I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Seeing Chiaki standing in front of the barrier, Minato temporarily put aside his concerns and spoke to Chiaki.

The secret agents have also started to move, preparing to open the barrier for Chiaki first.

This barrier, used to protect or defend against Kushina, represents the highest level of Konoha's defense team; virtually no one can break through it head-on.

However, Chiaki still did not respond. She simply stood quietly in front of the barrier and softly said, "Otohime, release it."

The next moment, a pink humanoid figure suddenly appeared in front of Chiaki. Otohime floated up with her arms crossed, looking disdainfully at the barrier that the Anbu had given so much confidence to.

"You think you can trap people with something like this?"

"Open it for me!"

Otohime reached out and pressed her hand against the barrier. As she closed her pink hand, she actually pinched a hole in the front of the barrier. Dense cracks covered the entire barrier, as if it would shatter at any moment.

"Don't break it."

Chiaki walked through the opening, passing directly through the barrier, and said to Otohime without turning her head, "They still need it."

"understood."

Otohime gave a soft hum, stretched out her small hands again, and lightly patted the barrier.

The barrier, which was originally full of cracks, has been restored to its original state and even looks much stronger than before.

"Hehe, I just casually reinforced things for you all, no need to thank me~"

Otohime laughed and followed Chiaki into the cave.

Chapter 500 It's all worth it

"Hey, hey, hey... Otohime, wait a minute!"

Minato quickly stepped forward, trying to call out to Otohime, but was blocked by the barrier.

Clearly, given Otohime's temperament, she did what she wanted to do without needing to explain herself to anyone.

Even if she heard Minato calling, she wouldn't stop to wait for him to say something.

Minato, who was blocked outside the barrier, could only smile wryly and withdraw his hand, then began to study the barrier.

As the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, he must have known how to break the defensive barrier developed by the Konoha Defense Team.

However, after Otohime reinforced it, Minato found that he couldn't untangle the thing at all.

Although Otohime only slightly reinforced the barrier, the internal defense logic of the barrier was completely changed, and it was no longer the way Minato knew it.

Barriers are also a type of sealing technique. For Otohime and Chiaki, who both have inherited sealing techniques, Konoha's barrier is far too simple and can be broken with ease.

Unfortunately, Minato knew absolutely nothing about it.

what?

You said Minato has Kushina?

Forget it, Kushina was a terrible student. She learned some sealing techniques with Mito Uzumaki's help, but she could only use them, not teach them.

Even if you asked her to rewrite it, she probably couldn't do it.

"Do you have any way to break this barrier?"

After studying the barrier for a moment, Minato immediately gave up and turned to ask the Anbu ninjas.

The ANBU ninjas looked at each other, giving Minato a helpless expression.

They were indeed the ones who set up the barrier, but the barrier was developed by Konoha's defense team and had nothing to do with them.

"alright."

Minato knew he was asking the impossible, so he said to the Anbu ninjas, "Send a few of you to bring the Konoha defense team over to study this barrier."

"We must thoroughly study and understand it."

The barrier reinforced by Otohime is far more advanced than the barrier set up by Konoha itself. If Konoha's defense team can master her techniques, it will benefit the growth of the entire Konoha defense team.

Secondly, if the barrier can be broken, Minato can immediately go in to help if any problems occur inside, instead of being blocked outside by the barrier.

"Yes!"

The ANBU ninjas quickly obeyed and disappeared from the spot. Minato stood alone in front of the barrier, looking worriedly at the cave inside.

At this moment, he was like a man stopped at the door of the operating room, quite ordinary and unremarkable, anxiously waiting to see what would happen inside.

Minato chuckled self-deprecatingly. As a Hokage, he was also just an ordinary father.

The only thing I can do now is to protect my wife and children inside the cave. As Qianqiu instructed, we absolutely cannot let anyone in.

……

"what--"

Kushina curled up in pain, lying alone on the rock. Despite the warm clothing spread on the rock, it couldn't keep out the bone-chilling cold emanating from her body.

pain.

A piercing pain.

Kushina, in so much pain, had cursed Minato countless times. If she had known that childbirth would be this painful, she shouldn't have been so blinded by greed and wanted to have a child for Minato.

