Chapter 70

Kushina's exclamation drew the attention of both Minato and the Nine-Tails to the outside.

They immediately saw Jiraiya, covered in blood and barely conscious.

The Nine-Tails couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I'm sure it was the chakra I scattered that injured him. How weak he is!"

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

Looking at Jiraiya, heavily injured and unconscious, Minato's expression was a mix of complexity and concern.

After hesitating for a moment, he turned to Kaze and spoke up.

"Kaze, can you go out and help Jiraiya-sensei heal his injuries?"

"After all, he was injured while teaching Naruto, and we shouldn't ignore him."

Though there was some resentment towards Jiraiya for not taking care of his own child, Minato knew well that the Third Hokage had intervened and deceived them.

And just like Minato, Jiraiya was foolish enough to not know how Naruto was really living.

Kaze glanced at him but remained silent, turning his gaze toward the Nine-Tails instead.

He then quickly formed hand seals and created a shadow clone standing crookedly in place.

"Since I promised you and allowed you to temporarily escape this prison to relax, I won't go back on my word."

"You will link your consciousness to this clone's chakra, and then I will send the clone out."

"When the time comes, you can do whatever you want, and I won't interfere."

Bowing his head to the clone, which basically had no Kaze's will and couldn't even be considered a combat force, the Nine-Tails's face was filled with excitement, unable to hold back sticking out its tongue and panting.

"It's actually a clone that I can fully control!"

"I thought you were going to take me out for a walk with a clone, but I didn't expect..."

Mid-sentence, the Nine-Tails seemed to realize it was being too eager.

It behaved like a happy dog and immediately retracted its tongue and smile, returning to its initial aloof appearance.

"Hmph, it's quite a favor for you!"

"To create such a clone just to temporarily free me from this confinement, this time I truly didn't misjudge you!"

As it spoke, the Nine-Tails used its claws to firmly protect the seemingly dim-witted clone, as if guarding a precious treasure.

"Don't worry, I will be on your side from now on!"

"If you need to borrow my power, I can lend it all to you!"

Since they couldn't devour each other, the Nine-Tails had no worries.

On the contrary, because their chakra was almost identical and they both harbored extreme negative emotions, it felt less lonely, as if it had found a companion!

With this thought, the Nine-Tails sneakily glanced at Kaze.

Unfortunately, Kaze didn't share the same sentiment. His indifferent expression made the Nine-Tails pout.

Observing the Nine-Tails's little movement, Kaze seemed to think of something and warned.

"Remember to change your appearance. Don't go parading around with my face, or you won't be able to handle the consequences."

For this useless clone, which had no purpose other than being a decoy, if it weren't for Naruto's past experiences using clones and summoning such foolish clones, Kaze wouldn't have been able to create it at all!

In a sense, Naruto did have talent.

It just wasn't in the typical ninja arts!

"Hmph, I wouldn't lower myself to use your face. If anything, I would use that Fourth Hokage's!"

Defiant against Kaze's warning, the Nine-Tails spoke with an air of "I'm going to be your father."

"Stop! Stop!" Minato, who had been silent on the side, finally spoke up.

Kushina immediately slapped the Nine-Tails's thigh, showing strong support, and shouted,

"Turn into Minato and go beat the hell out of Hiruzen!"

"Oh, and don't forget Danzo and his Root members, we can't let them off either!"

Minato: "..."

"Forget it... If you turn into me, it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't interfere with Kaze's plan."

Minato had completely come to terms with his decision to no longer stand with the village.

Moreover, the chakra he specifically left behind was meant to help his own child.

"Hmph, I was just speaking my mind. You really dare to praise yourself. You have thick skin!"

Although the Nine-Tails had joined forces with Kaze, it didn't have much fondness for Minato and Kushina.

Including the weak Naruto outside, it didn't care about him either.

Therefore, it spoke with an unusually venomous tongue, showing no respect.

With the chakra covering the clones, the Nine-Tails had already engulfed a large amount of chakra.

After a moment.

The clone transformed into a man with spiky black hair resembling a hedgehog, dressed in black armor with a red shoulder and chest protector, and an arrogant gaze that seemed to disdain everything.

Kaze: "???"

When Kaze saw the Nine-Tails transform its appearance, his lips twitched.

"What the hell, is this supposed to be Uchiha Madara?"

He only said this in his mind and didn't voice it out.

On the other hand, the Nine-Tails was very satisfied, wearing a wicked expression on its face.

It didn't dare to transform into Minato, fearing that Kaze would find an opportunity to punish it for becoming his father.

It didn't want to transform into the old man of the Six Paths either, as the old man had treated it well.

After considering various options, it settled on transforming into the most detested Uchiha Madara.

Not for any other reason, it just wanted to put on a show for everyone, displaying a big pile of excrement.

"His expression is so cool! It feels just like Kaze's!"

Kushina whispered when she saw the Nine-Tails transform into Madara.

Minato didn't feel much since he had never seen Madara's face before.

"Alright, let's leave it at that."

If it transformed into Madara, then so be it. After all, no one would recognize it.

Even if they did recognize it, it didn't matter since they couldn't find him afterwards anyway.

After speaking those words, Kaze disappeared from the spot and appeared in the realm of consciousness.

At the same time, he directly initiated a personality switch.

Outside.

Naruto was holding Jiraiya, who had a gaping wound on his stomach, and was screaming in confusion.

"Pervy Sage, don't die! It's not my fault! You were the one who wanted to release the Five Elements Seal!"

A few minutes ago, Jiraiya said he couldn't use the power of the Nine-Tails because there was an additional seal on his abdomen.

When Jiraiya tried to remove the seal for him, a terrifying pillar of light suddenly erupted from his abdomen.

In an instant, Jiraiya, who hadn't reacted in time, was sent flying hundreds of meters away and ended up like this.

"You can't blame me like this, Pervy Sage!!!"

Just as Naruto finished shouting and was about to say something else, he found himself back in the realm of consciousness.

At the same time, Kaze's voice resounded.

"Stop shouting. Let me use the body for a while."

"Kaze! How can you take control again? Aren't I the dominant personality?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto tried to reclaim his body.

Sensing the pulling force, Kaze frowned and sternly scolded him.

"If you want him to die, then go ahead and fight for it. It will be an opportunity for you, a weakling, to grow some backbone!"

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