Ryoâs eyes were not deceiving him; this was really Minatoâs body standing before him!
âYou all hide! Hand over this matter to me!â Ryo said to the 3rdâs Anbu.
Fools donât become Anbu, and everyone around Minato realized that the horrifying Chakra being emitted by Minatoâs body was nothing that they could deal with. In fact, Ryo telling them that he would handle the matter was all that they wanted to hear.
After they went away, Ryo entered the Ice-Lightning Chakra mode, and carefully watched âMinatoââ¦
Unexpectedly, the latter did not launch any attack, just standing still.
âRyo, try to establish a Telepathic link with him. I donât think Kurama is out of control anymore!â Korin suggested.
Ryo nodded, establishing a spiritual link with the Kyubi in Minatoâs body.
Immediately, he noticed that Kuramaâs mind seemed to be lost, and that his thoughts were all chaotic. He tried to communicate with him, talking gently and trying to calm him down.
Gradually, Kurama returned to his senses. A few minutes later, he was sober. He had no memories of what happened after Narutoâs birth.
After sensing that Kurama was back to his senses, Ryo quickly asked: âKurama, are you awake?â
âKid, whatâs going on? What happened to Kushina? How is she?â Kurama heard Ryoâs voice going through his mind and immediately asked him.
âNe-san is very good, both mother and son are safe, but Minatoâ¦.â
After a few moments of silence, Kurama shouted: âKid, tell me everything!â
Ryo nodded, inputting his thoughts into Kuramaâs mind, playing the events that occurred like a movie.
Minatoâs bodyâs face turned gloomy. This was the second time ever that the Kyubi was controlled in all his years! And this time, because of him, Minato ended up dying.
âKurama, I cannot blame you; no one could. Still, I have a question: How could the masked man still control you after Ni-san separated him from you with a contract seal?â
âI guess this time the control was not just done by simply using the Mangekyo! I still feel residual external Yin and Yang Chakra; that must have been done to seal my consciousness from my body, and make me a mindless killing machine. I guess it was sealed as a countermeasure against your own Mangekyo.â Kurama explained.
âSo, thatâs the case! Kurama, what are you going to do now? Perhaps go back to Naruto and merge with your other half?â
After thinking about it, Kurama shook his head: âWe should maintain things as they are for now. From your memories, Iâve just learn that you have a way to resurrect Minato. I guess this body should be preserved!â
âI only need a portion of Minatoâs body. The vitality in the body has been exhausted, and I cannot use it anymore.â
âIf thatâs the case, then I guess I should merge with my other half! I alsoâ¦â
âHold on! Kurama, I think your Chakra is better off remaining split!â Korin poked her head out of Ryoâs bag, interrupting Kurama.
The Kyubi glanced at Korin. just from Ryoâs memories, he had already realized that she was now a Juubi-like being, so her words held much weight.
âWhy?â With this in mind, Kurama asked Korin.
She answered: âHereâs the deal! Youâre the Yin half of Kurama, and your spiritual power is already stronger. I think you should remain outside, and by learning the Yamanakaâs secret techniques, with your already power spiritual power, and my help, itâs likely that you would end up returning to being a full Kyubi!â
Listening to her, Kurama began considering her suggestion.
âKurama, you can stay separated, but you canât remain in Ni-sanâs body. He is the Hokage, so it would be too conspicuous if you remain like this!â Ryo said.
Korin answered without hesitation: âThen use a Zetsuâs body!â
Ryo looked at Kurama, who didnât seem to mind this idea, so he entered Sage Mod, and went on hunting.
After a good while, Ryo was only able to find one of the lurking white Zetsu. He quickly rushed to him, and then teleported back to Korin and the Kyubi.
âKurama, do you need me to make a seal on this Zetsu? Or could your soul occupy it like a soul would occupy a human body?â
âNo need! Without a soul in this body, I can easily take over it!â
After Kurama finished his words, he immediately left Minatoâs body to the white corpse of Zetsu.
Gradually, it turned into a red-haired ugly middle-aged man.
After, Kurama said: âItâs not bad! The cells here remind me of those of the 1st Hokage. However, itâs limiting my strength, and now I could only fight at the Yonbiâs power, at most!â
âTake your time to adapt. Now, we should go!â After saying that, Ryo picked up Minatoâs body, and teleported with Kurama back to Kushinaâs place.
The Kyubi hesitated for a long time at Kushinaâs door, before finally gathered enough courage to push the door in.
When Kushina learned that this red-haired middle aged man was Kurama, she was actually very happy, not even hinting at blaming him.
Kurama could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Then, he and Kushinaâs small Kyubi, and the half seaked within Naruto all got in touch.
After learning about Kuramaâs intentions, the two other Kyubiâs expressed their support.
With everyone reaching a consensus, the only problem was the identity of Kurama in the world. However, that wasnât something to worry about for now.
Konoha had just lost their Hokage, and they had no time to control the foreigners in the village.
Therefore, Ryo immediately rushed to Sakumo and Sasori.
As he reached the scene, Ryo found that Sakumo had already forced Sasori into a corner, crushing his puppet, and cornering him. Jiraya did the same to Kakuzu and the two villains joined up. Injured, they collapsed to the ground as they were surrounded by four Kage tiers, and when the 3rd was about to initiate the attack, the masked man suddenly appeared out of thin air.
The 3rd did not hesitate, immediately waving his staff at the one who brought them sorrow on this night. His gaze was like that of a demon, but to his surprise, the staff when right through Obito!
The 3rd was immediately stunned, and Obito ignored the group surrounding him, walking to Kakuzu and Sasori and preparing to leave with the two.
Ryo had no idea about what happened to his old friend, but now was a great opportunity to get rid of Kakuzu and Sasori, and he wasnât going to let it go. (I like how Ryo finally didnât care about losing his precious original plot members. Perhaps losing those dear to him could really change his attitude.)
He Lightning Chakra flickered to Obito in an instant, who had his body in this world as he reached out to touch his two subordinates.
Ryoâs movement was too fast, and by the time his hit landed, he couldnât even use Kamui.
It was clearly planned by Ryo. Inspired by Minatoâs performance, he went in and caught him off guard.
Obito took a great direct hit, getting directly pushed far away by Ryo.
Just as Ryo was about to finish Kakuzu and Sasori on the ground, a white Zetsu suddenly popped out underneath him, grabbing his legs and dragging them back.
With no time for such nonsense, Ryo did not even turn at White Zetsu, just releasing his Lightning Chakra and turning him into ashes.
With no one to stop him this time, he slit Sasoriâs throat directly with an Ice Scalpel, and pierced Kakuzuâs heart with another.
Only one of Kakuzuâs hearts remained, and Ryo was about to pierce it, when the âdeadâ Sasori moved all of a sudden. He shook in place, and his opened throat released a poisonous gas that clouded the area.
Ryo was taken by surprise, for he did not expect that Sasori did more of transforming himself in such a last time. The last time they saw each other, he was practically a full human being with just some prosthetic.
The toxin made Ryoâs feel somewhat weak on his legs. He felt drowsy and suffocated, and could only jump away to attack again. However, this was all that Obito needed to jump to the two inside the fog, and disappear from the area with them.