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The Nine-Tails was sealed once more.
Naruto became its Jinchuriki. No surprise there.
What happened next? Everything changed.
Minato Namikaze did not seal the other half of the Nine-Tails' Yin chakra. He did not become a Jinchuriki.
Miyuki Uzumaki became the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki again.
If nothing went wrong, Naruto's future life trajectory was now completely altered.
After all, Naruto was no longer an orphan. Both his parents were alive.
Qianyu dispersed the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Hiruzen Sarutobi rushed over immediately, seeing the unconscious Minato and Miyuki, and the wailing Naruto.
"Qianyu," Hiruzen asked urgently, "What's the situation? Is the Nine-Tails sealed back inside Miyuki?"
Qianyu glanced at the unconscious Minato. "The Fourth Hokage is truly remarkable. Disregarding his own nearly depleted chakra, he desperately sealed the Nine-Tails into the weakened Miyuki and the newborn Naruto. Konoha now has two Jinchuriki."
Hiruzen let out a sigh of relief.
He didn't care who the Jinchuriki was. He only cared that the Nine-Tails was contained. Everyone here was from Konoha. It didn't matter.
But something felt off. Qianyu's words carried a strange, almost mocking tone.
Hiruzen turned to the ninja behind him. "Take the Fourth, Miyuki, and Naruto to the temporary medical station immediately for examination and treatment! Then mobilize everyone to handle the aftermath and conduct rescue operations!"
Qianyu glanced to his left. His shadow clone's battle was also over.
The clone vanished, its memories flooding back into Qianyu.
Kisame Hoshigaki and Kakuzu were weaker than he'd imagined.
That clone had half his chakra, true, but it was nothing compared to his real body. Yet it had taken them so long. They needed Obito Uchiha's help just to deal with a shadow clone. Pathetic.
Seemed the Akatsuki members weren't at their peak yet.
…
After leaving, Obito Uchiha found Kakuzu and Kisame.
He discovered they'd been struggling for ages against a single shadow clone of Qianyu.
Obito wanted to show off a bit, prove his own strength.
He vanished, using Kamui to reappear behind the clone for a sneak attack.
But the moment Obito emerged from his intangibility behind him, Qianyu's clone locked onto him with Kenbunshoku Haki.
A spinning kick. Fast. Brutal.
It connected before Obito could phase out, sending him flying into the water.
In the end, the three of them had to work together. Kisame fused with Samehada for the first time, becoming a half-shark monstrosity. Only then did they manage to destroy the clone.
It forced Obito to revise his assessment of Qianyu's power yet again.
If a mere shadow clone was that troublesome, how monstrous was the real Qianyu?
Obito's wariness of Qianyu grew deeper.
…
With the Nine-Tails crisis over, Qianyu headed straight for Orochimaru's lab.
Kakashi saw him return. "Sensei! What's the situation outside?"
"Handled," Qianyu replied. "Kakashi, you should join the relief efforts. Don't give anyone a reason to talk."
Kakashi nodded. "Right. I'll go now."
Qianyu entered the inner room, finding Kushina Uzumaki.
She looked anxious. "What happened out there? Is Miyuki okay?"
"Relax. Miyuki's fine."
Qianyu gave her a brief rundown of events.
Hearing Miyuki was safe, Kushina slumped in relief. "God, you scared me. Someone really attacked her? The Nine-Tails got out? Thank goodness she's alright. That's what matters."
"Rest easy here, Kushina," Qianyu said. "I'll go help with the cleanup outside."
Now fully relaxed, a smile finally touched Kushina's face. "Mhm. Go on, go on."
After leaving the lab, the system's prompt rang in his mind.
[Host has witnessed the 'Nine-Tails Attack' event. Reward: 20,000 Witness Points.]
[Host has altered the fated paths of Minato Namikaze and Miyuki Uzumaki. Additional Reward: 50,000 Witness Points.]
[Host has altered the life trajectory of key figure Naruto Uzumaki. Additional Reward: 50,000 Witness Points.]
[This is a major world event. Host has witnessed its completion and participated in altering its course to a significant degree. Triggering an additional reward: Choose one of three.]
Qianyu's eyes widened.
After all these years… a triple-choice reward had finally appeared again.
The first time the system activated, a triple-choice reward gave him the complete Thunder Breathing swordsmanship. That foundation had carried him to where he stood today.
But these choices could be great… or terrible. Luck still played a part.
[Additionally, in light of the imminent birth of the host's child, one reward option has been replaced.]
[Replacement Reward One: Power of Legacy. All innate, talent-based abilities currently or subsequently possessed by the host have a chance to be inherited by children sharing the host's bloodline.]
[Reward Two: Select two known Mangekyō Sharingan ocular techniques to add to your own.]
[Reward Three: Awaken the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.]
Qianyu pressed his lips together.
Two additional ocular techniques… that was incredibly tempting. Choosing this would grant him abilities like Obito Uchiha's Kamui, or Itachi Uchiha's ultimate genjutsu, Tsukuyomi.
But… compared to the Power of Legacy? They were garbage.
With this, his future son, Uzumaki Cang M, could grow as strong as him. Perhaps even stronger.
"I choose Reward One!"
[Reward selection confirmed. The Power of Legacy will take effect upon the birth of the host's child.]
Qianyu let out a long, slow breath. The greatest harvest from this Nine-Tails incident wasn't the points. It was this.
And the Witness Points were a tidal wave.
He originally had 86,000 points. Adding this 120,000 brought his total to 206,000.
Only 44,000 points away from the 250,000 needed to exchange for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
A sudden, odd thought struck him.
Why did the system still call him 'Naruto Uzumaki'? Minato was alive. Shouldn't it be 'Naruto Namikaze'?
…
Seven days had passed since the Nine-Tails attack.
In that time, Qianyu hadn't seen Minato, Miyuki, or Naruto.
Today, an Anbu notified him to report to the Hokage Building.
Entering the Hokage's office, Qianyu found not just Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzō, Koharu, and Homura, but also the heads of every major and minor clan in Konoha.
Two people were conspicuously absent.
Minato Namikaze.
And Fugaku Uchiha.
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