On the border of the Land of Rivers, days of standoffs and minor skirmishes had left the two sides' battle lines interlocked.
A taut, murderous tension hung constantly in the air.
Today, that murderous intent finally erupted into a head-on clash.
Rasa stood atop surging gold dust, looking down over the battlefield. His gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, sweeping over every Konoha ninja.
Then he saw that figure in white.
Those white eyes, the source of the hatred that kept him awake at night-
"Hyuga Tianyi!!!"
Rasa's roar rang across the battlefield, raw and hoarse, filled with bone-deep hatred.
Chakra surged wildly inside him, and the gold dust beneath his feet churned as though boiling.
"Die!"
He formed hand seals and thrust both hands forward.
Magnet Release: Gold Dust Spears!
Vast quantities of gold dust rapidly gathered in midair, compressing again and again.
At last, they formed dozens of razor-sharp, drill-shaped spears.
Each gleamed with a cold golden light, powerful enough to pierce steel.
"Go!"
The spears shot toward the figure in white like a torrential downpour!
Minato Namikaze's heart jolted, but his face still retained the appearance granted by the Transformation Technique.
His feet barely touched the ground as he darted across the battlefield, dodging.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Gold dust spears skimmed past his body and plunged into the ground, blasting out deep craters.
Minato flung several specially crafted kunai, sending them arcing through the air toward Rasa.
Rasa did not even glance at them. Gold dust surged up on its own, easily blocking the kunai.
"Hmph! Is that all you've got? Where's your Magnet Release? Your Water Release?"
He formed hand seals again, and more gold dust poured forth, sweeping toward Minato like a golden tide!
Minato kept dodging, but Rasa's attacks came like a raging