Temari looked at Yoruha, her eyes full of surprise. "I actually thought you were just coasting along, but I didn't expect you to be this strong."
Although Yoruha said that the Flying Thunder God Technique wasn't inherently powerful and that it depended on the user, space-time ninjutsu is undeniably formidable.
Not to mention, Yoruha's mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique even amazed Minato. It's likely that Yoruha's use of the technique surpasses even Minato's.
If that's the case, doesn't it mean Yoruha's strength could potentially exceed Minato's?
Thinking about this, Temari felt a bit embarrassed; she had previously assumed Yoruha got his position as a Hokage guard through connections.
But the truth is, Yoruha's strength truly qualifies him to be a Hokage guard.
If his abilities surpass Minato's, then being Hokage wouldn't be out of the question.
Although she didn't know much about the Flying Thunder God Technique, she was well aware of Minato.
He was a prominent figure even in the history books of Sunagakure.
A super strong ninja who dominated during the Third Shinobi World War.
Suddenly, Temari recalled something. "Wait, doesn't that mean he's likely the one who captured Hiruko?"
"Yes, it must be. To capture Hiruko in such a short time, it could only be done using space-time ninjutsu, and Yoruha is proficient in the Flying Thunder God Technique that even the Fourth Hokage marveled at. It has to be him."
"Is he the strongest ninja in Konoha?" Temari looked up at Yoruha.
Her gaze had changed from before. "He's even a year younger than me, yet he possesses such incredible strength. Konoha is truly terrifying now."
"Besides Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Haruno Sakura, the new generation also has a powerhouse like Yoruha."
"With strength equivalent to the Hokage level, Konoha has six such individuals, at least from what I know." "Konoha is probably at its strongest in history right now."
Temari felt envious; Sunagakure was on the verge of being removed from the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Currently, Sunagakure's strength is too weak.
They only have one Kage-level ninja left, Gaara, and his strength is not even on par with Sasuke, let alone Yoruha.
As for the older generation, Tsunade and Jiraiya, there's no need to mention them. The title of the Legendary Sannin still holds significant weight.
Yoruha wasn't aware of what Temari was feeling. He just wanted to quickly deal with Mukade and return. Staying in this world felt too constraining, and he didn't like it.
However, Minato noticed the look in Temari's eyes and understood what it meant.
So he reminded Yoruha, "Anrokuzan(Mukade) should be around here, but before that, we need to find the Queen and protect her. That's one of our missions here."
Yoruha naturally knew who the Queen was, but he still asked, "The Queen? Is she the girl who just ran out?" Minato hadn't encountered Sara, so he asked, "Is she a red-haired girl?"
Temari nodded, "Yes, she has red hair." Minato said, "Then it must be her. The only one who could be here is the Queen." Yoruha looked up.
"Looks like we don't need to search for her."
The man appeared at the entrance of the palace. As soon as he arrived, he looked at Yoruha and Temari.
"So, you've finally come. But unfortunately for you, I've already completed everything I needed to do. None of you can stop me now, hahaha!" Anrokuzan, or rather, Mukade, laughed arrogantly.
He believed that after gaining control of the Dragon Vein, he could dominate the world.
Minato looked at Mukade and frowned,
"That's Mukade. He came here six years ago." Yoruha smiled,
"Finally found you. It's over. You can either come back with us or resist, but the outcome won't be pleasant."
Hearing Yoruha's words, Mukade sneered,
"How arrogant, kid. Do you think I'm the same as I was six years ago?" "Let me show you what real power looks like." With that, Mukade began forming hand seals.
"Behold the puppets I've developed." As he finished speaking, he completed the seals. With his manipulation, countless chakra threads appeared around them.
These chakra threads converged to form a chakra sphere. Then, several puppets, distinctly different from the ones Yoruha had encountered before, opened the doors on their chests.
The chakra sphere extended chakra tubes, seemingly charging the five towering puppets, each over ten meters tall. The chakra sphere gradually dimmed until it disappeared.
The eyes of the five puppets emitted a blue glow. In their hands appeared swords and blades formed by condensed chakra.
"Try out my steel puppets, you foolish people who dare to challenge my plans. I'll use you as sacrifices for my conquest of the world."
As the five steel puppets emerged, Temari and Minato's expressions grew extremely serious. They could feel the immense power of these puppets. Only Yoruha remained calm.
Once the five puppets were fully activated, Yoruha casually remarked,
"Interesting. They're much stronger than the previous puppets. Did you internalize the chakra threads? Turned remote control into AI, huh?"
The weakness of puppets lies in their chakra threads, something Mukade, as a puppeteer, knew all too well.
So he developed puppets that didn't require chakra threads for control, made of steel for greater strength.
The energy required was immense, but with the Dragon Vein as a power source, he had no worries about energy.
Mukade looked at them, as if seeing dead people, and calmly waved his hand.
The five steel puppets hovering behind him raised an arm, which had been modified into a cannon.
As the arm cannon charged, Minato immediately shouted, "Get out of the way!" The steel puppets charged rapidly.
"Boom~" Five laser cannons fired at them. The speed was incredible, and Minato quickly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport Choji Akimichi and Shino Aburame away. As for Yoruha and Temari, he trusted Yoruha's mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique to move them.
"Boom!" The five laser blasts struck where Yoruha and the others had been standing, instantly destroying the entire palace with immense energy.
The building collapsed as its support columns were obliterated. Minato and the others had already relocated to another building.
Yoruha and Temari appeared on a building behind Mukade. Temari looked at Yoruha, secretly amazed, "So fast!" Yoruha hadn't done anything, not even touched her shoulder, yet they had instantly moved here.
"His Flying Thunder God Technique might be even stronger than the Fourth Hokage's. He can move with me without relying on anything."
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