Kushina Gives Birth, Obito Attacks

After returning home, Chentian thought over his encounter with Itachi today. As he pondered it, he suddenly smiled. "I never expected that little guy to have considered even this!"

Itachi—or rather, the entire Uchiha clan—had nothing to do with him, yet Itachi had specifically sought him out.

Chentian did not believe it was all because he was the boy's idol.

Chentian had only just figured out the real reason: his status!

Although he was merely a Konoha genin, the Hokage, the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, and the Konoha Sannin all had close ties to him.

Orochimaru had even remained in Konoha entirely because of him.

So long as he was willing to show goodwill toward the Uchiha, Konoha would adopt the same attitude.

"I wonder if that little guy thought of it himself, or if someone gave him advice?"

Regardless, Chentian would involve himself in this matter. Internal strife in Konoha was something he did not want to see.

While he was thinking, young Itachi was discussing matters with a boy slightly older than Chentian in the Uchiha clan compound.

"Brother Shisui, why did Lord Chentian say this matter wouldn't end so easily?"

Though exceptionally intelligent from a young age, Itachi was still too young to understand.

Uchiha Shisui, sitting opposite him, was not much older, but he was already eleven.

He had more or less formed his own understanding of such matters, which was why he had told Itachi to seek out Chentian.

Shisui was the son of Kagami Uchiha, who belonged to the Third Hokage's faction. Ever since his father had died in battle, Shisui had been ostracized by the Uchiha clan.

Furthermore, the Third Hokage had taken advantage of this to repeatedly gather information from him, so Shisui naturally knew about these matters.

After thinking for a moment, he rubbed Itachi's hair. "You're still too young. You'll understand when you grow up."

After that, the two left and returned to their respective homes.

Not long after they departed, a one-eyed man clad in black nightwear and wearing a spiral-patterned mask appeared there.

Judging by his appearance, he had arrived by traveling through space, which was why he had not triggered Konoha's alarm system.

He stared deeply at Konoha. He had long heard of the changes here, but he was still astonished by them.

Then boundless fury surged within him. "Rin is dead, yet you people are only getting better and better. You all deserve to die!"

After spitting out those words through clenched teeth, his figure was swallowed by space once more as he headed for Root beneath Konoha.

He intended to find his partner there and learn where Kushina would be giving birth.

After a good night's sleep, Chentian felt utterly refreshed.

Although everyone knew Kushina would give birth tonight, no one besides Chentian knew the exact time.

Left with no choice, everyone stood guard near the house, ready to send Kushina to the delivery site at the first sign of trouble.

"Kakashi, want a bite?"

One glance was enough for Kakashi's silver-white hair to expose him to Chentian.

Holding a skewer of dango, Chentian walked up to Kakashi, waved it in front of him, then swallowed it in one bite.

Being recognized was frustrating enough, but seeing Chentian's actions left Kakashi's face covered in black lines.

If he could beat Chentian, he would definitely make him understand why flowers were so red!

However, over the past few days, he had learned that Chentian possessed Kage-level strength. All he felt was disbelief—utter disbelief.

Kage-level experts were not cabbages by the roadside. They were the Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages!

It was like some brat you knew in your previous life suddenly becoming capable of ruling the country you lived in. How would that make you feel?

As Chentian teased this person and bothered that one, evening quickly arrived.

The instant the first ray of sunset appeared, he flashed to Kushina's side.

Sure enough, Kushina's stomach began to hurt the very next moment.

"The time has come. Move out!"

At Chentian's command, the numerous ANBU around them immediately began relocating, while Minato used the Flying Thunder God to take Kushina away at once.

Glancing at the Konoha Sannin nearby, Chentian said, "It's time for us to take our positions too. Lord Third, Konoha is in your hands."

The three nodded at the same time and headed toward their respective positions.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was left to return alone to the Hokage's office.

Since everything had been arranged in advance, everyone swiftly took their places, and all operations proceeded as planned.

Aside from Minato, who stayed inside the room, Chentian, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade each guarded one of the four directions outside the barrier: east, south, west, and north.

A large number of ANBU guarded the areas they could not cover. It was a truly foolproof formation.

Thinking of how there had only been a handful of ANBU in the original story, all of whom had been killed by Obito in a single strike, this lineup was now unimaginably powerful.

Forget one Obito—even if Nagato came, he would probably get beaten until he cried for his daddy.

Thus, the worry in Chentian's heart eased somewhat.

Yet for some reason, he still felt that something bad would happen.

Shaking his head to clear away those thoughts, he muttered, "Maybe I'm just worried because I care. Nothing can possibly go wrong with this lineup!"

Forcibly suppressing the unease in his heart, he carefully scanned the surroundings.

Before long, Chentian sensed a sudden fluctuation within the barrier and knew the delivery had begun.

Inside the barrier, Nine-Tails chakra leaked out. Minato immediately reinforced the seal to prevent the Nine-Tails from causing trouble.

"Who's there? Die!"

At that moment, Tsunade, stationed in the north, suddenly let out an enraged shout, instantly alerting Chentian, Jiraiya, and the others.

"Guard this place carefully. Notify us immediately if anything happens!"

After issuing the order, Chentian shot off at full speed.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru in the other two directions did the same, instructing their men to stand guard lest someone lure the tiger away from the mountain before charging in.

With a Body Flicker Technique comparable to the Flying Thunder God, Chentian was the first to reach Tsunade's vicinity.

One look confirmed it. The intruder was indeed Obito Uchiha.

In an instant, killing intent erupted wildly from Chentian's heart, utterly impossible to suppress.

He had originally wanted to use Obito in his plans, but he had overestimated himself.

The moment he thought of Obito's objective, Chentian's mind went blank except for one word: Kill.

"What plans do I need? I'll just fight them one by one!"

After coldly uttering those words, Chentian hesitated no longer. He used the Body Flicker Technique and instantly appeared before Tsunade.