Closing his eyes to sense his surroundings, Minato immediately located Dodai.
At that moment, Dodai had no idea someone had set their sights on him. He was traveling at a leisurely pace, instructing the younger ninja as he went.
"Whoosh..."
Suddenly, a kunai flew straight at him. Dodai tilted his head slightly and dodged it.
"Why does this kunai look so familiar?"
"Long time no see, Dodai. You've gotten so old."
Hearing that familiar voice, Dodai turned his head with difficulty, only to see Minato resting a hand on his shoulder, looking at him with a broad smile.
"Bastard, weren't you dead? What do you want?"
"To take you to meet someone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two vanished before the shocked eyes of the Kumogakure ninja. When they reappeared, they were already back at Orochimaru's experimental base.
Orochimaru blinked. How long has it been? Has it even been five minutes? What was the point of all that trouble I went to before?
"Orochimaru, I brought him. I'm going back to Konoha for a bit. Don't undo the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu just yet."
"Oh, all right. Go ahead!"
Orochimaru glanced at Dodai, who lay unconscious on the floor, and felt as though he were dreaming. How could it have been so quick? Before he could recover, Minato vanished again.
Black Zetsu was stunned too. Suddenly thinking of something, he cried out:
"Orochimaru, hurry and take Dodai back to Ryūchi Cave! If Uchiha Yan comes, it'll be too late!"
Orochimaru reacted swiftly, summoning a giant python that swallowed Dodai in one gulp, then using the Reverse Summoning Technique to return to Ryūchi Cave.
Less than a minute after Orochimaru left, Uchiha Yan and Minato appeared again.
Scanning the scene inside the laboratory, Uchiha Yan sneered:
"He ran fast!