Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Spoilers For The Future, Ming Zuo's Family Portrait
"Uh, no, nothing… When are we going back?"
Sako hurriedly let go of Kushina's hands, brushed her hair awkwardly, and looked away.
After Kushina had added the Four Symbol Seal to her, she began talking about some rather inexplicable topics.
Sako wasn't about to admit that Kushina had pulled her aside to discuss something as embarrassing as safety precautions.
Shameful!
Even though Sako tried her best to explain the situation, Kushina only saw it as shyness.
This misunderstanding made Sako angry, but there was nothing she could do about it.
"Go back? Give me a moment. I need to take care of something, and then we can leave," Naruto said with a slight nod, playing along with the situation.
Although Naruto acted casually, calling Kushina "Mom" and Minato "Dad" still felt a bit strange to him.
But since he was already here, he couldn't leave empty-handed.
Naruto immediately summoned Doraemon's ability duplication glove, causing it to materialize in his hand.
"Minato's Flying Thunder God is far superior to the Second Hokage's version!" Naruto thought.
"Mom, I'm going to talk to Dad about something."
Naruto smiled and lightly patted Kushina's arm as he spoke.
Name: Uzumaki Kushina (Second Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails)
Abilities: Uzumaki Constitution, Power of the Nine Tails, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Four Symbol Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Four Red Yang Formation, Reaper Death Seal, Contract Seal, Tailed Beast Sealing Technique...
Seeing the long list of Kushina's sealing techniques, Naruto silently admired her abilities.
"As expected of the Uzumaki Clan's heir!" he thought.
With a focused mind, Naruto used the duplication glove to copy several abilities: the Uzumaki Constitution, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Four Symbol Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Four Red Yang Formation, and the Contract Seal.
The power of the Nine Tails, however, was unnecessary for him.
Naruto quickly made his way to Namikaze Minato.
"Dad, I have something important to tell you."
Naruto placed a hand on Minato's shoulder. Without waiting for any questions, his Mangekyō Sharingan activated, and he cast Tsukuyomi, pulling Minato into the illusion.
Name: Namikaze Minato (Fourth Hokage, Second Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails)
Abilities: Power of the Nine Tails, Sage Mode, Flying Thunder God Technique, Flying Thunder God – Advanced Steps, Rasengan, Sage Art Rasengan, Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, Summoning Technique...
Sealing Techniques: Four Symbol Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Four Red Yang Formation, Contract Seal...
Within the Tsukuyomi space, Naruto scanned Minato's abilities.
"Finally, the Flying Thunder God Technique and Sage Mode!" Naruto thought triumphantly as he duplicated these abilities.
As for the remaining ninjutsu and sealing techniques, Naruto didn't bother to copy them.
In the illusion, Naruto revealed crucial information:
The threat posed by Danzo.
The growing divide between the Uchiha Clan and the village.
Black Zetsu and Madara's Project Tsuki no Me.
The impending Ōtsutsuki invasion.
Naruto also mentioned that the masked man had been killed, but he carefully avoided revealing Obito's identity.
Finally, Naruto explained the function of the duplication glove to Minato, knowing he wouldn't return to this timeline.
"I see now. That explains how you have the Sharingan," Minato said with a serious expression after hearing about the glove's ability.
"With enemies like the Nine Tails and potential threats in the future, your current strength might not be enough. For your safety, I'll lend you this glove—but only for twenty minutes. After that, it will disappear."
Minato put on the duplication glove, activating its ability. His pupils shifted as he took in Naruto's current powers.
To an outside observer, like Sarutobi Hiruzen, it seemed as though Naruto and Minato were simply staring at each other silently.
Minato handed the glove back to Naruto, who nodded in thanks without asking what Minato had copied.
Naruto then pulled out a time machine and called for Sako.
"Come on, let's take a group photo together before we leave," Naruto said with a grin.
Namikaze Minato noticed the movement of the two and immediately shouted.
At the same time, he activated his Flying Thunder God Technique, and in an instant, he appeared with a camera in his hand.
