"Then I'll leave Hidan to you, Uncle Dai."
Ren waved his arms, saying with a cheerful smile.
"Leave it to me!"
Dai stood with one hand on his hip, giving Ren a thumbs-up with the other, grinning.
Beside him was a dazed Hidan.
After lowering his hand, Ren turned to look at Hidan and smiled.
"Remember to come home early tonight, Hidan, I'm leaving now."
Only then did Hidan react. He watched Ren turn to leave and quickly opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But the next moment, the other party vanished from where he stood, leaving his raised hand suspended in mid-air, with only one thought in his mind.
You haven't told me the address yet...
"Alright, you're Hidan, right!"
Hearing the voice beside him, Hidan instinctively turned his head, responding somewhat unnaturally.
"Yes, hello, please guide me in the future."
"No need to be polite!"
Dai flipped over again, hands on the ground, and shouted at Hidan.
"Come on, young man, let's run five laps around the Village first!"
"..."
At this moment, Ren was standing on the rooftop he had been on earlier, quietly watching the two below begin their training.
For Hidan, who wasn't used to such intense exercise, this training was clearly a bit difficult. He could manage walking on his hands, but there was still a significant speed difference compared to Dai.
Fortunately, Dai was considerate of Hidan, controlling himself to slow down and maintaining a certain distance between them, staying not too far, not too close.
After seeing the two walk away, Ren instinctively turned to look at the distant Hokage Rock, gazing at the Hokage Building below, a thoughtful expression on his face.
After resting for so long, trouble has come again. I hope this time it will also go as I wish and pass smoothly.
After a light sigh, Ren bit his finger. After a few hand seals, as white mist erupted, the familiar toad Haosuke appeared beside him.
"Yo, Haosuke."
Ren raised his hand in greeting, then pulled out paper and a pen from his person. After writing for a moment, he folded it and handed it to the other party.
"Thank you for making the trip."
"Leave it to me!"
Haosuke glanced at the signature, then formed hand seals and vanished from where he stood. Seeing this, Ren also stood up, his gaze quickly locking onto his target, then used the Instantaneous Body Technique to leave the area.
A gentle breeze blew, and the rooftop became empty once more, with only two faint footprints proving someone had been there just now...
Inside the Hokage Office, Minato was seated, his pen constantly moving, and the documents on his desk were visibly disappearing.
"Whew!"
A gust of wind blew in through the window. Minato's nose twitched, and as he turned his head, he said somewhat helplessly.
"What are you doing here again, Ren?"
That's right, the newcomer was Ren. At this moment, he was leaning on the window, looking at him with a cheerful grin.
"I had a sudden idea, and I thought I should tell you about it and get your opinion before acting."
"Hmm?"
Minato was startled at first, then looked at Ren with some confusion, waiting for him to continue.
"Kushina-nee is also about to give birth, isn't she?"
As Ren spoke, he pointed to his own stomach, saying earnestly.
"To reduce the danger, I think we can let Isobu talk to the Nine-Tailed. If they reach an agreement, Kushina-nee can suffer less. Even if they don't, with the Sealing Jutsu, that guy won't be able to cause any trouble. So..."
At this point, Ren paused, looking at the quietly listening Minato, and carefully asked.
"What do you think?"
Minato did not reply immediately. He rubbed his chin, analyzing the pros and cons of the situation.
After more than ten seconds, he spoke hesitantly.
"I'm not against it, but I'm mainly worried it might affect Kushina's current condition. Are you confident?"
If it were before, Minato wouldn't have been too worried, but now that the child's birth was approaching, he was concerned about any potential impact.
"Yes."
Ren nodded, inclining his head.
"The Four Symbols Seal you originally set up, combined with Kushina-nee's physical condition, can completely suppress the Nine-Tailed. I can also reinforce the seal before we act, so there's no need to worry."
"That's good."
Hearing Ren say this, Minato's worries dissipated by more than half, and he then continued to ask.
"So, when do you plan to act?"
Ren straightened his body and said seriously.
"Immediately!"
...
"Ding dong!"
"Coming!"
Hearing the sound from outside, Uzumaki Meihui inside quickly called out, then held down Kushina, who was about to stand up next to her. She then quickly walked to the door and opened it, only to see Ren and Minato standing outside.
"Oh?"
Uzumaki Meihui was startled at first, then quickly reacted and stepped aside, saying softly.
"Ren, Hokage-sama, please come in quickly."
"Then we'll intrude, Sister Meihui."
Ren stepped in, while Minato next to him smiled politely at Uzumaki Meihui and said softly.
"Thank you for taking care of Kushina, Sister Meihui."
"It's nothing."
Uzumaki Meihui waved her hand, then looked at Minato, who was changing his shoes, and said with some confusion.
"Hokage-sama, aren't you working?"
It was still early for work to end at this time. As the Hokage, Minato should normally be working, even if it meant all-nighters. Why was he suddenly back? Did he suddenly miss his wife?
"Oh, there are some things I need to handle."
Minato walked into the living room and immediately saw Kushina sitting on the sofa. When she saw him, she was startled.
"Minato, why are you back?"
Seeming to think he was worried about her safety, Kushina said with a slight hint of helplessness.
"Don't worry, I have Sister Meihui, Karin, and Kakashi with me. You should focus on your work."
"That's not it, Kushina."
Feeling misunderstood, Minato quickly raised his hand and explained.
"I believe they can take good care of you, but we came back today for another matter."
"Eh?"
Kushina was startled at first, and just as she was about to ask, Ren, who was playing with Karin nearby, stood up and said.
"Kushina-nee, we came to talk to the Nine-Tailed inside you, so next, we need your cooperation."
This time, before Kushina could even speak, her expression changed, and she said in a deep voice.
"That Nine-Tailed, it's acting up again."
Although the Nine-Tailed was suppressed by the Sealing Jutsu, it could still see outside through the Jinchuriki's perspective and could also hear.
It was normal for the Nine-Tailed to react when it heard someone call its name just now.
"Quite irritable, huh..."
Ren and Minato exchanged glances, then both simultaneously turned their gaze to the sealed area, a cold sneer appearing on their faces at the same time.
The Four Symbols Seal can't suppress it, huh? Then let's try the Eight Trigrams Seal.