Wang Mo's gaze lingered for a moment on the "Victory Decided" text on the screen. After noting that the winner's ID was not his own, an irrepressible wave of annoyance surged in his heart.
He never imagined that the outcome of this match would be decided by such a trivial skill, and what shocked him even more was that the events that followed went far beyond his wildest imagination.
"You've got to be kidding me! Is the grab on this White Mask even balanced?" Wang Mo complained.
"As expected of Erlang Shen, reversing a counter-attack just like that. You'd better not accept a rematch, or I'll just ban your Erlang Shen and leave you helpless," Wang Mo muttered to his opponent, whose ID was "Head-Patting 4000+" but who kept spamming the head-patting emote.
Wang Mo sent a rematch request, and to his surprise, the opponent accepted instantly. Seeing this, Wang Mo was ecstatic and immediately banned White Mask, Reanimated First Hokage, and Old Third Hokage.
"Time to let you witness the divine power of Kizaru!" With that, Wang Mo selected Reanimated Minato, Reanimated Second Hokage, and Kizaru, diving straight into the game.
Seeing the opponent's lineup, Wang Mo chuckled faintly: "Triple Madara? This is getting interesting. Let me show you the true strength of Lord Kizaru!"
Just then, a strange odor drifted in from outside the room. "Weird? Did Dad burn dinner again?" Wang Mo stood up and walked to the door, opening a crack to peek outside.
Seeing a flicker of fire in the kitchen, Wang Mo silently closed the door again, thinking of the mysterious head-patting guy, "There should still be time." He returned to his seat and continued his battle with the mysterious opponent.
Time ticked by, and finally, it reached the ultimate showdown: Kizaru versus Unsealed Madara.
Wang Mo analyzed the situation on the screen. He still had both summons available, and his Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Naruto was at nearly full health, while the opposing Unsealed Madara was at half health and out of summons. He felt this match was already in the bag.
"Hmph, let me show you the true strength of Lord Kizaru!" Wang Mo thought, his fingers moving with even greater agility. He couldn't imagine how he could possibly lose.
Wang Mo maneuvered skillfully. Upon spotting the opponent's position, he jumped, executed a two-hit combo, and countered with a Rasenshuriken. The opponent didn't panic, standing his ground to immediately activate the Secret Scroll Uchiha Reflection.
Following the sound of Unsealed Madara's "Uchiha Reflection," there was a sudden "Boom!" and a deafening roar, and everything before his eyes turned blank.
"Did... did that actually deal true damage?" Wang Mo wondered, confused as he stared into the void. "So I lost that match too?"
Thinking of this, he recalled the mysterious head-patting guy spamming emotes and felt his anger flare; he wished he could reach through the internet and settle the score with the guy in person.
"Wait!" Wang Mo suddenly gasped, looking down at his own ethereal hands and then at his translucent body. "Am I... dead? Did I get blown up by Uchiha Reflection?"
Wang Mo fell into a brief silence. He felt it was unlikely, but then he recalled the fire in the kitchen and the realization hit him: "Did the gas tank explode?" Wang Mo found his own foolish decision laughable.
But then, thinking of that mysterious head-patting guy, he fumed, "No, I can't let that guy off so easily. What kind of skills does he even have? I have to find a way to get to him." With that, he began to survey his surroundings.
Suddenly, Wang Mo felt everything go blank, followed by an intense wave of dizziness. When he regained consciousness, he felt himself enveloped in a warm force. He struggled to open his eyes, only to see a scene both strange and familiar.
Everything around him looked as if it had been lifted straight from the world of Hokage. Before he could react, a familiar voice rang out: "I must set up the barrier as soon as possible." A young man's voice reached Wang Mo's ears amidst a cacophony of noise.
"Minato?" Wang Mo murmured. Immediately after, a roar echoed: "There's no mistaking it, that's the sound of the Nine-Tails. If I'm not wrong, this must be the scene in the Hokage series where Minato seals the Nine-Tails."
What was going on? Did I transmigrate? Or was I reincarnated? Did I become Naruto? Thinking this, he looked around. He focused his gaze and saw another infant in Minato's arms; unsurprisingly, that had to be Naruto.
Seeing this, countless question marks formed in Wang Mo's mind. "Don't Minato and Kushina only have one child, Naruto? What is happening here?" Just as Wang Mo was pondering, a voice sounded beside him.
"The little one is awake. Sorry for waking you, Menma."
Wang Mo immediately turned his gaze toward the source of the voice; the man speaking was none other than Minato.
"Sorry, Menma, it will be over soon. I can hold on a little longer, Minato," Kushina said, offering a weak, forced smile toward Wang Mo. Then, dozens of massive golden chains erupted from the ground and from behind Kushina, binding the Nine-Tails until it couldn't move.
Minato looked at the kneeling Kushina with a pained expression: "Kushina..." Before he could finish, a loud cry rang out.
Kushina lifted her head with difficulty, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth: "I woke him up. I'm sorry... Naruto..." Kushina forced herself to speak, her body weak.
"Kushina..." Before Minato could finish, Kushina interrupted: "Just keep the Nine-Tails restrained like this... I will die as well... That way... we can delay the resurrection of the Nine-Tails... I will use my remaining chakra to help you all..." Kushina said, struggling to hold her body up.
