I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 172 Black Zetsu's Ecstatic Joy, The Battle Between Father and Son

"Nine — Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!"

Naruto was dumbfounded as he stared at the golden form that was exactly the same as his own.

Clearly, Minato Namikaze's form was telling them something.

He has a Nine-Tails too!

Those who were clever outside the barrier immediately realized what was going on.

"Could it be that when the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails, he split it in two, sealing one part into Naruto Uzumaki and the other part into himself, taking it to the world of the dead?"

"Yes, that must be it. After all, the Nine-Tails is the strongest tailed beast, and a newborn baby..."

How could it possibly withstand the complete and strongest tailed beast?

"As expected of the Fourth Hokage, he's amazing. Even after death, he can be resurrected as a perfect Jinchuriki immediately."

"But—but the current Fourth Hokage is our enemy!"

After a series of exclamations of surprise, the Konoha ninjas fell silent again.

Just like how the F4 from the original Naruto brought a great sense of security to the Konoha ninjas and even the Ninja League.

They are now feeling the corresponding pressure.

However, upon seeing that Yagyu's face showed no sign of seriousness or fear, but rather a smile and eyes filled with fighting spirit,

The Konoha ninja, with his powerful senses, was filled with confidence once again.

Fortunately, they had Lord Yagyu!

"So that's how it is. There's still half of the Nine-Tails on Minato's body."

Orochimaru's consciousness possessed the body of the reanimated spirits who were hiding in the shadows watching the battle, and they also showed a look of realization.

"What a surprise! The Fourth Hokage's soul has actually been freed, and his medium..."

It turns out it was in Bai Mao's hands.

The White Zetsu clone, who had merged with the earth and vegetation, looked delighted and immediately relayed the information to White Zetsu, which was then immediately known to Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu was overjoyed at this.

Throughout the entire ninja world, only a handful of people knew that when Minato Namikaze sacrificed himself to seal the Nine-Tails, he split the Nine-Tails in two, sealing the Yang attribute in his son's body and the Yin attribute in his own. Then, his soul, carrying the Yin attribute Nine-Tails, was taken away by the Shinigami.

This is definitely bad news for Black Zetsu.

If he hadn't been Madara Uchiha's representative at the time, he really would have wanted to curse him out.

If he had enough strength, he might even have been tempted to hang Obito Uchiha up and beat him up.

The Nine-Tails was the last target to be sealed. There were many ways to weaken Konoha, but this guy chose to stir up trouble with the Nine-Tails.

As a result, he was not only thoroughly beaten by Minato Namikaze, but also almost lost the Nine-Tails completely. Kids are just kids, they are really unreliable.

If Minato Namikaze had been a little more ruthless back then, choosing to seal the entire Nine-Tails and then have it taken away by the Shinigami, then the so-called Tailed Beast Plan would have failed.

Even if the Nine-Tails was split in two, with one half remaining in the ninja world, it would still be enough to make Black Zetsu feel heartbroken.

After all, the Nine-Tails is the strongest tailed beast; the full chakra of the Nine-Tails is equivalent to the combined chakra of several other tailed beasts.

Even half of the Nine-Tails is stronger than the complete Eight-Tails.

Without half of the Nine-Tails, even if the mother is resurrected, her strength will be weakened by a small amount.

Furthermore, the Land of Whirlpools had already been destroyed by then, so even Black Zetsu couldn't find a way to release Minato Namikaze's soul.

Now, the appearance of Minato Namikaze, along with his dazzling golden form, has given Black Zetsu a huge surprise.

If it weren't for the need to seal the tailed beasts and the fact that his relationship with Hyakko wasn't very good, Black Zetsu would have loved to hug Hyakko and kiss him a few times right now.

This time, he absolutely cannot allow Minato Namikaze's soul to return to the world of the dead with the Yin attribute Nine-Tails. If the Hundred Faces win, he will pay a price and make a deal with the Hundred Faces, requiring the Gedo Mazo to devour the complete Nine-Tails.

If Yagyu wins, even if they don't transfer the Yin-attribute Nine-Tails back to Naruto, Black Zetsu will still risk trying to steal it back.

However, Black Zetsu was unaware that the reason why the Hundred Faces chose to resurrect Minato Namikaze using the Impure World Reincarnation technique was to make Naruto a truly perfect Jinchuriki.

