He kicked Minato Namikaze square in the stomach.
Minato became a streak of yellow light
and slammed into the outer wall of a building.
The force of the Rasengan struck the wall too, blasting a huge hole through it.
Three Jonin, each defeated in a single move!
The three of them were stunned by his strength.
Aogetsu Hyuga shook his head. If he hadn't been worried about affecting the course of events, he wouldn't have gone so easy on them.
"We mean you no harm!"
Minato knew when to back down. He spread his arms at once.
He hadn't wanted to fight in the first place,
but when his companions were attacked, he'd had to intervene. In truth, he was somewhat inclined to believe Aogetsu's story.
With their captain taking that stance, the other two suppressed their urge to attack.
Come to think of it, this white-haired man's strength was absurd. He seemed even more powerful than the Third Hokage!
Aogetsu crouched on the rooftop parapet. "Still think I'm crazy, bug guy?"
Shimi Aburame didn't dare answer.
Minato put away his Kunai.
"Actually, I believe you. Twenty years from now..."
"How did you get here?"
"And what did you come for?"
"Please tell us."
Aogetsu smiled faintly.
"Through the Ryūmyaku. I came to obtain its Chakra, of course."
"You saw those remotely controlled puppets, didn't you? They're the Ryūmyaku's handiwork."
The three exchanged glances. Their mission was only to protect Queen Sara; they hadn't known Rōran had a Ryūmyaku.
"It sounds dangerous."
Minato's face was full of doubt.
Aogetsu said idly,
"Dangerous or not, I'm going back to my own time. You can rest easy about that."
"Oh, I just remembered. A kid came here with me. He said he wanted to see you."
Minato looked puzzled.
The blue in