MTLNOVEL Chapter 333: Threat
Minato's special kunai, reinforced with Kyuubi's chakra. Even an ordinary Bijuu cloak cannot deflect this kunai.
It's too fast!
In an instant, it pierces Obito right between his eyebrows!
However, it only penetrates less than two centimeters.
Minato feels the resistance at the tip of the kunai suddenly vanish, and the entire kunai passes through Obito's head again, but it doesn't kill him.
Clearly, Obito has once again activated his virtualized form and narrowly avoided Minato's lethal attack!
Obito, having escaped death, immediately controls the Wood Element around him and sweeps it toward Minato; he himself quickly retreats, not daring to stay close to Minato.
*WHOOSH!* *WHOOSH!* *WHOOSH!*
Three chakra tails emerge from behind Minato, swirling around him at high speed and attacking.
All the wooden branches around him are shattered into pieces.
Although Obito's Wood Element is not weak, it is still far inferior to Hashirama's. If it were Hashirama's Wood Element, it wouldn't be so easily broken.
And Minato himself is in no rush to attack.
After failing to kill his opponent, Obito reactivates his virtualized form and becomes as slippery as a loach, difficult to catch.
There's no point in rushing to attack.
He is more curious about how Obito freed himself from the double curse seal left by Orochimaru.
Minato had experimented with this long before the ambush.
Even for him, relying on the Kyuubi's power, it would take at least a second to break the double curse seal.
It's impossible for Obito, who is clearly weaker than him, to be faster, right?
And just now, he was hit by Obito's attack, but he ended up stabbing himself with his own kunai.
It only took a fraction of a second, maybe less than half a second.
How did he do it?
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Obito retreats dozens of meters, still terrified.
His mask is shattered by the kunai strike, revealing his current full form.
Obito touches his forehead, and bright red blood flows from the wound, leaving a gruesome trail along the rough wrinkles on his right cheek.
'Just a few milliseconds more and I would have been killed by Minato-sensei's kunai!'
'Too dangerous! Minato-sensei was actually hiding here and attacked me!'
'The Gobi Jinchuriki was actually bait! A trap!'
'How despicable!'
'When did Minato-sensei become so cunning?'
If it weren't for the Blocking Technique Absorption Seal on his body, Obito would have absorbed the double curse seal in an instant and freed himself from its shackles.
Allowing him to activate virtualization just in time.
Otherwise, his head would have been pierced by the kunai, and he would have died on the spot!
"Minato-sensei! You really ambushed me!"
"I almost died! Did you know I was coming to capture this Jinchuriki?"
Obito stares at Minato with hatred in his eyes. The near-death experience has left him deeply frightened. Even now, as he recovers, he is still scared.
Minato coldly replies: "Obito, I will correct your mistakes myself. I can't let you do whatever you want!"
From that moment on, he truly considers Obito an enemy to be defeated, not a lost traitor.
This is not just an acknowledgment of Obito, but also the awareness a Hokage must have!
At the same time, Orochimaru crawls out from the ground and moves closer to Minato.
He gazes at the black lines on Obito's hand in the distance with an expression of obsession and suspicion.
"Miscalculation! The strange lines on that man's hand can not only absorb ninjutsu but also my curse seal."
"Perhaps that thing is what helped him break my curse!"
Orochimaru is very perceptive and guesses the truth.
Initially, he was worried about this, but there was no better way, so he could only try the double seal.
Unfortunately, he was still swallowed by that strange "curse."
Some kind of "curse seal" that is almost superior to all ninjutsu has truly piqued his curiosity!
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"Huft--!"
Obito takes a deep breath, suppressing the fear in his heart, and slowly calms down, regaining his confidence.
Although he fell into a trap and suffered a minor loss, he feels ashamed.
However, as long as he is not dead, he will ultimately be the winner!
There's no way I'll be fooled by the same move again!
Moreover, he has his teacher's weakness in his hands!
"Minato-sensei, now that you're here, just hand over my other Rinnegan!"
