Chapter 84 Minato, you'd better thank me properly
"Actually... the reason I wanted to complete that ninjutsu even though it meant breaking my promise to you is that... it was a ninjutsu created to protect you."
"Huh? What on earth is going on?"
"...Because we are currently at war, and you might be sent to the battlefield someday, I specially developed this ninjutsu to deal with tailed beasts...and to fight against enemy Jinchuriki, and it can also be used in conjunction with Kushina's own chakra.
I will teach this technique to you..."
Minato, with a gentle smile, said to Kushina:
"Because I...don't want to lose you!"
"Watergate..."
Minato's heartfelt confession deeply moved Kushina.
As a result, the Nine-Tails sealed within Kushina could no longer remain still.
"Ah!"
"What's wrong!? Kushina!"
Kushina jolted violently, clutching her head in pain.
Minato was startled and was about to help Kushina up when he felt a burning pain in his outstretched hand!
An immense amount of chakra surged wildly from Kushina's body!
"This is... Tailed Beast Transformation!?
Ah!"
The chakra formed the Nine-Tails behind Kushina, and with one blow, it sent the unsuspecting Minato flying.
"Watergate!"
Kushina was startled and began to resist the Nine-Tails in her consciousness, her movements freezing for a moment.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Minato instantly appeared beside Kushina, opened his right hand into a claw shape, gathered chakra at his fingertips, and pressed it hard on the seal on Kushina's abdomen.
The Four Symbols Seal!
Kushina! Hang in there!
The Souji arrived at that moment.
As originally planned, Minato strengthened the Four Symbols Seal, suppressed the Nine-Tails' power, and restored Kushina's sanity.
Then, with the power of love, the two worked together to suppress the Nine-Tails again.
But now... that won't work.
"Ah!"
Minato probably hasn't mastered the Four Symbols Seal yet.
Although he suppressed Kushina for a moment, allowing her to regain some consciousness, she was immediately blasted away by the Nine-Tails' outburst.
The water gate crashed into a large rock and was temporarily unable to move.
"Kushina..."
Originally, Souji did not intend to get involved in this incident unless necessary, since it was a matter concerning the relationship between Minato and Kushina.
But since Minato couldn't hold off Kushina, he had no choice but to lend a hand.
The Souji threw a kunai, formed hand seals, and used the Kunai Giant Body Technique.
In an instant, the kunai grew to the size of a two-handed greatsword and descended from the sky, slicing through the tails that had appeared behind Kushina!
"!?"
"This is... Souji-nii?"
The Souji ignored the two surprised men and shouted:
"Minato! Press Kushina down onto the kunai!"
Upon hearing this, Minato did not hesitate and struggled to rush towards Kushina, pressing her against the side of the giant kunai with all his might.
Because of the attack just now, the chakra that had manifested as the tail was lost, which weakened the power of the Nine-Tails.
Kushina took the opportunity to resist the Nine-Tails' control and did not make any attack on Minato.
Minato pinned Kushina to the giant kunai.
Due to the chakra suppression effect, Kushina was unable to release chakra from her back, which weakened the power emitted by the Nine-Tails.
Kushina continued to fight against Kurama with her willpower, and Minato once again used the Four Symbols Sealing Technique to suppress Kurama's power!
The Nine-Tails inside Kushina was both shocked and furious!
He finally found an opportunity to control the Jinchuriki, but why are so many people ruining his plans?!
Especially that kunai... why could it suppress his chakra?!
Could it be some high-level sealing technique from the Uzumaki clan?!
This rare opportunity was going awry, and the Nine-Tails roared in anger:
"You wretched brats!"
With all its might, the Nine-Tails burst forth, tearing apart the chains formed by the sealing technique within Kushina's consciousness.
In the struggle for control of her body, Kushina was instantly at a disadvantage.
A large amount of Nine-Tails chakra surged out, forming a chakra cloak in the shape of a tailed beast around Kushina's body!
Kushina, in her tailed beast form, pierced Minato's body with a single claw, delivering a devastating blow that ripped his heart out.
However, due to the chakra suppression effect of the giant kunai, which suppressed the most important part of the tailed beast, the tail, Kushina was able to stop the Nine-Tails at the last moment.
The claw was deflected and did not strike the heart directly.
"Ouch...it looks so painful..."
Souji was a little worried, but the next moment, Minato, through sheer willpower, resumed the original course of events.
"I can feel it... I've always been in Kushina's heart!"
"Therefore! I will absolutely not hand Kushina over to you!"
Minato grabbed Kushina's hand, and with Kushina's cooperation, Minato's chakra entered Kushina's consciousness world.
He then used the newly developed Rasengan to violently blast the Nine-Tails within her consciousness world.
In the real world, this situation manifested as Minato holding onto Kushina's hand tightly.
A moment later, Kushina's tailed beast transformation was released, and both she and Minato lost consciousness.
Seeing that the two had completed the crucial task, Souji quickly stepped forward and used medical ninjutsu to treat Minato while slowly pulling Kushina's hand, which was still patting his heart and lungs, out of his body.
Although it ultimately avoided the heart, such a claw piercing through the body is still a serious injury, and without timely treatment, it could still be life-threatening.
Minato's injuries soon improved, and he was out of danger.
"Is this the power of love...? That Minato kid is really..."
The Souji shook his head slightly.
While it's admirable that he could be so deeply in love, Minato's excessive focus on romance has both advantages and disadvantages.
In the original timeline, during the Nine-Tails Night Incident, Minato himself didn't have to die.
However, he was determined to commit suicide with Kushina, which led to the end of Konoha's new era of the Fourth Hokage in just one year.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had already retired, was to return to the position of Hokage, one of the Three Evils, and with his increasingly aged body, continue his old ways of managing Konoha until he was nearly 70 years old.
Ultimately, they chose the wrong person.
Minato has the qualities of a hero, but not the qualities of a leader.
Being a good leader certainly requires reason, compassion, and righteousness, but that's only one part of it.
A kind heart cannot command an army, a righteous heart cannot manage finances, sentimentality cannot establish an enterprise, and goodness cannot make one an official.
People who place too much importance on emotions cannot be good leaders.
"That's why I said before, the Hokage position is too complicated, you can't handle it, Minato..."
"For the sake of our brotherhood, I have no choice but to take over as Hokage in your place!"
"You'd better thank me properly, kid. You'd better work harder from now on!"
Souji brought Minato's injuries under control.
Not long after, Jiraiya, who had been helping Minato develop the Rasengan but had only been away for a short while, arrived.
He was taken aback and quickly joined Souji in taking Minato and Kushina to Konoha Hospital.
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