Night of the Full Moon

Upon hearing Shiranui Genma say that he was about to carry out a secret mission, a sharp glint flashed through the eyes of Yusuke. He picked up his teacup, took a light sip, and said nonchalantly, "Is that so? That's a real pity." It's a pity that I won't be inviting you for tea again after this.

Yusuke had invited Shiranui Genma for tea for a reason, of course: he wanted to determine the delivery date of Kushina, the wife of the Fourth Hokage, through Shiranui Genma, who served as the Fourth Hokage's exclusive bodyguard.

It seems the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage have already begun making arrangements, so Naruto's birth must be within these next few days, Yusuke thought to himself.

Since he did not know the exact location where Kushina would give birth, Yusuke could only wait for the Nine-Tails to appear and then rush to the scene as quickly as possible.

In Yusuke's plan, the most perfect scenario would be to use the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style to reseal the Nine-Tails' Yang Release Chakra back into Kushina's body, while simultaneously preventing the Fourth Hokage from using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal the Nine-Tails' Yin Release Chakra, and instead sealing that Yin Release Chakra into his own Yin-Yang Cursed Seal.

Looking at Shiranui Genma before him, Yusuke couldn't help but think of the Flying Raijin Jutsu. If he could master this ninjutsu, things wouldn't be so troublesome.

If I get the chance, I must find a way to learn this forbidden technique, Yusuke pondered.

Just as Yusuke was obtaining information about the specific time of Naruto's birth through Shiranui Genma, the Third Hokage and the soon-to-arrive Obito were also making their own preparations.

Because the seal on the Nine-Tails within Kushina, the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki, would weaken during childbirth, there was a possibility of Nine-Tails chakra leaking or even the Nine-Tails breaking the seal entirely. The Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage discussed and decided to set up a barrier at a secret location outside Konoha, where Kushina would complete her delivery.

At the same time, the Third Hokage arranged for his wife, Sarutobi Biwako, to personally guard Kushina, and deployed many Anbu to stand guard near the barrier.

At this moment, at the base of the Root organization, Obito slowly appeared before Danzo using the swirling space-time of Kamui.

Seeing the uninvited guest appear in such a bizarre manner, the several ninjas guarding Danzo were struck with terror.

"Wood Release: Four-Pillar Prison Technique."

"Secret Technique: Spindle Technique."

The ones performing these two techniques were Kinoe, a ninja of the Root organization, and a jonin from the Aburame Clan. Kinoe was the one who had not yet left the Root organization, also known as the future Yamato.

Four wooden pillars rose from the ground around Obito, trapping him within. Then, thousands of black insects flew out from the sleeves of the Aburame Clan jonin, forming a spindle-shaped formation that spun as it rushed toward Obito.

However, to the surprise of Danzo and the Root ninjas, all these black insects passed right through Obito's body, and Obito walked forward a few steps, passing through the Wood Release prison as if he had no physical form.

"Who are you, and what business do you have with me?" Danzo asked, looking at the mysterious Obito before him.

"My identity is not important. What matters is that we can engage in a mutually beneficial cooperation," Obito said slowly.

With a cold snort, Danzo replied, "I do not cooperate with people of unknown origin. Unless you remove your mask and reveal your identity, there is nothing to discuss."

"Is that so? That is truly a pity. I originally wanted to talk to you about the Uchiha Clan and the new Fourth Hokage, but it seems there is no chance for that now," Obito laughed.

As he spoke, the power of Kamui in Obito's eyes activated, and he began to slowly absorb himself into the space. Obito intentionally slowed down the speed of the technique, gambling that Danzo would lose his composure and call him back.

But if Danzo did not speak until he had completely left, it would mean the negotiation had failed. However, Obito believed that with Danzo's personality, he would certainly seize any power he could unite with to strike at his opponents.

"Wait." Just as Obito had expected, just as only his head remained in the air, Danzo suddenly intervened.

The corners of Obito's mouth curled up beneath his mask; it seemed Danzo would cooperate with his operation after all!

Konoha Year 48, October 10th, at night.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, and atop a hill overlooking Konoha, a figure wearing a black cloak and a mask suddenly appeared.

"Tonight will be a night to remember."

At this moment, inside a secret base outside Konoha equipped with a barrier, Kushina was struggling through childbirth. Assisting and caring for Kushina were the Third Hokage's wife, Sarutobi Biwako, and another female medical ninja.

On the side, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was anxious, but there was nothing he could do; he could only hold Kushina's hand, hoping to provide her with some emotional strength.

After a painful process, Kushina finally succeeded in giving birth to Naruto. By this time, Obito had already dealt with the Anbu guarding outside the barrier.

Looking at the crying Naruto in Biwako's arms, Kushina's gaze was tender, her large eyes filled with tears of joy. Beside her, Minato was also excitedly wiping his eyes with his arm.

Biwako smiled and held Naruto up for Kushina and Minato to see, then prepared to take him outside for a quick cleaning.

However, before Minato and Kushina in the makeshift delivery room could say a few words, the screams of Biwako and the other medical ninja suddenly came from the doorway.

Minato and Kushina looked toward the sound, only to see that a person wearing a mask and a black cloak had already appeared in the room. And in this person's arms, he was holding the newborn Naruto!

"Fourth Hokage, step away from the jinchuriki," Obito threatened Minato, holding Naruto with his right hand.

