Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

Now that the Nine-Tails has been reborn, he naturally wants to vent his anger wildly!

The fighting between the two sides intensified, and the aftershocks of the destruction spread further and further.

The only saving grace is that, apart from the refuge around the Hokage Rock, almost the entire Konoha village has been destroyed by the Nine-Tails, so no matter how much fighting continues, there won't be any greater losses.

"There's no way to use the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique at this distance... Where did the Fourth Hokage go?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi nimbly flipped in mid-air, dodging a sweeping attack from Kurama's tail, his eyes scanning the area as he cursed under his breath.

"Intensify your attacks and make sure to draw the Nine-Tails' attention to buy me time to unleash my ninjutsu."

Hiruzen Sarutobi swiftly gave the order, and the Anbu beside him promptly obeyed, launching attacks on Kurama from several directions.

Attracting the Nine-Tails' attention at this time is essentially no different from sentencing someone to death.

At this moment, not one of these ninjas flinched; knowing they would die, they still charged forward!

The Nine-Tails fought nimbly against numerous ninjas. Its intelligence was in no way inferior to that of humans, and its rich combat experience was unmatched by any human.

However, my super brain tells me that it's time to use my superpowers!

"Roar!!"

With a single slap, Kurama sent several elite Konoha ANBU members flying, and with a sweep of its tail, it sent the Third Hokage, who was trying to get close using Enma, flying as well.

The next moment, the strongest tailed beast suddenly raised its head, and chakra, which existed purely for destruction, frantically gathered in its mouth.

The pitch-black chakra mass grew larger and larger, bringing with it a suffocating sense of terror.

Roar!

With a roar, Kurama swallowed the Tailed Beast Ball whole. The next moment, the terrifying energy of the Tailed Beast Cannon was about to pour out, destroying everything in its path.

"asshole!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was filled with despair; he had lost count of how many times he had felt this way today.

Countless ninjas instinctively closed their eyes, desperately awaiting death, even in their own minds already dead.

But the expected pain did not come; the suffocating Tailed Beast Cannon and the enormous Nine-Tails simply vanished from the spot.

"So, I've dodged another bullet..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared blankly at the sky, which still contained suffocating chakra but was completely empty, his mind filled with complex emotions.

"Minato...it's all up to you now."

……

"boom!!"

The terrifying Tailed Beast Bomb once again illuminated the heavens and earth, but unfortunately, it yielded no results.

The Nine-Tails, having missed its target, gleamed with ferocity and let out a series of low growls.

The ground ahead was ravaged, and half of a small mountain had disappeared, caused by the Tailed Beast Cannon.

Nine tails swayed incessantly, and the nine-tailed creature's eyes darted around, trying to find the figure that had just carried him away.

"Here he comes."

Hozuki Gengetsu slowly stood up, looking at Minato Namikaze, who appeared in front of him and picked up Kushina and Naruto, and the Nine-Tails emanating a terrifying aura in the distance.

"Thank you for your help." Minato Namikaze first glanced gratefully at Gengetsu Hozuki, then turned to Kushina, his eyes filled with deep weariness.

He transferred the Tailed Beast Balls one after another, clashed with Obito once more, and this time directly transferred the Nine-Tails.

In less than an hour, he had almost exhausted all the chakra in his body!

Keep in mind that this was after Minato Namikaze went to Mount Myōboku on his way back and absorbed a wave of natural energy, which shows how much he was exhausted tonight.

Of course, Kushina Uzumaki was also exhausted at this moment.

The loss of the Nine-Tails from her body caused her incurable damage, and the reason she is still alive is all thanks to the powerful vitality of the Uzumaki clan.

"Minato, I can hold on for a while longer, but the rest..."

Kushina Uzumaki bit her lower lip, her voice already choked with emotion.

As she spoke, she mobilized all the little chakra she had left in her body.

