Minato was a little embarrassed at first, but he quickly remembered and thought, If you hadn't wanted to take away the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki, this would have happened long ago. The jinchuriki is still my future wife!
But that was hard to say to the Wood Golem, so Minato could only smile and say, "I'm different. At least you're stronger than me—you can even stand on the sea..."
The look in the Wood Golem's eyes shifted, and her expression suddenly darkened. "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you? Hmm?"
Minato was stunned at first, but when he saw the Wood Golem turn her anger into a smile, he smiled awkwardly as well. This woman really is... At a time like this, she's still thinking about jokes. Sigh...
The Wood Golem burst out laughing. "I scared you! Hey, why are you acting like such a young lady? Can't you be bolder?"
Minato had been gentle by nature since childhood. Rather than a Wood Golem, he seemed more like a little girl.
The Wood Golem grinned and asked, "So, what do we do now?"
Minato thought that staying soaked in the water was not a good idea, but it would not be right to make a woman carry him. The only better option now was to recover his chakra as quickly as possible so he could open the Contract Seal.
Minato tried to gather all the chakra in his body into his hands, but after several attempts, it was still only a drop in the ocean. It would be impossible to open the Contract Seal in less than seven or eight days.
The Wood Golem was dumbfounded when she heard that. Angrily, she said, "Hey! Then you need to think of something else. I haven't eaten all day! If we stay here for seven