"A, he's the Yellow Flash."
Deep in the woods.
Atop a boulder, a Kumogakure ninja quietly reminded A beside him.
Looking at the blond man wearing a Konoha forehead protector in the distance, A suddenly grew excited. The chakra throughout his body gradually surged as he asked Minato, "You're certainly fast. Want to race?"
Without waiting for Minato to agree.
A suddenly roared, "Lightning Release Armor!"
With a thunderous bang, a fierce armor of lightning suddenly erupted around A's body.
A piercing hum rang out continuously, its sheer force cutting down all the weeds around him.
Minato frowned slightly at the sight. As he raised a hand to signal, a lightning-fast figure immediately flashed past and appeared before him.
"You're A, Kumogakure's candidate for Raikage, aren't you? You're just as fast as the rumors say."
Looking at the fist already right before him, Minato calmly tossed the Tri-pronged Kunai in his hand toward the back of A's head.
"You lost."
A sneered, immediately delivering his verdict.
Lightning Release Armor was the ultimate form of Lightning Release that A had developed himself.
In this form, A possessed near-ultimate speed.
Now he was facing Minato, known as the "Yellow Flash," whose speed was also renowned throughout the Shinobi World.
A had immediately wanted to pit himself against him.
But...
At this moment, A was somewhat disappointed.
Because Minato had shown no reaction whatsoever to his attack.
Yet what he had not expected was that, just as he thought victory was assured...
With a whoosh, Minato suddenly became a blur and vanished outright. Then came the sound of something cutting through the air. A saw that Killer B, not far away, had suddenly shielded his back with one of the Eight-Tails' tentacles, while Minato, who had abruptly vanished, now held a kunai, his