As Bakorio kept manipulating space in front of Minato, he suddenly put his hand inside the swirling black hole and Minato instantly noticed that it appeared behind him and was going to grab him, but he didn't react and simply stared at the vortex curiously…

'Bakorio-kun can probably already teleport to any place he wishes instantly without the need for seals to pinpoint the location…' As Minato contemplated this, he heard Bakorio say

"This new Jutsu is still under work, as I can only teleport to locations that I can see or sense so It vastly limits the range of my movement compared to your flying thunder god Jutsu, but I'm sure we can further improve it if we work together"

Bakorio was able to develop this technique thanks to his blink and Void sword skills that both used space, but he still didn't find a way to lock into the space of a faraway location accurately…Of course, that's only if he excludes the use of his Tenseigan or other Jutsu that allows him to sense long distances…

Hearing what he said, Minato shrugged awkwardly and said "Just this alone is already amazing, this opens many possibilities for attacking, not just defending like FTG Jutsu, help me learn how to use it…"

And so Bakorio spent some time teaching Minato how to open portals in space… However, they couldn't train in peace for a long time because a strong stench of hell suddenly hit them as the portal not that far away from them started flickering with an ominous light startling the ninjas guarding it, and not long after, two humanoid devils emerged from it followed by many devils in all kinds of shapes and forms.

One of the humanoid devils had short grey hair and sharp brows and he held a sword on his waist while the other wore a scholarly outfit and held a staff in his hand, they were Hokusai and Shu, two of the first devils that Bakorio fought against before, and they were surprisingly releasing much more tyrannical auras compared to what he recalled

"Minato be careful, these two are dangerous!" Bakorio warned with a frown confused by the devil's appearance here 'Is it a coincidence?'

"Okay, I will be careful" Minato replied with a nod before the two of them rushed to the gate instantly and started ordering the ninjas there to take care of the weaker devil while they would handle the two strong ones.

…

"Shu, keep calm when we face him, and remember, we are only here to gauge his strength, don't overdo it" Hokusai, spoke calmly while ignoring the army of ninjas in front of him

"Damned Devils, go back from where you came will you?" Darui, the Jonin leader of Kumo spoke coldly but he was only met with a disdainful look from Hokusai before he put his hand on his sword and the whole world seemed to grow still…

Darui stared in shock at a weird silver light that kept growing in his vision, but no one was able to move to defend against it or stop it

'Am I going to die?' Was the last thought on Dariun's mind before a man covered in an orange chakra cloak appeared in front of him at a frighting speed, his body was covered in weird seals, but from the haori he was wearing that had "Fourth Hokage" written on it, he instantly concluded who it was

'This is… Thank god…' Thought Darui and he watched as a giant hand emerged from Minato's back and blocked Hokusai's sword slash, although it was cut in two halves… 'This must be his Jinchuriki transformation, I've never seen him use it before… The situation must be dangerous'

"Hmm? You are Minato Namikaze right? You've been defending this location in the dark and used your mastery of seals to cause us many casualties… This is a good chance to deal with you" Shu, the scholarly-looking devil spoke with an evil smirk.

However, it soon turned into a frown as a man with long dark hair appeared next to Minato and stared at them coldly with his blood-red eyes

"You finally show yourself huh, how about you bring your real body here before you regret it" Shu spoke with deep hatred in his eyes, he could still vividly remember how Bakorio tore him apart in the past and he had to recover in hell for a long time…

"Bakorio-kun you know them?" Minato asked Bakorio while eyeing the two dangerous individuals in front of him…

Bakorio stared at Shu calmly before he said "This guy can merge hell's energy with the various releases and he's very proficient in it and he can transform into a lion humanoid monster as well, as for the other guy, I'm not sure, I didn't see him use his full power before"

'It seems like they are here for me...' Bakorio thought with a frown.

"I see" Minato replied and prepared himself for a tough fight as he immediately took out his special kunais and spread them all over the battlefield while Shu stared coldly at Bakorio and said "We've grown far stronger than you can imagine thanks to lady Amatsu's blessing… Prepare yourself… Hell's Burning Lance"

Minato's felt a chill as he stared at the giant lance made of blue flames that Shu conjured from out of nowhere before It started rotating creating a terrifying and sharp sound "DIE!"

"Bakorio-kun, be careful!" Minato was about to step in front of the attack and teleport it away but Hokusai who's been standing silently suddenly put his hand on his sword, and without any sign of him drawing it out he calmly said "Devil Kenjutsu: Iai" a silver light instantly formed in front of Minato!

'So fast!' Minato thought before he teleported away to one of his kunais and instantly formed a giant Rasenshuriken on top of a chakra hand which he then sent at Hokusai.

Meanwhile, Bakorio calmly stared at the giant lance made of fire coldly, but to the shock of everyone, his Sharingan simply flickered slightly before a similar lance made out of blue flames started forming behind him!

"IMPOSSIBLE! HOW CAN YOU CONTROL HELL'S ENERGY WITHOUT GOING THROUGH HELL'S BAPTISM?" Shu yelled in disbelief and even Hokusai was distracted by this as his eyes narrowed dangerously before he launched a slash to stop Minato's Rasenshuriken creating a giant explosion between them…

However, even this sound didn't stop them from hearing Bakorio's words as he said coldly "Nothing is impossible for me anymore"

"I refuse to believe it" Shu yelled again before he launched his hell lance and Bakorio did the same creating a giant blue explosion between them that threatened to evaporate anything in its vicinity…

"Y-You… How could this be possible?" Shu was confused, and not only the devils, even Minato was confused by Bakorio's ability, but Bakorio simply stared at them calmly and thought 'My Energy control is far beyond what you people might think…'

Currently, his energy control was already at level 24, and despite its low level, he could actually control any type of energy in existence already! This is how terrifying this mastery is… And he received a great reward once it reached level 10, an item that can become one of his greatest weapons in the future…

"Little frogs living in a well, what do you know about possible or impossible" Bakorio replied with a shrug, getting even further on the devil's nerves.

Meanwhile, Minato landed beside him with a slight smile on his face and said "We should seal them no matter what to make the future easier"

"These are exactly my intentions" Bakorio replied with a nod, but suddenly two terrifying auras burst from Shu and Hokusai as the former spoke "You think you can look down on us?"

The sky suddenly darkened as if affected by the rage of these devils but Minato and Bakorio remained unfazed…

"Good luck, you will need it" Was the last thing Bakorio said before he rushed at Shu at a frightening speed…