The sky was high and the clouds were light, the breeze gentle and the sun bright.
Namikaze Minato left Konoha's camp alone and headed by himself toward where the Kumogakure Ninja were stationed.
According to A's letter, they were to meet first at Kumogakure's camp, then proceed together to the so-called newly discovered site where the Third Raikage had left traces behind.
If a request like this had named Shimura Danzō or Jiraiya, they might have considered it a trap meant to lure them into the camp before surrounding and killing them.
After all, although the two of them could escape with the Reverse Summoning Technique, they still needed time to form hand seals. If their opponents had set up a proper ambush, they might not even be given that chance.
But Namikaze Minato was different.
The Flying Thunder God Technique required no hand seals and activated instantly. No matter who got trapped to death, it could never be Namikaze Minato—unless he himself no longer wanted to live.
Therefore, in their eyes, this was perhaps merely intended to intimidate him.
If that was the case, then they had their axe-wielding men to threaten him, while he had the courage to walk into the meeting alone.
As for who would ultimately intimidate whom, that depended entirely on their nerve!
So, beyond his usual green flak jacket, Namikaze Minato had unusually put on a short white cape styled after a Hokage Cloak today.
Golden hair, blue eyes, white robes—his looks utterly crushed everyone in the entire Kumogakure camp.
When A first saw that Namikaze Minato truly dared to come alone, he had felt a slight appreciation for his courage.
Enemy or not, the courage to attend a meeting alone was indeed worthy of praise.
But when he turned around, he found that