Kushina hesitated when she heard Minato's words, but finally nodded.
"Minato, you have to be careful too! Since they deliberately set this up, they must have considered plenty of possibilities! So watch yourself. Once you've confirmed whether our son is really there, leave immediately! Do you understand?" Kushina said, gently stroking his face.
"Don't worry! I'll be fine!" Minato affectionately stroked Kushina's head, then rose and headed outside.
Kushina sighed as she watched Minato leave.
After leaving home, Minato wasted no time and hurried toward the village!
Inside a cave outside Amegakure, in the Land of Rain!
"Zetsu, how are things going?" Uchiha Shin asked Black and White Zetsu, whose body was distinctly divided into black and white.
"Nagato has successfully captured the Eight-Tails. He's heading to the nearest base now to prepare for the sealing! We've already put out the bait for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but we don't know whether he'll take it!" Black Zetsu replied.
A strange gleam flashed through Shin's eyes as he asked Zetsu, "Didn't someone from Konoha contact me earlier? Did he say what he wanted? He insisted he had something that could help me. Ridiculous!"
"He only said that the ninjutsu could summon the dead back to life. He insists on meeting you before discussing the details. Still, I think you could meet him. After all, every bit of help improves our chances of winning!" Black Zetsu said with his head lowered. Who knew what this old schemer was plotting now!
"Mm, let's wait and see! Oh, and hurry up and check whether that Hatake Ziyan fellow is still in the Land of Iron. We've reached a critical point. We can't let him ruin things again!" Shin told Black Zetsu, apparently recalling Hatake Ziyan's sudden appearance last time.
Black Zetsu acknowledged the order