Feeling the spiritual pressure permeating the air, combined with Sasuke's understanding of Minato's use of the Flying Raijin technique in his previous life, Sasuke seemed to have guessed something.
"You're not taking off your eye mask?" Minato pointed at the white cloth covering Sasuke's eyes.
Seeing Sasuke shake his head, Minato didn't insist.
Sasuke in front of him always gave him a strange feeling.
Even though his line of sight was blocked by the white cloth, it was as if he could sense the gaze falling on him, as if he had been completely locked in.
"It's incredible that a teenager can make me feel this way," Minato thought cautiously, sensing a pressure from Sasuke similar to what he felt from Nagato.
"Let's begin then." As soon as he spoke, Minato threw several kunai at Sasuke.
"Flying Raijin Jutsu, instant teleportation through seals." Sasuke lowered his head slightly and gently turned to the side, avoiding the kunai.
As expected, when the kunai crossed his cheek, Minato had already replaced them and appeared behind Sasuke, delivering a powerful punch to Sasuke's back.
To Minato's surprise, Sasuke didn't dodge but instead allowed the fist to land on his back.
"Boom." With a muffled sound, Minato's face changed color as the tremendous force from the punch rebounded, as if an ordinary person had punched a steel plate, causing pain.
"What a terrifying physical quality!" Minato's eyes narrowed, then he saw Sasuke turn and grab his arm, throwing himself out.
Minato's feet kept rubbing against the ground, and he flew out nearly a hundred meters.
"Boom." The ground under Sasuke's feet suddenly collapsed, and his figure disappeared like lightning.
"Fourth Hokage, if you don't get serious, you'll be in for a tough fight." With a indifferent voice, accompanied by crackling lightning, a punch struck down.
The earth was surrounded by electric light, the ground instantly cracked, and it spread outwards, with rubble flying in the air and the smell of burnt air lingering.
When the dust settled, Sasuke was standing in a crater dozens of meters deep.
"Avoided it?" Sasuke lightly pushed off with both legs and instantly appeared outside the crater.
Sure enough, Minato had appeared not far away.
"Did he leave the Flying Raijin seals before attacking?" Sasuke muttered to himself, "He seems to be hiding something."
"But it doesn't matter." Sasuke extended his right index finger, and a burst of lightning shot towards Minato.
"So ruthless."
"Kidō #81: Danku." An invisible glass wall appeared in front of Minato, easily blocking the oncoming lightning.
"Is this a use similar to Kidō? It seems you've also figured out how to use spiritual pressure," Minato said with a gentle expression, a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Compared to Quincy, Shinigami already have a complete resource system, including techniques like Hado, Kido, Zanpakuto, and Shunpo.
All Shinigami can undoubtedly learn and improve their combat abilities in a short time.
However, the Quincy do not.
As the first Quincy, Sasuke's path is undoubtedly more challenging than any Shinigami's.
"Danku is a powerful defensive Kidō. Can you break it?" Minato smiled faintly, his mouth twitching.
"Just a Kidō." Sasuke's knees slightly bent, electricity coiled around his legs, and with a crisp sound, a clear footprint was left on the ground.
"It's not worth mentioning." A punch struck Break, and to Minato's astonishment, a fist imprint appeared on it, and cracks began to spread. In a second, Break completely shattered, dissipating into spiritual particles in the air.
"Danku was actually shattered by a single punch?" Minato struggled to swallow his saliva and muttered to himself.
Breaking Danku was not particularly difficult; even Minato himself could shatter it with a Rasengan.
But Minato had never seen anyone use their physical body to break it.
"Just Danku." Sasuke's indifferent voice sounded, and in the next moment, he appeared in front of Minato, delivering a punch. "That's it."
Minato quickly held his Zanpakuto horizontally in front of his chest.
With a crisp sound, a tremendous force came, and he was immediately sent flying like a rocket, smashing several boulders before coming to a stop.
When he emerged from the rubble, he had various degrees of minor injuries on his body.
Sasuke's next attack had already arrived, relentless like a storm, leaving no room to catch a breath.
Seeing this, Minato didn't hold back either. He used various Flying Raijin techniques to leap through space, turning into a golden blur.
Their figures kept flashing, and each of Sasuke's punches generated a loud breaking sound, even Minato, who held a Zanpakuto, was somewhat disadvantaged.
