"Boom!!"
Minato Namikaze immediately used the Substitution Technique, replacing himself with a log that slammed into the ground.
Minato flipped in midair, his hands rapidly forming hand seals.
Nawaki also formed hand seals with both hands.
Minato landed, took a deep breath, and exhaled. "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!!"
A powerful wind blasted from his mouth toward Nawaki.
Nawaki drove a fist toward the ground.
"Earth Release: Earth-Shaking Fist!!"
"Boom!!"
A slab of rock suddenly rose from the ground, blocking Minato's fierce wind.
"Hah." A smile appeared on Nawaki's face as he suddenly raised his fist.
An earthen spike abruptly rose beneath Minato's feet, but the instant he felt movement below him, he quickly flipped backward and leaped away.
Nawaki spread his hands outward, and the rock wall before him melted back into the ground.
Two stone fists emerged on either side of his body.
"This is my special move." Nawaki punched through the air toward Minato, and the stone fist beside him rapidly extended, smashing toward Minato.
Minato reached out and placed his palm against the stone fist, using its momentum to leap backward as he threw several shuriken at Nawaki.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!!"
The few shuriken rapidly multiplied into countless shuriken that hurtled toward Nawaki.
Nawaki moved both fists in front of himself, and the two stone fists also moved to shield him.
"Clang, clang, clatter!" They blocked every shuriken.
After landing, Minato began rapidly circling around, while Nawaki controlled the two stone fists, constantly sending them after him.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The stone fists were a step too slow every time.
Hyuga Akira rubbed his chin. "Minato Namikaze's talent really is astonishing."
He had only become a shinobi this year, yet he could almost hold his own against Nawaki, relying on his body's astonishing natural gifts and