Choza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame, half a step slower and lagging behind, stood with their mouths half-open, staring in disbelief at Minato Namikaze, who had been "nailed" to the spot out of thin air and was unable to move. For a moment, their minds went blank.
The Yellow Flash... had been caught?!
A genjutsu?
A Kekkei Genkai?
Minato Namikaze was the first to react.
In that brief instant, he tried several methods to dispel a genjutsu.
Only after channeling chakra into his eyes did he see—
Star Platinum's tall, muscular body, glowing with starlight like a god descended into the world.
Minato Namikaze released the hand he had placed on Sara.
The next second, he flashed into the air.
Taking someone away and leaving alone were two entirely different levels of difficulty. Even Star Platinum, without activating Time Stop, could not prevent Minato Namikaze from escaping.
Of course, if not for the Konoha forehead protector he wore, the moment Minato Namikaze had rushed in, he would already have been "unable to fight any longer."
To Lin Qing, a ninja with high offense, high speed, and low defense like this could be dealt with in a single Time Stop. Star Platinum only needed to go over and symbolically throw a few Ora punches.
Enemies who could now trade several rounds with Lin Qing generally needed at least one of the following—high-speed regeneration, intangible flesh, or ultimate defense—to have any chance of avoiding an instant kill during Time Stop.
Back to Minato's attack.
He threw out a specially made kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God formula. Midway through its flight, Minato formed a one-handed seal.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"
The kunai instantly split into two, then four, then hundreds and thousands, densely piercing toward him.
Minato's golden figure flickered constantly among