Escape From Konoha

Feeling a biting coldness directed at his back, Shiraishi paused when he touched the cross.

An ordinary spirit body would have been locked by this aura, and its whole body would be stiff and unable to move.

Thanks to the power of his own soul and his in-depth study of chakra, Shiraishi can move freely in this space that is maliciously targeting the soul.

But if you touch something you shouldn't touch, you will also attract the prying eyes and hostility of the owner here - the God of Death.

The current situation is exactly like this.

Although Shiraishi seemed calm on the surface, he was still slightly surprised by such a direct action from the God of Death.

He turned around, faced Death's body, opened his mouth and said:

"I want to see the contract documents between these two people."

A second contract was designed based on the original one.

The binding force generated by the first contract is undoubtedly the fact that Minato's soul and the chakra of the half-headed Nine-Tails are entangled with each other in the space in the stomach of the Death God.

However, on the basis of the first contract, a second contract was established again, and the name of Uzumaki Kushina was added in exchange for 'freedom', so that Minato's soul could escape from the inside of the Shinigami.

Shiraishi was very interested in the content of the second contract.

In the past two years, he has studied the forbidden technique of sealing the corpses many times, but the final results were all in vain.

With no other choice, he decided to get into the stomach of Death and try to find some important clues from inside.

However, facing Shiraishi's request, the God of Death just stared at him indifferently, without any change in his facial expression.

It seems that as long as Shiraishi doesn't commit any illegal behavior here, he will not take the next step to 'punish' the other party.

"It seems more like 'rules' that operate according to certain established rules than dead or living things..."

As he said this, Baishi narrowed his eyes slightly, and just when he was about to do something, something suddenly pressed against his back.

"do not move."

A cold voice came from behind, mixed with a biting murderous aura, threatening Shiraishi's next move.

Shiraishi's eyes turned back slightly, and from the corner of his eyes he could see a glimmer of golden hair.

A figure appeared behind him without any warning.

"It's coming faster than I thought, Minato. Since we said goodbye two years ago, your soul aura seems to have become a little weaker. Is it because of the second contract? I didn't expect this kind of thing. Something like a program can also perform secondary contracts."

In response to Shiraishi's sharp and direct question, Minato suddenly appeared here, his expression became more solemn.

"Don't show such a serious expression. We are old acquaintances, and the deceased is already dead. I won't do anything to a dead person. How about having a happy class reunion?"

Shiraishi smiled happily, seeming very touched to reunite with Minato.

"In that case, let's talk about it."

After saying that, the three-pronged kunai in his palm thrust forward suddenly, intending to pierce Shiraishi's spirit body.

Shiraishi seemed to have expected it. He quickly moved his body sideways, condensed the chakra scalpel on his palm, pointed it at Minato's spirit body, and swiped it quickly.

As the kunai transformed from the soul power collided with the scalpel, a dull explosion sounded in the pale space.

The two of them stepped back at the same time, looking at each other warily.

Shiraishi slightly raised the chakra scalpel transformed from the soul power in his right hand, and smiled softly: "Minato, you don't look like you are here to hold a class reunion with me."

"Aren't you the same? Let's not be hypocritical here. Both of us wish that the other would die early. Now let's talk frankly about it. What is the purpose of coming here?"

Minato threw the three-pronged kunai in his hand into the air, and the kunai transformed from his soul turned into a light that was the same as Minato's spirit body and disappeared into the air.

He didn't dare to be careless about a ninja like Shiraishi.

I couldn't even believe that the other party would take the initiative to enter the belly space of the God of Death, and that he could move freely here without any restrictions under the restraints of the God of Death.

If he hadn't sensed that someone was tampering with the contract between him and the God of Death, he wouldn't have been able to detect it. If he had been a little late and Shiraishi had successfully tampered with the contract with the God of Death, the consequences would have been disastrous.

You really can't be careless about this guy.

"I just came to visit an old classmate I haven't seen for a long time, but looking at you like this, my guess about the contract is basically accurate. It's just a pity that I didn't expect you to be so troublesome after death. Yellow Flash is really well-deserved. There is only one last step left, alas..."

Shiraishi smiled helplessly, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"You guy..." Minato's eyes were a little sulky: "Asami Masumi of Konoha Hospital was the person you trained. The medicine Kushina took at that time had to pass through her hands, so Kushina gave birth that year. Were you the one who ordered her to reveal the news?"

"Who knows about this kind of thing. After all, I have always had a poor memory for the names of dead people. Asami Masumi? Maybe there is such a person."

Shiraishi replied unmoved.

"Then since you're here, stay here forever to keep me company!"

