Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 253 If you keep doing this next door, a pair of empty rats will come out of their holes.

“Naruto…you…” Minato Namikaze looked at the seal on Naruto’s stomach and immediately recognized its characteristics. It was an Eight Trigrams Seal formed by combining two Four Symbols Seals in a special way. This sealing technique was clearly the work of either him or Kushina. In other words, currently only he and Kushina had the ability to construct such a seal. However, in addition to this, there were some other traces of special seals within the seal.

"This... seems to be... the Reaper Death Seal?" It took Minato a little while to figure out what this special sealing technique mark in Naruto's Eight Trigrams Seal was. A solemn look appeared on his face. What kind of enemy did he encounter in the future that forced him and Kushina to seal the Nine-Tails inside their son's body and use this forbidden sealing technique at the cost of their lives?

"Dad, hurry up! Otherwise, I won't be able to take down this big guy without damaging Loulan." Naruto couldn't help but urge his father, who had been dawdling for so long, to get started.

“Okay.” Minato nodded, gathered chakra in his hand, and then pressed it onto the seal on Naruto’s stomach.

The next instant, Minato's consciousness arrived in Naruto's sealed space.

Upon seeing the Nine-Tails lying motionless and seemingly asleep behind the sealed gate, Minato's face showed a look of astonishment.

He had been to the Nine-Tails' sealed space before, but he had never seen the Nine-Tails so docile. Every time he entered Kushina's sealed space, the Nine-Tails was either bound by chains or cursing at him as soon as it saw him. It was never as docile as it was now.

"And... why does Kurama's body always seem so much smaller?" Minato Namikaze looked at Kurama behind the sealing gate with some confusion.

"Fourth Hokage, I sense the malice emanating from you..." The Nine-Tails, lying prone, looked up at Minato, bared its teeth, and said.

“I’m sorry, Nine-Tails.” Minato scratched his head. “Thank you for taking care of this child all these years and for being willing to lend him your power.”

"I just find this brat pleasing to the eye," Nine-Tailed Fox said.

"Anyway, I still have to thank you. I'll break your seal right away." Minato said, arriving in front of the seal gate. He accurately found the key node on the seal. Although this seal requires a key to unlock, it was set up according to his habits. Now, he could make a temporary key, which wouldn't take long.

Before long, the runes on the sealing gate disappeared one by one, and the lock on the sealing gate was also opened. At this moment, the Nine-Tails, which had been lying in the sealed space, slowly got up and bared its teeth at Minato Namikaze: "Alright, you can get lost now."

"Huh?" Minato Namikaze was taken aback at first, and then his spiritual power, which had entered the sealed space, was expelled by Kurama's roar.

As for Kurama, his willingness to acknowledge Naruto does not mean that he has no temper with Minato Namikaze, who sealed him inside Naruto, even though Minato Namikaze had not yet had the chance to do so.

Inside the sealed space, Nine-Tails looked at the slowly opening door in front of him and a smile appeared on his face. After so many years, he could finally have freedom.

"Kid, are you ready to receive my true power?" Kurama's voice rang in Naruto's ears.

"Let's go! Brother Kurama!" Naruto looked up at An Lushan's combined puppet, which was wreaking havoc in the Loulan complex, slammed his fist on his palm, and said confidently, "Let's take this big guy down together!"

Just as Choza, who had forcibly grown larger in an attempt to stop An Lushan's destructive actions, was defeated by this giant puppet, a massive chakra fluctuation spread out from Naruto's center. Golden chakra flames burst forth in an instant, and a giant nine-tailed fox, its body radiating a peaceful golden light and covered with black tomoe runes, rose from the ground. Its huge fox claws gently reached out and pinched the giant puppet's fists, which were about to kill Choza, who had just deactivated the Super Expansion Technique.

“You…” Inside the core of the giant puppet, Centipede sensed the chakra emanating from the giant fox in front of him, and his face immediately showed a look of horror. He originally thought that he was invincible after controlling the Dragon Vein, but he did not expect to encounter such an existence in the blink of an eye. The scale of the other party’s chakra was far more terrifying than that of the Dragon Vein.

