Watching Minato disappear with Kushina in his arms, Jin lowered his raised hand and stood silently by the cliff, letting the strong wind whip his long hair.
Inside this sub-body, Naraku's soul was gazing at the bright moon in the sky through Jin's eyes, lost in thought.
From now on, "Jin" would be Konoha's enemy.
In the future, he would see the same look on many faces as he had just seen on Minato Namikaze's.
Everyone would hate him, resent him, and want to kill him with their own hands... including Kakashi and Sakumo.
But thinking that a part of their boundless anger and hatred stemmed from their love for "Uchiha Naraku," a strange satisfaction inexplicably grew in Naraku's heart.
"Jin, you've been a bit too lenient with Obito."
Hearing the warning from the bushes, Jin first turned to look at Black Zetsu, then responded indifferently a few seconds later.
"What does it matter? He has hatred in his heart that needs to be vented, so let him play a little."
Black Zetsu anxiously wiggled his small tentacles: "What if the Nine-Tailed is taken back by Konoha? Wouldn't we have gained nothing and exposed our existence...?"
"A mere Nine-Tailed. If it's lost, we'll just catch it again."
Jin's arrogant demeanor was exactly like Madara's, boundless in his hubris: "Anyway, it will be exposed. One day earlier or one day later, it makes no difference."
Black Zetsu had a splitting headache, thinking to himself, this 'living father' was not only malicious but also increasingly resembled Uchiha Madara in his words and actions.
This was truly a case of the apprentice taking after the master.
"But then again~"
Jin put his hands on his hips, returning to his usual carefree style.
"To make Obito's fun a bit more enjoyable, I'll reluctantly provide some escort~"
"Oh, Uchiha Naraku cares so much about his friends, he should step in to fight the Nine-Tailed."
"I just wonder... will the idiotic Obito kill him with his own hands?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," hearing this, Black Zetsu immediately became anxious, "That's your main body, it would be very troublesome if he died!"
-- My little ancestor, don't be so reckless!
-- What if you accidentally get yourself killed?
One must know, according to Uchiha Naraku's original statement, all the abilities held by this body were projected from the main body.
If the main body died, it was unknown if this body would die, but at least all Ninjutsu and Bloodline Limits would disappear, turning it into a useless shell with no combat power.
It was precisely because he knew these secrets that Black Zetsu was stomping his feet in anxiety, fearing that Plan B would just vanish like that.
Although Jin was crazy and difficult to control, he was truly strong!
He had strength and intelligence.
Black Zetsu didn't have much confidence in completing the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan with just that simple-minded Obito.
"Just kidding," Jin took off his mask, revealing half his face, and gave Black Zetsu a mischievous smile, "Do you think the idiotic Obito can kill 'me'?"
Black Zetsu: "..."
-- Kamui doesn't seem that easy to deal with either?
-- How come you make it sound as worthless as a roadside cabbage?
Before it could persuade him further, a strong light suddenly erupted from the direction of the distant Konoha Village.
A fierce white light instantly illuminated half the night sky, as if a sun was slowly rising from the ground.
Immediately after, an earth-shattering roar erupted, and the shockwave, even by the time it reached Jin, still had considerable power, snapping many dead branches.
"A Tailed Beast Ball? It seems they've already started fighting~"
...Naruto's safe house.
After a brief spatial fluctuation, Minato appeared in the room, holding Kushina, and carefully placed his wife on the bed next to Naruto.
"It's alright, Kushina, just stay by Naruto's side."
Gently embracing her sleeping son, feeling his soft, warm body so alive, Kushina was filled with mixed emotions, biting her lip and crying profusely.
She knew she wouldn't live much longer, and the time she had left with Naruto was only this short moment.
Minato looked down at his dying wife on the bed and his son, who had just been born and was about to lose his mother, feeling as if a large hand was tearing his heart to pieces, and the pain made him want to cry.
What in this world could be more cruel than watching the person you love most slowly die?
But he couldn't break down, couldn't give up, and certainly couldn't stop fighting.
Konoha was still in a life-or-death situation, and as Hokage, he had to uphold the oath he made when he took office.
"I will, like all those who sacrificed themselves on the battlefield,"
"Protect Konoha with my life, protect everyone in the Village,"
"Never betray my oath!"
He loosened his fists, which were almost bleeding, and turned to put on the brand new Hokage robe his wife had sewn for him.
Kushina understood that he had adjusted his emotions and was ready to go to the battlefield.
Perhaps this would be the couple's last meeting.
She didn't say anything overly sentimental, but bid him farewell as she usually would when her husband left for work: "Minato, thank you. I'll wait for you to come back."
Minato, with his back to his wife and child, said firmly: "I'll be right back."
...Time rewound to a short while ago, on an empty street in the central area of Konoha, a tall young figure suddenly materialized in the darkness.
He bent down and gently placed his palm on the ground. The Summoning Jutsu runes spread out like a spiderweb, quickly covering an area of several tens of meters.
Moments later, a fierce, scorching, ominous aura permeated the entire sky. A terrifying giant beast, massive enough to rival a mountain, appeared, opening its abyssal maw and roaring at the sky, its fangs reflecting faint glints of cold light.
A storm filled with hatred and destruction erupted around it, instantly sweeping across half of Konoha.
Most of the villagers and Ninja who were out and about were knocked down by this strong wind; those who were closer were even swept into the air and fell back down in disarray.
As the dust and smoke cleared, the moonlight was enough to clearly show the detailed outline of the giant beast.
And on the head of that massive body, a pair of blood-red beast eyes emitted a faint red glow, burning with pure, all-consuming madness and hatred.
All the villagers and Ninja around who witnessed it firsthand, regardless of their strength, felt a fear originating from the depths of their souls at that moment, as if an invisible, icy hand had clutched their throats.
"What is that...?"
"Could it be... no, it can't be..."
"Am I dreaming...?"
In the stunned crowd, someone finally let out a heart-wrenching scream first.
"It's the Nine-Tailed!! Run—!!!"
Amidst the overwhelming screams and wails, Obito stood at a vantage point, coldly watching these ants below scream in terror and flee in disarray, his heart unmoved.
-- Anyway, in the world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, there will be as many of these people as he wants!
"Go, Nine-Tailed!"
Upon receiving Obito's command, the Nine-Tailed's nine tails instantly transformed into furious crimson pythons, thrashing wildly in the air. Each swing could easily sweep away buildings, causing them to break and shatter.
In an instant, houses collapsed along the entire street, and many residents who couldn't escape in time could only find cover on the spot to avoid being crushed by bricks and debris.
Just as the Nine-Tailed raised its front paw, intending to completely clear away the obstacles in front of it, a dazzling and vast white light struck it fiercely from not far away, hitting its chest.
The speed and force were so great that it even knocked it back two steps, causing the ground to tremble, and it only managed to steady itself by using a few of its tails for support...