Afterward, the three of them didn't go far. They chatted at the café for a while, then grabbed a bite to eat. By then, it was noon.
No matter how much the original has been dawdling, he should be ready to act by now, right? Minato Namikaze thought. Then he said to the two agents, "I'm going to the restroom. We'll leave when I get back."
Coulson and Natasha naturally had no objections. They watched as Minato Namikaze turned into a streak of golden light and vanished from his seat.
Coulson frowned. "Did he need to do that just to go to the restroom?"
Natasha shrugged. "Maybe he's picky about toilets! I remember he did the same thing before."
Of course, Minato Namikaze wasn't picky about toilets. He was going home to check on the original.
When he got back, Minato Namikaze saw the original pushing a little cart into the dining room and getting it settled.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze immediately ended his portrayal and returned to being Wu Chen's Shadow Clone, then dispelled the Shadow Clone.
Wu Chen froze for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
Minato Namikaze had accumulated very little fatigue today. Wu Chen could easily handle that much and didn't need a fatigue resistance potion.
After sorting through Minato Namikaze's memories, Wu Chen made a decision.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Poof, poof!
Two clouds of smoke burst open, and two Shadow Clones appeared beside the original Wu Chen.
This was the result of his diligent training over the past two days. As his Chakra control improved, the number of Shadow Clones he could create naturally increased.
However, only the original Wu Chen and one Shadow Clone were needed here next. Wu Chen planned to have the remaining Shadow Clone continue training.
There was never enough Chakra control.
Then Wu Chen portrayed Minato Namikaze and had one Shadow Clone portray Obito Uchiha.
The two portrayed characters exchanged a glance, both understanding what came next.
Then one turned into golden light and vanished from the room, while the other was sucked into a vortex and left the room.
Only one Shadow Clone of Wu Chen was left at home.
He raised a hand to rub his nose, feeling that the original and the other clone were being very unfair.
We're all the same, so why do I have to do the dull, boring training while you two get to show off?
Clones have no human rights!
When Wu Chen returned to the café, he saw that their table was surrounded by people.
Minato Namikaze had made no effort to hide himself the entire time, and when he left just now, he hadn't cared about the people watching him, either.
So these onlookers had recognized Minato Namikaze.
"Yellow Flash!!!"
"I love you, Yellow Flash! I want to have your babies!!"
Faced with this crowd of fanatic fans, Wu Chen frowned.
When Natasha saw this, she immediately grabbed Wu Chen's hand and said, "Let's go now!"
Coulson, standing beside them, quickly nodded as well, afraid that Wu Chen would get angry and attack the innocent civilians.
Although Wu Chen most likely wouldn't do that, what if he did?
S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't afford to gamble.
Seeing the two agents act like this, Wu Chen said helplessly, "Do you see me as the kind of person who would slaughter innocent people? Forget it, I can't be bothered to argue with you."
He clasped Natasha's hand, then reached out and placed his other hand on Coulson's shoulder, activating the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Whoosh!
At the table surrounded by fanatic fans, all that remained were a few bills left to pay the check, fluttering in the wind.
Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha stepped out of a spatial vortex and appeared directly in Kingpin's office.
Kingpin was sitting in his office, cultivating Chakra. Over the past few days, aside from spending a little time practicing the Clone Technique and Substitution Technique, he had devoted all his remaining time to cultivating Chakra, sleeping only three or four hours each day.
He had been working extremely hard.
Noticing Obito's arrival, Kingpin immediately stopped cultivating, rose, and came before him. He bowed respectfully. "My lord!"
His voice was filled with respect. Clearly, Kingpin had gone from submitting under duress to truly submitting.
The reason for this change was simple.
The more Kingpin cultivated Chakra, the more he could feel his own strength growing. But rather than becoming so conceited that he lost his fear and betrayed the Masked Man,
that strength instead made him understand the gap between himself and the Masked Man.
I've grown so much stronger after cultivating for just these few days. What about my lord?
My lord must have spent much more time cultivating Chakra than I have!
What level must someone like him have reached?
The more Kingpin thought about it, the more awe he felt toward the Masked Man.
By now, in his eyes, the Masked Man was a powerful figure who must have hundreds of times as much Chakra in his body as Kingpin did.
That alone was enough to make Kingpin behave himself.
Besides, the mark on his forehead was a constant reminder that his life was in the Masked Man's hands!
"Hmm." Obito nodded slightly, then said to Kingpin, "I came to see how things are progressing."
The progress he meant was, of course, the search for the place in New York where the Nine-Tails was sealed.
Hearing Obito's question, Kingpin's heart sank. He quickly lowered his head and said, "I'm terribly sorry, my lord!! Not a single Detection Crystal has reacted..."
Looking at the frightened Kingpin before him, Obito shook his head slightly. "Kingpin, don't worry. I don't blame you this time."