"Naruto is in my care."
Gently touching the hand of his wife, whose face was pale and whose eyes were filled with worry, tension, and anxiety, Minato Namikaze's expression turned solemn. Yet, a hint of softness slowly appeared in his eyes as he spoke quietly.
"If you can't kill that Space-Time Ninja, then you must move Teacher Kushina to a safe place immediately. The enemy's target is Teacher Kushina. Everything he has done must be for the sake of taking Teacher Kushina away. Most likely, all of this was to seize Kushina. And since you're also a Space-Time Ninja and know his abilities, Teacher Minato, if you fight him, he probably won't be able to gain the upper hand. Of course, you likely won't be able to defeat him either. But overall, you hold the advantage while he is at a disadvantage. So even if he has some leverage over you, before he gets Teacher Kushina, he won't easily... no, he absolutely won't discard that leverage! So even if he has something on you, don't think too much about it! Teacher Kushina comes first!"
At that moment, Chiba's serious and cautious face surfaced in Minato Namikaze's mind again without him realizing it.
"Mm. I'm counting on you!"
The instant she heard those words and saw her husband's other hand forming seals, Kushina said nothing more, despite being frantic with worry over her kidnapped son. She merely nodded softly.
"Waaah!"
But at that very moment, a baby's piercing cry suddenly rang out, echoing through the entire stone chamber!
"Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, step away from the Jinchuriki!"
The Masked Man's voice followed close behind.
"Naruto!"
Almost instinctively, Kushina looked up. The moment she saw the blond infant with fox-whisker markings on his cheeks crying in the Masked Man's arms,