After all, in his view, as long as they could successfully escape from here, they would be temporarily safe. At that time, even if Araki temporarily lost his ability to fight, it wouldn't be a problem; they could protect Araki's safety.
This feeling is completely different from when I was testing it on the Chunin Ninja Exams field.
With this in mind, Minato had no intention of leaving Araki any Chakra, but instead used it frantically, almost reaching the maximum value that could be achieved when performing the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Even so, at this moment, he could still feel a continuous flow of Chakra surging from behind him. It was an overwhelming feeling, as if the hands behind him were connected not to a person, but to an abyss.
"What terrifying Chakra this is!"
Minato muttered to himself, only now truly realizing how terrifying Araki was, and understanding why Araki insisted on using his own Chakra instead of entrusting the task to Jiraiya-sensei.
Jiraiya-sensei probably didn't have such a vast amount of Chakra!
In an instant.
Minato stared blankly at the tree in front of him. The Flying Thunder God Formula on the tree, after being activated, immediately reappeared as if it had never existed.
Even though he had just used the Flying Thunder God Technique and everything was done by him personally, there was still an extremely unreal feeling to it.
Wow!
After experiencing this space-time travel, Kushina couldn't help but exclaim in amazement; this was her first time riding the Flying Thunder God.
She had seen Minato use it before, and during the Chunin Ninja Exams, she even witnessed Minato performing the Flying Thunder God with a man, bringing Araki back to Konoha. However, experiencing it herself was a completely different feeling.
This amazing feeling is simply indescribable!
Having only experienced the Flying Thunder God Technique once, she felt a longing in her heart. It wasn't a desire to ride it a few more times, but a desire to learn this magical Space-Time Ninjutsu.
"This... this..."
Jiraiya's face was filled with shock. He was the one who was most surprised, or rather, most frightened, in the entire arena. Ever since his three disciples came out of the Chunin Ninja Exams arena, he had been completely out of sorts, being led by the nose by the situation, and had not yet been able to fully react.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
It's the Flying Thunder God Technique!
When Jiraiya held hands with Minato, he didn't think much about it. He vaguely felt that they might be about to use some kind of Ninjutsu, but he definitely didn't think of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After all, the Flying Thunder God Technique consumes far too much Chakra. Even Minato alone couldn't sustain it for more than a few times, let alone with the three of them.
But the current scene was telling him that Minato had used the Flying Thunder God Technique and succeeded, and the terrain here made Jiraiya, who had once Jiraiya all over the Shinobi World, instantly realize that they had returned to the Land of Land of Fire.
All of this happened too suddenly.
Jiraiya has accepted his current situation, he still has many questions about what happened.
"What is going on?"
How did we end up back in the Land of Fire?
"Did something go wrong Chunin Ninja Exams?"
" Minato, you used the Flying Thunder God Technique, didn't you? How did you manage to cover such a great distance?"
Do you have any plans?
"..."
Jiraiya asked a series of questions in one breath, all of which were things he was curious about and puzzled about. There was no distinction between primary and secondary questions; he wanted to know the answer to each one.
All I can say is that this event happened so suddenly and was so shocking that even Jiraiya couldn't understand or process it on his own, and could only voice all his doubts.
That's all.
Jiraiya looked at his three disciples one by one.
At this moment, the three of Araki had already separated again. After losing Araki's support, Minato's feeling of fullness in his body was gone. Although the Flying Thunder God Technique he had just used did not consume his Chakra, and because Araki's Chakra was too abundant, it actually replenished the energy he had consumed, even so, he still felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.
It felt as if some enormous thing had been pulled out of my body.
After a moment of this sense of loss lingered over him, he met Jiraiya's gaze.
" Jiraiya-sensei, let's return to Konoha immediately. This matter cannot be explained in just a few words; let's talk as we go."
Minato immediately issued the order.
Immediately afterwards.
Ignoring Jiraiya's confusion and astonishment, he flashed forward, stepping onto a tree branch and speeding towards Konoha.
"?"
A big question mark popped into Jiraiya's head. To some extent, Minato's words had overstepped the bounds of the superior-subordinate relationship.
He was the Jonin Minato and the other two. Putting aside his status as an instructor, he was at least Jonin of Konoha, while his three disciples, even if they passed the Chunin Ninja Exams, would only be Chunin status.
When Chunin is questioned by Jonin, he should answer the question immediately, rather than giving orders to the Jonin.
but...
Jiraiya wasn't someone who cared much about rules.
The main reason for his doubts was that Minato had always been very particular about rules, so for Minato to make such a decision meant that the matter was truly extraordinary.