What astonished Minato even more was that Sasuke's speed was on par with the Flying Raijin. No matter how Minato used the Flying Raijin for attacks at varying distances, Sasuke reacted and responded in an extremely short time, even launching counterattacks.
All of this was accomplished solely with his physical body.
It turned out the body could be this powerful.
"Rasengan!" Minato gathered a massive Rasengan in his hand and fiercely pressed it towards Sasuke.
In the moment Sasuke dodged to the side, his figure appeared above the Rasengan, and he formed a smaller Rasengan in his hand, pressing it onto the unsuspecting Sasuke.
"Boom."
With a violent explosion, shockwaves spread out.
"Young man, don't underestimate my Flying Raijin~" Minato squinted his eyes. From the feedback of the explosion, the Rasengan had clearly hit Sasuke.
Even if Sasuke had a tough body, the explosion of the Rasengan would undoubtedly leave some injuries.
"The use of the Second Stage of Flying Raijin? You can directly leave the Flying Raijin seals on your techniques. It's different from what I know, but it's not a big issue. If I'm not mistaken, you can also leave the Flying Raijin seals throughout this entire space. So theoretically, you can teleport freely within this space." The smoke cleared, but Sasuke emerged unharmed, looking at Minato expressionlessly, giving his hand a light shake.
"But this Bankai has a significant flaw. As long as I concentrate my spiritual pressure throughout my body and protect the surrounding area, your Flying Raijin seals won't be able to form spontaneously." Sasuke's spiritual pressure erupted, and in an instant, the entire space became turbulent.
Even Minato, who had battled with Nagato, felt pressure at this moment.
"Such spiritual pressure, such pressure, you've already reached the level of Nagato." Minato's expression turned solemn.
"As expected, it's just as Naruto said. You will be the only one who can potentially influence the Seireitei Project."
"But this isn't all I have." Minato's spiritual pressure also surged, and the Meta Field became stable again. Spiritual pressure and Sasuke contested with each other.
After all, Minato was also a renowned Kage-level fighter, and after awakening as a Shinigami, his strength was no less than Nagato's.
"Interesting." Sasuke's electric aura surged again, and he clashed with Minato once more.
This time, their speed increased once again.
One was a golden flash, the other a trail of lightning.
Entwined together, it was hard to distinguish between them.
Minato became more and more surprised. If Sasuke had trouble keeping up with the Flying Raijin's rhythm before, now he was completely familiar with Minato's attack patterns.
Even when Minato used the Flying Raijin for surprise attacks, Sasuke's body could instantly erupt with even greater speed for countermeasures.
And with each attack, Minato was influenced by the lightning on Sasuke's body.
His body experienced varying degrees of paralysis, and under this tit-for-tat, Minato's speed slowed down while Sasuke's speed increased.
For a moment, Sasuke was pressing Minato.
"Stimulating one's cells with lightning, letting the body's speed and strength skyrocket in the moment of counterattack, maintaining an active state of lightning even in normal times." Minato's expression was serious. "The spiritual pressure throughout the body can not only protect the body but also accept greater amplification from the lightning. This is an ability entirely relying on the physical body."
"Correct, you got that right." Sasuke's voice was cold, and in the next moment, he punched Minato's chin, sending him flying into the sky.
"For me, the strength of the body is the most real." His figure appeared above Minato at a faster speed, raising his right leg high and slamming it down like a thunderbolt.
"Truly astonishing speed." Minato's voice sounded helpless from the pit. Then, he could be seen rubbing his chin as he walked out, seemingly undamaged, brushing off the dust from his body, and raising his hand to stop Sasuke's next attack.
"No need to continue. My body can't take any more punishment; my injuries from the previous war haven't healed yet."
"Tsk." Sasuke put his hand down indifferently. For him, this was just a warm-up.
Of course, for Minato, it was just a warm-up too.
"Your physical body is too strong. If I were hit by your full-strength blow, I might have lost my combat capability immediately." Minato didn't conceal his admiration for Sasuke.
If Minato was a high-attack high-agility glass cannon, then Sasuke was a perfect hexagon warrior.
"If it becomes a protracted battle, Minato will definitely lose.
But after all, Sasuke is just an individual.
Furthermore, Minato also possesses Bankai.
After a simple battle, Sasuke gained a deeper understanding of his own strength.
After Minato left, Sasuke resumed his training.
He knew.
His own strength was still far from enough.
Having experienced the previous trials of the Great Ninja War, the Raikage finally realized the terror of the Seireitei.
