"Who are you..."
Minato Namikaze looked towards Hyuga Sho.
He was a face he had never seen before.
"Traveler from another world... Hyuga Sho."
Hyuga Sho introduced himself.
"You can assume that I come from Konoha in a Parallel World different from yours."
"!"
Everyone was startled.
Most of them thought Hyuga Sho was joking.
But Minato Namikaze alone stared intently at Hyuga Sho.
"I can feel that you're not lying."
As someone proficient in Space-Time Ninjutsu, Minato Namikaze immediately believed him.
"It's just... we still need some evidence."
Minato Namikaze's expression grew serious.
"How can you prove that you're not the Masked Man?"
Minato Namikaze's question made everyone wary once again.
That was true.
The Masked Man had swaggered into Konoha, then tried to take the Scroll of Seals...
The timing of his arrival was far too coincidental...
"How would you make an apple prove that it's an apple?"
Hyuga Sho said.
"!"
Everyone froze.
Although the words made sense, the situation mattered too.
"Give me a hand."
Hyuga Sho said.
"You can all attack together if you want. My strength is my proof."
Ten-odd minutes later.
Konoha's Back Mountain.
A special confrontation was taking place here.
One of Konoha's strongest ninja... the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, was facing an unknown member of the Hyuga Clan.
This battle.
Had attracted many spectators.
Among them were the Clan Head Hyuga Hiashi of the Hyuga Clan, his younger brother Hizashi Hyuga, and the others.
"Lord Hokage! You absolutely must not let the criminal who harmed my daughter go!"
When Clan Head Hyuga Hiashi learned that his daughter Hinata Hyuga had been branded with a Curse Mark.
He was shocked and furious.
After everyone examined it...
They discovered that it might be a Curse Mark similar to, yet completely different from,