Chapter 12: Behind the scenes

Obito POV

— What the hell is going on?!

Obito was freaking out right now. More than normal. His attack was supposed to be unexpected, aimed at the center of the village to cause as much destruction as possible.

— Everything was fine, everything was perfectly fine until some idiot came up with the idea of blowing up the village!

All the chaos he planned to cause was gone. When he arrived at the center of Konoha ready to summon the Kyuubi, he immediately realized that the place was practically deserted.

He immediately wanted to move to another place with more people, but Minato was behind him and he wouldn't have time for that, so he had no choice but to simply perform the summoning where he was.

— Kuchiyose no jutsu!

After saying those words he disappeared from that place immediately. Minato followed immediately, although he saw what had happened, he couldn't fight against the nine-tails right now, after all, he knew that the masked guy he was chasing had control of the beast and if he didn't cut that connection it would be impossible. do anything else.

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Tsunade POV

'I saw how everything was destroyed, that beast of which I only knew its power from the legends I heard was really the power of nature, what Kushina showed when she used her chakra was not able to compare to what was in front of her eyes.

I thank my past self for having agreed to collaborate with mister, otherwise, I am unable to imagine the size of the catastrophe that would have occurred. Unfortunately, despite my efforts I was not able to prevent deaths. There will always be people who risk their lives to protect others, and sadly, those are always the ones who die first.

The civilians and low-level ninjas had already been evacuated, but that didn't mean the beast would stay put in one place, so it was important to form a containment fence to contain it in the central area.

I hate not being able to do anything, I want to go there and I know if I do it right now I'll be able to change the fate of these people, but…I don't know if it's for the best.

Time is running out and I have to make a decision as soon as possible, should I act or bet on mister once again?

Remember, analyze, think, feel, intuit, do everything possible to find the truth, the option that I really want to take.'

— …A better world huh… A better world… The leaf village has committed many cruel deeds, but it can't be said that they were mistakes, but…if everything can change…

'It was never my dream to change the world, I left that to Jiraiya, but…'

Finding reasons to quit, reasons to act, reasons for everything and nothing at the same time.

'Well, this will be a bet I expect to lose.

I'll follow mister's plan.'

Tsunade's luck with gambling was well known to all, and she believed that whenever she won one it was because something bad was going to happen. But even in the original story, when she won the bet with Jiraiya and he ended up dying. It cannot be said that it was in vain, since thanks to his sacrifice and the information he obtained, Naruto was able to defeat Pain later.

It can be said that her individual luck is one of the worst, but in a broader panorama that changes completely.

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Shikaku POV

'I see, so he was guiding us huh…

But who will be the one who dares to attack the village when it was much simpler to send an alert message?

That means that the person who orchestrated all of this doesn't want his identity to be known… How troublesome.'

Shikaku was looking towards the center of the village, where there was only destruction, but thankfully no chaos.

He was arranging to block the beast in the center to make sure the damage didn't spread, however, he still didn't see much that could be done.

'The village currently has no one who is capable of competing with the kyuubi. Minato has gone to look for the invader, Jiraiya was not in the village and the third one does not appear. Orochimaru just betrayed the village and Tsunade isn't here either. Seriously, what's wrong with this place that we've ended up so helpless?'

Shikaku at that moment knew that things were not going well at all in a place that gives birth to so many talents but is unable to even protect itself.

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Minato POV

'Definitely not my day.

It was supposed to be a happy day, my son was finally going to be born, but out of nowhere someone attacked us and endangered the lives of my wife and my son, and that is something I cannot forgive.

I immediately chased after it and after a while, I was finally able to locate him, however, it was too late. I could only see my wife suffering and the fox about to get out of control. I tried to get closer and stop him, but it was useless, he had escaped quickly, I could only distinguish his clothing, it was strange, completely black with red clouds and an orange mask in the shape of a swirl.

