Unlike the original plan to keep the birth a secret outside the village, Minato had taken Hiruko's advice. He gathered the village's elite forces to protect his wife and child.
"Ah... ugh, I can't...!" Kushina Uzumaki's body began to convulse violently. Sweat poured off her like a waterfall, soaking through her clothes.
At this moment, the Nine-Tails was desperately thrashing, trying to tear through the seal while Kushina was at her physically weakest during labor. However, because Kushina had undergone special physical reinforcement, the moment the fox sensed the seal loosening, a more powerful binding force surged.
Adamantine Sealing Chains!
In an instant, the golden chains manifested, tightly binding the Nine-Tails' limbs, its nine tails, and even wrapping around its maw several times. The chains left the fox so enraged it couldn't even let out a roar; its chakra was locked down so tightly it couldn't influence Kushina at all.
Still, it was clear that nurturing this child had taken a massive toll on her body. Even with the legendary, robust constitution of the Uzumaki clan, most of her physical energy had been drained by this successor of Asura.
Minato stood by, staring nervously at his wife. His frantic energy actually caused Kushina to tense up even more. She could only grit her teeth and muster every ounce of courage, telling herself not to back down.
Tsunade stood to the side, monitoring the data while using her expert massage techniques to soothe Kushina's muscles and relax her body. The massage seemed to work; according to the monitors, Kushina's vitals were gradually stabilizing.
"Wah! Wah! Wah!" Suddenly, a loud, clear cry rang out.
Beside them, Biwako Sarutobi skillfully cut the umbilical cord and caught the child. With practiced ease, she gave the baby's bottom a light pat. Naruto, whose initial cries were weak, immediately let out a healthy, booming wail.
She then used pre-prepared warm water to carefully wash the blood from little Naruto.
"Minato!" Seeing her husband through her exhaustion, Kushina instinctively called his name.
"Kushina, I'm here." Minato blurred forward, tightly grasping his wife's hand.
"Minato... our child..." She managed a weak smile, looking at the blond man standing by the bed.
Minato Namikaze—the Yellow Flash of Konoha and the Fourth Hokage—tenderly stroked his wife's cheek.
"He's as full of life as you are, Kushina." His voice was soft, but a sharp, alert light flickered deep within his blue eyes. As a ninja who had survived war, he knew all too well the dangers of a Jinchuriki giving birth.
Feeling the warmth of Minato's palm, Kushina gradually felt a sense of peace wash over her. The Uzumaki clan naturally possessed incredible recovery powers, and combined with the specialized "Life Serum No. 3" she had been injected with, her recuperative abilities were on another level.
Before long, Kushina had regained a significant amount of energy. Now fully conscious, she couldn't wait to hold her child. She struggled to sit up.
Biwako-sama gently brought over the baby, now cleaned and wrapped in swaddling clothes. As a mother herself, she understood Kushina's urgency perfectly.
"He's a very healthy boy," Biwako said, handing the squirming Naruto to the expectant Kushina.
Gazing at the child in the swaddle, she saw a blonde, blue-eyed, incredibly adorable boy. His skin was supple and smooth, not at all like the wrinkled appearance of most newborns. The child, who had been wailing just moments ago, immediately let out a giggle the moment he touched Kushina's arms.
"Minato, look! Naruto is so cute... he's just too precious!" Kushina said, her heart overflowing with joy.
Naruto, of course, couldn't understand them, but his baby babbles were music to his mother's ears. Sensing her happiness, he giggled even harder. Eventually, Kushina, still low on stamina, handed the infant to Tsunade. To prevent any accidents, the defenseless Naruto was safest in Tsunade's hands.
Not far away, a chilling smile curled on Obito's lips as he walked forward slowly. To the confusion of the surrounding Anbu, he phased directly through the barrier and entered the room.
Before him was a massive space filled with medical equipment. Twenty meters away, a red-haired woman lay weakened on a bed. Minato was holding Kushina, comforting her, while Tsunade held the infant. The loud cries of the baby filled the room, announcing the arrival of a new life.
However, when Obito saw the woman holding the child, his expression froze. His mind raced with confusion: Why? Why is Tsunade here? Isn't she supposed to have hemophobia? How can she be here?
Obito's presence caused the temperature in the room to plummet. The alert Anbu immediately noticed him. One Anbu quickly drew a kunai and hurled it at the masked man.
Obito's gaze turned icy. Ignoring the medical staff and Anbu, he lunged straight for the weakened Kushina. In his mind, it didn't matter why Tsunade was there. He didn't fear the three of them combined. Only his teacher, Minato Namikaze, was worth noting. Even in a two-on-one fight against Tsunade and Minato, he was confident he could win. Besides, with a child in her arms, how could she possibly stop him?
Tsunade had detected him the moment he entered. Seeing his target was Kushina, she glanced at Naruto in her arms, her brow furrowing slightly, before expertly dodging Obito's strike.
Simultaneously, while Obito was confused by Tsunade's seemingly indifferent behavior toward Kushina, a sharp whistling sound pierced the air. A kunai flew toward him.
Obito ignored the kunai, letting it phase through his head as his hand reached for Kushina. He didn't understand Tsunade's move, but he wasn't about to pass up this opportunity.
Flash!
Minato activated the Flying Raijin, teleporting his wife and child to the other side of the room in the nick of time.
"Fast reaction," the masked man praised, his voice dripping with mockery. "But how long can you protect them?"
"Rasengan!" A brilliant sphere of blue chakra formed in Minato's palm as he lunged straight for the enemy's face.
The masked man didn't dodge. The Rasengan passed right through his body, blasting a massive hole in the wall behind him. Before the Anbu could attack again, he slipped back into his "intangible" state, retreating to a corner to face off against the guards.
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