Misato Katsuragi

"Have you heard of the Golden Flash?"

Tao Yu asked in return.

"The Golden Flash..."

Airi Suzuki's long-dead memories came rushing back, and she immediately realized who he meant.

"The 'Golden Flash' of Konoha? Namikaze Minato?! I—I actually got together with you..."

Airi Suzuki's face flushed, and then she asked,

"Did you use Transformation Jutsu?"

The famous hero of Konoha... Now that she thought about it, she'd come out ahead.

Tao Yu was a little speechless at her expression. Why was she so adorably clueless? He'd even claimed to be from her village, and she hadn't considered that he might be impersonating someone?

"Don't be surprised. You think you fell here because of Second Impact, but the Abyss was actually responsible for all this..."

Neither of their identities could exactly be discussed in the open, and now that they were both under his control, Tao Yu didn't mind sharing some information.

Tao Yu even formed Hand Seals and performed a standard Transformation Jutsu.

That confirmed Airi Suzuki's original suspicions and proved what he'd told her earlier.

These days, only a few of the strongest people in the village could use the Three Body Technique with ease. Ordinary ninja like her struggled with it.

Tao Yu casually pulled out a Konoha forehead protector, too.

He had quite a few forehead protectors in his collection, including ones from all Five Great Villages.

"I came here to look for Seven-Tails. If you're interested, I can take you back to the ninja world."

If he could get Seven-Tails peacefully, Tao Yu really didn't mind helping them out. It was a long way back, and there were Cockroach People along the route, but with a ninja's stamina, a month or so should be enough.

"Back to the ninja world..."

Airi Suzuki murmured the words. If