Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara suddenly felt that his thoughts had become a little dangerous! He hurriedly drove all these strange ideas out of his mind, trying to suppress the absurdity of imagining Senju Hashirama in such a way.
"Eh? Madara—What are you doing?!" Senju Hashirama, who had been keeping an eye on Uchiha Madara, suddenly noticed Madara peeking at him with a strange expression.
Uchiha Madara's face turned red. "No... it's nothing!" There was no way he could say that he had just imagined Hashirama as a woman. The mere thought of it made his face burn with embarrassment.
"Ah! Madara—Why are you blushing?!" Hashirama pointed at Madara's face, grinning widely.
"Shut up, you idiot!!!"
Bang!!!
"Hey—Madara—Why did you hit me again?!"
Kakashi stood to the side, watching everything unfold in front of him, a deep sense of disbelief washing over him. Not only had the previously dead legends returned, but the mighty Kyuubi had been subdued with ease. Uzumaki Naruto could now wield the Kyuubi's chakra effortlessly, and Uchiha Sasuke had inexplicably awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
These two little brats had become top-tier powerhouses in a single day!
Kakashi let out a sigh, feeling an odd sense of detachment. As a Jōnin, he was supposed to be their superior, yet now he felt completely outclassed. How was he supposed to maintain any sense of dignity when his own students had surpassed him so easily?
And then there was Souta Kazuki.
Kakashi's eye twitched as he thought about it. If these two had already become monsters in such a short time, how terrifying must Souta be? He had been trained by two legendary figures—one known as the God of Shinobi and the other as the Demon of the Uchiha.
Even a pig would become a powerhouse with such teachers!
Kakashi let out another deep breath, feeling his own future shrouded in darkness. "I can't believe this..."
After everything was resolved, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama canceled their summoning and returned to Souta Kazuki's psychic space.
Now, only Kakashi Hatake, Souta Kazuki, Naruto Uzumaki, and the unconscious Uchiha Sasuke remained at the scene, along with Haruno Sakura, who was sitting next to Sasuke, staring at him with deep concern.
After Hatake Sakumo left, Kakashi slumped to the ground. "Huh... it's too much for me! This is way too much!" He sighed heavily before reaching into his vest.
"At least... I still have this!" Kakashi pulled out another copy of Icha Icha Paradise from his pocket, his single visible eye gleaming with relief.
Souta Kazuki, who had been silently observing him, spoke up with a smirk. "Kakashi-sensei... You do realize that Senior White Fang saw and heard everything, right? That includes the book you're holding."
Kakashi froze mid-flip of a page.
Souta continued, his smirk widening. "Oh... and by the way, he's currently scolding you. Something about how he should've smacked you into the wall earlier and how you're a disgrace to the Hatake name. Also, he suggests you quit being a ninja and take up farming instead."
Kakashi's face paled. With a swift motion, he threw Icha Icha Paradise away, his expression filled with regret and panic. "Stop talking! I'll throw it away! Isn't it enough if I throw it away?! Father!!! I was wrong!!!"
Meanwhile, Naruto suddenly stiffened, his gaze dropping to his stomach. He could hear something. A low, sinister chuckle.
"Kyuubi! What are you laughing at?! Why do you sound so... evil?!"
"None of your business!!!" Kyuubi's voice echoed in his mind, and with that, the beast withdrew all its chakra.
Within the sealed space, the Nine-Tails was curled up, covering his face with his tails, grinning like a mischievous fox.
"Hahahahaha... You damn humans! You love tormenting me, don't you?! Well, let's see how you handle this!" The beast's malevolent chuckles grew louder. "I've guessed it already. That woman, Kushina Uzumaki, definitely doesn't know what Naruto has been through all these years! Hahahahahaha! So how can I not add fuel to the fire?!"
With a wicked smirk, Kyuubi condensed a portion of its chakra, embedding within it the memories of Naruto's painful past, and sent it directly to Uzumaki Kushina.
"Hahahahaha... Now, let's see what happens next!"
On the other side, within the spiritual realm.
Kushina Uzumaki, now existing within a separate consciousness, suddenly felt a foreign chakra enter her. She frowned, momentarily confused. "Why would Kyuubi send me chakra out of nowhere?"
Curious, she activated it.
And then, everything stopped.
The scenes unfolded before her eyes—Naruto's childhood, his loneliness, the scornful glares, the cruel words, the hunger, the pain... the names they called him.
Monster.
Fox brat.
Expired food.
