Chapter 743: Six Paths Sage Scroll

"Kid, you can't escape. Give me back the 'Plow'."

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki appeared beside Boruto, reaching for him with his left hand.

"Ameno-tejikara!"

Sasuke, brought over by Minato Namikaze, used his dōjutsu to swap places with Boruto, then stepped forward and swung his blade at Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's arm.

Clang!

Without even glancing at Sasuke, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki swung his red-light fishing rod to block the incoming blade.

Minato Namikaze seized the opportunity and flashed away with Boruto.

"Boruto, hand that 'Plow' over to me."

Minato Namikaze spoke after calmly analyzing the situation.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's target wasn't Boruto himself, but an item on Boruto. As long as Boruto didn't carry the "Plow," Urashiki Ōtsutsuki probably wouldn't chase him anymore.

"Okay."

Without overthinking it, Boruto simply took out the small turtle and handed it to Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze hadn't expected the "Plow" to be a small turtle, but the situation was urgent and he didn't have time to be surprised. He put the small turtle into his ninja tool pouch, then gathered natural energy and entered the Breathing Method Sage Mode.

"Wind Breathing Chakra Mode!"

The enemy was too strong. Minato Namikaze held back nothing, also entering Breathing Method Chakra Mode, pushing his own state to the extreme. He flashed away, putting distance between himself and Boruto.

Whoosh!

The instant Minato Namikaze flashed away, the red-light fishhook shot into the empty spot where he had just been standing.

"What a hassle. Can't you just be obedient?"

Seeing his fishhook miss, a trace of irritation appeared on Urashiki Ōtsutsuki's face.

Swish!

Minato Namikaze fired a signal flare, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

Although Sasuke had said earlier that he could handle Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, after seeing that brief exchange between the two, Minato felt that Sasuke probably wasn't up to it.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze decided to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to buy time, waiting for reinforcements.

The Hokage's office had been attacked; by now the Anbu had surely noticed the situation, even if they didn't know where the enemy had gone.

If he could stall for a while, the strong ninja of Konoha would surely come to support him.

Then the odds of victory would be somewhat better.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had no choice but to open his Byakugan and pursue, beginning a space-time chase with Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze moved back and forth between several Flying Thunder God coordinates, while Urashiki Ōtsutsuki constantly opened space-time portals to chase him.

When his chakra had been depleted by about half, Minato Namikaze returned to the coordinate where he had originally released the signal flare.

Bang!

Just as Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was about to strike at Minato Namikaze, a thick staff thrust toward him.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki blocked it with his red-light fishing rod, but was forced back some distance.

"Third Hokage-sama, thank you."

Minato Namikaze said with a sigh of relief.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and some of the jōnin had come to reinforce him.

"Minato, what's going on? Has an enemy infiltrated? Why wasn't there any warning?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Urashiki Ōtsutsuki warily and asked in confusion.

The entire village of Konoha was covered by a huge barrier; any enemy intrusion should have been detected.

"The enemy is from the Ōtsutsuki clan, and like me, they possess space-time abilities."

Minato Namikaze explained.

Using time-space jutsu to enter Konoha cannot be detected by the barrier.

"Otsutsuki Clan!"

Third Hokage looked shocked.

As a former Hokage, he also knew the secret of Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Unexpectedly, instead of Kaguya Otsutsuki breaking the seal, other Otsutsuki appeared.

"Jonin, retreat farther and use ninjutsu from a distance."

Minato Namikaze did not explain any further to Third Hokage and immediately ordered the jonin to retreat.

"The enemy can steal your chakra. If you think there is any possibility of your chakra being stolen, you can retreat directly."

Sasuke had told him about Urashiki Otsutsuki's information.

Urashiki Otsutsuki's fishing hook can pull out a ninja's chakra and use that ninja's jutsu through the stolen chakra.

Jutsu used in this way not only requires no hand seals, but is even more powerful than the original ninja's version.

"Hehe, delivering yourselves to me, then I won't hold back."

Urashiki Otsutsuki used Yomotsu Hirasaka to appear near a jonin, casually swung his red-light fishing rod, and fished out the jonin's chakra, causing him to collapse weakly to the ground.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Minato Namikaze frowned and threw two Flying Thunder God kunai wrapped in Wind Release currents.

Minato Namikaze had anticipated this kind of situation when firing the signal, but he had no choice.

How could a single signal flare convey all of Urashiki Otsutsuki's abilities?

Moreover, if he didn't call for reinforcements, just him and Sasuke would be no match for Urashiki Otsutsuki.

"If you obediently return my 'Kara' to me, I will spare you."

Urashiki Otsutsuki dodged the Flying Thunder God kunai by swaying his body and laughed.

