Only when he entered this state could he really keep up with Shiraishi's rhythm.

But it may not be realistic to kill Shiraishi's spirit body in this state.

After a moment, Shiraishi, who was floating in the air as a spirit body, ended his thinking and looked at Minato, who was looking at him on the ground with vigilant eyes, and smiled:

"It seems we can only go here today, so I'll let you go for the time being."

Shiraishi didn't wait for Minato to reply, and his spirit body turned into an aurora and rushed into the depths of the pale space, forcibly opening a dark and profound passage there and blending in.

Seeing this scene, Minato breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as the golden light on his body dissipated, the power of Nine Tails and Xianjutsu was released from his spiritual body, and he sat slumped on the ground, gasping for air.

"This guy is really troublesome, his soul is almost physical..."

Minato even doubted that even if Shiraishi's body died, he could still survive forever with the help of the power of his soul.

Thinking of this, Minato couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.

This monster!

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The moment the spirit body rushed out of the God of Death, the God of Death, dressed in white and holding a short knife in his mouth, turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared from the empty room.

In Liuli's surprised eyes, the spirit body rushed into Bai Shi, who was standing in the center of the room, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

After a few seconds, when the spirit body and the physical body were fused, Shiraishi slowly opened his eyes, glanced around, and found that the God of Death had left.

Shiraishi, who originally wanted to do something else, had no choice but to temporarily put off his thoughts.

Although the soul was not damaged, a lot of energy was consumed in the belly of the God of Death.

As soon as I came out, I felt that my body was extremely heavy, and I wanted to close my eyes and have a good rest to recover the lost energy.

"Doesn't it matter?"

Liuli came over and asked.

Shiraishi's condition was not bad, but she could still see the fatigue on his face.

"It's okay. It just consumed a little energy. You can recover after a while."

"Really? But now that the God of Death has left, what will happen to the 'contract'?"

Liuli looked at the place where the God of Death disappeared and frowned.

Although the Death God summoned by the Ghost Seal is a powerful forbidden technique, it will use the user's soul as a sacrifice before launching an attack.

Even a being of the level of Nine-Tails cannot be immune to the power of such a forbidden technique.

"Well, don't worry. When I cast this technique, I bypassed the contract. After all, if you sign a 'contract' with the God of Death and then enter its body, it will be a bit tricky to get out."

Shiraishi replied.

If the 'contract' with the God of Death is reached, it also means that your soul will be restricted by that space. Not to mention free movement, even if you just break free from the restraints, it will attract the malicious attention of the God of Death.

"So, how's the situation inside?"

Liuli asked.

"It's almost as I guessed. That guy Minato made another 'contract' with the God of Death. Unfortunately, I couldn't get rid of that guy..."

Moreover, the golden state made Shiraishi a little concerned.

Judging from the results of perception, it should be a special state created by the fusion of the Nine-Tails Chakra and Minato's Senjutsu Chakra.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. Let's clean up this place. I'll talk to you about the specific situation later. Also, call Lin over... Forget it, no need. I'll talk to her about this in person after I regain my energy.

Let’s do it.”

The golden state Minato showed before made Shiraishi think of Lin's situation.

But this matter should not be rushed. After he regains his energy, it will not be too late to confirm with Lin.

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The golden light reappeared in the dark water prison space.

In Naruto's shocked sight, Minato, who had disappeared from the space, reappeared in front of him.

"Dad, where were you just now? Why did you disappear suddenly?"

Naruto, who had no idea what was going on, stepped forward and asked anxiously.

His intuition told him that something important must have happened when Minato suddenly left without saying goodbye.

"Fighted with a tough guy."

Regarding Naruto's inquiry, Minato did not hide it, but chose to answer Naruto's question head-on.

Now that he has chosen to meet Naruto, instead of hiding these things from Naruto and letting him get involved in some dangerous incidents, it is better to tell him directly so that Naruto can be prepared for future dangers.

"Tricky guy?"

"Well, you know that person too, Naruto. His name is Chiba Shiraishi. He is now a person who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people in the Kingdom of Demons."

Minato covered his forehead and frowned. It was much more difficult for his spiritual body to withstand the pressure of Nine-Tails chakra and senjutsu than he imagined.

Don't be so reckless next time.

"It's him!?"

Naruto's heart trembled, and his expression changed accordingly.

Then he saw Minato's slightly painful look, and knew that Minato must have experienced a fierce battle just now.

"Don't worry, Naruto, I'm fine. In fact, I just need to rest."

Minato gave a reassuring smile to the worried Naruto.

Then he found a step and sat down in the water prison space, ignoring the nine tails grinning at him on the other side of the wooden fence.

"How could that guy..."

"Actually, it's all my fault that I gave you some Nine-Tails Chakra during your Chuunin Exam two years ago. I wanted to get you used to the application of Nine-Tails Chakra as soon as possible at that time, so as to prepare you for your subsequent training.

Foreshadowing. But I didn’t expect that the guy would notice it even if he moved a little bit. It was my mistake.”

Minato was quite upset.

"At that time, could it be that it was you, dad..."

At this time, Naruto suddenly remembered.

During the finals of the Chuunin Examination two years ago, he controlled the Nine-Tails Chakra. He no longer had the heaviness of hatred eroding his will in the past. Instead, he felt extremely smooth, as if it was his own power.

"Because the opportunity is rare, I didn't ask for your permission... But if I had known that I would be targeted by that guy, I should have been more careful."

Minato let out a breath.

"No wonder when I used Nine-Tails chakra later, I no longer had the same sense of pleasure as I did during the Chunin Exam."

Naruto scratched his head and immediately understood that it was Minato helping him control the Nine-Tails chakra.

If it were him, maybe the Nine-Tails chakra would go berserk at that time.

"Using tailed beast chakra carries huge risks. It needs to be done step by step and you cannot rush for success. There have been many jinchūriki in history who had problems communicating with the tailed beasts because they were eager for success."

"It doesn't matter, dad is here, aren't you? Besides, I will complete the practice of immortality soon, and I will be able to punch that guy away by then."

With such assurance, Naruto seemed to have full confidence in his future self.

Faced with Naruto's words, Minato should have had high hopes for Naruto, but after the previous battle with Shiraishi, his confidence in Naruto seemed less than sufficient.

"Listen up, Naruto, Chiba Shiraishi... that person is very powerful and has very strange abilities. Even if I use the power of Nine-Tails Chakra and Senjutsu, I can't do anything to him. Although I am optimistic about the future

The attitude is a good thing, but we cannot ignore the real problems. That person is far more terrifying than we imagined."

Minato was very serious and solemn when he said this.

He didn't want Naruto to be careless in dealing with this matter.

After Minato said this, Naruto couldn't help but quiet down and blinked at Minato.

"Chiba Shiraishi, he was originally a Konoha ninja. Except for the time just now, the last time I fought against him was when he left Konoha nineteen years ago. At that time, he already had very powerful power.

After so many years, his strength has undergone earth-shaking changes, and even Miaomu Mountain was destroyed in his hands. Even I can't get a glimpse of his full power at this time. In addition, let me tell you one more thing.

"

Minato took a deep breath, his expression changed significantly, and he said to Naruto word by word:

"I was killed by him twice."

"Killed...twice?"

The shock on Naruto's face proved that he was so shocked inside that he could hardly think.

"Yes, the first time I was killed by him was nineteen years ago, when I tried to save your mother and was attacked by him in a sneak attack. In the end, it was the Immortal Talisman from Miaomu Mountain that saved me. As for the second time, I was killed by him in a sneak attack.

, is the day you were born..."
To be continued...