"What the hell is going on?"
For once, Kizaru's ever-annoying face showed a rare serious expression—though he still looked just as irritating. He had seen something like this before during his battle with Uchiha Madara, yet even now, he couldn't figure out what was really happening.
"If that's the case, then I'll just use that move and take care of all of you at once!"
After a moment of thought, Kizaru's body glowed as he leapt high into the air. Crossing his arms, dazzling yellow light gathered in his palms.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Countless glowing orbs rained down from above like a storm of divine arrows, violently piercing through the battlefield. The attack caused serious trouble for the powerful shinobi below. Though many tried to block the sudden onslaught with various techniques, quite a few still ended up getting pierced.
It wasn't that they were weak—rather, they had never faced such an attack before, and were simply caught off guard.
Fortunately, all the ninja were in Edo Tensei (Reanimation) state. Even when their bodies were pierced, they weren't truly harmed. Otherwise, serious injuries would've been unavoidable.
Lin Xuan looked at Kizaru, then turned to Minato Namikaze.
He said, "Fourth Hokage, that guy is said to be the fastest man in this world. As the Yellow Flash, aren't you curious to see how you compare? Flying Thunder God vs. the Glint-Glint Fruit—who's faster?"
Lin Xuan was clearly excited about this match-up, eager to see who could claim the true title of fastest.
Hearing this, Minato's interest was piqued.
He had been observing Kizaru's movements for some time now and found his speed astonishing, along with his formidable strength. He couldn't help but want to test himself against this kind of opponent.
"Alright, I'll go see what he's made of!"
Minato nodded and vanished in an instant.
At that very moment—
Just as Kizaru was about to unleash another attack, he suddenly sensed something. His body shifted sideways, narrowly dodging a black blade flying toward him.
"Admiral! Behind you!"
A voice shouted from the nearby navy forces.
In fact, Kizaru's Observation Haki had already warned him, and he instinctively turned his head—only to be completely stunned.
A blond man had appeared behind him, one hand already pressed on his shoulder.
Startled, Kizaru immediately tried to transform into light to escape—but before he could, a strange pulling force gripped him.
The next second, both of them vanished!
Now it was the marines' turn to be stunned. They looked around, completely bewildered.
"Where's Admiral Borsalino?!"
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed from the distant icy sea. The marines turned to look and saw Kizaru now locked in combat with the same blond youth—Minato Namikaze!
They were stunned. How had they ended up way over there?!
On the icy battlefield, Kizaru and Minato exchanged blows rapidly. One attacked with blinding speed, the other used space-time ninjutsu. The fight was lightning-fast and intense.
Eventually, Kizaru reappeared as a beam of yellow light, landing 300 meters away.
Minato didn't pursue. Instead, he looked curiously at Kizaru.
That brief clash had shown him some of Kizaru's power, and he was genuinely impressed: "This world truly is amazing. People here can even turn into light?"
He made a mental note: Once this is over, I'll tell Kushina all about it. She'd love this stuff.
Lin Xuan hadn't revived Kushina with Edo Tensei. She'd lost Kurama, and without the Nine-Tails, she wasn't particularly strong in battle. Minato didn't mind—he wouldn't want her caught up in this war anyway.
At this point, Kizaru looked at Minato and said, "You seem really strong. How scary…"
But this time, it wasn't sarcasm. He genuinely felt the pressure from the man before him.
For the first time, his usual lazy attitude faded. Even now, he couldn't calm his mind.
"How did this guy sneak up behind me without me sensing anything?" he thought.
Normally, someone as elusive as Minato would've made him give up and leave by now. But in this situation, he had no choice but to keep fighting—no matter how tough the enemy.
In a flash, Kizaru moved again, transforming into a yellow light as he shot toward Minato, determined to end this quickly with sheer speed.
But of course, Minato wasn't easy prey—especially in his Edo Tensei form. He was practically impossible to take down.
"Laser!"
Kizaru pointed a finger. A concentrated light beam blasted straight through Minato, causing a massive explosion on the ice.
But to his shock, Minato had already vanished.
"Rasengan!"
In the blink of an eye, Minato appeared beside him, a swirling energy orb in his hand, slamming it toward Kizaru.
Seeing that Rasengan, Kizaru felt a real sense of danger. His face changed—he knew he absolutely couldn't take a direct hit from that.
"Ame-no-Murakumo Sword!"
A glowing sword of light appeared in his hand. He swung it at the Rasengan.
Boom!!
A massive explosion erupted, blowing a crater several dozen meters wide into the icy surface.
A yellow beam shot into the sky—Kizaru again. He looked a bit disheveled now, but quickly steadied himself. In his palm, light began to gather again.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Countless orbs of light poured down once more, bombarding the crater below and causing another round of violent explosions.
But from the blast zone, a kunai with a Flying Thunder God seal shot out.
Minato appeared instantly near it and pulled something from his gear—a specially crafted shuriken, hurling it toward Kizaru.
"This little toy won't hurt me!"
Kizaru raised his hand. A yellow laser beam shot from his finger, striking the incoming shuriken.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Boom!
Suddenly, the single shuriken split into tens of thousands, forming a dense barrage raining down toward Kizaru like a storm!
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