Chapter 290: Timely Rescue! The Price of Crazy Growth! A Lifetime of Loneliness!
"You bastards… let go of Kushina!"
Minato Namikaze, who had just woken up, looked at the Cloud Ninja gradually surrounding Kushina, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Burabi, who was standing on Kushina, displaying an invincible posture.
He endured the double fatigue of body and spirit, grabbed his kunai, and charged forward again.
"Konoha's blonde brat!"
"Not dead yet? What a tenacious fellow."
In the Ninja World, a strong will can lead to infinite possibilities.
But these possibilities… may not change the final outcome.
With Sakura's ashen face, Minato Namikaze, after taking a direct Lightning Release attack, broke through his interception with a burst of vitality and appeared less than twenty meters from the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Burabi and Kushina.
"This is as far as you go, Konoha's blonde brat…"
Facing the charging Minato Namikaze, Burabi did not hesitate, directly unleashing a powerful punch.
"Boom~"
"It's over~"
Looking at the huge crater that appeared not far away, Sakura and Tani Hayabusa felt a pang of regret and slowly lowered their heads.
Although they were enemies, it was undeniable… that blonde brat who had single-handedly pursued them this far was an exceptionally excellent Ninja, worthy of their respect.
"Hmm? Where's that brat?"
"Ay, Dodai-senpai, did you see that blonde brat just now?"
In Burabi's opinion, in his full Tailed Beast form, let alone a brat who had reached the Elite Chunin level, even an ordinary Elite Jonin.
Under such absolute power, there was only one outcome: being utterly crushed… turning into a bloody foam.
But… in this instant, Burabi's previous understanding was completely shattered.
"That brat?"
"Burabi, what are you talking about? Didn't you just smash that brat to death?"
Hearing Burabi's question, Ay, Dodai, and the others also slowly walked forward.
"Did he escape? That brat… can he still move at such speed in that state?"
"Cough~"
Just as everyone was filled with doubt, a phantom figure gradually solidified not far from Burabi, Ay, and the others.
The person who suddenly appeared and saved Minato Namikaze was Fujiwara Tetsuya, who had arrived a step earlier.
Good thing… he had a sudden premonition just now, otherwise… Naruto might have had a different father!
Sasuke would most likely have a different mother or father, and if Naruto also had a different father.
Fujiwara Tetsuya wasn't sure… if the Six Paths Sage would be so angry that he would burst out of the Pure Land World and forcefully send his soul to heaven.
"Cough~ Is that Tetsuya?"
"Save… save Kushina."
"Minato, don't talk too much in your current state. Don't worry… with me here, you and Kushina will be fine."
"After all, I promised the Sandaime that I would bring you and Kushina back safely… cough, alive."
Looking at Minato Namikaze, whom he was carrying, based on his current injuries, he wouldn't be able to use Chakra for at least half a month in a hospital bed… so the promise of bringing him back safely would most likely be unfulfilled.
"Fujiwara Tetsuya…"
Detecting Fujiwara Tetsuya's Chakra, Ay turned around immediately.
Looking at that familiar face, Ay's calm eyes immediately burst with bright light, and the swirling Chakra around him completely erupted at this moment.
In a flash, he entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
"Ay? I didn't expect you to be involved in this matter."
"That's great, it seems you've also become stronger these past few years."
"But your physique… should I say it's worthy of inheriting the Third Raikage's bloodline?"
"Ay! Have you ever considered that if you keep growing at this rate, you won't find a girlfriend… oh! A beautiful girlfriend."
During their casual chat, Fujiwara Tetsuya's gaze quickly swept over Burabi, Dodai, and the others.
It had to be said that, including the ANBU Squad that came to support them, and Hyuga Hizashi, Uchiha Mikoto, and others.
Although they had a slight advantage in numbers… besides him.
The others… faced considerable pressure in terms of strength against Ay, Dodai, and Burabi, the main combat forces.
Right now!
This really was a high-level match!
Six Jonin, two suspected Elite Jonin, the strongest Jinchuriki below the Nine-Tailed, a Quasi-Kage, and Ay, that monster.
But there was nothing he could do; such was the fate of a working man.
"Bastard, what kind of nonsense are you spouting, you annoying fellow?"
Perhaps Fujiwara Tetsuya's words had hit a nerve for Ay.
Ay's dark face turned a mix of green and red, and after the swirling Chakra around him violently fluctuated, it was suddenly fully retracted into his body.
The Chakra Mode he had just entered… was broken in that instant.
"It seems… I'm most likely right, Ay!"
"If you want to find a beautiful girlfriend, simply going the aggressive route won't work."
"Even if you do find one, it will at most be physical, not emotional…"
"Cough~ Tetsuya, why don't you put me down first? Also… now isn't the time to talk about this, is it? Let's rescue Kushina from the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki first."
Compared to Dodai, Sakura, and others who had gone through adult trials… Ay and Burabi were indeed a bit thin-skinned.
Of course, among everyone present, there were those who reacted even worse to Fujiwara Tetsuya's sarcastic remarks.
For example… Minato Namikaze in Fujiwara Tetsuya's hand.
He was already blushing, his blood rushing to his face.
"Oh… thank you for the reminder, Minato!"
"Seeing an old friend, I tend to talk a bit too much."
Looking at the bowed head of Minato Namikaze, Fujiwara Tetsuya chuckled and released his right hand.
Minato Namikaze, with a grunt of pain, fell to the ground, once again making intimate contact with the earth.
Hmm! Clearly… Fujiwara Tetsuya did it on purpose.
As one of the few people in all of Konoha whose good looks were on par with his.
From a certain perspective, they might… have a certain competitive relationship in the future.
"Tetsuya… you bastard."
"Forget it, I'll leave the rest to you."
After taking a few deep breaths, Minato Namikaze finally gave up on complaining about Fujiwara Tetsuya's utterly un-"senior-like" behavior.
"Ay! Our reunion will have to wait for now."
"Hey, that monster over there… Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Burabi, right?"
"May I ask if you can release my comrade?"
After casually throwing Minato Namikaze tens of meters back, away from the danger zone.
Fujiwara Tetsuya, with his hand on kirimaru at his waist, slowly walked towards Burabi and Kushina's location.
"Hmph~"
"One after another… is Konoha full of such arrogant brats?"
"Don't think that just because you luckily gained Hanzo's approval, you can be presumptuous in front of Ay and Lord Burabi."
With a cold shout, Tani Hayabusa and another Cloud Jonin instantly rushed in front of Fujiwara Tetsuya, blocking his path.