Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 182 This world can only become a vassal of another world
Minato did want to try and see if there was a chance to seal away the two masked men as well.

"To deal with the Nine-Tails, you even created shadow clones, you..." Kushina knew she didn't have much time left, and looked helplessly at her husband.

Neither she nor Minato are afraid of death, but it depends on how they die.

Naruto was still crying in her arms, but she didn't have the chance to raise him.

Watergate is even worse.

"For Naruto, for the village, we must try no matter how difficult it is." Minato's expression was calm, only showing a hint of tenderness when he looked at Kushina and Naruto.

Besides this gentleness, there is also the most rational thinking. It is this rationality and calmness that makes some things seem somewhat cruel.

If we could take this opportunity to give the Nine-Tails' power to Naruto, it wouldn't be a bad thing—Minato believed that Naruto was the child of prophecy spoken of by the Great Toad Sage!

If they could use the strongest tailed beast, Kurama, they could better protect Naruto and become his greatest asset in changing the ninja world.

In particular, the two masked men, one of whom was suspected to be Madara and the other who simply claimed to be Madara, and both of whom possessed space-time techniques, made Minato extremely wary and even more eager to stuff the Nine-Tails into Naruto's body.

"If Naruto can reconcile with Kurama someday, the two of them together will be immune to genjutsu control, and can even fight against those two guys' Mangekyou Sharingan!"

Minato was breathing heavily; casting the Reaper Death Seal was a huge burden for him.

The Nine-Tails, its body bound by the Vajra Seal, struggled frantically. It truly hadn't expected that Kushina, barely clinging to life, would still possess the power to bind it!
"Don't dream about it. You think you can let a brat like this control me? What reconciliation? You just want me to be your tool."

The tomoe in the Nine-Tails' eyes had disappeared, and it had regained its self-awareness. Looking at the severely damaged Konoha Village, it felt a sense of satisfaction—although it had been controlled to do this, it did not diminish its hatred for Konoha.

Whether it's Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, or Mito Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki, none of them are good people. They all use violent methods to train it like a dog!

Human beings are beyond redemption. The Sage of Six Paths mentioned someone who could communicate with a tailed beast, but it has waited a thousand years and still hasn't seen one!
This brat named Naruto will probably be no different.

Minato tilted his head, coldly staring at Kurama: "Anything is possible, there is always hope. If you can reconcile and join forces, that would be good. If not... as you said, becoming his tool is not out of the question. I will seal some of Kushina's chakra, and when Naruto tries to take your chakra in the future, Kushina will help him."

Even Minato didn't really expect Naruto to be connected with Kurama's mind. Everyone knows that Kurama is the strongest and most violent of the tailed beasts.
The prophesied child is not a brainwashing master.

Kushina's face was contorted in pain; binding the Nine-Tails had drained her already dwindling life force: "Then how are you going to deal with those two mysterious figures? Even you couldn't easily defeat them yourself, and sending just two shadow clones..."

"I don't need to go looking for them, they'll come to me on their own."

Minato immediately used the Reaper Death Seal technique.

The Grim Reaper, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately took out the dagger he was holding in his mouth, raised it high, and slashed it hard at the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The enormous Nine-Tails was easily sliced ​​open like a block of tofu, its enormous chakra being effortlessly split into yin and yang, causing the Nine-Tails to struggle even more frantically.

Just as Minato was trying to stuff the Yang Nine-Tails into Naruto's body while taking the Yin Nine-Tails with him,

"Is he really here?..."

He had already sensed someone slowly emerging from the darkness, but what made him frown was that it didn't seem to be either of the two masked men; their demeanor didn't match.

Could they be their accomplices? He couldn't worry about anything else anymore; he had to act immediately. He sensed that death wouldn't give him much time!

Swish!
The two shadow clones acted immediately, disappearing the instant they threw out their kunai, sandwiching him between them from the front and back, while simultaneously reaching out their hands.

If Minato could just touch him, he could instantly kill this mysterious enemy!
When the dim light shone on the robe bearing the words "Fourth Hokage," a slight ripple appeared in Minato's cold heart, but it didn't affect anything.

"It's done."