"Third Hokage, please..."
Namikaze Minato handed the camera to the Third Hokage and greeted the three of them.
Seeing this, Naruto could only nod helplessly in agreement.
"Damn it, it's clearly a family photo, but why did they bring me along..."
Sako stood beside Naruto, muttering in dissatisfaction.
"Haha... we'll be family from now on, so don't mind outsiders!"
Namikaze Minato, standing behind Sako, smiled awkwardly and tried to ease the tension.
"Damn..."
Under Sako's dissatisfied glare, Sarutobi Hiruzen pressed the shutter and took a family portrait of the four of them.
"Oops, I forgot to hold baby Naruto just now!"
Kushina suddenly remembered, quickly walking over to where the Sixth Generation Nine Tails was, grabbing little Naruto, and adding him to the photo excitedly.
"Sorry, Kushina... this camera only has three film rolls, and I've used them all!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took out the three used rolls of film from the camera and handed them to Minato, smiling.
"What? How could that be?"
Kushina sighed in disappointment. "Minato, go buy more film!" she called out.
"Forget it, isn't Naruto already in the picture? It's fine... Naruto, Sako, let's go!"
Namikaze Minato didn't move, but handed two of the film rolls to Naruto with a faint smile.
"Then we shall take our leave!"
Naruto stuffed the film rolls into his pocket indifferently, then turned and sat in front of the time machine, starting to adjust the time settings.
Seeing this, Sako took the film rolls and followed Naruto, jumping into the time machine.
In the blink of an eye, under the astonished gaze of the others, the time machine disappeared, carrying Naruto and Sako back to their timeline!
"So they really traveled from the future to the present! This is incredible..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at the vanishing space in shock, still processing what he had just witnessed.
It was one thing to hear about such things, but it was completely different to experience them firsthand.
"Ah! I forgot to ask—Sako is from the Uchiha Clan, right? How could I have overlooked something so important..."
Kushina suddenly slapped her head, realizing her mistake.
"We'll investigate that later!
"Kushina, I'll take you and Naruto home to rest. Third Hokage, please return to the village to handle the situation. I'll make arrangements for the Nine Tails."
Namikaze Minato gave instructions, and with a subtle touch from the ability-copying glove, he made contact with Sarutobi Hiruzen. A strange look appeared in his eyes.
"Alright, I'll leave it to you then..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew the aftermath of the situation in Konoha was more urgent, so he left with a promise.
Namikaze Minato then went to Kushina, hugged her, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the area.
"Kushina, don't worry. You'll understand once you wear this."
Back home, Minato removed the ability-copying glove and handed it to Kushina.
Kushina hesitated but eventually put on the transparent glove, and Minato took her hand.
"So that's it!
"I was wondering how Naruto had the power of that masked man..."
Kushina quickly realized what had happened, copying Minato's abilities and nodding solemnly.
After a while, Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to revisit the Nine Tails' group.
"B... I'll prepare a place for you to live in Konoha Houshan. From now on, you will be the Nine Tails of Konoha!
"I won't restrict your freedom, whether now or in the future. If you wish to stay, stay. If you wish to leave, you are free to go."
Minato shouted at the ninety-nine tails of various sizes, who had gathered around him.
For Minato, his only condition was for the Nine Tails to stay together. Those who left would help share the dangers, and those who remained would stay protected.
The Nine Tails looked at each other for a moment and then decided to stay in Konoha Houshan, at least for now.
After all, with their legs, who could stop them from walking wherever they wanted?
Meanwhile, in Rain Shinobi Village...
Black Zetsu looked at Nagato's empty eye sockets, utterly stunned!
It had taken him millennia to succeed in obtaining a pair of Rinnegans, but now... they were gone?!
Who could withstand such a blow?
Black Zetsu suppressed his overwhelming anger and, with a gloomy expression, went underground to search for Obito's trace.
Unfortunately, unknown to him, Obito's presence had vanished without a trace.
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