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Chapter 203 Minato Namikaze Obtains Memories of the "Future"

Cold sweat appeared on Minato Namikaze's forehead and slid down his straight nose.

Despite the intense itching on his face, he resisted the urge to rub it with his hands.

There was nothing he could do; the pressure from the person in front of him was simply too great.

Although he is only fifteen years old, he has already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, and in terms of speed, he is definitely among the top three in Konoha today.

Furthermore, his ability to successfully apply the Flying Thunder God Technique in actual combat proves that he possesses unparalleled nerve reflex speed and dynamic vision.

However, in his recent encounter with Hozuki Shingetsu, Hozuki Shingetsu's ghostly speed almost caught him off guard.

He almost had his throat torn apart by Hozuki Shingetsu's palm.

"Is Kirigakure going to become our enemy, Konoha?"

Minato Namikaze looked at Shingetsu Hozuki, trying to use Konoha to dispel Shingetsu's killing intent, but in reality, he was constantly thinking about how to escape.

Indeed, from that fleeting glimpse, he could sense the enormous gap between himself and Hozuki Shingetsu. His pride in his speed was completely ineffective against Hozuki Shingetsu.

Moreover, besides Hozuki Shingetsu, there was also a Kirigakure ninja who appeared to be a member of the Uzumaki clan.

The fact that Hozuki Shingetsu valued them and brought them to this place shows that the strength of the Uzumaki clan is not to be underestimated.

Moreover, because of his girlfriend, he was well aware of the terrifying power of sealing techniques. Without knowing the strength of the two Konoha ninjas from the "future" behind him, he naturally decided to leave first.

If he were alone, escaping would have been easy, but now that he has two burdens, there is no way he can leave without someone staying behind to cover his retreat.

As for leaving these two Konoha ninja behind... these Konoha ninjas from the "future" should not be left to Kirigakure, regardless of the reasons.

Regardless of what the ninja in the vortex seemed to want to do to the blond boy, what if Hozuki Shingetsu got some secret information about the future of Konoha from these two? Wouldn't that be setting himself up for failure?

"After the battle begins, you two should try to head east; someone there will be there to meet you."

With this thought in mind, Minato Namikaze whispered some instructions to the two people behind him, then focused all his attention on Shingetsu Hozuki.

"But what about you, big brother...?"

Before Naruto could finish speaking, Yamato reached out and stopped him. After nodding to Minato Namikaze, he forcefully pulled Naruto away from there.

As the supervisor of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he naturally knew Minato Namikaze's strength and the Flying Thunder God Technique that he relied on to dominate the ninja world. He also knew that the two of them were just a burden here.

Although he didn't know who the Mist Ninja on the other side was, he understood that following orders was the best option for the two of them right now.

"Hmm? Cutting off the tail to survive?"

Hozuki Shingetsu naturally couldn't just stand by and watch Naruto Uzumaki escape.

For him, taking the Nine-Tails from Naruto Uzumaki was far more important than killing Minato Namikaze.

After all, the half of the Nine-Tails inside Naruto Uzumaki is related to his path to the Six Paths, while dealing with Minato Namikaze is relatively much easier.

"Water Release Chakra Mode - Full Power!"

Upon realizing this, Hozuki Shingetsu immediately activated the permanent ninjutsu within his body with all his might, and in an instant, the blood circulation within his body began to run wildly like a galloping wild horse.

suck~

A large amount of oxygen entered Hozuki Crescent's lungs with each breath, entering his ever-accelerating metabolism.

Under this frantic, accelerating cycle, Hozuki Shingetsu's body temperature continued to rise, and as a result, a thin layer of mist even appeared around her.

Combined with the tiny electric arcs generated by his earlier activation of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it was as if he carried a layer of thunderclouds around his body.

"Want to leave? Stay!"

He was still standing still when he uttered the first word, but by the time he finished the last word, he was already in front of Naruto Uzumaki, reaching out to grab his calf.

boom!

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared.

With a simple grab and a smash, Naruto Uzumaki, the chosen one of this parallel universe, was slammed to the ground by Shingetsu Hozuki.

"Damn it... Rasengan!"

Naruto Uzumaki strained to raise his right hand and, with the help of his shadow clone, conjured a Rasengan that hurtled toward Shingetsu Hozuki.

Unfortunately, this slow attack was completely useless to him.

Just as Hozuki Shingetsu was about to cruelly cripple Naruto's limbs, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound coming from above.

boom!

The spider-like cracks on the ground were split open again, and Hozuki Shingetsu, with one hand on each side, pinned Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki to the ground.

"A family should be together all the time, shouldn't they?"

Hozuki Shingetsu looked down at Namikaze Minato, who had an incredulous expression on his face, and said with a smile.

