"Boom... boom... boom..."
Trees fell in a continuous line, their thunderous crashes rolling across the mountain forest clearing and reaching everyone's ears from afar.
"Minato... Lord Minato, what does this mean? If so, we still can't hurt him!"
Watching the dust clouds rise in a long line, Akimichi Choza's enlarged right hand returned to its normal size with a bang. His brows furrowed slightly as he looked at Minato Namikaze, who stood with his back to him, still holding the pose of reaching for the mask.
At the same time, his restored hand lightly patted Nara Shikaku on the back.
Bzz...
Amid the soundless transfer of Chakra, the haze in Nara Shikaku's eyes abruptly cleared, and he hurriedly asked, "What happened? Is Kushina all right?!"
Then, his gaze fell upon the unharmed Kushina ahead, her eyes lowered, and he finally let out a breath of relief.
Did Choza make it in time?
That thought flashed through his mind as he recalled the sudden lightness throughout his body when a hole had opened in that pillar of Black Flames.
It was from that moment that he had suddenly been able to move.
Not only him—Inoichi and Choza had also suddenly regained the ability to move. Inoichi had immediately contacted him through sensory communication.
Though he had still been somewhat dazed at the time, he was battle-hardened. It was obvious that someone had broken Uchiha Nobuhiko's technique on their behalf. At once, he had told Inoichi and Choza to stay as they were, to maintain the appearance of being controlled, and wait for an opportunity to act.
Then, Uchiha Nobuhiko had happened to launch an attack after destroying Hirohiko's eyes, giving them a perfect chance.
Though they had not exchanged many words, Inoichi and Choza had responded to his plan. Without the