Yugito clenched her fists, her knuckles cracking sharply. Long-dormant excitement lit her face. "After searching for so long, we finally found him. I can't wait to fight him!"
Asuma sneered. "Even without the Rinnegan implanted, Uchiha Ryobu isn't someone we can handle. What we need now is the sect master's complete form."
Asuma's words carried a sarcastic edge, but Kushina endured it. After all, she felt somewhat guilty toward him.
Yugito, however, couldn't stand it. She released the Two-Tails' chakra to pressure him. "Asuma, do you want a taste of my claws?"
Asuma and Yugito were around the same age, and he wasn't intimidated by her strength.
"Yugito, you're just borrowing the Two-Tails' power to throw your weight around. I've already signed a contract with my father's Enma. I'm not afraid of you."
Obito and Kakashi's rapid growth had left all their peers behind. Asuma didn't want those two classmates to pull too far ahead of him.
So he had signed a contract with Enma, the Third Hokage's summoning beast, and trained in the Sarutobi Clan's Adamantine Staff techniques.
Compared to Fire Style or Wind Style ninjutsu, Enma could undoubtedly give Asuma a dramatic boost in strength in a short time.
If Asuma had had Enma in the original story, Hidan and Kakuzu would have been the ones running away.
"Enough. Stop arguing."
Minato spoke up to stop Asuma and Yugito's quarrel. Asuma had become so prickly because he resented the Ninja Sect for forgetting the Third Hokage.
Everything the Third Hokage had sacrificed had failed to earn him the recognition he deserved. He wasn't even deemed worthy of a place on Kage Rock.
Minato tolerated Asuma's temper. Adolescents were prone to taking things to extremes.
"Everyone, get ready. I'll use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take us to