Splash.
The waters of the Naka River carried broken, murky debris toward the distance.
Inside the barrier.
But when Uchiha Jin saw the scene before him, he froze completely.
The sight before him was far more brutal than what the original story had shown.
The air was thick with the stench of blood and the smell of burning.
Ten meters away, Namikaze Minato lay on his side.
His abdomen was split open by a massive wound.
The cross-section wasn't flesh, but some kind of crystallized Chakra!
Beside him, Kushina's chest had been pierced by the Nine-Tailed Fox's claws, a huge hollow gaping as viscous red light-mist oozed out.
These red light-mists condensed in midair, forming a thin, gauzy canopy.
Beneath that canopy, Naruto, who should have been wailing, was sleeping peacefully, wrapped in a pale golden Chakra swaddle.
Both father and mother.
Were loving Naruto in their own ways.
Uchiha Jin suddenly understood a little why Naruto in the original story hadn't turned dark, even after everything he'd been through.
Instead, he'd become the village's great hero.
Maybe heredity was something you really couldn't change.
If it were him?
He'd have torn Konoha to pieces.
Guess that's why he wasn't the protagonist.
He shook his head and turned to walk forward.
Namikaze Minato was the god of what an Ordinary Person could achieve through hard work!
He was also one of the few people in Naruto who had grown into a super Kage-level combat power without relying on bloodline.
When he got close to Minato's still-warm collar, his vision was instantly filled with dazzling, radiant word-lines!
[Contact Target: Namikaze Minato (Deceased)]
[Lootable Traits: Flying Thunder God Technique (Gold), Spiral Flash Super Round Dance Howl Triple (Gold), Reaper Death Seal (Black), Fuinjutsu (Purple), Sage Mode (Gold)...]
Various gold traits blazed like solar flares, especially the Flying Thunder God Technique, which dyed the surrounding blood-mist into molten gold!
Beside it, the floating black trait "Reaper Death Seal" emitted a chilling purple-black haze.
Just one look at it felt like your soul might be ripped away.
"So this is the original's ceiling-level Space-Time Ninjutsu..."
He murmured, then hesitated a little.
"System, what if I touch something I don't want?"
[Corpse Trait Looting Cooldown: 365 days.]
[Living Person Trait Copy Cooldown: 7 days.]
Seeing this, Uchiha Jin's face darkened. He asked:
"A year? What's the difference between that and a permanent cooldown?"
"I'm a new account, don't nerf me, System!"
He wanted all these traits except Reaper Death Seal.
As for Reaper Death Seal...
If he touched Reaper Death Seal and activated Golden Body at the same time...
If he turned into light, could the Shinigami still pull out his soul?
Seeing no response from the system, he hesitated no longer. His left hand touched the Flying Thunder God Kunai, his right hand touched Namikaze Minato.
Looting the Hokage's corpse, begin!
Drip.
Drip.
Soon, thirty seconds passed.
[Looted Legendary Trait: Flying Thunder God Technique (Gold) lv1: Can instantly teleport between items marked with the Cursed Mark (30 meters). Each teleport consumes 100 Chakra.]
[Feeding Ninjutsu can increase Flying Thunder God's level, increase teleport distance, and reduce Chakra consumption.]
So it was a growable Space-Time Ninjutsu after all.
Seeing the introduction of the Flying Thunder God Technique, it was unexpected.
Yet it also felt reasonable.
After all, when it came to Flying Thunder God, Minato played it even smoother than its creator, Tobirama.
Then, without changing his posture, he raised a hand and reached toward Kushina.
Clatter!
But the moment his hand made contact, a sudden change erupted!
The Adamantine Chains on Kushina's abdomen burst forth violently!
It seemed to be some kind of cursed mark designed to prevent the corpse from being violated.
Bang!
"Sure enough, a little firecracker—won't let anyone touch her even in death."
Jin shook his small head, his two-and-a-half-year-old body carrying a full measure of steadiness.
Turning his palm toward the moonlight, he directly declared, "Golden Body, open!"
Hummm.
The next second, a golden aura enveloped his entire body under the moonlight's glow.
His form once again underwent Light Transformation.
And the Adamantine Sealing chains fell through empty air.
After waiting a while longer to confirm there was no further movement, he finally touched her.
[Contact Target: Uzumaki Kushina (Deceased)]
[Lootable Traits: Chakra Ton (Gold), Four Red Yang Formation (Purple), Fuinjutsu Affinity (Blue), Power of the Nine-Tails (Purple), Great Strength (White)...]
Compared to Namikaze Minato, Kushina's traits were somewhat inferior, but each one was still top-notch.
Especially the Chakra volume!
As one of the few remaining members of the Uzumaki Clan, her Chakra reserves dominated the entire ninja world.
No one wasn't covetous of it.
Especially that Fifty-Fifty Guy, dragged down by the Sharingan.
Naturally, Jin was covetous too.
And he was even more eager for the Power of the Nine-Tails further down!
Though it wasn't the genuine article—his traits could be upgraded!
Feed it for a few years, and maybe it could even surpass the real thing?
Drip.
Thirty seconds passed quickly.
[Obtained Legendary Trait: Adamantine Sealing Chains (Purple): Can summon three Chakra chains to entangle opponents, with double effect on tailed beasts.]
"Adamantine Sealing Chains, huh? Not a bad skill either."
Uchiha Jin wasn't disappointed either.
Even without Chakra Ton or the Power of the Nine-Tails, he already had invincibility, invisibility, and flash step. Now he had another—Blue Silver... Adamantine Chain entanglement.
His arsenal was already rich enough.
And it exceeded his original expectations.
He took a deep breath, turned, and looked toward the yellow-haired boy between them: "Hoo—next up is you, Naruto."
Crack.
But just as he tried to touch Naruto, the Four Red Yang Formation above suddenly shattered open with force!
Tap, tap, tap.
Amid the footsteps, a smoking pipe slowly appeared at the center of his vision!
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