Shindai nearly got hit by Han when Minato Namikaze appeared like a savior and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to rescue him.
The sight of Han charging at him with such a fierce expression left Shindai completely stunned.
Minato gently ruffled Shindai's hair. "You okay, Shindai?"
Coming back to his senses after being so badly frightened, Shindai couldn't hold back his emotions.
"Lord Minato, you came just in time! I was this close to getting killed!"
Shindai rubbed tears and snot all over Minato's clothes.
Minato looked helplessly at Shindai wiping his nose on his sleeve but didn't say anything—he could clearly see how terrified Shindai was.
As Shindai was using Minato's clothing to wipe his nose, the fabric suddenly vanished from his hands.
Minato had used the Flying Thunder God Technique again.
Within seconds, Minato reappeared beside Jiraiya, where he had previously placed one of his Flying Thunder God Kunai. He had also brought Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara with him.
After saving Shindai, Han and the Rock ninja Tsuchiba turned their attention to attacking Kakashi and the others.
At the same time, Roshi also rushed over.
Seeing Roshi, Shindai felt his skin crawl. "Lord Minato, Lord Jiraiya, what did you two do to provoke these two guys?"
Jiraiya grumbled, "Kid, we didn't provoke them—it was them who came after me and Minato."
Roshi immediately tapped into his tailed beast chakra, gaining an additional tail while maintaining his Lava Release Chakra Mode.
Roshi quickly formed hand seals and performed a technique.
[Lava Release: Lava Flow Surge!]
He slammed both hands onto the ground, transforming the rocks and soil into lava through the power of Lava Release, directing it forward as a surging torrent aimed at Shindai and the others.
After biting his finger, Jiraiya immediately formed several hand seals.
[Summoning Technique!]
A massive puff of smoke appeared. When it cleared, there stood a giant frog that looked like a yakuza boss.
This enormous frog was Gamabunta from Mount Myoboku.
Gamabunta looked at the approaching molten wave and the Roshi wrapped in tailed beast chakra, and frowned. "Jiraiya, why do you always summon me straight into trouble?"
Standing atop Gamabunta's head, Jiraiya replied helplessly, "If this were an easy opponent, I wouldn't have called you out. Let's go!"
Gamabunta formed several hand seals with his frog-like hands and took a deep breath, puffing out his mouth.
[Water Release: Great Water Gun Technique!]
From his mouth, Gamabunta shot forth multiple large water bullets, crashing into the molten flow.
The contact between the high-temperature lava and the water instantly produced a massive amount of steam.
Simultaneously, the cooled-down lava gradually transformed from liquid to solid, diverting the flow of subsequent lava to different directions.
"Minato Namikaze, quickly use the Flying Thunder God Technique on these children..."
Before Jiraiya could finish saying 'evacuate,' Han, already activating his Steam Armor, charged straight toward Minato Namikaze.
"Hurry up and put your hands on me!"
Shindai, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara immediately placed their hands on Minato Namikaze's body.
Minato Namikaze transported Shindai and the others to a new location using his Flying Thunder God Technique. They were still near the edge of the battlefield because Minato Namikaze needed to rush back and help Jiraiya.
"It's too dangerous here! You all must leave now!"
Just as Minato Namikaze was preparing to return using the Flying Thunder God Technique again, Shindai grabbed onto his cloak. "Wait, Lord Minato Namikaze! Let me ask you something—Is that Five-Tails Jinchūriki wearing metal armor?"
Minato Namikaze didn't understand why Shindai would ask such a question, but he still replied, "Yes."
"If it's metal, then we have a way!"
Shindai quickly extracted the Iron Sand Body from Kannazuki, concentrated it into an Iron Sand Ball, and handed it over to Minato Namikaze.
As soon as Minato Namikaze saw Shindai pulling out the Iron Sand Body from Kannazuki, he immediately understood what Shindai was planning.
While shaping the Iron Sand Body into a ball, Shindai had used the Magnet Release: Magnetic Conversion technique, giving the iron sand magnetism so it could stick to metal surfaces.
"Lord Minato Namikaze, you just need to find a way to get this iron sand stuck onto that bastard's armor! I was scared of him? No way—I'm gonna ruin his armor!"
Thinking about how close he'd come earlier to wetting his pants, Shindai felt furious.
So what if he's a Jinchūriki!
Minato Namikaze thought for a moment—if Shindai's magnet actually worked and managed to disable Han's armor, it would greatly assist both him and Jiraiya in battle.
Roshi continuously maintained his Lava Release Chakra Mode, with scorching hot molten lava surrounding his entire body, making it difficult for Minato Namikaze's attacks to penetrate his defenses.
And Han wore full-body armor that was extremely hard to break through. Worse, if Minato Namikaze missed even once, the high-temperature steam bursting from the armor might seriously burn him.
Jiraiya had just suffered many burns himself, although Minato Namikaze's speed allowed him to dodge each blast of steam using the Flying Thunder God Technique before it made contact.
Minato Namikaze warned seriously, "You should all stay at the battlefield periphery. If things don't go well, don't try to tough it out—retreat immediately."
Shindai also suggested to Minato Namikaze, "Lord Minato Namikaze, when you go, why don't you deal with that Rock ninja too? Once you're gone, who knows—he might come after us."
Minato Namikaze nodded solemnly. "I understand. Be careful."
With a 'whoosh,' Minato Namikaze instantly vanished.
Meanwhile, Tsuchiba, the Rock Jonin, was lying low at the battlefield's edge, searching for Shindai and the others.
Han issued the command: capture Shindai, and if he couldn't be captured, then kill him. This wielder of the Magnet Release kekkei genkai would never be handed over to Konoha.
Tsuchiba successfully sensed the location of Shindai and the others.
Just as Tsuchiba was creeping forward, a kunai shot toward him like lightning.
As Tsuchiba began to dodge, 'whoosh'—a yellow blur shot past him.
Then another 'whoosh,' and this time, the yellow blur vanished into thin air.
Tsuchiba looked down at his chest. Three holes had pierced through his heart area, blood gushing out nonstop.
Covering his chest wound, Tsuchiba slowly collapsed onto the ground, eyes filled with disbelief.
He met his end far too suddenly!
Despite his fury, Tsuchiba, with a pierced heart, could only await death.
Shindai, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara were already in position, waiting at the outermost edge where they could observe the battlefield, expecting Minato Namikaze's move.
Minato Namikaze had returned to the battlefield. Jiraiya and Gamabunta were fighting together against Roshi, whose strength had risen another level after borrowing tailed beast chakra.
Meanwhile, Han emitted scalding steam from his entire body, preparing to strike alongside Roshi against Jiraiya. But the moment he spotted Minato's return, he instantly shifted tactics and aimed his full fury at Minato Namikaze.
In his left hand, Minato clutched the Iron Sand Body sphere gifted by Shindai, while his right hand drew three Flying Thunder God Kunai as he narrowed his eyes coldly at Han.
The battle between them was about to ignite once again.
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