Chapter 149: Chapter 152: Unlocking the Sharingan, Defeating Namikaze Minato
"Go and gather all the researchers you know."
Seeing Honoka agree, Natsuki said.
"Wait for me a moment."
Honoka immediately left the room.
In less than ten minutes, she brought back seven people.
Natsuki glanced at them and found that none of them were ninjas.
It was actually better that they weren’t ninjas. It made them easier to control and manage.
"Lord Natsuki."
One of the researchers spoke up. "We would like to know the exact effects of the forbidden jutsu you mentioned."
Natsuki then explained the effects of the Chimera Technique to them.
"There’s actually such a forbidden jutsu?"
"If it can fuse five Summoning Beasts, then it can fuse countless Summoning Beasts."
"This forbidden jutsu is exactly what the Ultimate Summoning Beast needs."
The group began to discuss after hearing this.
"So, do you accept Lord Natsuki’s invitation now?"
Honoka coughed lightly and asked.
"We accept!"
The seven people said in unison.
Natsuki nodded.
He could tell that these seven were the legendary mad scientists, obsessed with their research.
And precisely because of this, they were attracted by the Chimera Technique.
Naturally, Natsuki didn’t have the Chimera Technique.
But it didn’t matter. He could just go get it from Hiruko.
Hiruko was originally a classmate of Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and the others. He became a rogue ninja after his research on the Chimera Technique was exposed.
In the original work, he targeted Hatake Kakashi’s Sharingan, intending to use it as the final Kekkei Genkai to fuse with the Chimera Technique.
Besides the Sharingan, he had also fused Storm Release, Dark Release, Steel Release, and Swift Release.
"Pack your things."
Natsuki thought for a moment and said. "Meet me here in half an hour, and I will take you out."
"Okay."
The seven turned and left.
"You should pack up too."
Natsuki explained. "I’ll go get my teammate."
After saying that, he headed toward Nawaki’s location.
Nawaki had already found the Ultimate Summoning Beast and was hiding in the shadows observing it.
When Natsuki appeared, he was startled.
But then a smile appeared on his face.
"I found the Ultimate Summoning Beast before you did."
Nawaki lowered his voice and said happily.
It was rare for him to win against Natsuki, even if it was just over such a trivial matter.
"Mm."
Natsuki didn’t care about this little victory or defeat. He glanced at the giant insect-like Summoning Beast in the distance. "Did you find out anything?"
"This Ultimate Summoning Beast has no rationality. It looks no different from a rabid beast."
Nawaki shook his head and commented. "Calling this the Ultimate Summoning Beast is simply an insult to the word ’ultimate’."
"I agree."
Natsuki paused and added. "Follow me."
"Where to?"
Nawaki asked, puzzled. "Are we just going to ignore this Ultimate Summoning Beast?"
"We’ll deal with the Ultimate Summoning Beast later."
Natsuki said casually.
The two quickly arrived at Honoka’s room.
Nawaki was stunned when he saw Honoka.
He subconsciously looked at Natsuki, his face full of question marks.
What was going on here?
"She is a member of the Uzumaki Clan. Her name is Honoka."
Natsuki introduced.
"Why is a member of the Uzumaki Clan here?"
Nawaki asked in surprise.
"I came here to assist them in researching Summoning Beasts."
Honoka explained.
"Is that so?"
Nawaki thought for a moment and asked. "Has this Ultimate Summoning Beast not succeeded yet?"
"It hasn’t succeeded."
Honoka sighed and said. "Perhaps our direction was wrong from the very beginning."
Nawaki glanced at Natsuki, roughly guessing that the two had already spoken.
"Lord Natsuki gave us another direction, so we plan to abandon the Ultimate Summoning Beast."
Honoka quickly recovered her mood and said with a smile.
Nawaki scratched his head, not expecting the mission to turn out like this.
"There are two things left to do."
Natsuki said unhurriedly. "First, dismiss all the researchers. Second, eliminate the Ultimate Summoning Beast."
"These researchers come from different places. They probably won’t just leave."
Honoka frowned slightly and said.
"It’s not up to them."
Natsuki chuckled and said. "Come out."
Aburame Kenpei, wearing an Anbu mask, appeared before them.
"Go gather all the researchers."
