Wow.
The waters of the Nanhe River flowed into the distance, carrying broken debris and murky currents.
Inside the barrier, Uchiha Jin froze.
The scene before him was far more brutal than anything depicted in the original story.
The air reeked of blood and burning.
Just ten meters away, Namikaze Minato lay on his side. A massive wound had torn open his abdomen—not flesh and blood, but crystallized chakra.
Beside him, Kushina's chest had been pierced by the Nine-Tails' claws. A gaping cavity oozed a thick, red mist that shimmered in the air, forming a gauzy curtain.
Beneath that curtain, Naruto—who should have been crying—slept peacefully, wrapped in a pale golden chakra swaddle.
Whether father or mother, they had both loved Naruto in their own way.
In that moment, Uchiha Jin understood why Naruto, despite everything, had never turned dark in the original timeline.
Instead, he became the village's great hero.
Maybe some things really are inherited.
Change him? The bar was set so high, even the leaves would shatter trying to reach it.
Why pretend he wasn't the protagonist?
Jin shook his head and stepped forward.
Minato was the god of hard work—one of the few super shadow-level shinobi who rose without relying on bloodline.
As Jin approached Minato's body, his vision lit up with glowing entries.
[Contact Target: Namikaze Minato (Deceased)] [Lootable Entries: Flying Thunder God Technique (Gold), Spiral Flash Super Wheel Dance Roar Style (Gold), Ghoul Seal (Black), Sealing Technique (Purple), Sage Mode (Gold)…]
Golden entries flared like solar bursts. The Flying Thunder God Technique alone gilded the surrounding blood mist.
The black entry—Ghoul Seal—hovered ominously, exuding a soul-chilling purple-black haze.
Just looking at it felt like it could snatch your soul.
"This is the pinnacle of space-time ninjutsu… straight from the original."
Jin muttered, conflicted.
"System, what if I accidentally touch something I don't want?"
[Corpse Entry Loot Cooldown: 365 Days] [Living Entry Copy Cooldown: 7 Days]
Jin's face darkened.
"A year? That's basically permanent cooldown!" "Don't mess with me, system—I'm on a fresh account!"
He wanted all the entries—except the Ghoul Seal.
As for that one… if he activated his Golden Body while using it, could the Reaper still extract his soul?
The system didn't respond.
So he stopped hesitating.
Left hand on Minato's Flying Thunder God kunai, right hand on Minato himself.
Touching the Hokage—begin!
Tick. Tick.
Thirty seconds passed.
[Plundered Legendary Entry: Flying Thunder God Technique (Gold) Lv1] Teleport between marked items (30 meters). Each use consumes 100 chakra. Can be leveled up to increase range and reduce chakra cost.
So it was a scalable space-time jutsu.
Unexpected—but it made sense.
Minato wielded it even more masterfully than Tobirama, its creator.
Without delay, Jin turned to Kushina.
Whoosh!
The moment he reached out, the chakra chains on her abdomen erupted.
A defensive seal—clearly designed to prevent post-mortem tampering.
Bang!
"Fiery to the end. Even in death, she won't be touched."
Jin shook his head, his toddler body radiating calm.
He turned toward the moonlight and whispered:
"Golden Body—activate."
Buzz.
Golden light enveloped him, rendering his body translucent.
The seal failed.
After waiting to confirm no further reaction, he reached out again.
[Contact Target: Kushina Uzumaki (Deceased)] [Lootable Entries: Chakra Reserve (Gold), Four Red Sun Formation (Purple), Sealing Affinity (Blue), Nine-Tails Power (Pseudo) (Purple), Strong (White)…]
Compared to Minato, Kushina's entries were fewer—but each one was top-tier.
Especially her chakra reserves.
As a member of the Uzumaki clan, her chakra pool was among the largest in the ninja world.
Who wouldn't be tempted?
Especially someone like Jin, who had been nerfed by the Sharingan's bloodline.
He was particularly drawn to the pseudo Nine-Tails power.
It wasn't the real thing—but entries could be upgraded.
With enough feeding, it might even surpass the original.
Tick.
Thirty seconds passed.
[Obtained Legendary Entry: King Kong Blockade Remnant (Purple)] Summon three chakra chains to bind the target. Effect doubled against tailed beasts.
"King Kong Blockade? That's a solid skill."
Jin wasn't disappointed.
Even without Chakra Reserve or Nine-Tails Power, he now had invincibility, invisibility, flash movement—and chakra chain entanglement.
His toolkit was stacked.
More than he'd hoped for.
He took a deep breath and turned to the yellow-haired baby between the two bodies.
"Alright, Naruto—your turn."
Click.
But just as he reached out, the Four Red Sun Formation above suddenly flared open.
Step. Step.
Footsteps echoed.
A pipe slowly emerged into view.