## Chapter 5: After the Disaster
The Third Hokage finally arrived at the scene and personally escorted Minato's family back home. Minato was utterly exhausted and unable to use the Flying Thunder God Technique any further, so he and Kushina supported each other as they walked back.
Seeing Minato complete the sealing, Hiruzen Sarutobi was finally able to completely relax. After instructing Minato to rest well, he left to arrange the aftermath and investigate the mysterious masked man.
"According to Minato, the mysterious man was blasted apart on one side of his body by a Sage Mode Rasengan, but the only thing left at the scene was a large crater, with nothing else, including bloodstains.
It seems he escaped using that space-time ninjutsu, or... was taken away by an accomplice, who even cleaned up the traces of the battle."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked the small beard on his chin, his face heavy as he thought about how an enemy could easily break through Konoha's barrier.
"The Anbu will continue to search and guard the surrounding area. If there are no further disturbances, notify the residents to end the evacuation tomorrow morning. Also, tally the losses as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
The night finally passed, and birds landed on the treetops, preening their feathers. The autumn sunlight streamed through the windows, falling on the sleeping family. The first to wake was the baby, who cried loudly, startling the couple awake.
It wasn't that Naruto was being deliberately naughty to wake his parents, but that Naruto... had wet the bed...
As a baby, Naruto simply couldn't control himself in this regard, and even if he was embarrassed, he had no choice but to do it.
Minato and Kushina were indeed flustered for a while before they realized what had happened. The couple laughed as they bathed Naruto, changed his diaper, and then fed him milk.
Naruto stared at his parents with wide eyes, noticing that Minato still looked tired, after all, he had fought a great battle and only slept for a few hours that night. But Kushina was already full of energy, getting out of bed to prepare breakfast and do housework. You had to say, she truly lived up to being a member of the Uzumaki Clan.
Yesterday, she had just gone through several hours of childbirth, was immediately extracted of the tailed beast, and later, even when speaking was difficult, she could still unleash the Adamantine Sealing Chains to restrain the Nine Tails as if it were a dog. After that, she sealed half of the Nine Tails back into herself, and after only a few hours of rest, she was already jumping around again. It was simply incredible.
Naruto thought that his parents had finally survived. He wondered if Obito had been killed by his dad, and he had also awakened the Uzumaki Clan's signature ability, the Adamantine Sealing Chains. Wait, is my hair yellow or red now? And without the Third Hokage interfering, should I be called Naruto Namikaze or Naruto Uzumaki?
Thinking about these random things, Naruto slowly fell asleep. Babies were like that, they slept a lot, and Naruto had also expended a lot of energy yesterday. The Adamantine Sealing Chains were not something a child should be able to use.
In the original story, when Karin was fifteen or sixteen, she used a single chain. At that time, Karin's Chakra had to be at least several 'cards' worth, and she almost collapsed after binding Suigetsu for a while. It was conceivable how much energy this technique consumed when one was not proficient in it.
Minato watched as Kushina placed the sleeping Naruto on the bed and quietly changed his clothes, saying, "Well, I'm going out. I'm afraid I'll be very busy today."
"Okay, I'll take good care of Naruto."
This time, the Nine Tails rampage caused considerable damage to Konoha. The most obvious was that the street opposite the Hokage Rock was mostly destroyed. However, due to the timely response compared to the original story, the Third Hokage received the news and began evacuating civilians before Obito summoned the Nine Tails, so civilian casualties were minimal.
The casualties among the ninja were also much lower. It was worth mentioning that Iruka's parents, Umino Ikkaku and Umino Kozuchi, had fortunately survived. The only fatalities were the few Anbu killed by Obito when he attacked Kushina, and a few Jonin who delayed the Nine Tails.
As Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Minato certainly had a lot to do. Looking at the report that the Third Hokage had ordered to be compiled in his office, Minato fell into deep thought:
The next thing to do is to arrange for the civilians to return home, organize people to clear the rubble and prepare for reconstruction;
Arrange for the compensation of the deceased, the memorial service is scheduled for three days later, the fallen ninja will be engraved as heroes on the Memorial Stone, and their vacant positions need to be filled;
Strengthen the defenses of Konoha and the Land of Fire's borders. In addition to being wary of the masked man's companions, we must also prevent other major powers from taking advantage of the situation, especially a certain Fourth Raikage who doesn't want to reveal his name, and the Fourth Kazekage who always wants to find an excuse to increase the Land of Wind's daimyo's military spending;
Send Kakashi to continue protecting Kushina and Naruto. Originally, Kakashi was assigned to protect Kushina during her pregnancy to let him witness the gestation and birth of a new life, to dispel the darkness in his heart. Now that this has happened, I don't know if this child will be affected. Let him continue the mission for now;
Konoha's sensory barrier needs to be improved. This time, the enemy was able to invade silently and summon the Nine Tails in the center of the village. If the enemy did this during a war, the consequences would be unimaginable. Arrange for Kushina to be in charge of the Barrier Team after a while;
As for the Uchiha... This time, the Military Police Force played a significant role in protecting and evacuating the people. In theory, there is no need to specifically increase surveillance, but the advisors probably won't agree. After all, when the Nine Tails was controlled, those two large Sharingan eyes made almost everyone feel that it was related to the Uchiha. I'll talk to Fugaku about it later. The conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village must be resolved;
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Minato quickly signed the documents and issued the instructions. Konoha, like a precise machine, quickly began to work.
"Dong, dong, dong," after arranging the urgent matters, the office door was knocked.
"Please come in." Minato looked up and saw the door being pushed open, followed by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Torifu Koharu, and Mitokado Homura walking in, the entire Konoha Four arrived.
Minato put down the documents in his hand and asked, "Third Hokage? And the three elders, what is this about?"
The Third Hokage spoke first, "We came to discuss how to explain this incident to the public. After all, some things need to be kept secret and are not suitable for public disclosure. Many civilians and low-level ninjas don't even know what a Jinchuriki is."
At this time, the Konoha Four did not know that Naruto was a Jinchuriki, because Kushina was still alive. They naturally assumed that the Nine Tails had been sealed back into Kushina's body. After all, sealing a tailed beast in two halves was too unbelievable. Minato hadn't decided whether to reveal Naruto's identity yet, so he hadn't told them.
Minato frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I want to publicly apologize to the people. Causing such losses is ultimately my fault as the Hokage for not defeating the enemy in the first place."
The Third Hokage took a puff of smoke and exhaled a cloud of smoke, "No, compared to apologizing, I think Konoha needs a hero. The people now need a hero to boost morale. As the Hokage, you should be a hero who sealed the Nine Tails, and in fact, you did seal the Nine Tails."
Torifu Koharu and Mitokado Homura nodded in agreement.
Only Danzo expressed dissatisfaction, but the Third Hokage silenced him with a "Minato is the Hokage," leaving him with no choice but to snort coldly and leave.
Thus, a message spread among the villagers of Konoha that day: "Last night, the Nine Tails demon fox wreaked havoc. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, decisively ordered the evacuation of the people. Many ninjas fought to the death to buy time, and the Fourth Hokage's wife, Kushina, gave birth that night and, despite her physical weakness, joined hands with the Fourth Hokage to fight the Nine Tails, finally sealing it and saving Konoha Village."
For a time, the Fourth Hokage couple's reputation soared, and they were called the "Heroic Couple," and their son became the child of a hero.
After Naruto learned about this news from his parents, he silently complained in his heart, What Heroic Couple? Why not just call us the Divine Fox Couple...
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Three days later, the sky was gloomy, and a drizzle was falling. People wearing mourning clothes and white flowers held up umbrellas and headed to the Memorial Stone.
Naruto was also taken out by Kushina, who was holding him. Next to them, holding an umbrella, was a white-haired, dead-eyed man with a mask and no expression. The usually energetic Kushina's expression was also unusually serious today.
Minato had already left in advance. He would be hosting today's memorial service. In addition to the relatives of the deceased, representatives from various major families would also attend, as well as people who voluntarily wanted to mourn the heroes.
In Kushina's arms, Naruto felt the heavy atmosphere of the scene, listening to the mournful cries of the people, and finally had a preliminary understanding of this cruel world. There is never a shortage of battles here, there is always a lot of death, various tragedies will happen here, here... is no longer my favorite Land of China
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