Natsuki instructed. "Make them stay away from the laboratory."
"Yes, Lord Natsuki."
Aburame Kenpei turned and left.
Although their squad only had four people, they had the Shadow Clone Technique.
Furthermore, these researchers were not ninjas and had no power to resist, so this task was not difficult to accomplish.
"It really is impressive and convenient."
Nawaki couldn’t help but sigh.
Natsuki waited a while longer.
Once all seven researchers had arrived, they headed outside the laboratory.
At this time, under the forceful eviction of Aburame Kenpei’s squad, all the researchers had been gathered together.
"The Ultimate Summoning Beast is a futile endeavor, so from today onward, the experiment is terminated."
Natsuki walked up to the researchers and spoke.
"Why terminate it so suddenly?"
"Why?"
"Who are you? Why should we listen to you?"
Many researchers voiced their opposition.
"I am from Konoha."
Natsuki said in a flat tone.
The voices abruptly stopped.
To them, Konoha was an existence they absolutely could not afford to offend.
Although some researchers came from Kirigakure, Kirigakure’s strength was significantly inferior to Konoha’s.
They weren’t stupid. They didn’t dare to jump out and object at this time.
"You have two choices: you can either return to where you came from, or you can join us."
After Natsuki finished speaking, he ignored them and said to Nawaki. "Nawaki, go deal with the Ultimate Summoning Beast."
"Got it!"
Nawaki was immediately energized.
He ran into the laboratory.
A moment later, a sound like an explosion rang out.
A giant Summoning Beast was seen chasing Nawaki out of the laboratory.
Many researchers were so frightened they kept backing away.
"Roar!"
The Ultimate Summoning Beast noticed the large group of researchers and charged at them like a wild beast.
"Your opponent is me!"
Nawaki snorted coldly and immediately formed hand seals.
Water Release: Water Colliding Wave!
A massive tornado appeared.
More accurately, it was a tornado formed of water.
The moment it landed, it exploded violently.
Countless splashes of water condensed into a long river, crashing into the Ultimate Summoning Beast.
The immense impact force brought it to a halt.
Fortunately, its massive size and weight allowed it to forcibly withstand the river.
It raised its claw and swiped at Nawaki.
Geppo!
Nawaki leaped into the air, dodging its claw.
He immediately took out Samehada.
Water Breathing, Tenth Form: Constant Flux!
The water flow on the ground was rapidly drawn to him, turning into a giant water dragon in the blink of an eye.
Nawaki slashed down at the Ultimate Summoning Beast’s head.
Boom!
The water dragon poured down.
Samehada smashed heavily onto the Ultimate Summoning Beast’s head.
A scream of pain rang out.
The Ultimate Summoning Beast struggled frantically from the pain.
"Samehada!"
Nawaki shouted.
Samehada immediately opened its mouth and bit the Ultimate Summoning Beast.
In an instant, a massive amount of chakra was absorbed by it.
The chakra within the Ultimate Summoning Beast was a mixture of multiple chakras.
This kind of chakra was harmful to any ninja.
But Samehada wasn’t afraid of this.
As long as it was chakra, it could absorb it.
As its chakra drained, the Ultimate Summoning Beast stopped struggling and finally collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, many researchers revealed expressions of utter despair.
The death of the Ultimate Summoning Beast meant that all their research results had gone up in smoke.
Natsuki shook his head, thinking to himself, I just saved your lives.
Of course, there was no need for him to explain further.
After destroying the corpse of the Ultimate Summoning Beast and the laboratory, he led the group back to Konoha.
On the way, Natsuki explained the situation to Honoka and the others. They would go to the Land of Snow to continue their research.
Although the Land of Snow was a bit far, it didn’t matter to them.
After all, the Island of Oblivion, being an isolated island out at sea, was also quite far away.
Upon arriving at Konoha, Natsuki personally made a trip to escort Honoka and the others to the Hidden Snow Village.
He didn’t stay long and subsequently returned to Konoha.
As for Hiruko, he had already sent Anbu ninjas to look for him.
Another two months passed by in a flash.
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Hatake Kakashi template Ability 4: Three-Tomoe Sharingan]
It’s here!
Natsuki, who was training, immediately let out a breath.
Standing in place, he felt the change in his left eye.
