"It truly is miraculous," observed Hashirama Senju, squatting to watch the battle between Minato and Radahn, his blood boiling with excitement.
"Where is this person? Can I fight him?"
"You can! As long as..." Minato explained the principle of the Spirit Calling Bell, and when he mentioned that with approval, one could fight alongside the user, Hashirama became even more excited.
"Big brother!" Tobirama wanted to warn him of possible issues, but Hashirama waved his finger dismissively.
"We're just dead people, what's there to fear? Being able to fight powerful beings from other worlds even after death is already amazing!"
"But..."
"It's okay~ Didn't Minato say so? We can only be summoned during battles, so don't worry about us affecting the lives of the living. Besides... aren't you excited?"
"I..."
"Just say you're excited!"
"Excited."
His excitement stemmed not just from the prospect of battle but also from discovering another possibility of resurrection. Unlike his own Reanimation Jutsu, this summoning method incurred lesser losses and wielded stronger power.
Hashirama patted Tobirama's shoulder. "See? Minato didn't ask us to directly kill the enemy; he hopes we can fight alongside and defeat the enemy to improve our strength. Why not help?"
He saw Minato's determination through the video, confirming that this enemy was exceptionally formidable.
Even at his peak, Hashirama might struggle to defeat him. Now, being able to challenge strong opponents without any burden alongside his brother and descendants was a joyous occasion.
Hashirama looked further ahead; he didn't know how Minato found such a powerful existence, but he knew that if the current Hokage couldn't defeat such a strong enemy, it would be a heavy blow to Konoha if such enemies appeared in the future.
Twelve hours later, when the internet cafe reopened, Liu Yuan saw Minato, who looked like he hadn't slept all night, with dark circles under his eyes.
"Boss, I remember we can bring people from the spirit ashes to play games, right?"
"Yes~ But you'll have to pay for them too. Shall I go? Sure! Did you bring two customers for me?"
"Yeah, plus two more. I've got it covered for all of them."
"Alright~"
After a simple operation, Minato could now take two souls from his ashes to play games inside.
But here's the thing: if using souls of strong individuals from their world, they must be sufficiently powerful and compatible with the summoner's strength. The power of the ashes depended on the summoner.
Like many legendary spirit ashes, the reason they seemed weak when summoned was that the summoner themselves were weak.
Why was Mimic Tear strong?
Because he could replicate the summoner's attributes, weapons, and skills, making their combined strength greater than the sum of its parts.
If the summoned ashes couldn't cooperate with the summoner and the summoner's strength was weak, the user might die instantly, leaving the ashes useless.
Out of curiosity, Liu Yuan approached.
Minato once again found Radahn. For Minato, every battle was a prison sentence. Unlike his dealings with The Fell Omen, he would teach Minato based on his likes and dislikes, but Radahn had lost his sanity, killing anyone who approached him.
Then the problem arose: Minato didn't use the Tarnished template but completely transferred his body data, which led to one issue: he had no Grace.
In normal gameplay, because of Grace, one could respawn after death or pay to respawn at a Site of Grace without waiting. However, with complete body data transfer, death meant starting over.
Dying meant respawning from the initial checkpoint, but Minato discovered a feature that might be considered a bug. If he left a Flying Thunder God seal, he could teleport directly after death.
The only drawback was that, although it was in realistic mode, if he strayed too far from the boss battle, the boss would 'regenerate.' But it didn't matter; this time, Minato brought a luxurious lineup, never before seen in his world.
The First and Second Hokage, though unfortunately, the Third Hokage was too old and hadn't died yet.
Apart from that, Minato found that his power could only sustain the First and Second Hokage temporarily living in the Spirit Calling Bell.
Adding one more person, he didn't have enough mental strength and chakra.
On the battlefield, facing Radahn again, Minato first used Flying Thunder God to dodge the arrows, then shook the bell.
"Is that the great general? Such terrifying power..." Hashirama lost his previous composure. This feeling was even scarier than facing a Tailed Beast. Even when battling Uchiha Madara back then, he didn't feel such oppressive strength.
But before he could finish speaking, a large arrow with purple light pierced through Hashirama.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Both Hashirama and Tobirama fell silent as they watched Hashirama's body dissipate. Hashirama looked at his dissipating body with some emotion. "Such powerful arrows. My fault for being careless. Do your best; I'll watch from the sidelines."
With Hashirama's disappearance, Tobirama sighed. "Looks like it's just us this time, Minato, right? Your Flying Thunder God is stronger than mine, but remember, I'm its creator!"
Behind Minato, Liu Yuan watched the battle.
How to describe it? Very Flashy!
Compared to ordinary people, ninjutsu was indeed powerful, especially Hashirama, who had created countless forbidden jutsu. But unfortunately, ninjutsu wasn't powerful enough.
Looking at the weapons stuck behind Radahn, those weapons could not only pierce through ninja, but even a single hit could almost kill. Yet, these weapons stuck in Radahn didn't seem to cause him any pain.
Trying to use kunai on Radahn? That's even more laughable than using kunai on a Susanoo.
While Minato's speed was fast, when a person's skill coverage was wide enough, Tobirama was killed by him.
Firstly, Tobirama was completely unfamiliar with fighting in the Lands Between, and he hadn't even fought monsters with super large defensive capabilities many times. Moreover, Radahn's speed wasn't slow.
Minato was a bit speechless.
He brought his predecessors to increase the probability of winning, but how come they were all gone after just one glance?
They didn't even last as long as the three wolves he summoned. At least the wolves, under his control, could dodge some attacks.
This time, it was definitely a wasted effort, but before they died, he had to let the two predecessors see more of Radahn's abilities.
Although they couldn't participate in the battle directly after being killed instantly, the two who had paid could enjoy Minato's and Radahn's battle in soul form.
Hashirama formally saw Minato's fighting style for the first time: quick teleportation with Flying Thunder God and tossing weapons around like they were free. The explosive power of grenades couldn't breach Radahn's defenses.
But what if he concentrated all the explosion power into one point using Rasengan?
In terms of explosive power, Rasengan was almost on par with explosive tags and grenades. The advantage of explosive tags was their ability to stack, and with ninjutsu, their power could be enhanced.
But the disadvantages were also obvious: they needed preparation, and the manufacturing difficulty was very high, while grenades, after his research, could be mass-produced theoretically on a production line.
Ninjutsu was strong, but technology was also strong. After experiencing true technology through the Resident Evil series, Minato had been researching how to integrate ninjutsu and technology.
The only regret was that besides grenades, other firearms, were not yet feasible on profuction. He only had three 'Small-scale Strategic Remote-Controlled Bombs' he received after completing the Resident Evil series. He used them once, but the effect was unsatisfactory.
It might be suitable for blowing up villages, but not for blowing up Radahn.