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Chapter 401 Shukaku: Where did you get this for me?

Before returning, Uchiha Hikaru had already told the two children a little about Seraph Minato.

However, when he actually saw him, Sasuke still couldn't connect the little Minato in front of him with the "Fourth Hokage" on the Hokage Rock.

On the contrary, Minato had already seen Sasuke in the group live stream, so he was not at all unfamiliar with him: "You must be Fugaku's son, Uchiha Sasuke, right? I heard that you and Naruto entered the school in the same batch and were in the same class. You have helped him a lot in class. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of Naruto."

"Uncle, you're too kind..."

Sasuke stammered in response, "I've often heard my father mention your name, saying you're an exceptionally skilled ninja. I never imagined you yourself would be so...so..."

Sasuke struggled for a while before finally finding the word "young" to describe it.

Hmm... she is indeed very "young".

After all, judging from his appearance, Minato is only about two years old. If it were an ordinary child, at this age, he would probably still be sucking on a pacifier and wouldn't even be able to speak clearly.

the other side.

Bulma squatted down in front of Gaara, watching him with great interest.

That's right.

This little guy was also brought along by Uchiha Koichi.

At this moment, Gaara's chakra had been sealed by her sealing technique. Facing Bulma, who seemed to have ill intentions, he could only lean against the wall, shrink into a corner, and adopt a wary posture.

Little did people know that his chubby little face and heavy dark circles under his eyes, combined with his expression and posture, not only did he not look intimidating, but he also looked a bit cute, making people want to grab him and pinch his face hard.

"Tsk tsk, that look is pretty fierce."

"And those dark circles under your eyes, they're even more noticeable than in the comics... Have you really not slept much for years?"

Bulma clicked her tongue, then, as if remembering something, suddenly reached into her pocket with one hand and grabbed Gaara's wrist with the other: "Oh right, when I went back to West Capital last time, I think I just bought a new eye cream... Come here, let me put some on for you, it's really effective at getting rid of dark circles!"

"...Let me go!"

Gaara was determined to fight back when Bulma started touching him inappropriately.

However, having lost the ability to manipulate sand, his physical strength was only slightly stronger than that of children his age. With Yamato coming over to help, he was quickly lifted up like a kitten, allowing Bulma to apply eye cream to him.

As for Shukaku...

Leaving aside the question of whether they dare to act in the face of Uchiha Hikaru's threat.

It was even more confused than Gaara at this moment:

"...Where have I gotten myself into? Is this still the ninja world?"

"How can there be such a terrifying Uchiha? They're even more terrifying than Madara back then... no, even more terrifying than that old man! They're practically monsters from outer space!"

"And what's that annoying guy doing here? He seems to get along quite well with them. Did he come up with the idea of ​​having this woman kidnap me?"

At this moment.

Shukaku was nestled inside Gaara's body in a very relaxed manner, observing the outside world through Gaara's eyes, especially watching Uchiha Hikaru's back while making crazy sarcastic remarks.

The "annoying guy" it mentioned is naturally the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The two halves of the Nine-Tails, which were inside Minato and Naruto, also sensed Shukaku's aura and then engaged in a telepathic exchange with it.

This kind of communication at the level of thought is one of the unique abilities of the tailed beasts. However, it is essentially a special application of Yin Release. Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru and Namikaze Minato quickly noticed it and were left speechless by the childlike bickering between the two tailed beasts.

"Miss Hikari, um... why did you bring that child along?"

Minato Namikaze glanced at Gaara, who was being carried by Yamato, and looked puzzled.

"Is there a problem?"

"That child is Rasa's son and the only Jinchūriki in Sunagakure. If he is suddenly kidnapped, Sunagakure will probably be in big trouble."

"It's alright. The person who kidnapped him is 'Uchiha Madara,' and he's wearing a black robe with red clouds. We can just go to the Akatsuki organization to demand his return."

Uchiha Hikaru casually remarked, "Besides, aren't Konoha's Jinchuriki here too?"

"……All right."

Minato Namikaze didn't say anything more, but asked a few questions about Kakashi. After confirming that his disciple was no longer at risk of having his eyes gouged out by Obito and Madara, he fell into thought.

From a macro perspective.

After Uchiha Hikaru's rampage in Sunagakure, the news of "Uchiha Madara's resurrection" must have spread throughout the Five Great Nations.

With the precedent of Luo Sha's defeat, the other four cannot afford to be skeptical.

Gaara's disappearance further indicates that "Madara intends to target the Jinchuriki." Under this threat, even if the major ninja villages do not immediately convene the Five Kage Summit, they will certainly discuss this matter through correspondence.

Both Konoha and Iwagakure are aware of the Akatsuki's existence, so they will naturally connect the incident to the Akatsuki and turn their attention to the Land of Rain. Madara and Obito, whose goal is to capture the Tailed Beasts, will not be able to ignore the fact that the One-Tailed Beast has been intercepted, and they will most likely react, perhaps even launching a direct attack on Konoha.

perhaps……

The Fourth Shinobi World War is about to begin.

"That's inevitable."

Uchiha Hikaru stretched and said casually, "The one-country-one-village system in the ninja world was formed after hundreds of years of war. How can it smoothly transition to a unified government without a complete reshuffle and restructuring? Well, you should think about your own affairs first. In your current state, even if you return to the ninja world, you probably won't be able to do anything."

"……really."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

In terms of strength, even now he is close to the level of a Kage.

—The physical enhancements provided by "S cells" and "Namekian cells" are far superior to those of "bloodline limits".

However, in this state, he is simply incapable of fulfilling the roles of "savior of the ninja world" and "leader of the new government."

This kind of thing should at least be done by a teenager.

"...According to Dr. Brief's calculations, I need at least another month or two to grow to a similar size to Naruto. If I want to grow into an adult, it will be another year or two. Neither Madara nor the Five Great Nations can probably wait that long."

Minato Namikaze said.

Uchiha Hikaru pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly: "Actually, physical development isn't a problem."

because……

Have you heard of the "Mental Time Chamber"?

(End of this chapter)