It didn’t take long for the group to gather their wits again.
Minato nodded his head slowly, and a twitching smile appeared on his face.
“Seems like I underestimate you Kazuo. I guess being chosen as an assistant of a Nara really wasn’t an accident.” Minato said before releasing a soft sigh.
“You mean, that Rin is now a jinchuriki of the nine tails?” Kakashi took this moment to ask as he turned to face Minato.
It was Kushina however that responded to his question.
“No, she’s more like a chakra battery. She doesn’t have any of the nine tails consciousness and only some remnant of its chakra however if the sealing isn't reinforced soon then that could change.”
“That could change?” Obito questioned as he raised an eyebrow.
“That's right, the chakra could develop the nine-tails consciousness if it becomes more and more integrated with Rin’s body. After that happens then that chakra will be able to regenerate and thus Rin herself would become a sort of tailed beast instead of the vessel of one. Now there are two options that we can take though one of them is rapidly fading away.” Minato responded as he pointed toward Rin.
Kazuo released a hum as he nodded his head slowly.
“The process of fusion between the two different chakras has already progressed quite a bit if we look at the fact that Rin has already produced physical changes.”
“That's right, in fact, we might already be too late, so sealing the chakra away completely might already not be an option for us.”
“Then what’s the second option sensei?” Rin questioned as she brought her hands together, it was clear how stressed the young kunoichi was from how much her hands were shaking.
“It’s to create an entirely new seal that seals the remaining portion of the unfused nine-tailed chakra and then allows for it to slowly be integrated into your chakra system. This will likely cause quite a lot of side effects, however.”
Silence engulfed the room once more at Minato’s words.
‘This is useful, I guess you really weren’t useless after all Rin-chan.’ Kazuo thought as his mind quickly went back to his plan of devouring the nine-tailed flesh during the nine-tailed rampage on the leaf.
“The side effects would probably be that she won’t be able to control her chakra as effectively anymore and would be prone to increased emotional reactions and going on rampages?” Kazuo questioned as he rubbed his chin with his left hand.
“That's right, It would essentially make it so that Rin would have to start training her chakra control and jutsu that she has currently mastered from the start once again.”
‘Would that affect the jutsu that I gained from the system? Probably not, but that would mean that I would lose all the other jutsu that I learned myself including the paper jutsu that I created on my own. And then it's likely that that jutsu would be much harder to master or learn again as well considering the volatile nature of tailed beast chakra.’ Kazuo thought as he quickly analyzed the possible repercussions of fusing tailed beast chakra into your own chakra system.
Minato stood silent for a moment as he gathered his thoughts.
“It however is the only option we have right now. But I'll tell you all of the possible side effects that I can think of first Rin.”
Rin gave a shallow nod of her head, cold sweat had already covered her back however her eyes showed a fierce determination.
“Loss of chakra control and all jutsu mastered until now. Loss of reproduction abilities though we would have to do medical exams to confirm it. A possible significant reduction is emotional control and finally, your body itself will likely change, this could range from small physical changes like your teeth turning into sharp fangs and your eyes resembling those of a fox’s, all the way up to your bone structure or even growing a fox tail in extreme cases. Those are all of the possible side effects that I can think of.” Minato said before taking a deep breath.
‘That's quite a lot, and though the side effect of growing fox limbs or appendages doesn’t seem that bad at first it’s actually one of the worst ones, it would completely change your body’s balance and center of mass which will cause even the loss of your taijutsu, shuriken jutsu, and bukijutsu skills.’ Kazuo thought before releasing an inward sigh.
The more he thought about it, the more he hated the fact that he hadn’t been simply transmigrated into the body of a Uzumaki or even Uzumaki Naruto’s body.
“I see, well we don’t really have any other options Minato sensei, and even if all of those effects turn into a reality, I won’t give up, let's do this,” Rin said as she gave a small nod, her expression showing a twitching smile that clearly carried hidden sadness however it was all overshadowed by her overwhelming determination.
‘Someone who was under Minato Namikaze’s tutelage and then went ahead and sacrificed themself for the village without a second thought really isn’t normal. Anyone would choose this option since it's their only way to live however to show such determination in the face of what could be career-ending side effects isn’t something anyone can do. I guess I underestimated you Nohara Rin, you are more useful than Sakura after all.’ Kazuo thought as he showed a soft smile on his expression.
“That’s the way Rin-chan, you don’t have to worry about anything, Kakashi, Obito and I will be around to help you throughout everything,” Kazuo said as his soft smile turned into a cheesy one as he got closer to the young girl and gave her a side hug.
His face then turned toward Obito Uchiha.
For a moment Obito didn’t react and in the next moment, he quickly came closer and gave Rin a hug himself.
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