Weak Presence, Isn't That a J-10C?

By the Naka River.

"Naruto, remember that your mother will always love you."

After whispering those words, when Namikaze Minato turned to look at the fox behind him, his eyes held only resolve.

"Nine-Tails—Reaper Death Seal!"

With fierce determination, he sought to leave a contingency for his child.

"Sealing me again?!"

But Kurama was furious! Absolutely furious!

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Decades ago, that man had said its power was too great, lifted it with one hand, and sealed it away!

Later, before it had done anything, it was sealed into that red-haired woman's body.

Now that it had finally escaped, it was about to be shoved back in?

Then all this chaos had been for nothing?

Its emotions grew volatile.

Nine crimson tails began thrashing wildly without aim.

Venting its inner rage.

Boom!

Boom, boom!

The ground suddenly split open, eerie fire-red Chakra shooting out like flames in all directions!

The massive fox tail slammed down without any warning.

But as the phantom figure holding a blade in its mouth appeared, all the turmoil was cleaved in two.

The Nine-Tails, unwilling but helpless, was torn apart.

Half entered the infant Naruto's body.

When the battle ended, Namikaze Minato and Kushina lay collapsed on opposite sides.

Between their hands, they cradled a naked, yellow-haired child.

On his cheeks, three faint whisker marks were barely visible.

Looking at his child, Minato finally let a smile spread across his face.

It was joy, relief, hope, regret, and heartache all at once.

He strained to lean close to the baby's ear and whispered, "Actually... Daddy loves you too, Naruto."

"With the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, even without Mom and Dad's protection, no one in the village should dare to cause trouble, right?"

"With the Third Hokage, Lord Jiraiya, and that kid from the Hatake family, that should be enough to protect you."

"Naruto, please don't blame Mom and Dad..."

Beneath the burning Chakra clouds, the Four Red Yang Formation let out a dying hum.

The blood-colored Barrier shrouded the entire depression into a hemispherical cage.

Looking closely, countless dense sealing runes slithered across the barrier's surface.

Occasionally, a few sparks would burst out.

Pfft.

They easily melted rock into honeycomb-like holes.

The power was terrifying!

"By order of the Third Hokage! No one is allowed to approach!"

Outside the formation, an Anbu jōnin wearing a dog-faced mask stood with his blade drawn.

Where the tip pointed, the three members of the Genma Squad stopped in their tracks.

Shiranui Genma spat out the Senbon in his mouth and frowned. "Look closely. The three of us are the Fourth Hokage's guards!"

In response, the Anbu silently shook his head and blocked the way.

The Fourth was dead. The Third Hokage was in charge.

Whoosh, whoosh—

Fifty meters behind them, the white robe stamped with "Fourth Hokage" fluttered in the night wind.

But that once-brilliant golden hair had long since lost its luster.

Thud.

Uchiha Jin curled up behind a charred tree stump.

The Nine-Tails had been too stubborn, only now finally sealed away completely.

He turned to look at the three-man squad, his gaze slowly locking on.

Before his eyes floated colored light spots only he could see—the tags on others!

Above the squad leader Shiranui Genma's head, a rare purple glow pulsed.

[Flying Thunder Array (Incomplete): Gather three to form the array, teleport to a marked location, three uses per day.]

"This is... a neutered version of the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Behind the stump, Jin's baby-fat cheeks puffed slightly.

Like a cautious night cat, he crept along the shadows, moving silently.

Along the way, seven Anbu corpses lay sprawled on the cracked ground, killed by the rampaging fox's tail.

Among them, one dead man wearing a respirator identical to Hanzo of the Salamander's was very close to him.

On his shoulder armor, lingering Nine-Tails chakra still hadn't dissipated.

Was this a corpse?

Uchiha Jin's heart stirred.

He glanced back at the barrier; the four Anbu weren't paying attention here.

He stuck out his tongue slightly, licked the corner of his mouth, pondered for three breaths, then decisively stopped.

After all, he'd never looted a corpse before—he needed to practice first!

The next second, he crouched down in the tree stump's shadow and reached out.

The moment his fingertips touched the first corpse, an icy system prompt exploded in his mind:

[Contacted Elite Chunin corpse!]

[Plundered common tag: Agile (White): Slightly improves limb coordination (stackable).]

[Stacking in progress, congratulations host on obtaining fine tag (Green): Light as a Swallow.]

[Light as a Swallow: Limb flexibility increased by 50%, speed increased by 50%.]

In an instant, a numbing sensation shot up his spine to the back of his neck!

Then spread from his neck to his limbs.

He felt his leg muscles tighten slightly.

His arms also felt lighter, and in a daze, he really had the illusion of being light as a swallow.

Upgraded!

Two identical white tags had actually upgraded!

"So this is loot? No wonder it gets people hooked!"

He stuck out his tongue, licked his dry lips, and moved to the next corpse.

And this corpse actually dropped a green tag!

[Contacted Elite Chunin corpse!]

[Plundered elite tag: Dynamic Vision (Green): Your eyesight can track a fly (stackable).]

As the green light sank into his body.

Uchiha Jin clearly felt his eyes grow hot.

Soon, the surrounding scenery in the night slowed down slightly in his vision.

He could even make out the lip movements of the Hokage's guard squad cursing not far away.

"Not bad."

He took a deep breath, looked at the other corpses a bit farther off, hunched his back, and tentatively pushed off the ground.

Whoosh.

Thud.

His two-and-a-half-year-old body leaped two meters in one step, landing without even kicking up dust.

The Anbu were still outside the barrier, staring uselessly at the three-man guard squad.

No one noticed the Uchiha toddler quietly looting corpses in the corner.

Zzzt!

When Uchiha Jin touched the fifth charred corpse with a mask, something changed!

The dead man suddenly grabbed his wrist.

From his crushed throat came a strange "heh heh" sound.

"Tch! Even in Naruto, corpses rise?"

He didn't hesitate, directly reaching out to snap that piece of withered bone!

Only then did he realize it was residual Lightning Release chakra from the corpse causing the disturbance.

He then crouched low, curling himself into the dark shadows.

Not moving a muscle.

"Hm?"

At the same time, the Anbu members also caught that faint sound.

But they only glanced over casually, and upon seeing it was a fallen comrade, they paid it no further mind.

Only Shiranui Genma furrowed his brow and looked closely.

A hint of confusion.

"What's wrong, Captain?" Raido Namiashi scratched his head, gripping his longsword as he asked.

"Oh, no, nothing. Must've misheard."

Shiranui Genma shook his head, spitting out the Senbon from his mouth.

Whoosh!

Thud!

The Senbon embedded itself over there, but there was no reaction.

He shook his head and stopped paying attention.

After another three breaths, Jin finally let out a slight sigh of relief, his gaze sharp:

"This trait... what's the difference between it and turning invisible..."

"Even right in front of you, you can't see it—what's the difference between this and a J-10C!"

But this change also made him hold back the urge to keep sneaking around.

He turned to look at the increasingly dim Four Red Yang Formation and stepped around to the other side.

Time was running short; if he didn't enter soon, the barrier would break.

Ten seconds later, on the other side of the formation.

Jin activated his Golden Body in the moonlight.

A faint golden glow rendered his entire form slightly translucent.

Then, without alerting anyone, he strode openly into the formation!