[Naruto : Yellow Flash] Chapter 606 - 610

Chapter 606: Sasori's Traces

A few days later, in the Hokage's office.

Because of some matters concerning the police force, Fugaku, the captain, came to see Minato to discuss things with him.

Fugaku walked into the office, and when he saw him coming, Minato stood up, chuckled and said, "Fugaku, congratulations."

"Thank you." Fugaku also smiled faintly.

"How is Mikoto's recovery going?"

Although he knew that as a ninja, Mikoto would have no problem recovering, she was Minato's good friend from the Ninja Academy after all, so he was still concerned.

"Well, basically there's nothing serious." Fugaku nodded.

Then the two men regained their composure and began to discuss business.

"Let's do it. I trust your decision."

After listening to Fugaku's plan, Minato thought for a moment and nodded.

Fugaku was a little stunned when he heard this, because under normal circumstances, the village should have sent personnel to supervise the plan he proposed for a period of time.

That was a precaution against the Uchiha clan, but Minato had never done that since he became Hokage.

As a leader, Minato's behavior was indeed somewhat inappropriate according to common sense.

But Fugaku knew in his heart that Minato was not a stupid person, and the reason he didn't ask was not because he hadn't thought of it.

Instead, he placed all his trust in the Uchiha.

He couldn't help but admire such a broad mind.

In fact, trust is the basis whether it is between people or between families.

If they guard against each other, all that will be left are interests.

"Come to think of it, Kushina hasn't been to meet Mikoto for a while, and Mikoto has been talking about her these past few days."

Fugaku said that when Mikoto first became pregnant, Kushina would make trips to the Uchiha clan almost every day.

But she hadn't appeared since a few months ago.

Only Minato and a few others knew the reason.

"Kushina...she's been busy with other things lately. When she gets free, I'll go with her to the Uchiha clan to meet little Sasuke."

Minato smiled, and a solemn look gradually appeared in his deep blue eyes.

Because there were only two months left until Kushina's due date.

Although the village had kept the news of her pregnancy strictly secret, Minato always felt that the man whose identity he did not yet know and who was plotting in secret would definitely take action when Kushina was giving birth.

Another month passed.

"The clients of the missions you have carried out recently have spoken highly of you, Kakashi."

Minato looked at Kakashi in front of him with a smile. After he became a Jonin, Minato made him a captain and assigned him several missions in succession.

The feedback from the clients was quite positive.

"It's my duty," Kakashi responded, not caring about the compliment.

"Knock Knock!"

Minato nodded, and just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Minato said immediately.

"Jiraiya-sensei!?"

When the door opened and he saw who was coming, Minato exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing Minato, Jiraiya smiled. He walked over casually and patted Kakashi on the shoulder.

Although Kakashi was not very familiar with this legendary ninja, Jiraiya was Minato's teacher, and Minato was his teacher.

"It seems that you have done a good job during this period of time."

Jiraiya smiled. He had left the village shortly after Minato succeeded as Hokage.

It had been more than a year now, and some of the decisions made by Minato when he first became Hokage had encountered great resistance.

But from what he had just seen while passing through various places in the village and from what he had heard during the past year or so outside, it seemed that Minato had handled these things very well.

Konoha was now becoming more and more prosperous.

However, after a brief reminiscence, Jiraiya's expression became somewhat solemn.

Minato saw this and looked at Kakashi sideways, saying, "The mission has just ended. You should take a few days' rest. I will have someone notify you when there is a mission."

"Yes!"

Of course Kakashi noticed the solemnity in Minato and Jiraiya's expressions.

He then said goodbye to the two and left the office.

"Teacher, what happened?"

Minato frowned slightly. He was wondering in his heart whether his teacher's expression meant he already knew what had happened in the Rain Village before.

Jiraiya-sensei was a master in intelligence gathering, no one in Konoha could match him, but during this period of time, the Land of Rain had been in a closed state.

If Jiraiya had not deliberately investigated, he would not have noticed it.

"Not long ago, I accidentally got a piece of information."

"That information is about the Red Sand Sasori!"

As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, murderous intent quietly flashed in Minato's solemn eyes.

