The Fourth Hokage

Thump thump thump thump thump thump!!!!!!

A BGM called "The Fourth Hokage" thundered through Obito Uchiha's mind!

Its impassioned melody was as mighty as thunder!

In an instant, it dragged Obito's thoughts back to that heart-pounding moment when he had watched Naruto in his previous life!

Minato's last-second rescue!

A miracle born from despair!

Keeping pace with the music, Minato Namikaze's handsome, familiar face gradually emerged.

His signature golden hair fluttered in the wind, gleaming like strands of gold cast down by the sun!

At that moment, Obito Uchiha felt goosebumps rise all over his body!

"Minato-sensei! Saving people right on cue, huh!"

Minato Namikaze gently yet swiftly lifted the badly injured Obito into his arms. Then he abruptly turned and cast an incomparably cold gaze at the Iwagakure ninja relentlessly pursuing them.

In that instant, the chill in his eyes seemed capable of freezing the entire world.

"Obito, don't worry. Leave the rest to your teacher!"

Minato Namikaze softly reassured the disciple in his arms.

Then, he placed Obito on Gamabunta's broad back.

At that moment, two sages stood on Minato Namikaze's shoulders—Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima.

Sage Fukasaku formed hand seals.

"It's our first time fighting alongside Minato, Mama. We absolutely cannot let Minato down!"

Sage Shima, beside him, refused to be outdone. She formed hand seals just as skillfully and replied, "Quit nagging, Papa."

A powerful aura surged from the three of them, shooting straight into the sky!

"Sage Art: Goemon!"

Working with the two sages, Minato Namikaze opened with an unparalleled sage killing technique!

Though it did not compare to Jiraiya's, it was not inferior to Jiraiya's in power at all!

The Iwagakure ninja were instantly swallowed by this sage killing technique, whose power surpassed Amaterasu!

"Sage Art: Water Severing Blade!"

"Sage Art: Water Iron Cannon!"

Fukasaku and Shima unleashed sage killing techniques at the same time! Combined with Minato's Flying Thunder God, they were unstoppable across the battlefield!

By now, Obito had already killed part of the ten thousand ninja on the battlefield.

Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi, the commanders, could no longer suppress the anxiety and unease in their hearts. Their taut nerves finally snapped completely! In almost the same instant, both figures flashed forward and launched fierce attacks!

Kitsuchi let out a furious roar.

"Earth Release: Mountain Mud Technique!"

As his hands rapidly formed seals, the earth began to tremble violently.

In an instant, countless massive, heavy rocks erupted from the ground, pressing toward Minato Namikaze like small mountains in an attempt to trap him firmly within them.

At that moment, a sharp glint flashed through the eyes of old Sage Fukasaku, who had been quietly standing on Minato Namikaze's shoulder. Without hesitation, he unleashed a Water Release Ninjutsu.

"Sage Art: Water Severing Slash!"

An incomparably powerful current roared forth like a sharp blade, slamming viciously into the hard stone walls.

With a muffled pfft, the seemingly indestructible stone walls were sliced apart by the fierce water blade in an instant!

The cuts were smooth as mirrors, a truly shocking sight.

"What the hell is that?!"

Seeing that his Earth Release had failed, Kitsuchi showed no sign of discouragement.

Kitsuchi's eyes widened furiously as he shouted.

"Earth Release: Rock Fist!"

Immediately afterward, he swung his right arm, and a gigantic fist formed from hard rock smashed toward Minato Namikaze with a howling wind.

Faced with such a ferocious attack, Minato Namikaze remained exceptionally calm.

With the extraordinary perception granted by Sage Mode, he sidestepped the blow at a speed beyond ordinary imagination.

Not only that, but as Kitsuchi's move ran its course, with his old strength spent and new strength not yet gathered, Minato Namikaze decisively activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to counterattack.

With another soft pfft, the lightning-flashing kunai in Minato Namikaze's hand struck Kitsuchi's arm with perfect accuracy.

Blood splattered everywhere as Kitsuchi could not help letting out a pained grunt, instantly falling into a passive position where he could only take blows.

Seeing Kitsuchi in trouble, Akatsuchi seized the opportunity and abruptly unleashed his signature Explosion Release.

For a time, earthshaking explosions erupted one after another without end. The entire space was filled with raging flames and shockwaves!

Yet even in such a perilous environment, Minato Namikaze, with his sage perception, still moved like an agile fish, skillfully weaving through the gaps between explosions.

Those berserk forces powerful enough to destroy everything failed to inflict even the slightest injury on Minato.

Minato Namikaze flashed, instantly appearing behind Akatsuchi and thrusting his kunai toward Akatsuchi's back.

Akatsuchi sensed the danger and desperately tried to turn and evade, but Minato Namikaze was too fast. He had no time to react at all.

With a squelch, the kunai pierced Akatsuchi's body. Akatsuchi's eyes widened, his face filled with unwillingness.

"For Iwagakure!"

"Explosion Release: Self-Destruction!"

At the final moment, Akatsuchi chose to self-destruct!

Minato Namikaze's expression changed in alarm, and he hurriedly used Flying Thunder God to withdraw!

Boom!

A tremendous explosion rang out!

In an instant, it vaporized the Iwagakure ninja who still had a sliver of life left!

But because of Flying Thunder God, Minato Namikaze was not injured.

After dealing with Akatsuchi, Minato Namikaze looked at Kitsuchi.

"You must be Iwagakure's commander!"

Kitsuchi clutched his wounded arm and looked at Minato Namikaze, his heart filled with anger and helplessness.

He knew he was no match for Minato Namikaze.

"As expected of Konoha's two lights. Ten thousand men were actually counter-killed..."

Kitsuchi said through gritted teeth.

Minato Namikaze looked cold as he slowly approached with his kunai in hand.

"Heh, the funny thing is, this war has gone on for so long, yet the Konoha ninja haven't made a single move. Looks like you master and disciple have been abandoned!"

Kitsuchi still wanted to sow discord between them.

Minato did indeed feel a stab of pain at those words, but he had a strong sense of the bigger picture and merely continued approaching slowly with his kunai.

Watching Minato draw closer step by step with killing intent, Kitsuchi began to panic.

"I'm the Tsuchikage's son! If you kill me, just wait for my old man to fight Konoha to the death!"

Kitsuchi shouted angrily.

Minato paused slightly at those words. He truly could not do that.

However, Minato was a smart man. He felt that using Kitsuchi might just bring this war to an end!

After all, Kitsuchi was Ōnoki's only son. Perhaps he could be used as a bargaining chip!

"Sealing Technique! Four Limbs Seal!"

Minato Namikaze swiftly used a sealing technique to restrain Kitsuchi!

At that moment, Minato Namikaze's Sage Mode had also ended.

"The battle is decided. Thank you, both sages!"

Minato Namikaze immediately deactivated Sage Mode.

Shima and Fukasaku nodded slightly. "Come to Mount Myoboku for a meal when you have time."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

The battlefield was now clear, and Gamabunta had dealt with the remaining Iwagakure ninja as well!

Minato's hands trembled slightly. Even he could not believe that he and Obito had faced ten thousand ninja.

They had actually won!