The heat wave hit his face, but Uchiha Yoruki continued making hand seals without any panic. When Minato's fire dragon was less than half a meter away from him, his hand seals were completed, and a fire dragon that matched Minato's Dragon Fire Jutsu roared out. The flames seemed to echo with a dragon's roar.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Jutsu!" The two fire dragons collided, and the flames spread out, turning into bright and hot fire. Uchiha Yoruki jumped away but did not stop the hand seals in his hands. The flames on his side began to expand.
Ninjutsu requires preparation time, so Uchiha Yoruki's Dragon Fire Jutsu was initially on par with Minato's, but as he accumulated power, his fire grew more intense.
"It's stupid to fight me in Fire Release," Uchiha Yoruki thought, laughing inwardly. Did Namikaze Minato think he couldn't counter this? The Uchiha clan would not lose to anyone in fire release ninjutsu!
The fire swelled, obscuring Minato from Uchiha Yoruki's view, but Nawaki and others saw it clearly. Minato also retreated but did not stop the seals in his hands.
"Minato, be careful!" Kushina shouted, worried because the fire from the two Dragon Fire Jutsus was too intense for her to see Minato's actions. However, Minato's face showed no difficulty. He wouldn't be foolish enough to compete with the Uchiha clan in fire release directly.
Ninjutsu is ever-changing, and even the Uchiha clan's fire release ninjutsu is not invincible. The surging fire rushed toward Minato like a wave, trying to swallow him up.
"Just right," Minato laughed, his cheeks bulging. "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" The strong wind swept out from Minato's mouth, making a whirring sound as it blew on the fire wave in front of him.
Boom! Minato's initially weak dragon fire suddenly surged, instantly suppressing Uchiha Yoruki.
"He can use two chakra properties at the same time!?" Sakumo couldn't help but shrink his pupils.
Although Minato's ninjutsu were only C-level, the ability to use two chakra properties simultaneously and effectively in combat was remarkable, something even many Chunins couldn't achieve.
Sakumo admired Minato's ingenuity: "He actually knows how to use the wind to enhance his fire. Minato Namikaze is truly a rare genius!" The five basic chakra properties have their own advantages and disadvantages.
They can restrain each other but also complement each other. Fire borrows the power of wind, becoming more turbulent. The C-level ninjutsu of fire and wind combined can rival B-level advanced ninjutsu in power.
Uchiha Yoruki, who had been smiling confidently, suddenly froze. In a fire release competition where he had the upper hand, he found himself at a disadvantage. "This is impossible!" Uchiha Yoruki couldn't believe he was losing to Minato in fire release.
Unable to see Minato's movements behind the fire, he felt an unusual breeze across his face. Indoors, under such intense fire, how could there be wind?
"Wind Release jutsu!?" Uchiha Yoruki, a genius of the Uchiha clan, quickly realized the situation. The power of fire release surges with the blessing of strong wind.
The spectators struggled to keep their eyes open due to the sudden expansion of the fire. The fire's intensity stunned everyone. "Ninjutsu combination?" Sarutobi Ao was the first to react. The Sarutobi clan also excelled in fire release, and he couldn't believe a ninja school student could perform and combine two chakra attributes to enhance ninjutsu power.
Mikoto's beautiful eyes sparkled with a different meaning as she watched Minato. She wondered how much Minato had grown without her knowing.
Kushina, seeing Minato suppress Uchiha Yoruki, didn't understand the reason but felt her face flush and her eyes shine. The rest of the audience were speechless at the scope of the fire alone.
Boom! Under the confrontation of fire and wind, Uchiha Yoruki's attack weakened. No matter how he mobilized chakra, his ninjutsu was suppressed more fiercely.
Continuing would deplete his chakra. Minato's Dragon Fire Jutsu, powered by wind, exceeded Uchiha Yoruki's ability to resist. He immediately ceased the Dragon Fire Jutsu, and the overwhelming fire rushed forward.
"Body Flicker Jutsu!" Uchiha Yoruki gritted his teeth, a black shadow passing quickly in front of the surging flames. Blazing! Half the venue was covered by flames, blocking everyone's vision. When the flames gradually faded, Minato and Uchiha Yoruki's figures emerged.
Minato stood in place, waiting for the flames to dissipate. Uchiha Yoruki, more embarrassed, had avoided the flames but suffered burns, part of his black clothes singed.
Through the fading flames, Uchiha Yoruki stared at Minato. After two rounds of confrontation, he had been forced into an embarrassing situation by Minato, using the Uchiha clan's signature fire release ninjutsu.
"Your speed surprised me, but now I am not just relying on my speed alone," Minato said, seemingly understanding Uchiha Yoruki's thoughts.
To deal with him, Uchiha Yoruki had increased his speed and mastered the Body Flicker Jutsu. But Minato didn't need to rely on speed alone to win. The entire place was silent, and Hatake Sakumo narrowed his eyes slightly.
"This kid, he showed mercy." The combination of Dragon Fire Jutsu and Great Breakthrough was more powerful than this level. Sakumo thought it was due to Minato's lack of chakra, but seeing him now, he had plenty left. It seemed Minato knew Uchiha Yoruki mastered the Body Flicker Jutsu and controlled the range to give him a chance to escape. Rather than a gap in strength, the entire battle situation was under Minato's control. From the beginning, Uchiha Yoruki had no chance of winning at all.
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