Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya fell into the trap set by Rōshi and Han. Now, they were surrounded by Rōshi, Han, and three Iwagakure elite ninjas.
Since Rōshi and Han, as jinchuriki, would pose a great threat to the Konoha ninjas in the Country of Grass if they joined the battle, Minato Namikaze decided to try to stop them here.
Minato Namikaze threw two Flying Thunder God Kunai at Rōshi and Han respectively.
The armor on Han's body was not an ordinary one but a special Steam Armour that could use steam to burst out powerful Strength.
Because of this, Han got the title of 'Steam Ninja'.
Han used chakra to burst out steam through the holes in the Steam Armour, directly blowing away Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai.
The Flying Thunder God Kunai thrown at Han was blown away by the steam, while the one thrown at Rōshi was extremely close to Rōshi.
However, Minato Namikaze didn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique to Teleportation to the position of the Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Because Rōshi's body was emitting flames like magma. It was obvious that he was on guard against Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique for a Sneak Attack at close range.
Rōshi's hands quickly formed the Hand seals.
"Molten Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!"
Multiple magma balls were spat out from Rōshi's mouth and attacked Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya.
Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya dodged separately.
The power of these magma balls was huge. Ordinary ninjutsu couldn't withstand them at all.
After Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya dodged, the magma balls hit the ground.
A big pit was immediately blown out on the ground, and the magma splashed everywhere, setting all the surrounding trees on fire.
At this time, Han moved.
Han used the Steam Armour on his body to burst out super-fast Speed, rushed towards Jiraiya, and gave him a Drop Kick.
Because Han's Speed was too fast, Jiraiya could only cross his arms to resist.
Han kicked Jiraiya's arms with one foot and kicked him flying.
Jiraiya made a 360-degree turn in the air and landed handsomely. He patted the footprints on his arms and said, "Not bad."
However, Jiraiya wasn't as relaxed as he seemed on the surface. Just now, Han's Drop Kick made the muscles of Jiraiya's arms tremble slightly. There must be bruises.
Han snorted coldly and said, "Jiraiya, are you just good at talking tough?"
Han used the Steam Armour again and rushed towards Jiraiya at high Speed.
Rōshi also looked at Jiraiya.
In the eyes of Rōshi and Han, although Minato Namikaze was the primary target in their mission, compared with Jiraiya, Jiraiya was the one they wanted to deal with first in their hearts.
After all, Jiraiya was a ninja of their era. In their view, Minato Namikaze was just a newbie.
Rōshi intended to team up with Han to deal with Jiraiya, and then have the three Iwagakure elite ninjas take on Minato Namikaze.
Just as Rōshi was about to charge forward, a uniquely shaped kunai was driven into the ground not far in front of him.
In an instant, Minato Namikaze appeared coolly at the spot where the kunai was. Looking at Rōshi full of fighting spirit, he said, "You're up against me!"
Minato Namikaze threw several Flying Thunder God Kunai at Rōshi. Then he used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to one of them and stabbed at Rōshi's neck.
There was a "clang" sound.
Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai failed to pierce through Rōshi's neck. It was as if it had hit a hard rock.
Rōshi swung his arm and struck at Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to another Flying Thunder God Kunai, nimbly dodging Rōshi's attack.
Minato Namikaze frowned as he looked at the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand, a part of which had been melted by the high temperature.
Rōshi had been in the Lava Release Chakra Mode, with high - temperature lava coiling around his body. Anything that came into contact with it would melt. At the same time, it could enhance his defense. The Lava Release Armour was both offensive and defensive.
Although Rōshi lacked mobility, he had Omnipotence in other aspects. He had high defense and high attack, and the attack range of his Molten Release Ninjutsu was extremely large.
If Minato Namikaze couldn't break through Rōshi's defense, even his speed wouldn't help him deal with Rōshi.
However, Minato Namikaze had to hold off Rōshi and the other three Iwagakure ninjas. He couldn't let Rōshi harass Jiraiya. He had to find a chance to cooperate with Jiraiya.
Minato Namikaze kept using the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport. He harassed Rōshi, preventing him from getting close to Jiraiya.
Rōshi was really annoyed by Minato Namikaze. He wanted to use ninjutsu to attack Minato Namikaze, but Minato Namikaze was too fast. As soon as he released the ninjutsu, Minato Namikaze was gone.
The other three Iwagakure elite ninjas kept using Earth Release Ninjutsu to change the terrain and simultaneously harass Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya.
Minato Namikaze wasn't affected much, but Jiraiya was having a hard time.
After Han had kicked Jiraiya away before, he burst out steam again to increase his speed and kicked at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya used the Needle Jizō. He hardened his long silver hair with chakra and wrapped his whole body with it.
If Han dared to kick him, his sole would be pierced through.
Han's Steam Armour was rock - hard. When he kicked at Jiraiya's hardened and sharp hair, his foot remained unscathed.
"Needle Hell!"
Jiraiya fired his hardened hair like Senbon, shooting them densely at Han.
Han's Steam Armour emitted a strong stream of steam, blowing away Jiraiya's hardened hair.
Jiraiya took the opportunity to distance himself from Han.
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
As soon as Jiraiya created some distance, he formed Hand seals with both hands. He held in his mouth the oil refined from chakra, spat it out, and used Fire Release jutsu to make it burn. Then he hurled it at Han in the form of a Fireball.
Steam erupted from the holes in the Steam Armour on Han's left side, quickly propelling him to the right and allowing him to dodge Jiraiya's Fireball.
During the back - and - forth confrontation between Jiraiya and Han, Jiraiya glanced at Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze managed to hold off Rōshi, but that was all he could do. As long as Rōshi maintained his Lava Release Chakra Mode, it was hard for Minato Namikaze to cause effective damage to him.
However, while holding off Rōshi, Minato Namikaze took the opportunity to kill an Iwagakure elite ninja.
Rōshi finally understood why the mission emphasized prioritizing the elimination of Minato Namikaze. Although he could withstand Minato Namikaze's attacks, it was because he had molten release and the tailed beast provided him with an endless supply of chakra to maintain the Lava Release Chakra Mode, leaving Minato Namikaze with no way to attack.
Other ninjas were no match for Minato Namikaze with such Speed. They might even be killed before they could unleash their ninjutsu.
Even if the other two Iwagakure elite ninja tried to help, they wouldn't be of much use and might very well be killed by Minato Namikaze.
So Rōshi told them to back off and not get too close casually, to prevent Minato Namikaze from killing them unexpectedly.
Rōshi stared at Minato Namikaze not far away with a solemn and murderous look. Minato Namikaze posed too great a threat to their Iwagakure ninjas. They had to find a way to kill him!