Naruto: Flash Reborn — Minato’s Second Life

The heat wave struck his face, but Yan Uchiha remained calm, swiftly forming hand seals without the slightest panic.

Just as the fire dragon came within half a meter of him, he completed the final seal. A blazing flame erupted forth—a dragon of fire just as mighty as Minato's Dragon Fire Technique. The roaring flames sounded almost like a dragon's mighty roar.

[Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!]

The two dragons collided, instantly scattering flames outward in an intense blaze. Yan immediately leapt away, but his hands continued forming seals. His side of the fire began expanding rapidly.

Performing a jutsu required preparation time, so at first, Yan's technique was evenly matched against Minato's. But once he fully charged it up...

The flames became far more ferocious.

[Think it's smart to face me head-on in a Fire Release duel? Foolish.]

Yan couldn't help but smirk inwardly. Did Minato really believe he wouldn't see this coming?

No one could surpass members of the Uchiha clan in Fire Release techniques!

As the flames surged, Yan couldn't see Minato behind them, but Nawaki and Sarutobi Ao had a clear view. They too started stepping back, yet their hands never stopped forming seals.

"Minato, be careful!" Kushina cried out. The raging fire from the two Dragon Fire Techniques was too intense for her to observe Minato's expression closely, unlike Nawaki and Ao.

Minato's face showed no sign of distress. He wouldn't be foolish enough to directly compete with the Uchiha in Fire Release.

Yet ninjutsu were versatile—no matter how powerful the Uchiha clan's Fire Release might be, it wasn't invincible.

The roaring flames surged forward like a tidal wave, ready to consume him whole.

"Perfect." Minato smirked, puffing his cheeks.

[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!]

A violent gust blasted from his mouth, striking the incoming wall of flame with a loud whooshing sound.

Hooom!

Minato's earlier Dragon Fire now flared violently, instantly overwhelming Yan Uchiha.

[He can wield two Chakra Natures at once?!]

Even White Fang couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock. Although both techniques Minato used were only C-rank, it made sense—he did study under Jiraiya, after all.

But that wasn't the real surprise—the key point was that he could already combine two different chakra natures in actual combat.

This was something even many Chunin couldn't pull this off... and here it was, coming from just a Ninja Academy student?

Amidst his astonishment, Sakumo couldn't stop himself from praising, "Using wind to fan the flames—he truly is a rare genius, Minato Namikaze."

Among the five basic chakra natures, each had strengths and weaknesses, capable of counteracting or complementing one another.

When fire met wind, it burned even fiercer. Combining a C-rank Fire Release with Wind Release resulted in explosive growth in power—an exponential increase.

It was even strong enough to match advanced jutsu of high-tier ranks like S-class techniques.

Yan Uchiha's smile, which had previously lingered on his face, suddenly froze. In the fire release clash where he had clearly held the upper hand, he had unexpectedly fallen into a disadvantaged position.

"This is impossible!"

Yan couldn't believe it—he was actually losing to Minato in a fire release duel because he couldn't see Minato's movements behind the blazing flames.

"What is this..."

He poured all his effort into the [Dragon Fire Technique], yet no matter how hard he tried, his flames couldn't match Minato's fire release. Then, he felt an unusual breeze brush across his face.

In such roaring flames, and indoors at that, how could there be wind?

[A Wind Release technique!?]

He truly lived up to the reputation of being a genius from the Uchiha clan, fully understanding the strengths and weaknesses of fire techniques.

Fire Release techniques exploded in strength when fueled by powerful winds.

The observers on the stands were momentarily dazzled by the sudden intensification of the flames, but the fire didn't keep expanding. Witnessing this scene, everyone was stunned.

"A combination of techniques?"

Sarutobi Ao was the first to realize what was happening. The Sarutobi clan was particularly skilled in fire release techniques, so his eyes widened incredulously as he stared.

Before him stood a mere student from the Ninja Academy—not only performing a technique, but combining two different natures to amplify its strength?

This level was still far beyond what he himself could achieve...

The others remained clueless, except for Mikoto. Upon hearing Ao's words about technique combinations, her beautiful eyes lit up slightly, and the way she looked at Minato carried a subtly different expression.

Without her knowledge, just how much had Minato grown?

Kushina saw Minato suppress Yan Uchiha. Although she didn't understand the details, her small face turned rosy, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

As for the rest of them, even the sheer scale of the flames was enough to leave them speechless with astonishment.

Boom! Boom!

Amidst the clashing flames, Yan grew weaker by the second. No matter how much chakra he poured in, his technique was increasingly overwhelmed.

If this continued, his chakra would soon run dry completely.

With the fire riding the wind, the power of Minato's [Dragon Fire Technique] had already exceeded Yan's capacity to resist.

Immediately afterward, he stopped pouring energy into the Dragon Fire Technique. In an instant, the flames surged forward in overwhelming dominance.

[Body Flicker Technique!]

Gritting his teeth tightly, Yan dashed away swiftly as the raging inferno loomed closer.

Roar!

Then, nearly half the arena was swallowed by flames, blocking everyone's line of sight.

When the flames gradually receded, Minato and Yan reappeared—Minato standing calmly in place as if waiting patiently for the fire to clear.

Yan, on the other hand, appeared far more disheveled. He'd used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the main attack, but still ended up with a slight burn. His black clothing was partially charred, leaving him utterly disarrayed.

Through the fading glow of the fire, Yan glared intensely into Minato's eyes.

After just two exchanges, he'd already been forced into such a desperate position by Minato...

And this was none other than the Uchiha clan's signature Fire Release ninjutsu...

"Your speed does surprise me, but I'm more than just fast these days," Minato said, as if reading the Uchiha's mind. The latter had worked hard to improve his speed specifically to counter him, even mastering the Body Flicker Technique.

But he didn't need to rely on speed alone to win.

Silence swept across the training ground as Sakumo Hatake narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This kid still held back..."

Combining Dragon Fire Technique with Great Breakthrough shouldn't have only produced this level of power. 

Initially, he'd thought it was due to the lack of chakra in Minato, but judging from his current condition, he clearly still had reserves left.

It seemed Minato had intentionally limited the technique's range after realizing Yan Uchiha had mastered the Body Flicker Technique—giving him a way to escape.

It wasn't so much a matter of strength as it was that the whole fight had been under his control from the start.

From the very beginning, Yan Uchiha had practically no chance of victory... 

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