[ TEN SECONDS...... it turns out, Minato really is a murderer, but he murders through neglect. ]

Uh. [ He doesn't want to comment about it being just TEN SECONDS, but he skids to a stop and calls for Koromaru to come back too. ]

Sorry, I forgot you've been out here for so long already...

[ Running, presumably, having used up all of his energy hiking everywhere and is on his last reserves of stamina. How thoughtless of Minato to not consider this. ]

Actually, it might be easier if Koromaru finds it first, and then comes back for us. Instead of leading us all around.