socalfunplaces Chapter 167 Opening Eyes
Chapter 167 Opening Eyes
Chapter 167 Opening Eyes
After a while, at the base of the leaves.
Minato arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory with practiced ease, carrying two White Zetsu in his hands.
"What is this thing?"
Orochimaru was curious when he saw the White Zetsu in Minato's hand.
"This thing is called White Zetsu. It is a biological weapon with abundant Hashirama cells in its body. It is a high-quality sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation and can unleash most of the combat power of the reincarnated person in their previous life."
Minato handed a White Zetsu to Orochimaru: "This one is for your research. Clone as many as possible. I need this one."
"Hmm—interesting."
Orochimaru immediately became interested and casually flicked his wrist, sending two small snakes clinging to White Zetsu and sealing him away.
Minato then drew the Edo Tensei hand seals on the ground, took out the remains of the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, and performed the Edo Tensei.
Amidst White Zetsu's mournful roar, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki was resurrected using Edo Tensei.
Without saying a word, Minato controlled the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, forcibly extracted a portion of the One-Tailed Chakra from the other's body and sealed it into his own, and then casually released the Impure World Reincarnation.
Orochimaru silently observed Minato's actions: "Are you gathering the chakra of the tailed beasts?"
"That's right. Haven't you always wanted to know what would happen if the Senju and Uchiha powers were combined? Want to go and see for yourselves?" Minato invited.
"That's something to look forward to!"
Orochimaru chuckled and followed Minato.
The two arrived at Mito Uzumaki's residence and, after being informed by the Anbu, were invited inside.
"Grandma Mito!"
Upon meeting Mito, Minato greeted him politely.
"It's Little Watergate—"
Upon seeing Minato, Mito's aged face broke into a slight smile: "You've come for the Nine-Tails, haven't you?"
"Yes."
Minato nodded slightly: "I just want to talk to Kurama."
"Um--"
Mito nodded: "Actually—I had already anticipated this when the news of your release of the Tailed Beasts came back. You did something that even Hashirama couldn't do. Perhaps Hashirama and I both made mistakes in our attitude towards the Tailed Beasts."
"Forehead--"
Minato was momentarily embarrassed.
He couldn't respond to what Mito said.
"Hehe, don't be nervous."
Mito patted the seat next to her: "Come on, sit next to Grandma."
Minato obediently stepped forward and let Mito take his hand.
Looking at the young face before her, Mito sighed with a hint of regret: "What a pity."
"Um?
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Minato was somewhat puzzled.
"It's a pity you're still young."
Mito shook her head: "Although I can hold on for a few more years, I'm afraid I won't live to see your and Tsuna's child born."
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Orochimaru, arms crossed and leaning against the doorframe, chuckled softly upon hearing this, then turned his head away, his shoulders twitching almost imperceptibly.
"There's nothing strange about it. I raised that child myself, and I was that age once too."
Mito chuckled and said, "When a girl looks at the person she loves, her eyes light up. Although I didn't expect her to be so bold, she does have that daring and decisive quality, just like me—"
"Of course, you're the same. Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha—young people always have so many tricks up their sleeves—"
Mito said meaningfully.
Minato grinned, a somewhat awkward smile on his face.
"But a real man should take responsibility, so there's nothing to say. After all, it's Xiaogang's own choice."
Mito shook her head: "At my age, there's nothing left to pursue. I believe you can take good care of Tsuna, and I believe you can suppress the Nine-Tails. There's only one thing that I can't let go of."
"Please speak," Minato said gently.
"Konoha—this village is the culmination of my beloved's life's work. He regarded everyone in the village as family and dedicated everything to the village."
Mito patted Minato's hand: "I can see that you are different from Hashirama. You have a cool and reserved personality, so I don't expect you to be like Hashirama. I only hope that you can protect everything that Hashirama left behind as much as possible. This is the only obsession that this old woman has left."
"I will."
Minato said solemnly, "It's not for the First Hokage, but for Tsunade-sensei."
"Ah—I'm relieved to hear that."
Mito immediately understood and chuckled.
Then she casually pulled Minato into the sealed space.
Inside the sealed space, a giant orange-red fox demon was lying down, fast asleep with its eyes half-closed.
Hearing the two's movements, Nine-Tails' ears twitched, and then it sat up with a haughty expression.
To Minato's surprise, the sealed space was completely empty; the Nine-Tails was not sealed or bound.
"Not long ago, I reconciled with Kurama," Mito said with a smile, seeing Minato's surprised look.
"Hmph~ You old hag—"
Kurama snorted arrogantly and turned to look at Minato beside her: "You brat, you have an annoying chakra about you, and it even smells a bit like mine."
"I've seen you in a parallel world," Minato said bluntly.
"Then it's not surprising."
Nine-Tailed Fox was too lazy to ask what the parallel world was like.
It could already sense the chakra of the other eight tailed beasts inside Minato's body, and even Gyuki and Matatabi were inside him.
Being recognized by a tailed beast doesn't mean it will take it seriously.
However, it will not feign modesty or act coy if it is recognized by the other tailed beasts.
He raised his hand, clenched his fist, and slammed it into Minato's face.
Upon seeing this, Minato simultaneously raised his fist.
The moment the chakra connection was established, Minato synchronized all his experiences from that period of time with Kurama.
"Hey, this is interesting—"
A smile tugged at the corner of Kurama's mouth as a surge of chakra flowed into Minato's body.
Under the watchful eyes of the man and the fox, Minato's eyes suddenly widened, and his azure eyes instantly transformed into a pair of scarlet Sharingan with three tomoe.
Immediately afterwards, the comma in his pupils spun rapidly, transforming into two eight-pointed stars.
Then, circles bloomed from the core of the two eight-pointed stars and quickly spread out, transforming into a pair of light purple Rinnegan.
"This is the old man's—"
Nine-Tails' eyes widened, and Mito, standing beside her, was also somewhat shocked.
"What color is it?" Minato asked.
"Purple," Nine-Tails replied truthfully.
"Purple--"
Minato frowned slightly. The Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths lineage is purple, and it seems that he is no exception. After all, his power is inherited from the figurines of Hashirama and Madara.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox.
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In an instant, the giant beast, which was tens of meters tall, shrank to the size of one meter, looking up at the water gate with a bewildered expression.
"This is my Mangekyou Sharingan's ability, Michūmi. It seems it hasn't been covered by the Rinnegan."
Minato chuckled and patted the dog's head, which enraged Kurama. Kurama opened its mouth and bit down at Minato's hand, but Minato easily dodged it.
Minato then tried to close the Rinnegan, but found that the eye was normally covered, and even he, as a naturally awakened being, could not close it.
"Tsk, this is troublesome—"
Minato frowned. Although he really wanted to awaken the Rinnegan, he had to admit that the eyes looked a bit ugly and were a bit flashy. After all, the legend of the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan was known to everyone.
Just as he was struggling with this, a message suddenly appeared in Minato's mind, making his face light up with joy.
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