The Nine-Tails' Secret

Little Naruto, awakened by the Nine-Tails' roar, burst into loud tears.

"I woke you up, didn't I? I'm sorry... Naruto..."

Kushina's face was filled with sorrow, blood staining the corner of her mouth. She had not even had time to look at her newborn child a few more times. She truly wanted to stay by his side as he grew up.

The Nine-Tails swung a claw at Minato, but he easily dodged it.

"I have to seal the Nine-Tails..."

He recalled what the Masked Man had said before leaving: "Unify the Ninja World."

But Minato's Sealing Jutsu alone could not completely suppress the Nine-Tails.

"I still have a little strength left..."

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Countless chains emerged from Kushina's body and instantly wrapped around the Nine-Tails. But they were no longer the originally gleaming golden chains; the Chakra in her body had reached an extremely dangerous level.

The Nine-Tails began struggling wildly. It remembered this move vividly. From Mito Uzumaki to Kushina Uzumaki, it had often been disciplined by it.

Fugaku, the Third Hokage, and the others had all arrived at the battlefield, but because Minato had erected a barrier, no one could get through.

Qingfeng was extremely anxious. The plot was about to develop just like in the original story, while Konoha's higher-ups still harbored prejudice against the Uchiha.

If the Fourth Hokage died here, the Uchiha would truly be in danger. He had to think of something.

"Clan Head, the Nine-Tails is suppressed now. Why don't you use the Sharingan to control it again?"

Fugaku: ...

In the end, he still had to do it once more.

With the Third Hokage right beside him, Fugaku only activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. The release of his ocular power drew the Third Hokage's attention.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt something indescribable in his heart. He still hoped Fugaku would succeed.

Everyone's eyes gathered on Fugaku. He was their only hope at the moment.

The instant Fugaku confronted the Nine-Tails' mind, his head swelled with pain, and he was forcibly driven out by the Nine-Tails.

The bloodstains from last time had not even dried before they were covered over again.

"Those damn Uchiha again! You still dare dream of controlling me? I must make you pay!"

Fugaku sat on the ground, his head splitting with pain. "No. My Chakra is being suppressed, and the Nine-Tails' mind isn't something that can be easily controlled."

Everyone turned away in disappointment, their attention returning to the Nine-Tails within the barrier.

Qingfeng truly did not know what to say. The dignified Clan Head of the Fugaku clan was only this capable, yet he would later dare to think of launching a military coup?

It was seriously hilarious.

If this continued, Kushina would die after having her Tailed Beast extracted, and the Fourth Hokage would not want to live either. The two of them would die for love, and the Uchiha would be doomed.

Now, he could only take a risk. Qingfeng secretly took out a Soldier Pill he had bought earlier to compare the effects of potions and quickly soaked it in the "Master Potion."

He stepped forward and touched the barrier Minato had set up. With his Sensory Technique at full power, he carefully sensed for the barrier's weak points. Following the method of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he used the Chakra within his body to feel the Spatial Fluctuation that ordinary people could not detect.

After two days of diligent practice, he had already developed a vague sense of it. He was only one final step away.

Faster!! Qingfeng cried anxiously in his heart.

Although the Third Hokage saw Qingfeng standing beside the barrier, he had no time to pay attention, because Minato inside the barrier had already begun forming Hand Seals.

"Are you really going to use that technique?"

"I really want to see what Naruto will look like when he grows up..."

Minato knew Kushina did not have long to live. A Jinchuriki whose Tailed Beast was extracted would definitely die. For the village, for the Ninja World, and for Kushina, he could only do this.

Wherever Kushina was, Minato would be with her. He could not let her be lonely by herself. It was a promise he had made when they were children.

"Right there."

Qingfeng finally sensed the Spatial Fluctuation. His body passed directly through the barrier, and he walked inside.

"As expected, he has spatial talent. As Obito's biological brother, Obito has it, so his younger brother must have it too."

He had completed the first stage of training for the Flying Thunder God Technique. From now on, no barrier would be able to stop his steps.

The second step was to condense his own unique "Spatial Mark." Only then would he truly master the Flying Thunder God Technique. He believed it would not take too long.

Though he had only taken one step forward, everyone present was stunned.

He had entered a barrier that even the Third Hokage could not enter.

"This child truly deserves his reputation as a genius. He actually has spatial talent."

"He only got the spatial ninjutsu two days ago, and he can already do this?"

"Why did a child go in there?"

Fugaku did not know what to say. Qingfeng had hinted for him to use the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails—and three times at that. He had been seriously injured, yet this child had entered the barrier himself?

"Facing the Nine-Tails head-on, nothing else aside, he really has guts."

The Nine-Tails and the Minato couple inside also noticed Qingfeng.

The moment the Nine-Tails saw his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, it began roaring furiously.

"Another damned Uchiha..."

Minato, however, felt greatly relieved. He had originally thought the Flying Thunder God Technique would be temporarily lost, but he had not expected an Uchiha to give him such a surprise.

"It's dangerous here. Get out quickly."

Qingfeng had no intention of retreating in response to Minato's warning. He had entered only to tell Minato one piece of news.

Information the Nine-Tails itself would personally reveal in the future.

Seeing an Uchiha, the Nine-Tails struggled wildly. The sealing chain around one of its front claws snapped.

Between freedom and revenge, even a dog knew how to choose, let alone a Tailed Beast.

With its Chakra sealed, it would send them to their deaths even with a claw. It came directly crashing down toward Little Naruto.

Minato did not hesitate to shield Kushina and Naruto. Qingfeng was already too late.

One claw pierced through Minato and Kushina, but Little Naruto was not harmed in the slightest.

"Dying for your child is only natural."

"That is a parent's responsibility."

Qingfeng was helpless. He felt like the two of them were determined to die together. Minato began forming the Hand Seals for the Reaper Death Seal again.

"Lord Fourth Hokage, if a Jinchuriki's Tailed Beast is extracted and sealed back in time, the Jinchuriki will not die."

This was why he had come—to say those words. It was information the Nine-Tails would personally tell Naruto in the future, so it could not be wrong.

Though the Nine-Tails was bound all over, it still heard what the brat had said.

"What?! How does this brat know something like that?"

Its emotions spiraled out of control once more. Kushina increased the number of Adamantine Sealing Chains, and this time, it could not move at all.

Minato and Kushina revealed delighted expressions. This was simply earth-shattering news. This way, neither of them had to die.

But what were they supposed to do about the "claw" piercing through their bodies?

Qingfeng was about to go insane. As long as this couple was together, they could somehow make anything absurd happen.

He had originally prepared Soldier Pills specially treated through soaking, which could have completely solved the problem, but now...

There was no other way. "Lord Hokage, these are special Soldier Pills left behind by my grandfather. Recover a little first."

Everyone else was dumbfounded by Qingfeng's actions. With the Nine-Tails bound right in front of them, he actually took out two Soldier Pills for the Hokage couple.

Was he telling them to eat something first and calm down?