The Vortex clan's inherited secret technique, Vajra Sealing, was unleashed once more. Countless golden shackles shot out from her body, coiling in the night sky like golden dragons, binding the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The Nine-Tailed Fox roared repeatedly, but it was unable to break free from this top-tier sealing technique, which was almost specifically designed to suppress tailed beasts.

"Kushina, you..."

"I am okay."

Kushina spoke softly, looking tenderly at the weary Minato Namikaze before her, and handed Naruto to him from her arms.

"Minato, I will do my best to reseal the Nine-Tails. Although the seal may not last long, it will be enough for you to... end all of this."

Once the Jinchuriki dies, the Tailed Beast will also dissipate. Clearly, Kushina Uzumaki was prepared to perish together with Kurama in exchange for the end of this disaster tonight.

"But... but from now on, I'm entrusting Naruto to you, Minato."

Kushina looked at Naruto in Minato's arms, her eyes filled with love and reluctance, but in the end, all these emotions turned into determination.

She looked at Minato Namikaze again, gently stroking her lover's cheek with her hand.

"Minato, thank you for everything you've done for me. I'm so lucky, so lucky to have met you. I really, really, really love you..."

"Roar!!"

The nine-tailed fox struggled violently.

I could bear watching you two lovey-dovey all day long while I was in the sealed space, but now that I'm out, do I still have to watch you two lovey-dovey?

And you want my life as the price?!

Although tailed beasts cannot die, once they dissipate, their memories also disappear, which is no different from death. Kurama naturally did not want to end its life like this and kept trying to break free from the chains.

Minato Namikaze clenched his fist silently at his lover's words, a surge of indescribable emotions welling up inside him.

Kushina smiled, her hand trembling as she gently stroked his face, and said tenderly, "I'm so happy. I have you loving me, and Naruto... Just imagining our happy life as a family of three makes me feel so happy..."

"It's just, it's just..."

Her face was adorned with a happy smile, yet tears unknowingly blurred her vision.

"If I had to say what I regret, it would probably be just one thing: I wanted to... I wanted to see what Naruto would look like when he grows up... We're already so happy, yet I still have so many requests. Am I being too greedy...?"

As Minato looked at Kushina, tears silently streamed down his face. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and he finally made a decision.

He looked at Kushina in front of him. Although he knew that Kushina's suggestion was the best way to deal with the Nine-Tails, he simply couldn't stand by and watch it all happen.

He couldn't bear to see Kushina die in front of him and then live on alone!

Chapter 159 Death and Death!

That's how love is.

It can break the hearts of kind-hearted children who yearn for peace and ignite a war powerful enough to engulf the entire world.

It can cause the most outstanding medical ninja in the entire ninja world to suffer from hemophobia.

same.

It can also lead the most thoughtful people to make impulsive and foolish choices.

Sacrificing Kushina to end the Nine-Tails' rampage was undoubtedly the best choice, but the impulse of love led Minato Namikaze, the most self-centered person, to make an impulsive decision.

"I cannot stand by and watch you die like this, Kushina."

Minato Namikaze gently cupped Kushina's face: "I will help you fulfill your wish. I will seal all the remaining chakra of yours into Naruto's body. That way, as long as Naruto grows up and comes into contact with your chakra, he will be able to see you again."

"As for the Nine-Tails, that is my responsibility as the Hokage, so leave it to me to handle."

"Watergate……"

Upon hearing Minato's words, Kushina's eyes widened instantly, and she instinctively said, "No, your current state... Wait, Minato, you want to!"

"No, absolutely not!"

"Konoha needs you, Naruto needs you, everyone needs you! You can't do this!" Kushina shouted. "We both know the consequences of using the Reaper Death Seal. I can't let Naruto lose his mother and then his father on the very first day of his life! You can't do this to him!"

"Besides, you are the Hokage of Konoha. Konoha cannot do without you!"

"But what's the point of my life without you?"

Minato Namikaze looked at Kushina Uzumaki with a gentle expression: "The village still has the Third Hokage. Although it is indeed a bit unfair to Naruto to do this, I believe that Naruto will become better with everyone's help."

