The silent night, the cold moon.
Standing at a high place, the evening wind made his clothes flutter and rustle.
Watching as Makoto turned back towards the Hokage residence, Minato wanted to take action, but Makoto's figure was blocked by Hakumen.
"Namikaze Minato." Hakumen calmly uttered Minato's name.
"The criminal of Konoha, would you kindly submit to execution?"
The surrounding Anbu instinctively stepped back, making space for the battlefield between the two.
Hearing this, Minato's expression turned slightly cold.
No one had ever spoken to him so arrogantly.
Even though he had been imprisoned for a long time and was no longer at his peak, he was still the Yellow Flash who once shook the ninja world.
His figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
With his extreme speed, he appeared behind Hakumen in the blink of an eye, swiftly forming a Rasengan in his hand and aiming a heavy strike at Hakumen's head.
Bang!
The Rasengan seemed to hit an invisible barrier, stopping just inches away from Hakumen.
A powerful gust of air spread out from Hakumen as the center, swirling around him at high speed.
Boom!
Recognizing this technique as the secret art Rotation, Minato was about to retreat when he suddenly sensed a barrage of chakra blasts surging out from within the whirlwind—like a storm of countless heavy punches raining down upon him.
"Rotation Shockwave!"
Taking just one hit, Minato swiftly twisted his body and disappeared from the spot, reappearing on the rooftop where he had stood earlier.
He rubbed his chest where he had been struck and realized that, despite his young age, the opponent's reaction speed was not slow at all—he was even faster than many Jonin.
Minato remembered that the opponent had always been Hyūga Shin's personal guard— a genius ninja on par with Kakashi. He wasn't sure of his true strength, but as a newly promoted Jonin, he shouldn't be too powerful.
At that moment, a soft purple light suddenly shot out from the high tower on the distant cliff, gradually radiating across the entire village.
Hakumen's gaze shifted from Minato to the Tower of Solarity.
"The Tower of Solarity has been reactivated. The next minute belongs to our battle."
"Namikaze Minato, speaking from a personal perspective, I once respected and admired you greatly."
"But now, you are nothing more than a tool for me to test my strength."
Minato only frowned in silence, thinking to himself that this young ninja was truly arrogant.
The dark markings around Hakumen's Byakugan seemed to deepen, intricate patterns appearing on his exposed neck and hands.
The next second, Minato's vision blurred—Hakumen had appeared before him out of thin air.
His terrifying speed was so great that Minato didn't even have time to be shocked.
A blade-like palm slashed towards him, the force behind it so intense that it sent a gust of wind sweeping across the rooftops, toppling a clothes rack from over ten meters away.
At this perilous moment, Minato executed a space-time teleportation, reappearing on another rooftop.
It seemed he had already marked this area with his Flying Thunder God Technique for emergency use.
Even though he had evaded the attack, cold sweat broke out on Minato's back.
This speed… had already caught up to his own!
And this opponent was just a teenager!
Hakumen's Byakugan instantly locked onto Minato's new position.
He flickered to a nearby spot but did not immediately attack.
Instead, he gazed at Minato coldly.
"When moving at extreme speeds, a person needs time to adjust to their surroundings. Every time you teleport, you also need to take a moment to scan your new environment, don't you?"
"How long does that take you? 0.1 seconds?"
Hakumen slightly lifted his chin, looking down at Minato from a superior stance.
"0.1 seconds… that's too long. Namikaze Minato, you're too slow—so slow that you can't keep up with this era anymore."
The black markings extended from his dark eye shadows, forming a distinct 壱 (One) character on his face.
"The future of the ninja world belongs to Lord Hokage. So, all enemies of the Hokage… please obediently go to your deaths!"
Boom!
A surging wave of chakra erupted from his body—so immense that it far exceeded that of an ordinary person, nearly rivaling the chakra output of a Jinchuriki.
Hakumen moved again, this time charging straight at Minato with a thunderous sonic boom trailing behind him.
Minato locked his gaze onto his opponent, holding his breath and steadying his mind.
He did not sit idly by but instead moved at a speed that was in no way inferior.
Bang!
The clash of fists and feet resounded like a sudden clap of thunder, accompanied by shockwaves that sent ripples through the air, shaking the hearts of the surrounding Anbu.
In the dark of night, two figures flickered like phantoms, striking like lightning!
Their movements were too fast to follow with the naked eye—only the echoes of relentless physical blows and the deafening sonic booms filled the air.
