"Did you use genjutsu on him?" Minato asked curiously. After all, he had sensed Ebizo standing in place without moving a muscle just now.
On top of that, he had keenly noticed Uchiha Jin's Sharingan clearly flash for an instant.
"Mm." Jin nodded slightly. "Who told him to threaten me?"
"You really are... the type to get revenge for every grudge." Minato helplessly covered his forehead and smiled. Sakumo turned to the two of them and said, "You two can set off back to the village. Lord Hokage sent word that he wants to thank you personally."
"Huh? We can go back now? Minato, let's leave right now. Mikoto and the others went back ages ago." The moment Jin heard that, he urged Minato beside him.
Minato also had not seen Kushina for half a month, and he missed her quite a bit... so he agreed with Jin's idea. "All right. Lord Sakumo, then we'll head back first."
"Go on." Sakumo smiled and nodded. He would also be able to go back and see his son very soon. He felt just as delighted inside.
Only, in a spot Sakumo did not see, five figures darted out and rushed in the direction of Jin and Minato.
"Minato, even if you're going back to see Kushina, you don't have to be in that much of a hurry, right?" Jin chased closely after Minato from behind.
With his thoughts exposed by Jin, Minato's young face reddened. "No, I just want to go back and rest, that's all."
"Hmph, hmph. A man who says one thing and means another." Jin looked disdainful, but Minato, who was in front, immediately came to a stop.
"Eh... I was just saying that offhand. Why take it seriously?" Jin thought Minato was angry and tried to reach out to pat Minato on the shoulder.
But Minato grabbed his hand and threw him backward. "Someone's here!"
"Who?" Jin quickly steadied himself. Minato's expression was grave as he said, "At least five jonin."
Jin hurriedly activated his Sharingan and prepared for battle. "This is our Konoha's territory. Who's this bold? Don't tell me it's that old guy's revenge..."
In the blink of an eye, the five appeared neatly in front of Minato and Jin. From their clothing, Minato immediately recognized them. "They're Anbu from Hidden Sand."
"Looks like that old thing is petty too." Jin grumbled as he drew his ninja sword from his back. Although Fugaku had taught him for nearly half a month, this was his first time using a sword in actual combat.
The five Anbu said nothing. After locking onto Jin, they launched their attack directly. After all, Ebizo's order to them was to quickly kill Uchiha Jin.
"Looks like they're here for you," Minato said in a low voice. Facing the incoming shuriken, Jin calmly controlled his Sharingan and saw their flight paths clearly.
He gripped his sword in his right hand and knocked the shuriken away one after another. At that moment, Minato also launched a counterattack. "Jin, be careful!"
Two of the five Anbu split off to deal with Minato, while the remaining three surrounded Jin. Seeing this, Jin could not help complaining, "Just how much do they hate me..."
One Anbu gripped a kunai and stabbed straight at Jin. Jin calmly raised his sword to block. The remaining two Anbu retreated several steps and began using ninjutsu:
"Wind Release: Hurricane."
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
The fire expanded endlessly with the force of the wind, and Jin was being pressed hard by that Anbu into the ninjutsu's attack range.
"Damn it! If I don't show some power, you really think I'm a sick cat!" Jin slashed forward fiercely, forcing that Anbu back two steps. Taking advantage of the opening, he hurriedly threw a Flying Thunder God kunai into the sky.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
Jin activated ninjutsu in midair, and a massive waterfall descended from the sky, drowning out the Fire Release. Seeing this, the three Anbu joined forces to perform ninjutsu. "Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall."
Jin took the chance to create a Water Clone, while his main body hid behind a tree.
The Water Clone descended from the sky and handled the three-person encirclement with ease. However, it was soon noticed by one Anbu that something was off, and he used Hidden Sand's exclusive coded language to remind his companions that the main body was behind a certain tree.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave."
Seeing that the other side had discovered him so quickly, Jin could only flash out from behind the tree. The tree he had just hidden behind was instantly snapped by the ninjutsu after he dodged away.
After forcing Jin out, the remaining two Anbu flanked him from the left and right.
"Lightning Release: Ground Run."
"Wind Release: Cutting."
The three Anbu cooperated seamlessly. Lightning spread rapidly along the ground, and countless wind threads took aim at Jin.
Once he was pinned down, the only word awaiting Jin would be death.
Damn it. Jin cursed inwardly. Two of them were attacking head-on, while the remaining one was observing which position he would use Flying Thunder God to flash to.
He was certain that the instant he landed, the other side would seize the chance.
"Hmph, hmph." Jin pressed both hands to the ground. "Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Taking advantage of the interval as the ninjutsu was released, Jin cast Flying Thunder God again. This scene happened to be observed by another Anbu, who hurriedly focused his attention to sense where Jin's landing point would be.
"Stop sensing." Jin's voice sounded beside that Anbu's ear, a kunai pressed to his neck. Before that Anbu could react, Jin cut his throat with one stroke.
Minato had also dealt with one Anbu on his side. He shook off the only remaining Anbu and used Body Flicker to reach Jin's side.
"You okay?" Minato asked with concern.
"I'm not. My Sharingan has no chance to use genjutsu on them." Jin sighed. Minato explained to Jin, "Anbu are the most elite force in a village. Naturally, they've thoroughly studied the abilities of the Sharingan."
At that moment, the three Anbu members also gathered together. A bold idea suddenly formed in Jin's heart. Since using Sharingan genjutsu would not work, then when it came to vision, you definitely can't match me...
"Minato, use Wind Release!" Jin suggested. Although Minato did not know what Jin was planning, he still did as told. "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
The fire rode the wind. The Wind Release that had originally been attacking the enemy was instantly driven back by the enemy's Fire Release.
Facing the huge fireball, Jin curled his lips into an evil smile and rapidly formed hand seals. "Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
The instant the waterfall and the fireball made contact, they canceled each other out and turned into steam. Seeing that the chance for a sneak attack had matured, Jin used his Sharingan to lock onto the three people's positions, then flung out several kunai.
The Anbu within the steam keenly heard kunai being thrown over and instinctively planned to use Earth-Style Wall. But at that moment, Jin had already appeared in front of one of them. "Sharingan: Flying Thunder God Slash!"
"Retreat!"
Seeing that too much time had been dragged out, and that only two people were left in their five-man squad, one Anbu immediately ended the mission and threw two smoke bombs to cover their withdrawal.
After the smoke dispersed, Minato checked the corpses while sighing in admiration. "Jin, that move of yours is impressive! You used the mist, then combined it with the Sharingan and Flying Thunder God."
"Hehe, I was just inspired by two seniors." Jin gave an awkward laugh. As for those two seniors, they were probably having a great time in the Pure Land... occasionally throwing out a Flying Thunder God Slash and Uchiha Glory...
"What do we do with the bodies, Minato?" Jin asked.
Minato thought for a moment and said, "Send a signal. Let our Anbu handle them."
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