Late at night on October 10th, Konoha Year 51, in a dense forest a few kilometers away from Konoha, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, heard a loud noise and his face turned solemn.
When Sarutobi Hiruzen, fully armed and clad in black armor, stopped, his trusted ANBU Anbu on patrol immediately approached. They knew something was wrong with the village. " Lord Hokage, should we go back?"
" The Sensory Division has not received any information yet!"
The Anbu wearing a cat-face mask hurriedly reported. Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head to look in the direction of the village again, pondered for a moment, and immediately gave instructions. "No, we continue patrolling. This may be the enemy deliberately creating confusion to attract our attention."
"Trust your fellow villagers; it's especially important to stay calm in times like these."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's brows furrowed on his slightly aged face. Although he said that, the fact that the Sensory Division was unable to send messages indicated that the situation was quite serious.
Several members of the Anbu responded loudly, explaining that this was not actually the production site; Sarutobi Hiruzen had deliberately exposed it to conceal the true location.
The two sides were not far apart. If the enemy discovered his plan, Tsunade and Minato were on the other side. Sarutobi Hiruzen believed in their strength. As long as they held out for a moment, the crisis could be resolved.
The group prepared to continue their "acting," while the White Zetsu used their Mayfly Technique to continue observing. Black Zetsu, knowing that Nagato had acted first, immediately reported to Obito, " Lord Madara, barriers have appeared on two stone walls."
" The Third Hokage's location is heavily guarded, and there are also numerous Anbu Ninja at another location."
Without any hesitation, Obito Uchiha decisively abandoned Sarutobi Hiruzen's position and looked at Black Zetsu voice, "Find me a weak point in the defenses, and I will immediately invade."
Black Zetsu responded and disappeared again. Obito Uchiha, who had been hiding in the tree, stood up and looked at the stone wall in front of him, his feelings still somewhat complicated. "Sensei, this is a necessary sacrifice to correct this world."
Inside the stone wall, Kushina's painful screams grew louder, while Minato, became increasingly tense, clearly indicating that an enemy had appeared.
"Concentrate, Minato!"
"Don't worry, Tsunade is guarding outside. You have to trust Kushina."
Due to her Hemophobia, Tsunade did not participate in the delivery but was responsible for guarding the double barrier. Biwako Sarutobi stayed by the two young people's side, as her Medical Ninjutsu was enough to handle any difficulties.
Minato could only nod, and when he realized his wife was holding his hand, he couldn't help but force a smile.
The couple's child seemed to sense the impending crisis, and was finally born close to midnight.
At this moment, the people inside the stone chamber heard an even louder noise than before. Biwako Sarutobi hurriedly carried the child to the other side. Kushina's face was full of exhaustion, but she also smiled at this moment.
Although the Nine-Tails inside her body was "bound hand and foot," it still struggled desperately upon sensing the condition of its Jinchuriki.
" The Nine-Tails ' power is still too strong, Minato. You should work with Kushina to complete the seal first."
" Tsunade will come later to help Kushina recover her strength, we need to speed things up."
As Biwako Sarutobi placed the child into the baby basket, she quickly gave instructions. Just as Minato was about to respond, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the room.
Before the three could even react, Obito Uchiha, who had broken through the barrier, had already completed the Genjutsu with his Sharingan. The moment Biwako Sarutobi turned around, blood spurted from her neck and chest.
"Lord Biwako!"
Minato instinctively cried out in alarm. At that moment, Obito had already attached the Explosive Tag tags to the baby's body, then tossed the child into the air and smoothly formed a hand Hand Seals with one hand.
Kushina's eyes widened in horror as she saw a glimmer of Kakkō on the child's body. She screamed in despair, " Naruto!"
Minato and Obito disappeared simultaneously; the former remained on the ceiling embracing his son, while the latter arrived beside Kushina and activated Kamui.
"Boom!"
The stone chamber trembled, Kakkō erupted within the barrier. Minato and Obito vanished simultaneously. It was only then that Tsunade, dressed in her battle armor, realized what had happened. She rushed in and immediately went to Biwako's side.
"Damn it! What on earth happened?!"
Biwako in her Tsunade. The old woman was killed instantly, and with the explosion of the Explosive Tag, she no longer showed any signs of life.
In the distance, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart. Upon hearing the explosion, he immediately realized something was wrong, Anbu followed the Third Hokage as they rushed towards another stone wall.
When the group arrived at the foot of the stone wall, Tsunade appeared on the ground carrying Biwako Sarutobi. Sarutobi Hiruzen aback, then, suppressing his grief, calmly asked, " Tsunade, where are Minato and Kushina? Is something wrong with the child?"
"I can't be sure. The intruders seem to possess some kind of Space-Time Ninjutsu. Everything happened too fast!"
"I'm sorry, teacher, I..."