After Minato finished speaking, majestic red chakra suddenly emerged from his spirit body, wrapping his entire body, and nine phantom tails as thick as a giant python were waving wildly behind him.

The chakra storm that blew away everything in front of him formed in an instant under the sweep of the tail, making the color of the entire pale space become dark and obscure under the explosion of this power, as if the end was coming.

Shiraishi's figure is like a small boat rocking in the waves. In the undulating waves, he may be capsized in the chakra storm at any time and be ravaged and shattered by the power of the Nine-Tails.

"Interesting. Like Kumogakure's Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki, does it perfectly control the power of the Nine-Tails? It's a pity..."

Shiraishi moved his hand forward, and the nine-tailed chakra that was originally like a doomsday storm disappeared into smoke and turned into wisps of gentle breeze, passing by Shiraishi's side.

Minato was stunned, and the aura that he had been preparing for was released.

He looked at Shiraishi in shock.

"You want to keep me here forever, and I happen to have the same plan. Anyway, the souls who stay here will only receive endless punishment. Why not let me use the waste to relieve their pain. First of all, from you Open the knife, Minato!"

After saying that, Shiraishi's eyes flashed with a stern look, and his figure turned into a blue-green aurora, breaking through the barrier of space, and flew in front of Minato in the blink of an eye.

Fighting apart from the body depends entirely on the strength of the soul.

If it were a flesh and blood body from the outside world, Shiraishi might not dare to get so close to Minato's body because of the Flying Thunder God, but he could in this state.

Because Shiraishi is confident that in a one-on-one fair duel in his soul state, even Minato cannot be his opponent.

So fast! Minato was shocked.

Facing the extremely fast flying speed of Baishi spirit body, it is much more convenient than that of human flesh and blood, and its movements are more elusive.

Relying on the increase of Nine-Tails Chakra, Minato dodges narrowly.

If he were flesh and blood now, cold sweat would have broken out on his forehead.

Is this guy... really a human?

Seeing Shiraishi approaching him, Minato had a bad premonition. Nine shadows with tails behind him whizzed towards Shiraishi, making a sharp and piercing sound when it rubbed against the air.

The whole body of the spirit turned into a white stone of aurora, unwaveringly facing the nine-tailed shadow surrounding him.

laugh!

Light passed by.

The nine tails formed by the condensed chakra were all cut off by Shiraishi's spirit body, and fell powerlessly to the pale ground.

Minato was even more frightened when he saw this scene.

Although he didn't know what happened, the power of Nine Tails could not pose a threat to Shiraishi.

In this case, we can only try the last resort! Minato sighed inwardly.

While retreating backwards, Minato mobilized another energy in his body and began to mix it with his own chakra and Kyuubi's chakra.

In an instant, Minato's body bloomed with golden light, and the nine-tailed chakra that was originally extremely violent suddenly calmed down like still water, and the exposed violent aura was completely restrained.

The whole person's aura took on a new look, and a warning sign was generated in Shiraishi's heart.

A black ball appeared in Minato's right hand, and around the black ball, there was an extremely dazzling golden light.

The golden light flashed away, and Shiraishi felt the strong wind coming from behind, and dodged to the side without thinking.

boom!

After the golden and black energy ball shattered the pale earth, it formed a huge shock wave, blowing away everything around it.

The many spirits who were tied to the cross were also baptized by this storm, and they screamed again and again, feeling extremely horrified by what was happening before them.

"Natural energy...immortal magic...and this strange immortal state..."

Shiraishi narrowed his eyes, his gaze wavering.

Although he knew Minato had reservations in this state, he didn't expect it to be such a tricky thing.

Seeing Shiraishi floating in mid-air, deep in thought, Minato did not step forward, but kept a distance from Shiraishi, watching him warily, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Fighting Shiraishi is not a good idea in his spirit form.

The opponent's spiritual body is more sensitive than the flesh and blood body.

Only when he entered this state could he really keep up with Shiraishi's rhythm.

But it may not be realistic to kill Shiraishi's spirit body in this state.

After a moment, Shiraishi, who was floating in the air as a spirit body, ended his thinking and looked at Minato, who was looking at him on the ground with a vigilant gaze, and smiled and said:

"It seems we can only go so far today, so I'll let you go for the time being."

Shiraishi didn't wait for Minato to reply, and his spirit transformed into aurora and rushed into the depths of the pale space, forcibly opening up a dark and profound passage there and blending in.

Seeing this scene, Minato breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as the golden light on his body dissipated, the power of Nine Tails and Xianjutsu was released from his spiritual body, and he sat slumped on the ground, gasping for air.

"This guy is really troublesome, his soul is almost physical..."

