No, where does this portal come from?

Seeing Naruto's sincere eyes, Kushina, who already felt guilty, could no longer say anything.

He just sighed and released the seal of the King Kong Blockade.

"There's really nothing I can do. I'll just do as you say."

Kushina untied the Diamond Seal on the Nine-Tails, but after untiing it, she still said to the Nine-Tails viciously: "I will always keep an eye on you in the spiritual space!"

"If you dare to have any bad thoughts about him, I will lock you up here forever even if I disappear!"

"Haha - let's just wait and see." Although he was very afraid of Kushina, the Nine-Tails still spoke stubbornly because he was too proud to do so.

As he said this, the look in Kyuubi's eyes when he looked at young Naruto changed slightly.

Is this child in front of me... really my comrade-in-arms who will fight alongside me in the future, and the bond between us that cannot be broken in the future?

He is still so weak.

Moreover, because he suffered discrimination and bullying from his fellow villagers and lost his parents, would he really not hate himself but choose to forgive himself?

Kyuubi couldn't help but feel a little doubtful about the child in front of him.

"Hey, kid."

"Are you willing to believe me?" The Nine-Tailed Fox looked at young Naruto seriously for the first time.

Upon hearing this, young Naruto looked up at Kushina, then looked at Naruto's back, and finally set his eyes on the Nine-Tails.

He said seriously: "I do."

"Even if I am the culprit who caused you to be isolated by everyone? The culprit who killed your parents? Are you still willing to believe me?" Kyuubi continued to ask.

This time, young Naruto was stunned by the Nine-Tails' question and lowered his head.

Seeing young Naruto lower his head and clench his hands, the Nine-Tails couldn't help but sneer.

Haha… As expected! What bonds, what friendships, are nothing in the face of hatred.

I am still the fox demon hated by everyone, an existence that cannot be trusted.

Just as he was thinking this, Naruto slowly raised his head.

At this moment, his eyes were full of determination.

"I believe you!"

"Because I can sense that you're not actually a bad person! The things you said probably weren't your own doing, and the current situation can't be entirely blamed on you."

"If you are willing to trust me, then let us become partners!"

As he spoke, young Naruto slowly extended his fist with a determined look in his eyes.

After staring at the tender little fist for a long time, Kyuubi turned his head away proudly.

"Hmph! Who would want to do such childish things!" As he said this, he glanced at the young Naruto who still had his fist raised.

Recalling the beautiful memories and bonds that were like a movie in his mind, he still reluctantly stretched out his fist.

“…I really can’t do anything about you.”

As he spoke, Kyuubi clenched his fist and gently pressed against young Naruto's fist.

Young Naruto smiled brightly upon seeing this.

Kyuubi, who had never felt the feeling of being trusted, suddenly felt that his darkness was exposed under the smile as dazzling as the sun.

"Hmph! It's not that I like this kind of childish behavior! It's just that you insist on doing it!" Kyuubi added forcefully to save face.

Young Naruto nodded very understandingly: "Yeah! I insisted on doing this!"

"Well... my name is Naruto, please take care of me in the days ahead! I'm your only friend so far!"

"...Okay." Kyuubi nodded, then murmured to himself: "So far... my only... partner."

Seeing that the two of them got along so well, Kushina, who was secretly observing from the side, felt a sense of disbelief.

Is your son so capable?

How could the Nine-Tailed Fox be turned into a curled-up one with just a few words?

What does the suffering I endured before mean?

Do you think you can resist it?

But...what's past is past.

As long as Naruto is fine now, it's fine.

After all, the greatest wish of parents is not how they themselves are, but that their children can be safe and happy.

"If Naruto can get along well with the Nine-Tails, then he will probably be able to protect himself in the future when Minato and I are not around."

Kushina thought so in her heart, floating down from the air, landing beside the young Naruto like a light feather, and gently hugged him.

The warm arms made Naruto, who had not felt warmth for many years, tremble, and he hugged Kushina in disbelief.

"Naruto, it must have been hard living alone these years."

"Mom is very sorry for leaving you alone in this world. Please forgive my selfish behavior." Kushina hugged the young Naruto tightly and spoke in a soft voice.

Naruto beside him listened quietly to Kushina's words, pursing his lips.

