And so, the weakened Kushina Uzumaki and the Nine-Tails, who had yet to escape the seal's restraints, became locked in a struggle.
But the Uzumaki Clan's constitution was no exaggeration. Hidden in the shadows, Yechen could clearly sense Kushina Uzumaki recovering rapidly as time passed.
It was clear that, if no one interfered, she would soon be able to seal the Nine-Tails again.
That was also why Minato Namikaze had felt confident enough to leave only a few Anbu Ninjas to assist her.
Unfortunately, things often went wrong rather than right.
Minato Namikaze had hoped no one would attack Kushina Uzumaki, but before she could seal the Nine-Tails again, Obito Uchiha arrived.
"Who's there?"
An Anbu Ninja shouted the moment he saw the figure abruptly appear.
Then he expelled a burst of energy from his mouth, sending the senbon he had been holding between his lips flying straight at Obito Uchiha.
Unfortunately, the gap in their strength was far too great.
Obito Uchiha could not even be bothered to glance at him. He merely shifted to one side and dodged the attack.
Seeing this, the other three Anbu Ninjas tried to advance, but they were no match for Obito Uchiha. He dispatched all three attackers in an instant.
Without breaking stride, he darted straight to Kushina Uzumaki's side.
On the way, following the information Madara Uchiha had left him, he had already raised his hands to form hand seals and used the Summoning Technique. All he needed was to touch Kushina Uzumaki's body to extract the Nine-Tails from her.
But just as his palm was about to touch Kushina Uzumaki, a figure abruptly appeared before him with a whoosh, blocking his path.
It was none other than Minato Namikaze.
The moment he sensed the eruption of the Nine-Tails' energy, Minato