Chapter 36: The Power of the Sealing Technique

Minato Namikaze is a genius among geniuses. Born as a common ninja, he was spotted by Jiraiya and accepted as his apprentice because of his mature thinking and one-in-a-million talent. Unlike the ordinary Hayama, he was born to be the protagonist.

Minato's talent is not only in ninjutsu training, but also in sealing techniques. Thanks to this, many powerful enemies have been killed on the spot by the strange and unpredictable sealing techniques. And Ye Shan, who cooperates well with Minato, of course knows the combat methods of this system.

Ye Shan bent down slightly, shifted his body weight to his lower body, and then his chakra exploded under his feet, and he rushed towards the Sand Ninja.

Close combat is the romance of men!

A simple straight punch hit the Sand Ninja's chest. The moment he got close to him, Yeshan threw the kunai in his other hand behind the Sand Ninja's back like throwing away garbage.

Chi Shang Qingyan only felt his back sink, and two feet stepped on his back. He couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart. He didn't care about the slash of the black-haired kid in front of him, and began to make seals with his hands. After making a few seals in an instant, a strong wind gushed out with Chi Shang Qingyan as the center, directly blowing away the two Konoha ninjas who were attacking him.

The well-informed Ikegami Seiya naturally recognized the seal in Minato's hand. No matter how powerful the seal was, he would not risk his life.

However, just when Ikegami Qingyan was about to use his trick, Namikaze Minato suddenly appeared behind him without any air fluctuations!

Ikegami Qingyan was shocked. According to the introduction in the Anbu manual, the opponent relied on special kunai to move in space, but how could he get behind him without a kunai? Without time to think about it, Ikegami Qingyan suddenly twisted his body, opened his mouth, and several thousand swords shot out of his mouth.

The Senbon hit Minato's neck directly at close range and then turned into a puff of smoke.

This is the shadow clone!

Before Ikegami Qingyan could breathe a sigh of relief, a kunai fell from the smoke, followed by a flash of yellow light, and Minato appeared in front of him again, but this time, in his real form!

A sealing talisman representing danger was placed on his side under Chi Shang Qingyan's horrified gaze. The sealing talisman was triggered instantly, and tadpole-like runes spread out and crawled all over his body.

Chi Shangqingyan only felt that the chakra flowing in his body seemed to solidify and became extremely slow. Then a cold light flashed before his eyes, and a kunai cut towards his neck.

Even though his chakra was suppressed, Ikegami Ayano, as one of the strongest men in the Sand Village, naturally had good reaction speed and physical skills. He turned his head to dodge in time. Although he did not avoid it completely, he changed the fatal attack into a harmless cut on his face.

Then, Chi Shang Qingyan's right hand gathered all the chakra that could be mobilized in his body and grabbed the sealing talisman. Chi Shang Qingyan knew very well that this sealing talisman could seal the chakra in the ninja's body, but it was supported by the talisman paper after all. As long as the talisman paper was torn off, there would be nothing to be afraid of!

But after going through so much trouble to seal the Sand Ninja, Minato had no reason to let him escape easily. He took a step forward and stabbed the Sand Ninja's wrist with the kunai in his hand.

A trace of determination flashed across Chi Shangqingyan's eyes, and he stretched out his left arm without hesitation to block the kunai. He thought clearly that as long as he could tear off the seal, even a little injury would be an acceptable price.

But Minato was not fighting alone.

Just when Chi Shang Qingyan's right hand had just touched the sealing talisman and had no time to exert force, a bolt of lightning from the ground hit his leg. The unique paralyzing effect of the lightning chakra caused Chi Shang Qingyan's movements to pause.

Minato seized this opportunity, flicked his wrist, and changed the direction of the kunai, stabbing at the Sand Ninja's throat.

In the critical moment, Ikegami Qingyan, who grew up in the barren environment of the Wind Country, showed astonishing ruthlessness and determination. While tearing the sealing talisman with his right hand, facing the deadly kunai, he chose to turn his head and meet it with his side face!

Minato's specially made kunai cut Ikegami Aoyen's cheek, and the huge force even cut off half of his nose, but he also successfully tore off the sealing talisman!

The solidified chakra exploded instantly, and a powerful aura spread across the field, making people tremble with fear. The first thing that the furious Ikegami Qingyan did after escaping from the predicament was not to rush towards Minato for revenge, but to distance himself and stop the bleeding.

The nose is a soft tissue of the human body, and a punch would be extremely painful, let alone being cut in half by a sharp blade. Despite his strong endurance, Chi Shangqingyan still had a runny nose in pain, and before he could start to take revenge, the screams of his companions were heard first.

Ye Shan coldly pulled out the short knife from the Sand Ninja's chest, rubbed it on his clothes a few times, then called out to his stunned teammates, came to Minato's side, and prepared to retreat.

