I am the most popular character in Naruto!

She ran back to the hospital without looking back. Minato opened his mouth and smiled bitterly, realizing that his two disciples had grown to this level, while he himself had lost his composure because of Kushina's matter.

Thinking of this, Minato took a deep breath, placed his hand on Kakashi's shoulder, and said seriously, "Alright, I'll take command from now on."

"Kakashi, get involved in the rescue."

"……I see."

Kakashi glanced at Minato, nodded, and quickly joined the rescue efforts.

It must be said that Kakashi's abilities in all aspects were greatly enhanced after experiencing the Third Shinobi World War.

Even in terms of command ability, it's the same. You can only say that a genius is always a genius, and they'll do pretty much the same things.

Minato suppressed his emotions, glanced towards the cave, and silently murmured to himself, "Chiaki, Kushina and her child, I'm entrusting them to you..."

"We absolutely cannot let anything happen to them!"

……

Unfortunately, Minato may be disappointed.

For Chiaki, her ultimate goal was to ensure Kushina's survival; as for Naruto...

Ok.

He's the protagonist of the story, so he naturally has the protagonist's halo. He shouldn't... probably won't die, right?

no way.

Naruto is just a character in a story, while Kushina is a real best friend who has lived with him for so many years.

Of course, if possible, Chiaki would naturally protect Naruto, after all, he is the apple of Kushina and Minato's eye.

But if it really comes to the point of no return, then Chiaki will have no choice but to abandon Naruto and protect Kushina's safety.

Anyway, Minato and Kushina are both young, so they can just have another child.

Even if it's not Naruto, it would be fine if Naruto or something like that dated Sasuke; that would be a happy ending for everyone.

"Qianqiu... what's going on outside?"

Kushina leaned weakly against her child, gently stroking his little head in comfort, and spoke to Chiaki with concern.

"It's nothing, you don't need to think about it too much."

Chiaki smiled slightly at Kushina, her hand still resting on Kushina's abdomen, the pink chakra still shimmering.

"Yeah……"

Kushina's attention was completely focused on Naruto at that moment, so she naturally didn't notice that Chiaki's expression was off.

However, Chiaki's hand remained on her stomach, and warm chakra continued to flow into her body, a feeling that made her somewhat uneasy.

"Um... Chiaki, I'm actually fine now, do I need any more treatment?"

Kushina hugged Naruto and smiled gratefully at Chiaki, "Thank you for helping me deliver the baby. When this child is a little older, I will definitely make him recognize you as his godmother."

"Okay, then I'll wait."

Chiaki responded with a smile, but her hand remained on Kushina's abdomen, pink chakra flashing continuously. Compared to when she delivered the baby, Chiaki was channeling even more chakra.

"A thousand...a thousand autumns...that's why you don't need so many..."

Kushina shyly tugged at Chiaki's hand. The feeling of being continuously drawn into her body reminded Kushina of certain scenes that children shouldn't see, and her face turned red.

"Almost done, Kushina."

Chiaki spoke softly, her face not looking good due to excessive chakra output, but Kushina didn't notice.

"I promised Minato that I would never let anything happen to you."

"Eh?"

Chapter 504 The Best Opportunity

A large amount of chakra surged from Chiaki's body and continuously flowed into Kushina's body.

Even though Kushina was a ninja novice who reached the Chunin level entirely through talent, she realized that something was wrong with the current situation.

I'm just having one child, is it really necessary for Qianqiu to make such a big fuss?

If Kushina's chakra level was 100, then Chiaki had already transferred nearly 10000 chakra into her.

It was thanks to Kushina's Uzumaki bloodline and Chiaki's status as a member of the Uzumaki royal family that her chakra was compatible with lower-level chakra, Kushina was able to withstand such a large influx of chakra from Chiaki.

Kushina felt her entire body brimming with power, her meridians overflowing with Chiaki's chakra.

It's already overflowing with millennia~ (?)

"A thousand...a thousand autumns?"

Kushina held Naruto close; she had already sensed something was wrong. Chiaki's face was extremely pale, and he even seemed about to collapse.

Her delicate face was covered in sweat, her lips were bloodless, and she leaned against Kushina, looking at her weakly.

Otohime, who had been assisting from the side, also disappeared, leaving Chiaki all alone.

"I miscalculated a bit..."

Chiaki bit her lip, wanting to ensure Kushina's safety, but she found that her chakra alone was not enough.

If she had known this would happen, she should have learned the Yin Seal from Tsunade.

As a member of the royal family of the Chiaki Uzumaki clan, her chakra reserves are absolutely unparalleled. In the entire ninja world, there are probably only a handful of people who can compare with her in terms of chakra reserves.

