Chapter 270: The Yellow Flash and the A-B Combo

Ninja Academy Teacher: I Get Stronger Just by Teaching, Volume Chapter 187: Yellow Flash and the AB Combo. Until they left the Land of Fire, Obito and the others had not fought a single battle, but Obito did not relax, because based on past experience, they only encountered enemies in foreign countries.

Kakashi thought it was highly unlikely they would encounter enemies, but he was also very cautious. After all, having run into unexpected situations four times in a row, he wasn't very confident inside.

Unlike the ninjas, Izumi Sōju gradually let his guard down because the journey had been so peaceful, and he began to talk more.

"If you're thinking of having fun in the Land of Hot Water, I strongly recommend you try our country's natural hot springs. They're very comfortable. As for tourist spots, I recommend Rose Street. On that entire street, every household grows roses. When the roses are in full bloom, a gentle breeze makes the beautiful petals dance everywhere. It's very romantic."

"A whole street planted with roses, that really must be romantic." Rin Nohara imagined the sight of a large number of red rose petals fluttering in the wind, her eyes sparkling as she spoke.

Obito, who was worried about Rin getting hurt and had been keeping an eye on her, noticed Rin's expression. He silently memorized the name of this attraction, intending to take Rin there if he got the chance.

"Everyone stop. Something's up." Minato activated his sensing ability and detected many chakra signatures nearby, one of which was extremely powerful. He quickly alerted Kakashi and the other two.

"There are quite a few ninjas nearby, but they should just be passing by. Let's hide for now." Minato thought for a moment and then said.

During a mission, the mission takes priority. They only needed to deliver the client; there was no need for unnecessary combat.

If it were just Minato alone, he might have gone to check which village the ninjas were from and whether they posed a threat to Konoha, but he still had three young students with him, so he didn't want to cause any trouble.

Although Obito didn't understand why they had to hide, he didn't disobey the order and hid in the trees along with Rin.

Minato continued sensing the ninjas' chakra, but soon noticed something strange: the ninjas who were originally not on the same route as them suddenly sped up and rushed toward their location.

"Damn, they also have a sensor ninja." Minato immediately realized the reason.

He could sense the enemies, but he had no way to conceal their own chakra, so the enemy sensor could also sense them.

"Kakashi, take this." Minato handed the Flying Thunder God kunai to Kakashi. During the last bell-snatching training, Kakashi had performed the best, so Minato trusted him the most at the moment.

"You three protect the client and don't act recklessly. I'll handle the enemies." Minato instructed with a serious expression.

He could sense that chakra was extremely powerful; it was definitely no ordinary enemy.

"So they're Konoha ninjas. That works out perfectly." The Fourth Raikage arrived at the location, saw the headband on Minato's forehead, and nodded.

Those Iwa ninjas are too useless. Even sending two jinchūriki ended up being beaten down by Konoha. The Cloud higher-ups discussed and decided to step up their efforts against Konoha.

"Lord Raikage, be careful. This guy's chakra isn't weak, and he looks like the one Iwa calls the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze. They say he's extremely fast." Motom stated the relevant information about Minato.

Besides being in charge of sensing, he also memorized data on many ninjas. The name Minato Namikaze was something he had collected recently; he had performed impressively in the war between Konoha and Iwa.

"Extremely fast? Well, I'd like to see just how fast he is." The Fourth Raikage's expression was calm. He didn't think this so-called Yellow Flash could be faster than him; his speed had already surpassed that of his father, the Third Raikage.

The Fourth Raikage considered himself the second fastest in the shinobi world, with the first being that Mist ninja disguised as a Sand ninja.

"Isn't that..." Obito was stunned when he saw the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee. He immediately recognized them as the powerful enemies who had once required Tsukuyomi to cover their retreat, and among them was the candidate Raikage of Kumogakure.

"Obito." Kakashi called Obito's name and communicated with him through eye contact.

Obito immediately shut up. Tsukuyomi had told them several times that they couldn't mention encountering the candidate Raikage on that mission; they could only say they had run into that Cloud jōnin who was killed.

"It's Cloud's new AB Combo." Minato frowned slightly. These were not easy enemies to deal with.

Compared to Minato, the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee had become famous earlier. Because Cloud and Sand had gone to war early on, the new AB Combo had already made a name for themselves in the ninja world by stepping over the corpses of Sand's renowned veterans.

Although Rin was the only one present who didn't know the Fourth Raikage's strength, she could tell from the atmosphere that they had encountered powerful enemies. She stared at the enemies not far away with extreme caution.

"I hear you're fast, but I don't think you're faster than me. What do you think?" After saying that, the Fourth Raikage immediately entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his entire body wrapped in dazzling blue lightning, like wearing a lightning armor.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!

Minato threw out three Flying Thunder God kunai. Two landed on the trees to the side, and one was thrown toward the Cloud ninjas.

Clang!

Killer Bee drew his short sword and easily knocked Minato's thrown kunai to the ground.

