Minato Namikaze looked at the spot where Tianyi had vanished. His tightly wound nerves finally eased slightly, only for weakness to wash over him.
He carefully settled Kushina from his back onto the couch, confirming that her breathing was steady and that she was merely unconscious.
Only then did he slowly sit down against the wall and begin examining his split-open wounds.
He forced himself to regulate his breathing, trying to recover even a little strength.
He knew Tianyi-senpai's battle was far from over.
Land of Fire Forest
A Hyuga clansman dressed in dark clothing, with conspicuous Byakugan, was reflected in A's eyes.
As though he had condensed out of thin air, he abruptly blocked A's pursuit.
What enraged A even more was that this Hyuga clansman merely placed a hand on that blond brat's shoulder.
Buzz!
In the next instant, right before his eyes, the targets—the Hyuga ninja, the blond brat, and the red-haired girl—
vanished without a trace!
"What...?!" A forcibly halted his charge, his heavy feet plowing two deep trenches through the ground.
He stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the empty forest clearing ahead.
Wild lightning-aspected chakra burst outward uncontrollably with his fury, blasting scorched pits across the surrounding ground.
"Space-time ninjutsu!" A squeezed the words out through clenched teeth.
His voice was low as muffled thunder, filled with the furious rage of having been toyed with.
"Leaf Village... actually has a genius of this caliber?!"
He had not expected that within the Land of Fire, facing the elite squad he had personally led,
they would not only use such brilliant, bizarre space-time ninjutsu to rescue their people,
but also kill Hidden Cloud Village's men.
This was a naked provocation against Hidden Cloud Village's dignity!
Just as A's fury surged and he was preparing to order a