Rather than dodging outright, Minato catches the first blow from the side, pushing it out of the way and using the leverage to clear the second; it was a little trick he'd learned from watching Akihiko and Shinjiro back home.

He decides to risk a counter with a kick this time, sweeping around and going for the back of the knee, calling on Susano-o for strength. It's a move that could be easily punished if done incorrectly or properly stopped, but in a spar like this, it was worth the chance to see what Equius would do.