Without thinking about it anymore I ran towards Kushina, she was totally weak, I blame myself for taking so long. The fastest ninja? What nonsense, when it matters I can never be on time, it is useless to be the fastest.

My fears for everything that was happening eat me up inside. I'm a ninja, yes, but I'm also a human. Obito's death, what happened with Rin, Kakashi's trauma, Tsunade's disappearance, the death of all my comrades, the destruction of the village by the explosions and now I see my wife about to die.

I feel like no matter how strong I get, the things I can do are limited, too small. What I want to protect is getting out of hand.

Everything is bad right now for me, but it seems it can always get worse no matter what, I never expected that he would dare to release the fox in the middle of the village. I don't want to imagine what kind of catastrophe will happen by the end.

The war has just recently ended, families are just beginning to recover from the losses they suffered, and this happens. I can't help but think that it's my neglect to relax in front of peace. But now is not the time to regret.

I have to fight, even if it's the last thing I do. I've already lost too much, the least I can do to fulfill my responsibility as Hokage, even if I die.

The only consolation I have is that I know I can leave Naruto alone, sensei will take good care of him, I'm sure of that, he's not his godfather for nothing, and also Kushina. No matter what, the kyyubi is the only thing that can keep her alive, if so, then I'll just seal it again even if I die.'

Minato at that moment took Kushina with Shikaku and Naruto so that she would be safe. But he knew within himself that it was too late, if he didn't quickly seal the Kyuubi again then she would inevitably die.

Without thinking, he ran to meet the guy.

Minato could see immediately that he didn't have much fighting experience. His jutsu was certainly strange, but it was easily neutralized.

They both stood facing each other. The attacker was measuring his distance and calculating the best battle plan when Minato appeared at his side out of nowhere and attacked him with a fist. Originally he had the intention of finishing him off, but he didn't know if the subject would be able to avoid an attack that threatens his life with his strange jutsu, this is because many ninjas train their most important skills until they become practically something that can be automatically performing without need to go through the instructions of the brain, so in many situations, it is better not to attack with the intent to kill so that the opponent does not notice any killing intent, but simply aim to hurt him.

In this case, Minato did not want to hurt him, but to cut the connection that he had with the kyuubi, which worked perfectly.

At that moment, Minato watched as the guy panicked and ran away without hesitation.

Unfortunately, he didn't have time to be happy because he had to run to the village to fight against something much more dangerous.

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Tsunade POV

'I see how the kyuubi throws a bijuudama towards the periphery of the village, at that moment Minato appeared out of nowhere and was able to deflect it towards the outskirts of the village.

Seriously, what a way to play the hero.

Just when I was getting a headache on how to proceed with the plan. It is Minato himself who leads everyone away from the battle. Although it is a good decision if we take the preservation of Konoha's strength as a priority. The bad thing is…'

— So you already threw yourself to death huh... Well, I would also believe that this is the only solution if I were in your place. (Tsunade)

So far everything was going according to plan, however, she knew that as soon as things were over the others would immediately flood this place in order to assist Minato, and that is something that cannot be allowed.

— According to mister, Minato will seal half of the nine tails inside his son, Naruto, and the other half inside himself. At this time Naruto is with Shikaku, so he will be present when Minato performs the seal. This is problematic.

'Well, I'll just have to knock him out.'

And this is how it proceeds, the fight against the nine tails was not as short as in the manga. First of all, because Kushina was weaker than she was supposed to be. This was because Obito was not as adept at using his eye as in the original story and was unable to quickly extract Kushina's kyuubi, causing a battle of wills between him and her. This made her weaker than she was actually supposed to be.

The second thing is that now the village was not totally in danger due to the evacuation that had been carried out earlier. With the damage controlled, it was more difficult for him to resolve to sacrifice himself even though he had already made his decision, since after all, it is human instinct to want to survive.

But no matter how long it takes, everything has to come to an end.

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Kushina POV

'I was at my baby's side, they had taken us to a place away from the battle so we could rest, but at this point everyone had already realized that I didn't have much time left.

