Naruto: Flash Reborn — Minato’s Second Life

Darkness swallowed the distant echo of sound.

The few Genin who had attempted to ambush Hiashi and Hizashi had only meant to clear away obstacles like these ninja academy students. They'd done this several times before, and even groups of somewhat capable students hadn't been able to resist them.

But in the end, their experience was lacking. Facing five Genin working together, they were crushed without much chance to fight back.

What had originally seemed like a task for one person soon turned into a situation where two of them were instantly killed by Hiashi and Hizashi.

They didn't realize that with the Byakugan's sharp observational power, the moment they locked eyes on their targets, those few became the hunted—Hiashi and Hizashi's prey.

During the day, with just the two of them, they naturally wouldn't dare confront five Genin head-on. But as night fell, weaker ninja struggled to perform at full strength under such conditions.

Undoubtedly, among the hundreds of participants this time, all were weak Ninja. Compared to the academy students, Genin might seem somewhat powerful, but in actual warfare, Chunin were the ones who truly mattered. Genin-level fighters were merely cannon fodder filling numbers.

Yet beneath the cover of darkness, strong and weak suddenly reversed roles. The remaining three Genin now found themselves hunted by Hiashi and Hizashi.

They weren't completely reckless either—they split up and fled in two different directions.

This not only divided the attention of the two Byakugan users but also allowed the pair running together to combine forces, possibly turning around for a counterattack.

In the dark forest, countless teams and eliminated contestants remained hidden.

Most were ninja academy students. Originally knocked out during daylight hours, with nightfall, their anxiety deepened. Those who had finally fallen asleep were startled awake again by the noise, fear creeping onto their faces.

"There's firelight over there!"

A Genin suddenly cried out excitedly, grasping at what felt like a lifeline. He noticed that in the darkness, those with Byakugan moved faster than they could.

After all, the Hyuga clan was famed throughout the ninja world for the Byakugan and Gentle Fist techniques—both rooted in Taijutsu.

So when that Genin saw the firelight, he grew thrilled because whether those gathered around it were fellow Genin or mere academy students, either scenario worked in their favor.

If it was other Genin, even if they didn't help directly, they certainly wouldn't side with those two kids. And once they reached the light, their vision would return, flipping the hunter-prey roles once more.

There were two Genin here, while behind chased just one academy student wielding the Byakugan.

Since they were academy students anyway, using them to distract that brat in pursuit made perfect sense.

Judging by today's events, those academy students really did stick together.

Gradually approaching the light, the two individuals sharing the same thought in the dark smiled even wider. However, Hiashi, who possessed Byakugan, could already see the situation ahead more clearly than they could.

[Byakugan] could directly penetrate the human body and observe the flow and quantity of chakra within.

Among them were two people Hiashi had already observed before entering the Forest of Death earlier that day.

"You thought about escaping there? That's walking right into our snare."

Therefore, Hiashi felt no concern at all about what lay ahead.

Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, two figures darted out in front of Minato and the other four. Although it was Yu Akasaka's turn to keep watch at this time, the pursuit through the forest had already alerted Minato, so he immediately woke everyone up.

"Tsk, just a few brats again."

When the two Genin saw Minato and his group of five, their expressions turned very displeased — mixed with a hint of contempt.

They hadn't learned a thing from being chased all over the forest by Ninja Academy students only moments ago...

As the two were about to approach Minato's group, Hiashi also swiftly descended.

"Brat with the Byakugan, why don't you try stepping forward?"

Here, they didn't hold back at all. Being in the light gave them full visibility to fight at full strength — and more importantly, they saw all five of the others as perfect hostages.

Hiashi stood rooted to the spot without moving, which, from their perspective, meant he was scared.

Seeing that Hiashi made no move, their smiles widened even further. Still cautious, they prepared to grab two kids as hostages to distract his attention.

After all, Hiashi had wiped out one of their teammates in an instant.

"Brats, obediently become our hostages and don't resist, or else you'll suffer."

One of the Genin menacingly said, believing he could intimidate that girl with long red hair standing in front of him.

His companion, on the other hand, had set his sights on Rina Takeuchi, thinking relatively speaking, girls would be easier to subdue.

However, just as he approached, a golden-haired boy stepped in front of him with a faint smile on his face.

"Senpai, isn't it going too far to attack a girl?" Minato said.

Upon hearing these words, the Genin before him changed expression slightly and then said, "Fine then, I'll take you as my hostage today!"

Saying this, he reached out to grab Minato's shoulder.

"Boom!"

Yet before he could grasp Minato's shoulder, Minato's position seemed to suddenly advance forward — then a straight punch smashed right into his chest.

The Chakra Mark shattered on impact...

Everything happened too abruptly; he couldn't believe the kid in front of him was that fast...

"You bastard!"

By the time he realized what had happened, his face burned with rage. At this moment, Kushina on the other side also angrily launched her attack.

"Who exactly do you think you're taking hostage?" She always ended her sentences with a quirky tone whenever she got worked up.

However, facing just a Genin posed absolutely no pressure to Minato at all. After several rounds of combat, the opponent's attacks couldn't even touch him slightly.

Minato seized the opening and slashed his [Knife-hand Strike] onto the Genin's forehead, instantly knocking him out.

After finishing this fight, he rushed toward Kushina's battlefield. Working together, they managed to have Kushina shatter her opponent's Chakra Mark in just three moves.

Although the Genin could barely manage Kushina's movements, he was utterly unable to grasp what Minato was doing...

After effortlessly defeating the two Genin who had underestimated them, Kushina turned her head and spotted Hizashi's figure.

"Tsk, isn't that the pale-eyed guy we saw earlier today?"

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