On the contrary, having a second child is absolutely impossible; she would die if she had this one.

"Why isn't it here yet... Waaaaah..."

Kushina endured the pain while eagerly anticipating Minato's appearance at the cave entrance.

She thought to herself that when Shuimen arrived, she would definitely bite him hard and make him experience the pain of childbirth.

However, Kushina was also well aware of the special nature of her own identity, as well as Minato's. In order to protect the entire Hidden Leaf Village, both she and Minato were willing to endure pain.

Next to come in will probably be the medical ninja who will deliver your baby, right?

Kushina bit her lip, which had already bled from the bite, and endured the pain as she waited for the medical ninja to arrive.

"Sweetie, just wait a little longer... you'll be out soon..."

She touched her belly, gently comforting herself, trying her best to stay conscious.

"Don't try to stop the baby from coming out. If the baby suffocates in your belly, you can't blame anyone else."

A pleasant voice came through, sounding rather annoyed. Upon hearing it, Kushina felt a wave of relief and exclaimed with ecstatic joy, "Chiaki!"

As expected, Chiaki's figure appeared in front of Kushina, one hand gently placed on her stomach, the other hand grasping Kushina's hand, his flawless face close to Kushina's already pale face.

"Thanks a lot."

As she spoke softly, pink chakra emanated from her entire body, and a rich life force surged from Chiaki's body into Kushina's, instantly relieving Kushina's pain and causing her to let out a long groan.

"Um--"

As her body relaxed, Kushina felt her strength rapidly returning. No longer resisting her body's natural processes, she sensed the baby in her womb trying to come out.

"Come, work with my chakra, and I'll help you."

Chiaki spoke softly, holding Kushina's hand tightly, giving her strength while manipulating chakra to guide Kushina's efforts.

"it is good!"

Kushina nodded gratefully. With Chiaki's help, she could clearly feel the baby's movements. At the same time, she was able to maintain a clear mind and a constant supply of physical strength and vitality to complete the delivery.

"Take a deep breath and follow my instructions..."

Chiaki's gentle voice, like cotton, rang in Kushina's ears. Kushina closed her eyes and clearly felt Chiaki's chakra and the boundless vitality growing in her abdomen.

After an unknown amount of time, Kushina suddenly opened her eyes. She felt a lightness throughout her body, as if the life inside her had left her body, and a strong sense of blood connection arose within her.

"Whoa whoa-"

The sound of a baby crying came from the air, and Kushina quickly looked in the direction of the sound.

Qianqiu was holding a crying baby. Her long pink hair covered her eyebrows and eyes, but anyone could feel her gentleness.

Princess Otohime floated beside Chiaki, her hands behind her back, looking at the child in Chiaki's arms with excitement, completely unlike what a princess should be like.

"very nice."

Kushina looked at the scene before her and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"Kushina is a boy."

Chiaki, who had noticed Kushina, smiled and placed the child next to Kushina.

The child, who had been crying loudly, stopped crying the moment Kushina held him and quietly leaned against her.

"Happy birthday, Naruto..."

At this moment, Kushina's entire attention was focused on the child in her arms.

Naruto became his own other world.

The moment Kushina saw Naruto, she suddenly felt that all the pain she had endured was worth it.

Chapter 501 Darkening Makes You Ten Times Stronger

Shuimen, who was guarding the entrance to the cave, paced anxiously back and forth, his usual composure completely gone.

Even though he had become a Kage-level powerhouse, the Fourth Hokage, and one of the people standing at the pinnacle of the entire ninja world, he could not escape the same anxieties as ordinary people.

Every father standing outside the operating room waiting for his wife to give birth probably feels the same way.

Nervous, excited, worried, and at a loss.

The only way to relieve this feeling is to spin around in circles.

"Why hasn't there been any movement?"

"Has the defense squad not arrived yet?"

"I really want to go inside and take a look..."

Minato kept glancing at the cave entrance and observing the reactions of the ANBU members, which made them secretly chuckle.

Just as Minato was getting impatient, a powerful, clear, and shocking cry rang out.

"Wow--"