Because during the Third Ninja World War, Sasori of the Red Sand had poisoned the Konoha army on the coastline of the Land of Fire. If Uchiha Yoruki had not opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, Konoha would have been wiped out.

Although Minato felt guilty about the death of Sasori's parents, Sasori's actions had already touched the bottom line of Minato and Konoha.

Therefore, after the war, Sasori of the Red Sand was listed on Konoha's S-level wanted criminal list, and the intensity of the wanted list was even higher than that of the Sand Village.

The ninjas of Konoha were also constantly collecting information about him.

But for such a long time, there had been no useful information.

"Teacher, please tell me the details."

Minato said that Sasori of the Red Sand had been included in Konoha's must-kill list.

Jiraiya nodded, and then told Minato the source of the information about Sasori.

"The Land of Lightning?"

According to the information Jiraiya had collected, Sasori of the Red Sand seemed to be hiding somewhere in the Land of Lightning.

Because of this, this matter became a bit difficult.

Because the Third Raikage of the Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning had died at the hands of Minato, and his son A was now the Fourth Raikage.

Although the Third Ninja World War had ended quite some time ago, and all countries had apparently restored peace, everyone knew that it was only superficial harmony.

Now that Konoha had obtained information about the whereabouts of Sasori, it would inevitably send personnel to hunt him down and kill him.

But Sasori was by no means an ordinary person. In the village now, except for Minato, no one had absolute certainty of being able to kill him on the spot.

But Minato, who was already the Hokage, could not leave the village easily.

If the matter could be handled with the assistance of Kumogakure, it would be much easier.

However, there was a deep hatred between Konoha and Kumogakure. It was absolutely impossible to ask Kumogakure to help Konoha capture Sasori!

Chapter 607: The Name of the Protagonist

"Why this time?."

Minato thought again, why after more than a year of searching, there was still no news about Sasori.

There was only more than a month left until Kushina's due date, and Jiraiya, who was out gathering intelligence, suddenly got information about that guy's whereabouts.

This didn't seem like a coincidence.

There was a sudden chill in the depths of Minato's azure eyes.

Since that mysterious man in the shadows could plot against him time and time again, why couldn't he take advantage of the Red Sand Sasori's hatred for Konoha and deliberately reveal his whereabouts?

Given Sasori's level, if Konoha wanted to hunt him down, it would have to send out a very powerful team.

And the target was in the Land of Lightning, which was the farthest away and had the most tense relationship with Konoha.

If things didn't go smoothly, the hunt for Sasori of the Red Sand might not be completed even after several months.

Was this an attempt to lure the tiger away from the mountain, weaken Konoha's powerful strength, and then take action on the day Kushina gave birth?

If Minato had not known that someone would definitely attack on the night Kushina gave birth, he might have fallen into the other party's trap.

Therefore, from this incident, it seemed that the other party had probably known about Kushina's pregnancy, and even the specific time of delivery.

It had been blocked so tightly. How did the other party know it!?

Minato immediately thought of Danzo, but putting aside the guy's extreme behavior, his purpose was still for the village. Minato had been keeping the Anbu personnel on surveillance of "Root."

Danzo had no chance of leaking this information.

For other people, it was even more impossible.

"Teacher, regarding this matter, I am afraid I need to discuss it with the Third Hokage before I can make a decision."

Minato said that there were some things that even Jiraiya couldn't know.

Jiraiya nodded. He also knew how difficult this matter was, so he didn't think too much about it.

"By the way, teacher, come to my house tonight."

The tense expression on Minato's face gradually relaxed, and he smiled and said, "The baby in Kushina's belly will be born in more than a month."

Although this matter was top secret, given Jiraiya's status and position in Konoha, he certainly had the right to know.

Minato had another consideration in telling him this, which was to use it to keep his teacher in Konoha to deal with any emergencies that might occur in the coming month.

"Kushina is pregnant?"

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, then he said with great joy: "Little guy, this means you will become a father soon."

"Um."

Minato nodded. To him, Sensei Jiraiya was not just a mentor who taught him the way of the ninja.

In his heart, he had long regarded his teacher as family.

Jiraiya certainly shared the same sentiment; his face showed endless joy.

