I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

Minato Namikaze hurriedly grabbed the Konoha Jonin who had come to report.

"Not long ago, news came from the village that they were preparing to replace the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki." The Konoha Jonin, whose arms were being held, understood Minato Namikaze's reaction and immediately repeated it.

Upon hearing the other party repeat what he had said, Minato Namikaze felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, and his face turned extremely ugly.

Replacing the Jinchūriki? Wouldn't that mean Kushina would die?

Minato Namikaze is a very rational person.

Upon suddenly learning that Kushina would be replaced by the Nine-Tails, he was inevitably flustered, but he tried his best to remain calm.

The arrangement to replace the Jinchūriki must have originated from Danzo.

On the surface, the reason given for changing the Jinchuriki was that Kushina had gone berserk and killed many people in Konoha.

but

"If Danzo really wanted to replace the Jinchūriki, he would have done it long ago. And given his personality, if he really wanted to do it, he would never have spread it so widely like this. Therefore, his target is most likely me!"

Calmly analyzing the situation, Minato Namikaze's brows furrowed tightly.

He had even guessed why Danzo had suddenly proposed changing the Jinchūriki.

He also contributed to the fervor within the village for the title of next Hokage.

It's obvious that such a sound frightened Danzo, so he wanted to use Kushina to scheme against him.

"This is an open conspiracy. Kushina is in their hands now. Even if we get Tsunade's help, they can still secretly replace the Nine-Tails if they want to. So they are forcing me to make a choice!" Minato Namikaze sighed.

He now only has two choices.

Either ignore Kushina's life or death and gamble that Danzo won't really give up on Kushina, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan.

They either have to submit to Danzo, or they have to forcibly rescue Kushina.

With his fists clenched, Minato Namikaze's expression shifted.

During the Konoha Crush, Naraku's use of Shadow Clone Jutsu caused Kushina to go berserk, resulting in the destruction of Konoha and the killing of many of its members.

This point has now become a good reason for Danzo to change the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

It was as if the news had reached the battlefield of Iwagakure.

Danzo made the entire process of changing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki public within the village.

Danzo was also adept at using public opinion campaigns.

Just like how Danzo forced Konoha's White Fang to commit suicide, many people in Konoha were incited to regard Kushina as a sinner.

The main reason is that quite a few people did die during Kushina's rampage.

Among the families of these deceased were civilians and some members of ninja clans.

These people clearly wouldn't pay attention to the village's fighting, so they gave Danzo considerable support.

Tsunade, who was stationed at the battlefield in Sunagakure, also received the news immediately.

However, the pressure of the war prevented her from leaving, so she could only send messages to her supporters in the village for help.

But this is clearly of no use.

Danzo, who had Kushina firmly under his control, completely ignored Tsunade's people and directly stated that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had to be replaced.

"Konoha is going to replace the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

On the ninth floor of the Star Tower, Naraku, who was originally in the middle of his cultivation, looked in surprise at the hurriedly arrived Garuro.

“Yes, sir, and the date has been set, in three days!” Gariu Luo quickly added.

Although Naraku has not taken any action against the Tailed Beasts for the time being due to his fear of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, he has also instructed the intelligence team to keep an eye on the movements of the Jinchuriki in each village in order to prevent any unexpected events from occurring.

When Konoha announced the change of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the intelligence agents planted in Konoha by the Land of Stars naturally sent a message immediately upon learning of it.

Naraku stroked his chin.

He really hadn't expected Konoha to replace the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

After all, Kushina, as a member of the Uzumaki clan, was definitely a very high-quality Jinchūriki.

So the current situation is...

"Danzo is trying to use Kushina as bait!" Naraku's face showed a playful expression.

Danzo was quite shrewd when it came to internal power struggles.

If he succeeds, even if he can't control Minato Namikaze, he can at least eliminate the threat posed by Minato Namikaze.

"Speaking of which, Madara Uchiha is now dead, and Indra and Ashura's chakra should have been reincarnated again. But given Minato Namikaze and Kushina's current situation, could it be that Ashura's chakra was reincarnated as someone else?" Naraku pondered.

