Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1042 Follow-up
Meanwhile, Qingming was still summarizing what he had learned this time.

Suddenly, a memory surfaced in his mind.

Qingming quickly closed his eyes and browsed through the memory. He discovered that it belonged to none other than the shadow clone he had created using the 'Shadow Clone Technique' before the operation began.

For the past few hours, the other side has been following the main force.

Now, the situation in the village has finally stabilized.

So the other party shared their memories with him.

Qingming opened his eyes and immediately prepared to return to the village.

But after thinking about it, he stopped.

He raised his hand to form a seal and used the 'Wood Clone Technique' to create a wooden clone.

Next, he handed over all three tailed beasts, including the Nine-Tails, to the other party for safekeeping.

According to the information gathered by the shadow clone, the village, as expected, does not seem to have any ill intentions towards him at present, and may not even know that he is the mysterious person.

But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

Therefore, it's best to hide the tailed beast first, so that even if the village attacks, he'll have something to say.

Of course, this possibility is really slim.

Collecting his thoughts, Qingming checked himself again to make sure he wouldn't reveal any secrets, then used the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to teleport to the forest outside Konoha Village.

As usual, I activated my Byakugan and surveyed my surroundings—still nothing unusual.

So, Qingming stepped forward and approached the Konoha wall.

Once he could see the ninjas on guard duty above, he activated the 'Heavenly Guard' ability to conceal himself.

After that, he continued on his way, first passing through the perception barrier, then climbing the walls of Konoha, and finally returning to his home.

Even while staying at home, Qingming could feel the somber atmosphere in the village.

Although the great war is over, there are still many problems to be solved.

Therefore, there are many ninjas patrolling and maintaining order outside.

In addition, many villagers are gradually returning to their homes.

After thinking for a moment, Qingming pushed open the courtyard gate and walked out of the room.

After that, he continued on his way, observing the situation in the village.

Although Zetsu's involvement this time caused the chaos to spread more widely, the situation was much better than the Nine-Tails' rampage in my memory.

After all, no matter how many troublesome ninjas there were, their strength was what it was, and there were also Konoha ninjas to fight against them, so they couldn't cause much damage.

However, the Nine-Tailed Fox can cause a large number of buildings to collapse with a single strike.

Consequently, the number of casualties will also be significantly higher.

In another timeline, the Nine-Tails wreaked havoc for quite some time before Minato Namikaze, who was free to deal with it, teleported it to the outskirts of the village.

During this period, countless Konoha ninjas and villagers died.

And this time?

The Nine-Tails had only been out for a short time when it was suppressed and sealed away by him. The damage it caused was far less than that in the other timeline, especially the loss of Konoha's high-level ninjas, which was incomparable.

Furthermore, the survival of Minato Namikaze, the key figure in the ninja world, directly changed the course of history.

Standing on the street, Qingming looked at the brightly lit Hokage Building in the distance, shook his head, and did not go any closer.

He looked around, found a deserted corner, and used the 'Earth Escape: Earth Vein Dragon Technique' to burrow underground and create a hole.

Sitting cross-legged in the hollow, Qingming raised his hands to form a hand seal and unleashed the 'Spirit Transformation Technique'.

In an instant, his soul, enveloped in a layer of chakra, detached from his body, and his senses were amplified dramatically.

Qingming immediately closed his eyes and sensed the location of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

In fact, he had considered leaving a Flying Thunder God mark on the Nine-Tails he returned to Konoha for constant tracking.

But in the end, he gave up.

Simply put, after a little thought, he realized that Minato Namikaze would have thoroughly examined the Nine-Tails before using it, as he had returned it. The other party also possessed the 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' and would likely have discovered the mark he had left behind.

Therefore, to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he gave up.

Anyway, with the 'Spirit Transformation Technique', he wasn't worried about not being able to find the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Just like now, in just a few breaths, he locked onto the Nine-Tails' current location.

"A hospital?"

Qingming murmured something and opened his eyes.

He then dispelled the 'spiritualization technique,' and his soul returned to his body.

Using Earth Release: Earth Vein Dragon Technique once more, Ao returned to the ground, activated Heaven's Protection, and headed straight for Konoha Hospital.

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at the same time.

Konoha Hospital.

Inside a spacious underground space.

Kushina Uzumaki was lying in the center.

Beneath her were countless sealing techniques.

These sealing techniques are nothing other than the medium used to assist in the casting of the A-rank medical ninjutsu—the Resurrection Technique.

At this moment, outside the sealing formation, there are eight Konoha medical ninjas dressed in white uniforms.

They placed their hands on the sealing seal and continuously poured chakra into it, carefully controlling the ratio of chakra to cells in Kushina Uzumaki's body through the sealing array to prolong her life as much as possible.

In the center of the sealing array, Kushina Uzumaki trembled repeatedly, indicating that she was still alive.

This is what Qingming saw when he arrived.

In response, Qingming couldn't help but sigh that the opponent truly lived up to his reputation as a ninja of the Uzumaki clan; his vitality was truly tenacious!
Keep in mind that two or three hours have passed since the opponent had his Nine-Tails extracted; an ordinary person would have been dead long ago.

But what about Kushina Uzumaki?
According to Qingming's perception, with the 'healing and regeneration technique' sustaining her, she could last at least four or five hours. If some other methods were used, she might be able to live even longer.

Shaking his head inwardly, Qingming stopped thinking about it and turned his gaze to the group of people walking in from the doorway.

Among them are Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and elders Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, as well as Shisui Uchiha, who 'reclaimed' the Nine-Tails.

They arrived at the sealing array and looked at Kushina Uzumaki lying in the center, their expressions varying.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a furrowed brow, seemingly lost in thought; Koharu Utatane's lips moved as if she had something to say; Homura Mitokado remained serious; and Minato Namikaze was unusually calm.

After a moment of silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally urged, "Minato, do you really want to do this?"

You should know that there is no precedent for becoming a Jinchūriki twice. If anything goes wrong, Kushina could die immediately.

Jiraiya has already gone to find Tsunade, if…

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking, Minato Namikaze interrupted him, saying, "Third Hokage, there's no time."

With just one sentence, he silenced everyone.

That's right, there's just no time left.

Indeed, possessing the 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' he can instantly bring people back to the village.

However, it will take time to find Tsunade.

Kushina Uzumaki simply couldn't wait that long.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze's idea was simple: rather than missing a good opportunity and watching his wife die, he would rather take advantage of her still strong vitality and help her become a Jinchūriki again.

Seeing Minato Namikaze's determined gaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others knew that persuasion was useless.

Although they were still worried that if the experiment failed, the Nine-Tails would die along with Kushina Uzumaki, leaving Konoha without a major trump card.

However, now that Minato Namikaze is the Hokage, they cannot stop him from saving his wife.

Moreover, this experimental design does indeed have a chance of success.

(End of this chapter)