"Oh? The Yellow Flash?"
The Human Path, Yujie, charged across the water in a single stride, reaching out to grab him!
Such a straightforward attack... Could it be...
"Crack!" In the instant the thought crossed Minato's mind, his raised hand had already seized the Human Path's wrist, while the kunai in his other hand slashed straight for Human Path Yujie's throat!
"I had to be cautious. What if your ability was something like soul extraction?"
"Heh." At the very instant the kunai sliced across his throat, Human Path Yujie hooked up two fingers on his left hand, which had been hidden behind his back!
—Wind Release: Wind Blade!
"Whoosh!!" A faint gust of wind... instantly enveloped both him and the stretch of sea where he stood!
"The tell for this technique is..."
Minato's eyes narrowed slightly. His kunai still slit across Human Path Yujie's throat, sending him after Kakupai.
"Whoosh!!" Then, in the split-second between the Wind Blade's formation and its explosive spread, he shielded Jiraiya and flashed back over thirty feet!
"Boom!!!!"
The Wind Blade raged ahead of them as Yujie's corpse fell.
Minato turned his gaze toward Deva Path Yahiko. "Using soul extraction as a feint while concealing Wind Release: Wind Blade as the true killing move... As expected, whether it's your combat setup or your tactical choices, you've improved compared to your attack on Konoha!"
Jiraiya's expression changed drastically. He recalled their earlier battle... that hand of the Human Path had nearly reached his face. "That Pain's ability was actually... soul extraction...?"
Deva Path Yahiko did not respond to Minato. He merely raised a hand indifferently.
Jiraiya cried out, "Minato, be careful! Yahiko's ability lets him pull enemies in with gravity. He can even switch gravity into repulsion midway through—it's impossible to guard against!!!"
Minato murmured, "So