Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1043 Success
Qingming hid within the dimensional space constructed by 'Heavenly Defense', glancing at everyone present out of the corner of his eye, quietly waiting for their next move.

Then Minato Namikaze stepped forward alone and came to Kushina Uzumaki's side.

Only then did a clear expression appear on his face—a genuine pity.

As if sensing his presence, Kushina Uzumaki also opened her eyes.

As you can see, her eyes have become much dimmer, a consequence of a significant loss of vitality.

At the same time, her expression was full of exhaustion.

Despite this, she struggled to her feet and reached out to grab Minato Namikaze.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze quickly knelt down, took Kushina Uzumaki's hand, and said softly, "Be good, lie down and don't move."

However, Kushina Uzumaki completely ignored what he was saying and asked urgently, "Minato, tell me, is Naruto alright?"

As she said this, her eyes were full of worry.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "Don't worry, Naruto is fine. He's chubby and healthy, but he cries and fusses all the time."

Upon hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki finally felt relieved. She looked at Minato Namikaze again, noticing his tired expression, and her lips moved slightly as if she wanted to give her last instructions.

However, Minato Namikaze seemed to have anticipated her thoughts and preemptively said, "Kushina, don't worry, I have already found a way to cure you."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki was taken aback at first, then suddenly laughed and said, "Minato, don't lie to me. Without the Tailed Beasts, I can't live anymore. From now on, Naruto..."

Before she could finish speaking, Minato Namikaze pulled out a scroll.

Sensing the familiar aura of a tailed beast, Kushina Uzumaki's eyes widened in disbelief. "This is... the Nine-Tails?"

"That's right!"

Minato Namikaze nodded, then said to Kushina Uzumaki, "I will use the Eight Trigrams Seal to reseal it back into your body. Remember to cooperate."

"is this okay?"

Uzumaki Kushina asked.

She could live, and of course she didn't want to die.

Let alone the fact that she just became a mother and hasn't yet enjoyed the joys of family life, even without Naruto, as a normal person, she wouldn't want to die unless absolutely necessary.

Upon hearing her question, Minato Namikaze, though worried, outwardly displayed complete confidence.

He said, "Don't worry, I've already discussed this with the Third Generation Lords. This plan is basically guaranteed to succeed. You just need to cooperate fully."

Upon hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki stared into Minato Namikaze's eyes for a long time before finally saying, "Alright, I understand, Minato, go ahead and do as you please!"

After saying that, she began to adjust her state of mind.

At the same time, the ninjas of the eight medical teams on the periphery also received orders from Minato Namikaze to begin fully activating the 'Healing and Regeneration Technique'.

As a large amount of chakra was injected, the sealing array on the ground lit up with a milky white light, making the entire underground space much brighter.

After waiting a moment, seeing Kushina Uzumaki open her eyes again, Minato Namikaze quickly asked, "Are you ready?"

"Ah."

Kushina Uzumaki nodded.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze didn't waste any more time and immediately opened the scroll.

As you can see, a faint dark red tailed beast chakra is emanating from it.

Clearly, sealing the Nine-Tails with a scroll only serves as a temporary confinement. If left unattended, it will likely break free of the seal and escape before long.

However, Minato Namikaze only needs to control it temporarily and doesn't need to worry about too much.

Taking a deep breath, Minato laid the scroll flat in front of Kushina Uzumaki, looked at her, and once again urged, "Remember, never give up!"

"Ah."

Kushina Uzumaki nodded seriously once again.

Without hesitation, Minato Namikaze raised his hand and formed a hand seal, breaking the seal on the scroll.

Suddenly, a roar came from within, it was the voice of the Nine-Tails.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of dark red tailed beast chakra surged out from the scroll, instantly filling the entire underground space.

A heavy feeling weighed on everyone's hearts, making them tremble involuntarily.

Those who have never been in close contact with a tailed beast can hardly imagine the feeling; it's like a drowning person trying to breathe, but having their mouth and nose completely blocked.

Ultimately, they could only helplessly await death.

Affected by this negative emotion, the eight medical ninjas on the periphery who were maintaining the 'Regeneration Technique' paused slightly in their chakra transfer.

Suddenly, the sealing array on the ground began to flicker.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others exchanged glances, and then simultaneously used the 'Body Flicker Technique' to each appear in a corner of the room.

Then, the four of them formed hand seals together and cast a barrier spell.

Instantly, four defensive barriers rose up, forming a continuous barrier overhead, binding the influence of the Nine-Tails within them.

Outside, the eight medical ninjas felt a sudden lightness in their bodies, and then quickly focused their attention to maintain the sealing array on the ground.

Within the boundary.

Minato Namikaze didn't give Kurama much time. The instant Kurama condensed, he raised his hand to form a seal and unleashed the 'Four Symbols Seal' on Kushina Uzumaki.

