Simultaneous Transmigration: Freedom Across the Heavens

The orange-yellow full moon was tinged with a scarlet hue, and a blood-red halo filled the night sky.

This is a night of great misfortune.

Kushina Uzumaki knelt on the ground, holding the infant Naruto tightly in her arms, her face radiating maternal warmth, tears silently streaming down her cheeks: "I want to see... Naruto when he grows up."

Her chakra was nearly depleted, her Adamantine Lock was growing dimmer, and every word she spoke seemed to require all her strength.

Minato Namikaze stood beside her, his long golden hair tousled by the night wind.

He gazed resolutely at the Nine-Tails' massive body and said, "Kushina, you don't need to exhaust your last bit of chakra. I will seal half of the Nine-Tails inside Naruto..."

As he spoke, he began forming hand seals: "巳、亥、未、卯、戌、子、酉..."

"Watergate!"

Tears streamed down Kushina's face. She recognized the ninjutsu at a glance and cried out in a sorrowful voice, "Minato, are you leaving us?"

Minato Namikaze lowered his head, hesitated for only a second, then raised his head and said, "Kushina, I am the Fourth Hokage. Protecting the village is my responsibility, and protecting you and Naruto is also my vow."

"午、巳".

Having completed the final two hand seals, Minato Namikaze clasped his hands together and uttered, word by word, "Reaper Death Seal!"

As the voice faded, the phantom of the Grim Reaper slowly emerged behind Minato Namikaze.

Covered in a white robe, with a gaunt face, he was invisible to ordinary people; only the one who performed the spell could glimpse the terror emanating from the netherworld.

The Grim Reaper's arm pierced through Minato Namikaze's abdomen and back, and his soul was locked onto by the Grim Reaper.

Despite enduring immense pain, Minato Namikaze's gaze remained resolute, showing no sign of backing down.

He dared not delay and walked up to the Nine-Tails.

Sensing the approaching death, the Nine-Tailed Fox grew even more agitated. "Blonde brat, what are you going to do to this old man?"

It began to struggle violently, and the chains of the Vajra Lock clanged incessantly.

Fine cracks have appeared on the chains, which could break at any moment.

Kushina Uzumaki coughed up blood, squeezing out the last drop of chakra in her body, trying to regain control of the Nine-Tails, but she was already at her limit and powerless to do so.

The Nine-Tails raised its massive claws and viciously stabbed at Minato Namikaze.

The powerful wind from the claw tip tore through the air.

Minato Namikaze mustered his remaining strength and desperately blocked the sharp claws with both hands, creating a trench in the soil beneath his feet.

As expected, without any surprises or complications, Bai Li arrived just in time.

He leaped and landed on the head of the nine-tailed fox—"I'm just taking advantage of your old age and weakness."

The black mist surged out again, like rolling waves of ink, and wrapped around the Nine-Tailed Fox's body in an instant.

Nine-Tailed Fox roared, "Roar! White-haired brat, it's you again! What the hell are you...?"

Get rid of your stuff.

Bai Li didn't speak, but silently activated the soul poison.

"Bai Li!" Minato Namikaze was overjoyed, his fighting spirit ignited, and he made a hoarse sound as he suddenly exerted force, pressing the Nine-Tails' claws to the ground.

The Nine-Tailed Fox could no longer move forward; its massive body collapsed to the ground, crushing trees and sending dust flying.

Bai Li leaped down from the head of the Nine-Tailed Fox, wisps of black mist continuously emanating from his body, staining half the sky as if spreading out a pair of enormous black wings.

"Fourth Hokage!" Bai Li looked at Minato Namikaze with admiration.

He could never do something like sacrificing his own interests for the greater good.

Minato Namikaze slowed his breathing; the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart nearly made him faint.

He looked at Bai Li earnestly: "Bai Li, the rest is up to you."

Bai Li nodded solemnly: "Fourth Generation Lord, don't worry."

I will take care of your wife, cough cough, I despise her!

Minato Namikaze glanced at Kushina Uzumaki, his eyes resolute, and formed hand seals once more: "Eight Trigrams Sealing Seal!"

"Roar! Golden-haired brat, I... will not do as you wish..." The Nine-Tails let out its final roar, turning into red chakra that flowed into Minato Namikaze's body.

Huff... Minato Namikaze gasped for breath, forcing himself to walk to Naruto's side.

"Minato, why? Why does it have to be Naruto?!"

Kushina Uzumaki could no longer hold back, sobbing as she questioned, tears blurring her vision: "I know too well the pain of Jinchuriki! Being isolated, ostracized, treated like monsters... I don't want my child to suffer all of this!"

