Was there really... no possibility left?
Hiroki's gaze involuntarily drifted once more to the [Shutdown] button deep within his consciousness.
This was his last—and only—trump card.
Theoretically, only by using this shutdown button did he stand a chance of gaining an advantage against Minato and Obito.
But Hiroki had never shut down before.
That was also why Hiroki had hesitated to press it. No matter how calm a person was, when forced to rely on suicide for a chance at survival, they would hesitate.
Because he did not know what would happen after pressing it.
After "shutting down," would he be falsely dead or truly dead? Would his body remain frozen in a state of death awaiting revival, or would it wait for someone to restart him?
Would time and space reset as a result, returning to before everything happened?
Could shutdown really work?
He was not sure.
That uncertainty was a fear more profound than death itself.
But the situation before him no longer gave him time to hesitate.
Kushina had long since fallen silent, while the future Minato had already begun forming hand seals with one hand. It was likely some method to alter Hiroki's memories and control him.
Once he was controlled, he probably would not have another chance to turn things around.
There was only one lingering question—
Did they know he possessed the [Shutdown] button?
...Whatever. He had to press [Shutdown].
Then, before shutting down, he would try to obtain as much information as possible! The only question was whether his memories could be retained after the shutdown. Hiroki's eyes sharpened once more.
He would gamble!!
Since he was gambling, then before doing so, he had to prepare for the worst and leave behind one last "backup"!
His consciousness moved rapidly across the system interface.