Her eyes were full of ease, and she didn't seem worried about Araki at all. It seemed that she had already decided in her heart that Araki was the final winner of this duel. The only question was how this was achieved.
On the simulated competition field.
Minato Namikaze stared intently at Araki, his mind racing as he considered the upcoming battle.
"This person is a bit troublesome!"
A thought flashed through Minato Namikaze's mind: since he entered the Ninja Academy, he had never encountered such an opponent.
It's not just a simple problem that the Flying Thunder God Technique isn't working; the real issue is that he's already used it twice during this process, and most of his Chakra Flying Thunder God Technique been depleted.
If he were facing opponents from more conventional Ninja Academy, their Ninjutsu would at least be at the Ninjutsu level, so he wouldn't have much to worry about. If they used Ninjutsu instead of Taijutsu, he would be even less concerned.
But now his opponent is Araki.
Araki is different from the others he met at the Ninja Academy because, at least for now, Araki's fighting style is mainly based on Taijutsu ).
Furthermore, this kind of Taijutsu is extremely exaggerated.
Minato Namikaze had never encountered anyone who could unleash such speed, and then burst forth with even greater speed on top of that already incredible speed, leaving him somewhat unable to react.
He now had a very strong thought in his mind: if he fought Araki in this way, he would likely end up losing, which was something he did not want to see at all.
"This is a bit troublesome!"
Minato Namikaze sighed again. Although he initially said he wanted Araki to go all out and see how long he could last, he didn't actually express his inner pride and confidence; he simply concealed it through his warm and gentle exterior.
Everyone has their own inner pride, let alone a genius like him. Minato Namikaze always wanted to be the center of attention, to become the Hokage of Konoha, and to use his abilities to change the entire village, improve people's lives, and bring peace to the ninja world.
but...
All of this is predicated on the fact that he himself possesses extremely great strength.
He has also been working hard to improve his skills.
This is why, even though he was qualified to graduate early from the Ninja Academy, he did not graduate but continued to study Ninjutsu.
The Flying Thunder God Technique is what he learned during this time!
There are still some Flying Thunder God Kunai on the ground, but he only has one more use of Flying Thunder God. In his opinion, it can only be used for defense, not offense.
Hahahaha...
However, at that moment, Araki suddenly burst into a series of loud laughs, then spread his hands, shrugged, and said, " Minato, congratulations, you won."
"?????"
Upon hearing Araki's words, Minato was immediately filled with a string of questions. He had no idea how to defeat Araki, and then he heard such a thing, which left him feeling utterly bewildered.
Not only was Minato Namikaze greatly puzzled, but everyone present was also filled with even stronger curiosity, because they had no idea what had just happened during the confrontation between the two.
"Just as Ibuki-sensei said, you are using the Flying Thunder God Technique, which allows for instantaneous teleportation. No matter how fast I am, I can't touch you at all. You are already invincible."
Araki spoke calmly, revealing that he was already mentally prepared to defeat Minato Namikaze. After all, he had recently successfully completed Might Duy's surgery at Konoha Hospital. Once he graduated and became a ninja, he could enter Konoha Hospital, where both Tsunade and Utatane Koharu, whom he had rejected, could protect him to some extent.
In this way, without revealing his Wood Release technique, he has enough strength to protect himself and make choices, and his future destiny is in his own hands, no longer constrained by many things.
So Araki also wanted to give it a try. If he could, defeating Minato Namikaze here would not only bring honor to Might Teacher Duy and Tsunade-sensei, but also make Ibuki-sensei feel that he had not regretted making this choice.
However, plans can't keep up with changes.
If Minato Namikaze hadn't used the Flying Thunder God Technique, he might have been able to defeat Minato Namikaze!
Similarly...
If Ibuki-sensei hadn't revealed the terrifying S-rank Ninjutsu, the Flying Thunder God Technique, then he might have been able to try and defeat Minato Namikaze by sheer luck.
After all, at this point in time, he could sense from Minato Namikaze's face that the latter was starting to run out of steam. In other words, Minato Namikaze could not use the Flying Minato Namikaze Flying Thunder God Technique many more times now, and had probably reached a critical point.
In this way...
Victory is assured.
Araki knew very well that as long as he kept attacking Minato Namikaze and forced him to use the Flying Thunder God Technique a few more times, he could win even if he couldn't touch him.
The opponent is out of mana!
But...
The biggest problem has now emerged.
All the students present already knew that Minato Namikaze had mastered the S-rank Space-Time Ninjutsu, the Flying Thunder God Technique, and everyone was at the pinnacle of their admiration.
If Minato Namikaze is defeated by him at this point...
Then all focus and attention will be on him.
This is completely different from when he wanted to defeat Minato Namikaze.
If he had defeated Minato Namikaze, who didn't know the Flying Thunder God Technique, then Minato Namikaze would have represented only the Ninja Academy, a student who was relatively good at studying, and not even Genin yet. In that case, the shock would not have been as great as defeating the so-called senior, Boji.