Minato watched as his two shadow clones simultaneously captured the other party and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's a pity I only caught this one. The two mysterious masked men didn't show up. They were really cautious."

At this moment, the Third Hokage had already surrounded the area with a large number of ninjas, watching from behind the barrier.

They not only witnessed the tragic state of the Fourth Hokage and his wife, but also saw another man dressed in the Fourth Hokage's attire.

"As expected, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki couldn't control the Nine-Tails... What's with that child? Was it because of childbirth?"

Many people's anger dissipated considerably at once.

To say that there were no resentments in her heart would be absolutely impossible; there were plenty of people who wished they could kill Kushina!
What's the point of keeping the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki around if he can't even keep an eye on it? In just one night, Konoha Village was torn to pieces, and countless people died!

But if it's because of childbirth... and the Nine-Tails clearly broke free of its seal, not in the way they expected, but Kushina herself entered full tailed beast form and wreaked havoc.

"I think I saw the Fourth Hokage fighting someone on the Hokage Rock before. It must have been that guy controlling the Nine-Tails, and he was using the Sharingan to control it!"

"It seems the Uchiha clan isn't allowed to participate in the war; the Anbu are blocking their territory. The truth will come out sooner or later!"

"Hey, look at that guy... Why is he wearing the Fourth Hokage's clothes too? This is outrageous! Is he declaring war?!"

The Third Hokage stared at Kaede Tsukasa, but didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a pointless provocation, like deliberately going to the Hokage Building or Minato's house and wearing the Hokage's clothes... But they soon realized something was wrong.

"This outfit is the wrong size; it's longer than Minato's divine robes! Could it be that a Fourth Hokage outfit was specially made before tonight's operation? Is this an expression of dissatisfaction with the village's appointment of Minato as the Fourth Hokage?"

The Third Hokage was already speculating about Kaedeji's true identity; perhaps he was just a ninja from the village?
Minato also noticed that something was wrong.

"The size of this outfit..."

"Don't worry about it. I didn't steal your clothes and secretly alter the size. These are indeed my clothes... proof that I am the Fourth Hokage."

Even when captured by two Minatos, Kaedeji still managed to smile and speak, completely unconcerned even as he watched the strange, rune-covered spirit hands pierce his body.

Minato coldly said, "Although I don't know why you claimed to be the Fourth Hokage in front of me, you've already fallen for my technique. Die with me... even though you weren't my initial target." Seal!

The spirit hand began to pull at Kaedeji's soul.

"This is too reckless! This is a forbidden technique of the Uzumaki clan. How could it be captured so easily?"

In the distance, Black Zetsu spoke with great shock.

Obito snapped, "Shut up! Compared to the other Black Zetsu, you're utterly ignorant. What's so special about the Reaper Death Seal? If we're talking about who's most familiar with this technique, it's definitely Tsukasa Kaede! As for that Minato Namikaze guy, hmph, he's nothing special."

Black Zetsu was silenced. He couldn't understand what "most familiar" meant. Even if he could learn the Reaper Death Seal, he could only use it once in his entire life. He would die after using it. What was the point of talking about being most familiar?

But he soon found out.

Because Kaede Tsukasa was completely unharmed, the spirit hand from the Grim Reaper failed to pull out Kaede Tsukasa's soul immediately!

"How could this happen? Even the Grim Reaper can make a mistake?" As a being from the Yin Release faction, Black Zetsu was naturally able to sense the presence of the Grim Reaper.

Even more horrified than Black Zetsu was Minato, the one who cast the spell. He sensed a similar force clashing against him from Kaede Tsukasa.

Kaedeji formed a hand seal with one hand, the very seal for the Reaper Death Seal: "I haven't used the Reaper Death Seal technique for a while now, because I haven't completed that combination technique yet, so I don't use it very often... but it's no problem dealing with the Shinigami of your world."

The corpses are sealed away!

As Kaede Tsukasa cast his spell, another Grim Reaper arrived late, barely managing to emerge from Kaede Tsukasa's body after a while, and then firmly held down Kaede Tsukasa's soul.

The two Grim Reapers clashed, resulting in a brief stalemate.