At first, everyone was hoping that Minato might be able to re-seal the Nine-Tails inside of me. Unfortunately, that thing is too strong for it to be done by a single person, and I honestly don't blame him, even if I could, I wouldn't agree since I know perfectly well that the price that must be paid for the use of techniques that are able of resolving this quickly.

He is the Hokage, someone who has the future of the entire village on his shoulders, he cannot fall in this place. '

— Hey … Shikaku … Take me there… (Kushina)

'The bad thing is that I can't even speak well, the tiredness I have makes it impossible to even move. But I have to go, and I don't have much time anymore, so I have to do everything possible so that Minato gets out of this situation and can take care of Naruto.'

— Kushina? I don't think it's a good idea, right now any distraction could be fatal for Hokage-sama. (Shikaku)

— You don't…understand…I have to help him… (Kushina)

— Kushina, calm down please, even if you wanted to do something, in your state it's impossible. (Shikaku)

She could see the concern on Shikaku's face. In fact, no one in the village would doubt Kushina, even if she was split in half, no one doubted that she could put up a fight against anyone. Shikaku knew it too, but the truth was that he didn't want to send Kushina to her death, at least not while there was still the possibility that things could take a turn for the better.

— No…Naruto…He needs Minato…I…don't have…time anymore. (Kushina)

They both made eye contact, trying to convince the other party. In the end, Kushina was the winner.

Shikaku was, after all, someone more inclined to reason than to feelings, and he understood that there was no reason to keep her here.

— Fine, I'll take care of your baby, you go. (Shikaku)

— Thank you… (Kushina)

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Tsunade POV

'At some point, Kushina appeared. From what I could see of her, she was quite weak right now. She immediately used her chains to restrain the kyuubi. Seriously, that technique is amazing, the deeper I get into the Uzumaki clan, the more I understand why the other villages were so desperate to destroy them.

At this moment I know that the end of the battle is almost over.'

— SHIKAKU! BRING NARUTO HERE!

'Looks like it's time for me to make my entrance.'

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Minato POV

'I saw how Kushina got closer with the help of Shikaku and at that moment my world almost collapsed. Right now I know there's nothing I can do to save her.

She immediately cast her chains and caught the nine-tails. At that moment I thought of immediately sealing it inside her, but I knew it was impossible, her body was too weak to bear the stress.'

— SHIKAKU! BRING NARUTO HERE!

'I shouted those words immediately.

The kyuubi needs a new vessel and Naruto is the only Uzumaki here, the only one who can tolerate such a tremendous beast, but at the end of it all, he's just a baby.'

— Kushina... It seems my time has come. (Minato)

— No… don't say that. I was hoping you could stay, but it seems I was very naive. (Kushina)

— No… you just wanted to be a good mother. (Minato)

'I didn't have much more time to think. I'm lucky that my partner is someone smart enough to understand my words without needing to explain them.'

He knew that Kushina probably came with the intention of using the last of her strength to absorb the kyuubi and die with him, but with her remaining strength it was totally impossible, so he made the decision to use Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

With half for Naruto and half for Kushina, both of them could be saved.

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Tsunade POV

Tsunade saw how Kushina suffered trying to Absorb the Kyuubi, unfortunately, that was not enough at all, which caused Minato to use the technique.

— Time to get into action. (Tsunade)

First, he used seals to create a barrier around the battlefield so that no one would interrupt them. These had been placed along with the explosive seals in preparation for this which was the final stage.

