"Anyway, as long as he's not an enemy, it's fine."
Meanwhile, in Amegakure.
Konan wished she could fly back to Konoha immediately, but she held back.
She found Uzumaki Nagato and said, "Nagato, I know who that masked man who calls himself Uchiha Madara is."
Nagato was about to ask Konan why she returned so quickly, but his expression immediately changed when he heard this: "Who?"
"It's Obito Uchiha!"
"Obito Uchiha?"
"He's our junior, the son of the yellow flash. He was behind Konoha's Nine-Tails' Attack, and he also had a hand in the Uchiha Clan massacre and Uchiha Itachi joining our Akatsuki."
Nagato's gaunt face was full of confusion: "What exactly is his goal?"
He trusted Konan one hundred percent and would not doubt the source of her information.
If he couldn't even trust Konan, what was the meaning of his life?
"He wants to use the Ten-Tails to complete a jutsu." Konan didn't mention the Infinite Tsukuyomi; she was afraid of violating the rules of the diary copy.
"The Ten-Tails?"
"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorbed the Chakra of the Nine Tailed Beasts and transformed into the Ten-Tails."
"The Ten-Tails!"
Uzumaki Nagato's eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was created by him using his Rinnegan; it was a formidable humanoid weapon.
After connecting with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, she only knew that it would grow stronger by devouring Tailed Beasts and eventually become a weapon that the entire Ninja World couldn't stop, but she never expected this weapon to be the Ten-Tails.
But now, Konan could accurately state its name.
This made him restless and eager to know how she knew.
But he knew that if she wanted to tell him, she wouldn't hide it.
If she didn't say, there must be a reason she couldn't.
He suppressed his curiosity and continued to ask, "What is this jutsu for?"
"To resurrect someone."
"Who?"
"Ōtsutsuki Kaguya."
"Ōtsutsuki... Kaguya? Who is that?"
"She's the mother of the Six Paths Sage, who is said to have created the Ninja World. She was sealed away by the Six Paths Sage."
Nagato was full of questions.
According to Konan, this Ōtsutsuki Kaguya must have been from thousands of years ago. Is she still alive now?
Is that possible?
"Then why does he want to release Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?"
"He himself isn't aware of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's existence; he's being manipulated by Uchiha Madara."
"Uchiha Madara? How is he involved again?"
Nagato felt his brain wasn't enough.
Konan rarely saw Nagato so bewildered, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly upward.
She had the same expression when she first read these contents in the diary copy.
This transmigrator named Lin Mo effortlessly shattered her decades of composure.
"Uchiha Madara is nothing more than a pawn of Zetsu," Konan continued.
Nagato closed his mouth and looked at Konan silently, as if confirming whether she was playing a trick on him.
After a long while, he continued to ask, "And who exactly is Zetsu?"
"I only know that he has been alive for over a thousand years. Uchiha Madara is a pawn in his hand, and Obito Uchiha is a pawn of Uchiha Madara. As for you and me…"
Konan didn't finish the sentence.
But Uzumaki Nagato understood her meaning and felt it was utterly absurd.
One link after another, is this an endless set of Russian dolls? And he seemed to be the innermost one.
He, who possessed the Sage's eyes, considered himself a god, yet he was just a manipulated puppet?
If Konan hadn't said this, he would have already used Shinra Tensei to teach her a lesson.
"These revelations are too shocking." Uzumaki Nagato said with a frown, "Given our relationship, I should completely trust you."
"But now, I still want to ask, where did you get this information?"
He didn't doubt their friendship; Konan would definitely not lie to him.
But it was possible that someone else lied to Konan, and Konan, in turn, was tricked into lying to him.
Among the people he knew, Orochimaru was an expert at this.
"Nagato, I'm sorry, I can't tell you the source of my information." Konan shook her head and continued, "However, if you want to verify whether what I'm saying is true or false, it's actually very simple."
After listening, Uzumaki Nagato lowered his head and pondered.
After a long time, he looked up and said, "You arrange it, I'll do it!"
At this moment, in the Pure Land world, Uchiha Mikoto's eyes were red with envy, and her Three-Tomoe Sharingan had even activated.
"Kushina!"
"And you call yourself a best friend? You actually kept this from me."
Mikoto also wanted to be resurrected, to return to the real world, to see Uchiha Sasuke who had grown up alone.
Why was Kushina so lucky?
