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Nice reply, I see what you're saying. However there are a few hints that push it towards shunshin/body flicker.

First of all, the "zoom" kanji symbol used by the author, is the same one he almost always uses to illustrate high speed movement. The flying thunder god has its own specific symbol that kishi always uses.

See here is the same high speed movement symbol that kishi uses for shunshin (and other movements such as dashing, jumping and landing): http://www.mangapanda.com/93-55203-4/naruto/chapter-501.html

However, the use of flying thunder god has a different symbol, as you see it twice in this scan: http://www.mangapanda.com/93-55203-6/naruto/chapter-501.html

And here is an interesting thing that people tend to miss out, when discussing this topic: http://www.mangapanda.com/93-245-9/naruto/chapter-240.html Minato performs the exact same shunshin move again, to get back to his team. See how the symbol kishi used is exactly the same, and he includes the smoke effect too. Also note minato has covered that entire distance twice in quick succession.

Rins statement that you mention is does make for a big push towards shunshin too, as you said. Why only the third time, did Rin make mention to the speed of the technique. If Minato did it before, why would she only be amazed the third time? lol. So I'd say this was the first time flying thunder god was used: http://www.mangapanda.com/93-245-10/naruto/chapter-240.html And this time it's without smoke or sound.

Anyway, I bring this up because this occurs in Shippuden episode 119 in the anime. And on the wiki page for this, the synopsis says " Mahiru wounds Kakashi, and Minato uses his Flying Thunder God Technique to save him." Although I don't know how whoever wrote that page came to such a conclusion, when there is no concrete proof that it was the flying thunder god.