Chapter 271: Four Symbols Seal

Swish!

At that moment, a golden light shone into Dong Shilang's eyes.

Minato Namikaze finally arrived!

……

As soon as he landed, Minato Namikaze was initially tense all over, preparing to face any possible attack from around.

He never expected to see four familiar figures before him. Especially Obito, which shocked him so much he could hardly speak.

"Minato Sensei, you're too slow!"

Seeing Minato arrive late, Obito muttered discontentedly, voicing his opinion of his teacher.

Last time was the same, and this time is the same.

Looks like protecting Rin is still up to me! Kakashi this idiot and Minato Sensei are unreliable.

Of course, this also serves to divert attention; he really doesn't know how to explain White Zetsu's existence to them.

"Ah! Sorry… sorry…"

Just after tangling with the Cloud Ninja A and B brothers, Minato gathered his remaining chakra and flew to the location of his Flying Thunder God kunai.

Seeing that Rin and Kakashi were unharmed, he let out a big sigh, never expecting Obito to appear here.

"Minato Sensei! You should first check Rin's condition! She seems to have been… by the Mist Ninja…"

Before he could ask why Obito had come back from the dead, Kakashi, who had just seen Obito and was emotionally agitated, almost passed out, quickly said:

"I just asked; it seems related to the tailed beast!"

"Tailed beast…"

He's very familiar with this.

His girlfriend's body houses one, and he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Kushina, communicating well with her Nine-Tails, so how could he not be familiar~

"Rin! Stop for a moment!"

He directly stopped Rin from continuing to treat himself, Dong Shilang said to Rin:

"My side isn't urgent; you first check your own condition!"

Seeing Minato appear, Dong Shilang finally could put his worried heart at ease.

With this big shot around, even if my condition isn't great, there should be no problem. It also makes it convenient for me to collect White Zetsu's bodily tissue.

"This time it's all thanks to you, Dong Shilang!"

He gave Dong Shilang a friendly smile.

Minato began checking Rin's condition.

Anything related to a tailed beast is no small matter, leaving him no choice but to be cautious.

As he sensed chakra, he also learned of Rin's internal condition.

Rin's body contained a strand of unfamiliar chakra, and certain qualities of this chakra were very familiar to him, resembling Kushina's Nine-Tails, just not as strong.

As his sensing deepened, a huge white turtle-like creature appeared in his chakra perception; fortunately the creature was now in a deep sleep, otherwise there would be trouble.

Looking at its massive size, astonishing chakra, and the three tails that kept swaying even in sleep, Minato's face grew ever graver.

"Rin! You have inside you…"

Before Minato could tell Rin what he had sensed, Obito interrupted him.

"How is it! Minato Sensei, is Rin alright!"

"Don't worry, Obito! The teacher will surely resolve the problem~"

Knowing Obito's feelings for Rin, Minato didn't blame him for interrupting, merely giving him a gentle smile.

Seeing that smile, aside from Obito who still isn't very good at reading people's expressions, the other three knew things wouldn't be that simple.

"Rin! I'll first reseal what's inside you; that way you'll be safe!"

"Hmm!"

Understanding the seriousness, Rin replied obediently, then quietly waited for her teacher to strengthen the seal.

"Don't worry! Everything's with the teacher!"

Seemingly concerned about Rin's condition, Minato also comforted his disciple, then turned to Kakashi and the others and said: "You guys step back a bit."

Afterwards he lifted Rin's lower garment, formed seals with both hands, and pressed a palm onto her.

"Seal·Four Symbols Seal"

As the hand seal completed, a black tadpole‑shaped curse emerged from the void, beginning to gather toward Rin's lower abdomen.

It finally formed a black vortex‑shaped black mark; after spinning a few times it faded away, revealing Rin's clean, flat belly.

"The guest inside your body has been sealed by me; there will be no more danger!"

"Hmm~"

A faint reply like a mosquito's buzz.

Hearing her teacher say that, Rin felt relieved and hurriedly tidied her clothing; although ninjas don't usually care about such things, she still felt a bit shy.

Whoosh!

He took a heavy breath; only now did Minato have time to relax, after tangling with the Cloud Ninja for a long time and rushing here from far away, then he performed an advanced Four Symbols Seal.

He was exhausted enough to be spiteful!

Hmm! Kakashi's fine; it's just chakra overuse, he'll be good after a rest.

Dong Shilang's condition isn't great, but it's not a serious problem; after proper treatment at Leaf Village Hospital and some recuperation, he'll be fine.

As for Obito~

After assessing everyone's condition, Minato directed his gaze toward Obito, who had lost one eye.

His impression of Obito wasn't good; he just glanced at the silent Rin beside him and didn't dwell on the matter further.

Let's wait until Rin's matter is settled before we talk.

"Let's just go back to the village first!"

"It seemed that Obito, who knew his teacher had a question for him but couldn't answer, suggested they go back to the village first."

"If we can delay it for a day, that's a day gained!"

"Well, no matter what, Obito! Welcome back to the team~"

"Seeing his disciple's embarrassment, Minato flashed a sunny smile at Obito, burying his doubts deep inside."

"Hmm~"

"Seeing that his teacher didn't press further, Obito gave Minato a bright smile, just like before."

"I'll take care of the rest of the journey!"

"Having regained some strength, Minato placed his hand on Obito and Rin, smiled at Kakashi and Dong Shilang standing nearby, and then vanished from the spot."

"Even Dong Shilang's Sharingan detected nothing at all at that moment."

"As expected of the Flying Thunder God Technique—truly arriving and leaving without a trace!"

"When the other party arrived, Dong Shilang felt nothing at all; only after they landed did his senses react."

"I never expected that leaving would be like this."

"If only I could use this ninjutsu~"