Chương 171: Full Moon
Late at night, all the lights in Konoha were already on.
Under the light of the full moon in the sky, the bustling view of Konoha was unobstructed.
In the courtyard of the clan leader's residence in the middle of the Uchiha Clan settlement, Itachi was holding Sasuke and looking up at the sky, saying, "Sasuke, look, today is a full moon."
Young Sasuke might not yet be able to appreciate the beauty of the full moon, but lying in his brother's arms was enough to make him giggle.
Suddenly, a dark gust of wind came, making Itachi feel uneasy.
Sasuke also frowned because of it.
"It seems the weather has turned cold..."
"It's alright, Sasuke, I'll take you inside."
Itachi seriously hugged Sasuke and went back into the house, and Sasuke fell asleep peacefully in the warm and cozy home.
Itachi looked out the window at the full moon in the sky, now covered by dark clouds.
The night was dark and windy, which seemed to be a bad omen.
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At this moment, inside the barrier on the edge of Konoha.
Because of the isolation between the barrier and the Curtain, the Anbu guarding the area were still unaware of the weather changes outside. They could only see the moon in the sky covered by dark clouds.
Several ANBU stood on the water outside the cave, observing the surroundings.
An ANBU member covered his eyes with one hand, looked up at the sky, and said, "Dark clouds cover the moon, it feels uneasy."
Another ANBU reassured him, "It's just superstition. These two barriers are impenetrable. What could happen?"
"True."
The ANBU seemed relieved after hearing this.
At that moment, a spiral suddenly appeared in the air, and then a mysterious masked man silently emerged behind the ANBU.
*Pu-chi*
The ANBU was immediately pushed into the water, and a kunai pierced through the ANBU ninja's body.
"WHO!"
There was no time to mourn the death of his comrade. Another ANBU immediately questioned while throwing kunai at the mysterious masked man.
However, a strange scene occurred. The kunai passed straight through the mysterious masked man's body without any obstruction, instead being blocked by the barrier behind and bouncing to the ground.
This ANBU was extremely shocked.
"What kind of technique is this? Is this a genjutsu?"
The ANBU tried forming a seal to break the genjutsu, but it had no effect.
Just when the ANBU was stunned, the mysterious masked man advanced step by step.
The ANBU's neck was choked after a series of futile counterattacks.
"Ah!...Uh...help..."
The ANBU was choked by the neck even before he could shout the word "help."
"We will meet again in a new world."
The mysterious masked man strangled the ANBU to death in the water while muttering to himself.
After the ANBU lost his vitality, the mysterious masked man stood up and looked around the barrier, "There are still some obstacles to overcome."
Facing several ANBU ninja who were approaching, the mysterious masked man disappeared again with the distortion of a spiral space.
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In the delivery room, Kushina had officially started giving birth.
Taji was helping Kushina deliver the baby while encouraging her.
Biwako watched with a serious expression.
As for Minato, he nervously closed his eyes.
"Naruto, come out quickly!"
"Kyuubi, please don't come out!"
Moments later, a baby cried, "Oek Oek Oek!"
Biwako immediately ordered, "Bring hot water quickly."
Taji eagerly responded and brought a basin of hot water for the newborn Naruto to complete the final stage of delivery.
Kushina lay on the bed and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Minato's eyes widened as he looked at the yellow-haired baby who had been cleaned and swaddled.
"He was born..."
Minato, becoming a father for the first time, couldn't help but wipe tears from his eyes with his hand.
"From today, I am a father!"
He carried Naruto and brought him to Kushina. Kushina turned and looked at the crying Naruto, and the corners of her mouth lifted.
"Finally, we meet, Naruto..."
After the mother and child met for a moment, Biwako took Naruto and said, "Relax now."
Biwako left plenty of space for the couple.
Minato held one of Kushina's hands and asked with concern, "Kushina, are you alright?"
Kushina shook her head firmly.
But Minato had just witnessed the painful process of Kushina's labor, and the cold sweat on Kushina's forehead showed that she was just enduring, not wanting her husband to see her most vulnerable side.
Minato could only frown with emotion and said seriously, "Thank you..."
Kushina's eyes suddenly sparkled, "Minato..."
The two of them looked at each other with loving eyes for a moment, then Minato gathered his energy, clenched his fist, and said, "Next, I have to make the Kyuubi behave honestly."
He began to reinforce the seal on Kushina's abdomen.
At this moment, two sounds of bodies hitting the ground came from behind him.
Minato turned around and saw Biwako and Taji already lying on the ground.
Standing before Minato now was a mysterious masked man wearing a black cloak and a mask with a tiger stripe pattern on his face.
The mysterious masked man was holding Naruto and threatening with outstretched fingers: "Fourth Hokage, step away from the Jinchūriki, or this child will only have one minute to live."
Minato stood ready, his eyes immediately sharp.
"How did this person get past the barrier..."
"Who is this person..."
Minato was thinking, but the seal on Kushina's belly suddenly seemed to break, and Kushina screamed in pain.
"The Kyuubi seal isn't complete yet..."
He quickly realized that the dilemma he was experiencing was quite unpleasant.
Kushina screamed in pain and unconsciously howled.
The mysterious masked man pulled out a kunai and continued to threaten Minato, "Step away from the Jinchūriki quickly, don't you care about what happens to this child?"
There were two bodies lying on the ground.
Everything in the delivery room happened so suddenly that Minato was caught off guard.
"Wait a moment, calm down."
He was still thinking of trying to negotiate, at least to find out the identity and intentions of the mysterious masked man.
However, the mysterious masked man didn't know that. "You should say this to yourself, Minato. I am very calm right now."
With that, the mysterious masked man threw Naruto into the air, and at the same time, he leaped as if to deliver a fatal blow to Naruto.
Minato immediately reacted, chakra bursting from the soles of his feet, and used [Hiraishin no Jutsu] to successfully save Naruto first.
"As expected of the Yellow Flash."
"But what happens next?"
*BOOM*
Several lit explosive tags were attached to the swaddle.
"Minato! Naruto!"
Worry for her husband and child forced Kushina to scream in pain because of her broken seal.
In just a fraction of a second, Minato disappeared from the delivery room.
[Hiraishin no Jutsu]!
Minato and his son appeared in a small wooden house in Konoha, where kunai had been buried in advance for emergencies.
He removed the swaddle and threw it into the room, while turning around and exiting.
*BOOM*
The detonators exploded and the house was destroyed, but Minato and his son were safe.
"Thank goodness, Naruto is unhurt."
Minato pulled out the wooden splinter that had pierced his ankle due to the explosion and saw the blood on the splinter with a serious expression.
"He's targeting Kushina.
"I was lured away from the mountain... I must get back quickly."
The wooden splinter was thrown into the air, and when it fell again, Minato had already appeared at his house holding Naruto.
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