Natsuki glanced at Nawaki and Uzumaki Kushina, then walked to the side.
He then activated the Sharingan.
A flash of crimson appeared.
Three tomoe immediately surfaced in his left eye.
At the same time, the scenery seen by his left eye became different, much clearer than before.
To be precise, it slowed down.
The only pity was that it was only one eye.
Fortunately, unlike Hatake Kakashi, he could deactivate his Sharingan.
It was his own eye, so he was no different from a normal Uchiha Clan ninja. He could turn it off whenever he wanted and didn’t need to keep it active all the time.
Right at this moment, Natsuki heard footsteps.
He deactivated the Sharingan and turned to look.
It was Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato.
"Natsuki."
Namikaze Minato said with a face full of smiles. "Long time no see."
"Lord Jiraiya, Minato, where have you been? Why were you gone for so long?"
Natsuki walked up and asked curiously.
"We went to the Land of Rivers."
Namikaze Minato paused and explained. "Actually, the mission didn’t take much time. It was mainly the training that took a lot of time."
"I see."
Natsuki understood.
They went out on a training journey, just like Jiraiya and Uzumaki Naruto’s three-year training in the original work.
Nawaki and Uzumaki Kushina also walked over and greeted Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato.
"I assume your strength has increased a lot. Shall we spar?"
Natsuki issued an invitation.
"Sure."
Namikaze Minato readily agreed.
"Today, I finally have the chance to witness the legendary Flying Thunder God Technique."
Natsuki felt a sense of relief in his heart and said.
He had been longing for a space-related character template for a long time, and now it could finally be realized.
"I won’t disappoint you."
Namikaze Minato’s face wore his signature sunny smile.
But Natsuki keenly noticed that he was more confident than before.
However, that was normal.
"Wait a minute."
Jiraiya raised an eyebrow and said. "Minato, go call Orochimaru and Tsunade over. How could they miss something like this?"
Namikaze Minato was slightly startled, then disappeared from his spot.
"It really is convenient."
Seeing this, Nawaki couldn’t help but feel envious.
"It’s not just convenient."
Jiraiya said proudly. "Natsuki, if you’re not careful, you might lose."
"Natsuki won’t lose!"
Uzumaki Kushina clenched her fists and said.
Jiraiya smiled upon hearing this but didn’t say anything more.
A moment later, Namikaze Minato, Orochimaru, and Tsunade appeared.
"Who do you think will win?"
Seeing them, Jiraiya asked with a smile.
"You’re so confident. It seems Minato has completely mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Tsunade sighed and said. "This is truly rare."
So far, only two people in Konoha had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique: Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato.
"Natsuki will win."
Orochimaru said in a calm tone.
"Then I bet..."
Before Tsunade could finish, she was interrupted.
"Sister, you bet on Minato winning."
Nawaki blinked and said.
Tsunade froze for a moment, realized what he meant, and angrily raised her hand to smack his forehead.
Natsuki, on the other hand, secretly gave Nawaki a thumbs up.
What a good brother!
He perfectly utilized Tsunade’s curse of losing every bet.
"Let’s go to the nearby training ground."
Being interrupted like this, Tsunade didn’t bet on who would win after all.
The group arrived at the nearby training ground.
This training ground also belonged to the Senju Clan, so no one was using it.
Normally, training in the courtyard was enough for Natsuki and the others.
They only came to this training ground when practicing large-scale ninjutsu.
Natsuki walked into the center of the field.
Looking at Namikaze Minato, he pondered the weaknesses of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The Flying Thunder God Technique didn’t have many weaknesses. The only thing that could be considered a weakness was that its movement required a Flying Thunder God mark.
And the Flying Thunder God mark was usually engraved on kunai.
But it could also be engraved on the target’s body.
The most broken part was that the Flying Thunder God mark could not be erased.
In short, he couldn’t let the Flying Thunder God mark be left on his body.
"Begin!"
Jiraiya shouted loudly.
Namikaze Minato immediately swung both hands.
A large number of kunai scattered toward Natsuki like flowers scattered by a heavenly maiden.
Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!
Natsuki immediately formed hand seals.
Around him, a water wall rose up, perfectly blocking the incoming kunai.
Namikaze Minato disappeared from his spot and appeared in front of the water wall.
