After bidding farewell to the grateful Shizune and the regretful Tsunade, Duke set out on the road back to Konoha. His first mission was to the Land of Hot Springs, and he was familiar with the route and hurried back to Konoha Village in just two days.
Konoha Village was still as prosperous as ever. News of successive victories on the front line kept coming back. The dark clouds of war that had been oppressing the village were gradually fading. Everyone in the village, whether civilians or ninjas, had contented smiles on their faces.
After Duke handed in the mission for the Land of Grass, he went straight to the Konoha Hospital. Although his clone was by Lin's side to ensure her safety, Duke still checked her carefully. He was reassured when he confirmed that Lin was fine and there were no strange people around her.
The village saw Duke appear and asked him to go to the battlefield to continue the mission of Minato's team. Duke refused on the grounds that his friend died in the battle and he was psychologically traumatized and unfit to go to the battlefield. If someone else had done this, they would have been invited to have tea by the Anbu, but who could blame Duke for having a strong backer? Jiraiya and Orochimaru were still squatting in Konoha, so they just said a few good words for him, and Sarutobi Hiruzen turned a blind eye and the matter was over.
In addition to the protection of the two big bosses, Duke himself is also a top ninja with great talent and potential. The body of the Third Mizukage is still lying on the dissection table, and Sarutobi Hiruzen is willing to give Duke some face.
In fact, even if he was invited by the Anbu to have tea, Duke was not panicked. Isn't it just to accompany Zixiao to drink a few sips to moisten his throat? It's no different from being at home.
Unconsciously, Duke has accumulated a huge network of contacts in Konoha. Although he has always kept a low profile, his legend has spread among the jonin circles. Mainly because the bodies of the Third Mizukage and the Seven People were very convincing, no one dared to ignore Duke, the rising star.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was worried that Minato was young and hot-tempered and would fall into the trap of the Iwagakure ninja, so he transferred Minato's team to the battlefield in the Land of Lightning, intending to press on with the victory and boost Minato's reputation.
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The speed that the future fourth Raikage Ai was proud of was nothing in front of Minato. No matter how fast he was, could he be faster than space? But Minato couldn't break his defense. Under the protection of the Lightning Release, the Rasengan made Ai fall to the ground in embarrassment and chew some mud, without even leaving a decent wound.
Duke wanted to ask the caster for some personal practice to modify the Flying Thunder God Technique, preferably to achieve long-distance teleportation. Although it doesn't make much sense on the battlefield, it is definitely a first-class weapon from an auxiliary perspective. Speaking of Minato, the Golden Flash has been in the limelight recently and has made a great name in the ninja world. He killed countless enemies on the battlefield of the Rock Ninja and led the team to attack the logistics supply of the Rock Village, causing the Rock Ninja army to retreat without a fight, driving the Rock Ninja out of the Grass Country in one breath and pushing the front line to the gate of the Earth Country. If nothing unexpected happens, the Earth Country Daimyo will soon be unable to sit still. No matter how unconvinced Ohnoki is, the Earth Country Daimyo will end this war as soon as possible.
Minato used Flying Thunder God to teleport wherever he pointed, instantly killing fifty ninjas without blushing or breathing hard. Duke couldn't do that. He put all his strength into it and held it for five minutes, but he could only teleport once, and the distance was less than 20 meters, which was faster than walking.
For Minato, it made no difference whether the enemy was a Chunin or a Jonin. All he had to do was to use a kunai to lightly swipe and take the enemy's life in an unexpected moment. With his space-time ninjutsu, super-fast nerve reflexes, and a clear mind with rich tactical experience, Minato was unstoppable on the battlefield.
After the Konoha front advanced to the gate of the Land of Dodo, Konoha did not invade on a large scale to prevent the Rock Ninja from becoming desperate and launching suicide attacks. Instead, it occupied a few wealthy cities and stopped after plundering the city.
Minato was also very competitive, and he easily beat the Kumogakure ninja to tears, leaving behind a handsome golden reputation. The Kumogakure ninja who had never seen Flying Thunder God could hardly imagine how terrifying it was. After fighting with Minato, few of them could avoid the fatal blow.
