At the end of January, in a special care ward in Konoha Hospital, Kushina was lying on the bed and looked at her husband anxiously. A gentle smile appeared on Minato's face and she comforted him in a low voice, "It's okay, Kushina, don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Kushina was about to respond when the door to the room was pushed open. Biwako Sarutobi quickly came to the bedside with a smile on his face, handed over the report and whispered, "Congratulations! New family member."
"During this period..."
The old man was about to warn him again, but Kushina shouted happily, hugged Minato and shouted loudly with a red face, "It worked! I almost thought Jinchuriki couldn't be a mother!"
"We are really awesome.--."
Minato Namikaze hugged his wife and nodded embarrassedly to Biwako Sarutobi to apologize. Seeing Kushina's happy look, he was quietly relieved.
Thinking that he was about to become a father, Minato, who had completely come to his senses, had a silly smile on his face. In a few months, a new life would begin.
Biwako Sarutobi waited quietly for the two of them to stabilize their emotions with a smile on their faces. After seeing Kushina retract into the quilt, he reminded her softly, "As Jinchuriki, the process of giving birth to a child may be difficult."
"During this period, the seal in the body will gradually weaken. When the child is born, Nine-Tails will definitely become restless."
"This is also the most dangerous time, and we have to prepare in advance."
Seeing the two men nodding solemnly, Biwako Sarutobi thought for a while and warned again, "This news can only be told to Tsunade, and must not be disclosed to other people."
"No matter how close the relationship is, this is the best way to ensure Kushina's personal safety."
"Minato, during this time, you can receive the S-level mission from Tsunade and stay with Kushina."
"If you have any difficult tasks, Shu Furukawa will perform them on your behalf. Don't worry about it. Everything will return to normal after the child is born."
Minato nodded in agreement, then thought of something, scratched his head and asked with a smile, "Can't Teacher Jiraiya do the same? Speaking of which, I also want Teacher Jiraiya to help give this child a name..."
"Minato, it's not too late to name the child after he's born. Jiraiya won't blame you."
"If that guy has any objections, let him come to me. Kushina's safety is the most important. With the help of me and Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu, there won't be any accidents."
Biwako Sarutobi shook his head and refused. Although Jiraiya is loyal, the less people know about this, the safer it is.
Two generations of Hokage plus speed ninja are enough. Minato is good at Sealing Jutsu. After the child is born, he can just cooperate with Kushina to continue sealing Nine-Tails.
Minato Namikaze thought for a moment, a solemn look appeared on his face, and he promised in a low voice, then turned to look at his wife and said softly, "I will work hard on you for a while in the future!"
"Could it be a boy? I really want to see him sooner!"
Kushina hugged her husband and whispered happily. She will no longer be alone in the future. Even if Minato goes on a mission, she will have her children by her side.
There was still a sound of frogs in Mount Myoboku. Sage Fukasaku was eating bug ramen beautifully and was about to praise the child's mother when a loud voice from Gamabunta suddenly came from outside, "Boss! The big boss suddenly summoned you and said that he has something important to tell you!"
After Sage Shima heard the news, Toad immediately showed an unhappy look on his face. He swallowed the insect dish in one gulp and complained angrily, "Isn't the master getting sick again?"
"My dear, don't talk nonsense. It must be related to the prophecy. Let's go there quickly."
Sage Fukasaku left in a hurry, and after jumping on Gamabunta's head, Sage Shima also followed.
When he arrived at the huge palace, Gamabunta leaned down, his eyes curved, and asked curiously, "Boss, is this related to Child of Prophecy? Jiraiya seems to have been pursuing this matter this time."
"Isn't Minato Child of Prophecy? After I came to practice Senjutsu some time ago, I haven't seen him for a long time."
"It's just nonsense the old man talked about after he woke up!"
Sage Shima complained again angrily, and then jumped into the palace holding his forelimbs. Sage Fukasaku coughed awkwardly, and then whispered, "Go and do your work, little Gamabunta, I will call you if necessary."
After the two Toad came into the room, Great Toad Sage changed his usual confused look and took off the crystal ball hat on his head. His eyes widened as if he was casting a spell.
"Sir... Sir, what are you doing?"
"Oh, you guys came just in time. It's a little strange to say that Child of Prophecy has lost its power!"
"There were some mistakes in my previous predictions. The power that belonged to Child of Prophecy has almost disappeared...
As he spoke, Great Toad Sage looked confused. There was no useful information on the crystal ball, and messy pictures kept flashing by.
The power that swallowed Child of Prophecy Chakra seemed to not exist at all. No matter how Great Toad Sage searched, he could not find a single clue.
"My lord, do you want to summon Little Jiraiya?"
"He has been investigating the matter of Child of Prophecy during this period. He may know relevant information. You can ask him about it."
Sage Fukasaku gave timely advice, and Sage Shima no longer laughed at old Toad. This was the first time in recent years that she had seen the elder look so serious.
"Okay, I just have something to tell you Jiraiya."
"I didn't expect that things would suddenly develop like this. I hope those words I said back then would not cause any trouble to him."