In the original work, during World War III, Minato Namikaze encountered the young Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, the new generation of the "AB combination".

At that time, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge the Fourth Raikage's attack, but he stopped at the last moment when he intended to attack Killer Bee. Why?

There was no other reason than that the young Killer Bee had already realized at the last moment that if Minato Namikaze had insisted on attacking, the final outcome would have been one death and one serious injury.

Given that the Fourth Raikage was present at the time, the implications of Minato Namikaze's serious injury are self-evident.

That's why even Killer Bee, several years later, was able to react at the last moment, let alone Hozuki Shingetsu, who had mastered both Water Release and Lightning Release chakra modes at this time.

Although limited by the characteristics of space-time ninjutsu, Hozuki Shingetsu is not as fast as Namikaze Minato at long distances.

However, even at such a short distance, knowing his target, he was still able to catch Minato Namikaze.

"A family?"

"Rasengan?"

The two people who were pinned to the ground by Hozuki Shingetsu looked at each other, and their eyes immediately showed shock.

Unlike Naruto Uzumaki, who was a bit dim-witted, Minato Namikaze instantly came up with a lot of ideas.

However, before he could do anything, Naruto Uzumaki, after being repeatedly humiliated, was the first to erupt.

"Ahhhhh!"

With a roar, streams of crimson chakra surged from Naruto Uzumaki's body, and fox tails sprouted from behind him one after another.

"Naruto, calm down!"

Minato Namikaze was alarmed by the situation. Having sensed the power of the Nine-Tails up close, he finally realized that Shingetsu Hozuki had been trying to do something to Naruto Uzumaki.

Although he didn't know who sealed the Nine-Tails into their child in the "future," he couldn't let Naruto go berserk no matter what.

After all, the period when a Jinchuriki goes berserk is the best time for a Tailed Beast to escape, and once a Tailed Beast goes berserk, it means the loss of the Jinchuriki's life.

Under the influence of the Nine-Tails' chakra, Naruto's injuries were healing at an astonishing speed, and he slowly stood up, supported by Hozuki Shingetsu's hand.

"Um?"

Hozuki Shingetsu raised an eyebrow slightly, quite surprised.

"Shout? What are you yelling for!"

"You think I didn't?"

"Kneel down!"

boom!

After releasing the Six-Tails' chakra, Naruto Uzumaki, who had just been glaring angrily at Hozuki Shingetsu, collapsed again.

"Hahaha... Kurama, you've finally met your match!"

In Hozuki Shingetsu's spiritual world, the arrogant laughter of the shinigami echoed.

Although the Sage of Six Paths did not intend to determine the strength of the tailed beasts based on the number of their tails when creating them, it is an undeniable fact that the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails are stronger than the other tailed beasts.

In the past, the Rhinoceros Dog had been bullied by Kurama quite a bit, so how could he not feel happy now that he had the chance to get revenge?

"Damn brat... If it weren't for this body limiting my abilities..."

Nine-Lama's unwilling voice rang out; it would never admit that this was a victory for the Rhinoceros Hound.

In its view, it was obvious that the Jinchūriki had lost, and it was definitely not Kurama who had lost!

"So strong..."

Mei Terumi looked at the two people lying on the ground not far away, and a hint of admiration flashed involuntarily in her eyes.

Although she grew up listening to stories about Hozuki Shingetsu, this was the first time she had ever witnessed Hozuki Shingetsu in action.

Although she didn't know what was inside Naruto's body, she still vividly remembered the feeling of trembling under that ominous aura.

But this very power that terrified her to the core was easily subdued by Hozuki Shingetsu.

"Zongren, get to work!"

Upon hearing Hozuki Shingetsu's greeting, Uzumaki Muneto quickly composed himself, approached Uzumaki Naruto, and resumed his seal extraction process.

"You... I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing this, Yamato was naturally unwilling to accept that Kurama had been captured. This was not in the original timeline, where there was still hope of finding Kurama even if it was lost.

In this "past," once it's lost, it's truly lost!

"Wood Release..."

"So noisy!"

Before Yamato could finish forming the hand seals, Hozuki Shingetsu lashed him against the wall with his tail.

With Hozuki Shingetsu's current strength, any ninja who hasn't reached the Kage level is basically no different from an infant in front of him.

Even for some Kage-level fighters, if Hozuki Shingetsu discovers their weaknesses, their situation is no better than Yamato's.

"the same as you!"

Hozuki Shingetsu glanced at Namikaze Minato and crushed his hands to prevent him from throwing kunai to unleash the Flying Thunder God Technique or from resorting to the Reaper Death Seal when he was cornered.

Although it's unknown whether he has learned this trick by now, it's still best to be on guard.