What method should she use to make Lin Mo write her name more in his diary?
Ah, I've got it.
[Uchiha Mikoto] Kushina, you have to help me figure out a way to make Lin Mo mention me more in his diary. I don't dare to hope for third place, but I still have thoughts about striving for second place.
She could only ask Kushina for help.
Since she is resurrected now, she should be able to help me.
[Uzumaki Kushina] Oh, Mikoto, where did you pop up from again?
Uchiha Mikoto thought to herself:
I'll endure!
[Uchiha Mikoto] I don't have enough Chakra right now; I can barely type a few sentences.
[Uzumaki Kushina] Then stop wasting words!
[Uchiha Mikoto] Huh?
[Uzumaki Kushina] Mikoto, we're the best of sisters, how many times have you seen Naruto since he grew up?
[Uchiha Mikoto] Kushina, I... At this moment, Uchiha Mikoto suddenly understood why Kushina had this attitude towards her.
When she was alive, although she knew Naruto had it rough and told Sasuke not to bully him, she did nothing else.
It wasn't that she didn't want to help; she was truly powerless.
Because Senju Tobirama assigned the Uchiha Clan to Konoha's police force, decades of accumulated trivial matters led to the Uchiha Clan being extremely unpopular in the Village.
On the day of the Nine-Tails' Attack, the Nine-Tailed's eyes clearly displayed the Sharingan symbol, and everyone in the Village saw it.
From then on, the Uchiha Clan was suppressed by the Konoha elders, and the villagers also began to hate them. All of this laid the groundwork for the later clan massacre.
As the Uchiha Clan leader's wife, how could she possibly approach the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?
[Uzumaki Kushina] I read the diary and know that your Uchiha Clan also had a tough time. I can probably guess your difficulties. Kakashi, Jiraiya, Inoichi, they all kept silent too, didn't they?
[Uzumaki Kushina] Besides, you didn't really need to do anything for my son.
[Uzumaki Kushina] But I'm very angry right now, so please don't come looking for me yet, okay?
[Uchiha Mikoto] I'm sorry, Kushina, you're busy, I won't bother you anymore.
Kushina didn't reply because she was truly busy now.
She met Naruto in the spiritual world, talked for a long time, gained Naruto's trust, and then "resurrected" using a Shadow Clone.
Now, she had to act quickly for her son before the magic blessing wore off!
"Bang!"
She directly crashed through the window and burst into the Hokage's Office, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had visibly aged a lot, and grinned, "Old man Third, it's truly been a long time since we last met!"
"Kushina, it has indeed been a long time."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took off his pipe, exhaled a puff of smoke, habitually using the smoke to obscure his face, making his expression unreadable.
"Swish!"
Four masked figures suddenly appeared, surrounding Uzumaki Kushina.
Not far to the right of Hiruzen Sarutobi, his grandson Konohamaru was hiding in the corner, clearly startled by Kushina's sudden intrusion.
"Twelve years gone, and the Hokage's Office is still the same."
Kushina surveyed the office's environment, her eyes lingering for a moment on the portraits of the four Hokage hanging on the wall, then she spoke: "You look much older than twelve years ago."
"Yes, after all, twelve years have passed." Hiruzen Sarutobi also responded with a smile: "How many twelve-year periods are there in a lifetime? I am truly old."
"You're so old, you must be quite weak by now. Why don't you find a Fifth Hokage to help you share the burden?" Kushina's tone shifted, with a hint of sharpness.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became tense, like the calm before a storm.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi's laughter washed it all away.
"Hahahaha."
"I want to too."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed: "Orochimaru ran off, Jiraiya wanders around looking for some child of destiny, and Tsunade isn't willing to return to Konoha."
"Minato left so suddenly, I really can't find a suitable person."
"Oh?" Kushina stopped smiling and said coldly, "So, to keep your position, you turned Naruto into a pawn who only listens to you, right?!"
Kushina was directly laying down her cards.
She didn't show her hand at first, not to give Hiruzen Sarutobi face, but to wait for everyone to arrive.
Ever since the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style was undone, she had the Nine-Tailed release some Chakra, and deliberately made her Chakra signature rush straight to the Hokage's Office.
Those strong or perceptive people in the Village would definitely come to see what was happening.
The result was exactly as she had thought.
She could feel that the Chakra of Kakashi Hatake, Hyuga Hiashi, Nara Shikaku, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Akimichi Choza were all near the Hokage Tower.
