The fact that their ninjutsu were evenly matched instantly shocked the ninjas present.
Was this a graduation exam? It felt like two Special Jonin were fighting.
Could it be that Lord Jiraiya's disciple possessed the strength of a Special Jonin?
Hey, hey, this joke has gone too far. He's only 10 years old, right? How could he be so powerful?
But what they were about to see was what a true genius was.
Sano Inoue had long regarded Minato as an opponent of the same level, so he naturally didn't think he could defeat Minato with a low-level ninjutsu.
That one strike was just a probe.
As expected, the kid on the other side easily took his ninjutsu. This way, he could go all out and attack, to see where this kid's limits were.
Since one of Lord Hokage's assessment tasks was to defeat him, it meant that Minato had the strength to do so.
"Be careful! I won't be using low-level ninjutsu anymore! Take this, Minato Namikaze!" Sano Inoue shouted, his hands forming a complex seal.
"Water Release—Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A ferocious water dragon rose from the ground. But because they were in a place without water, and he wasn't a very powerful ninja, this water dragon looked a bit malnourished.
But it was still much more powerful than a C-rank ninjutsu.
The head of the Water Dragon Bullet spun in the air and rushed towards Minato.
"A Water Dragon Bullet? Then let's have a dragon against a tiger," Minato decided the moment Sano Inoue shouted "Water Dragon Bullet Technique," and then he formed the hand signs for a Lightning Release jutsu at a very fast speed.
"Lightning Release—Angry Raging Tiger!"
"Crackle, crackle, crackle."
Lightning-attribute chakra continuously flashed around Minato's body, finally turning into a huge blue lightning tiger that enveloped him.
"Roar, Lightning Tiger!" Minato shouted, charging towards the Water Dragon Bullet.
A battle between a dragon and a tiger was about to unfold.
"Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The dragon and the tiger collided, continuously tearing at each other, as if they would not stop until a victor was decided.
In the end, with his excellent chakra control, Minato controlled the lightning tiger to bite off the water dragon's neck, turning the Water Dragon Bullet into a pool of water.
After dealing with the water dragon, Minato continued to charge towards Sano Inoue with an unstoppable momentum. From a distance, he looked like a blue lightning tiger on the run.
With lightning speed and dazzling electricity, he pierced through Sano Inoue.
"Teacher Sano!" Sano Inoue's disciple was instantly panicked. Impossible! How could Teacher Sano be defeated so easily?
Some of the other Genin also widened their eyes, thinking the examiner had lost.
But Minato did not relax his guard, because that figure didn't feel right.
Sure enough, after a short while, the Sano Inoue who had been pierced by lightning turned into a pile of mud. A mud clone.
Seeing this scene, those Genin finally came to their senses. They had indeed been scared silly just now.
"Is this Minato's true strength? That was the B-rank ninjutsu, Water Dragon Bullet Technique, and it was broken. Has his strength surpassed mine by that much? No wonder the three of us are no match for him, no matter how we fight."
Shikaku stood to the side, muttering to himself. At this moment, his heart had suffered a deep blow. They were all classmates and good friends, yet while he was still striving to become a Genin, Minato could already fight against a Special Jonin.
The battle was so fierce, and he didn't fall into a disadvantage at all. It made him want to cover his face in shame. The gap was too big. It seemed he would have to train seriously in the future and not always be afraid of trouble.
"Clap, clap, clap."
At this time, Sano Inoue walked out from the other side, clapping his hands.
"You're really amazing. Even after hitting my mud clone, you didn't relax your guard at all. It means you sensed something was wrong early on. What sharp insight."
"The examiner's strength is also impressive. I didn't see when you used the mud clone. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have wasted that chakra attacking your mud clone."
Minato also acknowledged his opponent's strength. Although he wasn't a Jonin, he did have his unique points. No wonder he could become a Special Jonin.
"Next is the real duel. I won't remind you when I'm going to attack," Sano Inoue said, taking a deep breath. He had consumed a quarter of his chakra. Next was the real duel.
"Bring it on. I don't need the examiner's reminder either," Minato said confidently. Don't think that the more than 100 battles he had fought in the past year were for nothing. At the very least, his combat experience was very rich.
At this time, Sano Inoue began to form hand signs.
Minato saw it and immediately became vigilant. It was a hand sign for an Earth Release jutsu. If nothing unexpected happened, the attack should come from underground.
"Earth Release—Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!"
As expected, a dragon head made of mud emerged from the ground, then opened its mouth and spat out countless mud projectiles at Minato.
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