"You're quite remarkable! You might even go further in your lifetime, but... I'm truly sorry! Because I can't let you die happily while giving it my all!"
"Who exactly are you?!"
The Blade of Killing Intent's control left him unable even to speak. The only Cloud Ninja who could still talk knew he was doomed, so he simply asked the question he most wanted answered. Mingye shook his head again, placed one hand on the man's shoulder and patted it as if brushing dust from it, while his other hand drove a kunai into his throat.
After Mingye finished, the butterflies flew up as well. Looking toward Konoha, Mingye smiled and shook his head.
"It seems I've become a sorrowful matchmaker! What a pity—your ending was already written in my script!"
"Are... you... okay?!"
The blond boy held Uzumaki Kushina with some embarrassment as he asked after her. She had made no sound from the moment he carried her in his arms until they escaped the Cloud Ninjas' pursuit, only staring fixedly at him. It left him so awkward that he didn't know what to do.
"You're Minato Namikaze, right? The one who's always spacing out!"
Her almost interrogative tone, coupled with the way she stared at him, made Minato Namikaze even more embarrassed. Facing her question, he hurriedly explained.
"...Yeah... I'm... Minato Namikaze! I'm not spacing out. It's just that I'd already studied some of the things the teacher teaches at home, and I've already mastered them!"
"Why haven't you put me down yet?! How long are you planning to carry me?!"
Uzumaki Kushina also noticed something that made her feel embarrassed and annoyed. This foolish boy, who didn't seem much older than her and whom she had thought was terribly weak, actually looked rather pleasing to the