Fighting far from his home turf, Nawaki held nothing back and unleashed his ultimate techniques.
Two wide-area Water Release attacks had already wiped out a significant number of Kiri's Anbu.
This was the first time Lion and the other two saw Nawaki fighting seriously. Now they could clearly see just how much he had held back during their last fight.
"Attack!"
Seeing that intimidation wasn't working, the Mist Anbu could only grit their teeth and keep advancing.
There was no option to retreat—the Third Mizukage's orders were absolute, and no one dared resist.
"Kill them all!"
Minato raised his hand and launched countless special kunai, dashing across the battlefield.
Whether through swordplay or Rasengan, each move claimed lives.
The Flying Thunder God technique combined with his raw attacking power made him an absolute monster against weaker foes.
He was already showing signs of becoming the Yellow Flash—lacking only experience and held back by his age-limited chakra reserves.
"He's too fast—we can't even react."
"Watch out—stay away from those kunai!"
As more Anbu fell under Minato's blade, they gradually picked up on a pattern.
Minato always reappeared near his specially crafted kunai. By avoiding them, they could prevent instant deaths.
"You underestimate my senior far too much."
Konan noticed the Anbu keeping distance from the kunai and smirked mockingly.
[Explosive Paper Senbon!]
She unfurled her wings, releasing a storm of paper senbon raining down on the enemy.
BOOM!!!
Explosions echoed across the battlefield, leaving the ground cratered and scarred.
The Anbu hadn't expected the senbon to detonate, suffering heavy losses in an instant.
Several Anbu who managed to close in grinned savagely, swinging their blades toward Konan's vital points.
"You won't take me down that easily."
Konan dissolved into a flurry of paper scraps, making physical attacks useless.
"Dammit, she's such a pain."
The Anbu had never faced anything this strange before. With no choice, they tried closing in again.
Nagato kept launching different elemental jutsu, skillfully combining them for surprising destructive power.
Like a one-man artillery squad, Nagato kept the Anbu pinned down and at bay.
Many Anbu had already died under his techniques.
Compared to Nawaki, Yahiko's water techniques were noticeably weaker, but his combat performance was solid, if unspectacular.
Using ranged Water Release techniques alongside close-quarters swordplay, he managed to hold his ground against several Anbu at once.
For someone his age, he was impressive—just not when compared to the others.
Lion and his team worked seamlessly together, systematically eliminating every Anbu caught in the Shadow Binding Jutsu.
They killed enemies with remarkable efficiency.
Nawaki dropped from the air, blade drawn, and charged straight into the Anbu formation.
Fighting alongside Minato, they moved in perfect sync, as if reading each other's thoughts.
Fast as the wind, deadly as lightning.
Kiri's Anbu suffered heavy losses and were forced into a constant retreat.
"So strong…"
"Are Konoha ninja really this powerful?"
"No wonder Konoha is the largest village in the Ninja World."
The members of the Snow Clan didn't need to help—they simply stood there with their mouths open in shock.
The battle was completely one-sided.
Just eight people—Minato and his team—were wiping out entire squads of Anbu.
To them, it was nothing short of miraculous.
"The heavens will not allow the Snow Clan to be destroyed."
The clan leader had now reached the clanspeople. Having survived the disaster, he was overcome with emotion and burst into tears.
"Clan Leader, are we really joining Konoha?"
A clansperson looked at the leader with hopeful eyes.
"Yes, that's what gives us value now."
The clan leader knew clearly that if it weren't for their Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, Konoha wouldn't have sent anyone to rescue them.
Moreover, judging by Minato and his team's strength, they had absolutely no chance of resistance.
Those two alone could probably wipe us all out.
He could only hope that Konoha's Hokage would treat them fairly.
He was a man with clear self-awareness.
"No more talking — just follow their lead."
Seeing that the battle was nearly over, the clan leader didn't say anything else.
"You're sure you want to make enemies with the Hidden Mist?"
"Won't you fear the Mizukage's wrath?"
The last remaining Anbu, wounded from a slash and unable to rise, watched as Minato approached, fear plainly visible on his face.
Gone was the arrogance he had shown when capturing the Snow Clan.
"Hmph… You're actually pathetic."
Minato remained completely unmoved. If he were afraid, would his teacher's wife have assigned this mission?
With that, he calmly drove his blade into the Anbu's neck.
Not one of Mist Village's Anbu survived; that was partly thanks to the Mizukage's interference.
Otherwise, among so many Anbu, some would surely have escaped.
"Finished."
Nawaki flicked the blood off his blade and slid it carelessly back into the sheath on his back.
"Let's go. Meet them."
Minato also sheathed his sword without bothering to clean up the battlefield.
They needed to get back fast — there was no point wasting more time.
Together, the two turned and strode toward the Snow Clan.
"Thank you both, honored sirs."
The clan leader kept his posture humble and respectfully bowed deeply to the pair.
Only proper, after all, since they had just saved their lives.
"Don't mention it — it was our duty."
Minato helped the clan leader to his feet, his expression warm and kind.
"Now we'll be taking you back to Konoha. Any issues with that?"
Nawaki spoke sternly, a sharp contrast to Minato's manner.
"No issues, none at all."
The clan leader hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"That's good."
"I see quite a few of your people are injured."
Nawaki scanned the group, frowning.
He noticed several individuals wrapped in bandages, pale-faced, with old wounds not yet healed and new injuries layered atop.
They couldn't even travel properly; if they didn't get treatment soon, someone might not survive the journey.
"That's true, but nothing serious."
"I swear they won't slow us down."
"Please don't leave them behind."
Misunderstanding Nawaki's intent, the clan leader thought he meant to abandon the wounded and started pleading.
"You've got the wrong idea — that's not what he meant."
Quickly stepping forward, Minato smoothed things over.
"We have Medical Ninjas."
With that, he motioned toward Nagato.
"Coming."
Nagato jogged over.
"You go treat them."
Minato pointed toward the injured members of the Snow Clan.
"Yes, Senior."
Nagato nodded and walked toward the injured.
"Him?"
The clan leader knew how difficult it was to become a Medical Ninja, and Nagato looked quite young. Just moments ago, he had been awestruck by Nagato's mastery of five different elemental techniques—it was hard to imagine he also knew Medical Ninjutsu.
"Don't underestimate him—he's my junior brother," Minato said proudly.
Under Tsunade's guidance, Nagato had become quite skilled in medical techniques.
With an abundance of chakra backing him up, he healed all the injured in no time.
"Thank you."
"Thank you very much."
One after another, members of the Snow Clan thanked him.
"You're welcome," Nagato replied politely, then walked back to Minato's side, as if what he had done was nothing at all.
"I think we're done here—we should get going too," Minato said, glancing at the clan leader with a subtle look of inquiry.
"That is indeed the right thing to do." The clan leader, already deeply grateful, naturally had no reason to keep them any longer.
"Departure!"
At Minato's command, the group—which was now more than twice its original size—set off.
Under the cover of darkness, the large group sprinted down the mountain.
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