"Your ambition ends here!" Naruto, inside the giant golden nine-tailed fox, looked at An Lushan not far away and shouted. The giant nine-tailed fox opened its mouth, and the jet-black Tailed Beast Ball slowly condensed.

An Lushan wanted to escape, but the giant puppet that had just been displaying its divine power was now as powerless as a chick being pinched when facing the Nine-Tailed Fox. The immense force from its wrist made it impossible for him to break free.

boom! ! !
The massive explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball resounded, and billowing smoke and dust instantly engulfed An Lushan and his puppets.

The power of dragon veins

Minato Namikaze took a deep breath as he watched this scene unfold.

"So, this is the true power of the Nine-Tails?" Minato Namikaze sighed softly. It was hard to imagine that the Nine-Tails, which could be manipulated and wrung out of Kushina's sealed space without any resistance, actually possessed such terrifying power.

A moment later, amidst the smoke and dust of the explosion, Naruto slowly dragged the unconscious An Lushan out and then threw him in front of Minato Namikaze.

“I’ve already taken care of this guy, but just in case, Dad, please seal his chakra,” Naruto said.

“Naruto…” Minato Namikaze looked at Naruto, his lips moved for a moment before he spoke, “You should learn some sealing techniques, after all, your surname is Uzumaki.”

"What's the big deal?" Naruto waved his hand dismissively. "Even the head of the Uchiha clan doesn't know genjutsu."

"Naruto! Don't reveal the village's secrets!" At this moment, Jiraiya, who had taken Shion to close the Dragon Vein, returned to everyone's side. However, as soon as he returned, he heard Naruto casually revealing important village secrets, so he quickly reminded him.

"Isn't Fugaku's genjutsu very powerful?" Minato Namikaze glanced at Jiraiya with some puzzlement, but seeing the other's evasive manner, he gave up the idea of ​​delving deeper. After all, he already knew enough secrets today.

"Now that things have been resolved, when do you plan to go back?" Minato Namikaze asked at this moment.

"Let's wait a bit longer. We still have some things to do before we go back," Naruto said. "Gaara, didn't you want to go to Sunagakure? I'll go with you."

"Is this... alright?" Gaara was taken aback when he heard this, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Naruto, you should understand, right? You are people from the future, so it's best not to have too much contact with people from this era," Minato Namikaze reminded him.

“Before we leave, wouldn’t it be better to have Grandpa Jiraiya seal away the memories of everyone we’ve met?” Naruto said. “Since we have this opportunity, I think we should let Gaara meet his mother, whom he has never met.”

“Alright.” Minato Namikaze nodded, then looked at Jiraiya. “Then, let’s say goodbye here. Jiraiya-sensei, please seal this memory of ours.”

"Are you really just going to watch him run wild?" Jiraiya asked before sealing the memories of the three of them, seeing that Minato didn't seem to intend to stop the two brothers from going to Sunagakure.

“I believe he will know what he's doing,” Minato said with a smile.

Jiraiya:......

[If you knew this kid was a rogue ninja, I wonder if you would still think this way?] Jiraiya thought to himself as he set up a memory-sealing technique, sealing away the memories of Minato, Akimichi Choza, and Aburame Shimi.

Before the technique took effect, Minato smiled at Naruto and waved to him: "Well then, Naruto, see you in the future."

"See you in the future, Dad, if there's a chance." Naruto smiled and waved to Minato.

……

While Naruto was resolving the enemy's situation in the past, A, who was seriously injured, regained consciousness in Kumogakure after receiving medical treatment.

After waking up, Ai looked at the empty sleeve on her right side, took a deep breath, and then called for her secretary.

"Lord Raikage, you're awake!" Upon hearing the news that the Raikage had woken up, Mabui rushed to the hospital.

“Mabuyi? Why are you here? Where’s Xi?” Ai frowned when she saw the person who came, and then asked.

