Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

This incident presents a good opportunity for Hiruzen Sarutobi, a good opportunity to establish a balance of power.

White Fang's achievements and reputation were so great that even the old guys of the Senju clan were restless.

Although Jiraiya had no intention of vying for the position of Fourth Hokage, he still made great contributions in this Shinobi World War.

Jiraiya would likely be more inclined to support Tsunade than Orochimaru.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi was willing to let Jiraiya support his disciple Minato Namikaze.

There's still time!

Although he had the idea of ​​grooming a successor, he did not want to step down so early. He would wait until he was at least fifty years old before putting the election of the Fourth Hokage on the agenda.

There are still many things to be done, so we need to create a balanced situation.

After all, he has the entire Sarutobi clan behind him, and he cannot be easily brought down.

If Tsunade were to take power, whether it were to restore the Senju clan's banner or to continue the Second Hokage's policy of eliminating ninja clan boundaries, it would be difficult for Hiruzen Sarutobi to accept.

Because Konoha currently lacks a Hokage who can command the respect of everyone.

Perhaps the Second and First Hokage could do it, but neither could Hiruzen Sarutobi, nor Tsunade.

During his tenure, he trained the Three Ninjas, discovered White Fang, and guided the reform of the Jonin system, which also enabled the training of more Genin.

After the Second Hokage's death, Konoha became even stronger under his leadership. Although much of its foundation was left by his predecessors, he believed he also deserved some credit.

Therefore, in the final period of his term in power, he only wanted to maintain stability!

Drastic reforms would be too risky.

He wanted a successor who could maintain the status quo, not a pioneer.

This is because it would be detrimental to the stability of Konoha.

The Land of Fire is surrounded by the four great nations, and Konoha must not be allowed to fall into chaos.

Therefore, he could accept Nawaki competing for the Fifth Hokage in the future, but he didn't really want Tsunade to become the Fourth Hokage.

Because by the time Nawaki truly matures, it will be at least a decade or more later, by which time Orochimaru will have already inherited his ideas, and many of his policies will have taken root in people's hearts.

Time will prove him right!

......

Three Cloud Village ninjas, with Kushina bound, quickly moved away from Konoha. They only slowed down slightly and took a breather when they were almost at the border.

"Is Nine-Tails ready?" Kushina asked in her heart. "We'll be at the border in a little while, and there might be even more enemies there."

"Wait a little longer, I want to hurry too, but it's not going to be fast." Nine-Tails' voice sounded somewhat helpless.

Feeling its chakra slowly accumulating, and with most of it suppressed by the Adamantine Sealing Technique, Kurama angrily cursed at the sealing space:

"Mito! If you keep suppressing my chakra, I'm not going to care about Kushina anymore!"

At this moment, at the very top of the sealed space, a fist-sized ball of light green chakra emerged, emitting a faint glow.

It seemed as if they were genuinely frightened by the Nine-Tails' "threat".

The clanging sound of metal chains rang out, and the golden chains on Kurama's body had indeed loosened considerably.

Although the chains still bound Kurama's body, it at least changed from a "凸" shape to a "大" shape, and its limbs were freed from the chains.

"It actually works?"

After the Vajra Seal was relaxed, Kurama's sensory abilities suddenly increased dramatically.

It struggled to sit up in the sealed space, clasped its hands together, and the speed at which it refined chakra increased dramatically.

"Kushina, that's enough."

After the Nine-Tails gathered its chakra, it gave a reminder.

"By the way, there are four ninjas about a kilometer ahead of you. They look like they're lying in ambush. There are also two others hiding behind you, one in front and one behind, approaching. Let's make our move now!"

As the Nine-Tails' chakra replenished, Kushina felt her body rapidly heating up, and a flash of red light appeared in her eyes.

"What are you doing?! Run!" Kushina suddenly stopped. The Cloud Village ninja next to her frowned and pulled hard on the rope, but he found that a huge force came and he was sent flying towards Kushina.

"Go to hell!"

Kushina suddenly unleashed her breathing technique, forcefully pushing with both arms to break the ropes, and punched the flying Cloud Village ninja, denting his entire chest.

Instant death!

"not good!"

Damn it!

The other two Cloud Village ninjas were stunned. They had thought Kushina was just a genin with some special chakra, but how could she suddenly unleash such terrifying power and instantly kill one of their companions?

The breathing technique and the Nine-Tails' chakra instantly boosted Kushina's strength and speed.

Shadow Clone Technique!

Kushina created more than a dozen shadow clones and launched a group attack on the two of them.

After only a few rounds, she subdued the remaining two special Jonin from Kumogakure.

