The self-repair of the armored Puppet made Minato and Shibi sigh of frustration, as there wasnât a clear way to take out these puppets.
Ryo and Kakashi arrived to the desert outside Roran. There were dozens of armored Puppets surrounding a red hair girl.
âKushina sensei! How is she here?â Kakashi immediately Recognized Kushina from her iconic hair.
âYou ask me? How am I supposed to know?â Answered Ryo.
âYouâre right Ryo, this is indeed big trouble!â
âGreat! Ryo, come help me get rid of these damn things!â Kushina also saw Ryo and Kakashi and called them for help.
When hearing Kushinaâs appeal, Ryo and Kakashi could only shake their heads helplessly and join the battle.
âKushina Ne-san! What are you doing here?â Asked Ryo.
It was as if Kushina was ready to respond. She immediately said: âItâs a mission! The old man sent me here to help you complete the task.â
âSo thatâs what it is! But, Kushina sensei, I remember Minato Sensei saying to us that this was a mission for only the four of us!â
âWhen adults talk, children should not interrupt!â Hearing Kakashiâs words, Kushina hurried to shut him up.
âAlright! Kakashi, letâs escape from this circle. These puppets are linked to the RyÅ«myaku at the bottom of Roran. They can self-repair indefinitely. Itâs useless for us to fight!â Ryo quickly said what he knew from the movie.
âHow do you know that?â Kakashi felt that Ryoâs knowledge of the matter was bizarre.
âThe Yamanaka clan has records about the RyÅ«myaku, and the energy radiated from the tower is the same as the one I feel from these puppets, so I made that guess!â
Kakashi nodded, and stopped asking question. The three made their way out of the puppet circle, but they were still being chased.
Ryo said that these puppets can perceive Chakra, and are able in consequence to trace them. While both him and Kakashi could hide their Chakra, that solution wasnât going to cut it.
Suddenly, Ryo remembered how Naruto shared his Kyubi Chakra with Ninja alliance.
âKushina Ne-san, can you connect me to your Kyubi Chakra?â
âWhy?â Asked Kushina in confusion.
âThese puppets can follow us by following the Chakra in out bodies. I have secret Camouflage Jutsu that can hide oneâs Chakra. If you connect me to your Kyubi Chakra, my technique should also work on you!â
âAlright, that shouldnât be much of a problem. And Kurama actually can hide his own Chakra!â
After saying that, Kushina gave Ryo some of the Kyubiâs Chakra with Kuramaâs help. Ryo then proceeded to hiding the two of them, and it was done with success.
âKakashi, use the Camouflage Jutsu!â Shouted Ryo to Kakashi.
With that, all three had their Chakra hidden, and the armored Puppets did not sense them anymore, and stopped their pursuit.
The three took the opportunity to retreat to a safe place away from their pursuers.
After they took a break, Ryo asked Kushina: âKushina ne-san, you can tell me now. How did you manage to escape from Konoha? And donât you fear that the 3rd might find out?â
âI made Kurama hide my Chakra, and then asked him to help me out making a long lasting Shadow Clone.â
âSensei, why did you leave Konoha?â After Ryo, Kakashi had his own question.
âI donât know, boredom? I havenât left the village in a long time. And the last time Minato came to the village, he didnât even come to see me. I can only come see him myself.â
Hearing Kushina, Ryo sighed helplessly. It was impossible for them to quit this mission to get her back. And also, she was Kage tier, so she could hold her own.
âAlright! Ne-san, youâll have to stay. Iâll help you with Minato Nii-san, but you must promise me to return to Konoha as soon as this mission ends.â
Hearing Ryo, Kushina got excited and immediately nodded in agreement.
Hearing Ryoâs decision, Kakashi had nothing to say.
âIn short, Kushina Ne-san is already here. We must now meet up with Minato Nii-san as soon as possible. We canât stay split up anymore.â
As soon as Ryo finished his words, the three heard a clear voice of a girl singing, coming out of ruins in the distance.
âRyo, this song, should we go over and see?â Asked Kakashi.
The place from which the song was coming was one thatâs out of the reach of the RyÅ«myaku. It was where Sara appeared in the Movie. Ryo decided to go there and see.
The three marched there together. The voice they were hearing was getting closer and closer.
They sneaked in directly from the bottom. Because they had hidden their Chakra, they werenât disrupted by the guards.
As they entered, they saw red hair girl singing under the sunlight coming from the ceiling.
âRyo, she should be a Roran resident. Should we want to ask some questions?â
âDonât move in.If we just run in like that, weâll scare her away.â Kakashiâs proposal was denied by Ryo.
Ryo remembered that what was about to happen is Saraâs meeting with the original protagonist himself: Naruto! It wouldnât be good for that to be ruined by Kakashi.
Sure enough, from within the ruins he rose. Golden spiky hair, blue eyes, 3 whisker marks on each cheek, a Konoha forehead protector⦠That teenage in orange sportswear was Naruto!
Just like what happened in the movie, Sara was shocked by Narutoâs appearance, and ran to the exit, while Naruto followed.
As soon as he followed her and faced the gate, the puppets soldiers were there waiting and attacked him. He immediately retreated. The puppets followed, but they collapsed into pieces as they walked through the gate. Naruto breathed a sigh of relief, but Sara was gone.
âIf we run in like that, weâll scare her away.â Kushina witnessed the accuracy of Ryoâs judgment.
âRyo, this boy seems to be one of Konohaâs Ninjas! Heâs wearing our forehead protector. Do you want to check what heâs doing here?â After looking at Narutoâs forehead protector, Kakashi proposed that.
âDonât, we donât know who he is⦠just⦠wait!â Ryo looked at Kushina, then refused Kakashiâs proposal.