Duke always uses a water escape first, then an ice escape, to drown the enemy with a huge amount of chakra. To put it bluntly, firepower is supreme, and he uses map cannons to pile up enemies.
Looking at Jiraiya, who was laughing and cursing, Duke was deeply moved. The Flying Thunder God Technique was also a forbidden technique in the Book of Seales, a top-notch one. Jiraiya was able to help him get it, which must have taken a lot of thought.
In the following months, Minato was like a sharp knife, tearing a hole in the strategic deployment of the Hidden Cloud Village. The Cloud Ninja was defeated, and the declining situation was only slightly reversed when the future Fourth Raikage was brought in, but it was only a slight turnaround and could not change the overall situation.
Duke was completely worried about Rin and was on guard against Uchiha Madara. He casually mentioned the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Jiraiya actually got this forbidden technique for him.
The appearance of Minato was like a shot in the arm, injecting infinite vitality into Konoha. The Cloud Ninjas had never seen such a coquettish operation and were beaten so badly that they had no temper at all.
The person who studied Flying Thunder God Technique most thoroughly in Konoha was Minato. Others, including Sarutobi Hiruzen, only knew the theory. When it came to practice, they were not even as good as Duke. Duke did not have the qualifications to learn Flying Thunder God Technique before, so it was not easy for Minato. Now that he asked, Minato would definitely not refuse.
Duke can kill as many people as Minato, but he can never learn his art of fighting, which is like dancing in the hail of bullets, with his calmness and ease.
What is destined to be yours will eventually come to you, and what is not destined to be yours will never come to you no matter how hard you try.
Duke was trying to protect Lin while studying Flying Thunder God. In the end, he found out that he was not destined to be with Flying Thunder God. It had nothing to do with chakra, physique, spirit, etc. He couldn't learn it purely because of his talent. It's like an elite ninja with multiple attributes. They are always better at one of the attributes of ninjutsu. Duke is not very compatible with space-time ninjutsu.
The day after he returned to Konoha, he was promoted to Jonin, and the person who recommended him was Jiraiya. The old pervert had nothing to do recently, and when he learned that his beloved disciple was a Chunin, he immediately got angry and ran to Sarutobi Hiruzen's ear to play the emotional card. Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't stand Jiraiya's fuss, so he readily agreed. The old man also felt that he was a bit too extreme to vent his anger on Duke, so he asked Jiraiya to pass a message to Duke, allowing Duke to choose a forbidden technique in the Book of Sealing as compensation for his belated merit.
Duke was not frustrated that he could not learn Flying Thunder God. His fighting style had already been finalized, and Flying Thunder God was not suitable for him. He could not force it, so he might as well go with the flow. However, his desire for space ninjutsu did not cool down at all. It took him five minutes to teleport twenty meters, which showed that he was not completely without talent in time and space ninjutsu. It was also a good idea to use Flying Thunder God to teleport to a specific point. He did not ask to be like Minato and turn into a bolt of lightning. He would be satisfied if he could build a tractor.
Jiraiya is a bit lecherous, but he is really nice to his apprentice. Duke secretly vowed that he would definitely help Jiraiya in his pursuit of Tsunade. Even if he couldn't help Jiraiya win Tsunade's heart, he would help him win Tsunade's body. As for whether Jiraiya could keep his third leg after getting her, it all depended on his luck...
The spiral shuriken could break through the defense, but Ai was no fool. He sensed the danger and immediately pulled his younger brother, Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. The two of them worked together to fight Minato on equal terms.
The battle went like this, Minato dodged back and forth, the two Kumogakure brothers stood back to back, one using Lightning Release to protect himself, the other using Eight-Tails to defend himself. After a psychological battle, neither side found a good opportunity to defeat the other.
Minato was too fast, and the two brothers were too thick-skinned. It was an awkward battle where you couldn't hit me and I couldn't break your defense. In the end, both sides shook hands and made peace. Of course, before leaving, both sides went through the motions, losing the battle but not the battle, and each left a lot of harsh words.
Minato said to Ai in a very pretentious manner that the next time they met, they would fight as "shadows". The two pretentious brothers were caught off guard. For the first time, they knew that pretentiousness could be so pretentious. Then, with eyes full of admiration, they watched Minato leave... There was no other way but to watch them leave.
(End of this chapter)