"Ah, how careless of me. I let you sneak up on me when I wasn't paying attention..."
"But... honestly, that really hurt..."
At that moment, Gin's lean, tall figure stood perfectly straight in the forest.
Several golden chains bound his entire body completely. At the ends of those chains stood Minato, cold sweat covering his face, while Fukasaku and Shima on Minato's shoulders wore equally grim expressions.
"W-What is wrong with this guy!?"
In an instant, both Minato and Fukasaku spoke in low, hoarse voices, their tones grave.
As though he had heard them, Gin, bound by the chains, narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Minato. A smile curled across his lips as he chuckled.
"What's wrong? Haven't you already achieved your goal? Why do you look so upset?"
Hearing that, Minato's expression turned exceedingly grim as he rasped.
"Y-You... what kind of monster are you...!?"
As his words fell, the wounds on Gin's body—cut open by water blades and Frog Tongue Slash—began to regenerate with white flesh buds at a speed visible to the naked eye!
This bizarre sight had previously only been seen on Tsunade!
Yet even Tsunade, with her Yin Seal and Senju Clan bloodline, probably could not possess such astonishing regenerative ability!
In the blink of an eye, all the wounds on Gin's body had healed completely, leaving him unscathed!
Minato and Fukasaku on his shoulder spoke hoarsely.
"N-No way... humans simply can't possess such abilities..."
"Who exactly are you!?"
Hearing them, Gin, still bound by the chains, curled his lips into a smile. He glanced lightly at Minato and said teasingly.
"What's wrong? You can't accept it after seeing only this much?"
At that, Gin narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled.
"But one thing you said was right. Humans... I've never acknowledged myself as