Under these circumstances, Qianqiu did not value or care much about learning the Yin Seal technique.

In addition, she and Tsunade rarely saw each other, so she didn't bring up the matter much.

I never imagined that I would realize how little I knew when I needed it, and that my usually complacent chakra reserves had become a weakness.

"Qianqiu, what are you doing?"

Kushina reached out and held Chiaki's hand with heartache, asking anxiously.

"It'll be over soon... very soon..."

Chiaki forced a smile; if she wanted to protect Kushina, she needed to be fully prepared.

The best approach would be to simply drive Obito away, preventing him from harming Kushina and Naruto.

However, Obito's talent was exceptional, and with the unique characteristics of his Mangekyou Sharingan, Chiaki could only defend against him temporarily, not forever.

What if Obito insists on making Minato experience the pain of losing a child? Even if Chiaki defeats Obito today, what if one day he sneaks into Konoha and kills Naruto?

In other words, there is only one optimal solution under the current circumstances.

Let the Nine-Tails' rampage continue, following the original storyline, and minimize Konoha's losses through timely evacuation.

In this way, Obito completed most of his plan and destroyed most of Konoha. However, since it was ultimately ruined by himself and Minato, the hatred would be firmly focused on Minato and himself, without affecting Kushina and Naruto.

By incurring Obito's hatred, Naruto can grow up in peace. Once he matures, he will become Chiaki's trump card, his ultimate trump card.

Isn't it beautiful?

Assuming this plan is carried out, the biggest challenge will be how to get Obito to unleash the Nine-Tails' fury.

As is well known, when a Tailed Beast leaves the Jinchuriki's body, it takes away the Jinchuriki's life force, thus killing the Jinchuriki.

If we want the Nine-Tails to safely leave Kushina's body and then transfer into Naruto's body, we must find a way to preserve Kushina's life force.

Therefore, Chiaki frantically poured his own chakra into Kushina's body. Her chakra contained a large amount of life force. With the support of this chakra, and by using Chiaki's chakra and life force to supply the tailed beasts instead of Kushina, Kushina could survive.

However, according to Chiaki's perception, the chakra she provided to Kushina was completely given to Kurama, yet it was still not enough to satisfy Kurama's greed; it wanted more.

"Chiaki... stop giving me chakra!"

Kushina nervously held Chiaki's hand, trying to persuade him repeatedly, but Chiaki remained unmoved.

A vague sense of unease crept into her heart. Chiaki was pushing herself too hard, to the point that even Kushina herself didn't know why.

Soon, this bad feeling came true.

A man wearing a cloak and a swirling mask strolled into the cave, exuding an ominous aura.

"!!!"

Kushina opened her eyes wide and looked at the man at the cave entrance. This man did not look like an Anbu member or a member of Konoha.

The appearance of such a creature under these circumstances suggests nothing more than an enemy!

"Qianqiu! There's an enemy!"

Kushina screamed and grabbed Chiaki's arm tightly, but unexpectedly, her scream and movement caused Chiaki to momentarily lose his breath, and his chakra immediately broke.

Qianqiu stared blankly at his hands, his face darkening. He gritted his teeth and began to form hand seals in a dazzling display.

Kushina had rarely seen the Chiaki hand seals before, and almost no one in the entire ninja world had ever seen them. The hand seals she was forming at this moment were incredibly complex, and even if Hiruzen Sarutobi were to see them, he probably wouldn't be able to understand them.

"Hmph, Thousand Hands, Thousand Autumns."

Obito was unaware that Chiaki was already on his deathbed. He remained vigilant and slowly walked forward.

"It's been such a long time. The last time we met was the last time."

Obito stared intently at Chiaki, slowly approaching her, his vigilance unchanged.

You know, the last time I saw Qianqiu, she beat me up pretty badly.

If Jue hadn't helped him escape, they would probably have died a horrible death on the spot.

Chiaki ignored Obito's nonsense and focused on forming hand seals, trying her best to restore the chakra in her body.

"A thousand autumns? A thousand autumns?!"

Kushina watched Chiaki nervously. She didn't know what Chiaki was doing, but she could sense the hostility and malice emanating from Obito.

She held her child tightly, sensing from the strength of the man that he was no match for her. But even so, she still had to protect her child and not let him get hurt in the slightest!

"It'll be soon...it'll be soon..."

Chiaki murmured weakly, "If Obito were to attack me at this moment, it would be the perfect opportunity."

At this moment, Chiaki was completely powerless to resist; she risked everything to protect Kushina.

Kushina interrupted the chakra transfer, so now there's only one thing left to do...