Minato and the Fourth Raikage had only just left when someone appeared nearby. Looking toward the cave where the Fourth Raikage had been hiding, the figure muttered, "Too late. He got away. This is where this world's lightning elements gather. I shouldn't linger here. Looks like I'll have to wait outside for him to come out on his own. Even I'll be in danger if I stay here any longer. This is all that useless Jis's fault. He couldn't even deal with one human, and now I have to come in person." With that, the figure turned into a streak of black light and vanished.
After parting ways with the Fourth Raikage, Minato suddenly felt uneasy. He frowned, his nerves growing restless, then noticed that something seemed different about the space around him. A moment later, his surroundings abruptly changed. Minato frowned again. "A barrier? Why would there be a barrier here?"
While Minato was puzzling over it, the scenery changed once more. He realized he seemed to have entered an unknown space. Just as he was about to explore it, a spatial passage suddenly appeared before him. Before he could react, someone was flung out of it-the Fourth Raikage, who had split up with him to explore Thunder Gorge.
The instant the Fourth Raikage appeared, the spatial passage rapidly closed. He climbed off the ground and shook his head, dazed from the impact. Once his head cleared a little, he saw Minato staring blankly at him. He coughed to ease the awkwardness, then asked, "What are you doing here? Where is this?"
Minato came back to his senses. "I don't know where this is either. I was exploring Thunder Gorge when I suddenly felt uneasy, and then I was transported here. This place seems like a barrier, but also