"How about you get back Jiraiya-sensei?"
Although Obito really wants to trample Minato and intimidate him now, he knows that it's more important to retrieve the Rinnegan.
And just as it's difficult for Minato to destroy his Kamui, he doesn't have many ways to deal with Minato's Flying Thunder God.
It's better to retrieve the Rinnegan first, then make plans.
"No way!"
Minato firmly refuses. He has already destroyed the Rinnegan, so what's the point of changing it.
"Hmph! No use pretending."
Obito snorts coldly and activates Kamui.
He releases Jiraiya and Tsunade, then pulls out a kunai with his right hand and presses it directly against Jiraiya's neck, saying cruelly:
"I'm not joking! If you don't hand over the Rinnegan, I'll kill them both right now!"
The kunai pierces Jiraiya's skin, and blood flows out.
Moreover, both Jiraiya and Tsunade have wooden spikes embedded in their chests.
This was also prepared by Obito in advance.
Even if Minato could cut off his arm in an instant and save Jiraiya. Then Obito could immediately use the Piercing Technique to stab Jiraiya and Tsunade in the chest, killing them on the spot!
Since he dares to trade hostages in front of the 'Yellow Flash,' he is naturally fully prepared.
Minato also sees the two wooden spikes and gives up on the idea of an instant attack.
When he unleashes his full power in Kyuubi mode, he can cut off Obito's arm in an instant, but he cannot simultaneously pull out the wooden spikes and block Obito's attack.
If he acts recklessly, he will most likely kill Jiraiya.
'Obito has really learned to use his speed against me...'
At the same time, the freed Jiraiya also clearly sees the current situation on the battlefield.
"Minato! Leave me alone!"
"For the sake of the village and the entire ninja world, we cannot let this man succeed!"
"It doesn't matter even if I die!"
"Understood!"
Minato nods without hesitation.
This immediate decision leaves Jiraiya stunned.
"Huh?"
(O_o)??
Is there something wrong with this script?
Shouldn't his beloved student, Minato, hesitate? Have some doubts?
Could he at least pretend to do something?
It really hurts the teacher's heart that he agrees so readily!
"Shut up!"
"Minato-sensei, stop pretending! I know you can't bear to part with this person. I'm giving you one last chance."
"Hand over the Rinnegan, or I'll kill him now!" Obito roars fiercely.
And to prove his cruelty and determination, he swings the kunai and cuts off Jiraiya's left arm.
As a stern warning to Minato.
If you don't hand over the Rinnegan, he will really kill Jiraiya!
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Seeing his teacher's arm severed and the pain on his face, Minato can't help but frown.
Then, he slowly pulls out a gray test tube, inside which is an eye that looks very similar to the Rinnegan.
When he sees the Rinnegan, Obito can't contain his joy and becomes even more excited.
He is just as expected, Minato-sensei still can't let go of his feelings!
It's too easy to be bound by these emotions when you're a good person!
But the next moment, he is stunned.
Because Minato does not choose to compromise.
Instead, he holds the test tube in his left hand and forms a Rasengan with his right hand.
As they approach each other, he coldly threatens:
"Obito, release Jiraiya-sensei and Tsunade-sama!"
"Otherwise, I will destroy this Rinnegan right now!"
Of course, what Minato holds in his hand is not the real Rinnegan, but a replica made by Orochimaru. It doesn't look very similar, and even the details can be found if one gets closer.
But it's enough to confuse Obito for now.
"You!"
Obito is shocked: o(ﾟДﾟ)っ! ! !
What's going on?
Isn't he threatening Minato-sensei with hostages? Why is he suddenly being threatened?
Of course, Minato has also changed. His previous time-travel experience has taught him many things.
At least he knows never to compromise with the enemy!
The initiative must be in his own hands!
Rather than letting Obito threaten him, it's better to threaten Obito and let him make his own choice!
He can afford to lose Jiraiya, but can he afford to lose this 'Rinnegan'?