Minato even doubted that even if Shiraishi's body died, he could still survive forever with the help of the power of his soul.

Thinking of this, Minato couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.

This monster!

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The moment the spirit body rushed out of the Death God's body, the Death God wearing white clothes and holding a short knife in his mouth turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared from the empty room.

In Liuli's surprised eyes, the spirit body rushed into Bai Shi, who was standing in the center of the room, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

After a few seconds, when the spirit body and the physical body were fused, Shiraishi slowly opened his eyes, glanced around, and found that the God of Death had left.

Shiraishi, who wanted to do something else, had no choice but to temporarily extinguish his thoughts.

Although the soul was not damaged, a lot of energy was consumed in the belly of the God of Death.

As soon as I came out at this time, I felt that my body was extremely heavy, and I wanted to close my eyes and have a good rest to recover the lost energy.

"Doesn't it matter?"

Liuli came over and asked.

Shiraishi's condition was not bad, but she could still see the fatigue on his face.

"It's okay. It just consumed a little energy. You can recover after a while."

"Really? But now that the God of Death has left, what will happen to the 'contract'?"

Liuli looked at the place where the God of Death disappeared and frowned.

Although the death summoned by the corpse seal is a powerful forbidden technique, it will use the user's soul as a sacrifice before launching an attack.

Even a being of the level of Kyuubi cannot be spared from the power of such a forbidden technique.

"Well, don't worry. When I cast this technique, I bypassed the contract. After all, if you sign a 'contract' with the God of Death and then enter its body, it will be a bit tricky to get out."

Shiraishi replied.

If the 'contract' with the God of Death is reached, it also means that one's soul will be restricted by that space. Not to mention free movement, even a slight break from the restraints will attract the malicious attention of the God of Death.

"So, how's it going inside?"

Liuli asked.

"As I guessed, that guy Minato made another 'contract' with the God of Death. Unfortunately, I couldn't get rid of that guy..."

Moreover, that golden state made Shiraishi a little concerned.

Judging from the results of perception, it should be a special state formed by the fusion of the Nine-Tails Chakra and Minato's Senjutsu Chakra.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. Let's clean up this place. I'll talk to you about the specific situation later. Also, call Lin over... Forget it, no need. I'll talk to her about this in person after I regain my energy. Let’s do it.”

The golden state Minato showed before made Shiraishi think of Lin's situation.

But this matter should not be rushed. After he regains his energy, it will not be too late to confirm with Lin.

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The golden light reappeared in the dark water prison space.

In Naruto's shocked sight, Minato, who had disappeared from the space, appeared in front of him again.

"Dad, where were you just now? Why did you suddenly disappear?"

Naruto, who had no idea what was going on, stepped forward and asked anxiously.

His intuition told him that something important must have happened when Minato suddenly left without saying goodbye.

"Fighted with a tough guy."

Regarding Naruto's inquiry, Minato did not hide it, but chose to answer Naruto's question head-on.

Now that he has chosen to meet Naruto, instead of hiding these things from Naruto and letting him get involved in some dangerous incidents, it is better to tell him directly so that Naruto can be prepared for future dangers.

"Tricky guy?"

"Well, you know that person too, Naruto. His name is Chiba Shiraishi. He is now a person who is inferior to one person and more than ten thousand people in the Kingdom of Demons."

Minato covered his forehead and frowned. It was much more difficult than expected to withstand the pressure of Nine-Tails chakra and senjutsu with his spiritual body.

Don't be so reckless next time.

"It's him!?"

Naruto's heart trembled, and his expression changed accordingly.

Then he saw Minato's slightly painful look, and knew that Minato must have experienced a fierce battle just now.

"Don't worry, Naruto, I'm fine. In fact, I just need to rest."

Minato gave a reassuring smile to the worried Naruto.

Then he found a step and sat down in the water prison space, ignoring the nine tails grinning at him on the other side of the wooden fence.

"How could that guy..."

"Actually, it's all my fault that I gave you some Nine-Tails Chakra during your Chuunin Exam two years ago. I wanted to get you used to the application of Nine-Tails Chakra as soon as possible at that time, so as to prepare you for your subsequent training. Foreshadowing. But I didn’t expect that even if I moved a little bit, that guy would notice it. It was my mistake.”

Minato was quite annoyed.

"At that time, could it be that you, dad..."

At this time, Naruto suddenly remembered.

During the Chuunin Examination finals two years ago, he controlled the Nine-Tails Chakra. He no longer had the heaviness of hatred eroding his will in the past. Instead, he felt extremely smooth, as if it was his own power.

"Because the opportunity is rare, I didn't ask for your consent...but if I had known that I would be targeted by that guy, I should have been more careful."

