.
Just as the people from Konoha and Sunagakure had divided their respective teams and dispersed, the Earth Release of Rock Ninja and the Lightning Release of Cloud Ninja arrived. However, to Minato's surprise, their power was not as great as he had imagined; in fact, they were almost as powerful as water.
Actually, it's not hard to understand if you think about it carefully. The ninjas of the three major villages also need to fight on solid ground. If they really made a mess of this place, it would be inconvenient for them as well. This was obviously just a way to distract the Konoha-Suna alliance from their feint attack.
"An oversight..."
Minato quickly realized what was happening and immediately felt a pang of regret.
"I should have realized that their target was only young people, and they wouldn't actually use large-scale destructive Ninjutsu to attack..."
"It's no use, their people are here."
Shan suddenly pointed to the opposite side, as if in response to his words, and a voice that could be described as loud as a booming voice came from afar.
" Yellow Flash, it's been a long time!"
His massive body appeared from the sky like a mountain pressing down, and the dense lightning flashing on his body revealed his identity.
"It's you!?"
Minato's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Qi and Obito, who were closest to him, and shouted at Zen, who had also grabbed Kakashi.
"Retreat quickly!"
A flash of lightning, and a destructive figure slammed heavily onto the spot where the group had just stood. The powerful punch, infused with the power of Lightning Release, shattered the ground.
Qi, who was nearly choked by Minato's pull, looked up and was startled.
Goodness gracious... what do you eat to grow to this size?! Can you get any bigger?
" Yellow Flash, I've been looking forward to fighting you for a long time!"
The burly man from the Land of Lightning wasn't interested in Qi Na's wistful gaze; he simply glared at Minato and roared,
"This time is different from the last time; we have plenty of time!"
"That's right, you bastard, don't look at your big brother."
A similarly burly man, using the same Lightning Release Chakra Mode, appeared before them.
"Although it seems like my brother lost last time, he won't lose this time!"
He smugly uttered those words that nearly knocked Qi to the ground and almost made his older brother die of anger...
"Fool!"
The burly man, his face flushed with anger, reached out and punched his younger brother hard on the forehead.
"Who said I lost!?"
However, Qi felt no joy at their outrageous behavior, because he suddenly remembered that in the original story, the Land of Lightning also seemed to have a pair of brothers who took a purely masculine approach and possessed astonishing strength...
Damn it, could these two be the Raikage and his Jinchūriki brother from the original story?!
" Yellow Flash, take this punch!"
The burly man, who had just been enraged by his younger brother, didn't give Qi a chance to speak. He suddenly vanished from his spot, and with the enhancement of his Lightning Release power, he appeared in front of Minato at a speed beyond the reach of ordinary human vision. His enormous fist looked particularly ferocious under the flash of lightning!
Minato, however, only saw a hint of cunning in the other person's eyes...