Continuing to Stay by Naruto's Side

First, let Minato and Kushina see the kind of life Naruto had been living.

It was also meant to lay the groundwork for dealing with the Third Hokage later.

After all, having a common enemy made it easy to become allies.

Senyo gave an elegant bow.

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Uchiha Senyo."

"I am currently the Fourth Elder of the Uchiha."

"Two days ago, under the Third Hokage's orders, Danzo used Sasuke's life to threaten Itachi into wiping out our Uchiha Clan..."

Fortunately, Senyo had obtained Fugaku's eye technique. Otherwise, Minato and Kushina's Chakra would not have lasted long before dissipating.

Within this illusionary world, Senyo only needed to expend ocular power to convey more information to the Fourth Hokage and his wife.

Before giving birth, Kushina had met the infant Sasuke and still remembered him.

Not only had her own son been treated like a dog, but the son of her best friend had likewise been reduced to a tool of Konoha.

This made Kushina hate the Third Hokage even more.

"...As a qualified politician, the Third Hokage only needed to move his lips to bring about the complete extermination of the Senju Clan."

"By spreading a few rumors, he drove Hatake Sakumo, a strong candidate for Hokage, to suicide."

"By indulging Danzo's ambitions, he could have Danzo issue an extermination order against our Uchiha Clan."

"As long as he kept control of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and exploited the enormous fortune Kushina left behind, he could raise the Sarutobi Clan to its peak."

"My eye technique can show you what might happen in the future."

Senyo pointed at the backdrop behind him. The illusion could also create scenes that might occur in the future.

Under Senyo's control, Naruto in the scene became a well-trained dog at the Third Hokage's side.

If the Third Hokage told him to go east, Naruto would never go west.

And he was even deeply grateful to that schemer.

Kushina, who had just punched Minato, wore an extremely grim expression. Minato, beside her, was under immense pressure.

Someone with Kushina's personality usually vented her temper on the spot. It was Minato's first time seeing her look this grim.

"You should have seen it already. My eye technique can peer into countless possibilities for the future."

"Setting aside the dangers that will appear in the shinobi world later, before that, we all share one enemy: the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen."

Minato asked somewhat strangely, "But we're already dead. Though I'm very grateful that you let us learn what kind of life Naruto has been living."

"But this small amount of Chakra we have won't last very long."

Minato found Senyo's actions rather strange.

If Senyo wanted to forcibly control the Nine-Tails, they had no way to resist.

Even if they could seal Naruto once, could they seal him countless times?

So there was no point in Senyo coming all this way to talk with them and show goodwill.

After all, the Third Hokage held all of their inheritance, and they could not take care of Naruto at all.

"What if I can bring you back to life?"

"Bring us back to life!?" Minato and Kushina were both shocked.

As things stood, there was no method in the shinobi world capable of resurrecting the dead.

That was why the Third Hokage had been so brazen in oppressing Naruto.

Although Naruto was still alive, the Third Hokage's actions were practically no different from robbing an orphan of his inheritance.

Senyo saw that his bond with Minato had remained at Level One, with only one star, and knew that Minato did not truly trust him yet.

Kushina was different. She was deeply grateful to Senyo, and her Bond Value had already reached Level Two, with two stars.

Senyo nodded slightly. "Since we're beginning our cooperation, I'll first show you some sincerity."

His purpose in specifically speaking with Minato and Kushina was naturally to obtain the two of their secret techniques.

And even after they were resurrected, he wanted them to work for him.

Now that Kushina's Star of Bonds had reached Level Two, if Senyo's guess was correct—

The second star should contain ten percent of Kushina's Chakra.

This was the Spiritual World, so Senyo took out that star and crushed it before the Fourth Hokage and his wife.

At once, something unexpected happened.

The star did indeed contain Kushina's Chakra, but ten percent of it was an enormous amount.

Even Senyo was somewhat astonished.

With Kushina herself present, under Senyo's command, the Chakra flowed into her body to be absorbed, like fledglings returning to their nest.

"Th-This... why do you have my Chakra!?"

Kushina had every reason to be shocked. After all, that Chakra was her own, amounting to roughly a tenth of her total reserves.

Strictly speaking, the Kushina here was not a soul, but Chakra carrying the original body's memories—the same principle as a Shadow Clone.

Once the Chakra was depleted, she would disappear.

After Senyo replenished it, this Chakra was enough to keep Kushina alive for two weeks.

If she controlled how long she appeared each time, Kushina would not disappear even after several months.

The Uzumaki Clan simply had that much Chakra.

Only now did Senyo realize that he seemed to have underestimated the Uzumaki Clan's Chakra reserves.

But it did not matter. Obtaining Chakra was easy for him. If it ran out, then it ran out.

"That is my secret."

Senyo had no intention of explaining it to the Fourth Hokage and his wife.

Instead, he continued, "As one of Konoha's founders, we Uchiha not only have no power whatsoever now."

"We have also been driven into a corner by the Third Hokage."

"We Uchiha have discovered that Sarutobi Hiruzen, over these past years—"

"—has used Kushina's inheritance to develop over a thousand Sarutobi Clan ninja."

"Although the situation is temporarily deadlocked, once the Third Hokage deploys the Sarutobi Clan ninja, we will fall into a disadvantage again."

"So, I need allies."

"Over a thousand!?"

Minato was utterly shocked. A Ninja Clan with over a hundred ninja was already considered a major clan, while one with three or four hundred was considered an elite powerhouse.

The current Uchiha and Hyuga Clan were probably around that number.

If we wait another ten years, there'll be three thousand Sarutobi Force members, Senyo thought.

He said firmly, "We have already confirmed that there are over a thousand. We do not know the exact number."

"Since Kushina can remain for a while longer, I believe she will get to see it."

"Kushina, you do not want Naruto to keep being brainwashed and exploited by Sarutobi Hiruzen, do you?"

"You can now remain for several months. Later on, I can let you continue staying by Naruto's side."

"Don't you want Naruto to have a mother?"

Senyo's words struck straight at Kushina's heart. Having missed Naruto's childhood had already caused her immeasurable pain as a mother.

Now that there was a way for her to stay with Naruto, she simply could not refuse as his mother.

"No problem. Whether your Uchiha want to bring down the Third Hokage or seize Konoha's political power, I agree!"