Minato let out a breath.

"No wonder when I used the Nine-Tails chakra later, I no longer had the pleasure I felt during the Chunin Exam."

Naruto scratched his head and suddenly understood that it was Minato helping him control the Nine-Tails chakra.

If it were him, maybe the Nine-Tails chakra would go berserk at that time.

"Using tailed beast chakra carries huge risks. It needs to be done step by step and you cannot rush for success. There have been many jinchūriki in history who had problems communicating with the tailed beasts because they were eager for success."

"It doesn't matter. Dad, aren't you here? Besides, I will complete the practice of immortality soon, and I will be able to punch that guy away by then."

With such assurance, Naruto seemed to have full confidence in his future self.

Faced with Naruto's words, Minato should have had high hopes for Naruto, but after the previous battle with Shiraishi, his confidence in Naruto seemed less than sufficient.

"Listen up, Naruto, Chiba Shiraishi... that person is very powerful and has very weird abilities. Even if I use the power of Nine-Tails Chakra and Senjutsu, I can't do anything to him. Although I am optimistic about the future The attitude is a good thing, but we cannot ignore the real problems. That person is far more terrifying than we imagined."

Minato was very serious and serious when he said this.

He didn't want Naruto to be careless in facing this matter.

After Minato said this, Naruto couldn't help but quiet down and blinked at Minato.

"Chiba Shiraishi, he was originally a Konoha ninja. Except for the time just now, the last time I fought against him was when he left Konoha nineteen years ago. At that time, he already had very powerful power. After so many years, his strength has undergone earth-shaking changes, and even Miaomu Mountain was destroyed in his hands. Even I can't get a glimpse of his full power at this time. In addition, let me tell you one more thing. "

Minato took a deep breath, his expression changed significantly, and he said to Naruto word by word:

"I was killed by him twice."

"Killed...twice?"

The shock on Naruto's face proved that he was so shocked inside that he could hardly think.

"Yes, the first time I was killed by him was nineteen years ago, when I tried to save your mother and was attacked by him in a sneak attack. In the end, it was the Immortal Talisman from Miaomu Mountain that saved me. As for the second time , is the day you were born..."

Minato dropped another bombshell, causing the stunned expression on Naruto's face to turn into dullness, and his mind went blank.

"Dad, what does this mean? What is the day I was born? What happened?"

Naruto's tone was full of shock.

"Your mother was the previous Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. Fourteen years ago, on the night she gave birth, she was attacked by a mysterious ninja. As a result, the Nine-Tails escaped from your mother's body. Then your mother and I tried to suppress the out-of-control Nine-Tails. , and then some things happened later.”

"Then what does this have to do with that guy?"

Naruto asked confused.

"The birth of a Jinchuuriki is the highest secret in the village. Such a secret cannot be known to outsiders, but the result is that your mother was attacked by a mysterious ninja on the day she gave birth, which led to the tragedy. At first, I couldn't understand why. The news of your mother's delivery will be leaked. Not long ago, I observed in your body the defection of Konoha's vice-president Asami Masumi, and I finally understood which part of the problem went wrong fourteen years ago."

"Dad, you mean the woman who attacked me not long ago..."

Naruto seemed to remember something.

"Yes, that's her. When I became the Fourth Hokage, she was already the director of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital, with a high position. All the secret medicines used by your mother during pregnancy would pass through her hands. She may have relied on these clues to deduce the approximate date of your mother's delivery, which led to your mother being attacked by enemies during delivery, causing Kyuubi to go berserk."

Minato made accurate inferences based on his own battle situation at the time and various information he had observed through Naruto over the years.

Coupled with his previous fight with Shiraishi, he was even more convinced that Shiraishi must be behind the attack that happened to him and Kushina.

"Is that so? Sakura, and dad, you are all..."

Naruto lowered his head and clenched his fists hard.

Moreover, if what Minato said is true, then the misfortunes that caused his childhood can be traced back to the most fundamental issue, which is undoubtedly inseparable from the man "Chiba Shiraishi".

Therefore, it is this man who caused his own childhood misfortune.

It was the same man who killed his parents.

Sakura left Konoha not long ago and was inseparable from this man.

Behind all conspiracies, there is his shadow.

Naruto lowered his head and continued:

"I heard from Granny Tsunade before that Asami Masumi, the deputy director of Konoha Hospital who defected, was killed by the ninjas from the Kingdom of Demons while being chased by the killing troops. I'm afraid this guy was also secretly instigated. Right. In order to hide the secret, he even brutally kills his closest subordinates..."

Thinking of this, Naruto couldn't calm down for a long time.