Although Hozuki Shingetsu was confident that he wouldn't be caught by the Grim Reaper at his speed, there was ultimately no need to take the risk.

Simply crush Minato Namikaze's hands, and it will be a clean and easy solution.

"Sealing Technique: Vajra Chains!"

Over here, the Uzumaki clan member also took out the sealing talisman jar from before and released the Vajra Chains once again.

With Hozuki Shingetsu suppressing it, the Adamantine Chains easily entered Naruto's body, shattering the seal that had imprisoned the Nine-Tails for many years. The layers of chains, like a dog leash, were looped around the Nine-Tails' neck, binding it tightly.

"You brat..."

Nine-Lama's lantern-sized eyes were filled with resentment, and his entire body was struggling against the dragging of the Vajra Chains.

Unfortunately, under the dual suppression of Hozuki Shingetsu and the Vajra Chains, no matter how unwilling it was, it could only cry out helplessly like a little girl.

However, at that moment, a strange power suddenly appeared within Naruto Uzumaki's body, joining the struggle between the Nine-Tails and the Adamantine Chains.

"This power... Minato Namikaze, it's you!"

After carefully sensing this power, the Nine Lamas suddenly remembered its source.

"Don't speak yet, Nine-Tails, let's work together to deal with this guy first!"

In a parallel universe, Minato Namikaze's chakra avatar appeared before the gate of the Nine-Tails' sealing place, mustering all his strength to help the Nine-Tails break free from its chains.

No, it wasn't just Minato Namikaze; even the chakra left behind by Kushina Uzumaki before her death seemed to sense Naruto's current predicament and appeared.

"Kushina..."

"Minato, deal with the immediate crisis first."

Kushina Uzumaki interrupted Minato Namikaze and went to the other side of Kurama, joining the "tug-of-war".

Under the influence of these two new forces, the Vortex Sect's Vajra Chains were actually held in place. Not only did the chains not move outwards, but they even showed a tendency to shrink inwards.

"What?"

Uzumaki Sōjin was shocked and didn't understand what had happened.

"Hmph... You should have obediently returned to the Pure Land since you're already dead, yet you still dare to show your face? The 'past' you was pinned down by me, so what about the 'future' you? If you dare to come out, I'll still take you down!"

From the Six-Tails' perspective, Hozuki Shingetsu easily "saw" what was happening inside Naruto's body.

Although seeing his "fiancée" from this perspective was somewhat strange, he still snorted coldly and unleashed the full power of the Six-Tails.

Whoosh!

Even with the combined strength of Kurama, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki, they couldn't withstand Hozuki Shingetsu's brute force.

The golden chains continued to drag, and the Nine-Tails transformed into a substantial mass of chakra, continuously pulling it from Naruto's body into the Uzumaki clan's secret sealing jar.

"Ughhhh!"

Naruto Uzumaki lay on the ground, howling in pain. Being dragged alive out of his body by the tailed beast was naturally incredibly painful.

"Naruto..."

In the real world, Minato Namikaze watched this scene with eyes wide with rage, wanting to unleash the Reaper Death Seal and Hozuki Shingetsu to fight to the death, but he was powerless to do so.

With his hands already crushed, he had no choice but to watch helplessly.

"No, Kushina, this can't go on!"

Seeing the situation, Minato Namikaze's chakra avatar, residing at the place where the Nine-Tails was sealed, spoke to Kushina Uzumaki.

"If this continues, we'll just end up being sealed away by that guy along with Kurama."

"This is not our time and space, and there is no way to undo the Reaper Death Seal and release that half of the Nine-Tails to extend Naruto's life."

Minato Namikaze sensed Naruto's physical condition, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Since things have come to this, and Naruto's condition is beyond repair, then we can only try to avenge him!"

"Revenge? How can I get revenge?"

Kushina Uzumaki looked at Minato Namikaze with tears streaming down her face, wondering what he wanted to do.

"We are all dead in this world, and we can't do anything with the little chakra we have now."

Minato Namikaze "looked" outwards, and being inside Naruto Uzumaki's body, he naturally sensed everything that was happening outside.

"But the 'me' from the past outside is real; he is capable of avenging our children!"

"We are now chakra incarnations, containing all our past memories. If we channel all the remaining chakra into him, he, having gained all our memories, will surely be able to help us achieve our revenge!"

"Although we don't know who that Mist Ninja is or why we've never heard of him before, now that he has our memories, he'll definitely fight that Mist Ninja to the death. After all, Naruto is his future child!"

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words, despite her extreme reluctance, Kushina Uzumaki knew that this was the only way at the moment. So she could only hold back her tears, glare resentfully at Shingetsu Hozuki, her husband in this life, and agree to Minato's suggestion.

(End of this chapter)