"Kushina's pregnancy is currently the village's top secret, so teacher, please do not disclose it to anyone else."

Although his mentor must be aware of the pros and cons, Minato still gave a reminder out of caution.

Jiraiya nodded seriously. Kushina was the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, and he knew a little about what would happen when a Jinchūriki gave birth.

"Please wait here for a moment. After I finish the matters at hand, we will go home together," Minato said.

"Who is responsible for Kushina's guard mission?" Jiraiya nodded and asked again.

Minato immediately replied, "Uchiha Yoruki."

"It's him."

Jiraiya did not react so violently when he heard this, because he also recognized Yoruki during the Third Ninja World War.

He possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, which could prevent the Nine-Tails from going berserk, and he was trustworthy.

He was the most suitable person to take on this task.

"Um."

Minato nodded and went about the rest of the business at hand.

After finishing the work, Minato and Jiraiya left the Hokage's office, but did not return home immediately. Instead, they went to the streets of Konoha and picked some fresh ingredients.

This couldn't help but make Jiraiya a little surprised.

After all, Minato was the Hokage now.

But if you thought about his personality, it wasn't hard to understand.

To outsiders, the title of Hokage might represent the highest authority in a ninja village. The Hokage was the one standing at the top of all ninjas.

However, a true Hokage was not someone who only knew how to give orders, but someone who walked ahead of everyone and shouldered heavy responsibilities.

Becoming Hokage was Minato's childhood dream, but he wanted to become Hokage in order to protect the people he cherished and the village where he was born.

After selecting the ingredients, the two returned home.

At this time, Kushina was already more than eight months pregnant and had some difficulty moving.

Minato started busying himself in the kitchen, preparing lunch for the three of them.

Jiraiya and Kushina were chatting in the living room, the former telling the latter about what he had seen and heard during his travels.

Kushina listened attentively because she was very bored as she couldn't contact the outside world since she became pregnant.

Time to eat.

"By the way, teacher, how is your novel going?" Minato asked at the dining table.

Jiraiya couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said, "I once published it in a small town during my travels, but it didn't sell at all."

"You can choose to publish it in Konoha."

Minato said that the place outside could not be compared with Konoha.

Jiraiya-sensei seemed to be a little dejected because of the previous incident.

"Teacher, I haven't finished reading your novel yet. Can you let me see it again later?" Minato said expectantly.

"Of course." Jiraiya nodded.

After finishing their meal and clearing away the dishes, Jiraiya continued to tell Kushina about his experiences on the journey, and she listened with great interest.

Minato then continued reading "The Legend of the Gutsy Ninja."

Before they knew it, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

When Minato finished reading the last page of the book, even though he had read it before, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, saying, "The protagonist of this novel is so cool, he never gives up until the very end!"

"Such a wonderful novel will definitely have a huge market."

Minato said decisively, and Jiraiya at the side heard it, scratched his head and said, "So far, only you, little guy, think so."

"Teacher, I don't mean to flatter you, it's really great!"

At this time, Minato held up the novel in his hand and said to Jiraiya: "Teacher, there is one thing I must ask for your consent."

"I want to use the name of the protagonist in your novel as the name of my unborn child!"

Chapter 608: The Due Date is Approaching

"This..."

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment when he heard Minato's words.

"That's not good. The name Naruto was just something I came up with while eating ramen."

He looked a little embarrassed; after all, Minato's proposal was too sudden.

"No, I think the name Naruto is very nice."

At this time, Kushina pondered for a moment and chuckled.

"Minato, Kushina."

Jiraiya murmured softly, and at this moment Kushina suddenly stood up, pulled him to the side.

She looked at Minato with a little caution, then whispered in Jiraiya's ear: "Teacher, please, if you don't agree, Minato might come up with some weird names, and I'm not very good at these things."

At this moment, Kushina's expression was very strange, and Jiraiya couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard it.

He had also experienced Minato's ability in naming, but Kushina herself was not good at these things. Instead of letting Minato come up with those weird names, the name Naruto was at least within the normal range.

Thinking about this, Jiraiya nodded.

"Thank you, teacher!" Kushina said, clasping her hands together.

"Ahem."