"As Jiraiya once said in 'The Story of the Strong-Willed Ninja,' only by tempering one's will and training one's mind can one grow into a true strongman. We named him Naruto because we hope he will bring peace to the ninja world in the future. I believe that Naruto is the child of prophecy that Jiraiya spoke of. I believe that the future Naruto can truly become the protagonist of the master's book!"

"But, but..."

Kushina hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Fathers and mothers always have different starting points.

Compared to becoming the 'protagonist,' Kushina didn't care much. What she really cared about was whether Naruto's future life would be good, whether he could grow up peacefully, marry a virtuous wife, and live a stable life.

"and……"

A resolute look appeared in Minato Namikaze's eyes. As he formed hand seals, he spoke in a deep voice: "The Nine-Tails is too important to Konoha. If we follow your method, Konoha will completely lose the Nine-Tails!"

"I am the Hokage of Konoha, and I am responsible for this village and this country!"

Along with Minato's voice and movements, several figures appeared, the leader of whom was none other than the Third Hokage, who had arrived late.

"That seal is..." Upon arriving, Hiruzen Sarutobi witnessed the hand seals forming in Minato's hands, his pupils contracting as he exclaimed in surprise.

"Dead Demon Seal!"

With a soft shout, a dark aura of chakra emanated from Minato Namikaze's body.

The next moment, a pale, almost ethereal figure appeared and quickly coalesced behind him, forming a white demonic image.

With a blade in its mouth and a string of prayer beads in its empty hand, it exudes a chilling aura that continuously flows into Minato Namikaze's body, as if the short blade in its mouth would cleave Minato's soul in the next moment!

"For Naruto's future, for Konoha's future." Minato Namikaze glanced at the late-arriving Hiruzen Sarutobi, his expression resolute, and clasped his hands together: "...I will seal the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, along with our chakra."

"In that case, in the future, you and I should be able to see what Naruto looks like when he grows up."

“Minato…” Kushina Uzumaki’s face was full of rejection. She did not want her husband to die like this, because it not only meant the death of the person she loved most, but also meant that her child would become an orphan without parents!

But there was nothing she could do.

Just as Minato Namikaze said, he is the Hokage, he carries a heavy burden, he has a village to care for, and he has a reason to do so!

he is……

The Fourth Hokage!

"I'm going to start."

Minato Namikaze whispered, "The transfer of chakra suddenly increases."

As the chakra was activated, the 'Grim Reaper' behind him also changed.

Seemingly sensing the delicious souls to be harvested, this Grim Reaper, like Orochimaru, excitedly stuck out his long tongue, gripped the short blade in his mouth, and at the same time slowly raised his other hand, plunging it into Minato Namikaze's body, grabbing Minato's soul in his hand.

Summoning Death, regardless of whether the spell is successful or whether the desired result is achieved, always comes at the cost of one's own soul.

With his soul bound, Minato Namikaze felt an eerie chill.

But now is not the time to think about these things. What he needs to do is use the power of the Grim Reaper behind him to seal away the Nine-Tails!

"Come on, Death!"

With Minato Namikaze's will and chakra activated, the Shinigami behind him also raised his hand and, using the summoner's body, reached out to grab the target.

Minato Namikaze grunted, feeling a chilling aura sweep across his abdomen. A death hand, imperceptible to outsiders, instantly struck Kurama's body.

"Damn it, that despicable Fourth Hokage!"

A powerful pulling force came, and the Nine-Tails, which was targeted, saw the terrifying existence floating behind Minato Namikaze. It roared in fear and anger, trying its best to resist.

But at this moment, the Nine-Tails was tightly bound by Kushina's Vajra Shackles. Even though Kushina was extremely weak at this moment, how could she break free from the final seal that was worth her life?

The Nine-Tails was unable to break free, which was like fish on a chopping board to the Grim Reaper. The next moment, a pale Nine-Tails soul was pulled out by the Grim Reaper's hand!

"Come on, Nine-Tails!"

"seal!"