Kushina exclaimed in shock, "Why does this guy know how to use the Uzumaki clan's secret techniques?"

"Kushina, do you have any other clansmen who are still living elsewhere and know the Reaper Death Seal?" Minato asked.

“No, even when the Uzumaki clan still existed, only a handful of people were qualified to learn this forbidden technique. After the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, the only people who could master this technique were me and you, who learned it from me.”

“…I see. Then I understand. I didn’t expect this to happen. Two masked men with the same kaleidoscope pattern, one wearing the Fourth Hokage’s robe, and this identical Shinigami. No matter how absurd the guess, it can only be that possibility. Are you from a parallel world?” Minato said.

"That's right. As expected of you, Minato Namikaze. Aside from the limited Tsukuyomi, you're much smarter in the normal timeline."

Kaede Tsukasa was generous with his praise.

Both the manga and anime versions of Minato are characterized by their exceptional intelligence, and they do not rule out possibilities simply because a speculation seems absurd.

However, the parallel world that is an anime timeline, namely the Minato Namikaze in the Limited Tsukuyomi, is different. It's like a piece of junk, to the point that it's somewhat abstract.

Both Kushina and Kurama were stunned at this moment, unable to care about the sadness of parting or the anger of being split in two.

Visitor from a parallel world? And judging from the looks of it, this outsider seems to know at least three Minato Namikazes?
"It seems this trouble is really serious. Hopefully, the Third Hokage can hold on. The matter of another Fourth Hokage is truly..."

Minato gave a bitter smile. He wanted to take the opportunity to finish off the enemy, but he didn't expect to only see the tip of the iceberg of the enemy's greater power: "You also used the Reaper Death Seal, so you must have a way to avoid having your soul taken away by the Shinigami, right? Or, in your world, the Reaper Death Seal doesn't require such a heavy price?"

"It's necessary, but I'm different; I have a way."

Kaede Tsukasa pushed Minato's spirit hand out: "Go in peace, Nine-Tails. I'll take you in, along with the village you left behind."

Minato still wanted to probe for more information: "How do you plan to govern this village?"

"I know you have a toad from Mount Myōboku on you, which is used to store the sealing key. But I won't hurt to tell you. Everyone can live, but how they live is up to them."

The body dies, but the soul enters the Pure Land; that is also living. Becoming a human battery is also living. Similarly, becoming a zombie is also living—at least the body is still alive.

If nothing unexpected happens, only two timelines are truly parallel worlds and have real value. Kaede Tsukasa must control them carefully, and at the very least, he must exhaust the resources of one world to replenish the other.

So he planned to ruthlessly exploit the anime timeline. After all, this world was already filled with too many strange and bizarre things, patched with all sorts of extremely incongruous elements, and could hardly be considered a meticulously organized world.

Then let's extract all the flesh and blood from this world.

Under Kaede Tsukasa's watchful gaze, Minato died, his soul being taken away by the Shinigami he had summoned himself.

However, Kaede Tsukasa promptly seized the Yin Nine-Tails, removed its clothes, and with a single glance, the Yin Nine-Tails was rendered useless, lying on the ground like a pet. Kaede Tsukasa would not let go of such high-quality chakra.

Kushina's face showed despair and pleading as she tightly shielded Naruto with her hands: "He's innocent..."

"Yes, I know, so I don't plan to kill him. Of course, if he unfortunately dies, it has nothing to do with me."

Kaede Tsukasa shook his head. This so-called Child of Prophecy is useless. If it comes to sealing Kaguya again, he doesn't need Naruto at all; he can do it himself.

He didn't even glance at the orphan and widow on the ground before pressing one hand to the ground.

Psychic art!

One after another, coffins rose up, and in an instant, coffin lids flew everywhere, and zombies emerged one after another.

"I define your world as vassal, so there's no need for me to hold back. Many things can be sped up, which will save me some time."

Kaede Tsukasa didn't intend to waste much time and energy in this world; he wanted to finish the battle quickly.

The appearance of these zombies left many Konoha ninjas outside the barrier dumbfounded. Even the Third Hokage was stunned when he saw another version of himself carrying the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

(End of this chapter)