Although the Seireitei's army is not large, the combined strength of their top fighters surpasses that of the Ninja Allied Forces.
In a battle, the strength of the armies determines casualties, but the outcome of the war depends on the top fighters.
Just looking at the top-level strength, the Seireitei is completely ahead by several levels.
What makes the Raikage even more despairing is that the Seireitei's reputation in the ninja world is starting to improve.
Countless merchants who have returned from the Seireitei have spread the way of life in the Seireitei to every corner of the ninja world.
Countless civilians have started to yearn for the just and peaceful days in the Seireitei.
People don't need to live in fear or endure insults and discrimination.
The Seireitei is the desired nation.
"I want to go and see the Seireitei." Within the Hidden Cloud Village, an ordinary Genin silently said in his heart.
His talent is not outstanding, and his life as a Genin has already come to an end.
Competition within the Hidden Cloud Village is still fierce.
The average age of all Genin is generally not over thirty, and the vast majority of Genin die in wars and missions.
In the Hidden Cloud Village, he is not valued, and besides the basic Body Flicker Technique and the hereditary F-rank ninjutsu Thunder Hands, he has no other mastered ninjutsu.
Because the monopolization of ninjutsu within the Hidden Cloud Village is too severe, slightly powerful ninjutsu is held by major clans.
And a few ninjas may have some hereditary ninjutsu, which they naturally won't teach to other ninjas.
In such a situation, the fate of Genin like him is generally to die on missions.
He is unwilling, he doesn't want to die quietly and unknown like this.
It wasn't until one chance opportunity that he learned about the situation in the Seireitei from a merchant.
As long as he becomes a Shinigami, he can enjoy all knowledge and Kidō.
For a Genin who has lived at the bottom for years, this temptation is immense.
"I want to go to the Seireitei, even if I die on the way!" This Genin immediately made a significant decision in his heart.
Such similar scenes play out in countless ninja villages.
It is enough to see that many ninjas don't have a strong sense of belonging to their ninja villages.
And the Hidden Cloud Village is no exception. Since the end of the first wave of wars, the Raikage has often sighed as he looked out the window.
He has never not known that public sentiment has undergone significant changes, and in just over ten days, at least ten ninjas have been executed.
He knows that this is just the beginning.
Everything displayed by the Seireitei is too enticing.
Not to mention those ninjas, even the Raikage himself can't help but be tempted.
Thinking about the performance of Kidō and Zanpakutō in the war, he couldn't help but sigh, "For ordinary ninjas, that's an existence beyond Kekkei Genkai."
Kekkei Genkai holds great appeal to ninjas.
"I was originally not a match for the Seireitei, and now even the army's morale is crumbling." The Raikage sighed and said in a low voice.
In the Hidden Cloud Village, Killer B, the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, is practicing under a waterfall.
In the previous battles, he has been holding back various enemies who were about to break through the defenses of the Ninja Allied Forces, and some had even reached the level of Arrancar.
If it weren't for him, the defense line of the Ninja Allied Forces might have been torn open.
"I'm still not strong enough!" Killer B had a serious expression on his face, took a deep breath, and continued to refine his body.
Even if his personality is carefree, at this moment, he can't laugh.
"Wow, you're quite the diligent Jinchuriki, but too bad, you're about to die." Just at this moment, a mocking and sinister voice easily overpowered the roar of the waterfall and penetrated into Killer B's ears.
"You are...Orochimaru!!!" In Killer B's shocked gaze, the handsome figure slowly rose from the ground and appeared in front of him.
"Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, hand over the Eight-Tails inside you, the war is far from over." Orochimaru licked his crimson tongue and sneered.
"Enemy attack!!!" With a sharp sound, the entire Hidden Cloud Village immediately became chaotic.
"Buzz." In an instant, Orochimaru crossed the distance to Killer B and swung his Zanpakutō.
"Sizzle." Killer B had already retreated abruptly the moment Orochimaru moved, but his clothing was still sliced open.
Under his feet, a powerful surge of chakra erupted, instantly leaving footprints on the ground.
"Hehehe, Orochimaru of the Sannin you scoundrel, idiot, big fool." Seven blades appeared all over Killer B's body, slashing toward Orochimaru in a dazzling dance of blades.
"Hehe." Orochimaru's entire body cracked open, almost cut into several pieces by the seven blades. Some chunks of flesh actually wound around Killer B's arm.
The parts that were entwined immediately emitted a rotten cracking sound."