Afterwards, the two returned to their seats. Jiraiya coughed twice and said, "If that's the case, then alright."

"Thank you very much." Minato said happily with a look of delight on his face.

"But, time flies by really fast."

Looking at the two people in front of him, Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh. When he accepted Minato as his disciple, Minato was even younger than he was now.

But before they knew it, that little guy was about to become a father.

"Teacher, you won't leave the village for some time, right?" Minato asked tentatively.

"Certainly."

Jiraiya laughed and said, "I have to see little Naruto first."

"In the future, I will train him to be a better ninja than his father!"

The next day, in the Hokage's office.

"How do you think this matter should be handled?"

Minato told the Third Hokage all the information Jiraiya had collected about Sasori, as well as his own speculations.

"It's hard to imagine that someone would come and attack Konoha."

Hiruzen said with a solemn expression that Konoha's strength had been fully demonstrated through the Third Ninja World War.

Even the combined efforts of the four major ninja nations had failed. Only Uchiha Madara would have been able to threaten Konoha if he were still alive.

But even if it were Madara, given his age, he would no longer be a threat.

But Minato's concerns were by no means groundless, because facts had proven that the person who planned all this in secret possessed extraordinary means.

On the battlefield of Kirigakure, the monster whose power was comparable to that of the tailed beast should never be underestimated.

And if that guy released the Nine-Tails while Kushina was giving birth, the consequences would be disastrous.

"On the day of Kushina's delivery, it would be best to arrange a few more experts to be on guard outside in addition to you."

Hiruzen said: "Let Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Yoruki guard outside."

There was no one in the current ninja world who could contend with Minato now. Add to that Sakumo and Yoruki, it was hard to imagine who could threaten Kushina under their protection.

"Yes." Minato nodded, frowning slightly and said: "Then let's put the matter of arresting Sasori of the Red Sand on hold for the time being."

The Third Hokage agreed to this approach and said, "For Konoha right now, nothing is more important than Kushina giving birth smoothly."

As a ninja on Konoha's kill list, the village would execute Sasori sooner or later.

But at this moment, especially when it might be a trap, they could only let this person go temporarily.

However, Minato had different ideas in mind.

Because the current Konoha was very different from what it was before. Even if the masked man attacked, he alone could not kidnap Kushina from Minato's sight.

He believed that the enemy who was able to plan all these things so far would not be unaware of these things in his mind.

So he was afraid that the situation that Konoha would face on the day Kushina gave birth would be more complicated than that night.

However, no matter what, he would never let the same thing happen again!

"Is there still no movement from Konoha?" Behind the masked man, White Zetsu emerged from the ground.

"No, maybe your plan has been seen through." White Zetsu said.

"The Fourth Hokage of Konoha is definitely not an ordinary person."

"Of course I know that."

Even though he said this, his scarlet pupils still twitched slightly under the mask that concealed his true face.

"Indeed, after all, that guy used to be your teacher." White Zetsu chuckled.

"Boring." The masked man murmured, and then said: "Don't mention this to me again. I don't care anymore, Hokage or anything like that."

"So, what should you do next?" White Zetsu said, "Madara said before that this is a great opportunity and we can't miss it."

"There's no other choice. We can only go to Konoha like this."

"Anyway, Nagato has already subdued that guy."

White Zetsu smiled meaningfully and said, "Come to think of it, that guy is also a monster. He is clearly from the same period as Madara and the First Hokage, and he is still alive today."

"Ah." The masked man responded, "But with his strength added, it should be about the same."

As the words fell, a special emotion surged in the eyes under the mask.

"I want to see if the man who is known as the fastest man in the ninja world today can have time to perform the so-called protection this time."

Time passed, and finally it was the day when Kushina would give birth.

The place where Kushina would give birth was chosen outside Konoha, because the power of the seal would be extremely weakened when a female Jinchūriki gave birth.

If the tailed beasts were to go out of control and run wild, the ninja village would be the first to suffer immeasurable damage.

The Third Hokage first came to Minato's house and instructed Kushina on some things. In addition to the Third Hokage's wife, there was also another medical ninja from the Anbu who was responsible for delivering Kushina's baby.

