"Alright, take care of yourself, Mr. Yoichi."
After Mikota reminded him, she led Uchiha Itachi towards Uzumaki Minami, planning to wait for her so they could go home together; Yugito discreetly gave a safety gesture and followed along.
When there are outsiders present, this tsundere guy feels a bit embarrassed to talk to Uchiha Yoichi.
Then, Uchiha Yoichi carried Otsutsuki Urashiki and instantly used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to arrive at Orochimaru's experimental base.
He arrived just in time to meet Orochimaru, who was about to head out.
"Orochimaru, where are you planning to go?"
"That loud noise just now in the village, it seems you've already taken care of it, Mr. Yoichi."
Upon seeing the person Uchiha Yoichi was holding, Orochimaru curiously asked, "Is this the invader? Does he have any special traits?"
Only ordinary people for experiments, those without special bloodlines or abilities, do not qualify to enter his laboratory.
Uchiha Yoichi began, "Otsutsuki Urashiki, a clansman of Mao Goddess Kaguya Princess, he's like an uncle figure to the Six Paths Sage."
"Quick, come in, Mr. Yoichi!"
After hearing this, Orochimaru quickly stepped aside to let Uchiha Yoichi proceed inside.
Upon reaching the laboratory, he threw Otsutsuki Urashiki onto the examination table and restrained him. Uchiha Yoichi reminded, "This guy's recovery ability is strong. Earlier, I completely shattered his internals, but he's almost healed now. Don't touch the Truth-Seeking Orb Shackles on him. If you do, you won't be able to move for at least a few minutes...."
Orochimaru, intrigued, picked up a scalpel, infused it with the nature transformation of Wind Release Chakra, and cut open Otsutsuki Urashiki's abdomen to inspect inside.
"Just as you said, Mr. Yoichi, this guy's recovery power is too strong...."
Uchiha Yoichi said, "Although I've extracted his eyes, I'm not sure if he has other abilities, so I'll keep watch tonight to prevent him from suddenly waking up and escaping."
"I appreciate it, but I'm also unsure if one night is sufficient to extract all of his value.... Mr. Yoichi, why not call Tsunade over?"
"She needs to take care of Yoko; we can call her tomorrow."
Uchiha Yoichi replied, believing that with him there, the eye-less Urashiki couldn't cause any trouble; he was mainly concerned that Urashiki might use Wedge Rebirth before dying, which would be troublesome.
Using Wedge Rebirth, he too couldn't do it yet, but he was very curious. The side effects of this Jutsu were much smaller than those of Orochimaru's research on Immortal Rebirth, requiring only a well-nurtured vessel.
Tonight's gain was substantial; besides a pair of Rinnegan, they had also retrieved the Plow, a treasure tool, from Otsutsuki Urashiki.
After Uchiha Yoichi left the clan grounds, the Security Team comforted the villagers while informing Hatake Sakumo and other village leaders about the recent events.
After confirming that Naruto was uninjured, Kushina and Namikaze Minato returned to their previous home together.
Once there, Kushina said to Namikaze Minato, "Minato, I'll be with Naruto for a while, you...."
"Naruto is important, don't worry about me, Kushina."
Namikaze Minato shook his head and said, if it weren't for his current state being a bit off, and his Reanimated arm that was cut off not recovering, he would have accompanied Naruto as well.
Returning to the room they formerly lived in, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but reminisce about past memories. However, when he glanced at the cabinet beside the bed, he suddenly wondered curiously,
"Where is the photograph?"