Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 273 Kushina: Water, Minato!?

"That guy."

Madara Uchiha ignored Black Zetsu. Although Urashiki Otsutsuki's strength didn't put much pressure on him, he was still a very strong opponent.

His elusive spatial abilities and lightning-fast reflexes—enough to dodge even four Limbo clones—are just the things that have caught his eye. There are definitely other abilities he hasn't discovered yet.

As of now, Madara Uchiha still doesn't know what will happen if he gets hit by that red fishing rod, but it certainly won't be a good thing.

"Madara-sama?"

"What's wrong, Black Zetsu?"

"There was a slight mishap just now. The two White Zetsu clones controlling the Impure World Reincarnation were caught in the crossfire and are dead. The Impure World bodies they controlled also lost control and escaped."

Black Zetsu suddenly felt exhausted. When it rains, it pours. Today, not only did he encounter his mother's enemy, but two Edo Tensei bodies also escaped.

"One is the Third Mizukage, and the other is Minato Namikaze of Konoha. We might have to find another place, Madara-sama."

"This is insignificant; they're just two reanimated bodies. Black Zetsu, have White Zetsu investigate that person's movements. You can investigate as well if necessary."

"Oh, this."

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu almost burst out cursing. Telling it to go find the Otsutsuki? Does Black Zetsu's life not matter?

As Kaguya's will, it couldn't even hide from the Otsutsuki's enemies, let alone go to gather information?

"I'm afraid it will be difficult, Lord Madara. That guy just now seemed to be able to see us. He not only possesses the Rinnegan, but also the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan. We can only send a White Zetsu clone to search for him. Even if he is discovered, there won't be much of a loss."

Black Zetsu quickly lied, saying that it didn't know if the Byakugan could see through the White Zetsu on the ground, but it would never get close to such a thing, even if it meant death.

"Is that so? Then let the White Zetsu clone do its best to gather information. Hopefully, this guy won't ruin my plans!"

Uchiha Madara said, then planned to hide the Gedo Mazo. Although that guy had the Rinnegan, it seemed he couldn't use the Summoning Jutsu to take the Gedo Mazo away.

Otherwise, there would be no need to fight him for the Outer Path Demon Statue.

After the order was given, all the White Zetsu clones at this base were dispersed, but this number was far from enough to gather intelligence throughout the entire ninja world.

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha wanted to gather other information, so he conceived the idea of ​​using the Gedo Mazo to cultivate White Zetsu clones, aiming to increase their number by at least ten times in order to obtain more information.

The sudden appearance of such a powerful and strange enemy in the ninja world, who might even be a member of Kaguya-hime's clan, forced Madara Uchiha to take the matter seriously.

Black Zetsu, standing to the side, was also lost in thought. It had many ideas, but the only one that aligned with Madara Uchiha's was cultivating White Zetsu clones; however, not to gather intelligence, but to create combat power to deal with the Otsutsuki.

Ordinary White Zetsu pose little threat to Otsutsuki, but if there are enough special White Zetsu, they can be a formidable force.

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"Mmm~"

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"Cough! Cough cough. You bastard, you almost choked me to death just now!"

After Kushina recovered, she raised her fist in embarrassment and anger and slammed it down on Uchiha Yoichi twice, but to Uchiha Yoichi, it was just like a massage.

"You're not quite there yet, Kushina. You sprayed too much just now, and I also gave you life energy. Otherwise, how could you have recovered so quickly?"

Uchiha Yoichi pointed to himself and the large water stain on the sheets, then got out of bed to wash himself. When he returned, he brought Kushina a glass of water and asked...

"How about life energy? This is something that can restore your youth and even make you never die."

"Hmph, you only care about the child!"

Kushina took the water glass and snorted, saying that she herself cared a little about the child.

However, Kushina's feelings towards this child were somewhat complicated. As she felt the baby growing in her womb each day, a sense of anticipation slowly began to grow within her; yet, remembering that Uchiha Yoichi had forced her into this pregnancy, she didn't know how to face him in the future.

"Who said that? I care more about you now, Kushina."

Uchiha Yoichi pulled Kushina into his arms, but the little red pepper resisted for a moment, but her resistance was weak, and then they were naked together.

"You should know that you are very happy with me. Even without this child, can you forget the times you begged me for help?"

"You're talking nonsense! Shut up! I never did that!"

Kushina immediately said anxiously and angrily that she had been forced into it and had never been happy. Even if she had said some nonsense before, it was out of necessity.

"Then let me force you a few more times, Kushina."

After saying that, Uchiha Yoichi flipped over and pinned Kushina down.

