Chapter 68: Breaking the Seal on the Yin Nine-Tails

The moment the Shinigami appeared, Orochimaru, who had initially been unconcerned, and Kabuto Yakushi behind him immediately retreated.

Cold sweat broke out across their foreheads.

They couldn’t see anything!

But they both knew that something extraordinary had appeared.

"Naruto, I can feel it. My soul has emerged from the Shinigami’s stomach."

Minato’s voice immediately sounded in Naruto’s mind.

Naruto pressed on.

"And now?"

Minato replied,

"The moment I came out, I received my memories. But shortly afterward, I entered the Pure Land."

"So it really can’t remain in the living world. Then let’s move on to the next step."

Naruto acknowledged him mentally.

Beside him, Uchiha Izumi had been staring with her Mangekyō Sharingan the entire time, but she couldn’t see anything either.

She could only turn to Naruto and ask,

"Naruto, did it work?"

Naruto’s face lit up, and he nodded.

"Yeah. My father’s soul has already come out."

At this moment, Orochimaru spoke.

"The mask is the medium of the contract with the Shinigami. Once the sacrifice puts on the mask, the Shinigami appears and becomes connected to the sacrifice. By cutting open the sacrifice’s abdomen, the Shinigami’s stomach is also opened, thereby breaking the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?"

Simply by observing Naruto’s actions, Orochimaru had already deduced the method of breaking the seal.

Naruto nodded.

"That’s right."

"What an interesting way to break the seal."

Orochimaru licked his lips before looking at Naruto.

"If that’s the case, then this should count as violating the contract. From now on, even if someone forms the hand seals for the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, the Shinigami won’t appear anymore, right?"

As he spoke, Orochimaru suddenly noticed Uchiha Izumi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

His body instinctively trembled.

The hand that had once been severed by Uchiha Itachi seemed to ache faintly.

Remembering that he had once considered making a move against Uchiha Izumi, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Noticing Orochimaru’s abnormal reaction, Kabuto looked at him in confusion.

Then he saw the Mangekyō Sharingan and immediately understood.

He was also somewhat shocked.

He only knew that Orochimaru had just gone to Konoha.

Yet in the blink of an eye, two Uchiha had appeared here.

He had already seen Naruto activate his Mangekyō and control the experimental subject.

He had never expected that the other Uchiha—a young woman—had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"You could find someone and give it a try."

Naruto wasn’t sure about Orochimaru’s question either.

But after hearing his reasoning, he felt that it made perfect sense.

The Shinigami’s stomach had already been cut open.

Who knew whether it was actually dead?

Perhaps one day in the future, they might see the Third Hokage forming the Dead Demon Consuming Seal only to end up standing there in complete confusion.

"Unfortunately, I don’t have the hand seals for the Dead Demon Consuming Seal."

Orochimaru looked somewhat disappointed.

Then his attention returned to the mask on the experimental subject’s face, and his interest was rekindled.

"Can I have this Shinigami mask to study?"

"Take it."

Naruto didn’t care.

He instead turned to Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru, you know the Impure World Reincarnation, right?"

"Of course. I can summon your father for you."

Before coming here, Naruto had already told Orochimaru that he needed his help with something.

But Orochimaru hadn’t really contributed much toward breaking the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

He had merely provided two experimental subjects.

One had already been used, while the other remained.

Orochimaru had already guessed Naruto’s intention.

After all, even if the seal was broken, the person was still dead.

Obviously, Naruto wanted to have a conversation with Minato.

Behind him, Kabuto’s eyes flickered.

He still didn’t know Naruto’s true identity beneath the disguise of an ANBU shinobi.

But judging from the Mangekyō Sharingan, he assumed Naruto was an Uchiha.

He couldn’t help wondering who Naruto’s father was.

As far as he knew, only one person had ever used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

And that person wasn’t an Uchiha.

Could it be the Uchiha who controlled the Nine-Tails during the Nine-Tails’ attack?