To Urashiki Otsutsuki, Minato Namikaze and the others' chakra was barely better than nothing; if not for the 'Kara', Urashiki Otsutsuki wouldn't have bothered to act.

"Senpo: Rasenshuriken!"

The only response to Urashiki Otsutsuki was a combined attack from the three.

Sasuke gathered Lightning Release chakra in his hand and shot Chidori Eisou.

Third Hokage swung the extended and thickened Enma to smash at Urashiki Otsutsuki.

Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God to circle behind and followed up with a Rasenshuriken.

"How stubborn."

Urashiki Otsutsuki shook his head, and with two quick dodges, evaded the three's attacks.

"Such fast reflexes!"

Minato Namikaze was surprised inwardly.

If Urashiki Otsutsuki had countered or tanked the attacks with ninjutsu, Minato Namikaze wouldn't have been so surprised.

To dodge their combined attack like that purely based on his own reflexes would be too incredible.

"You cannot defeat me, after all, my eyes can see the future."

Seeing Minato Namikaze's surprised expression, Urashiki Otsutsuki said smugly.

Saying that, Urashiki Otsutsuki swung his rod and attacked Minato Namikaze.

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"

Third Hokage performed hand seals quickly, creating a thick earthen wall to separate Urashiki Otsutsuki and Minato Namikaze.

However, Urashiki Otsutsuki's red-light fishing rod was exceptionally powerful and soon broke through the earthen wall, forcing Minato Namikaze to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Five Releases: Great Combo Bombardment Technique!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen creates four Shadow Clones, and the clones together with his main body unleash high-power ninjutsu.

The jonin with decent combat ability also do their best to use long-range ninjutsu at this moment.

Even with so many ninjutsu coming at him, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki dodges most of them as if strolling through a courtyard.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen's wide-range ninjutsu does not miss Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, it is blocked by a technique released from the red light fish basket on Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's back.

"Sasuke, that technique of yours that can swap positions—does it work on anyone?"

Namikaze Minato thinks for a moment, walks over to Sasuke, and asks.

Ordinary ninjutsu are basically useless against Ōtsutsuki Urashiki; they can't even hit him.

As for taijutsu, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki can remain undefeated thanks to his bizarre evasion ability.

To defeat such a powerful opponent, one needs a special method.

The ability Sasuke displayed while saving Boruto is exactly the special method Namikaze Minato needs now.

"Mm, but the range is limited. Beyond that range, it won't work. And with my current chakra, I can only use it twice at most."

Sasuke nods and explains the effect of his Amenotejikara.

"Twice, huh? That's enough."

Namikaze Minato takes a deep breath and nods.

Boom! Boom!

Although Ōtsutsuki Urashiki has little interest in the Leaf shinobi, since he's being attacked, he naturally has to fight back.

Under Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's fierce assault, one by one Sarutobi Hiruzen's Shadow Clones dissipate, his main body becomes somewhat battered, and most of the jonin are heavily injured and collapse.

Shwoosh! Shwoosh! Shwoosh!

The sound of numerous kunai tearing through the air rings out as kunai with explosive tags attached rain down on Ōtsutsuki Urashiki like a storm, forcing him back.

"Hiruzen, are you alright? What's the situation?"

Mitokado Homura, carrying a large scroll, and Utatane Koharu, wearing combat gear, arrive and walk up to Sarutobi Hiruzen, asking.

"An enemy has invaded. There's only one, but he's extremely powerful. Be very careful."

Sarutobi Hiruzen takes a deep breath and explains.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu nod seriously, each becoming fully alert.

Two Hokage and so many jonin are on the losing side—without a doubt, this is a monster-level enemy.

"Playing around like this every now and then is quite fun, but I've had enough. Please be careful from now on."

Instead of attacking Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others again after dodging, Ōtsutsuki Urashiki grins and rushes toward Namikaze Minato on the other side.

Swoosh!

Without hesitation, Namikaze Minato teleports himself and Sasuke over to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side.

His plan has very little margin for error; he must make use of all available forces to ensure success in one go.

"Lord Third Hokage, two advisors, please go all-out without holding back from now on."

Namikaze Minato places one hand on Sarutobi Hiruzen's shoulder and the other on Mitokado Homura's shoulder, speaking seriously.

Time is short; he cannot explain his tactics in detail and must quickly assign tasks.

"Amatonotsuha Ryūseimei!"

Ōtsutsuki Urashiki calmly flings a large amount of red light at everyone, forcing them to scatter.

"Puppet Technique: Hidden Weapons Strike!"

Mitokado Homura unleashes a barrage of various ninja tools without restraint, and also charges forward himself for close-quarters combat.

