After breakfast, since it was still early, the members of Minato's team each began their own training.
Minato and Obito, following their agreement from yesterday, found a suitable place nearby for their duel and faced off against each other.
Obito looked at Minato-sensei seriously and said, "Minato-sensei, I'm really strong now, so you better be careful."
Minato also exuded a faint confidence, "Don't worry, Obito. I don't see you as a child."
After speaking, Minato picked up a tree branch, "Since I'm a speed-type ninja, my attacks are extremely fast. So, the battle will begin the moment the branch touches the ground. Is that okay?"
Obito nodded.
He knew very well how difficult Minato-sensei was to deal with. After all, in his past life, he had just been stunned by Flying Thunder God - Second Step and was about to give an emotional victory speech.
But before he could even finish speaking, Minato-sensei had already appeared right in front of his face. His movements were so fast that it was impossible to react.
Fighting Minato-sensei required absolute vigilance at all times.
Seeing this, Minato said nothing more and released the tree branch from his hand.
At that instant, the surrounding air suddenly became heavy. As the branch slowly descended, both of them made their preparations.
THUD!
The moment the branch touched the ground, Minato moved.
Three kunai appeared in his hands, one thrown into the sky, one aimed at Obito, and one shot towards the surroundings.
Obito immediately activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan, carefully observing the trajectories of all the kunai.
In just an instant, the kunai flying towards him was already inches away, forcing him to sidestep to avoid it.
However, dodging a kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God seal did not mean the danger was over. On the contrary, it was just the beginning.
As expected, in the next moment, Minato's figure instantly teleported in front of the high-speed kunai. Grabbing it midair, he suddenly stopped and changed direction, slashing toward Obito.
The entire process was as smooth as flowing water. The terrifying part was not just the instant movement at high speed but also the fact that after appearing, Minato-sensei could immediately launch an effective attack.
Such nerve reflexes and body coordination were simply inhuman. If Obito had not been familiar with Minato-sensei's attack patterns and prepared in advance, he would have suffered greatly.
But now, seizing the right moment, he raised his kunai and turned to clash with Minato's blade.
CLANG!
A crisp metallic sound rang out.
Both of their figures bounced away from each other.
In just a fleeting instant, what seemed like a simple exchange was filled with countless calculations.
Only those in the fight could understand the hidden dangers.
Unlike the bell test, Obito, with his Three Tomoe Sharingan activated, was now fighting with his full strength.
And, correspondingly, Minato was also showing his true power.
After one move, they were evenly matched.
In the next moment, both of them moved at the same time, each trying to seize the advantage before the other could react after an attack.
In an instant, their kunai clashed seven or eight more times, the sound of metal ringing continuously.
However, a fake genius and a true genius are ultimately different.
Obito, in this life, could be considered a genius, but that was largely due to the advantage of being reborn. Compared to Minato-sensei, a true prodigy, there was still a gap.
In a pure speed contest, Obito gradually found himself struggling to keep up with Minato-sensei's rhythm.
Unlike the Raikage, who was simply fast and direct, Minato-sensei's attacks were unpredictable and ever-changing. Obito felt his nerves growing tighter and tighter, making his fight increasingly passive.
If he had no other abilities, this fight would end here.
Fortunately, his ultimate trump card was never just Taijutsu.
Obito no longer insisted on this exchange. In the next move, when Minato-sensei attacked again, he didn't dodge.
Instead… he carefully observed the trajectory of the entire attack.
He planned to phase through and exploit the recovery delay.
Minato was slightly stunned. The fight had been going well, yet suddenly, Obito was no longer reacting normally, allowing himself to be hit.
This strike landed solidly. If Obito didn't die, he would at least be seriously injured.
But from their earlier exchange, Minato was already well aware of Obito's strength. Even at just nine years old, Obito was incredibly strong, unbelievably strong.
How could such a powerhouse be hit so easily?
'So, he is about to use that Space-Time Ninjutsu?'
'The one Kakashi described as ridiculously overpowered, the ultimate cheat ability… What exactly is it?', Minato was curious to see it for himself.
Without hesitation, he swung his kunai in a graceful arc towards Obito.
The attack indeed landed, yet… there was no feeling of impact.
The kunai passed right through Obito's body from right to left, completely separating from him.
Obito, as if he had expected this, had already positioned one hand where Minato's arm would pass through, grabbing his wrist and stepping forward instead of retreating.
In the next moment, Obito was pressing right up against Minato's body.
"Not good!"
Minato was startled and instinctively crashed into Obito.
BOOM!
The two of them collided, and using the momentum from the impact, Minato was sent flying backward.
Obito sighed in disappointment. He had successfully exploited the recovery delay but was still countered by Minato-sensei.
He had no choice but to immediately follow up, trying to maintain his slight advantage.
However, the next second, Minato's figure suddenly disappeared… then reappeared back at his original starting position.
It turned out that the kunai he had thrown into the air earlier had fallen back down, marking the original spot with a Flying Thunder God seal.
Obito smiled bitterly. Flying Thunder God was truly unfair, lose an exchange, and he would just teleport away, making it impossible to chase him down.
"Obito, losing focus in battle is not a good habit," Before he could react, Minato-sensei's voice was already right beside his ear.
'Could it be…'
Obito recalled that just before Minato disappeared, he had tossed another Flying Thunder God kunai.
So, after teleporting away, he had instantly teleported back again.
This brief moment of distraction was already a huge opening against someone like Minato.
Minato struck Obito once more.
Yet again, the attack passed through empty air, with no sensation of hitting anything.
Minato's entire body phased through Obito.
Obito thought to himself, 'Thankfully, I learned from the last time.'
This time, he stayed intangible the whole time. Otherwise, he would have been beaten silly again.
Now, it was Minato's turn to be troubled.
"So this is the intangibility Kakashi was talking about? It's truly troublesome. Even if I strike at the perfect moment, as long as Obito doesn't willingly deactivate his intangibility, there's almost nothing I can do."
'But… could Obito really endure not attacking forever?'
Minato attacked once again.
While moving, he also threw two Flying Thunder God kunai.
Seeing the kunai flying toward him, Obito had a strong sense of déjà vu.
"Flying Thunder God Second Step? I won't fall for that again."
Using his intangibility, the kunai passed through his body. The two of them were getting closer and closer…
Because Minato had thrown the kunai, his attack was slightly slower.
If they collided, just like before, Obito would touch Minato first.
Without hesitation, Obito deactivated his intangibility and struck at Minato.
Just as he was about to make contact—WHOOSH!—Minato's figure disappeared and reappeared at the kunai that had just phased through Obito.
In midair, Minato grabbed the kunai and slashed backward.
The attack arrived in an instant, with almost zero delay, striking Obito.
Yet… it once again passed through empty space.
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