And in Kushina's current state, there was no way for her to move through time and space.

So, towards evening, Minato and the Third's wife, Biwako, accompanied her to the pre-arranged place for delivery.

In the evening, outside Konoha.

"Ah!!"

In a cave outside Konoha, the sound of a woman moaning due to severe pain was heard.

The dim light illuminated the entire cave, and at this moment, on the delivery bed, Kushina's entire face was distorted due to severe pain.

Minato looked at her with worry, then suddenly formed hand seals and pressed his palms on Kushina's abdomen, on the weakening seal.

"Roar!"

When Minato placed his palm on the seal, a ferocious roar rang out in his ears!

Chapter 609: Attack

"Roar!"

The ferocious roar of the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly rang in Minato's ears.

An extremely powerful force was now madly attacking the already weakened seal on Kushina's abdomen.

Feeling the violent impact, Minato's eyes focused and chakra suddenly surged out of his palms.

He had once suppressed the Nine-Tails when Kushina lost control at home, but at that time he seemed to struggle extremely to cope with such power.

But this time it was different. His body had been constantly strengthened by his training, and the amount of chakra he possessed was terrifyingly large.

In addition, his attainments in sealing techniques were even better than before, so suppressing the Nine-Tailed Fox now would not be as difficult as before.

"Damn human!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox roared madly, using all of its current strength to attack the seal that bound it.

The birth of a Jinchūriki's child was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the tailed beast.

However, at this moment, a powerful chakra overflowed through the seal.

"This is...!?"

The Nine-Tails naturally knew that this chakra belonged to Minato, but it had never felt it at such a close distance.

"This..."

Its strange pupils couldn't help but shrink suddenly.

Because it actually sensed its own chakra fluctuations from Minato's chakra.

"How is that possible?!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox said in surprise, but it didn't have the energy to think about it now.

It struggled hard, but with Minato's current level, not even the Nine-Tails could put him under pressure like it did before.

"Ah!!"

At this time, Kushina was sweating profusely due to the severe pain, and she couldn't help but scream out loud.

"Kushina, push harder!" said Biwako, Hiruzen's wife.

"Naruto..."

At this moment, Kushina kept murmuring the name of the child who was about to be born.

The pain a mother goes through during childbirth is simply unimaginable to others.

Under Minato's suppression, the Nine-Tails' struggle became futile.

At this time he was able to quietly divert some of his attention, and seeing Kushina's painful expression, he felt a pang of concern.

"Kushina..."

Even so, Minato's nerves were still tense, and his perception enveloped the entire cave.

Because he knew that someone would take this opportunity to attack Kushina.

At this time, outside the cave, more than a dozen of Konoha's Anbu were on high alert.

Behind them, there were dense seal patterns wrapping the cave.

"Ah!!"

Kushina's painful groans echoed out from the cave and spread far away.

"Whoosh!"

When everyone was on high alert, the space somewhere suddenly distorted violently.

"Boom!"

The distortion of space had not yet been completed when a flaming blade flashed through the darkness.

But the blade light went straight through the space.

In the distorted space, a figure gradually became clear.

The masked man turned his eyes slightly to glance at the attack that penetrated through his body.

"So fast..."

Swish!

In front of him, two figures suddenly appeared, each holding a weapon in their hands.

One man's blade had flashes of lightning on it, while the other's blade was wrapped in fire.

"Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Yoruki..."

The masked man murmured softly, but his expression did not fluctuate much when facing the two top masters.

At this moment, the two people in front of him looked at each other with a hint of surprise.

Someone actually dared to attack Kushina while she was giving birth.

Uchiha Yoruki's eyes flashed, and the two flaming sword beams he slashed out fell into the jungle in the distance, cutting down several large trees, which then began to burn.

"Did he get away?"

Even with his Mangekyō eyes, he couldn't figure out how the masked man in front of him had managed to avoid his attack.

Pure speed?

That was impossible. Even Minato, who was the fastest in the ninja world, couldn't dodge like this against his Mangekyō eye power.

So, if it wasn't dodged by speed, then there was only one answer.

"My attack just now seemed to have penetrated directly through that guy's body."

