Naruto: Konoha’s Trickster, Starting as the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki Chapter 729 729: If You’ve Got Guts, Come Out!

Seeing that his technique hadn't dealt fatal damage, a trace of surprise flashed through Minato Namikaze's eyes. He knew exactly how destructive the Rasengan was. An A-rank ninjutsu wasn't sothing to take lightly—especially one built purely for power.

"Another evolution or modification?"

"A troubleso enemy."

"In that case, I need to strike fast. Give him no ti to react and crush him in one hit."

"Looks like I'll have to use my Rasengan Shinkō Chōrinbu Kōsan!"

Excitent lit up Minato's face as he drew several kunai in each hand. He intended to finish the soldier in front of him in one decisive blow.

The soldier, though slowed after taking a Rasengan, quickly sprouted nurous pitch-black tentacles around his body. The Earth Grudge Fear tentacles could be used for both offense and defense. And with its hearts hidden deep inside the body rather than on the surface, its survivability was greatly enhanced. This stitched-together monster was truly well-made—no wonder it served as an Akatsuki soldier.

"Earth Grudge Fear, huh?"

"Then I'll need to destroy the heart..."

"Co! I'll show you my ultimate technique!"

Minato had already thrown kunai in all directions, and at the sa ti, he pulled out several flash bombs. Just as he was about to attack, thick fog suddenly surged around him, forcing his assault to a halt.

"What? The Hiding in Mist Technique?"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

The sudden fog forced Minato to stop and switch to hand seals, trying to blow it away with wind—but the effect was minimal.

"Using the Hiding in Mist Technique to conceal himself..."

"This brings back to the days I fought Mist ninja."

Minato dodged a water jet with the Body Flicker Technique. With the thick fog as cover, he couldn't pinpoint the enemy's position. Even with Kage-level strength, there was no easy solution—he wasn't a sensor-type ninja.

"Hokage-sama!"

"I'll assist you!"

"Byakugan!"

But that didn't an they were without options. Hyūga Hizashi's arrival delighted Minato—he couldn't see, but the Byakugan could.

"Hizashi, you're right on ti!"

"Hokage-sama, fifteen ters ahead to your left!"

"Got it! Rasengan!"

Minato charged straight in the direction Hizashi indicated, Rasengan in hand. It shot forward and reached the soldier.

The soldier wasn't surprised at all. He clenched his fists, and torrents of water surged around him.

"Whoosh!"

A second before the Rasengan hit, a water column enveloped him, taking the full brunt of the attack.

"Boom!"

The water column shattered under the blast, but the soldier erged uninjured, only pushed backward.

"Too slow!"

"Rasengan!"

Against normal opponents, the soldier's abilities would have been impressive. But Minato wasn't a normal opponent—he was Konohagakure's strongest force, the Hokage.

The instant the soldier flew back, Minato appeared behind him with a kunai, landing another perfect Rasengan to his back. The soldier was blasted away again—but lightning fell at the sa mont.

Without hesitation, Minato used the Flying Thunder God to disappear.

"Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation!"

The lightning also engulfed Hyūga Hizashi. But the Hyūga clan's Gentle Fist and Eight Trigrams Palm made them exceptionally resilient. The Rotation was a powerful defensive technique—even under lightning, its high-speed spinning chakra dispersed the attack.

"What incredible vitality."

"He can still move after that?"

Hizashi knew the Rasengan well—it was an A-rank ninjutsu created by Kazuyama Gekkō, terrifyingly powerful. The Fourth Hokage had mastered it too, but he hadn't expected the enemy to still move after taking the hit.

"Just as Kazuyama said, these enemies have completely stepped beyond the bounds of humanity."

"In both vitality and combat power."

"Hizashi, support . We need to finish these two monsters quickly!"

Minato understood there were certainly more of these monsters, and with the giant puppet at the main gate, dragging this out would be dangerous for the village.

...

Outside Konohagakure.

"Kazuyama Gekkō! You bastard!"

"Co out if you dare!"

With Susanoo fully unleashed, Muren Uchiha had believed he could finally settle the score with Kazuyama Gekkō. But things had gone completely off track.

The Seven-Tails appeared—great, he could have a proper fight. But the other guy—no, the other bastard—had vanished.

Using Transparent Escape Technique, Kazuyama Gekkō had disappeared right in front of Muren Uchiha, leaving the entire battle to the Seven-Tails Chōi.

"Hmph! Uchiha bastard! Don't you ignore this grandpa!"

"Tailed Beast Ball!"

The battle-hungry Chōi attacked Susanoo the mont he appeared, bombarding him relentlessly. As a chakra entity, he wasn't afraid of close-quarters combat—no attack on his body would work anyway.

Yet each ti Chōi unleashed his power, Muren Uchiha's expression grew more and more tense. There was no helping it—defending against the Seven-Tails' full-force attacks required full focus.

"Slash!"

Facing yet another Tailed Beast Ball, Muren controlled Susanoo to swing its spear-like Longinus down, cleaving the attack apart. Chōi didn't mind at all. To him, it was just an ordinary Tailed Beast Ball.

"Take this! Scale Powder Explosion!"

"Sleep! Itch! Paralysis! Poison!"

Chōi had spent years developing his Scale Powders, studying all kinds. Of course, most of the ideas ca from Kazuyama Gekkō.

In battle, Chōi unleashed a concentrated burst of chakra-ford Scale Powder, turning everything within a full mile into a world of powder. Even soone as strong as Muren Uchiha couldn't help but frown.

"Hmph! Such a vile tactic!"

"Haa!"

To avoid the Scale Powder's effects, Muren strengthened Susanoo's defenses, sealing off the central area around him with dense chakra. This way, even within the powder, he wouldn't be affected.

But was Chōi's Scale Powder really that simple?

"Heh, knew you'd do that."

"Let add sothing extra!"

Chōi grinned wickedly and spewed Scale Powder again—but this ti, it wasn't the usual white. It was a vivid green.