"Was that... Minato's space-time barrier?" Akimichi Choza said from afar. Since it was nighttime, the situation around Kage Rock could not be seen clearly at a glance.
"Well done, Minato." The Third Hokage, Sarutobi, smiled. Then he waved his hand and shouted, "Everyone, gather around me! Drive the Nine-Tails out of the village with me!"
Minato Namikaze's earlier act of transferring the Tailed Beast Bomb had been far too shocking. At the Third Hokage's shout, everyone responded in unison, their morale soaring.
"At a time like this, Lord Third really is dependable," Minato Namikaze murmured. "But I need to tell him about that masked man as soon as possible, and seal the Nine-Tails again."
He tightened his grip on the kunai in his hand, preparing to join the battlefield. But at that moment, a hand silently appeared behind him and reached for his neck.
Minato Namikaze's reaction was nothing if not swift. The moment he sensed something wrong, the kunai in his hand had already slashed sideways. Then his pupils contracted slightly—the kunai passed straight through the other's body, as though the person before him were an illusion.
But the next instant, he changed his mind. As his kunai pierced through the other's arm, that intangible sensation abruptly vanished, and his right arm was firmly seized.
"Your opponent is me. And besides, it's all over, Yellow Flash!" Obito's slightly low voice rang out. The Sharingan beneath his mask spun, and an inverted spatial vortex appeared, seeking to draw Minato into his unique Kamui Dimension.
"Hmph!" Minato grunted. An irresistible, overwhelming force of attraction surged forth. He felt his body being stretched, as though he were about to be pulled into another space.
Flying Thunder God!
Obito Uchiha clenched his hand as he looked at the vanished figure before him. "He