Even without him saying it, Yagyu would transfer the Yin-attribute Nine-Tails back into Naruto's body.

"Naruto, be careful. This is a state that Kushina and I learned when we were helping you in the Jinchuriki dimension."

Minato Namikaze spoke up, warning, "Furthermore, this body of mine is incredibly strong, almost at its peak, and I also have unlimited chakra. It seems Orochimaru has perfected the Impure World Reincarnation technique. This is bad."

Suddenly, Minato Namikaze's expression changed, and his hands involuntarily rose to strike.

The next second, another scene appeared that shocked Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha.

With a "snap," blue flames suddenly surged into the air around Minato Namikaze.

These blue flames, as if attracted by a magnet, surged into Minato Namikaze's body.

As these blue flames, which were different from chakra but were natural energy, entered his body, Minato Namikaze's eyes slowly changed.

Minato Namikaze originally had blue pupils and black sclera, a feature unique to the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

However, after entering Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Minato Namikaze's blue pupils turned into golden vertical pupils.

Now, a horizontal line, also golden, has appeared prominently in the middle of this golden vertical pupil.

As a result, Minato Namikaze's pupils turned into golden cross-shaped eyes.

This is clearly the same Nine-Tails Chakra Mode + Sage Mode as Naruto.

"Wow—that's amazing, Dad! How do you know all this?" Naruto was stunned.

Inside the Jinchuriki dimension, Kurama, who was controlled by Myojinmon and unable to resist Naruto's chakra extraction, sneered: "The Fourth Hokage is not someone a piece of trash like you can compare to."

There are very few people in this world who can gain the approval of the Nine-Tails, even if they are suppressed by force.

Madara Uchiha, who forced Kurama to become his summoned beast, did not gain Kurama's approval or submission.

Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, was one of the few opponents that Kurama acknowledged.

After all, Madara Uchiha could only suppress it. Kurama wasn't even afraid of being killed by it, since if it killed him, he could be resurrected somewhere in the ninja world in a few years.

Minato Namikaze was the only one who almost killed it and sealed it permanently inside the Grim Reaper's belly.

This record is something neither Hashirama Senju nor Madara Uchiha could achieve, making him one of the few opponents Kurama both hated and acknowledged.

"Watch out, Naruto, Sasuke, and—Yagyu."

Minato Namikaze, now in Sage Mode and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, gave Naruto a serious reminder.

After saying that, Minato Namikaze pulled out two trident-shaped Flying Thunder God kunai from his body.

This is what makes the Impure World Reincarnation technique so outrageous; it not only allows the deceased to wear their former clothes, but even their weapons will materialize.

Even more outrageous is that abilities that the deceased did not possess, even if they were transplanted, can be manifested by the Impure World Reincarnation technique as long as they were not lost before death. For example, the Impure World Reincarnation of Nagato with the Rinnegan.

That is why the Impure World Reincarnation technique is the most divine of all techniques.

With a whoosh, Minato casually threw a Flying Thunder God kunai, aiming not at Yagyu and his companions, but at the sky.

After throwing the Flying Thunder God kunai into the sky, Minato Namikaze quickly formed hand seals and softly chanted, "Ninja Art:..."

Shuriken Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

In an instant, countless afterimages appeared around the flying Flying Thunder God Kunai. These afterimages went from blurry to clear, and finally became real objects.

One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things —

A Flying Thunder God kunai instantly transformed into thousands upon thousands of kunai projectiles. After reaching its highest point, it abruptly changed direction and plummeted towards the three Yagyu characters like a torrential downpour.

Seeing this, the three of them, including Yagyu, remained expressionless.

"Amaterasu!"

With a mere glare, Sasuke Uchiha conjured a vast expanse of black flames that caught the rain of thousands of kunai and burned them to ashes.

·——·

Just like when they struck the shadow clones, these kunai, under the burning of the inextinguishable black flames, also emitted a series of balloon-like popping sounds, turning into large plumes of white smoke.

Whizzing--

In the instant the explosion occurred, two afterimages of different colors suddenly appeared behind Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha with lightning speed.

"Naruto, watch out!"

Minato Namikaze brandished a kunai and lunged at Naruto, issuing a warning.

"Dad, I'm not the same person I used to be."

Naruto, with his back to Minato Namikaze, smiled confidently.

As if in response to him, the golden chakra behind him suddenly transformed into a giant fist, containing Sage Chakra, and smashed towards Minato Namikaze.

