The Masked Man was already standing beside Kushina.
Kurenai Yuhi and Shizune stood behind Tsunade, their faces filled with shock.
"What happened? When did he get over to Lady Kushina?"
"Could he be as fast as Lord Minato?"
Tsunade stared fixedly at the strange man in black and said in a low voice:
"It happened just now, too. His hand seemed to pass right through my body, and he snatched the baby away."
"Hmph."
The Masked Man sneered.
The space around his right eye began to twist, swallowing both Kushina and himself.
"Space-Time Ninjutsu?!"
Minato's expression changed drastically.
"Bastard, you're not getting away!"
Tsunade bellowed, already swinging her fist at the mask on his face.
The tomoe in the Masked Man's left eye spun rapidly.
Tsunade's body began to twist and distort as well, but something felt completely wrong.
"This is-"
Even with her countless battles, Tsunade sensed the danger at that moment.
She tried to break free, only to find herself trapped as though wedged into a cramped space.
She could not move at all.
"Flying Thunder God!"
Minato acted again, holding Naruto in his left arm and flinging a Flying Thunder God Kunai with his right hand.
The instant he teleported beside Tsunade, he threw a second kunai.
He pulled both himself and Tsunade out of Kamui's range.
Only Space-Time Ninjutsu could counter Space-Time Ninjutsu!
Yet in the very instant Minato saved Tsunade-
The Masked Man and Kushina had already vanished without a trace.
"Damn it!"
Minato Namikaze went deathly pale.
Tsunade acted immediately, kicking open the wooden house's door and barking an order:
"Kushina's been abducted! Search the entire village!"
The moment she finished speaking, Hatake Sakumo and the others stationed outside the door were dumbfounded.
What had happened?
They had been guarding this very spot and