Uchiha Yoruki said to Sakumo who was standing beside him. The latter had just seen the whole situation clearly and was also analyzing the abilities of the person who suddenly appeared.

He still found it hard to believe that an attack could pass directly through someone.

"Do a good job of security, don't take it lightly!"

Sakumo shouted. He didn't believe that the masked man in front of them dared to come alone.

"Shhh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his entire body turned into a ray of white light, accompanied by lightning, flashing in the dark night.

"Pretty fast."

The masked man naturally noticed Sakumo's movements, but he didn't seem concerned at all. He stood there, motionless.

At this time, Uchiha Yoruki was also watching Sakumo's attack.

Swish!

The blade flashed past, but it still seemed to cut through the air, piercing through the masked man's body.

"One."

However, just as Sakumo's blade was about to cut through the masked man's body, the latter turned around and said indifferently.

He suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Hatake Sakumo's shoulder.

Uchiha Yoruki, who was farther away, saw this and his expression changed. The three black tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly at this moment and suddenly linked together to form a flame-like pattern.

"Swish!"

A crimson light burst out, and a sword light fell from the sky, slashing towards the masked man's hand that was about to reach out to Sakumo.

"Mangekyō Sharingan!"

The sword light flashed and fell, directly piercing through the masked man's outstretched palm.

At the same time, Sakumo reacted and slashed back, also penetrating through the masked man's body.

After stepping back, Uchiha Yoruki and Hatake Sakumo, who were flanking the masked man from front and back, both had looks of shock in their eyes.

Because through the attack just now, they had already confirmed it.

The masked man in front of them did have the ability to allow physical attacks to pass through his body.

This ability was simply unheard of.

"That's a pretty quick response."

The masked man's eyes were calm. If Uchiha Yoruki had been a little slower in launching his eye technique just now, he would have been able to kill Hatake Sakumo directly.

Although the strength of the two people in front of him should not be much different, Yoruki possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan after all. In this regard alone, Uchiha Yoruki still seemed a bit more troublesome.

But the masked man didn't care about any of this.

Uchiha Yoruki and Hatake Sakumo stared at the man in front of them. Judging from the abilities he displayed alone, he was definitely an extremely dangerous opponent.

After all, in today's ninja world, who else could appear so calm and composed under the siege of these two powerful shinobi?

Chapter 610: Failed to Move

"Here it comes!"

At this moment, in the cave, Minato's pupils shrank. He sensed the violent fluctuations of Uchiha Yoruki and Sakumo's chakra. This showed that a battle had already begun outside. A frightening murderous aura filled his eyes because he was not unfamiliar with the special energy that was confronting the two of them.

Masked man!!

Outside the cave, the Anbu members scattered around were watching the battle not far away with trembling eyes. Even with the combined efforts of Uchiha Yoruki and Hatake Sakumo, the masked man remained unharmed. In fact, their attacks didn't even touch him.

"Those eyes."

At this moment, both Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Yoruki were trembling in their hearts. Although their attack just now did not cause any substantial harm to the masked man, under such close observation, they could clearly see the special pupils hidden under the wide black robe and mask.

"It's actually the Sharingan?"

Uchiha Yoruki exclaimed in surprise. He never thought the masked man in front of him actually possessed the Sharingan.

I have never heard of such a person in the clan. Who exactly is he?

"So, this ability is Dojutsu?"

Based on this observation, Uchiha Yoruki made a bold guess. Immediately, the flame patterns in his eyes began to rotate slowly. It now seemed that the man in front of him could make his body become intangible when subjected to physical attacks. Just now he obviously wanted to attack Sakumo, but was intercepted by the Rekka No Ken just a moment ago.

"Senior Sakumo, there is something I want to verify. Please help me."

Uchiha Yoruki said to Sakumo beside him, and the latter was slightly stunned when he heard it. The arrogant boy from back then had really changed a lot.

"Okay!" Sakumo responded.

At the same time, Uchiha Yoruki also used the Mangekyō to lock onto the masked man in front of him. If his special ability really came from the Sharingan, then with his eye power, he should be able to find a way to crack it!

