He gave a muffled grunt of assent, then gradually emerged from the floor.
Minato Namikaze was astonished. He knew of ninjutsu that allowed someone to travel through the ground, but none that could do so without making the slightest sound.
Minato quietly slipped his hand behind his back. With a slight flick of his wrist, a three-pronged shuriken instantly appeared in his palm.
This shuriken was the key to using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Although Minato was a ninja who embodied the Will of Fire, protecting himself was still the most practical concern in a situation like this.
After all, the Nine-Tails was a formidable fighting force. If it really fell under the Sharingan's control, it would inevitably bring devastating disaster upon the village.
Lord Yin was still in the village and would handle things, but Minato did not want to be the one responsible for causing such a disaster.
Madara Uchiha was not familiar with all of Uchiha Yin's ninjutsu.
But he had seen the Flying Thunder God Technique before, and he immediately saw through Minato's intentions. "What? Is this all Konoha's newly appointed acting Hokage can manage? You're going to flee after barely facing us?"
It was an obvious provocation. How could Minato fail to recognize it? He had no intention of paying it any heed!
He intended to leave immediately, but Obito Uchiha clearly had no intention of giving him that chance.
Obito laughed coldly. "If you leave right now, I can't guarantee the safety of those people over there!"
As he spoke, he pointed toward White Zetsu.
Everyone around White Zetsu was only at genin level, so they were all children barely in their teens, with almost no combat experience.
If they were suddenly attacked, they probably would not be able to escape at all.