These seals for the barrier were obtained by other means. It was obviously because Lite couldn't make them, he was, after all, a baby. It can certainly do a lot of things, but these are more on the strategic side of a battle than the destructive side on a large scale. Even if Lite wanted to create a barrier, and he could, there's no way what he does could cover such a large area. In addition, there was also the possibility that the kyuubi could attack it, so the issue of resistance was another matter to take into consideration. In short, he has neither the knowledge nor the amount of chakra necessary to create such a barrier. Something ironic considering that for the people of this world, it is easier to make a barrier than a space-time jutsu, something that Lite already did. The excuse he gave to Tsunade when he told her to get the seals on her own was that he wanted to test the power of the current seals. A rather silly excuse, but there was no other choice than to be shameless and tell her. It's good that his favorite blonde in this series accepted that explanation, or at least that's what she showed in her conversation with mister.

The barrier took a while to form, by that time Minato had already finished summoning the shinigami.

She also quickly observed the ninjas outside and how they despaired when they saw that they could no longer enter to assist the Kage of their village. Even though they haven't been doing anything until now, that was because of Minato's orders, not because they didn't want to help, and now that they couldn't, the situation was getting desperate for them.

— Step number one, complete.

After that, he immediately went on to knock out Shikaku.

— I'm sorry, but you have to sleep now. (Tsunade)

— What— ( Shikaku )

'I run towards my goal.

A surprise attack, a hit, and an unconscious man.'

— Wha—

'I see the surprised face of Minato and Kushina. Hell, I should have asked if mister had a seal that would allow images to be saved. Their face when they saw me and realized it was me is priceless.'

— Tsunade, can you explain what you're doing? (Minato)

Minato was the only one who could speak in this situation, since Kushina was very tired and the surprise she got caused her to let go of the monster for a moment.

It immediately moved trying to impale Naruto who was his new vessel and Kushina who was in front of him.

Seeing this, Minato immediately tried to move to block the attack, but there was someone in a much better position to do something.

— QUIET! YOU LOOK MORE PRETTY THAT WAY! (Tsunade)

*BOOOOOOM*

Her fist bumped into the oncoming attack, and the result was as expected, Tsunade was send flying. It was impossible to match such a beast in physical strength after all, unless she released her seal, but she achieved her goal.

— Mister was right, I was indeed going to need that phrase in this fight. (Tsunade)

After the blow, she got up and walked back quickly.

— Hi Minato, I see that you almost have the same fate as Ace. (Tsunade)

— ? (Minato)

— ? (Kushina)

— Well, it's time to get to work, if we don't act fast Kushina won't last. (Tsunade)

Obviously, she could see the surprise and confusion on the face of the fourth Hokage, but there was nothing she could do. Explaining everything at this moment was something quite stupid. After all, even though she put a barrier around, it was not for sure it would endure more than a few minutes the bombardment of the ninjas around.

— I don't understand what's going on, but I guess you're here to help, right? (Minato)

— That's right, now finish performing the seal, even if you die, if everything goes well, at least Kushina will be able to survive. (Tsunade)

— ! (Kushina)

— …Good. (Minato)

Said and done, he began to seal the beast, the process was faster than expected because this time neither he nor Kushina were made donuts.

'The beast is practically sealed, it's time to open the portal.'

— Minato, you are too important to die. So let's do an experiment to see if luck is on your side. (Tsunade)

— What are you talking about? (Minato)

— Let's do something with Kushina first. (Tsunade)

Without answering, the most important thing was to keep Kushina stable, but for that she had to keep all her concentration on her, but before that, she had to take care of the shinigami.

— Rin, I'm about to open the door, you know what to do. (Tsunade)

— Yes sensei. (Rin)

Picking up a communication seal, she quickly activated it so she could communicate with Rin and tell her to be ready. This is because her work was extremely important. She was the one who had to send all those scum they captured.

Tsunade, as soon as she finished speaking, took the seals out of her bag. This time they were 3 instead of one, this was because last time It was only to transport Rin, so making a point that expanded to cover Rin's body for a short period of time was relatively easy. This time it had to create a relatively safe passage that would allow the pass of the 100 prisoners. That's why Lite decided to make 3 seals, so they have more stability and create a door.

On Rin's side, she also placed the 3 seals on her side and activated them in the order specified above, creating a triangle suspended in the air.

