"Finally, it's over!"
Time passed quickly. Several days later, Naruto finally completed his training.
His situation was not like in the original story, as the situation within his body was more complex. But he fought with all his might. Perhaps it was because the situation he faced this time deeply stimulated him.
He overcame numerous difficulties and finally completed 'facing himself' and mastering the power of the Tailed Beast. He even re-established a Chakra pathway, ensuring that his parents within him would not be affected.
"Alright, I won't drag you down anymore."
Naruto clenched his fists and exclaimed excitedly, which made Takemi roll his eyes.
"Idiot, is controlling a Tailed Beast that hard? And is the Nine-Tails very strong? Why did I hear that Madara used to beat up the Nine-Tails?"
"You... you..."
Upon hearing this, Naruto's excitement immediately vanished. He wanted to curse, but he dared not. Besides, he had also heard the First Hokage mention Madara beating up the Nine-Tails.
Even the First Hokage himself had beaten up the Nine-Tails...
And Takemi had kicked Susanoo to pieces, and even three years ago, he had defeated the One Tail. So, in that sense, the Nine-Tails wasn't much?
"Tch, idiot."
Sasuke murmured, which immediately energized the speechless Naruto.
"You bastard, I'm definitely stronger than you now!"
"Hmph, that's hard to say." Sasuke snorted softly.
He glanced at Naruto, his heart churning, and then he spoke, "What Madara can do, I can do too. Don't be too arrogant."
"Tch, I'm not afraid of you."
"It's not good to fight in Iwagakure right now. How about we try when we go back?"
"Try it then, who's afraid of whom?!"
"Idiot."
"You bastard..."
Sasuke and Naruto, these two, would really argue at the drop of a hat. Jiraiya, watching from the side, could only scratch his head.
Shaking his head helplessly, he looked at Takemi, who had been enjoying the show, and spoke, "Iwagakure's reconstruction is almost complete. We've been out for a while, shouldn't we head back?"
"You're the captain, why are you asking me?" Takemi tilted his head and glanced at him, then smiled.
"Ōnoki talks nonsense, and you're joining in? Are you so eager for the Third Hokage to be buried early?"
"..."
"Come, come, call me Hokage-sama, let's hear it?"
"..."
Jiraiya felt an even greater headache. He spoke dejectedly, "You are really not cute, brat. You've been like this since you were little. Alright, I'll personally visit the Tsuchikage tomorrow and bid him farewell."
Takemi nodded, then stretched.
"Finally, we can go back. I've been waiting for a long time too, but the one who's waited the longest must be the Second Hokage, he seems to keep sending messages asking about us."
"Second Hokage-sama is probably fed up by now."
Jiraiya also found it somewhat amusing. They should have changed bodies for Edo Tensei long ago, but Takemi had interrupted them.
"But it's a good thing they're getting stronger. We have too many troubles."
"You know, what if I awakened the Fourth Hokage, the real Fourth Hokage and his wife? What would happen then?"
Suddenly, Takemi looked curiously at Jiraiya and asked. This question stumped Jiraiya for a moment.
"Minato? You mean... but his soul is in the Shinigami's belly, that..."
"There are always ways. There's a way to break every Ninjutsu, the only difference is whether we've found it or not."
"You found it?"
"I just want to ask you, do you want to try?"
The real Minato?
This question, for Jiraiya, was nothing to hesitate about.
Minato and Kushina's Chakra had always been within Naruto. Chakra, in some sense, represents a person. But their essence was still vastly different. If it could truly be done, he would absolutely support it wholeheartedly.
"Do you have confidence? Don't take risks."
Jiraiya's expression became serious and he asked in a low voice.
Takemi smiled brightly and said, "I never do anything I'm not confident about. After all, I'm still very young."
The problem of Minato actually had an answer long ago. He had already eliminated the biggest risk. Moreover, what he wanted was not just these things.
Since Obito was about to become 'Ōtsutsuki Obito', Takemi naturally wanted to prepare a grand gift for him.
Takemi always thought of himself as a good person. Since he was a good person, he always upheld the principle of sending them off on their last journey.
For example, Itachi, the first Akatsuki member he encountered.
Didn't he fulfill his dream by having Sasuke personally kill him?
Later on, he even allowed him to reunite with his family and happily fight together.
And Madara, he yearned so much to see Wood Release, didn't he fulfill that for him too?
'Such a good person like me is truly rare.'
Takemi sighed, feeling worried about the current state of the Ninja World.
"Takemi, what are you thinking about?"
As he was sighing, Tobirama asked curiously.
"Nothing, just thinking about some other things."
Takemi snapped out of it and shook his head.
At this time, they had already returned to Konoha. The issue of Iwagakure's reconstruction had been resolved, and it had to be said that ninjas were truly fast at reconstruction.
Especially Iwagakure, in some sense, had many civil engineering experts.
When they were leaving, Deidara even wanted to see them off, as he had once carried Takemi and Jiraiya back to Konoha. But Ōnoki couldn't agree to it this time and suppressed Deidara.
Thinking about it, Iwagakure's reconstruction was fast, but their losses were severe.
No one knew if the Akatsuki would strike again, so Deidara could not be allowed to leave.
"Oh, Ōnoki also said that he hopes to convene a Five Kage Summit after Iwagakure stabilizes."
Takemi recalled what Ōnoki had told him before they left. He scratched his head and said to the others present.
"But I think it would be better to invite Gaara of Sunagakure. He is a Kazekage after all, even if their situation isn't great."
"Their situation isn't great, but it's still better than Kumogakure, right?"
Jiraiya interjected, and Kakashi nodded in agreement.
"They lost so much money, so many people, and Kumogakure was forced to relocate. Moreover, our policies have made them very poor."
"Now, they already hate us to death."