Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

It was only because of Naruto that Kurama was willing to admit its mistakes.

Naruto didn't answer whether he forgave Kurama or not, but instead asked, "Why did Kurama suddenly want to say these things? You could have chosen not to."

Nine-Tailed Fox said in a muffled voice, "You said we're friends."

Naruto smiled slightly: "Thank you. From my perspective, you're not wrong. It's all the masked man's fault for filling in."

Nine-Tails perked up.

"But I can't forgive you."

Kurama's eyes were dim, and it lay down listlessly, turning its head to the side, not wanting to see Naruto.

"You should leave."

Our friendship is over.

"Let me finish." Naruto looked helpless. Wasn't it said that he could accept it whether or not he forgave her?

"I think you should talk to the person in question, rather than having me do it for you."

Nine-Tails was puzzled: "They're already gone..."

They can't expect me to descend from the Pure Land to talk to them; that would be worse than not forgiving me at all.

"But their chakra is still there... and I happen to need to talk to them."

As he spoke, Naruto walked to the sealing gate and reached out to pull the sealing talisman on the gate.

"Naruto, stop!"

A large hand grabbed Naruto's arm.

A handsome man appeared beside Naruto.

He has golden hair and blue eyes, and apart from not having the Six Paths beard, his face is very similar to Naruto's.

Nine-Tails instinctively roared, "Fourth Hokage!"

Minato, too preoccupied to deal with Kurama: "Naruto, the seal can't be touched..."

Naruto ignored Minato's lecture: "Kurama, calm down."

Kurama snapped out of her daze, glared fiercely at Minato, and then said to Naruto, "Whether you accept it or not, I'm not apologizing to him. I'm only willing to apologize to you."

The pain of Minato tearing himself in two that year is etched in Kurama's memory.

"An apology? What happened?"

Minato was stunned. As a wisp of chakra that was sealed away as a safety device, he had no spare power to see into the outside world, so he was completely unaware of the situation at hand.

"Father... never mind, I'll just call you Fourth Hokage for now. Fourth Hokage, let me explain."

After hearing Naruto's story, Minato was stunned. After recovering, he looked at Naruto with pride in his eyes.

"As expected of my son, Naruto, your growth has exceeded my expectations. Dad is proud of you."

Kurama sneered, "It's a pity Naruto is your son, otherwise Naruto would be perfect."

Minato smiled wryly, "Kurama..."

The nine-tailed fox bristled: "Don't you dare call me Kurama! You're not worthy!"

In Kurama's heart, only the Sage of Six Paths and Naruto can call its name.

Naruto stepped in to mediate: "Kurama, could you give me some face?"

"snort!"

Nine-Tailed Fox crossed her arms and turned away silently.

Minato chuckled, "It seems you two are very good friends..."

Naruto nodded in agreement: "The Nine-Tails is indeed my good friend."

"Since we're good friends, let's not hold grudges over things from the past."

After saying that, Minato came to Kurama and said, "If anyone should apologize, it should be me apologizing to you. I took it upon myself to split you in two and to seal you into Naruto's body without permission... I'm really sorry, Kurama."

Kurama curled its lip: "Fourth Hokage, you've finally said something human."

Minato didn't take it to heart, smiled, and put his hands together, saying, "From now on, Naruto is in your care."

"That's probably your real purpose, but I'd do it even without you saying so, because Naruto and I are..."

As if suddenly remembering something, Kurama paused and turned to look at Naruto.

"Are you friends?"

Naruto blinked, puzzled, and said, "Yeah, didn't we say that before?"

"Then an apology?"

"An apology isn't important. I just want you two to talk, and that'll be enough."

From beginning to end, Naruto never intended to force Kurama to apologize to Minato.

Nine-Tails nodded in satisfaction. "Very good, as expected of someone I approve of."

"There's one more."

"etc……"

Ignoring Minato's urgent cries, Naruto broke the seal.

"Nine-Tailed Fox, cease your arrogance!"

A woman with long red hair appeared, and dozens of thick chains emerged from behind her, binding the Nine-Tailed Fox tightly from all sides, like a rice dumpling.

Seeing this, Naruto quickly tried to persuade her, "Um... Madam..."

Kushina turned her head and saw Naruto standing to the side, glaring at him and saying, "You're Naruto, right? Why are you calling me 'Madam'? You should call me 'Mom'!"

"Well……"

The Nine-Tails struggled fiercely, roaring, "Kushina Uzumaki, you bastard!"

Kushina raised an eyebrow. "You dare insult me? Behave yourself! Adamantine Lockdown!"

More chains emerged from her back, encasing the Nine-Tails' mouth and forcing it to only make muffled noises.

……

A few minutes later.

"sorry!"

Faced with the apologies from Minato and his wife, Kurama snorted coldly and glanced at Naruto.

"For Naruto's sake, I'll forgive you one last time."

Things have now completely reversed.

Instead of apologizing, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) became the one who forgave them.

It's simply surreal.

Minato and Kushina exchanged a few more conciliatory words, and Kurama's anger subsided.

Next up is a time for the family of three to reunite.

"Naruto, this is Dad, and this is Mom."

Kushina pointed at Minato, then at herself, and looked at Naruto expectantly, her meaning clear.

Naruto lowered his eyes: "Sorry, I can't shout it out right now."

He didn't consider himself a brat, but it was really difficult for strangers he'd only known for a few minutes to ask him to call them "Mom" and "Dad."

Minato and Kushina exchanged a glance, looking rather troubled.

I never expected that my first meeting with my child would be such an awkward scene.

After a moment of silence, Minato spoke first: "Naruto, is there anything you want to say to your parents?"

Naruto pointed to the sealed gate: "Can you open it?"

Upon hearing this, the nine-tailed fox pricked up its fox ears to listen.

Minato scratched his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, this requires a special key; otherwise, even I can't open it."

Nine-Tailed Fox drooped its fox ears in disappointment.

"So... I guess I'll have to do it myself."

Naruto murmured, as if he had made a decision.

Minato, worried that his son might do something foolish, quickly said, "Don't do anything reckless. The key is with Jiraiya-sensei. You can get it when you see him."

"But I can't wait any longer."

That night, when he nearly lost his life at Obito's hands, taught Naruto a lesson.

No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

He cannot protect himself with just the Rinnegan; he needs the power of the Tailed Beasts.

Under the shocked gazes of Minato and Kushina, Naruto activated the Rinnegan and unleashed the eye technique, God Emperor's Spirit.

The essence of green life is poured into the sealed gate.

From that moment on, the sealed gate came to life.

"open!"

The gates opened automatically, revealing the entrance.

"I'm finally out!"

Overjoyed, the Nine-Tailed Fox leaped out of the shell and roared to the sky.