Upon seeing the Fourth Hokage in the flesh.
The ANBU could only mutter, "Holy shit," twice.
Only then did they leave and head for the Hokage Building.
Minato had left a Flying Thunder God mark in the Forest of Death.
That was perfectly reasonable and logical.
As a user of the Flying Thunder God,
he would naturally place Flying Thunder God marks around himself.
Minato pulled Naruto along and appeared in the Forest of Death.
He asked the Nine-Tails from afar, "Nine-Tails, I don't know why you're willing to help Naruto, but I'll have to trouble you to lead the way from here."
This Minato
was merely Chakra Minato had left inside Naruto back then.
And this Chakra only possessed memories up until the night of the Nine-Tails.
So this Minato had no soul.
Nor did he know that his soul and Yin Kurama were inseparable inside the Reaper's stomach...
Naruto had now undone the seal.
The Nine-Tails' restrictions had loosened considerably.
It directly became a fountain commander.
The Nine-Tails led the way while Minato hurried onward.
Minato used Flying Thunder God Kunai to travel, moving at astonishing speed.
However.
After only two uses of Flying Thunder God, Minato's body began to faintly dim.
Seeing this, Kurama inside Naruto mocked, "You may be strong, but Chakra is your weakness."
"Now isn't the time for that." Minato smiled. "But we finally caught up."
Minato and Naruto were currently standing on the branch of a large tree.
The shinobi who had kidnapped Hinata were moving away from Konoha.
Minato's expression dimmed slightly as he said to Naruto, "Naruto, I don't have much Chakra left. Follow them carefully. I'll go notify the Third Hokage."
With that, Minato vanished from where he stood.
The moment Minato appeared, he saw that no new faces had been added to Hokage Rock.
He knew that the Third Hokage was still in office.
After Minato vanished, Naruto quietly said, "Thanks..."
As if it had been holding back for too long, Kurama complained to Naruto, "Your dad is really unreliable, making a brat like you track a jonin."
Even so,
Minato truly trusted his child that much.
Ahem.
Actually, the main reason
was that Minato had sensed that Naruto possessed far more Chakra than even Kakashi.
Naruto didn't want to bicker with Kurama. "Normally, I'd definitely complain about your sharp tongue."
At the same time, Naruto cast his gaze beneath the tree.
Kurama: "..."
Three Cloud shinobi, black as coal, were herding Hinata along.
Hinata was tied up with hemp rope, and her arms had been rubbed raw and bloody.
Including this time,
Hinata had already been kidnapped twice.
That was... too miserable.
Rather than follow Minato's instructions and track them, Naruto decided to act directly.
He raised his hands and formed seals, and three Adamantine Sealing Chains condensed before him.
The golden Chakra chains were indeed Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Kurama said, "Even now, I still can't figure out why your Adamantine Sealing Chains can break free from the body's limitations."
Normally,
the Uzumaki Clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains had to remain connected to the body.
Only then could they receive the necessary Chakra.
But Naruto's Adamantine Sealing Chains were different.
Naruto ignored the Nine-Tails.
He controlled the Adamantine Sealing Chains and sent them at the Cloud shinobi from three different directions.
The chain tips were iron spikes, and at high speed, they were incomparably sharp.
Hearing the sound of something slicing through the air, the three Cloud shinobi immediately looked up.
But the Adamantine Sealing Chains were incredibly fast.
Pfft! Pfft!
Two Cloud shinobi had their chests pierced by the Adamantine Sealing Chains and died on the spot.
Only one stronger Cloud shinobi reacted in time, leaping backward to retreat.
He stared around him and said, "Do Konoha's people not dare fight head-on? Are you all nothing but sneaks?"
Naruto wasn't provoked. Instead, he jumped down from the branch.
Landing beside Hinata, Naruto scooped her up and retreated more than a hundred meters away from the Cloud shinobi.
"Na... Naruto..."
Hinata had nearly lost consciousness.
But she suddenly realized that she was in a warm embrace.
Under the moonlight, Naruto's profile looked so reassuring.
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A faint mist rose in Hinata's clear eyes.
Naruto smiled at Hinata, then helped untie the rope.
Forcing herself through her exhaustion, Hinata activated her Byakugan and reminded Naruto, "Naruto-kun, that person is a clone. The real body is at three o'clock."
"Thanks, little Hinata." Naruto held her soft, supple body and replied quietly.
Perhaps because they were in danger,
Hinata didn't let embarrassment or anything else hold her back.
Facing the Cloud shinobi's clone, Naruto freed one hand and began forming seals.
The Cloud shinobi hid in the shadows, watching Naruto with a cold smile.
Naruto was just a little brat, wearing pajamas and slippers.
Even so, he didn't underestimate Naruto.
The Cloud shinobi charged toward Naruto.
Seeing Naruto still focused on the Shadow Clone, the Cloud shinobi sneered inwardly. I've got him!
But...
After Naruto finished forming his seals, he suddenly turned and looked directly toward where the Cloud shinobi was hiding.
The Cloud shinobi's scalp went numb with fear, and he immediately tried to flee.
But it was too late.
"Gate of the Great God."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Six massive structures fell from the sky at terrifying speed, smashing down around the Cloud shinobi.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of heavy impacts rang out.
Almost instantly,
the Cloud shinobi felt his body grow heavy.
An irresistible sealing force was imposed upon him.
The Gate of the Great God...
was neither Sage Mode nor Wood Release.
Like the Rasengan, it had no elemental attribute.
Hashirama Senju's Gate of the Great God had been empowered by Sage Mode Chakra and Wood Release.
Naruto, however, was only using an ordinary version.
But that was enough to suppress a jonin.
The Cloud shinobi's body was pinned to the ground, leaving him unable to move.
The Chakra in his body had nearly frozen, making it impossible to circulate.
His eyes widened in terror. "Impossible... this kind of sealing power?"
This Cloud shinobi was clearly knowledgeable.
He sensed that the sealing power restraining him was actually of a level capable of suppressing tailed beasts.
He fell straight into despair!
The sound of something cutting through the air came from above.
The Cloud shinobi opened his mouth to beg for mercy. "No, I can—"
Before he could finish,
the Adamantine Sealing Chains pierced his heart.
In the distance,
Naruto asked Hinata, "Hinata, are there any enemies nearby?"
Hinata hadn't been idle either. She had been using her Byakugan to observe the surroundings.
She quietly replied to Naruto, "N-no... Sob..."
There had just been danger.
In order not to hold Naruto back, Hinata had forced herself to use the Byakugan to scout.
Now that the danger had passed,
Hinata finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Having survived the ordeal,
she threw herself into Naruto's arms, her little face filled with fear and grievance.
After all, she was only a little girl.
Going through something like this was still too much for her to bear.
"Don't be afraid. There are no enemies left."
Naruto picked Hinata up and comforted her.
Hinata looked at Naruto through tear-filled eyes.
The moment Naruto appeared, the sense of security he gave her had been overwhelming.
"Mm, Naruto-kun..."
Kurama said, "You father and son really know how to have fun."
As a tailed beast, it had witnessed the father and son's hero-saving-beauty acts firsthand.
They had been almost exactly the same.
It was simply absurd.
Meanwhile, Minato used Flying Thunder God to appear inside the office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was still working overtime, sensed something unusual.
He looked up.
He nearly got scared into going to the Pure Land to see Tobirama...
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