At this moment, Minato placed the two children gently on the ground, stood up, and began to weave signs. Then, he clapped his hands together: "Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!"
Suddenly, a spectral shadow appeared behind Minato. This figure held a dagger in its mouth, a string of prayer beads in its hands, and a soul bound at its center—this was the Death God.
A rune-covered arm suddenly shot out from Minato's stomach, extending continuously as it reached toward the Nine-Tails.
"Damn you, Fourth Hokage!" the Nine-Tails snarled, glaring fiercely at Minato.
But Minato acted as if he couldn't hear the Nine-Tails, shouting "Seal!" and sealing half of the Nine-Tails into his own body. Then, he wove more signs, a light appeared in his palm, and he placed his hand on Wang Mo's stomach.
Seeing this, Wang Mo was horrified. "No, I don't want to be a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! Not only will I be discriminated against, but I'll also be targeted by the Akatsuki and live in constant danger of losing my life."
Wang Mo had originally thought that if he was reincarnated, he would live a good life in this Hokage world and maybe make up for some of the regrets in the series.
Now, this was a disaster—he had become a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, a partner in misery with Naruto.
Following this, Minato began to weave signs again, sealing the other half of the Nine-Tails into Wang Mo's body.
"Alright, now for Naruto. Using the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style to seal the Nine-Tails into Naruto should be fine. The Nine-Tails' chakra is too vast; it can't be contained within a single child's body," Minato muttered.
With that, Minato picked up Naruto and walked toward the ceremonial altar.
"A ceremonial altar? You want to seal me again? And you're sealing my other half into that brat! You're going to seal me into this kid!" the Nine-Tails roared in fury, staring viciously at Minato.
Kushina coughed incessantly. Seeing this, Minato placed Naruto on the altar and rushed over, asking anxiously: "Kushina, are you okay?"
Due to Kushina's weakening state, the Adamantine Sealing Chains loosened. The Nine-Tails' pupils constricted, and it immediately raised its arm, thrusting its long, sharp claws toward Naruto.
Seeing this, Wang Mo desperately wanted to warn Minato and Kushina, but as an infant, there was nothing he could do but cry.
Fortunately, Minato and Kushina reacted in time. Their pupils shrank, and they threw themselves in front of Naruto before the claws could land.
A sharp claw pierced through Kushina and Minato as they shielded Naruto. They struggled to stop the Nine-Tails' claw, finally halting it just as the tip was about to touch Naruto. Blood from the Nine-Tails' claw dripped slowly onto Naruto.
"I told you... this is a father's duty!" Minato said, blood flowing from his mouth as he looked at Kushina, who had been pierced by the same claw in front of him.
"If that's the case, then a mother should fulfill her duty as well!" Kushina glanced at Minato behind her before shifting her gaze to the two children in front of them.
Wang Mo didn't know why, but seeing this familiar scene, tears welled up in his eyes uncontrollably. In his past life, he had shed many tears while watching Hokage, and now, despite knowing everything, this immersive experience still moved him to tears.
Minato looked at his two children, his gaze growing increasingly firm, and after smearing some blood on his palm, he slowly began to weave hand signs: "Summoning Jutsu!"
At this moment, a toad appeared before them. Gamatora took one look at the scene unfolding and was directly startled: "Ah! The Nine-Tails! Tell me, Fourth! What is the meaning of this?"
Looking at Gamatora, Minato replied: "Gamatora, I am entrusting the key to the seal to you now. Afterward, have Jiraiya keep it safe immediately."
After a short while, Gamatora, whose body had elongated into a scroll, began to retract. Pressing his palms together, Gamatora said: "I have accepted the key, so I shall take my leave." With a puff of smoke, Gamatora vanished from the spot.
After Gamatora left, things proceeded as they once had; Minato and Kushina left a portion of their chakra inside Naruto and Menma Namikaze, so that it might aid them in the future when they came to master the power of the Nine-Tails.
After Kushina spoke the same words as before, she looked at her two children and shed tears of reluctance. Subsequently, Minato wove hand signs to seal the Nine-Tails into Naruto Uzumaki.
The instant the Nine-Tails disappeared, Minato and Kushina collapsed onto the ground, and the external barrier began to dissipate.
Observing the two of them inside the barrier, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately rushed to Minato and Kushina's side, accompanied by two ninja.
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered that Kushina still had a shred of breath left. He immediately propped her up and asked anxiously in a loud voice: "Kushina, are you alright?"
Kushina slowly opened her eyes and looked toward Naruto and Menma Namikaze, saying weakly: "I entrust my two children to you, Lord Third. The older brother is named Naruto Uzumaki, and the younger brother is named Menma Namikaze. Please let them grow up happily as the sons of heroes..." Having said this, Kushina no longer had the strength and slowly closed her eyes.
Watching this scene, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a heavy heart. He had been watching from outside the barrier the entire time Minato was sealing the Nine-Tails, and he knew that the Nine-Tails was sealed within both children. Whether it was a blessing or a tragedy for Konoha to have two Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he could not say.
At this moment, Wang Mo had originally intended to stay by the side of Naruto, who was a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and grow up with him so that he would not be as lonely as he had been before. Now that he had also become a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki just like Naruto, he felt extremely depressed at the thought of being restricted in everything he did from now on and being watched at every turn.