"Huh? Why did it suddenly go quiet outside?"
Sara, who was racing up the stairs of the Dragon Pulse Tower, suddenly paused and turned back toward Naruto behind her in confusion.
"Boom-tsk~ beat-tsk!"
"Boom-tsk~ beat-tsk!"
Naruto pricked up his ears and listened. It was indeed much quieter, but he could still faintly hear a rhythmic, muffled thudding. The grave look on his face did not fade for a long while.
"Maybe blondie and the others have held Anrokuzan off for now. Don't worry about that. Sealing the Dragon Pulse is what matters!"
"Leave it to me!"
At that, Sara immediately patted her perfectly ordinary little chest, her eyes full of resolve.
Since all of this had begun because of her, then it ought to end by her hand.
Bang!
Anrokuzan, flying through midair, was still dazed even now. He had clearly absorbed enough of the Dragon Pulse's power. The entire Ninja World should have been trembling beneath his terrifying strength, so how was he being humiliated like a mangy dog by some nameless leaf ninja?
"He's flying again."
Choza Akimichi, who was applying ointment to his face, looked up at the centipede puppet in midair being smacked around like a basketball by Uchiha Gin. The bruised corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he turned his gaze to Minato, who stood beside him looking deep in thought.
"Minato, just who is this Senior Gin? If the Uchiha had a member this strong, the Third Hokage should have long ago..."
"Choza, don't say anything that harms unity."
Minato glanced discreetly at Yamato, who was frowning in deep thought not far away, then quietly cut off his teammate's next words, a faint trace of helplessness hidden in his eyes.
Though he was a ninja of civilian birth, he understood the tangled relationships