Orochimaru led the two of them onward until they reached the Hall of Gods.
As they entered the great hall, all three wore different expressions.
"Kushina!"
Seeing the figure seated in a chair, Minato Namikaze rushed over in delight.
Indeed, Kushina Uzumaki had already awakened.
When Yechen brought her back, he had used the abundant spiritual energy here to stem the loss of her life force.
But this was only temporary. Without a solution, Kushina Uzumaki would not last much longer.
Minato Namikaze crouched beside Kushina Uzumaki and gently embraced her. Only now did it finally feel real to him, rather than an illusion.
"Minato."
Kushina Uzumaki reached out with a pale hand and stroked Minato Namikaze's cheek.
Though she was awake and the loss of her life force had been stabilized, her eyes had visibly dulled, a consequence of losing so much vitality.
Her face was also filled with exhaustion.
"I'm so glad I could see you at a time like this." Kushina Uzumaki rested her head against Minato Namikaze's and gave a happy smile.
"No. I won't let anything happen to you."
With that, Minato Namikaze stood and looked up at Yechen, who sat above them.
"Yechen, I don't know what you're after, but I'm begging you now. Give us back the Nine-Tails and our child. Name your terms."
"Minato Namikaze, watch how you speak to the Divine Lord!"
Orochimaru stepped forward and snapped at him.
At those words, Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya looked at Yechen in shock. Though they had already suspected it, hearing Orochimaru say it himself was still astonishing.
For Yechen to have reached the pinnacle of the Shinobi World's combat strength at just fourteen or fifteen was already unbelievable. Now he was also the leader of a faction.
Though they knew nothing about this