"Senior Kakashi, if the coffin takes too long to make, we could temporarily use hospital equipment to preserve her body and prevent rapid decay."
"The Intelligence Division should have chemicals and ninjutsu capable of slowing decomposition."
"As for the choice of materials for the coffin..."
Kakashi gave Izumi Uchiha a strange look as she kept talking nonstop, his mouth half-open as if he wanted to say something.
How does she know so much about this?
Although many from the Uchiha Clan had died, none were personally buried by her.
She must have taken a special interest and looked into it on her own.
They reached Kakashi's home without Izumi ever stopping her instructions on the matter.
Kakashi was speechless.
Suddenly, Izumi tensed up. "He's here!"
Without hesitation, she hurled a kunai toward where the presence emerged.
"Hmm?"
Before Kakashi could even react, a golden flash appeared, and Minato Namikaze suddenly materialized at his side.
Glancing at Rin Nohara's corpse in his arms, Kakashi instantly understood.
There must be a Flying Thunder God marking on Rin's body placed by his teacher.
Izumi Uchiha sensed the spatial fluctuations when Minato manifested using his space abilities.
"Thud"...
The precision of the Uchiha Clan's kunai throwing was unparalleled. At the exact moment Minato appeared, the kunai struck him right in the forehead.
A large hole tore through his skull, yet not a drop of blood appeared. Minato casually pulled the kunai from his head, and the wound visibly began healing, leaving no trace whatsoever.
Izumi and Kakashi were both stunned, but Minato himself remained indifferent, as if nothing had happened.
At the same time, Tsunade watched helplessly as Minato vanished before her eyes, muttering under her breath, "So annoying."
After leaving Konoha Cemetery, she followed the path Kakashi and the others had taken.
"Kakashi, give me Rin," Minato pressed forward, gathering a Rasengan in his hand.
Izumi activated her Mangekyo Sharingan.
Spatial Ninjutsu was forbidden before her.
You won't be flying with your Flying Thunder God ever again!
"Teacher, why are you here disturbing Rin?" Kakashi asked in a low voice.
Minato maintained a cold expression, showing no intention of explaining.
"Senior Kakashi, let me take her from here."
Izumi interjected, reaching for Rin's body.
Frowning slightly, Minato snatched Rin's arm before Kakashi could react.
Though the Rasengan still formed in his palm, he made no move to attack Kakashi, keeping it only as a countermeasure in case of an ambush.
Kakashi tightened his grip, pulling harder.
Izumi Uchiha watched emotionlessly the bizarre tug-of-war between the two.
"Kakashi, if you want answers, come with me."
"Teacher Minato, why leave? You can return. Are you going to oppose Konoha from now on?"
Even as they spoke, neither man eased his grip by an inch.
Minato held on even more firmly, never loosening his grasp for even a moment.
Kakashi kept stealing glances at Rin Nohara, his anxiety steadily rising.
At this rate, her body won't hold up!
Doesn't Sensei Minato care about her at all?
"Sensei Minato, please let go!" Kakashi's voice turned slightly harsh.
Minato Namikaze shook his head slightly.
Izumi Uchiha couldn't grasp what was happening between the two and looked around helplessly.
Still no one coming?
After looking at Minato's indifferent face, Kakashi—who cared more deeply in the end—chose to give in.
With mixed feelings, he gradually loosened his grip as if yielding to Minato, allowing Rin to be pulled away from his embrace.
Not pleased with the outcome at all, Izumi Uchiha stared coldly at Minato Namikaze with her Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Konoha forbidden technique: Flying Thunder God!"
"Kakashi-senpai, hurry up and attack!"
Izumi didn't forget to remind Kakashi.
Probably aware of the power of Izumi's eyes, Minato dared not use the Flying Thunder God technique in front of her.
He kept using the Body Replacement Technique, trying to slip out of her line of sight.
Izumi and Kakashi pursued relentlessly.
*Zzzzt!* The sound of crackling lightning...
Blue light flickered across Kakashi's hand. Even without the Sharingan's predictive abilities, he still decided to use this move.
Originally, Kakashi had been reluctant to fight against Minato, but now he changed his mind.
Sensei Minato... felt somehow different from what he had imagined...
Even with one arm holding Rin, Minato effortlessly blocked Kakashi's attack.
The Rasengan in his hand shifted from blue to red—it was a Tailed Beast-enhanced Rasengan infused with Nine-Tails' chakra, its power far surpassing that of an ordinary Rasengan.
Blue met red.
Lightning Cutter collided violently with the Rasengan.
Beside them, Izumi Uchiha seemed to hear strange sounds of different frequencies entering her ears, frowning involuntarily and becoming agitated.
Red expanded wider and wider, like a spinning, ever-growing black hole devouring everything, completely overwhelming the blue.
As it was about to strike Kakashi, Minato exhaled inwardly and dispersed the chakra.
The Tailed Beast-enhanced Rasengan vanished.
[Wood Release: Four Pillar Prison.]
Suddenly, several wooden pillars sprouted from the ground, forming a giant wooden cage trapping everyone inside.
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"The Hokage is finally here," Izumi muttered.
Kakashi glanced over, and the tension finally lifted.
When nobody was paying attention, Minato quietly broke off one of Rin's fingers and put it into his pocket. Without a word, he looked toward Tsunade outside the prison.
At the same time, flashes of figures appeared from multiple directions, several ANBU agents surrounding the wooden cage.
"The Fourth Hokage?"
"Could this be some kind of *genjutsu*?"
A few murmured softly, casting glances toward Tsunade.
Tsunade gave no reply, simply clasping her hands together.
Kakashi stepped out as the gaps in the wooden prison narrowed, the structure collapsing inward.
As for Izumi Uchiha, she remained inside to prevent Minato Namikaze from escaping with the Flying Thunder God technique.
The objective had already been achieved, and Minato's fighting spirit had significantly faded.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, surprised that he seemed to have no intention of resisting at all.
She snapped her fingers, and the wooden beams supporting the prison retracted inward. The space around Minato grew smaller and smaller until they wrapped tightly around him, steadily draining his chakra.
Meanwhile, Rin Nohara's body descended to the ground, only to be softly caught by Kakashi.
Izumi was torn between staying with Tsunade to guard Minato or continuing to watch Kakashi. Noticing this, Tsunade told her, "Go back."
Izumi nodded and left with Kakashi shortly after.
"Tsunade-senpai," Minato asked calmly, "why not seal away my chakra? Isn't that what should be done to a prisoner?"
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