Tsunade was about to apologize when Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted his disciple, turning to the Anbu behind him and quickly ordering, "Get the Sensory Division moving! Watch out for Minato's Chakra!"
"The enemy's objective is very clear: we need to eliminate their target within the Land of Fire."
The Anbu members vanished instantly. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tsunade both looked towards the village. The pitch-black night couldn't conceal the massive cloud of smoke, clearly indicating that something had happened in the village as well.
"There's no time, Tsunade. The village can't lose the Nine-Tails."
Hearing her teacher's words, Tsunade could only clench her fists in response. Sarutobi Hiruzen had clearly given up on Kushina, and now it was time for the " Nine-Tails battle."
About 5 kilometers away, in a safe house, Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared with a child in his arms, fell to the ground, and immediately vomited blood.
The enemy acted too quickly; in the instant of the explosion, he could only twist his body to protect his son, but the aftershocks still injured his back.
Minato, forcing himself to stand, placed his son in the prepared baby basket, looked at the wailing Naruto, and whispered comfortingly, "I'm going to save Mommy right now!"
When he turned around, Minato's face was full of killing intent. Even with all his senses, he still couldn't detect the mark on Kushina's body. Suppressing his heartache, he immediately moved to Tsunade's side.
" Lord Hokage, I can't sense the Flying Thunder God mark on Kushina."
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" The Nine-Tails has most likely already been extracted!"
As he uttered these words, Minato could no longer suppress his murderous intent. At that moment, he was no longer a husband and father; he had become the " Yellow Flash " on the battlefield once more.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Minato suddenly sensed the mark and immediately replied, " Lord Hokage, I'll go first!"
"I will do my best to keep them here; I absolutely cannot let the enemy take Nine-Tails away."
The enemy clearly knew the Flying Thunder God very well. Tsunade wanted Minato to calm down, as this act of revealing coordinates might be a trap, but Minato had already disappeared, obviously preparing to sacrifice himself.
"Follow Minato!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a deep, resonant instruction, Tsunade silently accelerated. The enemy had clearly used Jinchuriki as a trap, forcing them to "walk right into it."
In a pre-prepared barrier within the dense forest, Obito a hand Hand Seals with one hand, successfully controlling the Nine-Tails with the Tailed Beast Release Seal and his eye power. As he pulled the Tailed Beast away, Kushina in mid-air had already lost consciousness.
"Roar!"
The Nine-Tails- Tails, freed from its seal, Obito's crimson eyes turned to the Nine-Tails, and soon the Tailed Beast's eyes transformed into Sharingan.
Faced with such powerful eye power, the Nine-Tails was nothing more than a "toy," and Obito was very satisfied with his own power.
"Who... who are you?"
Why did you hurt my child?
With the Tailed Beast extracted, Kushina also awoke from the Genjutsu. At this moment, the spare Tailed Beast Chakra in her body came into play. Although her life force was draining away, she knew that she would not die in a short time.
"The power of the Uzumaki Clan? Truly remarkable."
"As Jinchuriki, this is your fate. Die in peace!"
After a brief response, Obito commanded the Nine-Tails to swing its claws, while simultaneously gathering ocular power in his eyes, preparing to kill Minato Namikaze, who was attempting to rescue him.
"Roar!"
The Nine-Tails raised its massive, sharp claws to stab at Kushina, but Minato suddenly appeared, and the moment he picked up his wife, a chilling sensation began to run down her neck.
" Kamui!"
Obito unleashed his eye power, and the Nine-Tails ' claws struck down with a deafening crash, leaving only a large pool of blood on the shattered stone platform.
Under a large tree in the distance, Minato and Kushina both fell to the ground.
Seeing the huge, swirling gash on her husband's shoulder, Kushina, covered in blood, moved to his side, sobbing, " Minato, how are you? It's all my fault..."
"Ahem... Naruto is safe, the backup plan worked, that's great!"
Minato's right arm had already lost sensation. His attempt to dodge the attack and forcefully activate the Flying Thunder God severely damaged the meridians in his body. After saying these words, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The enemy clearly knew his ninjutsu very well, and the timing of their attack was perfect. Just as Minato was about to forcefully gather Chakra to take his wife away, a vortex appeared again.
Obito Uchiha moved with ease, casually removing his hood to reveal his short hair.
Under the cover of night, looking at the only teacher who had ever cared for him, Obito continued to mock in Madara Uchiha's tone, "As expected of the Yellow Flash! You actually managed to survive my attacks."
"-- Who exactly are you?"
Minato frantically adjusted his breathing, attempting to buy time with his Talk no Jutsu -no-jutsu while simultaneously gathering Chakra.
Knowing his teacher's intentions, Obito didn't attack immediately. "Heh... In that case, let's die together!"
His former teacher didn't recognize him, and a surge of pain welled up inside him. Obito's bloodshot eyes widened as he was about to unleash Kamui again when a huge black rod swept towards him.
