Inside the room, Naori looked at the wailing Naruto, momentarily unsure what to say. "Are this couple so careless about their child? Or do they trust me completely?"
The Uzumaki puppet, carrying Kushina and accompanied by Namikaze Minato, returned to the Nine-Tails' side.
At this moment, Minato and Yahiko were still pinning down the Nine-Tails, while Sarutobi Hiruzen used Earth Release: Great Mud River to make the ground muddy, causing the Nine-Tails' massive body to easily sink in.
"Minato, is that a Shadow Clone? I rarely see you use one," Kushina asked, confused.
But Namikaze Minato shook his head: "No, that's another me, but I don't know where they came from."
Near Torifu on the Hokage Rock, Biwako and Tanji were still unconscious. He had casually healed them just now; they should not die, but they would need to be hospitalized for a period of rest.
'Big Sister Biwako, I saved the you of an alternate world. I wonder if you can sense that at all.'
On the ground, Hiruzen caught a glimpse of Kushina out of the corner of his eye, but who was this blonde-haired person? Why were so many mysterious people entering Konoha Village!
The Uzumaki puppet extended its Adamantine Sealing Chains, placing Kushina gently on the ground. Then, it looked at Namikaze Minato and spoke with Torifu's voice.
"Suppress the Nine-Tails. Don't let it move."
Namikaze Minato immediately complied. He and Minato cooperated to unleash a Rasengan, slamming the Nine-Tails directly into the ground. Then, the Uzumaki puppet's Adamantine Sealing Chains shot out rapidly, firmly locking down the Nine-Tails' entire body.
The Nine-Tails naturally recognized what this was. It had been bound by this for decades, and it certainly did not want to be bound again. Thus, it struggled frantically to break free.
But it was no use. Torifu had temporarily boosted the Uzumaki puppet's strength to be on par with Six Paths level, meaning the same level as Hashirama. Such power was more than enough to deal with the Nine-Tails.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, upon seeing such powerful Adamantine Sealing Chains, thought Mito-sama had returned! But then he realized they were released by the blonde-haired person. This only made him more confused.
The Uzumaki puppet formed hand seals. It was performing Mito's strongest sealing jutsu—the one that had sealed the Nine-Tails inside her for decades without a single rampage. A faint blue glow appeared on the Adamantine Sealing Chains. The Nine-Tails felt its strength gradually weakening. Its consciousness also slowly became hazy.
It wanted to rage! But it was completely unable to muster the spirit! Having struggled free of the cage with such difficulty, it was unwilling to be sealed again so miserably. It tried desperately to break free, but its body was overwhelmingly heavy. Being sealed again seemed to be its destined fate.
As the Nine-Tails shrank into a tiny spirit form, the Adamantine Sealing Chains contracted accordingly, firmly binding it and forcefully flinging it back into Kushina's body!
With the Nine-Tails back, Kushina's complexion instantly improved, and her vitality was better. On her abdomen, the seal began to re-form. The black hole on her stomach disappeared, returning to the Uzumaki Clan crest.
Namikaze Minato immediately rushed forward: "Kushina, how are you!"
Kushina gently touched his cheek: "Don't worry, I'm much better. My life force is no longer draining away."
Hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Namikaze Minato's face.
Minato walked up to the Uzumaki puppet. He knew that while this was also Kushina, this was not his wife. His wife was waiting for his return in his own world. So, Minato simply stepped forward and said something in a friendly manner.
"Hello, I am Minato. But I am from another world."
"Ah?" Namikaze Minato and Kushina were both completely baffled. "Another world? This..."
Minato was direct, but Yahiko panicked: "Wait a minute! Elder Brother! Did Master tell you to say that! Why did you tell them everything!"
"Don't worry, I told him to say it." Torifu appeared beside them without warning. In the cloud in his hand, he held two people: Sarutobi Biwako and Tanji.
Sarutobi Hiruzen saw his wife and immediately moved forward, but he didn't dare to get too close. He didn't know Torifu's purpose and was still completely unclear about the situation, so he dared not act rashly.
Torifu pointed at him: "Third Hokage, your wife has been saved by me, but she still needs a period of rest."
"This!" Sarutobi Hiruzen was caught in a dilemma. His wife's safety was undeniably important, but Konoha Village was also something he had to dedicate his life to protecting. This put Sarutobi Hiruzen in a very difficult position.
Minato clearly saw his thoughts. Since the two highest-ranking officials of Konoha Village were present, he had no intention of wasting time.
"You might be wondering why there are two Minatos here."
Minato and Namikaze Minato looked at each other. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kushina were also very confused.
"What my disciple said was true. We are from an alternate world, or a parallel world."
"Parallel world?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, puzzled. He didn't understand the meaning of the term.
Torifu was not annoyed and patiently explained: "You can understand it as another ninja world. The people and the world structure there are basically the same as yours."
"We also have a Konoha Village there, and we also have Kushina, Biwako, and Hiruzen."
"And Minato, you have already seen him with your own eyes."
The Minato who was mentioned scratched his head.
"He is currently the Fourth Hokage of Konoha Village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was older and could not quite grasp it immediately, but Namikaze Minato had fully understood.
"So, your world is the same as our ninja world? You have all the people of Konoha Village there, too?"
Torifu smiled slightly: "That's right. It's just that the flow of time seems to be different. Our Kushina is estimated to still have a month before she gives birth."
The couple exchanged looks, never expecting such a miraculous thing. But they had no choice but to believe it, as the Minato from the other world was already here. They had seen it with their own eyes; his ninjutsu were exactly the same as his own.
At this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised a question: "Since the two worlds are basically the same, and both worlds have Konoha Village and the same people."
"Then why aren't you there? Who are you?"
The people from the original Hokage world all grew solemn after hearing this.
Torifu waved his hand: "No need to be so serious. Because I am the Third Hokage of Konoha Village, Kumotsuru Torifu."