An inch longer, an inch stronger. Before Minato Namikaze's kunai could even pierce Naruto, Naruto's fist was already close to his face.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but show a look of relief.

However, his uncontrollable body released his grip on the Flying Thunder God kunai and used both hands to block Naruto's punch.

Naruto's punch was incredibly powerful; even the Asura Path, with its amazing defense, would be instantly reduced to a pile of broken defenses if it took a hit.

Aside from physically powerful undead like the Fourth Raikage, even the reanimated bodies of Kage-level shikigami...

It could also be smashed apart with a single punch.

However, Minato Namikaze is an exception.

After all, he is currently in his Golden Body form and Sage Mode, and the only difference between him and Naruto is that he possesses a true Sage Body.

However, the immortal body does not have strong defensive capabilities, and only after it has been fully developed will it possess the ability to heal without a seal.

Its only advantage is its amazing vitality and chakra.

However, Minato Namikaze, in his Edo Tensei state, had no shortage of chakra.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze is now not only no less capable than Naruto, but if his body weren't out of control, he could easily beat Naruto, his son, to a pulp if he went all out.

After all, in addition to the most basic Golden Body Form and Sage Mode, Minato Namikaze is also skilled in sealing techniques and the Flying Thunder God Technique.

really-·

Minato Namikaze, who had just blocked Naruto's punch with both hands and was sent flying backward, suddenly raised his hand and condensed a blue energy ball.

Just as Naruto turned to face his father, Minato Namikaze suddenly disappeared from his sight.

The next second, a blur appeared in front of me.

A blue energy ball slammed down on Naruto.

A massive shockwave erupted in a vortex, its terrifying force sending Naruto flying.

"Hey—if I hadn't sensed it beforehand, I almost would have been tricked by you, Dad."

Naruto flew out unharmed and grinned.

Rewinding to a second earlier, Minato Namikaze appeared next to the kunai using the Flying Thunder God Technique and pressed a Rasengan formed from Sage Chakra onto Naruto.

Naruto's golden chakra condensed into a hand in time, catching Minato Namikaze's Rasengan head-on.

This battle intelligence brought a look of satisfaction to Minato Namikaze's face once again, and he praised him with pride, saying, "As expected of my son!"

In Naruto, Minato Namikaze saw reflections of himself and Kushina.

She resembles me in appearance and combat intelligence, while her personality is exactly like Kushina's.

It's a pity that Kushina wasn't resurrected using Edo Tensei; otherwise, seeing Naruto now would surely fill her with the same sense of pride and satisfaction as she did.

"hey-hey-·-

Minato's praise brought tears to Naruto's eyes, and he rubbed his nose a little shyly.

His father praised him, saying that this was the scene he had always dreamed of as an orphan!

If he experienced paternal and maternal love while in the Jinchūriki space, he had already forgiven Minato Namikaze for his actions.

Now, he felt a surge of pride.

At the same time, his eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

He was determined to defeat his father, not only to liberate him, but also to put his mind at ease.

As one of their children, he already possesses the power to defeat him, so they no longer need to worry about his safety.

So, Naruto charged towards Minato Namikaze on his own initiative this time.

clang clang clang...

Meanwhile, Uchiha Sasuke was fighting against the evil Senju clan elder who had appeared behind him in a flash.

Uchiha Sasuke, wielding a grass sword, and Senju Tobirama, wielding a short sword, engaged in a continuous swordsmanship contest.

With the help of the Wood Clone, Minato Namikaze and Naruto, father and son, as well as Sasuke Uchiha and Tobirama Senju, the evil Uchiha and Senju duo, all tacitly distanced themselves from Yagyu and Hashirama Senju.

Seeing Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha engrossed in their fight, and witnessing the tender scene between father and son, Yagyu almost couldn't resist releasing the Senju brothers' consciousness restrictions once again.

However, after thinking about it, Yagyu gave up the idea.

Once the restriction on consciousness is lifted, Hashirama Senju will definitely be able to break free from the control of the Wood Clone.

Tobirama Senju, on the other hand, might be disappointed in his junior, or even see through Yagyu's methods.

The next plan can be completed by Yagyu alone; he doesn't need the Senju brothers' help.

In that case, let them rest in peace.

So, Yagyu also rushed towards Hashirama Senju and continued his performance.