After listening to Gamamaru's explanation, Shao Nan immediately felt that this Spirit Husk was absurdly overpowered.
Carry it around at all times, and when you were about to die, put your chakra into it.
Once the fruit matured, you could come back to life.
Chakra was a mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy.
It was only logical that it could enable reincarnation, right?
Orochimaru had probably used this principle not only to perform Living Corpse Reincarnation.
He could even revive endlessly, unless everyone Orochimaru had bitten was dead!
Could the Kushina in the crystal ball just now have been reincarnated by using this Spirit Husk herself?
But how had she ended up appearing in his house!?
[Ding, reward mission issued. Accept the Spirit Husk given by Gamamaru. Reward: system Infinite Space and one bottle of River of Oblivion Water.] [Infinite Space can store external items.] [Effect of River of Oblivion Water: not only can it make the user forget everything, turning their memories blank, it can also make everyone forget who they are! All information related to the user will also be erased!] [Note: River of Oblivion Water can be used by souls.] [Simply put, it is somewhat similar to the Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability of Sugar, subordinate of Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea in that neighboring Pirate King world! It cannot be undone permanently.]
"Holy shit, System, this reward of yours is a bit outrageous! Do you have some ulterior motive?"
[Ding, resurrection mission issued. Resurrect Kushina Uzumaki. Reward: Six Paths Mode!]
"I knew it. Kushina's resurrection was your doing, System!"
[Host, I understand you!] [Understand my ass!]
Thinking of Obito Uchiha and Naruto's Six Paths Mode, with Truth-Seeking Orbs floating behind them, a Six Paths staff in hand, and the ability to fly through the air!
Once he received the reward, what kind of Six Paths Mode would his be!!!
"System, your Six Paths Mode won't be some cheap knockoff, will it?"
[Host, please do not doubt the system's rewards.]
Shao Nan took the two Spirit Husks from Gamamaru's hands.
[Ding, reward mission complete. Rewards have been distributed. River of Oblivion Water has been placed in Infinite Space. Host may retrieve it at any time.]
Right in front of Gamamaru, Shao Nan put the Spirit Husks into Infinite Space.
Gamamaru narrowed his eyes slightly but said nothing.
"Old toad, it's time for me to handle some serious business!"
The prophetic scene he had seen in Gamamaru's crystal ball had not happened yet!
But why hadn't he been home at that time!
If he had been home, what the hell would Otsutsuki Toneri have amounted to!
Even Naruto in his normal state could catch Otsutsuki Toneri's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion with his bare hands!
Then punch him flying and become One-Punch Naruto.
There was no reason he couldn't do it, right?
Once outside, Shao Nan saw Jiraiya and Fukasaku whispering to each other.
Jiraiya turned around. "Finished talking? Have you decided to protect world peace yet?"
Shao Nan rolled his eyes at him. "Get ready to begin."
Then he turned his gaze to the sleeping Naruto. "Kurama, are you ready?"
Inside Naruto, the Nine-Tails bared its fangs. "Hashirama, you bastard! I'm already sealed up, and you still want to mess with me? Are you even human?"
The Nine-Tails recalled a certain scene from when Madara Uchiha had captured him and made him fight Hashirama Senju.
His enormous body had been caught mercilessly by Hashirama's giant wood hand.
It would have been one thing if Hashirama had grabbed him like a chick, but he had even given him a head pat!
That had knocked him unconscious on the spot. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he felt!
As the peak of all tailed beasts, he had actually been toyed with like that by a mere human.
And Madara Uchiha, that brat, had merely watched from the side.
Hashirama had treated him like that, and Madara had not helped at all!
What was most infuriating was that while Hashirama had pinned him to the ground with that giant wood hand and rubbed him around, he had said:
"Nine-Tails, your power is far too great. I'm going to seal you away!"
The more the Nine-Tails thought about it, the more stifled he felt. "If I were really that powerful, would you have been able to beat me up like that?"