Although they didn't enter the Hokage's Office, they could all see and hear what was happening inside.
Lin Mo was naturally among these people, accompanied by Kurenai Yuhi and Anko.
[Watching the show, watching the show, selling melon seeds and cola in the front row.]
Kurenai Yuhi and Yūgao Uzuki's eyelids twitched, muttering to themselves: You don't have melon seeds or cola in your hand, what are you selling?
The other women holding notebooks also looked puzzled.
They were just amazed by Kushina's resurrection, why did they suddenly start watching a show?
But they soon understood.
[From Uzumaki Kushina's words, it's clear she knows the suffering Naruto endured all these years.]
[Otherwise, she wouldn't have said something like 'a pawn who only listens to you.']
[This time, the Old Monkey must be torn apart.]
The sisters immediately understood and nodded in agreement.
Even those who had no relation to Naruto were furious after reading about his experiences in the diary.
As Naruto's mother, Kushina must be even angrier.
Now that she was resurrected, of course she had to seek justice for her son.
That's right!
Any normal parent would do that, right?
[However, Hiruzen Sarutobi cannot be killed yet, at least not on the spot.]
Even if he truly has problems, even if everyone no longer supports him, he is still the Hokage after all.
Killing the Hokage in the Village, wouldn't that be challenging the entire Village? Kushina surely wouldn't really plan to defect with Naruto, would she?
Alas, knowing Kushina, she might actually do it. She has no good feelings for the Village at all. Her own son suffered so much here, why should she stay here and let her son continue to suffer?
If Hiruzen Sarutobi really defected from the Village, I guess Ino–Shika–Chō and Hyuga Hiashi might let him go, Danzo Shimura that old fox would probably feign blindness, and only the Sarutobi Clan Ninja would desperately pursue him, but pursuing him would be in vain.
My goodness, how can the plot of this parallel world be so bizarre?
I'm already looking forward to what happens next.
I must write it down, write it down, I am the record keeper of the Ninja World after all.
Lin Mo rested his chin on his hand, his eyes full of curiosity.
Kushina: "..."
Honestly, if she were truly alive now, she might actually do as Lin Mo said.
She was from the Land of Whirlpools, having witnessed her own country destroyed and struggled through war for a long time, so she deeply understood the pain of losing one's country and family, which is why she always longed for a peaceful and stable life.
But Naruto's experiences made her feel that Konoha couldn't provide any of that.
However, she was only temporarily resurrected and couldn't take Naruto away.
Fortunately, Lin Mo was there, which put her at ease.
Now, she just wanted to get an explanation for Naruto, and then get rid of Danzo!
"..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a long time, until Kushina was almost at her limit, before he spoke: "Kushina, since you can be resurrected, Minato must have been resurrected as well."
"With the Fourth Hokage present, I, the Third Hokage, should naturally step down and yield my position."
"The Konoha of the future must be led by you young people."
He didn't mention what he had done to Naruto, because those things he simply couldn't explain.
Rather than that, it was better to simply admit defeat.
He was, after all, Minato Namikaze's master, and Naruto was very dependent on him.
As long as he relinquished power, this matter would quickly pass, and he could enjoy his old age.
As for power, he was indeed reluctant to give it up, but being old, he could let it go.
He also truly wanted to pass the Hokage position to his son, Asuma Sarutobi, to continue the glory of the Sarutobi Clan, but among those in the Village capable of being Hokage, few were stronger than Asuma.
"Step down and yield your position?"
Kushina covered her stomach and laughed.
The current her was no longer the impulsive, reckless "Red-Hot Habanero" who lost her mind for Minato Namikaze, but had become the cunning and strategizing Nioh-Kushina Habanero.
"Old man, stop probing me here, it's annoying to listen to."
"Don't worry, Minato isn't resurrected, it's just me."
"Now, I want you to give my son, Uzumaki Naruto, an explanation!"
"Otherwise, I don't mind letting Konoha fall into chaos once more, a repeat of the Nine-Tails' Attack!"
Bang!
A powerful burst of Chakra erupted from Kushina's body.
She wasn't truly alive right now; she was merely manifesting temporarily through Naruto's Shadow Clone.
Although her consciousness controlled this body, and her Chakra was dominant, Naruto's and the Nine-Tailed's Chakra were also present within it, and with the blessing of "infinite energy," her power was in no way inferior to her full strength.