Naruto suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"You should have some of my father’s bodily tissue, right?"

Orochimaru answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Minato was the Fourth Hokage. It’s only natural that I couldn’t resist the opportunity to obtain some."

There wasn’t even a hint of embarrassment on his face.

Behind him, Kabuto’s pupils contracted.

Minato Namikaze!

How could that be?

The Fourth Hokage, the kind-hearted hero everyone admired, actually had an Uchiha son?

This was simply too shocking!

At this moment, Orochimaru turned around.

"Kabuto, bring me some of the Fourth Hokage’s bodily tissue."

Kabuto immediately lowered his head, concealing the shock on his face.

"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."

Before long, Minato’s bodily tissue was brought over.

Orochimaru ignored the experimental subject’s pleas and immediately formed hand seals.

"Impure World Reincarnation!"

The experimental subject on the ground was enveloped by the summoned Impure World Reincarnation material.

Its body expanded and contracted violently.

Then, it transformed into the appearance of Minato Namikaze.

The reincarnated Minato slowly moved his hands and feet before turning toward Orochimaru.

"Thank you for summoning me, Orochimaru."

"Oh?"

Orochimaru’s heart stirred.

He had always assumed Naruto wanted to talk to Minato about something.

That was why he had specifically helped him break the Dead Demon Consuming Seal before summoning him.

But judging from Minato’s reaction, he didn’t seem surprised in the slightest about returning to the living world.

It was as though he had known this would happen all along.

Orochimaru couldn’t help glancing at Naruto.

"My father left a chakra-based consciousness inside me, so he knows everything."

Naruto didn’t mind satisfying Orochimaru’s curiosity.

Orochimaru nodded slightly.

He was somewhat puzzled.

If Naruto already had a consciousness of Minato inside him, why did he still need Orochimaru to reincarnate him?

But he didn’t ask any further.

Since Naruto wasn’t asking him to leave, he would simply watch quietly.

Naruto turned toward the reincarnated Minato.

"Father, how is it? Can you break it?"

Minato nodded.

"I just sensed the seal. There shouldn’t be a problem."

"Then let’s begin. Kurama is already getting impatient."

"Hmph. I never said that, Naruto."

Inside the sealing space, the Nine-Tails spoke words that clearly contradicted his true feelings.

Outside, the reincarnated Minato scratched his head.

"But the Nine-Tails sealed inside me is rather unruly. He doesn’t believe what I say, and I’m worried that he’ll cause trouble after coming out."

He had just tried communicating with the Yin Nine-Tails sealed inside him.

The moment they connected, it had started shouting things like, I’m going to kill you!

It was extremely hostile.

It wouldn’t even speak with Minato properly.

Orochimaru’s pupils suddenly contracted.

He finally understood!

Naruto was actually planning to release the other half of the Nine-Tails!

Beside him, Kabuto had already fallen into a daze the moment Minato called Naruto by name.

This relationship is far too complicated!

Inside the sealing space, the Nine-Tails reminded Naruto calmly,

"Naruto, fist-bump Minato Namikaze."

Naruto smiled.

He didn’t tease the Nine-Tails and simply raised his fist, bumping it against Minato’s.

The Nine-Tails inside the sealing space immediately transmitted its memories into the Yin Nine-Tails within Minato.

Once the memory transfer was complete, the Nine-Tails immediately said,

"That’s enough. Break the seal!"

The reincarnated Minato formed the hand seals.

Then he pressed both hands against his abdomen.

"Release!"

A raging crimson chakra, filled with hostility, hatred, and an eerie coldness, suddenly surged out from the abdomen of the reincarnated Minato.

The chakra instantly flooded the entire hall.

Then it began to gather and take shape.

A massive crimson fox appeared.

Nine enormous tails swept into the air.

The Nine-Tails, finally freed from its seal, threw back its head and let out a thunderous roar.

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