Naruto: Flash Reborn — Minato’s Second Life

Whoosh!

At the current battlefield, faint flames were still scattered around—something that hadn't occurred during the earlier ninjutsu clash between Nawaki Uzumaki and Sarutobi Ao.

After all, both of them had used ninjutsu with different attributes. While not mutually counteracting elements, they had at least partially canceled each other's attacks—unlike what happened with Minato and Yan Uchiha.

The intensity of fire release techniques both of them unleashed far surpassed what Sarutobi Ao had demonstrated.

Yan Uchiha glanced at his sleeve, which had been singed by a fire technique. He even reached out to touch it, finding his previously pale fingers now lightly smeared with black soot.

It was from the smoke caused by the flames he hadn't completely dodged.

Staring at this hand, he couldn't help but tremble slightly—not out of fear, however.

Lifting his eyes, bloodshot veins gradually emerged around his originally dark and bright pupils. His gaze turned piercing like a hawk's as he glared sharply at Minato. His face started twitching.

A year ago, due to his state of mind, he lost focus while performing the [Great Fireball] during battle and was defeated by Minato, who moved at an unfathomable speed.

He had trained hard for a whole year simply to defeat him in a fair fight. Yet now, when he thought Minato no longer held any advantage over him, the latter actually suppressed him directly using one of the Uchiha clan's most proficient techniques—the Fire Release ninjutsu.

Utter humiliation.

Someone like Yan Uchiha, ever since entering the Ninja Academy, had always been treated like a rising star among the crowd.

But the moment he realized that someone once beneath his notice could now challenge his superiority, he could no longer bear it.

Moreover, Minato came from an ordinary background without possessing a noble bloodline like his or receiving strict training since childhood.

All of this deeply unsettled Yan Uchiha emotionally.

"Ahh..." Wanting to release all his emotions trapped in his chest, he let out a low growl, looking extremely frenzied.

On the observation platform, Rina Takeuchi flinched at the sight of him, stepping back without thinking.

"He's definitely going to lose."

Said Sarutobi Ao. Yan Uchiha certainly wasn't weak. That Minato Namikaze managed to overpower him wasn't only due to ninjutsu superiority but also intelligence.

If Yan could keep his cool and fight Minato rationally, the outcome might still go either way. But now...his emotions had completely spiraled out of control.

"That guy..."

Although Kushina wasn't exactly afraid, Yan Uchiha's sudden transformation shocked her. A flicker of pity crossed her youthful face.

She indeed found Yan Uchiha annoying, but never to the extent of wishing to see him go to extremes cold-heartedly.

Beside her, Mikoto was also slightly frowning. She had never seen Yan Uchiha act this way either.

Could it really be that Minato's defeat had left such an unbearable sting?

He was about to lose in the area where he'd been most confident—there was no way he was going to just accept that.

"Yan Uchiha, you..."

Minato's expression shifted slightly too. He didn't actually mean any harm by it. As soon as he said those words, he regretted them.

That remark had basically been an indirect jab at his opponent—and Minato himself was still young and hot-headed.

Now almost frenzied, Yan ripped off the remaining unburned sleeve and crossed his arms over his chest.

His sudden movement caught everyone's attention, but no one could figure out what he was planning.

On the Observation Platform, Sakumo Hatake had already noticed earlier the strips wrapped around Yan's wrists—the dark patterns on them were magical seals.

Given his experience, how could he not recognize what they were?

They were special incantations used for summoning ninja tools, similar to scrolls storing Ninjutsu within sealed space.

His expression subtly changed as well—was Yan actually about to do what he thought he was?

Minato narrowed his eyes too. What exactly was wrapped around Yan's wrist?

Crossing his arms, Yan placed both hands on the seals of each wrist, and instantly, two black shuriken appeared at his fingertips.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Without hesitation, he hurled them forward. Minato blinked in surprise.

Even if Yan had lost his cool for a moment, surely he didn't really think just two shuriken would be enough to beat him?

Yet as he pondered this, Yan's arms moved rapidly again. The number of shuriken flying toward him exploded from only two into over a dozen.

The speed at which Yan launched the shuriken was extreme—yet terrifyingly precise. Every single one aimed directly at Minato's vital points.

But after fighting Minato before, shouldn't he have known better? Even at more than ten meters apart, there was no way his shuriken could outpace Minato.

"Do you really think this is just basic Shuriken Jutsu?" Yan gazed coldly at Minato and sneered.

As Minato started to dodge the incoming wave of a dozen or so shuriken, Mikoto's eyes suddenly widened as she sat in her seat on the Observation Platform, and she called out loudly, "Minato, be careful!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Right after Yan spoke, his hands blurred with motion—what had originally been just over a dozen shuriken now instantly transformed into a dense storm of black blades, raining down like pitch-black hail.

"This fast?"

Even Minato was taken aback by the sheer speed—but it wasn't over yet.

[Uchiha's Shuriken Web!]

Yan's eyes darkened, and suddenly hundreds of shuriken poured forth like torrential rain, converging upon Minato from all directions—as if enclosing him in an unbreakable net. Even with Minato's speed, dodging every last shuriken seemed impossible.

Yet his opponent showed no sign of stopping. More waves of shuriken followed relentlessly. Minato knew that if he was struck even once and slowed down just slightly, the relentless onslaught following would pierce him entirely—turning him into a human target board.

Damn, this is crazy!

"Even from the observation platform, Nawaki was visibly startled. The density of this attack was simply impossible to evade. And as for countering with ninjutsu...

Yan Uchiha's main offensive focus was on both hands, completely eliminating any chance and time for hand seals!

"He actually mastered even this technique?" Mikoto exclaimed.

[Uchiha's Shuriken Web]—this advanced move within the Uchiha shuriken jutsu repertoire—was now being displayed by Yan Uchiha. It overwhelmed opponents through sheer speed and volume, unleashing a wide-ranging shuriken assault.

Although seemingly just hundreds of shuriken flying through the air, only those who had truly trained intensively in shuriken jutsu understood how difficult it was to launch over a hundred shuriken in a short time while precisely controlling their speed and force.

These chaotic bursts of shuriken weren't random—they were aimed straight at the enemy's vital points. Worse still, every vital point wasn't hit just once—it was struck again and again. Even a genius with lightning-fast reflexes wouldn't stand a chance. Amid the chaos, tracking every trajectory aimed at different weak spots—and remembering them all—was simply impossible.

Just like Minato's previous coordinated ninjutsu tactics, this kind of shuriken skill was something even some chunin-level members within the Uchiha clan struggled to master.

Yet Yan Uchiha had accomplished it. Such talent was nothing short of terrifying...

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(As for this shuriken technique, readers can imagine the intense scene in the original story where Sasu and Itachi furiously hurled shuriken at each other.)"

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