Rasengan!
A giant hole was smashed into the water wall.
Natsuki had anticipated this and threw the Kurosawa in his hand.
An explosion occurred.
Countless fragments attacked Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato completely vanished without a trace.
The next second, Natsuki heard the sound of wind breaking behind him.
Shigan!
Namikaze Minato appeared behind him.
A chakra fluctuation resembling a bullet pierced through the water wall, heading straight for Natsuki’s head.
Water Breathing, Sixth Form: Twisting Whirlpool!
Natsuki spun his body.
Minazuki, carrying a stream of water, cleaved through the speeding chakra bullet.
Subsequently, more water streams flew out, sweeping toward Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato disappeared.
Natsuki’s attack hit empty air.
"As expected of Second Grandfather’s Flying Thunder God Technique!"
Nawaki couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. "It really is powerful!"
Previously, when Namikaze Minato sparred with Natsuki, he would be defeated in just a few exchanges, and it would be a crushing defeat.
But now it was different. Not only was he not defeated, but they also seemed evenly matched, as if neither could do anything to the other.
Uzumaki Kushina nodded in agreement.
The current Namikaze Minato was indeed tricky.
He appeared and disappeared like a ghost, making it difficult to predict his next move.
"Natsuki’s reaction speed is actually this fast?"
Jiraiya frowned and asked.
Namikaze Minato’s reaction speed was already very fast, and coupled with the Flying Thunder God Technique, it was difficult for the vast majority of ninjas to react in time.
But Natsuki reacted to every single attack.
It looked like Natsuki couldn’t do anything to Namikaze Minato, but in reality, it was Namikaze Minato who couldn’t do anything to Natsuki.
"His reaction speed is indeed astonishing."
Tsunade nodded slightly and said.
"If this drags on, Minato will lose."
Orochimaru said casually. "Using the Flying Thunder God Technique this frequently, his chakra won’t last long."
"The fight isn’t over yet. It’s not certain who will win!"
Jiraiya snorted lightly and said.
Although an ominous premonition had already risen in his heart, he refused to admit defeat.
Natsuki looked at the Flying Thunder God kunai scattered around.
The next second, Namikaze Minato appeared.
One-Sword Style: 36 Pound Phoenix!
Natsuki immediately unleashed a flying slash.
Geppo!
Namikaze Minato leaped into the air.
During this period, besides learning the Flying Thunder God series of ninjutsu, he had also learned Natsuki’s Rokushiki.
The sound of wind breaking rang out.
Namikaze Minato threw four kunai from mid-air.
Natsuki threw a Kurosawa backhand.
Boom!
The Kurosawa collided with the four kunai, immediately causing an explosion.
In the turbulent air currents, the four kunai scattered.
Right at this moment, Namikaze Minato aimed his index finger at one of the kunai.
Shigan!
The kunai, hit by the force, ricocheted toward Natsuki at an extremely fast speed.
As it neared Natsuki, Namikaze Minato abruptly appeared.
Rasengan!
He didn’t hesitate to smash it toward Natsuki’s back.
This was the tactic — or rather, ninjutsu — that Namikaze Minato used most frequently in the original work: Flying Thunder God: Second Step.
Dazzling lightning surfaced.
Namikaze Minato’s pupils couldn’t help but contract.
He saw Natsuki slash at him backhand.
And his right hand was permeated with countless bolts of lightning, attacking him with a might that could tear through anything.
Namikaze Minato made a decision in an instant and disappeared.
He didn’t want mutual destruction.
Moreover, he knew Natsuki. Natsuki had Armament Haki. Taking a Rasengan head-on wouldn’t hurt him.
But Minato couldn’t do the same.
This Lightning Release: Raikiri looked like it possessed a piercing power comparable to a sword.
"What kind of Lightning Release is this? Why haven’t I seen it before?"
Jiraiya couldn’t help but ask.
"Lightning Release: Raikiri."
Tsunade smiled and said. "Natsuki created it himself."
Jiraiya was instantly speechless.
Right at this moment, Namikaze Minato reappeared not far away.
Natsuki flicked his right hand.
The lightning transformed into countless senbon, shooting toward Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato didn’t expect Natsuki’s Lightning Release: Raikiri to be able to turn into senbon, but fortunately, he had learned the Rokushiki.
