"Kushina…"
Looking at Kushina, who was roaring in pain beneath the Tailed Beast's Chakra Cloak, Minato's face, usually as warm as the sun, finally showed a clear trace of anger.
Especially when he saw the mangled corpses scattered throughout the camp ruins, the anger in Minato's eyes gradually transformed into piercing killing intent.
He looked up, and his gaze cold as he stared at Sora not far away.
"Yuki Sora!"
"You…"
"Will pay the price!"
Seeing the calm and indifferent expression on Sora's face, Minato felt a nameless fury growing wildly in his heart.
"Konoha's Yellow Flash…"
Sora's tone held a note of mockery: "Ninjas who inherit the Will of Fire, do you all like to use such blustering words to conceal the weakness in your hearts?"
Before the words faded, Sora's figure vanished from the spot.
Immediately after, a blade light came through the air, tracing a crescent-like trajectory, slashing towards Minato's throat.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing.
Minato's reaction was also extremely quick.
His right arm moved horizontally, the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand sliding along the edge of the Zanpakuto, successfully parrying Sora's slash.
Tremble!
A slight quiver!
The Zanpakuto and the kunai collided, both releasing immense force, trying to gain the upper hand in the contest of strength.
"If it weren't for the war, I really wouldn't want to be enemies with a Ninja like you!"
"Is that so? Yellow Flash, such insignificant capacity seems insufficient for you to achieve the name of Hokage!"
"The name of Hokage? My dream is also to become Hokage!!!!"
As the clear female voice sounded, the six-tailed, wildly swaying Kushina appeared at Sora's side, delivering a beast-form Konoha Whirlwind kick from mid-air.
"She hasn't lost her sanity?"
Sora murmured in some surprise.
The next moment, a thick Vacuum Ice Wall appeared at his side, intercepting the attack path of the beastified Kushina.
However…
Crack!
After a crisp sound, that Vacuum Ice Wall was directly smashed to pieces by the beastified Kushina. Her right leg, wrapped in deep purple Chakra, also pressed down from the air.
Minato also found an opening to attack at this time. He flickered forward, his right hand opening, instantly forming an azure sphere of light.
"Rasengan!"
The blue sphere of light in Minato's hand, and the beastified Kushina's attack, simultaneously struck Sora's body.
The terrifying Chakra Sphere instantly tore through all defenses, exploding at close range!
Boom!
Boom boom boom!
Insane explosions shot skyward!
Dust scattered, violent waves churned.
Crack!
Crack!
The sound of continuous shattering rang.
Only, when the dust dispersed, Minato saw an ice sculpture resembling Sora shattering before him, scattering across the ground.
"As expected…"
"It wasn't that simple!"
Minato was both surprised and not surprised. He had been tricked by the Portable Gigai before, so he was extremely wary of Sora's mysterious 'shadow clone' technique.
"He's in the sky, Minato!!!!"
The beastified Kushina shouted sharply.
Looking up, gazing at the white, ice-angel-like figure standing solidly in the gloomy sky, Minato's face was full of apprehension.
"The ice wings…"
Minato's right hand formed a virtual grip. He had fought Sora before and naturally knew that the appearance of this form probably meant Sora was going all out.
"Get down here!!!!"
The beastified Kushina roared recklessly. Then, she opened her beastified, bloodthirsty maw. Instantly, earth-shattering Chakra ran rampant on her body.
Hum hum!
Rampant Chakra surged, even causing the air to vibrate.
The next instant, a horrifying purplish-black sphere of light took shape.
Tailed Beast Bomb!
Terrifying energy erupted. Her sight and gaze were both aimed at the man in the sky, clad in a white haori, who seemed to still have a calm smile.
"I am not who I was before! With this feeling, I have the power enough to destroy you!!!!"
"The ultimate power!!!!"
An unbelievable change occurred on Kushina's body. She had clearly already entered the six-tailed rampage state, yet she still possessed human reason.
Even the deep purple Chakra Cloak had already begun to gradually change towards a light red at an imperceptible speed.
"Power?"
"The power you possess?"
Looking down at Kushina on the ground, who was constantly mouthing off like a Shonen Manga protagonist, Sora merely smiled slightly, indifferently extending his finger to point at the roaring Kushina.
"Konoha's Jinchuriki!"
"So-called power also has distinctions of high and low!"
"Hado #63: Raikoho!"
Dazzlingly brilliant lightning suddenly bloomed at Sora's fingertip.
Then, in an instant, Sora's figure appeared like an illusion before the beastified Kushina.
The blast of thunder, the startled cry of death.
A massive, world-ending-like thunderous roar exploded on Kushina's body, immediately overwhelmingly tearing open the Nine-Tails' Chakra Cloak.
One-tenth of a second later.
Without even a posture of defense or resistance, the light purple Chakra Cloak was completely torn apart.
Then, under Minato's extremely horrified gaze, the flashing thunder exploded on a completely bewildered Kushina.
...
Boom!!!!
A heaven-shaking roar rang.
Then, Kushina flew backward like a meteor, trailing a light purple stream of light, cutting through the sky, and plummeting straight into the fiercely contested battlefield.
"Kushina!!!!"
Minato's composure completely shattered.
He raised his hand and several Flying Thunder God kunai flew out.
Immediately after, Minato's figure vanished from the spot.
"Spiralling Flash Super Circle Dance Howl Stage Three!"
Amidst the furious roar, golden light enveloped the area.
A Flying Thunder God domain, like a barrier, completely swallowed Sora.
"Your heart…"
"Is in disarray."
Within the seemingly endless golden light, Sora stood calmly, completely ignoring the so-called Spiralling Flash Super Circle Dance Howl Stage Three attack.
In a moment, ice blades formed in the air.
Thud!
Squelch!
Spear-shaped ice blades suddenly pierced through Minato's body, intercepting him mid-Flying Thunder God jump.
"Cough…"
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of blood sprayed out violently.
Minato's body, pierced through the abdomen by the ice blade, was bizarrely pinned in mid-air. Yet, even amidst such intense pain, the look he gave Sora still held a rare killing intent and determination.