"How far are we from the battle line mentioned in the intelligence?"
Liumu asked Minato directly.
"Another half day's journey."
Minato put the map back into his backpack. After a moment's thought, he told Liumu, "We can't afford to wait. Every minute later we arrive means another minute of danger for the Konoha ninja there."
Seeing Minato's resolute expression, Liumu had already guessed his intentions.
"Same as before, Liumu. Protect Team 7 and head toward the battle line with them. I'll go ahead and get the situation there under control first."
Liumu had no doubts about the reputation of the Yellow Flash.
But in his memories, it was precisely after Minato left ahead of them that Obito and the other two came under enemy attack.
To prevent the tragedy from happening again, Liumu could not leave Team 7. Still, he created a clone using Shadow Clone and told Minato, "My clone will go with you. I'll be enough to protect them."
Liumu had not used Shadow Clone because he doubted Minato's abilities.
It was only to speed up developments on the battlefield ahead.
He was currently using Kizaru's template, and its ability to ignore physical attacks could play a considerable role on the battlefield.
Minato nodded at this.
Then his figure vanished in a flash. Before he could hear what Obito said next, he was already gone.
"We don't need protecting!"
Only after deliberately settling the churning in his stomach did Obito tell Liumu, "The front is under pressure and needs more people. You've already wiped out all the enemies here. What danger could we possibly run into?"
Hearing this, Liumu was speechless.
Because of the attack just now, his eyes were already filled with murderous intent.
He stared straight at Obito and asked, "What makes you think those people