Every clash between the two was fleeting, and every attack was pushed to its maximum power through sheer speed.
In such an intense battle, every move was potentially lethal—there was no room for even the slightest mistake or distraction.
Their minds had to remain fully focused at all times.
Minato had never fought like this before.
He had encountered speed-based opponents before—such as the Fourth Raikage or the Edo Tensei-revived Second Hokage.
However, while they were fast, there was still a gap between their speed and his.
Moreover, when facing the Fourth Raikage, he would always avoid direct confrontations.
In all his past battles, he was always the one overwhelming his opponents with speed.
But now, this Hyuga Hakumen had actually matched his speed—and was keeping up without losing ground.
Minato had attempted to use the Flying Thunder God technique several times, but just as Hakumen had pointed out, the brief pause after teleporting was enough for Hakumen to close in on him, putting him in danger multiple times.
After a series of intense clashes, Minato was slightly out of breath, while Hakumen remained as energetic as ever.
The contrast between them made it seem as if one was an aging veteran, while the other was a vigorous young warrior.
Yet in reality, Minato was only in his twenties.
Having been imprisoned for over a year—without any training and unable to even use chakra—Minato could feel the stiffness in his body.
He was struggling to keep up with such high-intensity combat.
If the battlefield were larger, allowing Minato to teleport over greater distances and ensure his safety, he would definitely have a way to secure victory.
But he had no such luxury.
The Flying Thunder God markers around him were all placed hastily in the moment, and after just coming out of prison, he didn't even have a single kunai on him.
Hakumen looked at him coldly. "Namikaze Minato, compared to the power granted to me by Lord Hokage, you are too slow."
Minato narrowed his eyes, silently assessing his opponent.
Is Sage Mode really this powerful?
And why did this person's Sage Mode look somewhat… unusual?
If even a mere bodyguard had such strength, then just how powerful was Hyuga Makoto himself?!
He still could retreat now…
Retreat…
His gaze flickered toward the Hokage residence, where warm lights glowed softly from within.
From the outside, it looked like the home of a peaceful, happy family.
Minato clenched his fists in silence.
He charged forward once more.
Hakumen, seeing this, did not move—he simply raised a fist and threw out a casual punch.
The attack never even touched Minato.
Just as the thought of dodging crossed his mind, an immense, invisible force suddenly struck him—like a thousand-pound boulder slamming directly into his body.
Boom!
His figure was sent crashing down from midair, slamming hard into the ground.
"It's over, Namikaze Minato."
Lying in the crater, Minato felt as if his entire body had fallen apart.
Only now did he realize—this was Frog Kumite, a Sage Art from Mount Myoboku.
An attack assisted by natural energy—an invisible strike.
His dazed eyes stared up at the crescent moon in the night sky.
Had he really lost his composure so much… that he ended up defeated by a mere junior?
Yet at this moment, despite his downfall, his mind felt strangely calm.
Hakumen landed lightly on the ground, flexing his wrist as the dark markings and shadows around his eyes slowly faded away.
"Lock him up in prison for now. Await Lord Hokage's judgment."
He spoke to the surrounding Anbu, who immediately leaped forward, preparing to drag Minato out of the crater.
Hakumen himself turned to leave.
But just then—
A sudden scream erupted from behind him.
Hakumen turned his head slightly and saw that, at some point, another figure in a black cloak had appeared.
The newcomer's hood concealed their face, but to someone with the Byakugan, such an attempt was meaningless.
Jiraiya.
Hakumen's voice was cold. "So, you have an accomplice."
He did not move to attack.
From the distant cliffside, a tower suddenly emitted a beam of purple light, enveloping the black-cloaked figure within it.
In an instant, Jiraiya felt his body freeze—unable to move a single muscle.
The activation of the Solarity Tower required one minute.
That was why Hakumen had said they only had one minute to fight.
Once the tower was fully activated, there was no longer any need for him to act.
With the Tenseigan's power covering all of Konoha—there would be no escape for any enemy.
Hakumen spoke, his tone calm and decisive. "Take them all into custody."
Just as the Anbu prepared to move, the two figures before them—Minato and Jiraiya—suddenly vanished into wisps of white smoke.
Hakumen's eyes narrowed slightly in surprise.
He quickly stepped forward to investigate, only to find the crater completely empty.
His Byakugan scanned the entire village—but no trace of them remained.
His expression darkened.
Only one possibility came to mind.
Reverse Summoning Jutsu!
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