Three Pills Resolve a War

BOOM!

The sound of thunder shook the heavens, threatening to tear the very eardrums of those nearby.

Blue electric light illuminated the entire world, blinding everyone in its wake.

The violent, explosive force instantly pierced through the water shield wall formed by over a dozen Mist Ninja.

Countless lightning needles, as thin as fine hairs, drove straight through their bodies.

The immense voltage, combined with a fierce, shredding destructive power, tore their entire physical structures to pieces in an instant.

The next moment, they shattered into mists of blood, dissolving into the seawater.

Dozens of Mist Ninja turned into blood mist simultaneously; the sight was enough to make one's eyes bulge until they cracked.

The only saving grace was that the Lightning Release: Rasengan had focused its attack primarily on the Mist Ninja.

Otherwise, even the Konoha four-corner barrier would likely have been pierced through in an instant.

Deprived of the chakra supporting it, the river water could no longer maintain its form.

It collapsed onto the ground the next moment, flowing away into nothingness.

When everything finally settled, the ruins where the battle against the Cloud Ninja had taken place now featured a massive crater hundreds of meters in diameter.

The edges of the crater were riddled with countless small, jagged holes.

These were the puncture marks left behind by the Lightning Needles.

Two *Thunder Blade*s were stuck diagonally in the ruins, while those Mist Ninja had long since been reduced to flesh and blood, washed away by the river.

The Konoha ninja who witnessed this scene had their jaws dropped in shock.

It had only been a short while since the Cloud Ninja invasion not long ago.

Last time, a single Lightning Style: Kirin had wiped out over a hundred Cloud Ninja in seconds.

Now, facing dozens of Mist Ninja, a single Lightning Release: Rasengan had slaughtered them just as quickly.

To dismantle two waves of attacks with such nonchalance—could this even be called a war?

Qin Yu landed in the ruins, watching the arcs of electricity flowing over the two *Thunder Blade*s as they seeped into the soil, a playful smile appearing on his face.

"Raiya, you're the only one left now. Why are you hiding? Where did that confidence from earlier go?" Qin Yu asked.

A pale hand reached out from the soil of the ruins and gripped one of the *Thunder Blade*s.

Soon, everyone saw Raiya, his clothes tattered and his body stained with blood.

The moment he appeared, he didn't hesitate for a second, roaring with a ferocious expression.

"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"

The chakra dormant within Raiya's body was poured recklessly and frantically into the Thunder Blade.

He knew clearly that facing this youth, whose strength was likely at the Kage level, his only option was to carve out a bloody path.

"Not bad chakra; I just happen to be low on mana." Qin Yu's smile widened.

He reached back and pulled out the Samehada strapped to his back.

Without any fancy movements, he swung it straight at Raiya.

Rip!

A sound like tearing fabric rang out as the chakra surging wildly from Raiya's body was instantly devoured by the Samehada.

Deprived of chakra, the lightning flickering on the Thunder Blade lasted only a moment before vanishing into the air.

The sharp barbs of the Samehada acted like dozens of blades, instantly slicing through Raiya's chest.

Blood sprayed, and the sight of exposed, ghastly white bone was truly shocking.

The sudden turn of events left Raiya stunned.

As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he never imagined he would end up dying by a ninja sword.

"You... you are definitely no nobody. Who exactly are you!" Raiya stammered.

"The one who kills you!" Qin Yu smiled playfully. "Dead men have no right to know my name."

"You!"

Raiya spat out a mouthful of blood, finally breathed his last, and fell backward to the ground, dead.

As the dust settled, the dazed Konoha ninja finally managed to react.

Qin Yu sheathed the Thunder Blade and said, "I'll leave the rest to you. If there's nothing else, I'm going back to rest."

Having dropped those words, Qin Yu acted as if he had merely done something trivial.

Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze led Inubou and the others to a location dozens of kilometers away, where the Mist Ninja had been spotted.

After a painstaking search, they finally encountered a few Mist Ninja.

Pfft!

The kunai in Minato Namikaze's hand instantly slit the throat of the last Mist Ninja.

Watching the fallen Mist Ninja gasp his last breath, his expression couldn't help but sink.

"Lord Minato, this one is also a Chunin. Based on the traces, there should have been over a hundred Mist Ninja here, but we've only encountered eight Chunin so far." Inubou, after examining the dead Mist Ninja on the ground, couldn't hold back his impatience.

"This is bad. This is likely a ploy to lure the tiger away from its mountain." Minato Namikaze's expression suddenly changed.

Inubou couldn't help but be startled and said, "Lord Minato, are you saying the Mist Ninja intentionally drew away our main force and then sent people to attack the stronghold?"

"However, with Qin Yu inside the stronghold, we don't need to worry too much."

After witnessing the battle against the Cloud Ninja with their own eyes, Qin Yu provided a sense of security to Inubou and the other Konoha ninja.

"No, Qin Yu just fought a big battle. While his strength is indeed impressive, I'm still a little worried." Minato Namikaze's face showed concern. "I have my Flying Thunder God Kunai here. Take it with you. If anything happens, activate it with chakra, and I'll be here immediately."

"I'll go back to the stronghold first to see if the Mist Ninja have made a move."

With those words, Minato Namikaze instantly vanished from the spot like a phantom.

Using the Flying Thunder God Seals he had left along the way, Minato Namikaze made several jumps and finally appeared inside the stronghold.

"Careful, enemy attack!" Uzuki Cangwu shouted urgently.

Kunai whistled and flew towards Minato Namikaze in an instant.

The sudden attack caught Minato Namikaze by surprise, but he vanished from the spot again, appearing beside Uzuki Cangwu.

Just as he was about to pat his shoulder to reassure him, his eyes fell upon a huge crater, causing his pupils to contract sharply.

The attack missed. Seeing this familiar space ninjutsu, the Konoha ninja present couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's Lord Minato!"

Uzuki Cangwu snapped back to reality and, seeing the shocked Minato Namikaze, a hint of pride appeared on his face. "Lord Minato, you missed again."

"You had barely left when the Mist Ninja attacked with their troops, numbering forty to fifty. The ones leading them were Suikazan Fuguki and Raiga Kurosuki from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

"You didn't see it, but as soon as Qin Yu appeared, he sent Suikazan flying with a single Rasengan."

"Then, Suikazan stood up as if nothing had happened, and Qin Yu followed up with a massive Rasengan that smashed him to death."

"Immediately after, Raiga had the Mist Ninja change the terrain, and Qin Yu used a lightning-attribute Rasengan to blow them all into bloody mist in one move."

Looking at the garrulous Uzuki Cangwu, whose spittle was flying everywhere.

Uzuki Yugao glared and said, "Lord Minato, please don't mind my father's crude description."

"Qin Yu only used four moves to deal with the Mist Ninja just now."

"According to my understanding, the first move was Lord Minato's Rasengan, the second was the super-large Rasengan, and the third was the lightning-attribute Rasengan."

"After Qin Yu used his three moves, only a heavily injured Raiga Kurosuki remained on the battlefield, and he was finally killed by Qin Yu with Samehada during his desperate final stand."

Listening to this explanation, Minato Namikaze was completely bewildered.

He was well aware of the power of the Rasengan, which at most was an A-rank ninjutsu.

From his perspective, it had already been developed to its peak.

But he never expected that it would be used in such varied ways by someone else right after he taught it.

Moreover, resolving an entire war with just three pills was simply too astonishing.