And in the shadow behind him—that was—
Black Zetsu.
Hiroki's heart sank sharply. Before he could think about what this bizarre combination meant, the images in his consciousness continued playing.
The image shook violently!
Clearly, future Minato had launched an attack!
First came a flying kunai!
Then a golden flash tore through the gloomy underground space. Accompanied by the shrill scream of a Rasengan ripping through the air, it shot straight for Kabuto's face!
An instant-cast Rasengan!
Even in this timeline, he had still developed the Rasengan!?
A sudden ambush!
Yet, faced with an ambush capable of instantly killing any Kage-level powerhouse, Kabuto in the footage did not even blink.
He did not even form hand seals.
He was almost as calm as Hiroki.
Just as Minato's Rasengan was about to touch his body, a sudden change occurred!
A net formed of countless dense, hard white bones appeared out of thin air before Kabuto, precisely blocking the Rasengan!
"Clang—!"
The Rasengan collided with the bone net, producing a piercing metallic crash. The violent chakra was blocked outside, unable to advance an inch.
"Kimimaro's Shikotsumyaku?" Hiroki immediately recognized the Kekkei Genkai.
Minato in the footage was clearly equally shocked. Without a second thought, he immediately tried to use the Flying Thunder God to retreat.
But it was too late.
At the same time the bone net appeared, the shadow beneath Kabuto's feet rose up without warning, turning into several jet-black tentacles that coiled around Minato's legs like venomous snakes!
The Nara Clan's Shadow Possession Jutsu!
Used in exactly the same way!
At almost the exact same moment, an invisible mental impact slammed viciously into Minato's mind!
The Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Disturbance Technique!
Bone-net defense, shadow binding, mental assault—three ninjutsu with entirely different functions, attributes, and origins had somehow combined at