Battles between ninja were often decided in just two or three exchanges.
There had been Uchiha Izuna, a Kage-level powerhouse who had already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Tobirama Senju.
In just two exchanges, Tobirama Senju had cut Uchiha Izuna down.
Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage, the famed "Yellow Flash" of the shinobi world.
Throughout the Third Shinobi World War, he had almost never suffered a defeat.
Iwagakure had even acknowledged him by specifically declaring, "Those who encounter the Yellow Flash may abandon their missions without punishment."
At only twenty-four, in the prime of his life, he felt nothing but profound helplessness before the masked Jing Xiu.
"You can freely pass through Konoha's barrier and possess exceptionally powerful Sharingan ocular power."
"You're familiar with almost every ninjutsu in Konoha."
"Supreme swordsmanship and unparalleled combat intelligence."
"Everything points to one man, a man without whom Konoha would never have existed."
"Madara Uchiha!"
A smile curled the masked Jing Xiu's lips. "As expected of the Fourth Hokage."
"To think you came up with so much evidence to support your guess in the blink of an eye."
"Unfortunately, there's no reward!"
"Lightning Release: Six-Zhang Lightning Prison!"
Six bolts of purple lightning, each as thick as an arm, attacked Minato Namikaze from above, below, left, right, front, and back.
No matter how Minato Namikaze dodged, he could not escape the lightning chains.
Although Jing Xiu did not fear Minato Namikaze, he could not be certain whether he could withstand the death god's seal of the Reaper Death Seal.
Just as the lightning chains were about to trap Minato Namikaze, the corners of his eyes changed.
Orange-yellow eye shadow appeared, and his pupils changed from round to rectangular, like a frog's.
"Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!"
A massive, silvery-white Rasengan as large as a