[Mission: Help Kushina get rid of the Nine-Tails' trouble, completed.]
Looking at the dungeon information flashing through his mind, Uchiha Kage started to feel that everything seemed to be happening according to some predetermined fate.
"I'm going to reseal the Nine-Tails."
Feeling an inexhaustible power inside her, Kushina seemed a bit eager to try.
"But hubby, your chakra is almost gone now, it's too dangerous. Let me give you some chakra."
"No need, you haven't stabilized yet, don't do anything!"
Uchiha Kage saw that Kushina's soul still seemed to be fluctuating inside her body.
But since the mission showed as completed, she probably wouldn't be in danger...
"Kage, your body is like last time again..."
'About to disappear.'
Uchiha Mikoto saw that Uchiha Kage's body was gradually disappearing.
"And Kushina, you too!"
Not only Uchiha Kage was disappearing, Kushina was also vanishing.
"Maybe... it's a side effect of the chakra?"
Uchiha Kage could feel that because he had almost given all his chakra to Kushina, a special connection had formed between them.
Perhaps this dream space considered him and Kushina as one person.
So, after the dungeon mission was completed, it caused Kushina to disappear along with him.
"Great! That means I'm going to your era, hubby?"
Completely unafraid of the unexpected situation, Kushina was instead full of excitement.
"But if we both go, what if Minato can't deal with the Nine-Tails?", Soon, Kushina started to worry again, "And Naruto… he was just born today..."
"Naruto will be fine," Although it felt bad to leave Naruto alone, Uchiha Kage couldn't think of a better way.
"If I can't do it, then only Naruto can become the next Nine-Tails jinchūriki."
Thinking of Uzumaki Mito's instructions, thinking of the generations of Hokage in the village, Kushina felt she couldn't just leave like this.
"Mikoto, take Naruto to Minato, he will understand."
'Naruto, I believe you will understand the hardship of your father and mother.'
Before disappearing, Kushina gave one last serious look at her newborn child.
She really wanted to hug and touch him, but since both her arms had already disappeared, she couldn't do it anymore.
"Kage, what should I… do?"
After Kushina disappeared, Mikoto was a bit at a loss.
Kushina actually wanted her newborn child to become the Nine-Tails jinchūriki?
"Mm, only that way can Naruto be protected..."
Otherwise, even if he wasn't rejected by the villagers, he would be captured by people with bad intentions to study the Uzumaki bloodline.
Besides, Sarutobi Hiruzen would never let anyone outside the Uzumaki clan become the Nine-Tails jinchūriki.
"Although he'll suffer a bit, what boy doesn't go through hardships? Dad believes in you, Naruto."
If they changed anything arbitrarily, there might be more troublesome consequences.
"Then I'll go now?", Although still a bit uneasy, Mikoto still accepted the task of bringing little Naruto to Namikaze Minato.
"Mm, tell Minato... no, forget it, don't say anything to him," Uchiha Kage gradually realized, the more he tried to change something, the more likely it would happen.
'Better not to make things worse by overdoing it.'
"Got it."
Feeling the earth tremble, Uchiha Mikoto also realized that the Nine-Tails was wreaking havoc in Konoha outside.
And it was going all out to destroy Konoha.
She had to send Naruto over quickly to minimize Konoha's losses.
"Wait..."
Putting the sleeping Naruto to the side.
Uchiha Kage hugged the mature Mikoto in front of him.
"Sorry, I don't know what happened, but I'm sure you've suffered, Mikoto..."
"It's nothing, I just..."
'Just like before.'
'At most, wait a few more years, and this guy will appear in my future again.'
"Just what?"
"When you go back today, don't... never mind, Kushina is still waiting for you, you better hurry back."
Uchiha Mikoto, who also realized something, let go of a certain thought in her heart.
"Then what about our previous promise?"
"What promi... you...", Uchiha Mikoto froze, she didn't expect him to still be thinking about that at a time like this.
"You really are..."
No choice, hiding behind the wall, Uchiha Mikoto comforted the disappearing Uchiha Kage like a child, pressing him into her chest.
"You two really do have something going on!"
At some point, Kushina, who had disappeared, appeared again slightly, interrupting Uchiha Kage.
"You're the third wheel, I knew Kage first!"
Uchiha Mikoto pushed the interrupted Uchiha Kage back again.
'It's not over yet.'
"Impossible, I've known Kage since we were little...", Kushina hadn't finished speaking before she disappeared again into the air.
This time, it was a complete disappearance.
Because...
Aside from milk stains on the clothes, there was no trace of Uchiha Kage.
"Don't know how many years I'll have to wait before we can meet again..."
Only Uchiha Mikoto was left murmuring in place.
———
[Multiplayer dungeon closed]
[Mission reward: Namikaze Minato Ninja Shard x1, Uchiha Obito Ninja Shard x1, Nine-Tails Shard x1… several soul bodies]
"Looks like I've saved time training the Flying Thunder God Technique."
And not only the first stage of Flying Thunder God, even the second stage developed by Minato, he also knew.
'But that's not important. What's important is...'
"Kushina?"
'Gone?'
Uchiha Kage searched the entire dream space but didn't find any trace of Kushina.
Until, someone covered his eyes from behind.
"Guess who?"
"Kushina!"
Uchiha Kage pulled Kushina from behind to the front with a bit of exasperation.
Plenty of people get on the car before buying the ticket, marrying after love, but in their case, having the child first and then...
Isn't that too weird?
"Correct guess! But hubby, you're too weak right now, you didn't even notice me getting close," Kushina hugged the slightly annoyed man in front of her without a care, then habitually jumped onto his body, clinging to Uchiha Kage's head like a facehugger, wrapping her legs around his waist.
"But, where is this? Doesn't seem like Konoha?"
"Wait, you could actually come out?"
'Normally, shouldn't she appear inside a building that requires action points to unlock?'
Uchiha Kage realized Kushina's uniqueness.
'Could it be that I can take her out directly? Bring her back to present-day Konoha?'
No sooner thought than done, Uchiha Kage quickly hugged the "facehugger" Kushina on him, then activated his thought, heading toward the real-world Konoha.
———
"Obito..."
[Forest of Death]
Not far away was the silent Konoha, and the red-black chakra soaring into the sky.
"Why?"
Realizing the Nine-Tails had most likely been released, Namikaze Minato's expression turned even colder.
'Did something happen on the teacher's end?'
"I am Uchiha Madara!"
Suddenly exposed by Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Obito even forgot to suppress his voice.
But his mouth still tried to be tough.
'But how did Sensei see through me?'
Obito was now sweating heavily.
He couldn't understand at all, just a short time apart, and Namikaze Minato was already so certain of his identity.
'No, impossible...'
'Not only have I grown taller, even my ninjutsu is completely different from before, there's no way Sensei can recognize me!'
"Obito, since you're still alive, why don't you return to the village? Why do something like this to it?"
That voice, that small step back showing hesitation, after seeing the masked man's reaction, at this moment, Namikaze Minato was one hundred percent sure the person in front of him was his former student, Uchiha Obito.
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