Nothing More Than This

Kirigakure

Hiruko formed the hand sign for Swift Release and flashed toward Minato in a surprise attack.

But Minato merely took out a Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Just as Hiruko's fist came swinging in, Minato used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished from before Hiruko's eyes.

Hiruko was startled. So fast!

Several streaks of flowing light shot out, and eight more kunai appeared across the field.

"Behold my Storm Release Nemesis Eight Stars Eight Arrows Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers Kunai Technique!"

As Minato tossed kunai onto the ground, he excitedly gave his actions a name.

Hiruko was rather dumbfounded by Minato's habit, but after his strike had missed—

His eyes had already shifted into the Three Tomoe Sharingan. Raising a hand, he sent the Storm Dragon in the sky crashing down toward Minato.

Minato merely flickered away, and the lightning from before was guided into the ground by the Sword of Ninja Love.

Although Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, was arranging for the other Mist Village shinobi to evacuate, she heard Minato's words as well.

She nearly failed to keep her expression under control.

What kind of technique had such a ridiculously long name? Calling it a Storm Release Nemesis, when all it did was throw out eight kunai as lightning rods!?

Hiruko controlled Storm Release several times in succession, yet he could not touch Minato.

After laying down a large number of Sword of Ninja Love beneath the ground, Minato began his offensive.

Fixing his gaze on Hiruko's position—

Minato threw out a Sword of Ninja Love. "Super Speed Thunder Flash Spiral Type One!"

Seeing the Sword of Ninja Love right before him, Hiruko became extremely vigilant.

Yet he had not expected Minato to merely use that Sword of Ninja Love as a marker and teleport above it.

"Damn it!