Yugito thought, This kid really has a good head on his shoulders. The ordinary Clone Technique is a basic skill taught in the first year of the Academy, yet he actually thought to use it at a time like this! Hmph! It looks like not only are his moves fast, but his mind is quick too! If only he and I were in the same village... then...
Mirai shook his head, stopping himself from dwelling on it. After approaching the sea, he followed Minato's plan and successfully fooled the Giant Centipede with ordinary clones before running to the center of the beach.
The moment Minato stepped onto the beach, he immediately felt solid ground beneath his feet. The Giant Centipede swarm circled around Mirai's phantom clones. Seizing the opportunity, Minato watched calmly, preparing to enter Sage Mode.
Mirai slapped his thigh and praised him. "Good thing Minato came up with that trick! The Clone Technique—a student-level ninjutsu! Who would've thought it would work so well against these bugs while barely using any chakra? Heh! That kid's pretty good!"
Sage Fukasaku clearly had not expected Minato to use such a trick either, and he praised him, "Truly ingenious. The ninjutsu itself isn't powerful, but it's clever enough. Minato is very bold. I'm afraid most people wouldn't think of using such a technique, because everyone likes to use their strongest moves while overlooking the most practical ninjutsu! Impressive! Very good!"
"Kid!" Sage Fukasaku called. "You can rest easy now. Minato will be able to return to Konoha before long..."
Mirai smiled in satisfaction. "Yes, yes. You and the toads really did well this time! I need to hurry and tell the old man about Minato so he won't worry anymore!"
"All right, hurry home, kid... The Great Sage and I want to