In terms of strength, all three were at the bottom of the Jonin level. The main reason was that the Cloud Village couldn't send too strong a ninja or too weak one when they sent someone to befriend the Leaf Village.

If it had been a direct confrontation from the start, Kushina wouldn't have been afraid even if she were facing three opponents. The main problem was that she had almost no experience in fighting enemies, which is why she was captured.

The combination of her breathing technique and the Nine-Tails' chakra was incredibly powerful. Even though her fighting skills were average, every punch she threw carried a terrifying force that ordinary people couldn't withstand; a single touch would break bones and tendons.

Kushina tied the two Cloud Village ninja together with rope.

At that moment, a blond boy quickly approached Kushina.

Kushina looked at Minato Namikaze in front of her, frowned, and blurted out, "Is it you, you sissy?"

Minato Namikaze looked completely bewildered and gave an awkward laugh.

He was thinking of finding a good opportunity to launch a sneak attack and rescue people from the enemy, but Kushina suddenly unleashed her power and defeated all the enemies in no time.

By the moonlight, Kushina noticed a few strands of red hair that Minato Namikaze was holding in his hand.

Did you notice my hair length?

Her impression of Minato Namikaze had always been that he was a pretty boy, effeminate, and lacked any masculinity.

“Hmm.” Minato Namikaze nodded and explained, “I just finished a mission and encountered a suspicious person on my way back to the village. I lost track of him, and then I noticed your hair, so…”

"Didn't you treat me like everyone else, as an outsider? I didn't expect you to be willing to help me?"

"Actually... I..."

Kushina waved her hand and said, "Never mind, it's good that you meant well. Thank you. Let's take these two back to the village first."

"Hmm." Minato Namikaze hesitated, unsure of what to say.

"Oh, right." Kushina suddenly called out to Minato Namikaze.

"what?"

Kushina stretched out her hand with a serious expression: "Give me back my hair! I'm afraid Shiraha will misunderstand!"

“Uh…” Minato Namikaze’s expression froze, and he put his hair back.

......

On the way back, Kushina continued to communicate with Kurama using chakra.

"Nine-Tails, what do you think?"

"Anyway, those four ninjas following you in the distance are probably the ANBU who usually monitor you. And ever since my senses returned, I've had this feeling of being watched."

"A sense of being watched? It's the Third Hokage's 'Telescope Technique'! Could it be...?"

“That blond kid meant you no harm; he probably wasn’t lying. In my opinion, it’s possible that some third-generation rich kid deliberately gave him a chance to show off in front of you.”

"Why would you think that?" Kushina's expression was rather unpleasant. Considering the other four Anbu members who had stood by and watched, she couldn't help but overthink it.

"If it weren't for my senses, you definitely wouldn't have known there were people around. You were saved when you were at your most desperate, so you should be very grateful to him, even if you didn't have a good impression of that blond kid to begin with. Besides, they were probably afraid you'd lose control near Konoha, right?"

Nine-Tailed Fox analyzed.

Is this what Grandma Mito meant by those words? The Third Generation... Kushina felt a chill in her heart.

Only now did she truly understand the profound meaning of Mito's words and comprehend Shiraha's good intentions.

Why should we teach her to think and analyze things herself?

She used to rely on Bai Yu and didn't like to think about complicated things.

Now she regrets it.

Without Bai Yu's help, the weak girl would definitely not have been able to save herself, and she would have felt grateful to Minato Namikaze for saving her.

Even if Minato Namikaze came to save her out of genuine kindness, the Third Hokage's actions were a mockery of her life!

Kushina remained silent for a long time before asking, "Kyuubi, how did you come up with so many ideas?"

"That brat Bai Yu teaches you every day, trying to change your way of thinking and teach you to analyze problems. I'm so annoyed by it! Even I know the situation in Konoha, and you still don't understand, and you ask me why? Idiot!"

Nine-Tailed Fox curled her lip, displaying the disdain of a top student facing a mediocre one.

"..." Kushina fell silent, but when Kurama scolded her, she actually felt a little better.

"You really are... Mito, I ****" Kurama was about to continue lecturing Kushina, but unexpectedly, Mito Uzumaki killed the fox after she had finished her work. The golden chains tightened quickly, locking him from a "big" shape back into a "convex" shape.

It even gagged its mouth!

"Mmm-mmm-mmm—"

Nine-Tails could only let out a few muffled groans, maintaining its last bit of stubbornness.

That's unreasonable!

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[Chapter 70 Kushina's Growth]

Kushina and Minato Namikaze returned to the village with two Cloud Village ninjas, immediately attracting the attention of the gatekeeper ninjas.

Soon, ANBU ninjas appeared and took the two Cloud Village ninjas away.