"So Mokgetsu had already discovered this Flying Thunder God Kunai, truly terrifying insight." The sudden turn of events on the battlefield left Sarutobi Hiruzen a bit caught off guard.
He thought Minato's plan was about to succeed, but unexpectedly, Mokgetsu was using a counter-strategy to lure them in.
"I need to comfort Minato well at Mokgetsu's celebration feast." Seeing the battle completely ended, Kushina was already thinking about what dishes would be at the feast.
"Teacher Mokgetsu is indeed stronger." Obito breathed a sigh of relief, silently chanting a few times in his heart that Sage Mokgetsu is omnipotent to atone for his sins.
He nearly thought that the invincible Sage Mokgetsu would lose, what a sin.
"Teacher Mokgetsu is truly versatile, while Teacher Minato still falls short." Kakashi lamented.
He felt that sometimes ignorance is bliss; if Mokgetsu's opponents knew about Mokgetsu's abilities, they would rarely have the will to fight him.
Feeling the hard object in his chest, holding the Chakra Ball, Namikaze Minato looked surprised.
After learning the Flying Thunder God, it was the first time he encountered such a situation.
The entire rhythm of the battle was controlled by Mokgetsu, even his perceived hope for victory was just a trap set by Mokgetsu.
"Mokgetsu, you're so strong." Namikaze Minato dissipated his Chakra and said earnestly.
After becoming proficient with the Flying Thunder God, he rarely felt pressured by other ninjas, but today, with Mokgetsu, he felt that pressure.
No matter what technique Namikaze Minato used, he couldn't harm Mokgetsu, while Mokgetsu could always see through his thoughts and movements.
Before the battle, Namikaze Minato didn't quite understand why Konoha Ninja said they were the strongest new generation, but after the battle, he only wanted to tell them not to include him, Mokgetsu was stronger than him.
Namikaze Minato was genuinely a bit confused by the rumors, before the confrontation he didn't expect to be so suppressed, almost continually being overpowered from start to finish.
"Minato, your Flying Thunder God is truly divine speed, in a real fight I couldn't win over you so easily." Mokgetsu said with a smile, retrieving the Kunai.
After truly battling Namikaze Minato once, Mokgetsu realized Namikaze Minato was indeed not easy to deal with.
Unless Mokgetsu started by using Breath of Thunder Chakra Mode, followed by activating Transparent World and using Byakugan, then cooperating with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, otherwise Mokgetsu might truly have no way to handle Namikaze Minato.
After all, Namikaze Minato isn't foolish, after fighting for a while and seeing things aren't going well, he would definitely use the Flying Thunder God to escape swiftly.
Namikaze Minato's approach is quite simple, it's basically a highly skilled Flying Thunder God coupled with god-level reflexes, but it's really practical.
People weaker than Namikaze Minato are easily obliterated by him, especially when they don't know his information.
Even those stronger than Namikaze Minato find it hard to kill him unless they are overwhelmingly strong.
Minato's only shortcoming is a lack of effective high-attack output methods.
Even if the Rasengan is successfully developed, Minato would still struggle to hit Third Raikage, who is tougher than a turtle shell, unless perfectly developed with additional Chakra Nature Changes.
"The battle is over just like that." Might Guy scratched his head, feeling like he watched for nothing.
Aside from understanding the initial exchange of Ninjutsu between Mokgetsu and Namikaze Minato, the rest was just the two of them vanishing repeatedly until the winner was decided.
"The path to becoming stronger is still long, continuous effort is needed." After watching the battle, Shisui prepared to return to the Southern Border Forest to continue his cultivation.
Even Namikaze Minato, who lost to Mokgetsu, could still instantly defeat him. To change the future of Uchiha, to change Mokgetsu's future, Shisui had to continue becoming stronger, and as quickly as possible, since nobody knows when the great battle might come that leads to Mokgetsu's demise.
The other disciples didn't waste any time either, quickly starting their respective training.
Mokgetsu had his Shadow Clone guide the disciples' training, while he used Mystical Palm Jutsu to heal Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato then realized that Mokgetsu's medical ninjutsu seemed quite good too; if he remembered correctly, Mokgetsu learned medical ninjutsu two years ago when Jiraiya introduced Mokgetsu to Tsunade.
"People really can't relax, you have to seize the spare time outside missions to train." Namikaze Minato thought internally.
Mokgetsu, being of the same age, managed to develop multiple areas while ensuring proficiency in each skill. Namikaze Minato believed Mokgetsu must have been diligently learning since becoming a ninja, which made Mokgetsu who he was today.
Namikaze Minato decided to devote more time to training in the future. After all, people more excellent than him are even more diligent; what reason does he have not to strive?
"I initially thought I could surprise you, Mokgetsu, but it turns out you've almost completed the Ninjutsu development." Minato shifted the topic to the Chakra Ball Sealless Ninjutsu.
In the battle, they both used the Chakra Ball Sealless Ninjutsu, but obviously Mokgetsu's was at a higher level and more powerful.
"It can be considered roughly complete, but the technique has great potential. At present, it can only be considered a semi-finished product, more Nature Transformation could be added." Mokgetsu thought for a moment before responding.
If Namikaze Minato could develop the Rasengan's nature transformation, given his combat style, it could significantly increase his potential.
"I've thought about it too, but since it's not complete yet, I haven't considered as much as you, Mokgetsu." Namikaze Minato nodded.