Even though Minato had teleported away in time, that terrifying power still left him shaken.
"So this is the power of a tailed beast..."
Minato couldn't help swallowing.
"Kushina..."
His first thought was still of Kushina. As a fellow jinchūriki, would she face that kind of danger if she went to war? He was deeply worried.
"Minato, I've got what I came for. I'm heading back!"
Xuanhui patted Minato on the shoulder.
Minato gave a distracted acknowledgment and sent Xuanhui back.
Before long, Minato brought Orochimaru back.
Holding two bags, Orochimaru turned and headed into his tent.
Minato walked over to Jiraiya.
"Sensei... I'd like to ask you a favor..."
"You went out first thing this morning and actually got into a fight with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki?"
"We only fought halfway. Neither side got serious."
"You really have plenty of time on your hands..."
Kakuzu lowered his head and continued reading the newspaper.
"How are things going with the Third Raikage?"
"He's stalled. Stuck in Iwagakure territory."
"Iwagakure assembled an army of twenty thousand specifically to attack the Hidden Cloud Village's forces. They must have clashed by now."
"Looks like it'll take a while longer. In the meantime, the A-B Combo will probably keep coming over to harass us."
"Boring. We can't even kill those two for the bounty."
"Go deal with them now and then. That kid Killer B is pretty interesting."
The Hidden Sand Village versus Hidden Mist Village battlefield
Almost no one from the Hidden Mist Village could withstand Pakura's Scorch Release. Her Super-Steam Kill alone left the Kirigakure Ninja with little chance of gaining an advantage.
Meanwhile, Kirigakure happened to be undergoing a transfer of power.
Karatachi Yagura had to personally select the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, so their elite fighters had yet