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"Too many enemies, retreat!!"
Knowing that Minato could leave easily, Katō Dan didn't wait. After rushing out of the base, Katō Dan shouted loudly. Rong Jin ignored him, his eyes fixed on the base entrance. He set the last trap and only then began to retreat.
Almost at the instant Rong Jin retreated, a figure rushed out from the base. The enemy's strongest elite Jōnin followed, rushing out of the base.
"Not good!!"
As soon as he rushed out, the Cloud elite Jōnin sensed something was wrong.
There were traps, and it wasn't good.
"Boom!!!"
The triggering of the traps caused the large number of explosive tags Rong Jin had planted to detonate instantly. The Cloud elite Jōnin was engulfed, and the large group of Cloud ninjas rushing out behind him also suffered.
"Ah!!!"
Miserable screams followed from within the smoke of the explosion. Rong Jin sneered and glanced back:
"My entire stash of explosive tags is enough for you to enjoy."
However, Rong Jin wouldn't let the opponent off so easily. ²¹ He paused, quickly forming hand seals.
"Fire Style: Super Great Fireball!!!"
The original B-rank ninjutsu, under Rong Jin's deliberate enhancement, was forcibly elevated to A-rank. A giant fireball directly enveloped the base entrance.
"Bastard!!!"
The Cloud elite Jōnin, engulfed by the explosion of numerous explosive tags, had his clothes completely shredded, looking like tattered strips. Seeing the miserable state of his subordinates around him, he was so angry he almost coughed up a mouthful of old blood. No one would have thought the enemy would be so insidious as to set up traps at the entrance, burying so many explosive tags.
The explosion of the explosive tags engulfed him directly, and his group of subordinates also suffered. Moreover, each one was more miserable than him. This was fortunate that most Cloud ninjas specialized in taijutsu and their bodies were stronger than ninjas from other villages; otherwise, they might have been wiped out in one go.
Even so, quite a few Chūnin with insufficient strength were directly blasted into minced meat. Fresh blood and internal organs splattered everywhere. The scene looked incredibly bloody and gruesome, making one shudder without feeling cold.
The aftershock of the explosive tag explosion hadn't passed yet, and the attack of the Super Great Fireball followed.
"Enjoy yourselves, everyone. Well then, goodbye."
Waving enthusiastically, Rong Jin left with a smile, making the Cloud elite Jōnin, who had suffered considerable injuries from the explosive tag explosion, turn black with anger, even though his face was already very dark, compounded by the black ash from the explosion.
Few Cloud ninjas had fair skin. Most, due to continuous taijutsu training and exposure to sunlight, were dark-skinned, not just the men, but even the women were all uniformly tanned. If these Cloud ninjas were to transmigrate and become Mr. Bodybuilders, they would definitely sweep all championships in bodybuilding competitions – pure, natural muscle blocks, no additives.
"Ah!!! Lightning Style: Lightning Storm!!!"
Rong Jin's attack timing was too cunning. The chosen moment was when the opponent was most vulnerable, forcing them to endure the shockwave of the explosive tag explosion while also resisting his attack.
If they couldn't resist, hehe, even if the explosive tags didn't kill you, the Super Great Fireball would burn you to death.
Let alone an A-rank ninjutsu, even a B-rank ninjutsu was not something an elite Jōnin or Special Jōnin could take head-on, unless they could train their bodies to be as perverse as the Third Raikage or Fourth Raikage.
A large amount of Lightning Release chakra spread out wildly, enveloping the entire elite Jōnin. The lightning quickly formed a small lightning field, colliding with Rong Jin's Super Great Fireball.
The two different types of energy collided. Regardless of whether it was fire or lightning, both belonged to very violent and unstable energy bodies. The result of them colliding was imaginable.
"Boom!!!"
Another huge explosion. Those Cloud ninjas affected by the shockwave of the explosive tag explosion all had ugly, blackened faces.
"Ugh..."
Forcibly enduring the discomfort in his body and counterattacking, resisting Rong Jin's attack, even though the Cloud elite Jōnin was powerful and his physical constitution was strong, he couldn't hold on. A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out far, and he was thrown against the wall by the impact of the explosion.
"Everyone, I'll see you off."
Minato, who had just arrived at the entrance, saw all this. He admired Rong Jin's meticulousness in his heart, to actually think of these things and set up traps beforehand to hinder the enemy.
Katō Dan?
Minato looked at the wretched Katō Dan, somewhat speechless and also a little sympathetic towards him. His luck was truly bad, running into so many enemies.
A golden flash. Those ninjas injured by the explosion spurted a mouthful of fresh blood from their necks and fell softly. The Cloud elite Jōnin's eyes widened, unable to believe there was still an enemy inside the base who had attacked him from behind. His eyes widened, dying with a grievance.
As expected of Minato, the "Yellow Flash" title wasn't just for show. Watching Minato easily reap the lives of these Cloud ninjas, Rong Jin let out a sigh of admiration.
Soon, I too will be this strong, even stronger than Minato!!!
Rong Jin wouldn't be envious or jealous. He believed that the gap between himself and Minato was only a matter of time. The Flying Thunder God was powerful, but once his own power of time grew stronger, if Minato dared to use the Flying Thunder God in front of him, it was destined to be a tragedy.
One could imagine, when Minato used the Fly⁵⁴⁷ing Thunder God, he would suddenly find that the surrounding time had become extremely slow. Rong Jin could completely throw a ninjutsu over, entering a special space along with Minato. Imagine Minato, who was in the midst of using the Flying Thunder God to phase through, what would happen if he encountered a slow-motion attack?
Or, if he attacked when Minato entered a special space, what would the result be?
"Let's leave first. The commotion here might attract reinforcements."
Minato stepped forward and proactively carried Katō Dan on his back to leave. Katō Dan cast a grateful look at him. As for Rong Jin helping him block the enemy, he directly chose to forget it.
After leaving the base and reaching a sufficiently distant place, Minato chose a hidden cave. The three entered the cave to rest, and Minato helped Katō Dan treat his wounds.
The two also recounted their experiences. Rong Jin sat to one side with his eyes closed, resting, not disturbing the two.
"Rong Jin, you did well. Your mind is very meticulous."
After helping Katō Dan treat his wounds and letting him rest first, Minato came to the cave entrance, sat beside Rong Jin, and praised him with a smile.
"It was just my duty."