The Enma transformed into the Adamantine Staff, which pierced through Obito's head, followed immediately by Tsunade's powerful downward strike from the sky, which also pierced through his body.
"Boom!"
Under Tsunade's attack, the surrounding ground shattered, and the sinkholes ripped away the surrounding trees.
Obito, who had intended to dispel his Hollowfication, felt the violent attack and simply retreated. When he reappeared, he was already on the head of the Nine-Tails, which was being besieged by the Anbu.
From attack to tracking to returning, Obito completed the entire process in less than two minutes without even glancing at the surrounding Anbu. His eye power erupted once more, Nine-Tails immediately opened its mouth wide.
A dark purple energy sphere began to condense in front of Nine-Tails, and the surrounding Anbu cried out in terror, "This is the direction of the village!"
"Stop the Nine-Tails!"
"Attack the masked one, stop him..."
Obito, atop the Nine-Tails- Tails, gazed towards the village, a flicker of longing crossing his crimson eyes before replaced by chilling killing intent. "The world that will end the ninja begins here!"
"Call out!"
A massive Tailed Beast Bomb erupted from Nine-Tails's mouth. The Earth Release Earth Release released by the Anbu were ineffective, and after a scream, the Tailed Beast Bomb hurtled past.
Minato appeared in front of the Tailed Beast Bomb with Sarutobi Hiruzen Chakra. The Third Hokage's chakra was unleashed without reservation, and a huge earthen wall rose from the ground.
" Earth Release ·Earth Flow Wall!"
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, the Tailed Beast Bomb exploded on the spot. The immense power caused the Anbu in the distance to scream as they were instantly blasted away. A huge circular crater appeared, and everything around them vanished.
Although Minato had already taken Sarutobi Hiruzen with him and moved away, the aftershocks of the explosion still knocked the two of them to the ground.
"As expected of the Hokage, what are you going to do with the second one?"
Obito to himself, looking at Tsunade who was rapidly approaching him. A ferocious smile appeared on his face behind the mask as he activated the Tailed Beast Bomb and Kamui simultaneously.
Although the second Tailed Beast Bomb of the Nine-Tails was smaller, Hiruzen Sarutobi was unable to Sarutobi Hiruzen Tailed Beast Bomb prematurely again. Although the Earth Release ninjutsu changed the direction of the Tailed Beast Bomb, it still flew towards the village.
Tsunade's attack missed again, Obito had already disappeared into a vortex, Nine-Tails was punched to the ground, then began to writhe wildly.
With most of his black armor shattered, Sarutobi Hiruzen rushed to Nine-Tails's side. Not seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb explode, he knew that someone in the village had neutralized the attack.
"Ahem, control the Nine-Tails, I'll immediately cast Sealing Jutsu!"
When Minato arrived in front of Nine-Tails, he knelt on the ground, panting heavily as he watched Tsunade and Nine-Tails fight hand-to-hand. Suddenly remembering something, he shouted, " Lady Tsunade, hold on a little longer, I'll bring Kushina over right away!"
" Kushina should be able to reseal the Nine-Tails..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to say something, Tsunade's wounds instantly disappeared. She forcefully grabbed the Nine-Tails ' giant claw and swung her massive body away.
"That damned guy!"
Just as Tsunade roared and was about to deliver another punch to completely control the Nine-Tails, the Tailed Beast in front of her suddenly vanished with a bang.
"Damn it! It's Summoning Jutsu?!"
"How can someone summon the Nine-Tails?!"
Amidst the massive plume of white smoke, Tsunade fists. The enemy's plans were intricately linked, outmaneuvering them all, before they finally escaped with the Tailed Beast.
Kushina, who had lost too much Minato, turned even paler upon seeing Nine-Tails disappear. Resealing Kurama might save Kushina, but with Nine-Tails gone, his wife might not live much longer and would face death.
Minato gasped for breath, trying to calm himself down, but the image of Kushina holding Naruto filled him with remorse.
" Madara Uchiha? Cough... Only he can summon the Nine-Tails..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen to himself, startling Tsunade and Minato. Just as they were about to say something, Shu Furukawa suddenly appeared beside Tsunade: "Looks like I'm late?! Sensei, leave the rest to me!"
"I will bring the Nine-Tails back; the enemy is still within my perception range."
Just as the three were about to say something, Shu Furukawa's figure disappeared again. Minato, after barely managing to gather his Chakra, looked ashamed. "I'm sorry, I can't sense Osamu and Nine-Tails in my current state..."
Tsunade and remained silent. She suddenly realized her Hemophobia seemed to have disappeared. She shook her head self-deprecatingly, then a palm -Mystical Palm Technique light appeared on her palm. "I trust Xiu. Let's finish the treatment first!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the Anbu lying on the ground, then slowly walked to his wife's side. His suppressed emotions erupted, and tears welled in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Biwako..."