Minato Namikaze paused, lowered his eyes, and whispered, "Kushina, because she is my child, she is the son of the Hokage."

He raised his head, a warm smile on his face: "Naruto will understand in the future. He will understand that this power is not a curse, but a bond of protection."

Without hesitation, he raised his hands and placed them on Naruto's navel, muttering, "Double Four Symbols, transform into the Eight Trigrams, Double Four Symbols Seal!"

Golden and red chakra intertwined, forming a spiral pattern above Naruto's navel.

The seal was complete. The Nine-Tails roared as it was imprisoned in a mental cage and gradually fell silent.

"Cough cough..." Minato Namikaze coughed incessantly.

Before he could even raise his head, the ethereal Grim Reaper behind him impatiently reached out, grabbed Minato Namikaze's soul, shoved it into his mouth, and swallowed it.

It licked its lips, its satisfaction dissipating, awaiting the next summons.

Minato Namikaze stood still, his body ramrod straight, and remained silent for a long time.

Bai Li stepped forward, checked his breath, felt his pulse, and shook his head at Kushina Uzumaki.

"Minato!!" Kushina Uzumaki cried out in a low voice, her body slumped, and she fainted.

"Uh!" Bai Li scratched his head, looking at Naruto who was crying loudly in his arms, and then at Kushina Uzumaki who had fainted on the ground.

After hesitating for half a second, he decisively bent down, carried Kushina Uzumaki on his back, then picked up Naruto in his hands, and headed towards Konoha.

Fortunately, I am different from those native dwarves of Konoha, otherwise I would be like a small horse carrying a large cart.

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still on his way.

...

The calamity caused by the nine-tailed fox gradually subsided.

When news of Minato Namikaze's death in battle, sealing the Nine-Tailed Fox with his own body, reached Konoha Village, the entire village was plunged into a mixture of sorrow and joy.

Tragically, their beloved Fourth Hokage sacrificed himself to protect Konoha, and from then on, Konoha never had that warm, sun-like figure again.

The good news is that the Nine-Tails' threat was finally resolved, Konoha was saved, and they were able to survive, no longer having to endure the pain of the tailed beast's rampage.

Inside the shelter, Genma Shiranui wept uncontrollably, wailing, "The Fourth Hokage, the Fourth Hokage...!"

Bingzu Leitong and Die Yiwashi felt the same way, their eyes red and tears welling up.

They were not only heartbroken by Minato Namikaze's sacrifice, but also because they had only been selected as the Fourth Hokage's guards for a few days!

At the base, Shimura Danzo forcibly suppressed the involuntary smirk that crept onto his lips, repeatedly tapping the ground with his cane as he feigned sorrow, "A genius is envied by heaven..."

Hiruzen, the position of Hokage has finally come to me. Looking around Konoha, who else can shoulder this responsibility? Who else?

And I.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood inside the hospital room, looking at the unconscious Kushina Uzumaki, took a deep drag on his pipe, and exhaled wisps of white smoke.

It seems that I will have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of becoming Hokage once again!

"Sandaime-sama!"

Pharmacist Nonou frowned and scolded, "Smoking is not allowed in the ward, and the patient is still unconscious."

"Oh, haha... I was careless, so careless." Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed awkwardly as he retreated out of the ward.

Meanwhile, in the next ward...

Bai Li sat on the edge of the bed, carefully wiping the sweat from Nohara Rin's forehead, feeling extremely embarrassed.

I was so gentle, yet Lin still hasn't woken up!

"Eek!" Just then, Nohara Rin woke up, blinking her big, confused eyes, rubbing her head, and asking in a soft, sweet voice, "What happened to me?"

She sat bolt upright. "Oh right, Nine-Tails, I need to go to the hospital!"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt her blood rushing to her head, her mind went blank, and she almost collapsed again.

Bai Li reached out to support her in time and said softly, "Lin, you were stunned by the aftershocks of the Nine-Tails. You need to rest."

is it?

Nohara Rin gently shook her head. "How come I remember being knocked unconscious from behind? And the aftershock even curved?"

However, she didn't think much of it and quickly asked, "How long have I been unconscious? How am I now?"

Seeing her anxious expression, Bai Li felt a slight stirring in his heart and decided to only report good news and not bad: "Don't worry, the Nine-Tails has already been dealt with by the Fourth Hokage."

Nohara Rin squinted her eyes and smiled happily, "That's great, teacher is amazing."

She glanced at Bai Li again, her cheeks flushed, and whispered, "Bai Li, you're amazing too."

Bai Li smiled and reached out to ruffle her hair...

Outside the window, the full moon regained its orange-yellow hue, and moonlight streamed through the glass window into the ward, casting dappled shadows, gentle and tranquil.