"Okay, Sensei!"
"Mm! You must work together wholeheartedly. The ninja we happened to encounter was merely a lone scout on a mission, but what comes next will be a true group battle. You must be especially careful!"
"Let's go, Captain!"
"..."
After Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Obito suddenly said something completely inexplicable. Kakashi stared at Obito in astonishment, silently wondering why this guy who was always arguing with him had suddenly taken the wrong medicine. It seemed he had to watch out for Obito's little tricks!
"Alright! Move out!"
Minato Namikaze smiled knowingly. He was quite pleased with Obito's performance. Perhaps Obito truly could help Kakashi untie the knot in his heart. Raising an arm as he spoke, he vanished from the trio's sight.
Using the Substitution Technique, Mingye reappeared atop a mountain within the Land of Earth. Before long, someone flew in from the sky—it was none other than Iwagakure's "Ōnoki of the Two Scales."
"You have truly made this old man see you in a new light once again, sir."
Ōnoki still held the letter in his hand. As he looked at Mingye, his tone was especially grave, because what it contained was simply too shocking. A was preparing to lead over a thousand of the Cloud Ninja's elite troops in a swift assault on Iwagakure, carrying out a decapitation plan. Though he did not fear A, whether Iwagakure would still exist after such a battle was another matter entirely. That was precisely why he had hurried here to meet Mingye.
Mingye chuckled. Behind his mask, his voice was hoarse as he spoke to the Third Tsuchikage. "The Third Raikage's plan is exceptionally clever. Even a veteran of the ninja world such as yourself could not have anticipated it, which greatly increases its chances of success. But does