The memories played in vivid, excruciating detail, etching themselves into her soul. The more she saw, the more her heart twisted in agony and rage.
Kushina Uzumaki's entire body trembled as boundless, terrifying chakra erupted from her.
Minato Namikaze, sensing the sudden surge, rushed to her side. "Kushina! What's wrong?!"
Her head slowly turned toward him, her eyes burning with an unrelenting fury. "Minato Namikaze!" Her voice was dangerously low. "You knew everything, didn't you?!"
Minato stiffened, his heart sinking.
"W-Wife... what are you talking about? I don't understand—"
Kushina's fingers clenched into fists, her chakra surging violently. "How long were you planning to keep me in the dark?! If it weren't for Kyuubi, would I have never known?!"
Her voice turned ice-cold as she muttered, "Konoha... the Third Hokage... what a great village. What a great leader...!"
Minato Namikaze felt the faint traces of Nine-Tails chakra lingering around his wife and instantly pieced together what had happened. The Nine-Tails had been sealed within their son, Naruto, and had witnessed every moment of his life—the loneliness, the scorn, the suffering. And now, the fox had transmitted that knowledge to Kushina. The weight of realization hit Minato like a kunai to the chest.
Kushina knew.
A cold sweat ran down Minato's back. Would she... would she try to destroy Konoha?
"Wife... Listen to me first—"
But Minato's words were ruthlessly cut off by Kushina's wrathful voice.
"Namikaze Minato!!! You knew everything! You knew the truth and yet you kept it from me! I actually thought... I actually believed that Naruto had lived happily all these years! But what did I see?! My son—our son—has suffered beyond imagination!"
Kushina's eyes burned with rage, her crimson hair flaring like the manifestation of her fury. Her voice trembled, not with weakness, but with barely contained rage.
"Minato, you are the great Fourth Hokage, the legendary Yellow Flash, the hero of Konoha!" she spat. "But tell me, are you a father? Are you even a husband?!"
Minato flinched, his throat tightening as Kushina's accusations cut deep into his soul.
"I don't care about Konoha anymore," Kushina declared, her voice shaking with an unrelenting fury. "I am not Uzumaki Kushina of Konoha. I am Uzumaki Kushina, the mother of Uzumaki Naruto! And as a mother—I will see justice done!"
The sheer force of her chakra cracked the ground beneath her feet, the oppressive pressure filling the room with a suffocating intensity.
Minato clenched his fists. He had no excuses—no justifications that could undo the past. He had always prided himself on protecting the village, yet in doing so, had he failed to protect what truly mattered?
He took a deep breath, his usual calm wavering.
"Wife... if you want to destroy Konoha..." He hesitated, then steeled his resolve. "Then I will stand by your side."
Kushina's eyes widened slightly, the unexpected declaration momentarily breaking through her wrath.
"W-What...?"
Minato stepped forward, gripping her shoulders tightly.
"I failed you," he admitted. "I failed Naruto. I spent my second chance believing in the village, hoping things would be different... but I was wrong. If Konoha will not pay for its sins—then I will see to it myself."
Kushina's hands trembled. Tears welled up in her eyes, spilling down her cheeks.
"Minato... you..."
The dam inside her burst, and she fell into his arms, sobbing against his chest. "Why did it have to be like this...?"
Outside, the weight of their emotions rippled through the village. Every powerful figure who had returned to life could feel it—Senju Hashirama remained silent, while Tobirama gritted his teeth, knowing that no words could fix the pain inflicted upon Naruto. Mito Uzumaki, who had watched Kushina cry, felt her heart ache in understanding.
In another corner of the village, Uchiha Fugaku and his wife exchanged glances, their expressions unreadable.
And in the shadows, Orochimaru's golden eyes gleamed with intrigue.
"Interesting..." Orochimaru thought, his long tongue flicking over his lips. "So, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki are ready to turn against Konoha?"
The seeds of revolution had been sown.
Orochimaru had always believed Konoha had rotted from the inside. Hiruzen Sarutobi, once a mighty Hokage, had grown old and incompetent, allowing the village to decay. He had made mistake after mistake, all while parading as the wise leader of the village.
"Perhaps it is time to accelerate the inevitable."*
A slow smile crept across his lips as an idea formed in his mind. Konoha needed to be purified, the old and weak cast aside so that new power could rise. And with Minato and Kushina's rage fueling the flames, the perfect storm was brewing.
"It is only fitting that a student grants his sensei a graceful exit..."