"I will divide the Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique into three stages, and the key to the first stage is now in Jiraiya-sensei's hands. When the first stage is unlocked, I hope you can protect Naruto completely and utterly. The time it takes for a cocoon to become a butterfly may seem long, but it is worth waiting for! By gathering chakra, Kushina's chakra and mine can both be sealed within Naruto's body. That way, even if we die, we can still help Naruto control the Nine-Tails! He will be Konoha's future! An indispensable future!"
After Minato Namikaze finished speaking, he closed his eyes. His body, having long since reached its limit, collapsed onto the ground. The masked man appeared again, seemingly determined to kill the infant on the ground. Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head and wept, failing to notice him in time. A vortex appeared out of thin air before the child, and a sharp sword immediately pierced into it. The masked man silently turned to look at Shisui Uchiha, who was still leaning against a tree with his eyes closed. Only the scabbard remained in Shisui's hand.
"I'm really curious! How much longer can you hold on?!"
The masked man's words sounded like mockery, but Shisui opened his eyes expressionlessly. Staring at him as though he were already dead, Shisui retorted.
"Nothing that belongs to Konoha can be taken without permission!"
"Hehehehe..."
The masked man vanished using a spatial ninjutsu. Shisui Uchiha stood and turned to leave, while Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly picked up the child and thanked him.
"Shisui, thank you!"
"It was only what I should have done! I'm a Konoha ninja too!"
Shisui Uchiha halted, tilting his head to look at the ground as he answered. Then he resumed walking away, muttering in a voice only he