"What kind of aim is that? Three kunai and they're all that crooked." A Cloud ninja mocked upon seeing this, thinking this Yellow Flash might not be that strong; weapon throwing was a basic ninja skill.

"I don't want to compare who's faster with you, but I have a good suggestion: you should leave quickly. I don't want to waste energy outside of the mission." Minato replied, his expression showing no fear.

Although the AB Combo had a big reputation, Minato was confident in himself. His main concern was that Obito and the others might get caught in the crossfire.

"Even without a mission, there's no reason to leave when I see an enemy." With that, the Fourth Raikage burst forward at full power.

He erupted a large amount of chakra to activate his body, greatly boosting his physical abilities. Even his nerves were activated, and his reaction speed improved.

In the eyes of others, the Fourth Raikage's body had vanished, leaving only a streak of blue light charging toward Minato.

"I'm not betting with Kakashi next time—this is too dangerous." Feeling the terrifying aura rushing toward them, Obito somewhat regretted letting Kakashi say that.

If Muyue were present, Obito wouldn't panic at all, and would even be in the mood to joke with Kakashi, because Muyue could gain the upper hand in a fight against the Fourth Raikage and successfully lead them in a retreat.

Obito wasn't sure about Minato—he didn't know much about Minato's strength, only that he was very strong, but not exactly how strong.

Kakashi was extremely speechless inside. This was already the fifth unexpected incident in a row, and they had run into a tough character like the candidate Raikage. He felt that in just a few months he had encountered all the kinds of accidents that others might never face in a lifetime.

Facing the rapidly charging Fourth Raikage, Minato did not panic. He possessed extremely sharp reflexes and perception.

Before the Fourth Raikage formally attacked, Minato didn't know if he could react to the Fourth Raikage's assault. But after the Fourth Raikage struck, Minato knew he could.

The moment the Fourth Raikage was about to rush in, Minato threw out another Flying Thunder God kunai. This time he didn't use much force—he simply tossed it lightly upward.

"Not moving? Let's see how you withstand my ninja body technique charge." The Fourth Raikage seemed to already envision Minato's body being snapped in two by his attack.

The next moment, something the Fourth Raikage never expected happened.

Whoosh!

Minato used Flying Thunder God to reach the large tree on the side.

The Fourth Raikage only felt Minato's figure flicker before his eyes, vanishing at a speed he couldn't comprehend, dodging his charge.

An expression of utter astonishment appeared on the Fourth Raikage's face. He didn't understand how Minato had disappeared in that instant or how he had evaded his charge. At that moment, his mind was full of confusion.

But something even more confusing happened. The previously vanished Namikaze Minato suddenly appeared above him, grabbing the thrown Flying Thunder God kunai. A massive amount of chakra erupted in his hand, enhancing his strength as he drove the kunai toward the Fourth Raikage's body.

The Fourth Raikage noticed Namikaze Minato's attack, but it was too sudden and too fast. Even though he reacted, he couldn't dodge or defend in time.

Just at this critical moment, Minato suddenly sensed a blade carrying powerful Lightning Release thrusting toward him. He immediately abandoned the attack and used Flying Thunder God again to return to the tree.

"Big brother, that guy can teleport using the kunai." Killer Bee quickly reported his discovery to the Fourth Raikage.

Just now, when he saw Minato suddenly appear on the tree to dodge the Fourth Raikage's charge, he had a suspicion. So he immediately fired a lightning blade toward the area above the Fourth Raikage.

At first it was just a guess, but Minato had moved three times, always near a kunai, which made Killer Bee certain of this information.

"Bee, you did well this time." The Fourth Raikage used his extreme speed to return to the side of the Kumogakure team, praising Killer Bee, while quickly scanning his surroundings to memorize the positions of all the Flying Thunder God kunai.

With his speed, he could reach that distance in an instant. Now all he needed to do was force Namikaze Minato to use Flying Thunder God again.

As if seeing through the Fourth Raikage's intention, Minato threw out three more Flying Thunder God kunai, increasing the points he could teleport to.

Seeing that Namikaze Minato was no pushover, the Fourth Raikage's subordinates decided not to cause him trouble and went to fight the other Konoha ninja.

Motoi led three Kumogakure ninja charging toward Obito's group of four.

Earlier, Muyue had told Obito and the others to use the Transformation Technique to hide their appearances, so Motoi did not recognize Kakashi or Obito, but that didn't stop him from trying to take out Obito's team to disturb Minato's focus.

"Probably one jōnin and three chūnin—beyond their ability to handle." Minato sensed the chakra of the Kumogakure ninja charging at Obito's team and prepared to find an opportunity to help.

With the strength of Obito and his two teammates, handling one jōnin was already their limit. If three chūnin also joined in, Obito's team would surely be defeated.

This is a bit earlier than their first fight in the original—consider it the protagonist's butterfly effect. At this point in time, Killer Bee hasn't become a jinchūriki yet. Also, there's another chapter coming up.