"What are you talking about?" Minato's face looked somewhat unnatural as he gave a dry laugh, "I don't understand what you're saying."
"Is that so?" Kaguya smirked and, grabbing his hand, twisted it behind his back.
Minato felt a sharp pain, his body involuntarily leaning forward as his arm was twisted behind him. Before he could react, he was already subdued by Kaguya.
With his arm pinned behind his back, Kaguya gave him a gentle push, causing him to let out a cry of pain.
"Now, why don't you drop your transformation?" Kaguya looked at him with a half-smile.
Seeing that his identity had been exposed, the person didn't resist any longer. With a puff of white smoke, the true form was revealed.
To Kaguya's surprise, the person was a young girl with reddish-brown hair, a pretty face with a touch of youthfulness, and a well-proportioned body. Although young, her chest was already showing some development.
Kaguya found the girl somewhat familiar, as if she had seen her before, but wasn't entirely sure.
"Who are you?" Kaguya blinked and asked.
The girl snorted disdainfully and turned her head away, ignoring Kaguya.
Kaguya raised an eyebrow and applied more pressure. The girl felt a sharp pain from her arm, sweat forming on her forehead, but she remained silent, gritting her teeth. It was clear that she was very stubborn and wouldn't easily yield.
Kaguya initially thought about using the Sharingan's genjutsu to control her but decided against it. Instead, she asked, "Are you Mei Terumi?"
The girl's body trembled, and she turned back, looking at Kaguya in surprise, seemingly confused as to how she knew her name.
"So it is you." From the girl's reaction, Kaguya could tell she was indeed Mei Terumi.
At this time, Mei Terumi was still a young girl of about ten years old. Perhaps calling her a girl wasn't entirely accurate, as she was quite tall for her age and still in her loli phase. However, it was evident that she would grow up to be a great beauty. But her current stubborn personality was quite different from her future mature and charming demeanor.
Seeing her resilient and unyielding demeanor, Kaguya found it amusing. She couldn't resist reaching out and pinching her soft cheek. Finally, she got her revenge; Mei Terumi always liked to pinch her cheeks in the future.
Mei's face turned red with anger, a look of shame and irritation on her face, likely feeling humiliated by Kaguya's action.
Suddenly, taking advantage of the moment Kaguya pinched her cheek, Mei twisted her body, using her left foot as a pivot, and performed a spinning kick with her right foot aimed at Kaguya.
Kaguya was momentarily startled, raising her left arm to block the incoming attack. However, Mei took this opportunity to escape from Kaguya's grasp.
Mei quickly retreated, jumping several times to distance herself from Kaguya, her fingers forming hand seals rapidly, and her cheeks puffing up.
"Boil Style: Skilled Mist Technique!"
A stream of scorching mist spewed from Mei Terumi's mouth, shooting towards Kaguya like an arrow. The water along its path and even the moisture in the air instantly boiled, turning into extremely high-temperature steam. By the time it reached Kaguya, it had formed a large cloud, enveloping Kaguya entirely.
Kaguya watched the steam with curiosity. This must be Mei Terumi's bloodline limit, and its power was impressive. Though not as strong as it would be when Mei grew up, it was already quite formidable.
Seeing Kaguya swallowed by the high-temperature steam, Mei Terumi's lips curved into a smile. In her experience, no one had ever survived this attack; most were reduced to dried corpses within moments.
"Interesting, it's like a sauna," came a voice from within the steam, making Mei Terumi's eyes widen in shock.
With a loud "whoosh," a violent gust of wind suddenly appeared, so strong that Mei had to raise her arms to shield herself. The surrounding mist was quickly blown away, revealing Kaguya standing unharmed.
"What?" Mei Terumi's eyes widened in disbelief. Not only was Kaguya unscathed, but even her clothes showed no signs of damage.
"To be able to use such a powerful jutsu at your age," Kaguya smiled as she walked towards her, "you really are impressive, my dear Mei."
Mei Terumi didn't understand what Kaguya was saying, but she knew she was in a precarious situation. The person before her was clearly beyond her ability to handle.
Without hesitation, Mei pulled out two balls from her pocket and threw them to the ground. With a "poof," a large cloud of smoke erupted. These were special smoke bombs, often infused with chakra to disrupt the sensory abilities of ninja and even the Byakugan.
Unfortunately for her, she didn't get far.
As the smoke cleared, Mei Terumi was found with a delicate little girl grasping her neck – it was Black Zetsu in her loli form. Due to the height difference, Black Zetsu had to stand on a wooden stump to reach Mei's neck, making Kaguya stifle a laugh.
Height differences are the cutest.
"Mother," Black Zetsu turned her big eyes towards Kaguya and asked seriously, "Shall I kill her?"
"No," Kaguya walked over, patting Black Zetsu's head with a smile, "she's someone I know. Though she might not recognize me now, let her go."
"Okay."
With Kaguya's words, Black Zetsu released her grip, letting Mei Terumi fall to the ground, clutching her neck and coughing.
"You can go," Kaguya squatted down, smiling at Mei Terumi, "though we aren't from the same world, I still miss you. I once promised to visit you often but never did. I'm sorry. If I can return to my world, I'll come to the Land of Water to find you."
Mei Terumi looked confused, not understanding what Kaguya was saying, but sensing no malice. She jumped up, retreated a few steps, glanced at Kaguya a few times, then quickly left.