Minato had been quietly casting backup attack spells in the wake of the battle, quietly calculating the best time it would be to do a summon, knowing full well it was a trump card that he could generally only use once each fight.

In a situation like this, with knowing their target, Cloud, had friends among those fighting... he hesitated.

But it would also be best to stop this situation before things got any worse, wasn't it? And he wouldn't have wanted to harm his friends... in Minato's mind, fighting with all their might was the right thing to do. In the chaos, he remained calm and attentive; the urgency in the Moogles' voices meant that they indeed, were planning on moving to the next step of their plans. Thankfully with his job set-up, so long as he remained careful about his dismal physical defense, he was able to stand firm even in the face of Cloud's spells.

As the enemy Moogles rushed to fly above and almost entirely out of reach, Minato realized there was no time to doubt his instincts further.

The boy shut his eyes, and took a breath.

"Odin!"