A circular array appeared from Kushina's abdomen, containing the number "four" and spiral runes radiating outwards from it.

Its appearance was like a black hole, frantically absorbing the surrounding Nine-Tails' chakra.

"Roar~" As if sensing danger, the Nine-Tails roared again and began to struggle frantically.

Unfortunately, with Minato Namikaze controlling the seal, this half of the Nine-Tails had no chance to break free and could only watch helplessly as it was slowly sucked into Kushina Uzumaki's body.

However, this does not mean that Minato Namikaze succeeded.

When it was outside, the Nine-Tails' influence on Kushina Uzumaki was limited, but once it entered Kushina's body, the real test had just begun.

"Ah~"

A painful scream came from Kushina Uzumaki's mouth.

A large amount of dark red chakra overflowed from her body, frantically eroding her flesh and blood while also impacting her consciousness.

Visibly, Kushina Uzumaki's eyes turned red and black, filled with madness and killing intent.

Upon seeing this, Minato Namikaze's expression changed drastically.

Although he had previously discovered some problems with the Nine-Tails when he examined it, it was not the original Nine-Tails, but half of it, and it was half that contained most of the malice and negative emotions.

At the same time, he also knew that sealing it into Kushina's body would definitely impact her consciousness.

But he really didn't expect the impact to be so great.

So, while he was fully activating the seal to block the Nine-Tails' chakra, he shouted to Kushina Uzumaki, "Hold on, Kushina, don't forget, Naruto needs his mother, he's still waiting for you."

It must be said that Minato Namikaze's words were still somewhat useful.

Upon hearing the name "Naruto," Kushina Uzumaki regained some clarity of mind.

"Naruto."

She let out a murmur, then cried out again in pain: "Ahhhhhh!"

Minato Namikaze felt heartbroken watching this, but all he could do was keep calling out to her, trying to awaken Kushina Uzumaki's consciousness.

However, sealing the Nine-Tails' chakra takes time, and judging from the current situation, there simply isn't enough time.

Just then, Uchiha Shisui, who was maintaining the barrier with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others on the outside, suddenly stopped his ninjutsu.

Then, he flashed to Kushina's side.

The next moment, he activated the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Staring into the other's eyes, which were about to turn completely black, he felt as if he could see the Nine-Tails' eyes through them.

In that instant when their eyes met, he unleashed the full power of his 'Genjutsu: Sharingan'.

In an instant, the Nine-Tails' consciousness was trapped in an illusion.

As a result, Kushina's consciousness regained the upper hand, and her eyes returned to normal.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze was overjoyed.

However, the next moment, as if he had thought of something, he quickly turned his head and looked at Uchiha Shisui.

At this moment, two lines of bloody tears flowed from his eyes, running down half of his cheek, looking particularly gruesome.

"Shisui, how are you?"

Minato Namikaze asked with concern.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui waved his hand, indicating that he was not in serious condition. He then closed his Mangekyou Sharingan and said in a slightly weak voice, "Fourth Hokage, hurry up."

"it is good!"

Seeing that Uchiha Shisui was unharmed, Minato Namikaze nodded, then quickly turned his gaze back to Uzumaki Kushina. Once the seal on her body stabilized, he raised his hands again, forming hand seals, and unleashed the 'Four Symbols Sealing Technique'.

However, unlike the previous 'Four Symbols Seal', this time the 'Four Symbols Seal' he used was in reverse.

The former is responsible for sealing the Nine-Tails' chakra.

The latter is responsible for channeling the Nine-Tails' chakra.

When the two are combined, they form the true 'Bagua Seal'.

Consequently, the curse seal on Kushina's abdomen changed, from a single-layer circular spiral rune to a double spiral, and the incantation in the middle changed from "four" to "seal".

At the same time, there are eight incantations radiating outwards from this incantation seal.

Seeing the 'Eight Trigrams Seal' take shape, Minato Namikaze finally felt relieved.

Looking at Kushina Uzumaki again, he could clearly feel that although her aura had weakened considerably compared to before, it was no longer declining further.

This means that it is out of danger.

"Whoo~~~"

Minato Namikaze let out a long breath and then plopped down on the ground.

No one knows how much pressure he has been under over the past period of time.

But the result is always good.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi and the two advisor elders, who had previously expressed reservations about the plan, now had smiles on their faces.

The reason is simple: at least the Nine-Tails didn't enter the resurrection process!

Also smiling was Qingming, who had witnessed the entire process. The reason he returned the half of the Nine-Tails was to save Kushina Uzumaki's life.

Now that his life is spared, it's likely that Minato Namikaze won't be too harsh on him, no matter how things develop or whether his identity is exposed.

After all, he wasn't the one who released the Nine-Tails.

With these thoughts in mind, Qingming quietly left the underground space.

(End of this chapter)