Minato Namikaze, using the [Flying Thunder God Technique], had already returned home carrying Uzumaki Miyuki.
Uzumaki Miyuki asked confusedly, "Why..."
Minato didn't explain why he hadn't stopped the masked man earlier. He simply told her, "Don't ask questions. Just stay with Naruto."
Minato carried Uzumaki Miyuki into the bedroom.
Looking at the peacefully sleeping Naruto and clearly feeling her own life slipping away, Miyuki hugged him sadly, gently rubbing her face against his.
"Naruto..."
Witnessing this scene, Minato tightly clenched his fists. The usual gentleness in his eyes vanished, replaced with a burning hatred.
Minato walked toward the wardrobe, put on the Fourth Hokage's ceremonial robes, and said to Miyuki with his back facing her, "I'll be right back!"
...
At this moment, Konoha remained peaceful—even at night, the streets bustled with people.
Inside the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Itachi held Sasuke in his arms, gazing at the moon in the sky, his expression serious.
"What kind of feeling is this..."
A sudden sense of oppression inexplicably arose in Itachi's heart.
Meanwhile, Sasuke started crying.
Itachi tried to comfort him, "Shhh... Don't cry. Something feels off, and it's such bad timing that Mom and Dad are both out. Sasuke, don't cry. No matter what happens, your older brother will definitely protect you."
At the Sarutobi household.
Hiruzen smoked from his pipe, looking outside at the moon with a serious expression, exhaling a puff of smoke.
He also felt an inexplicable sense of unease rising within him.
"It shouldn't happen... right?"
Inside Orochimaru's base.
Uzumaki Kushina was staring blankly at the television, clearly not paying attention to it at all.
Kushina felt a strange tightness in her chest.
Kakashi stood guard solemnly outside Kushina's room.
Orochimaru continued his research without any distractions.
At this point, Orochimaru was completely immersed in studying White Zetsu's unique structure.
At the same time.
Obito Uchiha had already appeared in a quiet alleyway in Konoha.
Obito placed his hand on the ground.
[Summoning Jutsu!]
A large cloud of smoke erupted, and a powerful gust blew people nearby away.
As the smoke cleared, the Nine-Tails emerged in Konoha.
The Nine-Tails let out a mighty roar toward the sky.
The villagers of Konoha who saw the Nine-Tails were all stunned.
"This... this can't be real?"
"No way—that can't be real!"
"Flee! Get out of here now!"
The villagers of Konoha began frantically fleeing in panic.
The Nine-Tails began wreaking havoc across the surrounding buildings.
Meanwhile, Chinya arrived at Minato Namikaze's house.
Chinya slowly approached the bed where Uzumaki Miyuki and Naruto lay.
Thinking it was Minato returning, Miyuki turned her head only to see Chinya standing there. "Chinya, how did you get here?"
After glancing at Naruto, Chinya said, "What a lovely child. Congratulations."
Then Chinya explained, "You're Kushina's clanswoman and a close friend of hers, which makes you my friend too. Although I have serious conflicts with Minato Namikaze, toward you, I only feel gratitude.
That's why neither Kushina nor I want you to die. Normally, a jinchuriki would die once the tailed beast is extracted. But thanks to the Uzumaki Clan's special constitution, you haven't died yet—you still have time."
Chinya took out a scroll from his ninja tool pouch and said to Uzumaki Miyuki, "I just captured some of Nine-Tails' chakra. Now I'll help seal it inside your body."
Miyuki looked at the sleeping Naruto. As a mother, she longed to stay alive—to see her son grow up day by day.
Miyuki said softly, "Thank you, Chinya..."
Chinya unfolded the scroll and quickly formed several hand seals, pressing his hands onto it.
[Release Evil Sealing Method!]
The sealed Nine-Tails chakra emerged from the scroll.
After forming several more seals, Chinya pressed one hand onto the ground.
A puff of smoke appeared, revealing eight burning candles arranged on the floor.
Chinya helped Miyuki Uzumaki lie down right in the center of those eight candles.
Lying flat on the ground, Miyuki lifted her shirt to expose her abdomen—the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style had completely vanished when Nine-Tails left.
Chinya began forming another long sequence of seals.
[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!]
Suddenly, he slammed all five fingers hard against Miyuki's abdomen.
The Eight Trigrams Sealing Style reappeared across her stomach.
Then Chinya rotated his hand sharply clockwise.
A dark black hole formed at the center of the sealing style.
[Seal!]
The Nine-Tails' chakra was sucked into the seal.
Once the absorption completed, Chinya twisted his hand counterclockwise.
The sealing process ended.
Miyuki clearly felt that the life force she'd been losing had stopped fading.
"It's done."
Carefully, Chinya helped Miyuki back onto the bed.
As he was about to leave, Miyuki called out, "Chinya... thank you. But I do have one request. I know it might sound unreasonable, but... could you please help Minato?"
Chinya paused mid-step and turned toward Miyuki. "I'm sorry, Miyuki."
Miyuki bit her lip and managed a faint smile. "It's okay. My request was way too much. You've already saved me—it's selfish of me to ask for anything else."
Chinya gave no explanation—there was no need.
Minato Namikaze was following his own Ninja Way.
And truthfully, he didn't want to help Minato at all.
Chinya knew he had a petty nature. Even now, he remembered how Minato had helped those who used to bully Kushina Uzumaki years ago.
Not to mention all the times Minato sided with ignorant villagers instead of reason.
He had always hated Minato Namikaze. He wasn't the kind of person who would willingly help someone he despised.
Plus, he had a cooperation agreement with Obito Uchiha.
This being their first collaboration, there was no way he'd break his word.
Chinya told Miyuki, "I will guarantee your safety. This is my promise to Kushina."
Chinya disappeared using the Shifting Body Jutsu.
Uzumaki Miyuki gently caressed Naruto's cheek and whispered, "Minato...please be careful."
...
The Nine-Tails was wreaking havoc across Konoha while Chinya stood atop the farthest building on the village outskirts, concealing his presence and watching silently.
Anbu had already found Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Third Hokage-sama! The Nine-Tails...the Nine-Tails has appeared inside the village!"
Hiruzen was in the middle of putting on his combat gear when he asked, "Where are Minato and Chinya?"
"No one knows where the Fourth is, but Lord Chinya appears to be fighting enemies outside Konoha Village!"
Hiruzen's eyebrows knitted tightly together.
Fighting enemies...
Could it be that someone had attacked Uzumaki Miyuki's group, breaking the Nine-Tails' seal?
Had all those precautions been for nothing?
Hiruzen ordered the Anbu, "I'll contain that beast! You focus on protecting the civilians!"
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