After gutting Baki as though he were deveining a shrimp, Naruto grabbed Gaara by the collar and tossed him beside Temari, who had been defeated by Shikamaru and tied up with rope.
After driving Gekko Hayate back, Baki had immediately gone to rescue Gaara, leaving him no time to save her.
But because of the three siblings' special status, neither the Sunagakure ninja, the Sound Ninja, nor the Konoha ninja would kill them.
They would make excellent bargaining chips later.
Gaara in particular.
"Keep an eye on your little brother."
Naruto stepped forward and raised his wooden sword under Temari's terrified gaze, slicing through the ropes around her.
"You..."
Before Temari could finish, Naruto placed his right hand on her neck and left a Flying Thunder God Mark.
"Don't even think about running. Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I can still find you."
With that, Naruto used Flying Thunder God to return to the top of the Armored Wood Golem's head.
Temari reached up to touch her neck. There was nothing there?
Temari took off her forehead protector and adjusted its angle until she could see the spiral mark on her neck.
Although she had been tied up, Temari still knew what had just happened.
She thought of a man whose name could silence crying children in every shinobi village except Konoha.
Minato Namikaze.
This must be the Flying Thunder God Mark...
A profound sense of helplessness settled over Temari. Even cutting out the marked patch of skin was completely impractical.
I can't exactly slit my own throat, can I?
She picked up her little brother.
*Since leaving with this Flying Thunder God Mark means that guy who summoned the powerful wood golem will hunt me down, I'll find Kankuro and send my two little