Looking at Sakumo and Uchiha Yoruki who were about to attack him again, the masked man's eyes flickered slightly. After just one round of encounter, he was able to make a preliminary assessment of Yoruki's abilities. This kind of intelligence was indeed worthy of being the rival of the Fourth Hokage since childhood.

"Waah!!"

At this moment, the clear sound of a baby crying came from the cave.

"Are you finally here?"

The masked man looked towards the cave, while Sakumo and Uchiha Yoruki exchanged glances, preparing to attack in succession.

Swish!

The two of them moved in coordination at an extremely fast speed.

"Uchiha Flame Formation!"

The masked man pressed his palm on the ground at this time, and red flames rushed up from in front of him, turning into a barrier that blocked Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Yoruki.

As the barrier formed, special patterns appeared in his scarlet eyes, and the space around him began to distort rapidly. The next moment, he disappeared from the spot.

"Swish!"

At the same time, a scarlet rainbow light streaked down the wall of the fire barrier.

"What kind of technique is this!?"

After using the Rekka No Ken to cut through the masked man's barrier, Uchiha Yoruki was still surprised. He and Sakumo both rushed out immediately, but in this short period of time, the masked man had disappeared without a trace.

"He can move through time and space, so he must have gone inside!"

Hatake Sakumo said that the masked man suddenly appeared in front of them just now, which was something that could only be achieved by space-time ninjutsu. Moreover, his time and space movement seemed to be more advanced than Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Go in and protect Kushina and Biwako-sama!"

As he rushed out, Sakumo shouted at the dozen or so Anbu guarding the surroundings of the cave. However, no one responded to him.

"What's going on!?"

Hatake Sakumo's face darkened as he spoke in a deep voice.

"Naruto."

At this time, in the cave, Minato's expression relaxed a little. He looked at Naruto in Biwako's arms, and the expression in his blue eyes became heavier.

"Waah!"

His eyes suddenly fell to a certain place in the cave, where the space was distorting in a vortex, and a black-robed figure gradually became clear in his eyes.

"It's him indeed!!"

Looking at the masked man who suddenly appeared in front of them, Minato and the other consciousness in his body spoke in a deep voice. Although the mask he was wearing seemed to have changed a little, Minato would never make a mistake. This space-time ninjutsu user was the culprit who had attacked Kushina and Konoha that night!

In Minato's mind, the person in front of him was an enemy that must be wiped out no matter what!

When the masked man saw the look in Minato's eyes, the eyes hidden under his mask also shrank suddenly. But it only took a moment for everything to return to normal.

"Who?"

Kushina, who had just given birth, as well as Biwako and another female ANBU beside her, all had their pupils shrink when they saw the masked man who suddenly appeared.

The masked man did not say anything, but directly reached for the Third Hokage's wife, Biwako, who was holding Naruto in her arms.

Biwako had no idea what he was doing.

Swish!

However, at this time, Minato formed a seal with one hand, and black lines appeared on Biwako's wrist. Just before the masked man touched Biwako, her figure suddenly disappeared.

"Have you been prepared?"

The attack missed, and the masked man was pondering in his heart. In fact, he still couldn't figure out why the people of Konoha could guess that he deliberately released the news of Sasori in order to lure the tiger away from the mountain, all for the purpose of attacking the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who had just given birth today.

Although Minato Namikaze was indeed intelligent, this kind of judgment could not be made accurately by the brain alone. He probably didn't have enough information to make such a judgment.

"What? Aren't you going to transfer the Jinchūriki?" The masked man laughed sinisterly.

"Kushina..."

Minato glanced at Kushina. He couldn't transfer her directly back to Konoha now, because the seal of the Nine-Tails had been weakened.

But Minato had already made a plan for this! His eyes narrowed. Although he couldn't bring Kushina back to Konoha directly, he could take her somewhere else first. Then repair the seal of the Nine-Tails there!

"Want to leave!?"

However, at this moment, the special pattern in the pair of scarlet eyes hidden under the masked man's mask suddenly intensified.

"Buzz!"

Wherever his sight was focused, the space around Minato distorted out of thin air. In that distorted space, Minato, who was about to move through time and space with Kushina, suddenly trembled.

The man in front of him could actually stop his Flying Thunder God Technique!?