Minato Namikaze's recent "spiritual world life" has been filled with subtle pressure and constant vigilance.
Some time ago, his "hiding" was finally discovered by Uzumaki Kushina. What followed was not the tender warmth of a long-awaited reunion, but an emotionally intense and prolonged "fierce communication."
Facing the torrent of emotions—a mixture of fear, sadness, and rage—from his wife, Minato could only maintain a silent apology throughout, enduring every tearful accusation.
Even now, Kushina has not actively entered this space to look for him again. She is clearly still angry.
Minato never intended to defend his decision back then: "to split the Nine-Tailed into two, sealing half along with his own life to preserve the future of the Village."
That was the choice he made as the Hokage. However, the things sacrificed as a consequence of that choice... the sense of debt gnawed at his consciousness day and night.
Minato began to think about what he could still do for Naruto in this small space where he alone could exist, even if it was just a small compensation.
And now, he had a clear and ongoing new mission: monitoring the uninvited guest who was sealed—Otsutsuki Urashiki.
The alien invader's Soul was trapped within Naruto's inner world. Minato focused on that area without a moment's relaxation.
On the first day, Urashiki walked toward a slightly conspicuous "sight" on the spiritual world's grassland—a pile of books that Naruto had "copied" using Chakra materialization principles to alleviate the Nine-Tailed's boredom.
Urashiki stopped in front of the pile of books and began to flip through them.
Was he trying to understand the civilization and knowledge system of this planet? Evaluating potential threats or weaknesses?
Minato immediately went into maximum alert, standing ready.
On the second day, Urashiki was still sitting there, holding a different book, reading... seemingly very focused?
On the third day, the scene was almost unchanged. Urashiki was still reading, having adjusted into a more comfortable posture.
On the fourth day, the sky was clear, a breeze swept across the grassland, and Urashiki... was still immersed in the pages.
On the fifth day, the situation seemed to have "progressed." Urashiki began to mutter softly while reading.
"...Wingardium Leviosa...? Wingardium Leviosa...?"
Minato, "..."
That seemed to be a fictional spell called "Magic" from the book?
Still on the fifth day, Urashiki finally started taking active steps, walking around the vast grassland, picking up the books that the Nine-Tailed had casually thrown everywhere or discarded after reading, and then very seriously sorting and neatly stacking them beside him.
During this time, he kept murmuring, and listening closely, most of it was low whispers like, "Waiting for the opportunity... patience is needed... this is only temporary..." as if he was performing self-hypnosis or strategic planning.
One day, more than a week later, the Nine-Tailed finally noticed the anomaly.
"You bastard—!!! Who gave you permission to touch this old man's things??!!"
The Nine-Tailed's fury erupted like a volcano! New grudges (trying to harm Naruto) combined with old hatreds (now daring to touch its "collection") caused it to rampage.
For the entire next day, the Nine-Tailed's massive body frantically pursued Urashiki's minuscule consciousness body. Although it couldn't truly destroy the immortal consciousness body, repeatedly smashing and flattening the opponent undoubtedly greatly relieved its inner frustration.
However, after this one-sided "chase" ended, the situation's direction seemed unchanged.
Every day afterward... whenever the Nine-Tailed's attention shifted slightly or it lay down pretending to nap, Urashiki would continue his... great reading endeavor.
The development of events had completely deviated from all his initial expectations—but the vigilance in Minato Namikaze's eyes had not diminished by half a point.
Is it a disguise? Using this seemingly harmless or even foolish behavior to paralyze them, lower their guard, and secretly implement some longer-term plan?
If it truly is a disguise, the ability to maintain the role of a "bookworm" so thoroughly and for such a long time makes that cunning and endurance even more terrifying.
Or perhaps... is he searching for information or revelation that Minato cannot understand within these seemingly absurd books? The thought pattern of the Ōtsutsuki might be completely different from that of humans.
Regardless, the conclusion was singular: he could not relax his vigilance. Minato continued his silent surveillance, guarding against any "schemes and tricks" that might suddenly erupt.
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After Jiraiya formally succeeded as the Fifth Hokage, Naruto's daily life welcomed many changes.
However, before discussing those matters, there was a more important decision concerning his own "hardware upgrade"—the formal naming of the strange Dojutsu in his right eye.
This golden eye on a black background, born from the incomplete Fusion of the Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's Karma Seal power, had already exhibited two abilities.
[Yomotsu Hirasaka], and the ability to convert physical existence into countless azure blue energy paper cranes.
As if the eye itself carried some kind of Legacy information, after Naruto successfully performed the second ability, a name naturally surfaced in his perception.
[Blue Moon Thousand Wings]
How should one put it... is this the naming style of an alien race? It sounds cold and descriptively accurate, but it feels like it's missing a bit of... a bit of Aura!
Naruto thought so. Since the eye was his now, he should certainly be the one to give it a name!
Thus, after some deliberation, Naruto solemnly decided on a new name and excitedly ran off to announce it to his mother, Kushina.
"Mom! I've decided! My right eye will henceforth be called—[Eternal Night Star Universe Melting Gold Glorious World Blazing Morning Eye]! How about that?"
Uzumaki Kushina, who was making tea at the time, froze instantly. She slowly turned her head, her eyes blinking in confusion, immediately followed by disbelief and the urge to palm her face, wondering "who exactly this child takes after."
After several seconds of silence, Kushina put down the teapot and spoke in an undeniable tone, even adopting "Mother's Strictness," "No! Rejected! Immediately, right now, think of a more normal name!"
"Eh?! Why?" Naruto was greatly discouraged.
"It's too long, isn't it," Kushina muttered, rubbing her forehead, "...Definitely that guy's fault..."
She then cleared her throat and gave an irrefutable, legitimate reason. "Are you going to shout out that whole long name every time before you use an ability in battle? The enemy won't wait for you to finish your lines! Zero practicality!"
Although Naruto felt his Aura was diminished, he couldn't refute his mother's criticism regarding combat efficiency, so he gloomily accepted the request to change the name.
So, during a lunch when Uchiha Satsuki and Kakashi Hatake were guests at the apartment, Naruto put the naming problem on the "meeting" agenda and proposed using a vote to decide.
Of course, candidates needed to be solicited. Naruto insisted on including his original masterpiece for commemoration, or perhaps, as a dying struggle.
Minato Namikaze's Chakra body, who had been listening silently and couldn't resist wanting a bit of "father-son collaboration" in Naruto's inner world, also weakly proposed his own idea through Naruto.
[Dark Sky Instant Light Gold Wheel Rapid Piercing Eye]
The result was predictable.
[Eternal Night Star Universe Melting Gold Glorious World Blazing Morning Eye] and [Dark Sky Instant Light Gold Wheel Rapid Piercing Eye] were miserably eliminated at the bottom.
The atmosphere became much more pragmatic afterward. Satsuki proposed several concise and powerful options, while Kakashi contributed a few names that sounded like premium desserts or ninja tool models.
Everyone discussed, merged, and filtered through multiple rounds, combining the eye's characteristic ability to open spatial portals and freely traverse the stars, as well as its power source—the Ōtsutsuki Clan's nature as a stellar race.
Finally, after balancing accuracy, conciseness, a touch of mystery, and Naruto's personal preference for the "stellar" element, the voting results were produced.
The strange Dojutsu in Uzumaki Naruto's golden eye on a black background was officially named.
[Star Eye]
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