— ACTIVATE!

— ACTIVATE!

Right after they yelled that and guided their chakra towards the seals, a distortion in the space-time fabric was created, and then Minato, Kushina, Tsunade and Rin could see how the two spaces that were kilometers apart connected to each other through a door.

— Rin! Now!

— Yeah!

Rin began to violently throw the prisoners one by one.

Each time one passed through the portal, their body would deform in ways that should not be possible even with the worst of torture. The reason was simple, Lite sacrificed the tunnel's stability for durability. Making it last longer at the cost of the spatial currents being more strong. The spectacle of what came of them, however, was grotesque, and that is being generous with the description. It was not uncommon to see among such people those with burst eyes or dismembered genitals.

— Tsunade, I don't know what you're planning, but stop right now, I can't let you continue with whatever you're doing. (Minato)

— Oh shut up. It's not like you can do anything in the state you're in. (Tsunade)

All of this happened quite quickly, from the time they opened the portal to the time Rin finished throwing the prisoners out, barely a minute had passed.

— Minato, Kushina, hold on a little longer. (Tsunade)

'Damn, that punch hurt a lot. Why the hell didn't Minato summon those toads that he always plays with? I understand that he didn't want to expand the battlefield, but in that case he could have transported the Nine-Tails to the outskirts of the village.

There is not another option.'

— RELEASE!

And just like that, Tsunade released the seal from her forehead, unleashing her full power.

She immediately summon the slug.

— KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!

And finally, she proceeded to wrap the kyuubi with the slugs. Using her chakra as a power source, she figured that should be enough to restrain the monster, take Kushina's pressure off, and buy her time to go through with the plan.

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Minato POV

'I understood practically nothing until it was all over.

First Tsunade appeared out of nowhere, then she blocked a blow from the kyuubi that would have without a doubt killed me and Kushina. After that, she proceed to activate some kind of door, I can't help but think that there is some similarity with the technique of mister, only more advanced.

I saw how there were people on the other side, they were tied hand and foot, and it was also noticeable that they had not been fed well. But that wasn't what surprised me the most, rather Rin, who was on the other side, started throwing each and every one of them with such brutality that I doubted that she was the innocent and pure-hearted girl I taught, and when they landed on this side, they were so misshapen I doubted Ibiki could have done a better job.

I didn't understand anything about what was happening. By the time my thoughts returned to me, only a few seconds had passed, but I could already see how Tsunade's summons wrapped around the fox and restrained it.'

— So... Mister is behind this? (Minato)

— Don't talk, but yeah. You are, after all, too valuable to die. Now I need you to cooperate with me. (Tsunade)

Minato only understood that she was sent to save him, and although he didn't know if she could do something with Kushina's state, having the best medical ninja at her one hundred percent gave him hope. But he felt everything collapse when he saw that Tsunade also started to perform the same seal as him.

— Tsunade, what are you doing?!

— Shut up! If I get distracted I'm dead, so don't make noise now.

And the plan to cheat death began.

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Tsunade POV

The death demon consuming seal consist of making a pact with the shinigami to seal something in exchange for the summoner's soul. It was the most powerful seal ever invented. That contract is something that until now has always been fulfilled so far, and there are no records of what would happen if someone tried to violate the agreement. But in this case it's not something I can allow, so it only remains to see if it can be exchanged for a larger amount.

'Mister said that he doesn't know if there are souls that are stronger than others, and he clearly said that soul is different from mental strength. So if Minato's soul is more "delicious" for the shinigami, then all that remains is to change it for more quantity and hope that he accepts.'

The seal consisted of several phases. First was the summons, then came the contract followed by the seal and finally the payment.

Tsunade planned to change the content of the contract, making the shinigami accept the bandits' 100 souls in exchange for Minato's.

The reason this was a risky move is because until now two people hadn't performed the seal at the same time, so it was unknown if there was more than one shinigami.

