Without any hesitation, he charged straight at Hinata.
Under normal circumstances, there should have been no time for shock or doubt.
Yet Shibi Aburame and Choza Akimichi both stared blankly.
What was that? What had they just seen? A Rasengan?
Any other ninjutsu would have been one thing, but why a Rasengan? They knew full well how special the Rasengan was.
This technique was a hand-signless ninjutsu developed by Minato Namikaze.
It could be said to be Minato Namikaze's exclusive technique.
Other than Minato Namikaze, only his teacher Jiraiya, who had helped him perfect it, knew how to use it.
But what had they seen? Though they had been stunned for only an instant,
the doubt in their hearts only deepened.
But at a time like this, they absolutely could not hesitate.
Shibi Aburame flicked both hands, and a swarm of insects immediately surged toward the others like a dark tide.
He seemed to be planning to slightly hinder the others from rushing back to support her.
Meanwhile, Choza Akimichi did not continue using Full Body Expansion.
Instead, he raised both hands.
Using Partial Expansion, he enlarged his arms, spread his hands wide, and slapped them directly toward Hinata.
As though he were swatting a fly.
But reality turned out to be somewhat beyond their expectations.
Because what happened next was far too strange.
Shibi Aburame, who had intended to stop the others from returning to assist, suddenly saw that they seemingly had no intention of doing so at all.
Instead, they stood there like outsiders, making no further moves.
Perhaps they trusted Hinata too much.
But that still made no sense. Even if they trusted Hinata, shouldn't they have been pursuing Minato Namikaze right now?
Minato Namikaze was heading for the Dragon Vein. Since the Dragon Vein was also