"You okay?"
The moment the Wood Dragon began giving off a red glow, Minato realized something was wrong.
He immediately teleported to Kushina's side and forcefully whisked her straight out of the center of the explosion.
Oh, you asked why Minato could teleport to Kushina's side?
Come on, they were an old married couple. What was wrong with carrying each other's marks?
Actually, Minato had secretly carved a Flying Thunder God Mark onto Kushina's Number Three Mech.
Kurama: Minato Namikaze, you sly little schemer. Are you trying to fill Naruto's belly with your marks?!
"I'm... I'm fine. Wait, my Red Hot-Blooded Habanero Mech!"
Girls liked giving their things pet names, and Kushina was no exception.
"Uh, sorry. I didn't make it in time."
Minato set Kushina down from his arms and scratched his head a little awkwardly.
"Boo-hoo, I can't keep racing."
Kushina made a show of wiping her eyes while sneaking a glance at Minato.
"It's okay. I won't race either."
Minato's meaning was clear: he would drop out of the race with Kushina.
But that wasn't what Kushina wanted when she put on that act.
"Great! I'll get going, then."
Kushina climbed straight onto Minato's Number Four Mech, then rode off as Minato watched with a speechless expression that also said he had seen this coming.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely take the championship!"
Kushina waved at Minato, then chains extended from behind her and pulled the Number Four Mech into the air.
"Ah, my Flash Super Dazzling Wheel Dance Type Four."
Watching Kushina ride away on his mount, Minato looked a little helpless, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
All right, I'll head to the finish line and wait for them.
Wait, you didn't really think Minato had only left one mark at the finish