'Although there are risks, it is worth taking them. In the future, we could capture a large number of prisoners who have committed crimes and make the seal without limits.'

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3rd POV

The state of the battle had been paused and no one knew what would happen next.

Tsunade was concentrating on what she had to do.

Time was running out and it was clear that the barrier that had been placed would not last much longer receiving the attacks of all the ninjas that were outside.

Seconds passed and Tsunade and Lite's bet came out as a winner. A projection of the shinigami exactly the same as the one behind Minato appeared behind Tsunade.

— I see, apparently one of Mister's hypotheses was right, they are all projections of a single entity. However, I don't want to imagine the power of the real one if it is capable of sealing creatures as powerful as bijuus. (Tsunade)

After performing the first step, the summoning, she continued to make the contract, but this was the most complicated, since that was something Lite had practically no knowledge of beyond the general aspects, he could not formulate an exact plan to change the terms, so that task was left to Tsunade to improvise on the spot.

However, before that, she had use the seal to lock Minato's soul so taht the shinigami can't do anything to him anymore.

— Minato, you have a deeper knowledge of the seal than me, so try to communicate with the shinigami to see if you can exchange your soul for these guys, the hundred are at your disposal, it depends on whether you will survive or not. (Tsunade)

— Tsunade... although I appreciate what you do... but... I can't sacrifice a hundred people to save myself... (Minato)

Minato was already tired and his consciousness was getting more and more blurred. The time he kept the kyuubi in that state consumed too much energy and cause him a lot of pain. If it wasn't because he knew that Tsunade was planning to do something, then he would have already sacrificed the last of his strength to seal the fox once and die.

If it wasn't for the prolonged fight he had with the fox, then he would be in a better condition. Perhaps he would have been better off if he had summoned his frogs to help him restrain the fox, but he was afraid that being hemmed in on all sides, the beast would do something out of his expectations and cause great damage to the village.

It can be said that the Minato of now made many mistakes compared to the Minato of the line that Lite knew. This one here was still someone very idealistic, wanting to have it all at once, and that kind of indecision was what cost him. If he had made the summoning, if he had decided to transport the fox despite knowing that that small interval of time in which he was preparing would have been enough for the fox to launch an attack on the surroundings. If I had…

But you can't blame him entirely, since compared to the other line, he had only been in office for a year, and the idea that a leader sometimes has to sacrifice a few to save many more still made him uncomfortable. Despite the fact that many massacres were committed in the war, that is because it was a dark time, he followed orders and many other reasons, in other words, the weight of the responsibility of making the decision never fell on his shoulders. Also, he was one of the people fighting, but in this case, those deaths were for the sole purpose of saving himself.

— Stop fooling around and support me once and for all! Remember that not only your life depends on this battle! (Tsunade)

Obviously, no matter how incompetent this Minato is compared to others that may exist in different temporal lines, he is still a very intelligent Kage, as well as sentimental, so Tsunade's words were enough to wake him up.

In front of him was the opportunity to save his village, his son, and his wife, as well as stay alive. Also, after Tsunade's scream, he realized that no matter what, she would never treat innocent people that way, so the doubts he had instantly disappeared.

— Well… Leave it to me. (Minato)

Without thinking twice, he made the corresponding seals. Unlike Tsunade and Lite, he was much more well-versed in the technique, besides in order to use this seal, he had obviously already studied it in depth to see if he could avoid dying in return, after all, who wants to lose his life? Due to all this, Minato knew that it was possible to make an exchange, however, he had never thought about it because it is unthinkable that a high command of a village would sacrifice its own population. On the other hand, these types of techniques are always used as a last resort, and nobody knows when they will have a battle of this specific type, so walking with a lot of sacrifices behind one is impossible.

For these requirements to be met, Minato can only think that Tsunade already knew about the attack on the village and the time she disappeared was in preparation for this moment. But he would ask what he wanted after this.

The contract change wasn't too complicated, so he quickly told Tsunade what to do and they both made the necessary changes.