Even the students at the Ninja Academy said that Minato Namikaze was very powerful, but in the eyes of the people in the village, he was just a child. The simulated duels at the Ninja Academy were just sparring between children.
This is especially important.
Araki defeating a child, no matter how strong that child is, is still just a child. He won't gain much attention from the outside world because of it; his fame will only remain within the Ninja Academy.
but...
Here's the question!
If this child has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
But they still lost.
So whether inside or outside the Ninja Academy Ninja Academy, anyone who knows about this will remember Araki's name. At that time, it will be too conspicuous, and Araki doesn't want so many people to pay attention to his name.
After all, the students here don't yet understand what Space-Time Ninjutsu is, but the people in Konoha know that apart from the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, no one else can master this Ninjutsu.
This was Ninjutsu used by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, to break through Uchiha Izuna's defenses.
We can't be defeated so easily.
That's why Araki made this decision on short notice.
To some extent, he wasn't admitting defeat, but rather using a better method to put himself in a safer position. He absolutely couldn't put himself under a crumbling wall or expose himself to danger.
so...
Araki felt that he could defeat Minato Namikaze at this moment, but he absolutely could not defeat Minato Namikaze who had used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"But... you... I..."
Minato Namikaze had a sentence stuck in his throat, unable to say it. In fact, he was very clear about his situation; he could no longer use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
However, without the ability to use such Space-Time Ninjutsu, it would be impossible to match Araki's terrifying speed, making victory extremely difficult.
But he never expected this.
While he was still pondering how to solve this problem, Araki surprisingly conceded defeat.
Didn't you promise me you'd give it your all?
Minato Namikaze felt very unwilling about this result, because he felt that he was on the verge of losing, but he did not want to admit defeat. Instead, he wanted to stand with Araki to the last moment, even if he lost, he would be willing to accept it. But suddenly Araki admitted defeat and let him win, so he felt very unhappy about winning.
It felt like he had been persisting in something, and the two of them were persisting together, which he found very meaningful. But then suddenly one of them said they were giving up, making him feel that there was no point in continuing to persist.
In an instant.
Minato Namikaze suddenly felt a bit bored.
But he still hoped that Araki could unleash his full power and fight him until the very end of this simulated duel.
"I've given it my all."
Araki lied without batting an eye, explaining that he would never easily reveal his full power unless he was on the verge of death. However, he could say that he had used all the power he wanted to reveal at the moment.
"As you can see, I've been very serious about eradicating these sealing techniques."
"But there are just too many."
"I simply have no way to completely remove it."
"And I discovered that you can use your Chakra to activate these techniques, thereby achieving instantaneous teleportation."
"That means you're now in an invincible position."
"However, I couldn't maintain such a high speed indefinitely. After several attempts, my physical strength reached its limit, and my legs felt like they were filled with lead; I simply couldn't exert any more force."
"I no longer have the means to remove any more of these spells."
"Therefore, I cannot willingly enter your Kunai formation, so continuing to waste resources like this is pointless."
"We should move on to the next matchup."
Araki spoke one sentence after another. When he took the initiative to say that he wanted Minato Namikaze to win, he had already thought of these explanations and would make them seem very reasonable, so that Minato Namikaze would not be able to find any way to refute them.
Araki seized upon one key point: physical exhaustion.
This is the same situation as Minato Namikaze.
If Minato Namikaze continued fighting, he would face the problem of running out of Chakra and being unable to continue fighting, which is why he felt that he might lose.
However, if Minato Namikaze knew that his opponent was facing the same problem, then everything would become less illogical.
In an instant.
Almost all the students watching here had a hint of regret in their eyes, because they didn't get to see the kind of exciting battle they had hoped for, like a collision of Mars and Earth.
It was as if the two were playing chess, probing each other, neither truly defeating the other, trying to prevent both from exhausting their last bit of strength and being unable to continue.
"This..."
Minato Namikaze's expression turned very strange. He felt that admitting defeat due to exhaustion meant he hadn't truly fought to the very end, as he had the same problem. After a moment's thought, he said, "I'm also very exhausted. Why don't I come out of here and we fight again?"
You don't have to be so accommodating to me.
Araki shook his head, then looked in Ibuki-sensei's direction, raised his right hand in a gesture of Seal of Reconciliation, and said, " Ibuki-sensei, you can declare the mock duel over."
"Is this the end?" Minato Namikaze continued.
"We'll meet again someday." Araki nodded, then said, "You don't think this is our last duel, do you? Today's duel was very rewarding for me. I'll go back and train to improve my physical strength and speed, and next time I won't let you win so easily."
"I see."
After hearing Araki's words, Minato Namikaze nodded, a deep glint in his eyes, but he also raised his left hand to form the Seal of Reconciliation.