At the same time, another chakra energy body was present within Naruto.
He was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
From here, he had also been watching everything happening outside!
"His tremendous power might really be able to help Naruto control the Nine-Tails!"
"As expected, Lord Hashirama is the Nine-Tails' natural nemesis! This is the first time I've ever seen the Nine-Tails scared like this!"
After Jiraiya stuffed the Nine-Tails' seal key into Naruto's mouth.
"Shao Nan, to undo the seal, we need to wake Naruto up, right?"
Scarlet flashed across Shao Nan's Sage Mode markings, and his three-tomoe Sharingan appeared in an instant.
"No need. Genjutsu will do. By the way, Jiraiya, I'm taking you to meet someone!"
"Genjutsu? That's one way to do it! But... forget it, even that old Third doesn't seem worried, so I'll listen to you. By the way, who are you taking me to meet?"
"Eternal Carry Sister, or Kakey—Minato Namikaze!"
Shao Nan's words shocked Jiraiya, and even Fukasaku was stunned!
After all, Minato Namikaze was also Fukasaku's grand-disciple!
Jiraiya asked in astonishment, "Isn't Minato dead?"
"He is dead, but not completely. He sealed his own chakra into the Eight Trigrams Seal as well!
I also have an idea: to resurrect Minato Namikaze, to bring him back in a flesh-and-blood body!!!"
Jiraiya stroked his chin and thought for a while. Minato's exceptional sealing jutsu had surpassed even the Uzumaki clan, the foremost experts in sealing techniques!
Perhaps Minato really had sealed himself inside.
But resurrection, as Shao Nan described it! Could something that defied common sense and transcended the boundary between life and death truly be done?
"Jiraiya, stop thinking about it. You'll understand later. Give me some of your chakra now! I'll take you inside!"
As he spoke, Shao Nan released a ninjutsu.
"Wood Release: Wood Clone Jutsu."
A Wood Release Shao Nan appeared there.
"My main body needs to focus. The clone will handle things outside, just in case the Nine-Tails refuses to behave!"
After saying that, Shao Nan extended his hand toward Jiraiya.
Jiraiya passed some of his chakra to him.
Done!
Shao Nan grabbed Naruto from the ground and used his fingers to pry open Naruto's eyes.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan."
Inside Naruto, the place where the Nine-Tails was sealed was flooded with water, like a pond!
There was also a seemingly indestructible metal gate!
Three people now stood there!
Naruto's eyes glowed red, three tomoe visible within them—the unmistakable sign that he had fallen under Sharingan genjutsu!
The chakra soul body formed from Jiraiya's chakra said, "So this is where the Nine-Tails is sealed?"
In Sage Mode, Shao Nan controlled Naruto and flew up to the gate.
Bam!!
A huge, sharp claw slammed against the gate.
It let out a violent crash, accompanied by a powerful gust of wind.
The water outside surged in every direction!
The hot-tempered old brother, the Nine-Tails, had made his entrance.
"Kurama, sit down!" Shao Nan shouted at the Nine-Tails!
The Nine-Tails said, "Hashirama, what the hell do you want!"
Shao Nan said, "I'm not Hashirama! My name is Uchiha Shao Nan, Hashirama's descendant!"
Naruto, under genjutsu, tore the sealing paper off the gate in one go!
At the same time, a caped figure appeared in an instant and embraced Naruto!
Then flew upward toward the water's surface!
This person was Eternal Carry Sister himself, Minato Namikaze!
Shao Nan looked calmly at Minato Namikaze. "As expected, you left behind a sealing formula."
Tears began to well up in Jiraiya's eyes. "Minato, it really is you!" Then he hurried over!
Holding Naruto, Minato Namikaze looked at Jiraiya in surprise. "Master Jiraiya?"
Seeing this, Shao Nan knew this was not the time for catching up. He had no idea how long Minato Namikaze's chakra could last!
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