Upon seeing this, Kushina panicked and said, "What are you doing? There's a child involved. This isn't the time."

"Don't worry, Kushina, there's life energy here. You experienced that amazing effect just now; it can only be beneficial."

After saying that, Uchiha Yoichi's body pressed down.

The familiar feeling made Kushina take a deep breath, and then she unconsciously wrapped her arms around Uchiha Yoichi's neck and slowly closed her eyes.

"Hmm~"

"Hmm"

Two figures kept going up and down, in and out. The life energy seemed to have relieved Kushina of her worries, allowing her to cast the barrier spell without any unexpected events.

A thought suddenly flashed through Kushina's mind. She didn't want to think about any more worries and just wanted to immerse herself in the feeling she had just experienced.

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In the early morning, thanks to the replenishment of life energy, Kushina did not feel very tired.

After getting up, she touched her lower abdomen and felt no discomfort. Then she couldn't help but curse Uchiha Yoichi in her heart. He didn't care about the child for that kind of thing. Although there was life energy, what would he do if the child was lost?

After stuffing all the bed sheets and duvet covers into the washing machine, Kushina went downstairs to make breakfast.

Although Kushina could take Naruto to the Uchiha family's house for breakfast, she thought about avoiding danger and, since she had always eaten breakfast with Naruto before, she was used to it, so she declined Mina's suggestion.

"Naruto!"

Kushina pushed open Naruto's bedroom door and found her silly son still fast asleep, hugging his pillow. Annoyed, she grabbed him and yelled, "You idiot, breakfast is ready!"

Startled by the shout, Naruto suddenly woke up and loosened his grip on the Sasuke pillow. It was a custom-made pillow by Mikoto Uchiha; there were only three originally, one for Sasuke and one for Itachi, and Naruto took the last one.

Naruto planned to use this pillow as a training punching bag, but because it was too light, he put it on the bed as a punching bag. However, whenever Naruto fell asleep, he would unconsciously hug the Sasuke pillow.

"Go wash up quickly, or your breakfast will get cold!"

After carrying Naruto downstairs, Kushina placed her silly son at the bathroom door and went to get breakfast.

Later, during the meal, Kushina suddenly asked, "Naruto, what are you planning to do today?"

"Hmm, he's probably resting with Kimimaro and the others. Yesterday he said he'd teach Sasuke and me the Six Shiki ninjutsu. Mom, that's a very strong taijutsu, isn't it?"

Kushina thought for a moment and then said, "Probably. I haven't learned it, but it seems to be a taijutsu that only Chunin can learn. Since Kimimaro decided to teach you, it means he thinks you can learn it."

"Hmph, I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I'll definitely learn it before that idiot Sasuke."

"Then you must keep up the good work!"

Kushina smiled at the energetic Naruto and asked after a while, "Naruto, do you like the atmosphere in the Uchiha family?"

"I like Uchiha Yoichi, the Hokage!"

Naruto Uzumaki paused for a moment upon hearing the name, then smiled and said, "The Hokage and the others have all been very kind to me, except for that arrogant Sasuke!"

Because of her surname Uzumaki, Mina Uzumaki is particularly fond of Naruto, this energetic little guy, especially since Naruto is now very obedient and much more sensible than Karin, that little tyrant.

Karin also likes Naruto quite a bit, and does whatever he asks, acting like a little follower. Sometimes when Naruto can't beat Sasuke, he will ask Karin for help, and at that time Sasuke will either go to Itachi or run around somewhere else.

Kushina then asked, "So, do you prefer living here, or at your previous home?"

"Our previous home was alright, but it would be even better if we could move here."

After Naruto finished speaking, he looked at Kushina's face and asked, "What's wrong, Mom? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Kushina shook her head, then patted Naruto's hair and said, "It's nothing. Go train, and remember not to get hurt!"

"Okay, I got it!"

After Naruto left, Kushina felt a pang of sadness. She went back upstairs, took out the washed sheets to air them out, and then sat back on the bed.

The bedside table still held her and Minato's wedding photo. Kushina looked at it for a while, then picked it up.

Kushina kept the photo there, intending to remind herself not to forget Minato, not to forget that she had been married. But she never expected that she herself would have such different thoughts so quickly.

"I'm sorry, Minato. Waiting is so hard."

Kushina said softly that, besides waiting, her own body and thoughts were also changing step by step, especially with the child in her womb.

At first, she really didn't know what to do, but now she can only keep going step by step while carrying this child.

"Sorry, Minato."

Kushina said it one last time, then put the photo away, placed it in a box, and then put it in the wardrobe.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this photo will likely remain there indefinitely.

