It Might Hurt a Little, Bear with It

Whoosh—

In an instant, the three of them vanished.

The crowd that had been surrounding them from afar was immediately dumbfounded.

"Huh?"

"Where did they go?"

"How did they suddenly disappear? Were we seeing things?"

"It's possible for one person to be mistaken, but how could all of us be mistaken?"

"I know! This is Lord Kanami's signature technique—the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

"Damn, you even know that? What else do you know? Tell us more!"

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you. Do you remember the night of the Nine-Tails' Rampage?"

"I do!"

"Back during the Nine-Tails' Rampage, a man used the Flying Thunder God Technique to stop the Nine-Tails from destroying the village!"

"And that man was Kanami. In the end, he was even known as the Red Flash!"

"???"

"Isn't your story a little off?"

"What do you know? These are all secret matters. Believe it or not. Go listen to whatever story you believe."

"Yeah, yeah, ignore him. Keep telling us."

In the forest outside Konoha Shinobi Village.

Ripples appeared in space, and Kanami and the other two emerged from them, landing while holding hands.

"So this is Space–Time Ninjutsu..."

Gaara stared at the suddenly changed scenery, his pupils contracting.

He had always known how powerful the Flying Thunder God was, but only after experiencing it himself did he understand just how incredible it truly was.

In the blink of an eye, they had teleported here. They were at least ten kilometers away from their previous location.

It was simply outrageous.

"Kanami, you didn't come looking for Lord Kazekage because you want to..."

Tsunade had already guessed part of it, but she did not dare be certain, and it would not have sounded right coming from her.

After all, she had noticed long ago that Kanami had