Kairen thought for a moment, then continued explaining his training method:
"First, you need to find a peaceful place..."
"And then?"
"Find a bed, pull up a blanket, have a good dream—then you'll become as strong as me."
"Are you messing with me?!" Obito punched Kairen twice on the chest, furious.
Minato walked over with Kakashi, smiling warmly at Kairen.
"Make the Seal of Reconciliation. We're all ninja of the same village. Only by improving and growing together can we become the pillars of the village."
Kairen extended his hand, holding out two fingers.
Kakashi glanced at Kairen, then extended his own two fingers. The two completed the Seal of Reconciliation.
"Let's get to know each other again. My name is Kairen!"
"I'm Hatake Kakashi."
The two exchanged smiles—a sign they now recognized each other.
After letting go, Kairen turned his gaze toward Minato. A vast wave of battle intent surged. Fighting Kakashi hadn't even made him break a sweat.
The one he most wanted to fight was Minato. Of course, Kushina could also go a few rounds with him in hand-to-hand combat.
Minato naturally sensed Kairen's aura. Likewise, his own battle intent rose sharply.
Obito looked nervously at the two, between whom sparks seemed to snap in the air. He tugged on Kairen's sleeve.
"Kairen, you're not actually going to fight Minato-sensei, right?!"
"Minato-sensei is the Yellow Flash, a Jōnin who built his reputation on the battlefield. How could you possibly be his match?"
Kairen smiled. "I've also made a name for myself on the Sunagakure battlefield."
Obito asked curiously, "And what was your reputation called?"
Kairen's face darkened. He fell silent, then clasped his hands into a Seal of Confrontation toward Minato.
"Let me take a look at your Flying Thunder God Technique!"
Minato's lips curved into a slight smile.
"Perfect. I also wanted to see your Wood Release!"
Seeing that Kairen and Minato were really about to fight, Kushina and the others moved far away, leaving the battlefield to the two overflowing with battle intent.
Kairen sensed several clumps of chakra inside his body trying to burst out. He snapped his fingers, releasing them.
"Click! Click! Click!"
Shan held a camera, the shutter flashing nonstop.
Several underlings nearby raised video cameras, preparing to record the battle between Kairen and Minato as a keepsake.
Cloud Kairen walked to Kushina's side and bowed. "My lady, we meet again."
Kushina looked pleasantly surprised.
"It's you—the clone of Kairen who talks so nicely."
"Rare that my lady enjoys my words."
In the center of the field stood a man with golden hair and blue eyes, always carrying a gentle, warm smile—like a sun.
Opposite him stood someone with jet-black hair and a small streak of red at the side, his aura proud and aloof—like a moon.
Two people with completely different temperaments stood facing each other, like the border between night and dawn.
The field was silent; their auras climbed steadily.
Kairen took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes, a blue light shimmered within.
His form shifted—a suit of light-blue armor appeared on him, like a general from the Warring States era. It was Senju Tobirama's armor.
"I'll use Water Release ninjutsu to fight you!"
Kairen pressed his hands together, massive chakra flowing swiftly.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
His mouth opened, spewing a water dragon. The dragon shrieked as it surged toward Minato, carrying immense water pressure.
Minato was shocked.
The Water Dragon Bullet was one of the most complex jutsu in terms of hand seals, but Kairen completed it with a single double-handed seal.
This was undoubtedly a Water Release refined by the Second Hokage—perhaps even stronger.
"Roar—"
The water dragon rolled forward with mud and stones. Minato dodged with a Body Flicker.
Just as his feet touched the ground, a massive blade of water came flying toward him.
"Water Release: Severing Wave!"
This was also Tobirama's Water Release—the one that could slice through tree roots.
The water blade was sharp; Minato had nowhere left to retreat. It cut him clean in half, but then a cloud of white smoke erupted—it was the Shadow Clone Technique.
Kairen looked upward. Minato had jumped into the sky, hurling down a three-pronged kunai.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"
In an instant, hundreds of kunai rained down like a torrential storm, blanketing the entire area.
Kairen folded his arms and smiled faintly. It had been a long time since he'd endured an attack from a Kage-level ninja.
The kunai shot through him like meteors, riddling him like a sieve.
Several kunai struck his skull, and his life force rapidly declined.
"Ding!"
"Namikaze Minato dealt 500 points of death damage to you!"
"He killed him! He killed him!"
Obito's eyes widened as he screamed in despair, a trace of red flickering in his eyes.
Rin immediately shut her eyes, unable to watch something so terrifying.
Kushina smacked Obito on the head.
"Idiot Obito, watch closely. And don't make any loud noises."
Kushina had seen Kairen fight many times. She was already used to his ups and downs. This was basic routine.
Don't panic. Sit down. Wait for Kairen to show off.
Obito opened his eyes again. His eyeballs flashed red—the tomoe of the Sharingan beginning to rotate.
Kairen then turned into a puff of smoke, gradually reforming.
Uninjured, and still wearing that flashy blue armor.
"Not dead! Not dead!" Obito let out a huge exhale. The red tomoe faded—what a waste of a golden opportunity.
"What's going on? How did Kairen turn into smoke? Where did all his injuries go?"
One of Kairen's shadow clones walked over to explain things to Obito.
Minato frowned slightly as he watched Kairen regenerate.
Those who mastered Flying Thunder God were god-speed ninja. Their biggest fear was fighting ninja with massive chakra reserves and extreme recovery ability. The First Hokage was one such example.
Kairen spotted Minato standing on a tree 20 meters high, about thirty or fifty meters away.
Kairen's vast chakra surged. "Water Release: Great Exploding Water Shockwave!"
"Crash…"
In an instant, a water mass forty meters high erupted skyward, surging toward Minato like a monstrous flood.
"Hundred Transformations: Great White Shark!"
Within the water, Kairen turned into a great white shark. With gaping jaws, he rode the churning waters toward Minato.
The water's speed was tremendous—it instantly snapped the tree Minato had been standing on.
Minato leapt away, but a monstrous set of jaws appeared behind him.
Kairen lunged down, ready to swallow him like a raw egg—but Minato vanished with a sudden "swish."
Kairen immediately understood.
This was Minato's Flying Thunder God—a space-time ninjutsu allowing him to jump through space, gaining speed far superior to the Body Flicker.
Why was spatial travel so fast?
Because the universe is curved—not flat, not a straight line, but an infinite expanse of warped surfaces.
Flying Thunder God moved through those curved pathways of space, naturally making it faster than linear movement like the Body Flicker.
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