Naruto evolution system

Chapter 218: Temporary Departure

"Wait a moment..."

Seeing that Baishi was activating the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato Namikaze hurriedly called out.

However, before he could finish his sentence, Baishi had already vanished.

Even Uchiha Shisui, who had been specifically monitoring him, couldn't react in time to stop him.

There was nothing they could do—although Baishi's Flying Thunder God Technique might not be as refined as Minato's in terms of usage, his activation speed was just as fast—if not even faster.

Moreover, they had been too preoccupied with the shocking revelations that Baishi had just dropped on them. It was normal that they hadn't been able to react in time.

"Lord Fourth?"

Shisui looked at Minato with some guilt. Without a doubt, this was his mistake.

But before he could say anything, Minato waved a hand to interrupt him.

"This wasn't your fault. We were all caught off guard."

He paused for a moment, then sighed lightly and said,

"Besides, even if we had managed to keep him here, we wouldn't have been able to defeat him. Prolonging the fight would have been meaningless."

"Lord Fourth, maybe my—"

Shisui wanted to say that he could use Kotoamatsukami, but Minato immediately cut him off.

"There's no need."

"Shisui, controlling people's minds isn't the right path. Your eyes should only be used as a last resort, when there is no other choice."

Hearing this, Shisui nodded deeply. It was precisely because of Minato's principles that he was willing to serve him wholeheartedly.

At this moment, Minato continued,

"Besides, we've already obtained what we needed. Baishi isn't our priority right now."

Instead, his eyes turned to Jiraiya.

"The Akatsuki… We'll have to trouble you, Jiraiya-sensei, to investigate them."

Clearly, he also believed that the best approach was to start with Orochimaru.

Jiraiya sighed softly and said,

"No problem… I'll take care of it."

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Meanwhile.

After leaving the battle, Baishi teleported multiple times using Flying Thunder God.

In just a few flashes, he gathered Hotaru, Natsu, and Roshi together.

Then, he opened his Dimensional Ring and stored them inside.

Once that was done, he teleported away from Moon Island.

As for Fuu—he deliberately left her behind.

It was obvious that Konoha would thoroughly search the entire island after this.

When that happened, they would inevitably find Fuu, so there was no need to worry about her starving to death.

Why didn't he take her with him?

Because a ten-year-old kid was of no use to him—she would only be a burden that required his attention and care.

Instead of dealing with that, it was better to just leave her to Konoha and wash his hands of the matter.

What about the risk of exposure?

He wasn't worried at all.

Not only had he implanted a "Mind Seed" into her, but he had also applied his improved version of the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

Even if Konoha wanted to extract information from her, they wouldn't be able to.

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A few minutes later.

Just as Baishi had predicted—shortly after his departure, Shisui discovered Fuu.

"Lord Fourth, we found something!"

Within moments, Fuu was brought before Minato.

"You are... Fuu?"

Minato recognized her at a glance.

After all, she was the Seven-Tails' Jinchūriki, and Takigakure had even filed a request for Konoha's assistance in rescuing her.

So, of course, he was familiar with her appearance.

"You... You know me?"

Fuu looked a little timid.

Minato raised an eyebrow slightly.

Something wasn't right.

In the next moment, he placed his hand on her stomach and focused his sensory abilities.

A few seconds later, he opened his eyes—and his expression was filled with confusion.

Seeing his reaction, Jiraiya asked,

"What's wrong?"

Minato shook his head and replied,

"Jiraiya-sensei, please take a look as well."

Puzzled, Jiraiya stepped forward and also placed his hand on Fuu's abdomen, using his chakra perception.

Then, his expression turned exactly like Minato's.

"This… What's going on?"

"The Seven-Tails is… gone?"

"And what is that seed inside her?"

A series of questions flooded Jiraiya's mind, leaving him momentarily speechless.

It was common knowledge that if a Jinchūriki lost their Tailed Beast, they would die.

The only difference was how long they could survive afterward.

But now?

Fuu was perfectly fine.

"Could it be because of that seed?"

Jiraiya furrowed his brows.

Wait… I've heard about something like this before…

As Minato and Jiraiya pondered, Fuu suddenly spoke up.

"The Seven-Tails? Are you talking about Little Kuro?"

"Little Kuro?"

Minato frowned.

"Mm."

Fuu nodded and explained,

"Little Kuro is the big bug that used to be in my tummy."

Minato and Jiraiya exchanged serious glances.

"So it really is that…"

"Do you know where it went?"

Minato's voice carried a subtle hypnotic suggestion—a minor genjutsu technique.

However, just as Fuu was about to answer, her body suddenly went stiff.

Her eyes widened, and she looked completely confused.

Minato's expression changed immediately.

He quickly examined her again, and after a moment, he withdrew his hand and said in a serious tone:

"She has been placed under the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal."

"The Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal?"

Jiraiya's brows furrowed even deeper.

Minato nodded.

There was no doubt—this was Baishi's work.

The Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal was a signature technique of Danzo's Root division.

Very few people in the world even knew about it, let alone knew how to use it.

And Baishi—a former Root member who had escaped Danzo's control—was the most likely person to have mastered the technique.

More importantly, Fuu had been in his hands before this.

So, it was almost certain that the seal on her had been placed by Baishi.

That meant...

Extracting information from her would be extremely difficult.

Minato sighed.

He turned to Fuu again, confirming that while she was restrained, she was not in any immediate danger.

For a moment, he thought of Kushina Uzumaki.

If only… If only she had survived…

His mind then returned to the mysterious seed inside Fuu.

"What exactly is that seed?"

"It can replace a Tailed Beast's presence inside a Jinchūriki?"

"Wait… A seed?"

Suddenly, Minato remembered a classified report that had been submitted by the Anbu several years ago.

It detailed an incident in the eastern borderlands—a place called Lin Hai Town.

A massive tree had appeared there.

The fruit it bore caused those who ate it to develop chakra—even if they had been born without it.

At the time, Konoha had investigated.

But after determining that those affected had only gained weak chakra abilities, they had dismissed the event as insignificant.

Now, though…

Minato realized.

"Back then… Baishi must have been responsible for that tree."

He narrowed his eyes.

This wasn't something to take lightly.

He would order the Anbu to reinvestigate the incident.

This seed was far from ordinary.

It was better to prepare for the worst—before it was too late.

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