"Otherwise, this child only has one minute left to live."

Hearing Obito's words, Minato felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. At this moment, Kushina, having just finished childbirth, had the seal controlling the Nine-Tails within her loosen, requiring his external assistance to complete the resealing.

The Nine-Tails struggled incessantly within Kushina, and because the seal had loosened, the black cursed seal had already extended from Kushina's abdomen to her face.

"Ah!"

Hearing Kushina's painful cry, Minato immediately looked over with concern, while forcing himself to stay calm.

Seeing that Minato still would not leave Kushina, Obito threateningly pulled out a kunai and pressed it against Naruto's neck.

Seeing that the enemy seemed ready to harm Naruto, Minato hurriedly said, "Wait, calm down first."

Obito sneered, "I am calmer now than I have ever been."

After saying this, Obito tossed Naruto high into the air.

Minato was shocked and immediately used a Body Flicker Technique to snatch Naruto into his hands, but before he could even rejoice, he suddenly discovered that several ignited explosive tags had been attached to the swaddling clothes wrapping Naruto.

In the blink of an eye, Minato immediately activated the Flying Raijin Jutsu, teleporting to a location he had pre-arranged, while simultaneously stripping the swaddling clothes off Naruto, finally managing to protect him just before the explosive tags detonated.

However, because of this, Kushina, who was now completely defenseless, was left without protection and was taken by Obito through his space-shifting ability to a waterfall near Konoha.

Using a sealing technique to hang Kushina by her hands between two rock walls about seven or eight meters apart, Obito watched her with a calm gaze.

Although the woman before him was his former master's wife and had been very kind to him, there was no hesitation in Obito's heart at this moment. Ever since Rin was killed by Kakashi, there was no one left in this world worth clinging to.

Activating the Sharingan, Obito relied on his formidable ocular power to pierce through the seal and directly control the Nine-Tails within Kushina, causing the fox's original pupils to transform into Sharingan.

At this moment, the seal Kushina used to control the Nine-Tails was weakening, and under Obito's manipulation, the Nine-Tails' power erupted, finally shattering the restraints and bursting forth from the seal in Kushina's abdomen.

The Nine-Tails during this period was still the complete entity, far larger in size than the one inside Naruto in the original story. The Nine-Tails inside Naruto contained only half of the complete Nine-Tails' Yang Release Chakra, while the other half, the Yin Release Chakra, was sealed within Namikaze Minato himself using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal during this Nine-Tails Incident.

Under the full moon, the Nine-Tails threw its head back and roared, its nine tails, each dozens of meters long, thrashing about.

As for Kushina, the jinchuriki from whom the Nine-Tails had been extracted, she became even weaker. Obito released the sealing technique that had been suspending her, and Kushina collapsed onto a rock below.

An ordinary jinchuriki might have already died by this point. However, Kushina was a member of the Uzumaki Clan, known for their immense vitality, and her aptitude was considered exceptional even among her kin. Therefore, although she was weak, there were no signs of imminent death.

"As expected of a member of the Uzumaki Clan, your vitality is truly tenacious," Obito said slowly as he watched Kushina, who had yet to perish. Simultaneously, he controlled the Nine-Tails to swipe a claw toward the immobile Kushina.

With a loud bang, the immense power of the Nine-Tails kicked up a cloud of dust from the ground. But by then, Kushina had already been scooped up by Namikaze Minato, who had arrived just in time using the Flying Raijin Jutsu. It turned out that Namikaze Minato had long ago placed a Flying Raijin mark on Kushina.

After saving Kushina, Namikaze Minato immediately used the Flying Raijin Jutsu again to return to the place where Naruto was being kept, gently placing Kushina beside him.

Looking at his wife and child on the bed, Namikaze Minato clenched his fists.

"Minato, thank you. Be careful," Kushina whispered. She knew that as the Fourth Hokage, he had to return to the village to deal with that mysterious enemy.

Namikaze Minato donned his white Hokage Haori from the wardrobe; this would be his first battle defending the village as the Fourth Hokage!

"I'll be back soon!"

At this time, Konoha was peaceful. Although it was late, the bustling streets were still filled with pedestrians, and no one realized the impending crisis.

Yusuke, who had been sitting with his eyes closed at home, suddenly sensed a powerful and evil chakra appear within the village.

"It's here!" Yusuke snapped his eyes open.

Just then, in an area to the north of Konoha, a giant beast with the appearance of a nine-tailed fox suddenly manifested. After appearing, the giant beast began to destroy its surroundings frantically; in an instant, many buildings were leveled, and many villagers perished in the chaos.

Watching the Nine-Tails summoned by Obito in the distance, Yusuke activated the barrier he had set up at home. After instructing his family not to go outside, he headed toward the plaza of the Uchiha Clan compound. Faced with such a major event, the Uchiha Clan, as the Konoha Military Police Force, would certainly head out to provide support.

By now, the ninjas of the Uchiha Clan had already gathered in the plaza of their residential district, preparing to rush to the front lines to deal with the Nine-Tails.

"All ninjas of the Uchiha Clan, listen up! Tonight, you must remain within the Uchiha Clan's compound. No one is permitted to leave!"

As always, thank you all for your support!

The chapters this week will mainly cover the story of the Nine-Tails Incident!

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