Sarutobi Hiruzen creates Shadow Clones again, with his main body and the clones positioned at different spots, using ninjutsu to seal off Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's escape routes.

"So this is your all-out effort? Looks like I overestimated you."

Ōtsutsuki Urashiki still moves as if strolling leisurely, without a single scratch on him.

This is also the reason why Otsutsuki Urashiki could maintain such a relaxed attitude.

On this planet, only the grown Naruto and Sasuke could pose a threat to him; the rest were not worth mentioning, no matter how numerous, it was meaningless.

Even Naruto and Sasuke together could threaten him; only one of them was not a concern at all.

Just as Otsutsuki Urashiki was thinking this, Sasuke, clenching the Kusanagi Sword, gradually approached him.

Otsutsuki Urashiki silently switched his Rinnegan to the Blue Rinnegan.

He had three types of eyes in total: the Byakugan, the Blue Rinnegan, and the Red Rinnegan.

He could not use these three eyes simultaneously, but he could switch between them at will.

The Byakugan was similar in ability to the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, just a bit stronger.

The Blue Rinnegan was different; it was Otsutsuki Urashiki's strongest eye, capable of rewinding time by five seconds.

However, this time rewind could not rewind the time of his own body; that is to say, if he was injured, he could not recover from his wounds by rewinding time.

Moreover, this five-second rewind could not be used consecutively to achieve a ten-second rewind effect; it could only repeatedly experience the initial five seconds.

Therefore, Otsutsuki Urashiki's usage was to repeatedly rewind time before an attack hit him, experiencing the enemy's moves over and over, in order to choose the best countermeasure.

"It's up to you, Mu Yue."

Minato Namikaze focused his breathing to the extreme and took out a scroll.

When Mu Yue left, he gave him a Sage Art scroll, saying that it sealed his Six Paths Sage Art inside.

Minato Namikaze did not know the difference between Six Paths Sage Art and ordinary Sage Art, but he thought its power must be greater than his own Sage Art.

The reason he told Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others to go all out was not actually expecting them to exert any suppressing power.

Rather, Minato Namikaze had discovered that Otsutsuki Urashiki was extremely proud, and did not regard them as opponents at all, only playing with them.

Otsutsuki Urashiki was even too lazy to kill; as long as a ninja was on the ground, even if still alive, Otsutsuki Urashiki never finished them off.

This was not because Otsutsuki Urashiki had a kind heart, but simply because he did not regard ninja as humans, and he was not the kind of person who would go out of his way to step on bugs.

Minato Namikaze wanted to use Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others to make Otsutsuki Urashiki even more arrogant, mistakenly believing that none of their attacks could threaten him, thus revealing an opening.

The real trump card had always been the scroll given by Mu Yue.

Clang!

Sasuke's slash was blocked by Otsutsuki Urashiki, and instead a bloody wound was cut by Otsutsuki Urashiki's red-glowing fishing rod.

"Hahaha, without Naruto, you're not so tough, are you?"

Otsutsuki Urashiki mercilessly mocked.

Whoosh!

Minato Namikaze activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Homura Mitokado's side, entering the core battle area.

Otsutsuki Urashiki remained unmoved.

Just a mortal who could run fast, what use could he be?

Even if he took that so-called Rasenshuriken to the face, he wouldn't be hurt much; compared to Naruto's Rasengan, Minato Namikaze's Rasengan was far too weak in power.

It was just that he didn't want to get himself dirty, so he dodged.

Sasuke's expression was emotionless as chakra erupted from his eyes.

"Amenotejikara!"

Swapped positions between Otsutsuki Urashiki and Homura Mitokado.

"Sage Art: Rasengan - Blue Flame!"

Minato Namikaze infused all the Sage Chakra in his body into the sealing scroll, then struck toward Homura Mitokado in front of him.

Before Otsutsuki Urashiki could react, a terrifying fireball shining with cyan and gold struck his body.

Boom!!

The dazzling flames engulfed Otsutsuki Urashiki, and an indescribable burning pain twisted his expression, half of his body charred black like charcoal.

"How is this possible? These low-level creatures can actually use such an attack."

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was extremely shocked.

He didn't have time to think more, and in an instant, he switched his eyes to the red Rinnegan.

The red Rinnegan allowed him to perform Yomotsu Hirasaka more quickly.

A black portal opened rapidly beneath Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, taking him away from the battlefield.

Thump.

Minato Namikaze could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.

Even the Six Paths Sage Technique scroll was not easy to use, nearly draining all the chakra from his body.

Koharu Utatane quickly stepped forward to use medical ninjutsu to treat Minato Namikaze.