The reason why Tsunade also made the seal was because she wasn't sure that Minato could cahnge the contract, so, to be sure she also made the seal. If Mianto finds out that there was no way to do it, then she would use the technique to seal the kyuubi intead of Minato. She had already put he same lock that Lite give her on herself.

If the shinigami can't absorb her and sees another 100 people in front of him, then she can force it to accept her terms. The fact that they both are projections of one entity helps a lot, after all, why fight when no matter what, it can consume 100 souls? On the other hand, if they are different entities, then if the one that Tsunade summoned seals the nine tails instead of Minato's, then the shinigami behind the fourth can't fulfill his part of the contract and therefore can't absorb Minato's soul.

As Minato finished, the shinigami behind him moved and began collecting the souls of the hundred prisoners. Meanwhile, Tsunade cancels the technique.

— AHHHHHHHHHH!

— AAAAAAAARGH!

— OHHHHHH NOOOOO!

— MMMMMMMFFFF!

— UUUUUUUUUUURGGGGGGGHHH!

— AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

— NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

— AHHHHHHHHHHH-UHHHHHHHHHHH!

— AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Heartbreaking screams of pain were immediately heard. The prisoners felt their souls being torn apart and their lives running out. Unlike a normal contract, they would not be sealed, but simply eaten by the shinigami, which is why the process was much more tortuous.

In this case, the seal that forced the souls out of the prisoners was not used.

After a few seconds, the shinigami finished his work and left. However, Minato, although he had not died, did damage his vitality a lot, and Kushina was already practically dead.

Tsunade immediately proceeded to give them medical help.

Because they weren't seriously injured this time, Minato was able to reseal the kyuubi inside Kushina. However, the ritual had already begun before Tsunade arrived, and in it, Minato planned to do just what his counterpart, the one Lite knew, did. That is, sealing half in Naruto and the other inside him. So now, even for a moment, Minato was the kyuubi's jinchuuriki, and now that the nine tails was divided into Naruto and Kushina, his fate was death.

— Damm! You have to live! Mister! Hopefully what you prepared works or I will never forgive you! (Tsunade)

Once he stabilized Kushina's condition and did her best to keep Minato alive, she took out a scroll with her free hand.

— Invocation!

Inside it were sealed the two bodies that Lite had ask her to prepare in advance.

The barrier was something too conspicuous, and would obviously be investigated later by the village, so in order to divert attention, it had been decided that the bodies would be injected with a powerful and corrosive poison inside the fake bodies, in this way everything would remain as an invader's plan to assassinate the fourth Hokage.

— This should be enough. (Tsunade)

Two bodies lay on the floor, one with a face exactly the same as Minato's and the other indistinguishable from Kushina's, the only difference with them was that from their stomachs to the rest of their bodies a black substance was spread that gradually destroyed them. little by little

'Kushina, since she is now complete as a jinchuuriki again, she has stabilized, and all she needs now is plenty of rest and special care.

Minato on the other hand, I can only pray that the preparations work. However, they cannot be done here.'

Tsunade carried the bodies of both of them, and while applying medical ninjutsu to Minato to keep him alive, she ran as fast as she could towards the Senju compound that had been abandoned for a long time, now also destroyed by the fight. However, here she had prepared an escape tunnel through which she headed towards the outskirts of the village.

— Good! The last step is… EEEEEEXXXPLOOOOOOOSIIIOOOOONNNNN!

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM*

Hundreds of explosive papers buried under the center of Konoha went off at the same time, thus burying any kind of evidence he might have left behind.

The one hundred corpses? Just the invaders's rests.

Naruto? He was left with the unconscious Shikaku in a place where the explosions were less impactful. Tsunade left the poor strategist of Konoha to suffer a bit to protect the baby with his own body.

This was the day that the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his nine-tailed jinchuuriki wife, Kushina Uzumaki, died protecting the leaf village.

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