Naruto: Kushina's Redemption, My Revenge

Chinya and the Hot Water Ninja Leader were engulfed in a cloud of dust, obscuring the battle from onlookers.

All the spectators wished they had the Byakugan—the ability to see through anything—to catch the first glimpse of who would come out on top.

The Konoha ninja naturally rooted for Chinya.

After all, Chinya seemed evenly matched against the Hot Water Ninja Leader, showing no sign of disadvantage. He even managed to injure him.

But the Cloud Ninja and Hot Water Ninja supported their own leader.

Though Chinya landed a few smart moves and even took the lead momentarily,

Each time, the Hot Water Ninja Leader skillfully countered Chinya's attacks.

Even they could tell—Chinya's chakra was nearly depleted.

Although Chinya fought at the Jonin level, his chakra reserves weren't sufficient—no more than Tokubetsu Jonin class.

They were confident the Hot Water Ninja Leader would evade Chinya's move again.

Once that happened, Chinya—depleted of chakra—would be nothing more than a sitting duck.

Yet secretly, they also felt uneasy—if the Hot Water Ninja Leader failed to withstand Chinya's assault this time, what then?

Just then, a gust of wind blew through, scattering the dust around Chinya and the Hot Water Ninja Leader, finally revealing the scene within.

Chinya knelt on one knee, gasping for breath.

Not far away, the Hot Water Ninja Leader lay collapsed on the ground, battered and disheveled.

His clothes were burnt with numerous holes from the high temperature of lightning attacks.

The Hot Water Ninja and Cloud Ninja gasped—could it be that their leader had lost?!

But oddly, there were no burn marks or slashes from a ninjutsu sword on him.

He bore many wounds, but they looked like damage caused by Wind Release techniques, confusing everyone since Chinya clearly used Lightning Release Nin-Taijutsu just now.

However, Minato's eyes widened—he immediately deduced what had just occurred.

Undoubtedly, Chinya's final strike had missed!

As for why such a fast and powerful attack went wide—it was due to the last Great Vacuum Cannon fired by the Hot Water Ninja Leader.

Throughout the fight, the Hot Water Ninja Leader had launched the Great Vacuum Cannon multiple times, yet Chinya dodged every single one.

Realizing he could no longer resist or dodge Chinya directly, the Hot Water Ninja Leader changed tactics—his final shot wasn't aimed at Chinya, but at the ground beneath himself.

By detonating it underground, the explosion created a violent gust of wind that propelled his body backward, letting him swiftly evade Chinya's slash.

Though this left the Hot Water Ninja Leader injured, it was still better than getting beheaded.

Gritting bloodied teeth, he glared at Chinya kneeling on one knee: "You can't stand either... can you?"

Chinya violently coughed several times.

Just like the Hot Water Ninja Leader said, Chinya struggled to rise. Every muscle in his body screamed with pain.

Still, after countless simulations with the System, Chinya had finally mastered the ultimate technique: [Kazekami Raijin].

But in the past, Chinya had never truly mastered it—during training, he failed repeatedly, with only rare successes.

This time, Chinya finally grasped the technique completely. However, due to nearly depleted chakra within his body, he exceeded his physical limits.

Chinya looked at the nearby Leader of the Hot Water Ninja and sighed, "You really are a village leader through and through—your combat experience is incredibly rich. And you're decisive too, daring to use such a mutually damaging method just to evade my attack."

The corner of the Hot Water Leader's mouth twitched slightly. "Aren't ninjas like that by nature? When facing a dead end, one must always take a gamble. But I took the gamble—and won. Still, there's something I'm very curious about—you said earlier that your sword slash should not have reached me since my ninja sword isn't long enough to decapitate. Was it a mistake?"

Chinya used his ninja sword to support himself and forced himself upright. Even so, his body visibly trembled.

The pain from torn muscles made Chinya's face somewhat pale.

With a weak voice, Chinya straightforwardly said, "In our plan, anyone from the Hidden Hot Water Village could die—but you couldn't."

The Leader of the Hot Water Ninja was taken aback, even more puzzled. "I couldn't die? Why..."

Suddenly sighing deeply, the Leader continued, "Forget it—I don't want to know anymore. This really is the end. Truthfully, I didn't want to kill you. You're such an outstanding ninja. If nothing gets in your way, you'll surely become a major force in the Shinobi World.

"But you killed so many shinobi from our Hidden Hot Water Village. As its Leader, morally and logically, I must kill you for revenge!"

Chinya scoffed coldly, "Don't spout flattery on the battlefield. We were always enemies to begin with. Saying words like these—who are you trying to mock? Besides... who says you've already won?"

The Leader of the Hot Water Ninja frowned while watching Chinya. At a moment like this, Chinya still dared to say such things—even barely standing upright was difficult for him, wasn't it?

Without paying further attention to Chinya, the Hot Water Leader took out a kunai, preparing to finish him off.

Minato Namikaze saw this and began moving his body, wanting to rescue Chinya.

Yet suddenly, Minato stopped.

His mind recalled Dagi's death, as well as Chinya's previous words: *If I die, it's simply because I'm not capable enough—it doesn't need your concern.*

Minato was conflicted internally.

He didn't want to save Chinya; Chinya hadn't been wrong—he hated him—deeply.

Especially after Chinya gave Dagi explosive tags, intentionally causing Dagi to perish along with Cloud Ninja.

However, Minato, who aspired to become Hokage, told himself that choosing not to rescue Chinya was definitely a mistake.

At this point, the Leader of the Hot Water Ninja had already thrown the kunai in his hand toward Chinya.

As he watched the kunai fly from the Hot Water Leader, Minato moved once again.

Minato realized he had made a mistake. Regardless of whether Chinya was in the right or not, right now, Chinya was fighting hard for Konoha.

Even though their ideals differed, he shouldn't stand by and watch someone die.

If he chose not to intervene, wouldn't that be betraying his own belief?

Minato rushed forward toward Chinya with all his might.

But the distance between them was just too great.

No time...

Suddenly.

Minato Namikaze skidded to a sudden stop, his brow furrowing sharply as he watched the Kunai thrown by the Leader of the Hot Water Ninja flying toward Chinya.

This Kunai... seems off somehow?

The Kunai thrown by the Leader of the Hot Water Ninja was seen plunging into the ground beside Chinya.

Yet in the Leader's view, it hadn't missed—its path was aimed directly at Chinya's head.

But...

As the Kunai struck Chinya, Chinya's form shimmered like mist before vanishing completely and reappearing elsewhere.

The Leader's expression shifted instantly, blurting out: "[Genjutsu]?!"

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