Not only Kushina reacted. The instant Qingyun appeared behind her, Might Duy lashed out with a swift kick, while Minato Namikaze quickly drew a kunai and hurled it at Qingyun.
The three successive attacks cut off almost every avenue of escape.
Startled by their reflexes, Qingyun spun his left eye rapidly and abruptly vanished from the encirclement of their attacks.
"Hey, hey, don't get so worked up! It's me!"
Although Qingyun had absorbed the golden flames and solid ice earlier, thick mist still shrouded the area. Kushina and the others had not dared enter it to investigate, so when Qingyun appeared behind her, all three instinctively assumed he was an enemy and immediately turned to attack.
At his words, the three stared at Qingyun with wide, disbelieving eyes. His movements had always been absurdly fast, but never this absurd. Before, they could at least catch a faint afterimage, and Minato Namikaze could even make out his figure well enough to dodge his attacks.
But now? Qingyun had appeared behind Kushina without any of them knowing when he had arrived. If they had not been seasoned fighters, and if Qingyun had concealed his presence, they might not have reacted at all.
"Big brother? Was that Space-Time Ninjutsu you just used? Does your Mangekyo have a space-time ability?"
Once Minato Namikaze realized it was Qingyun, his anxiety eased. Then he noticed the changes in Qingyun's eyes and exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right. Wherever the sun and moon shine, anywhere within my sight, I can travel there instantly. I can also create Sun-Moon Marks. As long as I have enough chakra, I can travel to a mark no matter how far away it is."
Qingyun explained with a faint smile, then formed a Sun-Moon Mark and inscribed it on Kushina's arm.
"Would you