Chi Shangqingyan seemed to have discovered the intention of Ye Shan and others, but he did not stop them. His current condition did not allow him to continue fighting. After all, blood was constantly flowing out. If he was not bandaged in time, he would most likely die from excessive ischemia.

The two sides ended the pursuit with restraint and parted ways.

In general, Yeshan's side gained a great advantage. Not only did they leave irreparable wounds on the leading Sand Ninja, they also killed a perception ninja, and finally all of them used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave in a chic manner.

There are two main reasons why we did not choose to pursue the victory.

The first was that Inuzuka E and Akimichi Tou were in bad shape. The high-intensity running and fighting consumed most of their chakra, and Akimichi Tou had lost a lot of weight. If they continued to fight, there would inevitably be casualties, and it was not a pleasant thing to see casualties at the end of the Wind Country War.

The second reason is that the sealing talisman did not achieve the expected miraculous effect and failed to kill or seriously injure the Sand Ninja during the time he was sealed. Therefore, the subsequent battle will return to the scope of traditional ninja combat. After all, there is only one sealing talisman.

Anyway, no matter how you calculate it, the Watergate team won't lose money, and the first choice is of course to avoid fighting. There is only so much subsidy per month, why fight for life, and there is no bonus to be earned...

That evening, Minato's team returned to the battlefield, but saw only countless corpses and no one alive. It was not until they met the wounded that they realized that everyone had followed the Third Hokage into the heart of the Wind Country to pursue the defeated Sand Ninja.

There was no choice but for Minato and the others to follow without taking a rest, wanting to witness the final chapter of the Second Ninja World War with their own eyes.

In the 41st year of the Konoha calendar, Konoha won a great victory in the Wind Country and completely defeated the Sand Village. Konoha Ninja Village once again proved that even if it lost the Senju Clan, it could still dominate the ninja world.

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Sand Hidden Village, Kazekage's office.

The Third Kazekage stood in front of the window, staring blankly at the raging sandstorm outside, wondering what he was thinking. The knock on the door woke him up from his daze, and after slowly sitting on the chair, he said, "Come in."

A red-haired young ninja pushed the door open and walked in. It was none other than the Third Kazekage's right-hand man, Rasa, who possessed the Magnetism Release Bloodline Limit.

"Rasa, the Sand Village has failed, what do you think?" asked the Third Kazekage.

Luo Sha, who had prepared a plan before coming, said, "Sir, the most urgent task is to sign a ceasefire agreement. Only after the ceasefire can we free up our hands to develop and build the village."

Luosha used the word "development and construction" instead of "reconstruction and restoration", which was obviously to save the leader's face. In fact, the Sand Village was on the verge of collapse. If the fighting continued, it would have to be announced to be disbanded.

The Third Kazekage nodded and continued to consider: "Konoha will definitely ask for an extremely harsh treaty. What should we do?"

"I suggest ceding Akihabara!"

"what?"

Luo Sha's words shocked the Third Kazekage so much that he stood up and stared at him, as if brewing dissatisfaction.

But Luosha calmly analyzed the situation and tried to convince the supreme ruler of Sunagakure in front of him.

"Instead of ceding the few iron ore mines to Konoha for mining, it is better to hand over Akihabara, the granary. Sunagakure can lose the food-producing area, but it cannot lose the raw materials for making weapons!"

The Third Kazekage paced around the room like a trapped beast, feeling extremely reluctant, and said, "Can we not cede the land and pay the compensation?"

From a practical point of view, compensation is the safest method. The Sand Ninja, who possesses the Bloodline Limit of Magnetic Release, is a natural gold digger. At worst, he can just live in the desert and work for Konoha every day.

Luo Sha shook his head slowly and said coldly: "The humiliation suffered by the Sand Village is not enough. We need to lose our rights and humiliate our country to arouse the blood of the ninjas in the village!"

The Third Kazekage stopped pacing back and forth and stared at Rasa for a long time, his admiration for this fellow ninja growing stronger and stronger.

As an old hand at political intrigue, the Third Kazekage had long planned to cede Akihabara to Konoha, and he was just acting just now.

Family matters are known to family members. After Chiyo's son died, only Rasa could carry the banner of Sand Village. It's not that he is the strongest, but that he is cruel enough!

After the defeat, the Sand Village does not need a gentle and affectionate rule. What it urgently needs is to arouse the bloodiness in its blood, remember the shame bestowed by Konoha, and bite back with interest one day!

The people in the desert are extremely tough, but they have a drawback of being in awe of the strong. What the Third Kazekage has to do is to use shame to cover up the village ninjas' awe of Konoha, like a group of desert wolves, brave enough to challenge powerful animals.

Those in power will never give up because of temporary setbacks. They are like the alpha wolf that rules the wolf pack. In order to continue the survival of the species, they will not hesitate to bite off their own flesh and blood to repay the parents, even if it is their own flesh and blood!