At the same time Naruto began to glow, young Kakashi and Yamato were locked in a standoff at the border of Rōran.
Yamato kept trying to explain his identity to young Kakashi, saying he was someone from the future.
But Kakashi stared at him with those dead-fish eyes, as though he were looking at some idiot on the street.
You actually dare say you're from the future? Why not say you're the reincarnation of First Hokage Hashirama? You really think you can fool me, Kakashi Hatake, like I'm some kid?!
Just as Yamato began to glow, Kakashi could not help questioning his earlier judgment. At last, he chose to believe Yamato, looking at him awkwardly.
"Are you really from the future?"
The instant Kakashi lowered his guard, Yamato punched him squarely on the head, immediately feeling a wave of satisfaction in his heart.
"Ah~ Kakashi-senpai, I've wanted to do this for a long time!"
"But goodbye, little senpai. Looks like it's time for me to go back."
Kakashi clutched his forehead, where a huge lump had risen, and tried to punch him back.
But his whole body passed straight through Yamato's.
Yamato gave a cheeky grin, stuck out his tongue at young Kakashi, and waved.
"See ya~"
Kakashi silently clenched his fists...
Yeah, it was nothing. He was not angry at all. His fists were just a little hard...
Meanwhile, Naruto also dissolved into specks of starlight and vanished.
The tears in Minato's eyes finally fell.
But the next instant, he evaporated them with Chakra.
"Lord Senya, Naruto has returned to his original time."
"But why did you..."
Senya simply raised an arm around Minato's neck, pulling him aside. He lowered his head and spoke quietly.
"Before I came here, I absorbed all the Dragon Vein Chakra from that time.