Great Toad Sage whispered to himself, Sage Fukasaku no longer hesitated, and completed Reverse Summoning Jutsu on the spot. After a burst of white smoke, Jiraiya appeared in front of the three Toad wrapped in a bath towel.
"I'm coming..."
Jiraiya, who was about to throw the bath towel aside, chuckled and then realized something was wrong. He hurriedly wrapped the bath towel around his body again, looked at the three seniors and responded helplessly, "Actually, I should go back and sort out the clothes and supplies. I won't be asked to bring back some strange food."
"Little Jiraiya, the prophecy has changed again, concentrate and listen to the instructions of the great master!"
As soon as Sage Fukasaku finished speaking, Great Toad Sage in front put the crystal ball hat back on his head, leaned his huge body on the seat, and said in a low voice as if he had spent a lot of energy, "It's a little strange. My senses were a little fuzzy before, but now I can completely confirm it!"
"Little Jiraiya, Child of Prophecy probably disappeared."
"The Chakra that has been circulating for many years seems to have been absorbed by some kind of power, which also means that the entanglement between the two will officially end."
"Whether the remaining weak power will work, I can't predict."
"Huh?"
The shocked Jiraiya screamed, and the bath towel on his body almost slipped off. He quickly rewrapped himself, and then asked loudly, "Why did you disappear? I don't understand at all!"
"Just disappear, everything will change, Little Jiraiya, your mission may have been completed."
Great Toad Sage returned to his usual calm demeanor. He squinted his eyes and responded simply. Noticing that Jiraiya was hesitant to speak, he simply gave clear instructions. "No need to look for Child of Prophecy anymore. Little Jiraiya, it's time for you to return to your own life."
"Maybe there is someone else who changed Shinobi World, but I can't predict it."
Jiraiya At this moment, he felt that his life had been denied. He looked at the three immortals in front of him and wondered loudly, "How could this happen? Did someone destroy the prophecy?"
"What if there is no peace between Child of Prophecy and Shinobi World?"
"... Phew..."
Seeing Great Toad Sage suddenly falling asleep, Sage Shima couldn't stand it any longer and complained loudly, "This damn stupid old man! Little Jiraiya, don't take these words to heart."
"Maybe the prophecy will change after some time."
Sage Fukasaku also wanted to comfort him a few times, but Jiraiya's mood fluctuated violently and the summons was lifted with a bang.
Child of Prophecy disappeared. Where should he go from now on? Jiraiya suddenly fell into confusion.
Orochimaru, who is addicted to new powers every day, is not as confused as his friends. His life has entered eternity, and he has already begun to study the truth.
There were too many ninjutsu to learn and too much new knowledge to be mastered. Orochimaru was busy and happy. Even if the container experiment did not go well, it could not stop his good mood.
Late at night, in Root Base's laboratory, Orochimaru kept flipping through the ninjutsu scrolls, with a look of contemplation on his face from time to time.
"Xiu, what do you think of this ninjutsu?"
"Second Hokage is really evil, he actually manipulates the souls of the dead."
Orochimaru searched Danzo and threw the Impure World Reincarnation scroll to Shu Furukawa. He had some ideas about this incomplete forbidden technique.
"Bold idea! It's just that this technique seems to be more used in tactics of mutual destruction."
"The reincarnated person will not be too strong if the technique is not yet perfected. The sacrifice is very important, but the more outstanding the sacrifice, the more outstanding the ninja is."
"Reincarnation in this situation may result in a loss that outweighs the gain."
Shu Furukawa took a closer look and stopped paying attention. It would take too much energy to perfect this ninjutsu. To complete the summons at the current level, it would be impossible to restore its previous strength.
"That's true, but it still has research value."
"Root has accumulated a lot of interesting jutsu over the years. This is Wood Release Ninjutsu from First Hokage. Unfortunately, all the experimental subjects died."
Orochimaru handed over another scroll. Shu Furukawa quickly looked through it and found that Wood Release's ninjutsu above were all extremely "simple", almost all of which involved clapping with both hands.
"First Hokage has other secrets. Just this cell, until now we have not been able to fully utilize its full power."
Shu Furukawa nodded in agreement, and an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes. "Teacher Orochimaru, the body cultivated using the special experimental body has been mostly completed. Hashirama Cells has integrated very smoothly without any rejection reaction."
Thinking of the material called "Letter", Orochimaru licked his lips, looked at the spare container he was preparing, and responded happily, "Very good, three years is enough for me to be fully prepared."
"Xiu, don't you consider the power of Uchiha? I don't mind sharing this ninjutsu. It can be regarded as a reward for your mission in Ryūchi Cave."
"No need, teacher, I'm still young and it's better to use my own body."
Orochimaru didn't care when he heard Shu Furukawa's rejection. He chuckled twice and simply walked aside and summoned a long knife from the scroll, "Kusanagi Sword, which has no special effects, accept it!"
"It's not something too precious. It's just a sturdy Chakra long knife. You can use it when you grow taller."
Looking at the long knife without a handguard, Shu Furukawa took it out and took a glance at it, and then responded respectfully, "Thank you, Teacher Orochimaru, for taking care of me."