Chinya sat on a rock, waiting patiently.
Suddenly, thick mist rolled in from all directions.
Space twisted behind an Anbu ninja as Obito Uchiha's figure emerged. In an instant, he snapped the Anbu's neck, killing him silently.
Because there was no sound at all and the dense fog had descended suddenly, the other Anbu failed to immediately notice what had happened.
Obito Uchiha turned his gaze toward Chinya seated on the rock.
Chinya did not look directly at Obito Uchiha. Despite the heavy mist around him, he kept his head raised as if gazing at the sky.
Obito Uchiha clearly knew that Chinya must have already sensed his presence—his hand had shifted from resting casually on the stone to gripping the hilt of his sword tightly.
Within the thick fog, several slashing sounds could be heard.
When the mist cleared, all the Anbu guarding outside the cave were found dead.
Obito Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Kakuzu stood on the water's surface, watching Chinya, now standing alone.
Chinya stood up from the rock and looked toward the trio led by Obito Uchiha.
Obito warned Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki, "Be careful. Focus on stalling him."
Kisame gripped Samehada and bared his sharp teeth in a cruel grin. "Konoha's Bloodline Limit Asura deserves a taste of Samehada!"
Kakuzu scoffed, "He's nothing but a fame-chasing brat."
Obito cast a glance at Chinya. The fact that Chinya wasn't looking directly at him gave Obito a slight sense of relief.
Just standing there, Chinya gave off a sudden pressure. The fact that Chinya wasn't facing him indicated he had no intention of breaking their agreement.
Eager to attack, Kisame moved first.
[Water Release: Water Shark Shot!]
After completing the hand seals, Kisame shaped chakra into a shark-shaped water projectile and launched it toward Chinya.
At the moment the water shark was about to hit Chinya, he instantly drew his ninja sword, crackling with lightning chakra, slicing the projectile cleanly in half.
The two halves crashed fiercely against the cliffside, causing faint tremors within the cave.
Inside the cave, Minato Namikaze abruptly turned to look outward.
But because he was distracted, Minato failed to maintain the seal on Uzumaki Miyuki's abdomen, causing the previously stabilized seal to loosen once again.
Biwako Sarutobi shouted urgently, "Minato! You absolutely cannot lose focus now! This is the most crucial moment! With the Anbu and Chinya out there, you don't need to worry. The baby's head is already out. Just a little more, Miyuki!"
Minato had no choice but to forcefully suppress his concern and continue maintaining the seal. "Naruto! Come out soon! Hang in there, Miyuki!"
Outside the cave:
Kakuzu's two Earth Grudge Fear mask creatures gathered on his right arm, aiming at Chinya.
[Fireball Jutsu: Flame Wind Destruction!]
[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!]
[Combined Ninjutsu: Blazing Tempest Inferno Wave!]
A sea of flames combined with vortex-like violent winds created a massive firestorm sweeping toward Chinya.
Chinya held his ninja sword in his right hand while forming a single-handed seal with his left.
[Water Release: Wild Water Wave!]
Chinya summoned swirling torrents of water rising rapidly like a tornado, which then expanded and crashed downward like a waterfall, colliding head-on with Kakuzu's sea of flames.
The moment the high-temperature flames met the water, massive amounts of steam began to rise.
However, since this wasn't ordinary flame but fire combined with violent gusts of wind, part of the blazing inferno broke through the impact water flow and continued rushing toward Chinya.
"Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!"
Chinya gathered chakra at the back of his throat and spat out a torrential volume of water. The water spiraled around him, forming a spinning wall that completely blocked the remaining flames.
Obito Uchiha observed as Chinya engaged Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki in battle, then walked toward the rocky wall.
Thanks to Kamui's intangibility technique rendering his body insubstantial, Obito directly entered into the rock itself, making Minato Namikaze's barrier completely ineffective.
Kakuzu looked at Chinya with a heavy expression: "This is one of Tobirama Senju's Water Release techniques!"
Chinya cast his gaze downward at Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki before forming hand seals again.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Flame!"
Chinya released a surge of chakra built up in his throat, spewing forth a massive wave of flames like a roaring ocean straight at Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki.
Similar in scale to the firestorm Kakuzu had released earlier, the flames surged against Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki.
Both immediately activated defensive ninjutsu techniques.
"Water Release: Water Curtain Barrier!"
The aquatic Earth Grudge Fear mask creatures from Kakuzu's body gathered onto his right arm, spewing forth powerful jets of water.
However, the water jets merely divided the sea of flames without extinguishing it.
Kisame Hoshigaki jumped into the air, forming hand seals with both hands.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave Technique!"
Kisame Hoshigaki gathered chakra in his throat, then spat out a torrent of water powerful enough to flood the battlefield like a lake. It crashed down, drowning the flames and extinguishing the inferno.
Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki's expressions had gradually grown increasingly serious.
Kakuzu's composite jutsu had been incredibly powerful, yet Chinya had countered it with just two techniques.
Right after that, Chinya unleashed another powerful Fire Release technique.
Yet they had heard that Chinya's true forte wasn't elemental jutsu at all — it was Thunder Breathing and Nin-Taijutsu, not to mention his Dojutsu through the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Just as Chinya stood locked in confrontation against Kakuzu and Kisame Hoshigaki, the sound of a baby crying rang out.
Uzumaki Miyuki had finally given birth to Naruto.
Hearing the newborn infant's cry, tears streamed down Uzumaki Miyuki's face — tears she hadn't shed even during the most painful moments of childbirth.
Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze stared dumbstruck at the baby cradled in Biwako Sarutobi's arms.
"He's finally here..."
Tears of joy slid down Minato's cheeks.
Wiping away tears from his eyes, Minato beamed with happiness: "I'm a dad now!"
Biwako Sarutobi strode toward Minato, cradling Naruto in her arms: "A lively young boy indeed!"
Minato eagerly reached out to hold Naruto, but Biwako Sarutobi stopped him sharply: "Don't touch carelessly! Naturally he should meet his mother first!"
Biwako Sarutobi carried Naruto toward Uzumaki Miyuki.
Uzumaki Miyuki looked at Naruto, who kept crying, and smiled as she spoke, "Naruto... finally, I've met you..."
Biwako Sarutobi hugged Naruto and walked aside with the Anbu kunoichi Taro, saying gently, "There, there, everything is fine now. Just relax, be a good boy."
Minato Namikaze approached Uzumaki Miyuki and reached out to hold her hand, asking with concern, "Miyuki, are you okay?"
Uzumaki Miyuki murmured softly in response.
Minato Namikaze tightened his grip on Uzumaki Miyuki's hand. Looking deeply into her eyes, he whispered, "Thank you..."
Looking back at him with tenderness, Uzumaki Miyuki said softly, "Minato..."
Taking a deep breath, Minato slapped his palm with his fist and said with determination, "Alright! Even though giving birth must have been exhausting for you, I need to make the Nine-Tails submit completely, stabilize the seal first, and then go help Chinya and others in battle."
Just as Minato Namikaze was about to reinforce the seal, two screams rang out.
Biwako Sarutobi and the Anbu kunoichi Taro fell to the ground, lifeless.
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