Chapter 69: Nine Tails Disaster

Uzumaki Kushina weakly looked at the roaring Nine-Tails.

"Nine-Tails…!"

Uchiha Shisui quickly grabbed Uzumaki Kushina and disappeared.

After letting out a deafening roar, the Nine-Tails turned its gaze toward Konoha in the distance—the place that had imprisoned it for so many years.

It was finally free.

It was time for revenge.

The Nine-Tails opened its massive jaws, and a dark Tailed Beast Ball began forming in its mouth.

Its target—Hokage Rock.

The moment it laid eyes on the first face carved into the rock, its anger surged.

Years ago, it had been peacefully roaming the forests, only to be hypnotized by a red-eyed man.

Then, just as it regained consciousness, another man with dark circles under his eyes had appeared, declared that it was too strong, and promptly sealed it away.

That was the start of its humiliating life in captivity.

Now, after all these years, it was time to unleash its fury.

Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze, having dealt with Obito, rushed toward the battlefield.

Shisui carried Kushina, while Kakashi held the newborn Naruto. Both moved swiftly, escaping the immediate danger zone.

Anything near the Nine-Tails was lethal—one swipe of its tail could mean instant death or severe injury.

Minato arrived just in time to see the chaos unfolding.

When Shisui met Minato's gaze, his eyes were filled with regret.

"Forgive me, Fourth Hokage… the Nine-Tails has escaped!"

Minato sighed.

"No need to apologize. You've done enough. Take Kushina and Naruto to the shelter. Kushina is an Uzumaki—her vitality is strong. Someone will tend to her soon."

As he looked at the weakened Kushina, Minato's heart ached. A thought nagged at him.

"If I had asked the group leader for help earlier… could all of this have been avoided?"

But there was no time for regrets now.

Minato quickly mentioned Ren Asakura in the chat group, then turned his full focus on the battlefield.

By now, the Nine-Tails had fully formed its Tailed Beast Ball.

Redirecting an attack of this scale would require an immense amount of chakra.

"Sage Mode—Activate!"

The corners of Minato Namikaze's eyes turned red as the markings of Sage Mode appeared.

With the power of Sage Chakra, all his abilities were elevated to a higher level.

The massive Tailed Beast Ball shot from the Nine-Tails' mouth, aimed straight at Hokage Rock.

Minato quickly formed hand seals, and glowing formula markings appeared in the air.

In an instant, he teleported the Tailed Beast Ball away.

A few kilometers away, deep in the forest, it detonated.

A towering mushroom cloud erupted into the sky.

"I originally planned to transfer the Nine-Tails from Kushina into myself after this crisis was over… That way, I could bear the burden of future threats and fight off any enemies that come for it. But I didn't expect you to break free so soon, Nine-Tails."

Minato quickly made a decision.

He would seal the Nine-Tails into himself now.

Many of the powerful foes that would come in the future would be after the Nine-Tails.

As a father, Minato didn't want Naruto to carry that burden alone.

If possible, he wanted to eliminate all threats himself, so his son could live a happy life.

"Reaper Death Seal!"

Minato rapidly formed hand seals, summoning the Shinigami to possess him.

This was an S-rank forbidden jutsu.

Once cast, his soul would be handed over to the Shinigami, who would then reap the enemy's soul as well.

A mutual demise.

But Minato wasn't afraid—he had a trump card.

A small porcelain bottle materialized in his hand.

Soul Solidification Elixir.

A special item that could anchor his soul to his body.

It was available in the group shop for just 400 points.

With this, the Shinigami wouldn't be able to take his soul.

A complete exploit.

However, after finishing the hand seals, Minato realized something strange—

The Shinigami was missing.

"What the hell?"

At that moment, somewhere in the underworld, the Shinigami was still unconscious in some unknown corner.

Just then, a golden sword of light descended from the heavens—

Piercing through the Nine-Tails and pinning it to the ground.

Then, nine more golden swords appeared, each one impaling one of its tails, completely immobilizing it.

The once ferocious Nine-Tails instantly slumped, as lifeless as a salted fish.

"I ride the wind to cleanse the world of demons—"

"And a mere fox spirit dares act up before me?"

The protagonist always arrives last.

Ren Asakura had finally appeared.

Floating in midair, standing atop a golden sword of light, exuding absolute dominance.

These golden swords, condensed from his celestial energy, possessed an overwhelming suppressive force.

Any opponent weaker than Ren Asakura would be instantly and completely subdued.

With this, Konoha's crisis was truly over.

As the leader of the group, how could he show up without making a grand entrance?

"It's over!"

Minato Namikaze let out a slow breath and deactivated Sage Mode.

Ren Asakura descended from the sky in the most ostentatious way possible.

"Minato! Isn't your great group leader absolutely amazing? Wasn't that spectacular?"

Ren Asakura felt that his entrance deserved at least an 82 out of 100.

The remaining points should be sent in the form of 666 spam.

Minato smiled.

"Thank you, group leader."

Meanwhile, Lu Mingfei, who was watching the livestream, was completely hyped up, as if he had been the one showing off.

"Group leader is badass! Group leader is unstoppable!"

Ren Asakura had a habit of streaming whenever he was free.

Tonight's Nine-Tails Chaos stream had been running from the very start.

Everyone in the group had witnessed everything unfold.

Especially the part where Ren Asakura casually moved between the living world and the afterlife.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni fell into silence.

He thought of his wife and child.

His world seemed to have a similar realm for spirits of the dead.

Back then, he had been so close—just a little closer, and he could have saved them.

Would they blame him?

Would they resent him for not being there when it mattered most?

Meanwhile, Saitama was simply treating the stream like a TV show.

A TV show required electricity, which meant an electric bill.

But watching a livestream? Totally free.

Plus, everyone in the group was talented and entertaining.

Looking at the Nine-Tails still pinned to the ground, Ren Asakura asked,

"So, what's your plan? Are you sealing it inside yourself? If you want to become a perfect Jinchūriki, you'll need to reconcile with the Nine-Tails. If you try to brute-force it, you'll only gain partial access to its power."

Right now, the Nine-Tails was super irritable.

Getting it to cooperate would be a challenge.

Minato had learned his lesson and immediately asked for advice.

"Group leader, do you have a solution?"

Ren Asakura confidently patted his chest.

"Of course! I specialize in gentle persuasion. You want reconciliation? A perfect Jinchūriki? Piece of cake."

Minato suddenly had a bad feeling about this.

Ren Asakura looked at the Nine-Tails, still nailed to the ground, and spoke in the gentlest tone possible.

"Kurama, my dear fox! Minato's a great guy—sunny, cheerful, and he's the Fourth Hokage! Bright future ahead! If you live inside him, you get free meals, free housing, no rent! All he asks is for a little help in battle every now and then. Tempting, right? Doesn't that sound amazing?"

The Nine-Tails, still sapped of strength, let out a cold snort in refusal.

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