"Haha, you are too self-righteous. Let me introduce the two beside me. They are Killer B from Kumogakure, and the future Fourth Raikage, Yotsuki A."
"Haha, surprised? We never said we couldn't invite foreign aid back then."
Sanzō laughed wildly, looking very smug.
"Did you think you were the only one with foreign aid? Don't you know that your every move has been under my surveillance? We have also invited foreign aid: Konoha ninja."
As he spoke, Mifune introduced Minato to him.
"Poof."
The three of them released their Transformation Jutsu. The gleaming Konoha forehead protectors on their heads made Sanzō turn pale with fright.
However, he recovered his composure after a while. So what if they were Konoha ninja? He had the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki here; why should he be afraid of these few brats in front of him?
It had to be said that Minato and the others looked too young and lacked any intimidating presence. Of course, if they made a move, they would probably scare a group of people to death.
"Konoha brats, you got involved too? You'd better be careful, don't throw your lives away."
Yotsuki A looked at the three of them ferociously, then made a throat-slitting gesture. Although those two women looked a bit familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere, Yotsuki A didn't take it to heart.
"I hope you can walk out of the Land of Iron alive to say that again."
Facing Yotsuki A's provocation, Minato retorted directly.
He was even considering whether to kill this future Fourth Raikage right here.
Hmm, that's a very good idea.
Three duels, best two out of three. The loser leaves the Land of Iron. This was the rule set back then.
In the first match, Mifune naturally took the field for Minato's side. On Sanzō's side, knowing he was no match for Mifune, they discussed it and finally let the future Fourth Raikage, Yotsuki A, take the field.
The levels of both sides were about the same; both were at the Quasi-Kage level.
However, Yotsuki A had a greater advantage. After all, as a ninja, under the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his speed and attack power were very dominant. In the end, Yotsuki A won the first match.
Mifune was a bit worried. He thought this was a guaranteed win, but he suffered a slide and lost.
He wasn't worried about Minato, the captain. After chatting yesterday, he knew some of Minato's deeds and knew his strength was strong, a Kage-level existence.
But for the next most critical match, he didn't know if one of those two girls could defeat the remaining opponent.
If she couldn't win, then it would be terrible.
It was all his fault; he lost the crucial first round.
Actually, Mifune was overthinking it. Minato hadn't planned to fight personally anyway. He intended to let Mikoto and Kushina practice with the remaining two opponents.
Of course, it was also because he was certain of victory that he was this casual.
He just hadn't expected Mifune to lose the first match.
But it didn't matter. They just needed to win the next two rounds directly.
Sanzō, who fought in the second match, also had Quasi-Kage level strength, though he was slightly inferior to Mifune.
But facing him was the Entry-level Kage Mikoto. Even without using the Mangekyō Sharingan, Mikoto had Quasi-Kage level strength.
Over the years, Minato had taught Mikoto all the Fire Release jutsu he knew. Under his careful guidance, Mikoto used Fire Release with perfection.
Not only that, but her hand seal speed had also reached a very fast pace under Minato's advice and deliberate practice.
As the referee announced the start.
Mikoto struck first. Her hands moved like a blur, and then a massive fireball spewed from her mouth.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. But used in Mikoto's hands, it simply didn't look like a C-rank ninjutsu. That round fireball with a diameter of ten meters roared towards Sanzō not far away.
"What a formidable woman. Why does this girl look so familiar? Is it her?" As soon as Mikoto made a move, she shocked the people present, especially Yotsuki A.
"Brother, this woman isn't simple. She's about the same age as us, and her strength is even closer. Konoha is truly a cradle of geniuses."
Killer B, standing to the side, looked at Mikoto with a grave expression.
"B, observe this woman carefully. We might have to face her in the future, so collect good intelligence to hand over to the village."
Yotsuki A was indeed the future Fourth Raikage. Although reckless, he thought a lot and knew to collect enemy intelligence.
"I know, Brother. I will definitely watch carefully." Killer B stared fixedly at Mikoto. Those who didn't know better would think he had taken a fancy to her.
Sanzō, who was fighting Mikoto, widened his eyes when he saw the Great Fireball Technique. Chakra surged all over his body, covering his weapon.
A sword drawing slash split the Great Fireball Technique in half.
The fireball roared past Sanzō on both sides. Standing in the middle, Sanzō was full of confidence and didn't retreat a single step.
After the Great Fireball Technique passed, he looked at Mikoto provocatively.
"Split my flames? I want to see how many flames you can split."
Facing Sanzō's provocation, how could Mikoto back down? She formed seals with both hands again, and then spewed out powerful flames from her mouth once more.
Overwhelming flames were born in an instant. The flames, blotting out the sky and sun, were like a world of fire, dyeing the entire sky red.
Uchiha Madara's famous Fire Release—Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
Although the power and range Mikoto used were smaller than Uchiha Madara's.
But it was enough to deal with Sanzō, a guy who wasn't even Kage level.
Sure enough, facing this Majestic Destroyer Flame, Sanzō wasn't as calm as before.
"One-Sword Style · Iaido · Whirlwind Slash!"
Sanzō gripped the sword with both hands, veins bulging. Massive chakra poured into the sword, and then he slashed out a powerful whirlwind, guiding the ruthless flames rushing toward his face up towards the sky.
He slashed three times in succession before guiding all the flames of the Majestic Destroyer Flame into the sky.
"Huff... huff..."
The three slashes consumed a lot of Sanzō's chakra and stamina. He was panting slightly now, though fortunately, it wasn't too serious.
But comparing the two sides, the situation was very bad, because Mikoto was very relaxed and didn't feel fatigued at all.
For her, throwing two Fire Release ninjutsu was simply too easy.
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