In the morning, at the Ninja Paradise in the distance of Konoha.

Swish!

A figure suddenly appeared nearby, using the same technique as the Body Flicker Technique, and without concealing any chakra.

This sudden action immediately caught the attention of the barrier team, who promptly notified the security force near Ninja Paradise of the intruder's presence.

Ninja Paradise is now the village's cash cow. It's the only ninja paradise in the entire ninja world, and as ninja games become increasingly popular, even nobles and merchants from other large and small countries bring their children to Ninja Paradise.

On average, they can earn over a million taels of silver per day, and when there are many people, they can even earn two or three million taels.

Therefore, there are many security personnel near Ninja Paradise. Konoha ninjas patrol four key areas, and Ninja Paradise is one of them.

Upon receiving the order, the security team immediately used teleportation to reach the vicinity and quickly discovered the stranger.

"Don't move! Who's there!"

The security team quickly surrounded the unfamiliar ninja, but the ninja hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, it's me, Minato Namikaze."

"etc."

The squad leader, Oji Tetsu, who arrived first, stopped his men and then exclaimed in surprise, "Namikaze Minato, Jonin? Weren't you dead!?"

"This must be an accident. I don't know what happened. Anyway, I'm in a state of impure world resurrection now, so I can't really say I've come back to life."

Minato Namikaze said helplessly that he didn't understand many things. He only remembered that after he was resurrected by Edo Tensei, he was controlled, and then the control was inexplicably lifted. He also saw Madara Uchiha fighting with another person.

He watched for a while and noticed that several pale-faced enemies were planning to have other impure bodies attack him, so he simply used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

After a long journey, Minato Namikaze finally returned to the village.

"Impure World Reincarnation. Sorry, please cooperate with our inspection."

Ooji Tetsuya spoke up, then gestured for his subordinates to check Minato Namikaze's chakra, before reporting the matter to his superiors.

After the inspection was completed and a reply was received, Tetsuya Taichi said to Minato Namikaze, "I'm sorry, Jonin Namikaze, it was my duty. Please understand. You can go back now."

"It's alright, thank you for your help."

After saying that, Minato Namikaze walked into the village.

After passing through Ninja Paradise, Minato Namikaze suddenly felt that the village had changed a lot. Five- or six-story buildings had been built, and many dilapidated buildings were no longer visible.

There are still many tall buildings on the Hokage Rock. Most importantly, there is an extra Hokage Rock. Minato Namikaze immediately recognized that the new Hokage Rock is Uchiha Yoichi.

"The Fifth Hokage, huh? How enviable."

After a sigh, Minato Namikaze continued towards the Hokage Building. When he arrived at the entrance, someone was waiting for him and led him up.

Upon entering the Hokage's office, Minato Namikaze saw Yoichi Uchiha sitting in his dream seat behind the central desk.

Inside the room were also Sakumo Hatake and a few others, only four or five people in total.

"Namikaze Jonin, I didn't expect you to break free from the Impure World Reincarnation and return on your own."

Uchiha Yoichi said calmly. Although he had just gotten up from Kushina's body that morning, he was already able to remain calm in the face of anything.

"It's been almost four years since your accidental death during a mission. The last time we received news about you was a few months ago, about you and some other reanimated bodies invading Sunagakure to steal the One-Tailed Beast."

"I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself at the time."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze said apologetically that his actions must have caused a lot of trouble for the village.

"No, this has nothing to do with you. You weren't the only one with the Edo Tensei back then, and the Sand Village no longer exists; all that remains is the Sand Special Ninja District of Konoha. What happened back then isn't your fault."

Uchiha Yoichi shook his head, then continued, "It's a long story. Let's start with yours, Jonin Namikaze. How did you escape? What happened there?"

"To be honest, I don't know exactly how I broke free from control. I just suddenly felt like I lost control, so I used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the coffin."

Minato Namikaze shook his head, then continued, "After that, I saw Madara Uchiha. He seemed to be fighting someone else, and he used a Susanoo that was probably several hundred meters long."

Afterwards, Minato Namikaze described what he had seen, including the battle between Madara Uchiha and Urashiki Otsutsuki. However, there were many things he didn't understand, such as Urashiki Otsutsuki's frequent incomprehensible blocks.

Minato Namikaze did not possess the Rinnegan, so he could not see or even sense the Limbo clone.

He could only vaguely understand the battle between the two, and then he was controlled by the reanimated body of White Zetsu, so Minato Namikaze quickly left.

After listening to Minato Namikaze's words, Sakumo Hatake said, "The weapon with the red light must be the enemy the Second Hokage mentioned, right? Yoichi-kun."

