Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

Kushina Uzumaki: "Isn't this too dangerous?"

Kushina Uzumaki: "If we fail... Naruto could very well lose his life."

Mei Terumi: "No, it's not difficult to fix."

Mei Terumi: "The difficult part is... what will Kurama (the Nine-Tails) choose in the black-framed world?"

Tian Tian: "There's no need to doubt it, right?"

Tian Tian: "Even though the big fox has endured humiliation and hardship until now."

Tenten: "After learning so many secrets, and considering its very existence... if they don't cooperate with Naruto and mess with the seal, causing the Tailed Beast to leave their body, the Jinchuriki will surely die..."

Tian Tian: "I have no doubt that war will come soon, and no matter how strong the big fox is, it will most likely be captured and used as a strategic material, such as a weapon of war."

Minato Namikaze: Well said.

Minato Namikaze: But I've already prepared a backup plan, so there's no need to worry about any of this.

That's what they say.

But inside the Grim Reaper's belly, Minato Namikaze was extremely nervous.

What if the chakra body containing my will that I left behind dissipates?

After all, nothing is absolute, and even Minato Namikaze himself couldn't guarantee anything.

"This is the last time I'll ask you."

[Within the sealed space, the great fox's voice suddenly deepened.]

Naruto looked up.

The large fox was looking at him intently.

"Are you sure you want to break the seal?"

"Of course," Naruto answered without hesitation.

"So...don't you feel anything at all?"

"For example?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"You don't hate them...you don't hate me, the fox?"

Naruto: "..."

Seeing that Naruto didn't answer for a long time, the giant fox closed its eyes.

[I knew it... I knew it would be like this...]

"I said."

Naruto drew out the sound.

"I think I was too careless before."

"You fox, you're not just arrogant, you also seem to be... um~ how to describe it~"

The large fox paused for a moment, then immediately opened its eyes.

[Those enormous fox eyes were filled with delight.]

Naruto shook his head; the giant fox's reaction had truly surprised him.

[Both reasonable and unexpected.]

"Any more questions?" Naruto asked.

"Hmph!" The big fox raised its chin, unable to suppress the smirk on its face.

[If I have any questions, I'll ask them myself; you don't need to remind me!]

Naruto chuckled softly, then walked towards the sealing gate.

"Sometimes I think about this too."

"But I don't have the answer myself."

"Will you feel resentment or hatred?"

"It's alright. Maybe I had some ideas at first, but now... why bother asking me?"

The big fox naturally didn't respond to that.

"Alright, get ready, I'm about to break the seal."

Naruto didn't bother continuing the topic.

But to be honest...

In reality, Naruto didn't feel much for his so-called parents.

[After all, I've never experienced it.]

As for family ties, aren't those cockroaches already a part of it?

Of course, let's delve a little deeper.

Naruto was still able to glean some information from his understanding of them.

[Leaving aside the question of what Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, was like.]

[His poor mother...even though she's dead, Naruto can still feel her love for him from his understanding of her.]

Otherwise, Naruto wouldn't have mentioned reviving the Uzumaki.

In comparison, Naruto wasn't particularly interested in learning more about Minato Namikaze.

[Perhaps even Naruto himself didn't realize it, but he was quite disappointed in this so-called Fourth Hokage.]

Will it leave any traces?

["Perhaps... If it really exists, it would be helpful for many things in the future."]

He shook his head.

At that moment, crimson chakra appeared beneath Naruto's feet.

That crimson chakra was naturally the Great Fox's chakra.

At this moment, a hand formed from chakra lifted him high into the air.

They soon arrived at the center of the sealed gate.

[This refers to the location of the 'loophole' left by the inner four-element seal.]

If you have a key, simply open it.

[But the Naruto we know now doesn't have that.]

There is still no news about Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin.

It's a bit complicated to get things done with the old man, and it's uncertain whether he even has it.

"Regardless, this most basic, first seal can still be easily broken."

"If my guess is correct... perhaps we've wasted a lot of time."

Naruto placed his hand on the sealing talisman that sealed the gate.

The great fox's gaze followed his hand, settling on the sealing talisman.

"Then, I'll break the first seal."

[Tear—]

[The words fell.]

Naruto tore it down without hesitation.

However.

An accident has occurred.

The sealing talisman should have been easily and completely removed.

[When Naruto had torn off a third of it, it suddenly stopped.]

"Naruto, you can't break the seal."

A gentle voice echoed within the sealed space.

Naruto paused slightly, slightly taken aback.

[I immediately felt relieved.]

At least he managed to preserve some semblance of a father's image.

【clatter--】

And in that brief moment of distraction...

A hand was already on Naruto's shoulder.

[Through my perception, the figure appearing behind me possessed chakra that was impossible to conceal.]

In an instant, Naruto knew that this was a chakra body, much like a shadow clone.

However, it differs slightly from a shadow clone.

[We didn't investigate further immediately.]

That chakra exuded a gentle warmth, like a comforting breeze.

Looking back.

[Then a man dressed in the Hokage's robes appeared behind him.]

[He had long, blond hair, and a handsome face adorned with a warm, gentle smile like a little sun.]

Very similar.

When they actually met, Naruto was even taken aback for a moment.

Am I looking in a mirror?

【at the same time.】

[Outside, in Naruto's mind, Ashura's chakra began to stir again.]

Forgive everything!

However, Naruto was prepared.

[At the moment when Ashura's chakra became agitated.]

The chakra, already prepared, pounced on it, tearing off the restless parts, devouring and assimilating them.

Tobirama Senju: "Is this the backup plan you mentioned, Eiryuu-chan?"

Tobirama Senju: "You do have some skill. You must have spent a lot of time learning sealing techniques from Kushina, right?"

Minato Namikaze: You flatter me.

Minato Namikaze: I had thought this day would come.

He sealed his chakra within it before he died.

It wasn't just for Kushina's last wish.

The reasons are far too complex.

Perhaps after being pierced by the Nine-Tails' claws, or perhaps after using the Reaper Death Seal to split the Nine-Tails in two.

Minato Namikaze seems to have figured things out.

Regret?

Maybe so.

But as he said.

Regardless, the love is real.

"I'll address some of my questions later; this isn't the place to talk about them."