Perhaps Minato Namikaze's encouragement gave Kushina strength; the loud crying of the baby echoed in the delivery room—Naruto was born!
Sarutobi Biwako picked up the child, let Kushina take a look, and immediately carried Naruto away.
"Next, it's time to repair the Sealing Jutsu!" With that, Minato Namikaze made hand signs, preparing to mend Kushina's seal.
At this moment, the Nine-Tailed inside Kushina sensed an intruder.
He hated all humans, but there was one category of people he particularly despised: members of the Uchiha Clan.
And the Nine-Tailed could clearly sense that this intruder possessed powerful Eye power, likely belonging to the Uchiha Clan.
"Minato Namikaze, just now, while Kushina was giving birth, someone already—"
"Ah—" Before the Nine-Tailed could finish, Sarutobi Biwako's scream came from outside the door.
Naruto had been snatched away by Obito.
The Nine-Tailed frowned and said nothing more.
At this moment, Obito, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally revealed himself, standing once again before his teacher.
Using Naruto as leverage, Obito said to Minato Namikaze, "Fourth Hokage, leave the Jinchuriki immediately! Otherwise, this child only has one minute left to live!"
Minato Namikaze's expression was grim. He didn't know how Obito had silently passed through the Barrier, nor did he know the identity of the person before him. For a moment, Minato Namikaze dared not act rashly.
"Fourth Hokage, leave the Jinchuriki immediately! Don't you care about this child's life?" As he spoke, a Kunai appeared seemingly out of nowhere in Obito's hand, pointed directly at Naruto's brow.
"Stop! You... calm down!"
"You should say that to yourself. I am perfectly calm!" Obito's tone carried a hint of mockery.
Having to choose between his wife and his son, Minato Namikaze was momentarily trapped in a dilemma.
"Hey, Minato Namikaze. This guy has very strong Eye power. He must be from the Uchiha Clan. His goal is to control me and destroy Konoha. What are you going to do?" The Nine-Tailed's voice appeared in Minato Namikaze's mind.
"You are the Nine-Tailed?"
"That's right, Minato Namikaze. I'll give you a suggestion: you can have another child, but if I am released, the price Konoha pays will be immense."
"Isn't this your chance to escape the seal? Why would you say something like that?"
"I just told you, this guy is from the Uchiha Clan. Even if I escape the Jinchuriki's seal, without the Jinchuriki fighting alongside me against the Mangekyo's Eye power, I would still be controlled by someone else.
Compared to Kushina, I hate the Uchiha Clan members even more."
Hearing the Nine-Tailed's words, Minato Namikaze was silent for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry, Nine-Tailed, I can't abandon my child, and I believe my friends can stop you."
With that, Minato Namikaze's gaze became resolute. The Masked Man also lost his patience. He placed an exploding tag on the cloth bundle wrapping Naruto and tossed Naruto into the air.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze instinctively used the Body Flicker Technique to catch Naruto.
"As expected of the yellow flash, but what about you now?" Obito praised Minato, then activated the exploding tag.
The moment the exploding tag detonated, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God to transfer himself and Naruto to another room. He then untied and discarded the cloth bundle, and carrying Naruto, used the Flying Thunder God again to escape the blast.
After confirming Naruto was unharmed, Minato Namikaze immediately used Body Flicker Technique to return home with Naruto, placed Naruto in the crib, and tucked him in.
"Naruto, it's safe here. Take a nap. Dad is going to save your mother and will be right back." With that, Minato Namikaze's figure vanished again.
Meanwhile, Kushina's Sealing Jutsu Formula had already been opened by Obito.
Kushina, propping up her weakened body, asked Obito, "What exactly are you going to do?"
"Drag the Nine-Tailed out of your body and destroy Konoha! Your seal also contains Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Formula, so I need to hurry." After saying this, Obito formed hand signs, and Kushina's seal was broken piece by piece.
"Nine-Tailed, the strongest of the Tailed Beasts, what are you waiting for? Come out! Let me see how powerful the force that can shake this world truly is!"
As soon as Obito finished speaking, the seal was completely destroyed, and the Nine-Tails' Chakra gradually flowed out of Kushina's body.
Before long, the complete Nine-Tailed appeared in the outside world.
After seeing Minato Namikaze choose to save his child, the Nine-Tailed realized it would definitely be stripped from Kushina's body. The thought of being controlled by the Uchiha Clan again made the Nine-Tailed extremely displeased.
Therefore, the instant the separation between the Nine-Tailed and Kushina was complete, it raised its claw and swiped down at Obito.
However, the Nine-Tailed's claw failed to descend because, during the attack, the Nine-Tailed saw a Sharingan, and its consciousness immediately became hazy.
"Hmph! A beast is just a beast. It doesn't even know how to be grateful to the person who gave it freedom."
"But it doesn't matter, this is fine! Nine-Tailed, now advance toward Konoha!"
"Wait, wait, wait!" Seeing this, Kushina tried to stop Obito.
Her outcry, however, drew Obito's attention.
"The Uzumaki Clan's vitality truly is astonishing. You still haven't died even after the Nine-Tailed was extracted? Since you were the Nine-Tailed's Jinchuriki, I'll have the Nine-Tailed kill you!" With that, Obito controlled the Nine-Tailed to raise its claw and strike down at Kushina.
In this critical moment, Minato Namikaze arrived just in time, saving Kushina using the Flying Thunder God!
"Minato Namikaze, you certainly live up to the name of 'Flash,' but unfortunately, it's too late!" Obito said, looking at Minato Namikaze, who was standing on a treetop holding Kushina.
"Minato, how is Naruto?" Kushina asked, dragging her weakened body.
"Naruto is fine, don't worry!"
Kushina sighed in relief upon hearing this, then said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, hurry and stop that Masked Man! He's controlling the Nine-Tailed to destroy Konoha!"
Minato Namikaze's expression darkened, and he used Body Flicker Technique to teleport back to his home with Kushina.
Seeing Minato Namikaze teleport away, Obito did not pursue him. His goal was to destroy Konoha.
Thus, Obito turned and continued controlling the Nine-Tailed to advance toward Konoha.
Minato Namikaze placed Kushina next to Naruto, then put on his Hokage ceremonial coat and said, "Kushina, stay here safely with Naruto. I will be back soon!"
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