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Chapter 275: The Awakening of Minato Namikaze
Chapter 275: The Awakening of Minato Namikaze
Within the hollowed-out confines of the expansive mountain, a colossal statue quietly breathed in and out, its orange chakra light spreading and illuminating the surrounding darkness.
All was quiet.
Until two unconcealed sets of footsteps approached, livening up the place.
Yui Xuan Yue opened his eyes.
Deidara, with a triumphant expression, and a detached, clear-minded Haku were striding forward, carrying the unconscious Gaara, the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
"Huh? Are we starting already?"
Reaching the Outer Path statue, Deidara looked up, surprised to find that someone had beaten him here and had already begun extracting the tailed beast. He had thought his team would be the fastest.
"Oh, it's the boss! Well then, no problems here."
"The One-Tail will be dealt with later. Let's finish up here first." Yui Xuan Yue glanced at them and instructed.
"No problem!" Deidara replied enthusiastically.
He tossed Gaara to the ground and, in a flash, appeared on one of the Outer Path statue's fingers, where he usually stood. With a series of hand seals, he accelerated the extraction of the tailed beast, channeling his chakra.
Haku, who was witnessing the Outer Path statue's ten fingers for the first time, saw that Yui Xuan Yue had not assigned a specific position to anyone, so he casually chose a spot and stood on it.
Looking at the enormous and ferocious Outer Path statue up close, a look of awe crossed Haku's face.
With his ability to absorb chakra, he could clearly sense the immense amount of chakra within the colossal statue before him.
Even if the statue allowed him to absorb as much as he wanted, he knew he wouldn't be able to finish it, and eventually, he would overload on chakra and self-destruct.
"As expected of that person's possession."
Haku looked at Yui Xuan Yue with awe once more before getting to work without further delay, forming hand seals and joining the extraction process.
After a while, Kakuzu and Hidan returned, empty-handed.
Very consciously, they stood at their respective positions without needing to be reminded and skillfully joined the line to extract the tailed beast's chakra.
When Sasuke and Kisame finally returned,
Before they could say anything, the extraction of the Negative Nine-Tails was already in its final stages.
As the last strand of the Negative Nine-Tails' chakra was drawn out of Minato Namikaze's body and flowed into the Outer Path statue's mouth,
Minato's eyes, once devoid of spirit, suddenly lit up.
"Where am I...?"
Minato blinked, the dullness in his eyes replaced by confusion as he looked around.
In the moment the Negative Nine-Tails was completely separated from him, his soul was stirred, and he regained consciousness.
Without time to check his own state, Minato, lying on the ground, first laid eyes on the Outer Path statue before him, which had just finished absorbing the Negative Nine-Tails and was emanating a powerful aura.
His heart trembled.
The gigantic statue, almost covering the entire mountain's belly, was beyond his comprehension.
"Hmm? It seems like something unexpected has happened as soon as I returned."
Suddenly, a strange voice sounded from behind him.
Minato's expression turned solemn, and without delay, he turned to see a man with a shark-like face, wearing a black and red-cloud patterned uniform, grinning at him.
"A missing-nin from Kirigakure?"
Minato did not recognize Kisame, but he identified the crossed-out Kirigakure forehead protector on his headband.
Then, his gaze shifted, noticing the unconscious Konoha-nin Kisame was carrying on his shoulder and the young man beside him, with the Uchicha fan embroidered on his clothes.
'Why is a ninja from the Uchiha clan with a missing-nin?' Minato wondered as he laid eyes on Sasuke, certain that he was an authentic member of the Uchiha clan.
What confused him was why a Konoha ninja from the Uchiha clan would be with a missing-nin from Kirigakure.
Minato had died early, and the only time he had appeared in the present world was when he was summoned by the God of Death to fight against Yui Xuan Yue.
"Have I been reincarnated with the Impure World Reincarnation Technique?"
Minato Namikaze realized that his current state matched the description of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique recorded in the Konoha's sealing scroll.
Then, his expression changed as he noticed that the seal on the Nine-Tails, which had been done together with him, no longer existed.
What was going on?
Minato looked up at the few others who were already standing on the ten fingers of the Outer Path statue, his brow furrowed as he recognized them as missing-nin from various ninja villages.
There were ninja from the Rock, Sand, Waterfall, and Mist villages.
Had he stumbled upon the headquarters of the missing-nin?
"So, who is the one who reincarnated me with the Impure World Reincarnation Technique?" Minato turned to look at the last person.
The next second, his pupils constricted, and he said, "Yuyi Xuan Yue!"
At the sound of his name, Yuyi Xuan Yue slowly opened his Rinnegan eyes and looked down, his tone indifferent as he replied, "It's unexpected that you've regained consciousness."
Looking at Yuyi Xuan Yue's purple swirling eyes, which he hadn't seen the last time, Minato's expression turned solemn as he asked, "Did you reincarnate me with the Impure World Reincarnation Technique to get the Nine-Tails inside me?"
In a short span of time, he had already analyzed the cause and effect.
Although he didn't know what Yuyi Xuan Yue wanted with the Nine-Tails.
But this person, deeply feared by the previous Kage, who had fought and defeated them single-handedly, was now mingling with a group of missing-nin, and Minato couldn't help but feel worried.
'I must inform Konoha about the situation here.'
Minato immediately made his decision.
Just as Yuyi Xuan Yue was about to speak, Minato, without waiting for a response, made a sudden move, disappearing in a flash with a speed that caught the attention of almost everyone present.
"As expected of Minato Namikaze." Watching this, Yuyi Xuan Yue finished his sentence calmly and did nothing more.
However, just because he didn't act didn't mean that the others wouldn't.
Everyone present was a powerful ninja.
In an instant, Deidara's clay bombs, Sasori's puppets, Kakuzu's ninjutsu, and Clear Sky's cannons were all directed at Minato.
Shushushu!
Minato, like a ghost, dodged effortlessly, avoiding all the attacks.
Just as he was about to slip past Kisame and Sasuke unscathed, Sasuke, expressionless, activated his Sharingan and drew a ninjato from his waist, the clang of metal ringing out as he blocked Minato, who had almost disappeared from sight.
Minato parried the ninjato and asked Sasuke in confusion, "Why are you helping Yuyi Xuan Yue? As a ninja of Konoha and a member of the Uchiha clan, your actions are outdated."
Sasuke's ninjato slashed again.
Minato didn't entangle himself with Sasuke, instead retreating and shooting several Ninja-Loving Swords forward.
Sasuke was about to knock them away.
Shush!
Minato appeared next to the closest Ninja-Loving Sword and grabbed it, stabbing at Sasuke.
Sasuke was about to counterattack.
Minato vanished.
He reappeared next to another Ninja-Loving Sword that had just brushed past Sasuke.
"Flying Thunder God Technique," Sasuke said, turning to look at Minato and raising an eyebrow.
Minato paid no heed to Sasuke behind him and continued his sprint, about to escape the mountain's belly.
Suddenly, a gushing stream flooded the passageway.
In front of Minato, Kisame's figure condensed from the water.
He looked at the blond man in front of him and grinned, "This way is blocked."
(End of Chapter)
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