"What bad luck, it's the Yellow Flash."
The Hidden Rock Ninjas instantly felt their faint hope of escape vanish upon seeing Namikaze Minato leading the team in front of them.
Namikaze Minato was renowned among the Hidden Rock during the battles in the Land of Grass for his extraordinary speed. Aside from Jiraiya, he was the ninja Hidden Rock feared the most.
Now, Namikaze Minato had even fought to a standstill against the new AB combination of the Hidden Cloud on the battlefield in the Land of Hot Water, becoming a famous strongman in the Ninja World, with his danger level rising once again. He didn't think he could escape from such a Namikaze Minato.
"Don't be arrogant, we don't need Teacher Minato to deal with you," Obito and Kakashi exchanged a glance and assumed a combat pose.
The two moved forward, protecting Nohara Rin behind them as they advanced towards the five Hidden Rock Ninjas.
Meanwhile, Namikaze Minato threw several Flying Thunder God Kunai to block potential escape routes for the Hidden Rock Ninjas.
In this battle, he wouldn't make a move, only assisting Obito and the others by supervising.
Before stepping out, Namikaze Minato had already sensed the auras of the five Hidden Rock Ninjas. Only one of them might be a Jonin, while the others had weak Chakra, likely being Chunin or Genin. Obito and his companions could handle them.
The leading Special Jonin of Hidden Rock felt a flash of delight at Namikaze Minato's apparent overconfidence. Unable to defeat Namikaze Minato, but surely they could handle three ten-year-old-looking ninjas?
"If you want to use us as sharpening stones, then be prepared for the blade to break," the Special Jonin of Hidden Rock thought fiercely.
Originally encountering Namikaze Minato meant a dead-end for them, but with Obito's group instead, it was a different scenario.
With him as a Special Jonin, accompanied by three Chunins and one Genin, this lineup was enough to kill a Jonin. He didn't believe these three kids included a Jonin and two Chunins.
However, the Special Jonin of Hidden Rock didn't relax, knowing Namikaze Minato surely wouldn't just watch from the side. If his subordinates were in danger, Namikaze Minato would definitely intervene. But this was their only chance; if they could capture one, they had a chance to retreat, or at the very least, kill a Konoha ninja.
"Earth Release: Rock Cannon Jutsu!"
Upon the Special Jonin of Hidden Rock's command, four Hidden Rock ninjas gathered Chakra to unleash stones at Kakashi and Obito.
"Breath of Flame, Full Concentration!"
"Breath of Thunder, Full Concentration!"
As they prepared to act, Obito and Kakashi immediately focused their breathing.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Obito gathered Chakra in his throat, swiftly transforming it into Fire Attribute Chakra and exhaled forcefully.
Whoosh!!
Intense orange-red flames continuously erupted, rapidly forming a massive fireball hurtling toward the five Hidden Rock ninjas.
The massive fireball engulfed the rocks spat out by the Hidden Rock ninjas and continued crashing toward their position.
"A genius ninja, huh..." The Special Jonin of Hidden Rock clenched his sword, fixing his gaze firmly on Obito.
Due to the formidable power of the fireball, the Hidden Rock ninjas had no intention of resisting head-on and scattered to dodge.
"Flash Step, Two Strikes!"
Just then, Kakashi moved.
He didn't waste the opportunity created by Obito, instantly channeling Chakra to his legs, which flashed with blinding lightning. Kakashi transformed into lightning and charged forward.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Two bolts of lightning flashed by, blood blossomed, and in an instant, two Hidden Rock Chunin fell dead under Kakashi's blade.
The Special Jonin of Hidden Rock twitched his eyelids, realizing he probably couldn't evade such a fast blade.
At this point, the Special Jonin of Hidden Rock understood Namikaze Minato's actions. Namikaze Minato wasn't being overconfident; rather, these three brats were no ordinary beings!
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu!"
Seizing the moment when the opponents dodged the Great Fireball, Nohara Rin quickly formed the seals to use Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu, conjuring a water dragon rushing toward the Hidden Rock ninjas.
Just when the Hidden Rock ninjas thought they had dodged the Water Dragon Bomb, Nohara Rin suddenly changed tactics. The Water Dragon Bomb transformed into a torrent of water, drenching several of them thoroughly.
This was a technique Terumi Mei exhibited in the Chunin Exams, which Mokgetsu studied and successfully replicated, then taught to Nohara Rin.
Due to the high Chakra Form Transformation required for this technique, Nohara Rin could only use it in a Full Concentration of Breath of Water state.
"Lightning Release: Purple Lightning!"
Kakashi's Chakra exploded in his hand, and the immensely dazzling purple lightning appeared, then spread into a vast current enveloping the Hidden Rock ninjas.
The Hidden Rock people, already hit by the Water Release, were in a dire situation. Only the Special Jonin of Hidden Rock barely held on, while the other two Hidden Rock ninjas were directly electrocuted.
"Fire Release: Impatiens Claw Red!"
Seeing the Special Jonin of Hidden Rock hindered by paralysis, Obito wasted no time in deploying a B-level Fire Release, flinging a multitude of fiery shuriken towards him.
BOOM!!
With a loud explosion, no Hidden Rock ninja was left standing on the field.
"Everyone performed excellently, both in coordination and individual prowess," Minato generously praised.
At the beginning, he had worried that Obito might go all out and recklessly unleash wide-range Fire Release.
While this could win the battle, it would waste a lot of unnecessary Chakra, which could be dangerous if they encountered more enemies.
Obito chuckled, "After all, it's just an A-Class Mission; the enemies aren't very strong."
"You'd know how strong they are if you did it alone," Kakashi said calmly.
"Kakashi, that's unreasonable. They're a team; why should I go alone?" Obito retorted with reason.
"Alright, no more arguing. Kakashi is concerned that Obito might get hurt due to carelessness," Nohara Rin stepped in with a sigh of exasperation.