After Shun married Miroku, he stayed with her for quite some time.
This was both the intimacy of newlyweds and a way to help her stabilize the domestic situation, thoroughly consolidating her new status as the "Wife of the Fire God."
Time always passes quickly during peaceful days.
On June 18th, Ami gave birth to a boy.
The child already had the delicate features of an Uchiha, and his eyes were bright, as if full of curiosity about this world.
Shun examined him for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "Seishin. His heart is like the stars, galloping across the universe. He will be named Uchiha Seishin."
On June 20th, Yukari gave birth to a girl.
This infant inherited her vibrant red hair, like a burning flame, and looked exceptionally healthy and lively.
Shun thought of Karin from the original story, his eyes full of affection. "Karin. Fragrant and resilient, like an unceasing phosphorescent flame. She will be named Uchiha Karin."
On July 23rd, Mikoto gave birth to a boy.
This baby was unusually quiet, his dark, bright eyes like deep pools, silently watching him.
Shun gazed at the child, silent for a moment. "Uchiha Sasuke, may he become a strong and reliable ninja, assist his elder brother, and protect the family."
...
The five consorts successively gave birth to children, three boys and two girls.
The Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Water welcomed an unprecedented scene of prosperity.
The cries of children and the sounds of babbling echoed one after another, adding countless vitality and energy.
Shun knew Sasuke's secret and often held him to play. He secretly used Divine Eye to carefully observe Sasuke, but found no abnormalities. It wasn't until he activated Nature Mode and enhanced his Mangekyo that he clearly saw an extremely powerful Chakra hidden deep within Sasuke's soul.
He was confident he could remove this Chakra from Sasuke's body. But in the end, he gave up on the idea. Although this Chakra was powerful, it would not harm Sasuke for now. The most crucial point was that, at his current level, he still couldn't defeat the mastermind: the Sage of Six Paths.
...
Time flowed quietly, autumn deepened, and in the blink of an eye, it was October.
The Nine-Tails incident was approaching, the night of Naruto's destiny to become an orphan.
Although history had undergone many deflections due to his existence, Shun was not sure whether this critical juncture would arrive as scheduled, corrected by the power of space-time.
Out of a mix of curiosity and a subtle sense of responsibility, he began to secretly lay out his plans.
October 10th, night fell as scheduled.
Due to Kushina's special status as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, her delivery location was strictly confidential, ultimately set in a special delivery room outside the capital of the Land of Water, equipped with a powerful barrier.
Minato, as her husband, personally led over thirty of the most elite Anbu members to set up a comprehensive net around the delivery room.
Fifteen-year-old Kakashi, as Minato's trusted student, was also among them. He used his Sharingan to vigilantly scan the surroundings in the dark night.
However, the spatial fluctuations exceeded their expectations. A distorted whirlpool appeared silently in the shadows.
A mysterious person wearing a single-eyed spiral mask and black clothes suddenly appeared.
Kakashi's Sharingan immediately detected the anomaly. He activated Raikiri and rushed forward without hesitation. But Raikiri passed through the man in black, as if he were just an illusion.
Kakashi shouted, "Enemy attack, be on guard!"
After shouting, Kakashi felt a tremendous force strike him, and his vision went black as he was instantly knocked unconscious. Fortunately, his previous shout successfully alerted the surrounding Anbu.
"Enemy attack!!!"
Countless shadows instantly pounced on the masked man from all directions.
The Anbu's coordination was seamless. Ninjutsu and shuriken rained down like a storm. However, the masked man's figure was like a ghost, sometimes solid, sometimes ethereal, and ordinary attacks couldn't touch him at all.
He didn't even use many complex Ninjutsu. Relying only on Taijutsu and his bizarre space-time Technique, he defeated all the elite Anbu who were attacking him within a few seconds.
Immediately after, he created a Shadow Clone, deliberately exposing its presence, to entangle with the elite Anbu outside.
Minato sensed the enemy attack and instantly activated Flying Thunder God to pursue him.
The moment Minato was lured away, the masked man used Kamui, easily penetrating the barrier and outer wall of the delivery room, sneaking in like an invisible ghost.
Inside, Kushina, who had just given birth and was extremely weak, and Naruto, who had just been born and was crying for milk, were exposed to danger.
"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... I'll take her!" The masked man's cold voice rang out, and he reached out to grab the weak Kushina.
"No!!!" Kushina let out a desperate cry, but was powerless to resist.
Space twisted again, and the masked man, taking the abducted Kushina, instantly disappeared from the delivery room. Only an empty delivery bed and a continuously crying infant remained.
When Minato swiftly dealt with the Shadow Clone using Flying Thunder God and realized he had been tricked, he rushed back frantically. He saw only chaos around him, Kushina missing, and his son Naruto lying on the small bed, crying loudly.
"Kushina!!!" Minato let out a heartbreaking roar, his eyes instantly bloodshot.
Almost at the same time—
Boom!!!
In a valley several miles away, an indescribable surge of Nine-Tails Chakra, filled with endless hatred and a destructive aura, suddenly erupted.
"Roar... Roar...!!!"
Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, an enormous orange demon fox with nine tails tore through the valley, revealing its full form.
A terrifying pressure instantly spread, making all living beings within the capital of the Land of Water feel a tremor from their very souls.
Nine-Tails was forcibly extracted from the Jinchuriki's body.
Kushina lay nearby, on the verge of death.
In Kurama's eyes, a distorted Mangekyo Sharingan pattern was clearly reflected, it was being controlled.
"Minato... hurry up..."
In the valley, Kushina's extremely weak but anxious cries could vaguely be heard.
But the mysterious masked man clearly had no intention of giving them any chance. He controlled Nine-Tails, opening its massive mouth, and terrifying black-red energy rapidly gathered and compressed. The target was the capital of the Land of Water.
A Tailed Beast Ball powerful enough to level the entire capital had already formed and was about to be fired.
Countless civilians and ninjas in the capital saw the terrifying giant beast in the distance, and the destructive energy ball in its mouth. Desperate screams and cries instantly echoed through the night sky.