"Yes, that's him. I just didn't expect him to target Madara Uchiha. It seems that his target is not only the Nine-Tails, but anyone with a huge amount of chakra."

Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but ask, "Fifth Hokage, the guy you're talking about also has the Nine-Tails as a target? Doesn't that mean Kushina?"

Uchiha Yang said, "His initial target was the Nine-Tails. Later, he encountered the First Hokage and wanted to steal the First Hokage's chakra as well. However, after fighting in the Sand Region of Konoha, he failed and left."

Then, as you saw, that guy must have sensed powerful chakra, which is why he approached Uchiha Madara; as far as I know, Uchiha Madara has already collected quite a few tailed beasts.”

"Then why didn't the village stop him? They should have gathered the strength of the entire village—no, they should have gathered the strength of all five great ninja villages—to stop this behavior."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoichi suppressed a laugh and said to Namikaze Minato, "Jonin Namikaze, the village won't be doing that for the time being. Right now, the village's main focus is on the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain. You haven't been back to the village for a long time, so there are many things you don't understand."

At this point, Uchiha Yoichi saw that Yuhi Kurenai had finished organizing the information and handed it to him. Uchiha Yoichi glanced at it and then passed it to Namikaze Minato.

"Jonin Namikaze, take a look at the information recorded by Kurenai and see if there are any differences between it and what you said."

Minato Namikaze took the scroll and examined it carefully. Then he shook his head and said, "It's basically the same. I have nothing to add."

"Then I would like to issue you a mission in my capacity as the Fifth Hokage: Jonin of Namikaze."

Uchiha Yang said, "Although it's not appropriate to give you this mission right now—I can't leave the village—you're the most suitable person for it."

"Fifth Hokage, please speak. Although I am dead, I am still a Konoha ninja."

"Send this information to the First and Second Hokage, and also tell them in detail what you saw about that Otsutsuki enemy, and warn them to be careful."

Uchiha Yoichi said.

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze knew that only he could handle this mission. Even if someone else could deliver the information, they wouldn't be able to personally recount the situation at the time, which could easily lead to misunderstandings.

"I understand, Lord Godai. I will depart immediately. However, I think..."

"I understand what you mean. That child's name is Naruto, and he's about four years old now."

Uchiha Yoichi smiled and continued, "However, you don't need to go to your previous house anymore. The enemy has extremely difficult-to-detect space-time abilities, and they also have designs on the Nine-Tails. So I had Kushina and Naruto move to the vicinity of my house in the Uchiha clan compound, and there's also a sensory barrier protecting them. You can go directly to the Uchiha clan compound."

"I understand. Thank you for taking care of Kushina and Naruto, Fifth Hokage."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze immediately felt that the Fifth Hokage had considered everything very thoroughly. He then bowed to Uchiha Yoichi and continued, "After meeting with Kushina and Naruto, I will set off immediately. It won't take more than two hours."

"Okay, then go ahead. Jiraiya and the Third Hokage are also in the Sand Region. You can ask them about the changes in the village over the past few years."

"Yes, Lord Godai."

After finishing his sentence, Minato Namikaze took the intelligence scroll and left the Hokage's office.

Although the Uchiha clan's territory had expanded once, it had not undergone any major changes. Minato Namikaze went directly to the Uchiha clan's territory and inquired about the location of the Uchiha Yang family.

Minato Namikaze walked in that direction for a while, and after turning a few corners, he happened to see a mother and son walking towards him, and he also heard that familiar voice.

"Mom, Aunt Mina said we should have dinner together, so why did you bring me back? If we eat at Aunt Mina's house, I can start my cultivation earlier this afternoon."

"Stop nagging. If we eat there, then all the food I made for lunch will be wasted. You silly son, you should eat more of the nutritious lunch your mother makes for you."

After Kushina finished speaking, she punched Naruto with a punch. Although it wasn't hard, it still made Naruto clutch his head and cry out in pain.

"Kushina!"

Minato Namikaze couldn't help but shout, and his voice immediately startled the mother and child in front of him, who looked up in his direction.

Upon seeing the familiar figure and face, Kushina suddenly felt her breathing become a little rapid.

"Water, Minato!?"

This feeling wouldn't lie to her; the person in front of her was indeed Minato. However, Kushina suddenly felt a wave of fear, and her hand involuntarily went to her lower abdomen, at the same time stopping in her tracks.

Day 5 of 10,000 daily purchases!

November is over. I checked the backend and felt ashamed that I couldn't update 10,000 words every day. I updated a total of 270,000 words, averaging more than 9,000 words per day.

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