He hurriedly used Soru to dodge the wide-range senbon attack.
The moment he landed, Natsuki raised his hand.
Railgun!
A kunai flew toward him.
Namikaze Minato’s heart jolted, and he disappeared from his spot again.
When he reappeared, he couldn’t help but pant for breath.
Just as Orochimaru had said, using the Flying Thunder God Technique frequently drained his chakra very quickly.
But what made him despair the most was that even while using the Flying Thunder God Technique this frequently, he couldn’t find an opportunity to win.
Not only was Natsuki’s reaction speed fast, but he also had many abilities that could be cast instantly without hand seals. He was practically his natural counter.
He didn’t expect that even after learning the Flying Thunder God Technique, he still couldn’t defeat him.
Although it was much better than taking a one-sided beating like before.
"It’s about time to end this, Minato."
Natsuki said with a smile.
Namikaze Minato had used the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Rokushiki, and the Rasengan that he had learned.
It had to be said, compared to his original self, his strength had improved significantly.
But against Natsuki, it still seemed insufficient.
There was no helping it. Not only did Natsuki have the reaction speed of the Kirigaya Kazuto template, but he also had the Eye of the Mind of the Sasaki Kojiro template.
No matter how fast the Flying Thunder God Technique was, he could react to it.
Hearing this, Namikaze Minato’s gaze narrowed.
The next second, he saw Natsuki raise his hands.
Invisible Air!
Natsuki grabbed a Kurosawa and threw it out.
"What?"
Namikaze Minato heard the sound of the wind breaking, but he couldn’t see the Kurosawa.
Having no other choice, he directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge.
The Kurosawa landed and stuck into the ground without exploding.
"An invisible sword?"
Jiraiya asked with a look of astonishment. "What kind of ninjutsu is this?"
"A Wind Release he created himself."
Tsunade said with a smile. "It’s called Invisible Air. It can make the target unable to see the ninja tool."
"A genius idea."
Jiraiya shook his head and said. "Minato’s loss is indeed justified."
Although it wasn’t over yet, with his insight, he could naturally tell that his student was now just barely holding on and could lose at any moment.
Natsuki’s hands danced like phantoms, continuously casting Invisible Air as he threw out Kurosawa swords.
Although Namikaze Minato’s speed was very fast, there were too many attacks, and he couldn’t see the Kurosawa swords.
A few seconds later, a Kurosawa finally closed in on him.
Tekkai!
Namikaze Minato sensed the danger and reacted very quickly.
Boom!
The Kurosawa exploded.
The violent wind, carrying fragments, attacked Namikaze Minato.
He was sent flying backward.
But fortunately, with Tekkai, he didn’t suffer severe injuries.
Natsuki snapped his fingers.
All the Kurosawa swords he had thrown out previously exploded simultaneously.
With the help of the violent wind, the flames turned the entire training ground into a sea of fire in an instant.
Namikaze Minato immediately felt the scorching heat beneath him.
Once he landed, he would be burned to a crisp.
At the critical moment, he deactivated Tekkai and fiercely threw a Flying Thunder God kunai toward the sky.
He then appeared next to the Flying Thunder God kunai.
Natsuki raised his hand.
A dense barrage of Kurosawa swords appeared, aimed at Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato’s face stiffened.
Although there were Flying Thunder God kunai on the ground, they were all covered by flames.
And now he was in the sky.
The only way was to use Geppo combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape outward.
But the range of Natsuki’s Kurosawa swords was so wide that if they exploded together, he probably wouldn’t have time to escape.
"I... I concede."
Namikaze Minato sighed in his heart and spoke.
"Where did Natsuki pull out so many swords from?"
Tsunade asked with a puzzled face.
Previously, Natsuki had used a ninjutsu similar to Unlimited Blade Works combined with Broken Phantasm to deal with Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law.
But back then, he needed time to prepare a large number of swords, and he had to use it in conjunction with Shadow Clones.
Now, he could do it all by himself.
"Space-time ninjutsu."
Orochimaru suddenly said.
Jiraiya and Tsunade subconsciously revealed expressions of disbelief.
But thinking about it carefully, this was the only explanation.
Natsuki must have projected a large number of swords in advance and stored them in an alternate dimension.
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