"Forget it, no matter what, let's keep an eye on the Nine-Tails' situation first. If it has really been changed, we need to find out who the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is."

Whether Kushina lives or dies is not important; what Naraku truly cares about is the Nine-Tails.

After all, once he has accumulated enough strength, his first target will be the tailed beasts.

With his eye technique "Jade Ancestor's Life", Naraku can detect the situation in Konoha at any time, even when he is in Star City.

Chapter 221 Minato Namikaze, the Rogue Ninja

The next day.

"So that's where it was hidden. Danzo was quite good at hiding things."

On the ninth floor of the Star Tower, with a golden vertical pupil appearing between his brows, Naraku stood at the edge of the floor, facing the Land of Fire, his gaze slightly narrowed, and he said with some emotion.

To keep track of the Nine-Tails' situation, the first thing to do is naturally to determine Kushina's location.

Just as Tsunade could never find Kushina's whereabouts, Danzo hid Kushina very well, even taking her out of Konoha and hiding her in an unknown underground base in the Land of Fire.

Even Naraku.

If Danzo hadn't announced the replacement of the Jinchūriki, which might have caused him to worry about Kushina's location being exposed, he would have secretly sent more people to Kushina's place of imprisonment.

Even if he were to investigate with the power of "Jade Ancestor's Destiny," it would be very difficult for him to detect it.

Fortunately, with the addition of more tracking personnel, he eventually located Kushina's location.

Otherwise, he was prepared to personally go to Konoha to capture some Root members to probe their memories.

"How tragic! Has their self-awareness been destroyed? Danzo really kept his word and trained the Jinchuriki into emotionless weapons!"

Having located Kushina, Naraku naturally also discovered Kushina's situation.

The situation of the other party made him raise an eyebrow, and he sighed once again at Danzo's ruthless methods.

It's too cruel.

Within the underground base discovered by "Jade Ancestor's Destiny," there was a heavily guarded cage.

The person imprisoned in the cage was none other than Kushina, whom they hadn't seen in a long time.

She's just different from the Kushina of the past.

At this moment, Kushina was like a delicate puppet, sitting blankly with empty eyes and a numb expression.

In other words, no evidence of Kushina being assaulted was found during the investigation; otherwise, Naraku would have suspected that Danzo had taken some unspeakable actions against Kushina.

Similarly, Kushina's condition reminded Naraku of the memories he had read back then.

It is clear that during the time Danzo imprisoned Kushina, he destroyed her self-awareness as planned, and trained her into the Jinchuriki weapon she had always longed for.

Not everything can detect Kushina's location like Naraku could.

But this did not stop Danzo, who wanted to fish for information, from spreading false rumors.

Boom! ! !

Inside the Root organization's base, a violent explosion suddenly occurred.

The next second, a barrier appeared, sealing off the entire Root organization base.

"Minato Namikaze, how dare you attack the village's secret location! This is a crime of treason."

"Surrender. Don't even think about escaping with the Flying Thunder God Technique. This place has been sealed off by a barrier that isolates time and space. You can't escape."

“Minato Namikaze, Lord Danzo has instructed that if you are willing to submit, not only will you be pardoned, but you will also be promoted to vice-captain of the Anbu.”

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Seeing that Minato Namikaze had triggered the trap but was only slightly injured, the many Root members surrounding him did not rush forward. Instead, several of them stepped out and began to persuade him.

Minato Namikaze, his eyes filled with gloom, coldly stared at the people before him.

He knew that he had ultimately fallen for Danzo's scheme.

After secretly returning to the village from the battlefield, the location of Kushina that he discovered was actually bait deliberately thrown out by Danzo.

"Unfortunately, we still haven't found Kushina."

Minato Namikaze didn't regret falling into the trap; he just felt a sense of regret.

He was not entirely unprepared for the perilous situation this time.

But concern can cloud judgment, and to ensure Kushina's safety, he decided to take a gamble.

The bet is that Kushina is really being held captive inside the Root organization's base.