Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

Back in the apartment building under supervision, Kushina was in low spirits, slowly moving alone by the window.

Kushina was unaware of what had happened recently, but the tighter surveillance made her involuntarily make terrible associations.

"...Can a Jinchūriki truly live a happy life?... "

Mito Uzumaki taught Kushina to find love when she was very young. Kushina felt that she had found it, but her life did not change much.

Standing by the window for a long time, Kushina's eyes were firm. Suddenly, she drew upon the Nine-Tails' chakra, and the moment her eyes turned into vertical pupils, golden chains appeared inside the building.

By the time the ANBU guards realized what was happening, they were already trapped. Before anyone could speak, Kushina shouted:

"I'm going to watch Minato train! You don't need to follow me!"

"..."

"The sealing technique has become even stronger; it's impossible to break it."

"We can't let her continue to be so willful; we have to win her back..."

The members of the Dark Guard who were lying on the ground communicated loudly, but this time the sealing technique was extremely powerful, and without any preparation, everyone was caught off guard and met with a fatal blow.

After moving from the street to the edge of the barrier, Kushina hesitated for a moment, then the Nine-Tails' chakra within her erupted again, and the girl covered her eyes and ran out of the barrier at full speed.

"That's it, never forget hatred, and live as you please!"

With the Nine-Tails bound tightly within her body by sealing techniques, Kushina began her daily routine of seduction again. She ignored it all, focusing solely on running faster.

"Watergate..."

-

In the third training ground, the rock walls and ground were riddled with spiraling pits. Minato Namikaze, sitting on the ground, was drenched in sweat. He propped himself up and summarized:

"It will still explode eventually even if it's barely maintained; controlling this technique is still too difficult."

"Perhaps my control over chakra isn't precise enough. If it were a genius like Xiu, he might have already completed this technique."

Jiraiya, hands on his hips and deep in thought, leaned close to his disciple and reminded him:

"Don't underestimate yourself. If you can master and utilize the Flying Thunder God Technique, your talent will be second to none."

"Perhaps it's not a control issue. It would be easier to extract chakra by following the direction of your hair's rotation. Let me take a look."

Minato Namikaze quickly leaned closer, responding expectantly:

"So there's such a technique! As expected of Jiraiya-sensei!"

Receiving no response, Minato was about to look up when Jiraiya's lips twitched, and he muttered under his breath:

"You actually have spins in both directions!"

"..."

The master and apprentice remained silent, and neither of them mentioned the direction of rotation again.

After a short rest, Minato Namikaze was still contemplating ninjutsu. Jiraiya, back in the training grounds, pulled out an ice pop and asked with a smile:

"Which side would you like to eat?"

Minato Namikaze suddenly froze on the spot, remembering what Osamu Furukawa had shared about multitasking, and immediately jumped to the ground and shouted:

"Jiraiya-sensei, I've got it!"

Jiraiya, having finished his popsicle, saw his disciple's right hand suddenly produce a stable chakra ball after several attempts, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Let's test its power!"

"boom!"

The rock wall was instantly blasted into a huge crater. Minato Namikaze felt exhilarated. He once again condensed a ball of chakra in his right hand and, covered in sweat, happily introduced it to Jiraiya:

"I've named it 'Hikari-Rin Popsicle Reincarnation Spiral Hair Jiraiya Double Style Pill'!"

"It's so long and tedious..."

Jiraiya squinted and made a sarcastic remark, while Minato could only give an awkward smile, genuinely finding the name both pleasant and fitting.

"Let's call it a day for now. I still have missions to apply for. Minato, remember to get some rest!"

"yes..."

Minato Namikaze, following Jiraiya's instructions, prepared to go home. As he was packing his backpack, he suddenly turned his head and saw Kushina peeking out from the woods.

"Huh? Kushina, is it alright for you to come this way?"

"Um... the Third Hokage gave me special permission today to leave the barrier temporarily."

"I'm sorry, Minato, I shouldn't have yelled at you before."

Kushina bowed in apology, but Minato shook his head, recalling the Tailed Beast Ball from not long ago, and said dejectedly:

"It was my fault for breaking the agreement. You must know that regulations have been tightened!"

"I'm sorry, after witnessing that power, I was really worried about you getting involved in the war. This technique was developed for you."

"I don't want to lose you!"

Kushina's emotions fluctuated violently. Then her pupils contracted, and the Nine-Tails' chakra instantly overflowed, forming a tailed beast cloak. Minato Namikaze rushed over to help her up, but was lashed away by a tail.

Blood seeped from the wound on his chest, but Minato Namikaze did not back down. Instead, he rushed in front of the girl and used the Four Symbols Seal.

Kushina sensed her beloved's feelings in her spiritual world, and with a loud shout, she tried to strengthen the seal on the Nine-Tails, but the tailed beast's chakra suddenly erupted.

Let's act together...

Minato, panting heavily, looked at Kushina and whispered softly. As soon as he finished speaking, six tails suddenly appeared on Kushina's body, and then his abdomen was pierced through.

"Leave! Get out of the water gate now!"

"I will absolutely not leave!"

In the spiritual realm, Minato Namikaze faced the Nine-Tails for the first time. Amidst the girl's piercing screams, he proactively used a new technique to clash with the Nine-Tails' tailed beast ball, which was just beginning to take shape.

-

At noon, Minato Namikaze, whose abdomen had been pierced and who was covered in blood, was sent to Konoha Hospital.

Kushina's coat was also covered in blood. The girl's eyes were red and swollen from crying. After watching her beloved being taken to the operating room, she collapsed to the ground and sobbed.

The Anbu immediately sealed off the hospital. When Jiraiya arrived, he was covered in sweat. Without bothering to find out what had happened, he looked at Tsunade, whose face was pale, and whispered, "..."

Are you okay?

Tsunade, suffering from hemophobia, barely managed to control her trembling body. Furukawa Osamu, who had been urgently summoned, grasped her fair hand and offered a brief reminder:

"Teacher, after treating the wound simply, I will summon the live slug. When I activate the regeneration technique, there will be no blood."

"Teacher, you will preside over this jutsu and be responsible for its activation. The four of us will be responsible for the chakra transfer."

The penetrating wound was more severe than expected, and the Nine-Tails' chakra was also corrosive.

After hearing the report from the special Jonin, Furukawa Osamu volunteered to take on the mission, saying:

"I will first use a sealing technique to control the tailed beast chakra at the wound site."

"Don't worry, Minato-kun probably avoided the vital points. Don't underestimate him."

The warmth from Jiraiya's hand brought Tsunade back to her senses. Seeing Jiraiya's hesitant expression, she let out a long breath and said seriously:

"The hospital is fine. You should go to your teacher's. This time, the situation got out of control at an inopportune time."

Thinking about the recent argument between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo about how to use Jinchuriki, Jiraiya was having a headache. Fortunately, Kushina didn't explode in the village, otherwise he would have been in an even more passive position.

"Spiritual communication!"

Furukawa Osamu summoned a live slug the size of a person, then went directly to the operating room. Inside, sensing the tailed beast chakra within Minato Namikaze, he suddenly telepathically transmitted a message to the slug:

"Help me extract some of the Tailed Beast chakra from the wounds; this is a good opportunity to verify my chakra hypothesis!"

The wriggling slug wiggled its antennae and responded without hesitation in a soft, sweet voice:

"Understood, Lord Xiu!"

"..."