Just then, Ye Feng saw that Minato Namikaze had already joined up with the Konoha ninja who had escaped with their lives. Relieved, Ye Feng also used the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared beside Minato Namikaze.
In fact, when Ye Feng spotted Minato Namikaze with his divine sense, Minato simultaneously felt that familiar sense of being watched and immediately knew that Ye Feng was also on the battlefield.
The men Minato Namikaze had brought this time were all elites, each formidable in his own right. With their strength added to his own, Minato was confident he could maneuver through the battlefield. Even if a large enemy force surrounded them, he was confident he could lead them out of danger.
So after learning that Ye Feng was here, Minato Namikaze led these men toward the battlefield without hesitation.
On the way, they encountered a group of battered Konoha troops. Half had exhausted their chakra, and every one of the rest was wounded.
After a brief exchange with them, Minato Namikaze learned that Ye Feng was on the battlefield ahead. He even learned that Ye Feng could command a gigantic water dragon. Surrounded by five hundred enemy ninja, the boy and the dragon had forcibly carved out an escape route for them.
Their tone and tears made their gratitude toward Ye Feng plain.
Minato Namikaze was deeply shaken after hearing their account. Ye Feng alone had rescued nearly a hundred battered troops from an encirclement of over five hundred ninja. Minato knew he could not accomplish such a thing himself.
While Minato Namikaze was still deep in thought, he sensed a figure suddenly appear beside him. Instinctively, he clenched his fist and punched at it.
But another small palm blocked Minato Namikaze's fist, and a voice rang out:
"Minato, are you