Black runes had appeared across the sky at some point. These Sealing Techniques interwove with one another, flickering in and out beneath the blazing sun like a mischievous child.
Yet Souya, a master of Sealing Techniques, saw at a glance that they were extraordinary.
The Sealing Techniques carried a powerful space-time attribute, as though they connected to another dimension.
A translucent barrier had also been laid out in front of them, complementing the runes like two sides of the same coin. There was even a hint of space folding within it. Going around would take no small effort.
"Isn't this the Rōran Ruins?"
"How did it end up like this?"
"Someone with this level of skill in Sealing Techniques... besides Minato, is there anyone else in the Ninja World?"
"What would make Minato come all the way here for no reason?"
"Could something have happened to the Dragon Vein here?!"
"The Dragon Vein contains enough Chakra to shake space and time, almost without limit. If it suddenly ran wild, what kind of strange things might happen...?"
Souya's thoughts churned, but he was far too anxious to think it all through.
They were being chased by a harbinger of death, after all!
Whoosh!
A blinding flash of gold suddenly streaked past.
Clang!
A handsome, sunny-looking man wielded a Kunai, flashing through several intersecting streaks of gold as he slashed at the Gold Cloud with incredible speed. A series of crisp metallic clangs rang out.
If Souya hadn't reacted quickly and shielded the Gold Cloud with Shukaku's head in time, the three of them would have fallen straight out of the sky.
"Minato Namikaze?!"
"Why are you here?!"
The moment Souya recognized him, a surge of anger rose in his chest. He had just been about to take a detour and flee,