Seeing Pakura's ID, Rasa immediately shut his mouth.
How could Rasa ever take the initiative to bring up what happened back then?
Besides the political angle...
There was also Rasa's own problem.
Pakura's prestige at the time was not low.
As for her ending... it was much better than Konoha's White Fang's.
Well... the way she died is another matter.
At least Pakura is still a hero of the Hidden Sand Village.
Even in death, she served a purpose.
Konoha's White Fang... by comparison, was far too pitiable.
He even died with the reputation of a failure.
After his death... his son didn't have it easy either.
["This should be the mask needed for the ritual, right?" Minato Namikaze narrowed his eyes slightly.]
[Looking at the rows of bizarre masks.]
[Even as a battle-hardened veteran, he still felt a bit unnerved.]
[These masks seemed to carry some sort of power that made one's skin crawl.]
["Go tell... forget it, I'll go there personally."]
[Looking at these masks, Minato Namikaze's mood was somewhat complicated.]
[Each mask basically represented a certain type of ritual.]
[Looking at these masks, Minato Namikaze sighed inwardly.]
[A whole country!]
[Not just a Village!]
["Watch this place, I'll be right back."]
[With that, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished from the spot.]
['Among these masks, there must be the mask for the Reaper Death Seal.']
['Releasing my Original Self from the Shinigami's belly is almost a certainty now.']
['My Original Self, and the current me...']
['In that case, let me be the dominant one.']
['Everything from the past, the me of before... shall become a part of me!']
Hmm?!
Good grief!
Truly good grief!
In the black frame world, the inner thoughts of Minato Namikaze's 'remnant soul'...
...made everyone's skin crawl.
This was no different from hearing that a Shadow Clone wanted to replace the main body.
Of course, it seemed that was the situation for Minato Namikaze in the black frame world.
But in reality... Minato Namikaze was still Minato Namikaze.
The remnant soul and the original source merging.
It was actually just like the Nine-Tailed's Yin and Yang halves merging.
It was just that there were many more memories.
Shared memories.
As for who would be dominant... naturally, whichever side was stronger would take the lead.
In fact, they were originally one.
Was the Nine-Tailed in the Shinigami's belly not the Nine-Tailed?
It was just because it was inside the Shinigami's belly.
The environment it encountered was different, and the way it interacted with its Jinchuriki was different.
For instance, in the Shinigami's belly, the Nine-Tailed's Yin half and Minato Namikaze both had a common enemy... furthermore, they both knew they were already dead.
What else was there that they couldn't let go of?
The black-framed large screen imagery continued:
[Night, Moon.]
[Kurenai Yuhi's eyes were vacant, half-rolled back and half-closed.]
[Her pupils were dilated, her eyes showing a trace of confusion and a trace of disbelief.]
[Finally, it all turned into a soft moan.]
[She stared blankly at the ceiling.]
[She could no longer care about her image.]
[At this moment, her mind was a complete blank.]
[She twitched from time to time.]
['This bad boy... actually shocked me?!']
['Damn it... how could a mere Lightning Release... be this fierce?!']
['I'm afraid even if I teamed up with Yūgao and Anko... we'd just be another casualty before this Lightning Release.']
[Splash—]
[The sound of water came from the bathroom.]
[However, Kurenai Yuhi no longer wanted to think.]
[She closed her eyes heavily.]
[Let it be... I'll deal with it tomorrow.]
["Is it the Wood Release of the First Hokage - Hashirama Senju?"]
["If I explore it on my own, it'll probably take a lot of time."]
["Great Fox, why have you been silent for so long?"]
["Didn't you say you've fought against the First Hokage - Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara?"]
["Wood Release..."]
["You should be very familiar with it, Great Fox, right?"]
[Naruto asked in the Sealing Space while drying his hair.]
[The Great Fox had somehow become extremely quiet.]
[Ever since he used Wood Release, it had fallen into a deep silence.]
[Even if it was surprised, it should be over by now, right?]
[It's not like they haven't experienced things even more ridiculous than Wood Release.]
[No need to be like this, surely?]
[Thinking this, Naruto raised his hand.]
[With a thought.]
[Earth-attribute Chakra and Water-attribute Chakra Nature Transformation occurred, and then they merged.]
[Crack, crack—]
[Immediately after, a Wood Spike appeared in Naruto's palm.]
["Is this Wood Release... really that powerful?"]
["To actually keep the Great Fox shocked for so long..."]
["However, it does seem easier to use than other Ninjutsu."]
["The last one that felt this smooth was a B-rank Ninjutsu."]
["Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation."]
["Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation is the only Fire Release that doesn't have such a large limit on the amount of Chakra injected."]
[Thinking this, Naruto had a thought, and the Wood Spike in his hand slid off on its own.]
["Wood Release has even fewer restrictions than Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation... almost none."]
["However, I suppose after a certain amount of Chakra, some slight resistance will appear."]
["Great Fox, say something."]
["Tell me what the powerful Wood Release Ninjutsu are so I have a reference; figuring it out myself is too much of a waste of time."]
["Wood Release... is still too unfamiliar to me."]
[Perhaps because Kurenai Yuhi collapsed before his energy was fully spent.]
[Naruto was exceptionally energetic now; in the dark night, his eyes were bright and clear.]
[Of course, even if she hadn't, he would still be this energetic.]
[Having just awakened the complete Sage Body and complete Sage Eyes.]
[He hadn't been able to adapt yet.]
[It was normal to be full of energy.]
[He was even a bit hyper.]
[Starting from the Byakugan, each upgrade hadn't been that massive.]
[But they were frequent.]
[And with both becoming complete later, those improvements grew exponentially.]
[Perhaps because Naruto himself had already reached a sea of Chakra, adding another sea... didn't feel that different.]
["Great Fox, say something~"]
[Inside the Sealing Space.]
[That annoying brat's voice appeared again.]
[The Great Fox was curled up in a corner.]
[Its paws were clamped tightly over its long fox ears.]
[Its paws seemed ready to tear apart this damn seal.]
[Its nine fluffy tails drooped.]
[Wood Release... Wood Release!]
[Wood Release your head!]
[And fought against Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara... when did This Fox ever say such things?!]
[On purpose... yes, this damn little blondie must be testing This Fox on purpose!]
[Dammit!]
[I should have ravaged him when he was weak!]
[Now he doesn't have a shred of awe for This Fox... waaaah~]
[Just then.]
[The Great Fox's ears twitched.]
[What?]
[Why did the world suddenly go quiet?]
["Great Fox, you say... shuriken Shadow Clone is based on the Multiple Shadow Clone... and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju's Multiple Shadow Clone was based on the First Hokage - Hashirama Senju's Wood Release."]
["So, was the original Clone Technique actually Wood Release: Wood Clone?"]
["Let me try it out~"]
[Trying again? No, he's going to use This Fox for an experiment again?!]