Thanatos's wild laughter left Jiraiya and the others deeply unsettled, especially Hinata. Naruto and Sasuke had grown up alongside her, and she was even closer to them than she was to Neji. Although she had not spent much time with Boruto, she knew he was the child she and Naruto would have in the future, so her affection for him came from the heart as well.
Hinata asked anxiously, "What do you mean by that? Explain yourself, or I won't let you get away with this."
Thanatos gave Hinata a meaningful look. After a moment's thought, he laughed. "Hahahaha! Since you're so eager to know, I'll tell you. Any living person who enters my Death Space without having reached the divine realm will be infected by the aura of death within it. Even those two brats who received the Evil Dragon's inheritance are no exception. They can stay inside for ten minutes at most. If they can't get out within those ten minutes, they'll die in there! Hahahaha!"
"What did you say?" Hinata cried in alarm.
Young Naruto placed a hand on Hinata's shoulder and said, "Hinata, don't listen to his nonsense. With Sasuke-Young Sasuke-there, they'll be fine. And don't forget, the other me is even more gifted than either me or Young Sasuke. How could he possibly die in a place like that? Don't listen to this guy's rubbish. He's just trying to shake you up so you can't focus on the fight. Whatever he says, don't believe him. Understand?"
"I understand. Thank you, other Naruto-kun. I won't let him get to me," Hinata replied hesitantly. Despite her words, she was still worried.
Thanatos laughed. "Heh, he's right. I am trying to shake you up, but I have no reason to lie to you, either. They've entered my Death