It was getting hard to breathe. Time seemed to have frozen in the seconds Tear was killed and Duster disappeared, fate uncertain. Tear had thankfully been immediately tended to by her companions from home, leaving what was left of Akane to his care. It didn't look promising. But he had to try. What kind of person would he be if he didn't?

Minato casts Life on Akane--attempting more than once, if he must.

"Protect us... this is my humble request. Of what hope we have left, what blood we've each shed, may it not be in vain!" Summoning for the first time in the battle, he summons Titan.