Seeing that Kakashi Hatake wanted to fight in the dense forest, Minato Namikaze felt some appreciation. When the gap in strength was large, only a varied environment made it easier to create opportunities. Minato gave Kakashi that opportunity and walked into the forest.
Not long after Minato Namikaze entered the forest, several shuriken and kunai flew toward him from a distance. He jumped straight onto a large tree and dodged the attacks, but then noticed two explosive tags attached to the branch he stood on. Realizing the danger, he immediately jumped toward the ground, narrowly avoiding the explosion, but failed to notice another explosive tag hidden on the ground.
Perhaps Kakashi Hatake had feared that too many explosive tags would injure Minato Namikaze too badly, so he had placed only one there. As long as the explosion hit Minato, it would count as Kakashi's victory.
The instant the explosive tag on the ground detonated, Kakashi Hatake secretly rejoiced. I won.
But a moment later, a kunai was pressed against Kakashi Hatake's neck. Its cold touch brought him back to his senses, and he looked at Minato Namikaze behind him in disbelief.
"You lost." Minato Namikaze's quiet words dealt Kakashi Hatake quite a blow.
Kakashi Hatake also guessed that what he had plotted to attack earlier was merely a shadow clone. He had never expected the real body to have already circled behind him without his knowledge, allowing Minato Namikaze to deliver a fatal strike. Neither his strength in a direct confrontation nor his hidden schemes had worked against Minato.
Minato Namikaze's strength was not the greatest blow to Kakashi Hatake. What hit him hardest was that Ye Feng might also possess such strength. He found it hard to accept that Ye Feng, who was younger than him, was so much