"Okay!" Just as the Nine-Tails was about to break free of its restraints and raise its hand to attack, Tianqi immediately activated his Rinnegan.
"Time Stop!" With a slight lift, time around them instantly stopped, leaving only Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki still able to move.
Just as Minato Namikaze was about to use his body to block the Nine-Tails' attack, he suddenly realized that neither the Nine-Tails nor Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage outside the barrier, were moving. He was completely bewildered.
"What's going on? Why did they all suddenly stop moving?"
Kushina Uzumaki also looked puzzled. Suddenly, she saw two figures walking over, one of whom looked very familiar.
"Uncle Tianqi!"
"Kushina, you little rascal, you can't stay out of it when your uncle is watching from the sidelines. Poor girl..." Tianqi bent down and stroked Kushina's head, speaking with a look of affection.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Tianqi. I didn't do a good job as a Jinchūriki. The Nine-Tails still managed to escape, I..."
"You've done very well, I saw everything, it's not your fault!" Then Tian Qi turned his gaze to Minato Namikaze beside him and said calmly, "Minato!"
"I'm here, please speak!"
"My presence here means I'm here to save you, but unfortunately you've used the Reaper Death Seal and your soul has already become a Shinigami. I can't save you or me, but Kushina can still be saved. What do you think about this?"
"Is that so? That's enough. You only need to save Kushina. I've already given up on living after using the Reaper Death Seal!"
“Minato, you…” Kushina Uzumaki looked reluctant when she heard Minato say that.
"Kushina, there's no need to say anything more. Just live a good life with Naruto in my place. He's our hope!" Minato Namikaze said with a determined look as he looked at the little Naruto beside him.
"Watergate..."
"Time is running out, you don't have time to talk anymore!" Seeing that the two were about to continue talking, and Kushina's vital signs were already declining sharply, Tianqi directly interrupted their conversation.
He immediately extracted a portion of his Ten-Tails chakra and infused it into Kushina. With the support of the Ten-Tails chakra, Kushina's life force stopped draining, and her physical condition recovered at a visible speed.
"What amazing power!" Kushina, now recovered, stood up immediately, looking at her body with curiosity.
"I've done all I can. Goodbye, Minato!" After doing all this, Tianqi left with Garuda, who hadn't uttered a word.
"Thank you, Lord Tianqi!"
What followed was that Minato Namikaze used the Reaper Death Seal to seal the Yin Nine-Tails into his own body, while the Yang Nine-Tails and his body were sealed into the newborn Naruto. Everything seemed unchanged. With the intervention of Tenki, Naruto's childhood was accompanied by his mother, and he was no longer alone.
As Tianqi left, he reflected a lot on his actions of saving Kushina when he returned to the Uchiha clan's territory in the north.
I don't know if saving Kushina this time will completely change Naruto, but I am still a living person. I can't bear to watch the child who grew up by my side die in front of me. Besides, whether Naruto changes or not has little to do with me. The people of Konoha should be the ones who have a headache!
After thinking it through, Tianqi finally felt relieved. The plot and all that had to do with him had nothing to do with him. Now that he had a house full of children and grandchildren, what was there to worry about?
"Tianqi, you seem to know that red-haired woman?"
"You mean Kushina? I watched her grow up since she was little. She stayed at my house when she came to Konoha from another country. You could say she's practically family to me!" Tianqi shook his head, thinking of how Kushina looked when she first came to Konoha. Time really flies.
"So you took action as soon as I mentioned it? Oh, you're a relative!"
"Actually, I would have taken action even if you hadn't asked. Honestly, I just couldn't bear to watch over that girl. After all, we're all human!"
"That's right, this is the real Uchiha Tenchi I know, a man of flesh and blood!" Garuda immediately smiled as well.
She was used to the cold and ruthless Tianqi, but this loving Tianqi was the one she liked.
Looking at Garuda's expression, Tianqi knew what she was thinking. He really didn't want to discuss or comment on the current state of Konoha Village. As long as the black-hearted old man didn't leave Konoha's big stage, saving more people would be meaningless.
Just as Tianqi returned to the northern border, Chiyu and Mikoto, who had gone to the secret base to play the Uchiha clan, were completely bewildered by the mess Konoha Village was in.
"What's going on? Is someone attacking Konoha Village?"
"Oh no! Sasuke!"
When the two returned home and saw that there were no signs of attack on their house, and that Sasuke was sleeping peacefully in his room, they were relieved. What they didn't know was that the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball had once attacked their house, but it was blocked by Tianqi's Xuanyuan puppets.
The news of Minato Namikaze's sacrifice was publicized the next day. Danzo, who already knew the news, was also making various moves in order to obtain the position of Fifth Hokage.
However, things don't always go as planned. Even without Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, two elders of Konoha, blocking his way, half of the clan leaders in Konoha still rejected Danzo's succession as Hokage. Chiba also rejected Danzo, and in the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi was reinstated as Hokage, leaving Danzo powerless and furious within Root.
But all of this has nothing to do with Tianqi. He is now completely devoted to training the children of his clan. He lives with his clansmen every day and has nothing to worry about. Moreover, he is very happy to be with these younger generations and children.
In order to enhance the combat power of his clansmen, Tianqi opened the entrance to the small world, allowing his clansmen to go out to the ninja world for training from time to time. However, there are special secret methods for entering and leaving the small world, and not just anyone can enter.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, Tianqi had brought Itachi to the clan for five years. Itachi had also reached the age of ten, standing at 1.6 meters tall like a handsome young man. Itachi's strength had also improved a lot, and after five years of training, his strength had reached the level of a Jonin.
Today is the clan ranking battle. The clan leader and elders are all present, and the young people are engaged in various battles, striving to climb higher in their rankings.
With his immense strength and three-tomoe Sharingan, Itachi fought his way to the finals.
"Itachi is truly remarkable. At the age of ten, he already possesses the strength of a Jonin. He has a bright future ahead of him!" Zhan praised Itachi, who was performing exceptionally well on the field.
Tianqi remained silent, simply watching Itachi's battle with a calm expression. At the age of ten, Itachi's potential had already been developed to its limit, making further improvement extremely difficult. At this point, the only way to significantly improve was through the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com