"Kurama, wake up!"
Under Seiki's iron knuckles of affection, Kurama gradually broke free from the Sharingan's control.
Witnessing this scene, Seiki couldn't help but feel emotional.
Bloodline limits were simply too powerful. In just one year, they had transformed Obito from an awkward chunin into someone capable of controlling Kurama.
"Huh? What's wrong with me?" Kurama shook his huge head, feeling pain for the first time in a long while.
"Great! You're finally awake!" Seiki exclaimed joyfully.
"Awake?" Kurama blinked in confusion. Memories from before his capture surged back, and he immediately roared furiously, "Damn you, Madara!"
"Madara?" Seiki feigned confusion, quickly urging, "Kurama, calm down. Take a look around you first."
Kurama barely calmed down and looked at his surroundings.
The area was nothing but ruins and rubble, with scorched marks covering the ground. People stared at him with undisguised hatred and disgust.
Kurama slightly shrank his head back, timidly asking, "Did I... do all this?"
Seiki nodded, then added, "More accurately, you were controlled by someone else when you did this!"
"Damn it! That bastard Madara!" Kurama growled angrily.
Being controlled by his enemy to hurt his own friends—that was the most humiliating thing of all!
Seiki furrowed his brow and asked, "You mean Madara Uchiha?"
"Well..." Kurama started to reply, but suddenly stopped mid-sentence. His fox face showed a human-like expression of confusion. "Now that I think about it, that guy's eye power seemed much weaker than Madara's. If I hadn't been caught off guard, he wouldn't have been able to control me at all!"
After pondering for a moment, Seiki shook his head and said, "Let's set that aside for now. First, you need to shrink your body and come with me to Sister Kushina's place."
"I understand."
Seeing Kurama use the Transformation Jutsu to reduce his size, the giant Avalokiteśvara statue beneath Seiki stopped moving.
Kurama couldn't help but murmur, "Seiki, your real name is Senju Seiki, right?"
Sighing, Seiki replied, "You damn fox! Don't go changing people's names at will!"
When Seiki left with the mini Kurama, his Shadow Clone who had been maintaining the Serenity Rain jumped onto the head of the lifeless Daibutsu.
"The disaster has passed. It's time to rebuild Konoha!"
Hearing this from Seiki, everyone felt a sense of relief after surviving the unimaginable.
No matter what, surviving such a disaster was nothing short of a miracle.
"Yes! Finally over!"
"Everyone, keep your spirits up! Don't let them underestimate the Will of Fire!"
Standing on the head of the giant statue, Seiki's clone declared, "Before that, let me contribute a bit more insignificant strength!"
The colossal statue started moving again, pushing away the remaining debris with its palms.
When the ground was cleared enough, Seiki atop the statue formed a hand seal.
[Wood Release: Four-Bedroom, Two-Living Room, One Kitchen, One Bathroom Jutsu!]
The giant Buddha statue directly disintegrated, with branches extending and reorganizing until they transformed into brand new buildings.
Everyone stood there with their mouths agape, stunned by this sight. After a while, cheers erupted like a tidal wave.
"Unbelievable! It's practically a miracle!"
"Seiki-dono is too kind! He even thought about something like this!"
The Third couldn't help but chuckle. "Using Wood Release to build houses? You're certainly not treating Wood Release like anything special!"
...
Temporary Hospital.
After Seiki arrived using the Flying Thunder God technique, Minato appeared almost simultaneously.
Seeing the miniature Nine-Tails beside Seiki, Minato visibly relaxed.
"Kurama, you're finally awake!"
The Nine-Tails flattened its long ears and pretended not to hear.
Minato didn't mind and urged, "Seiki, let's seal Kurama again quickly!"
Seiki, however, shook his head slightly. "Wait a moment, Aniki Minato. Did you catch the one who controlled the Nine-Tails?"
Though puzzled by why Seiki was so concerned about this, Minato still calmly replied, "No, that guy's Space-Time Ninjutsu was too tricky!"
"This is exactly what worries me most!" Seiki's expression turned serious. "The enemy deliberately summoned the Nine-Tails to destroy Konoha while Sister Kushina was giving birth. That alone proves he's definitely a despicable, shameless bastard with no scruples!"
"With such a vile character, who can guarantee he won't kidnap little Naruto someday to threaten you?"
Minato's pupils contracted sharply. "That's definitely possible. So what do you want to do?"
"Even you can't stay by little Naruto's side all the time," Seiki said. "Only the Bijuu sealed inside him can protect him constantly."
Minato thought seriously for a moment before shaking his head. "Not to mention the fact that Kurama isn't even strong enough to fight against that guy..."
This time, Kurama couldn't pretend not to hear anymore. Both ears popped open as he grumbled, "What do you mean I'm not strong enough to fight him?"
Minato looked innocent. "Didn't you just get controlled by him before?"
Kurama sounded less confident. "I was caught off guard that time. If it happens again, there's no way I'd fall for it!"
"Alright, let's just assume that's the case."
"What do you mean 'let's assume'?"
Seiki picked up the grumbling little Kurama and rubbed him a few times until Kurama's eyes were half-closed in pleasure before saying, "Alright, Aniki Minato, please continue."
Minato looked at the scene with a strange expression on his face as Kurama was being petted. Shaking his head to clear away distracting thoughts, he continued, "Regardless, Kushina is Kurama's Jinchuriki. If we can't reseal it soon..."
"I'll be alright—just let Naruto become the Jinchuriki!"
The two turned their heads to see Kushina leaning against the wall, her face pale, standing at the door.
"Kushina, did you hear everything?"
"Well, it would be strange if you hadn't heard!"
"Don't force yourself," Minato said seriously. "Your complexion definitely doesn't look like you're fine!"
"I'm fine, really!" Kushina pouted. "Our Uzumaki clan has a strong life force..."
"It's only because of your strong life force that you're still alive right now!" Minato was unusually strict this time. "Don't fool around! I'll find a solution for Naruto!"
"You're being way too domineering!"
Seiki sighed, grateful at least to not be a lonely bachelor. "Big Brother Minato, I would never suggest anything that would endanger Sister Kushina's life."
"Then you..." Minato, with his sharp mind, quickly caught on. "You're saying... split the Nine-Tails into Yin and Yang halves?"
The Nine-Tails bristled with alarm. What exactly did these guys want to do to it, this poor, helpless little fox?
Kushina's eyes gleamed with a strange light as she rubbed her hands together, smirking. "Kurama, come on, how have I treated you usually?"
"Meh. Just meh!" the Nine-Tails groaned dramatically. "You said you'd help me manage my money, but somehow it always ended up disappearing!"
Kushina narrowed her eyes. "Hey, investments have risks, y'know?"
"But why does your money keep growing then?"
"Erm... Actually, that's because I secretly added Minato's money into the mix."
The Nine-Tails looked confused. "Seriously? Don't you dare trick me!"
Meeting his gaze with complete sincerity, Kushina said, "Of course I wouldn't trick you!"
Seiki also cleared his throat twice, nodding. "Actually, playing against yourself can be kind of fun too."
Since everyone was putting it that way, the Nine-Tails closed its eyes tight and flopped onto the bed. "Fine! Just do what you want!"
Faced with this scene, even the straightforward Minato felt a little awkward. "Kurama, thank you so much!"
The Nine-Tails muttered under its breath, "I'm only doing this because I owe you for losing control tonight. Definitely not because I want to help you guys!"
<><><><><><><><>
Thank you for reading! Your support will keep me updating!
~ Every 50 Powerstones = **4 Bonus Chapters** on the weekend!