With the help of Shindai and Uchiha Hikari, Minato Namikaze finally succeeded in splitting the Nine-Tailed into Yin and Yang halves, sealing them into the bodies of Uzumaki Kushina and Naruto respectively.
Minato Namikaze collapsed onto the ground, looking at Uzumaki Kushina and Naruto with a smile of relief: "Thank goodness."
"Minato!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others finally arrived. Hiruzen Sarutobi asked anxiously: "Minato, what about the Nine-Tailed?"
"The Nine-Tailed has already been sealed..."
Severely overdrawn, Minato Namikaze passed out halfway through his sentence.
Upon hearing that the Nine-Tailed had been sealed, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, their physical and mental strength pushed to their limits, also collapsed to the ground.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes reddened slightly: "That's wonderful."
It was already dawn; sunlight shone upon the earth from the dim sky. The sunlight represented hope.
The night before had been far too difficult to endure.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Hikari carried the unconscious Shindai on her back and headed toward Konoha.
...
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident had ended, but the damage to Konoha was immense.
Konoha was currently conducting cleanup operations under the command of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina were both receiving treatment at the Ninja Hospital, while Naruto was temporarily being cared for by Sarutobi Biwako.
The atmosphere in Konoha was very gloomy; after all, their home had been destroyed like this, and many people had lost loved ones the previous night.
And now, the angriest person of all was Danzo.
He had originally thought those guys from the Akatsuki Organization would be able to kill Minato Namikaze, but he hadn't expected Minato Namikaze to still be alive and well. His money had been spent in vain.
However, no matter how angry he was, Danzo dared not move now. Konoha would definitely investigate how the classified information had been leaked, and it would be bad if they traced it back to him.
Two days later.
Shindai finally woke up from his coma.
On the night before last, Shindai had constantly overdrawn his energy, replenished his Chakra, and then overdrawn again. This cycle had repeated several times, a process that would have been too much for even an iron body to withstand.
"Shindai! You're finally awake!"
Pakura and Uchiha Hikari crowded in front of Shindai, looking at him with worried eyes.
Having not drunk any water for two days, Shindai's voice was very hoarse: "Give me some water, please. My throat feels like it's glued shut."
Uchiha Hikari helped Shindai sit up on the hospital bed, and Pakura poured a glass of water to feed him.
After drinking the glass of water in one go, Shindai finally felt much more energetic.
Shindai asked: "How is the situation?"
Pakura smiled and said: "Lord Minato and Big Sister Kushina are doing well and are also recovering in the hospital. Naruto is currently being temporarily cared for by Lady Biwako."
"That's good. I truly am impressive."
Shindai was filled with pride.
Obito, Minato Namikaze, and Uzumaki Kushina were all fine, and he was the primary hero responsible.
However...
The difficulty had reached hell-level. The Deva Path Pain, Konan, and Sasori had appeared directly.
Damn that bastard Sasori. If it weren't for the Deva Path Pain protecting him, he would have beaten the living daylights out of Sasori!
Sasori was still human now, so he definitely could have been beaten into a pulp; there might not be a chance later.
Shindai's development of the Magnetic Release Bloodline Limit had already far surpassed that of other Magnetic Release Bloodline Limit Ninjas.
Even though Shindai hadn't specifically targeted puppets, his techniques could basically counter them all.
Even if Sasori used the Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets, the hundreds of puppets would just be a matter of a single magnetic field to resolve in front of Shindai.
However, this incident also served as a wake-up call for Shindai.
Because of Obito's change, an existence that replaced Obito had appeared.
And because of that, the Deva Path Pain, Konan, and Sasori, who shouldn't have appeared, had shown up.
Fortunately, only the Deva Path Pain had appeared. If all Six Paths of Pain had appeared, coupled with the rampaging Nine-Tailed, Shindai wouldn't have known how to fight.
Shindai could no longer predict what would happen in the future at all.
But... whatever. Naruto had been born. In the future, when the sky falls, Naruto will hold it up; it won't need him to hold it.
"Shindai, are you awake!"
At the hospital room door, Obito, Rin Nohara, Kakashi, and Yakushi Kabuto appeared.
Shindai's mouth twitched: "Obito, you loudmouth, even if I were asleep, I'd be woken up by you!"
"I was hoping to wake you up. You've been sleeping like a pig for the past two days; I was worried you wouldn't wake up... cough!"
Kakashi and Rin Nohara each delivered an elbow strike to Obito's abdomen: "Shut up!"
Shindai immediately gloated: "That's what you get for talking nonsense!"
Rin Nohara and Yakushi Kabuto respectively placed the flowers they brought into the vase on the table beside Shindai.
Rin Nohara asked: "Shindai, how are you feeling?"
Shindai replied: "How am I feeling? My head is still a bit dizzy, and I can't exert any strength, but other than that, it's nothing."
Rin Nohara smiled and said: "Judging by the symptoms, it should just be the aftereffects of overdrawing your Chakra. You'll be fine after resting for a few days."
Yakushi Kabuto looked at Shindai with admiring eyes and said: "Big Brother Shindai, you're a hero now!"
Shindai said proudly: "Of course. Kabuto, do you know what I was thinking at the time? As a hero, I absolutely could not let the Nine-Tailed destroy our home. With that belief, I fought the Nine-Tailed in an intense battle; you could say it was evenly matched!"
"I grabbed its tail and executed an over-the-shoulder throw. You know what a Tailed Beast Ball is, right? It was condensing a Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth, and I directly covered its mouth, not letting it fire. The Tailed Beast Ball exploded in its stomach."
"I have stood at the pinnacle of Ninjas for too long, so long that I've felt lonely. The appearance of the Nine-Tailed reignited my will to fight. That was truly a satisfying battle!"
"However, your Big Brother Shindai was still one step ahead. I defeated the Nine-Tailed, successfully won this victory, and saved Konoha! How about that, am I amazing?"
There was a sudden silence in the hospital room.
Yakushi Kabuto's admiring eyes turned into dead fish eyes. This wasn't how you brag!
"Pakura, where are we going to eat later?"
"Let's just go eat at Ichiraku Ramen. What about you, Obito?"
"Rin, Kakashi, and Kabuto, come along too. Let's go to Ichiraku Ramen with Big Sister Pakura and the others. Ichiraku Ramen is providing free meals to everyone right now. After we eat, we'll go help out."
"Mm, okay, it's settled then."
Seeing that Pakura and the others weren't responding, Shindai said angrily: "Hey, hey, hey, answer me after listening to what I said! Also, bring me a bowl later, I want Tonkotsu Ramen!"
After some noisy commotion, Obito and the others went to help bring back ramen.
Now, only Shindai, Pakura, and Uchiha Hikari remained in the hospital room.
After taking a deep breath, Uchiha Hikari said: "Shindai, Pakura, I have something I want to tell you. Shindai, aren't you curious about my Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi, and Tsukuyomi? These three ocular techniques were indeed not originally my own. Next, I will tell you about my past."
Shindai immediately sat up straight, because he was truly extremely curious.
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