The next day, the battle resumed.
Kawaki Hatake had led the supply team more than halfway through their journey.
The yellow sand filled the sky as Kawaki walked at the front of the team.
Suddenly, a member of the Hyuga clan beside him stared intently and then shouted.
"Someone's there."
In his Byakugan, he could clearly see the chakra of a person hidden in the yellow sand.
"Prepare to face the enemy."
Kawaki raised his hand to pick up his sword and stared ahead.
The Konoha Ninjas behind him scattered and got ready for battle.
The two young ones stood back to back, scanning their surroundings.
Magnet Release: Iron Sand Drizzle.
A figure rose from the yellow sand, with a pair of huge black wings on its back, formed by compressed Iron Sand Body.
In an instant, waves of Iron Sand Body appeared in front of him, and then the Iron Sand Body turned into countless fine needles that shot rapidly at the Konoha Ninjas.
This jutsu had a large attack range and a long duration. It was very difficult to dodge and had extremely high lethality.
"The Third Kazekage."
Kawaki looked at the figure in the air and recognized him immediately. He was a very strong opponent.
The Sage Mode was instantly activated, and his body was enveloped in lightning - attribute Chakra.
Swordsmanship, Fire Raijin.
Kawaki transformed into a fire - breathing Thunder Dragon, defying gravity, and rushed towards the Third Kazekage in mid - air.
The fine needles along the way were all knocked away, but a large number of them still rushed into the Konoha camp.
Earth Release, Earth Flow Wall.
The Konoha Ninjas used Earth Release for defense. Those who were slow in performing the jutsu were pierced by the fine needles and died with hatred in their hearts.
Those whose Earth Release was not powerful enough were also injured as the fine needles passed through the Earth Flow Wall. With just one attack from the Third Kazekage, the Konoha troops suffered quite a few casualties.
Fortunately, Kawaki's attack was approaching, preventing the Third Kazekage from using the jutsu again. Otherwise, just this one move would have been enough to give the Konoha Ninjas a hard time.
The title of the strongest Kazekage was truly no empty boast. Kawaki admitted that he had underestimated this guy.
He had thought that the Kazekage who was defeated by the young Sasori in the original plot couldn't be that strong. Now he realized that there might be other hidden reasons.
Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wall.
Facing Kawaki's thunderous attack, the Third Kazekage slightly curled his lips. A solid wall made of black Iron Sand Body blocked in front of him.
Kawaki's attack hit the Iron Sand Body, sparking.
"Kawaki, your sword may not work well anymore."
Kawaki found that his sword was covered with Iron Sand Body and began to act erratically. The Chakra on it started to go wild.
"Is it affected by your Magnet Release?"
Helpless, Kawaki had to put away his sword and retreat quickly.
The Sand ninja and Konoha Ninjas also began to fight.
The two young ones were not injured by the Iron Sand Body. They cooperated well with each other and reaped the lives of the Sand ninja one by one.
Magnet Release, Golden Sand Drizzle.
A series of golden fine needles forced the two young ones back and saved a Sand ninja. Rasa appeared in front of them.
"Is there no one left in Konoha? Sending kids like you to the battlefield."
Rasa had a straight face, looking a bit old - fashioned for his age.
"The battlefield doesn't care about age. Prove yourself by beating us before talking big."
Nawaki looked at Rasa, who was only a few years older than him, with a look of indignation on his face.
"Be careful."
Minato looked at Rasa, knowing that his ninjutsu was not simple, similar to that used by the Third Kazekage.
"Go."
Nawaki nodded and charged forward with his sword in hand.
"Swords are ineffective against me."
Rasa snorted coldly and took a direct hit from the two young ones without dodging.
The two young ones found that when they stabbed Rasa, their swords had no effect and were even absorbed by his body.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust World Technique."
After Rasa made the hand seals, sharp gold dust in the shape of bamboo shoots emerged from the ground and stabbed violently at the two young ones.
"Quickly retreat!"
Minato shouted. The two of them let go of their swords and quickly retreated. If they were a second slower, they would have been pierced by the gold dust.
"Your reaction is quite fast. Here are your swords."
Rasa stared intently at the two young ones. Without any visible movement from him, the two swords turned around and attacked Minato and Nawaki.
The two young ones dodged, and the two swords, out of control, sank deep into the yellow sand.
"We can still beat you without swords."
It was the first time Nawaki had his weapon taken away. The anger in his eyes was about to burst out.
He still remembered the joking words Kawaki had said, "As long as the sword exists, the person exists; when the sword is lost, the person is lost."
"Water Release: Heavenly Weeping."
Nawaki had recently made progress in practicing Tobirama's Water Release Ninjutsu, and this was one of the few moves he had learned so far.
After making the hand seals, Nawaki spat out high - speed flying water needles from his mouth, aiming at Rasa's vital parts such as the throat and heart.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Wall."
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it in time, Rasa erected a one - person - high golden sand wall in front of him to block Nawaki's attack.
At this time, Minato moved behind Rasa and launched a high - speed attack.
"Leaf Whirlwind."
This was a Taijutsu personally taught by Dai, and Minato was now very proficient in using it.
Minato landed a lower kick followed by an upper kick. Rasa, who had no time to defend again, was hit continuously and flew backwards.
"Water Release: Water Blade Slash."
Nawaki naturally wouldn't let go of this great opportunity. He gathered a large amount of water - attribute chakra in his hand, which turned into the shape of a blade.
He leaped high and struck at the fallen Rasa.
Rasa's body had cracks after being kicked by Minato. The cracks slowly peeled off and turned into gold dust. He wasn't severely injured.
Nawaki's strike penetrated Rasa's body, and then he found that it was just a sand clone. After the gold dust scattered, the sand clone started to pounce on Nawaki.
"Be careful!"
Minato kicked Nawaki away. The gold dust missed, and Rasa's real body appeared not far away.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust Spear."
The drill formed by concentrated gold dust launched a high - speed continuous stabbing at the two young ones.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall." x2
Two earth walls blocked in front of the two young ones. The gold dust drill penetrated the two - layer earth walls and stopped just in front of the two young ones by a hair's breadth.
Cold sweat was already flowing down Minato and Nawaki's foreheads. They were almost either dead or seriously injured.
"Two brats."
Rasa cursed under his breath. Continuously using high - level ninjutsu, his chakra was being consumed rapidly.
He took out a Military Rations Pill from his ninja tool bag and popped it into his mouth.
"The environment in the desert is too bad. There are still some ninjutsu I can't use."
Nawaki angrily pounded the yellow sand on the ground. If the battle was near the water, he would definitely show Rasa his strength.
"I can't use my sword, and my Taijutsu isn't very effective."
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"Don't aim to kill. Just hold him off."
Minato analyzed the current situation and set the next strategy.
After nodding to each other, the two separated and constantly moved around from both sides.
For a while, Rasa couldn't overpower the two, and the fight was intense.
"Your disciples?"
Kawaki dodged the huge iron sand hand of the Third Kazekage. He almost rushed to save them just now, but fortunately, the two young ones managed to block it on their own.
He had also recognized Rasa's identity.
"What a pity. I didn't kill those two kids."
The Third Kazekage also noticed that Nawaki and Minato must have a close relationship with Kawaki, as the styles of their swords were exactly the same.
"If they die, I'll make all of you pay with your lives."
Kawaki's eyes were cold and fierce. The family he recognized was his reverse scale.
"You're talking big."
Magnet Release: Iron Sand Triangular Pyramid
After the Third Kazekage formed the Hand Seals, a huge triangular pyramid made of iron sand appeared in front of him and was launched towards Kawaki at high speed.
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