Instantly.
Jiraiya and leaped onto Minato Minato the same speed.
He didn't ask, but he showed an attitude of waiting for Minato's explanation.
" Jiraiya-sensei, this is what happened..."
With a grave expression, Minato recounted to Jiraiya everything that had happened during the Chunin Ninja Exams, without holding anything back.
Chapter 6 Black Zetsu
Konoha: Nobody knew I could use Wood Release! Chapter 6 Black Zetsu
"How could the Kumogakure commit such a heinous act?!"
Jiraiya hearing everything Minato said, Jiraiya's eyes flashed with barely suppressed rage.
During this time, he had been waiting in Kumogakure for the results of his three disciples 'Chunin Ninja Exams. Even though he had great confidence in the three of Minato, he couldn't help but feel uneasy until the final results were in.
However, to his surprise, something like this happened during the time he was waiting.
The ninjas of Kumogakure can only be described as shameless!
In order to seize the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha, they actually sent Genin to personally intervene.
certainly.
What shocked Jiraiya the most was...
The Jonin of Kumogakure, Nankain, actually fell to Araki's hand!
This was even more unbelievable and inconceivable to him than the fact that the Kumogakure would stoop so low as to attack Kushina.
"Yes, Jiraiya-sensei, what I said is true. So there must be a mole within Konoha. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the same mole as the one in the last mission to the Land of Fire's border, and the target is Kushina." As Minato spoke, he glanced slightly at Jiraiya beside him, intentionally observing Jiraiya's reaction.
"I haven't been able to get to the bottom of what happened last time, but I have a general idea in mind, though I lack evidence," Jiraiya a deep voice.
"Who?" Minato asked immediately.
"I can't say yet." Jiraiya shook his head.
"Why can't I say?" Minato pressed.
"I have no evidence for this matter, meaning it could be true or false. When judging such things, it's crucial to avoid preconceived notions. So, each of us can have our own suspicions, but as long as nothing is certain, there's no need to discuss it with each other. That would only influence our companions' judgment," Jiraiya explained, outlining the implications to Minato.
"I understand." Minato nodded; he had truly taken Jiraiya's words to heart.
Araki also listened to this advice.
Araki nodded silently in agreement with Jiraiya's words, since all their current thinking was based on intuition.
No one has any evidence.
Even though he considered the recent incident in Kumogakure and the events that occurred not long ago on the border of the Land of Fire to be of the same nature, he did not actually have enough evidence to prove that Kumogakure was responsible for these events.
If one approaches this with such preconceived notions, one might deliberately seek out the relationship between Kumogakure and Sunagakure during this process, potentially overlooking other issues, such as the possibility that Sunagakure is not actually behind Kumogakure.
"I need to report this to the Third Lord Hokage. This is no longer a simple matter targeting Kushina; it involves tampering with the Chunin Ninja Exams, and Kumogakure has died. If this isn't handled properly, it could very well escalate Jonin a war between villages," Jiraiya said in a deep voice. After Minato's explanation, he had a completely new understanding of the current situation.
"What do we do next?" Minato asked.
"Go back to the village, and trust the village, trust me, and I won't let you suffer!" Jiraiya said earnestly.
"Understood." Minato nodded, then fell silent, saying nothing more.
Throughout the entire process, Araki and Kushina remained silent, following Minato and Jiraiya quietly, listening to their conversation, their minds seemingly lost in thought.
On the border of the Land of Fire, in the forest.
This is the very tree from which Minato just Flying Thunder God Technique; the Flying Thunder God Technique formula is still visible on it.
creak creak
A series of crisp sounds rang out between the branches, and then something strange happened: a dark, shadowy figure emerged from the tree trunk.
At first glance, he looks like a criminal suspect from Conan whose identity has not yet been revealed.
A pair of yellowish-brown eyes stared in the direction Minato and the others had left.
"This Chakra..."
The dark figure's eyes flickered with contemplation. From the residual Chakra fluctuations here, it sensed a familiar aura, and also felt a faint sense of fear.
"That's the direction of Konoha. Has something gotten out of control over there? We'll have to keep a close eye on it."
After muttering something to itself, the dark figure shrank back into the tree trunk like an invisible, intangible lump of mud, disappearing without a trace, unnoticed by anyone.
Well, no, to be precise, the shadowy figure didn't think anyone had discovered him.
But...
Araki, who was following behind the group, frowned slightly. He immediately maximized his perception and kept sensing the surrounding atmosphere.
The area as a whole is in a relatively stable state.
Nobody is tracking them.