"Lord Xi... was defeated and captured, and is currently being held at the Konoha garrison base in the Land of Hot Springs." After hesitating for a moment, Mabui reported the situation truthfully to Ai.

"Xi was captured?" A look of disbelief appeared on Ai's face, but he quickly calmed down and said to Mabui, "Tell me everything that happened after that day."

Mabuyi dared not hide anything and told the whole story.

Upon hearing the news that Yugito had been killed in battle, Killer Bee had been seriously wounded, and that the border army had been almost completely captured, Ai coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Lord Raikage! Please take care of yourself. The village can no longer withstand any more turmoil." Seeing this, Mabui quickly stepped forward to help stabilize Ai's injuries.

"Uchiha... Doukage!" A gritted his teeth, his remaining hand clenching tightly.

"How is the village doing now?" Ai took a deep breath and asked after calming herself down.

"The village..." Mabuyi hesitated after hearing Ai's question.

"What happened in the village?" Ai asked hastily, thinking something bad had happened, when he saw her like this.

"Ever since your defeat, many people in the village have been dissatisfied with you. Now they gather in front of the Raikage Building every day to protest, demanding... demanding that you resign!"

"Protest? Who are the leaders?" Ai asked in a deep voice, his face expressionless.

"The protesters are led by Jonin Donald, Jonin Airon, Jonin Freig, and others. They have been standing in front of the Cloud Village Building for several days. They want you to take responsibility for this defeat, especially after the Daimyo's envoy to the Land of Fire brought back Konoha's terms," ​​Mabui said.

Upon hearing these people's names, Ai's face darkened. Sure enough, they were all white people.

"What conditions did Konoha offer?" Ai asked hurriedly.

After hesitating for a while, Mabui told Ai about the conditions offered by Konoha. After listening, Ai slammed his left hand heavily on the bed, "That Uchiha Touko is going too far!"

"What did the lord say? Did he agree to their conditions?" Ai asked again after venting her emotions.

“No.” Mabui shook his head. “The daimyo has not agreed to their conditions and is currently preparing to send a new envoy to discuss the matter.”

"Let's go back to the Raikage Building first." Ai took a deep breath and then sat up from the hospital bed.

This time, he was defeated by Uchiha Touko because he misjudged the opponent's strength. However, Ai also understood that he had to be more determined in times like these.

"Perhaps... you should wait a little longer," Mabuyi said hesitantly upon hearing this.

"Hmm?" Ai frowned upon hearing this.

“There are quite a few people gathered in front of the Raikage Building right now…” Mabui said.

……

"Fellow villagers of Kumogakure! This defeat is entirely the result of that guy A's reckless actions, disregarding peace and the lives of our comrades! Because of his impulsiveness, we have lost nearly a thousand comrades! In addition, nearly a thousand more are imprisoned! We cannot let him continue his warmongering! These black men will only lead our village into the abyss! The village now needs a wise white Raikage to lead everyone out of our current predicament!"

In front of the Raikage Building, a white ninja with golden hair resembling corn cobs was giving a speech. His speech was passionate and rousing, his lips pursed in rhythm with his words, and his hands were constantly making gestures, as if he were playing some kind of musical instrument.

"Now, our village, our country, needs a white Raikage! Only then can Kumogakure be made great again!" After saying this, the Jonin named Donald raised his arm and shouted, "Fourth Raikage! Step down!"

As he shouted his slogan, the white ninjas around him, wearing distinctive red headbands, joined in, chanting repeatedly, "Fourth Raikage! Step down!"

"Fourth Raikage! Step down!"

The Anbu members in front of the Raikage Building were at a loss for what to do in the face of the agitated crowd.

Ai, who had just arrived from the hospital, was furious when she saw this scene.

At a time like this, they still have the mind to play these tricks! If people like them were in Konoha, they would be fiercely loyal to Ikkuri-rat that comes out of its hole!

However, Ai did not have the confidence to directly suppress the protesting crowd at this moment. After all, they were right about one thing: he had to bear the main responsibility for their defeat in this battle.

(End of this chapter)