He understood that Kushina's words were not only meant for young Naruto, but also for himself.

It's just that because I can't recognize myself, I tell myself this way.

"Mom...Mom..." Young Naruto felt the warmth of arms and chest, and the tears that had been held back in his eyes could no longer be held back.

Tears dripped down like pearls that had broken off the string.

"You are already amazing, Naruto." Kushina ruffled Naruto's hair and looked into Naruto's eyes which were lowered with tears: "In the days to come, even without mom and dad's company, Naruto must live well and be happy!"

"Also, Mom and Dad have always loved you."

"I also want to accompany you to grow up healthily."

"But... I'm sorry. From now on, I'll have to rely on you, Naruto."

"In your future life, you still need to keep working hard~ Go ahead, Naruto!"

"Bye now……"

As soon as she finished speaking, before Naruto could say anything else, Kushina's remaining chakra went dormant again, turning into tiny specks of light and gradually disappearing.

Looking up at the twinkling stars in the darkness, Naruto took a few steps forward and tried to grab them with his tender hands, but once again he missed... just like trying to grab the warm hands of his parents in his dream.

Looking at the light floating in the sky and earth, Naruto stood there in a daze for a long time.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Only then did he raise his head with red eyes.

"I will work hard and live a good life! Mom!"

Naruto forced a smile through his tears: "And... I have never hated you... I always knew that you loved me."

...

...

outside world.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was staring at the physical changes of young Naruto, had an expression on his face that could no longer be described as shock.

He watched the Nine-Tails Chakra, which was as hot as magma, slowly fade away, and the resentment and bloodthirstiness in the chakra also faded, and he held the golden cudgel even tighter.

How can it be! ?

The Nine-Tails' chakra was actually suppressed?!

No... If it is simply suppressed, the hatred and bloodlust in the Nine-Tails' Chakra will not be reduced!

In this situation… only the tailed beasts and the Jinchuriki are reconciling.

Is he the perfect Jinchūriki? !

How on earth did that person do it!?

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Naruto who was wearing a mask.

Also, why does that guy also have the Nine-Tails' chakra, and not even a trace of the tailed beast's 'resentment'?

Could he also be the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki?

But why are there two Nine-Tails Jinchuriki...

The doubts in my heart kept echoing in my mind.

It was not until Naruto walked out of the spiritual world of young Naruto that Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed the doubts in his heart and looked the person in front of him squarely.

Feeling the gaze from Sarutobi Hiruzen, Naruto slowly withdrew his hand from the forehead of the young Naruto and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Haven't you always been curious about who I am?"

"Let's find a place where there's no one."

"...Okay." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

After saying that, he slowly walked away, but the golden cudgel in his hand did not slacken at all.

The two of them walked along the way.

Walk into the Hokage Building.

After dismissing his attendants and clearing out the nearby spies, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke seriously, "Now, can you let me see who you are?"

"Of course." Naruto covered the mask with his palm without hesitation.

next moment.

The mask came loose and fell to the ground.

pat-

The crisp sound echoed in the house.

The sound ended, and some were filled with the sound of pounding heartbeats...

I... didn't see it wrong!

"Minato...you're back again?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Naruto, who was 95% similar to Namikaze Minato, and his breathing suddenly stagnated.

The turbid eyes burst into a fierce brilliance!

Minato Namikaze, known as the Yellow Flash, is the fastest man in the ninja world and also the Fourth Hokage.

During his reign, he was the backbone of Konoha, and his deterrent power was no less than his own.

If it really was Minato Namikaze, he would probably wake up laughing in his dreams.

But...how could Minato come back?

He clearly remembered that Minato Namikaze died on the battlefield on the night of the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

Also dead was Minato's wife, Kushina Uzumaki.

"Is it really you... Minato?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice trembled a little.

"After so many years... why do you seem to be getting younger..."

Naruto:"……"

Do you look so much like your dad?

Although he thought so in his heart, he still admitted the fact that he was not his father.

"Grandpa Sandaime, I'm Naruto."

"Uzumaki Naruto."

When these words came out, Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind was almost confused.

Uzumaki...Naruto?

Is this the Uzumaki Naruto in my impression?

How come it suddenly became so big?

What kind of feed did you eat? You grew so fast...

"Uzumaki...Naruto...?" Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured.