To prevent Naruto from becoming the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki, Uzumaki Miyuki decided to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal herself, sealing the Nine-Tails into her own body.
Hearing Minato Namikaze tell her she wouldn't be able to do it, Uzumaki Miyuki fixed him with a determined stare and said, "Can or can't doesn't matter—I *will* succeed before I die. I will seal the entire Nine-Tails inside me and buy you enough time to find a new jinchuriki. But please...Minato, don't let it be Naruto."
"You have your Ninja Way, and I once had no path of my own. But after Naruto was born, I found mine—Naruto is my Ninja Way. I am his mother, and my Ninja Way is to protect Naruto!
"I don't want him bearing this burden—I just want him to grow up happy and free!"
Minato's heart clenched painfully. He might owe Konoha everything, but he owed even more to Naruto and Uzumaki Miyuki.
Chinya, who had been watching all along, pressed his fingers to his forehead, groaning in frustration.
Never in a million years did Chinya expect things to turn out like this.
Originally, it had been Minato Namikaze who would use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal—but now, it had become Uzumaki Miyuki.
Still, Chinya could understand Uzumaki Miyuki's reasoning.
Uzumaki Miyuki hadn't grown up in Konoha, nor did she particularly love it—she despised it entirely. She couldn't understand or accept that Minato would choose to make his own child a jinchuriki for Konoha's sake.
Chinya sighed, "Well then...looks like I have no choice. Guess breaking my promise won't be good."
Chinya used the Shifting Body Technique to appear outside the barrier.
[Wanju!]
Activating the Mangekyo Sharingan ability of his left eye, Chinya immediately nullified the barrier.
As Uzumaki Miyuki prepared to seal the Nine-Tails with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, Chinya grabbed her wrist and disrupted her chakra flow.
Uzumaki Miyuki's soul-sealing technique was forcibly undone.
The sudden disruption of her chakra left Uzumaki Miyuki weak and helpless on the ground. The Adamantine Sealing Chains restraining the Nine-Tails vanished, and the seal on Minato Namikaze was also lifted.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other shinobi present watched as Chinya arrived and immediately felt renewed hope.
With Chinya here, the situation had finally taken a turn.
Just as Hiruzen was preparing to move closer, Chinya created four Shadow Clones which took positions in the four cardinal directions, each performing hand seals.
[Four-Corner Sealing Barrier!]
A translucent purple barrier formed around them, its rectangular walls burning with violet flames.
At the same time, unwilling to let Hiruzen see what was about to unfold inside, Chinya made the barrier slowly turn opaque.
Hiruzen and the rest were stopped outside the barrier.
One ninja attempted to touch it, only to be burned instantly.
Another quickly counteracted the flames using Water Release Ninjutsu.
Frowning deeply, Hiruzen muttered, "Is Chinya planning to handle the Nine-Tails separately with Minato?"
Seeing Chinya arrive, Minato too felt a surge of hope. "Chinya, you're finally here! Hurry and contain the Nine-Tails before it breaks through the barrier and endangers Konoha!"
Chinya glared at Minato Namikaze with disgust. "Your wife gave her life to seal the Nine-Tails for your child, yet all you care about is Konoha. Not even a trace of concern for her! Minato Namikaze, you truly are a bastard!"
Minato stood frozen in place, staring at Uzumaki Miyuki collapsed on the ground, his eyes filled with guilt.
Uzumaki Miyuki held Naruto tightly, gently stroking his cheek as tears streamed down her face.
At that moment, blinded by rage, the Nine-Tails failed to recognize Chinya and swiped its massive paw at him.
Chinya turned toward the Nine-Tails and directly activated Sage Mode. A dragon-like horn emerged on his forehead, scales covered his body, and a layer of cyan Sage Chakra enveloped him.
Chinya performed the hand seals.
[Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation!]
He breathed life into inanimate objects like rocks and took control of them. In an instant, the animated stones surged forward, engulfing and binding the Nine-Tails until it was completely buried and immobilized.
"Animals are still just animals—too easily driven mad by rage."
Chinya used the Shifting Body Technique and reappeared above the Nine-Tails, slamming his fist into its head.
Empowered by the Sage Chakra, his strength rivaled Tsunade's monstrous power, driving the beast's head straight into the ground.
Seeing Chinya in Sage Mode, Minato looked surprised.
He hadn't expected Chinya to have mastered Sage Mode.
Minato himself had learned Sage Mode from Mount Myoboku, but due to the long time required to gather Sage Chakra and the limited duration it could be maintained, he generally avoided using it in actual combat unless speed wasn't an issue.
The Nine-Tails began preparing to form its Tailed Beast Ball, prompting Chinya to scoff coldly. "Still noted up yet?"
Instantly, Chinya used the Mangekyo Sharingan's Genjutsu ability to take mental control over the Nine-Tails.
Then Chinya returned before Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Miyuki.
He glanced at baby Naruto in Miyuki's arms.
This would definitely become one of the Grand Events, and given how few people were present here, Naruto was destined to become the host for the Nine-Tails.
Chinya looked directly at Minato Namikaze. "Tell me, Fourth Hokage of Konoha, who do you intend to seal the Nine-Tails into? Miyuki? Yourself? Or the child?
Just a heads-up: Miyuki already lost most of her vitality after the Nine-Tails was ripped out of her. Earlier, she forcefully used Adamantine Sealing Chains and your sealing technique, and even prepared—but didn't use—the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Now, only a tiny bit of chakra remains inside her.
Therefore, currently, her body can't handle the whole beast—it can bear only half of it.
Likewise, Naruto is just born and also lacks the capacity to hold the entire Nine-Tails—he can take only half.
Based on your current condition, you definitely can't contain the full Nine-Tails either. So choose—how will you divide it?"
Minato fell into deep contemplation.
Chinya watched Minato Namikaze with mocking eyes.
If Chinya were facing this situation with Kushina Uzumaki, he'd choose to share the burden with her as co-jinchuriki.
But if Minato actually did that, then he wouldn't really be Minato Namikaze anymore.
Minato Namikaze loved Konoha more than Uzumaki Miyuki and Naruto ever could.
As expected, Minato Namikaze made a choice that didn't surprise Chinya. "I choose Miyuki and… Naruto," he said calmly. "Miyuki, I trust Jiraiya-sensei's judgment. Naruto is definitely the Child of the Prophecy, the savior of the future Shinobi World."
Uzumaki Miyuki stared at Minato Namikaze with a blank expression, her eyes like still water, showing no spark of life.
Minato Namikaze felt guilty and dared not meet Uzumaki Miyuki's gaze.
Minato Namikaze took steps toward Uzumaki Miyuki, reaching out to take Naruto from her arms. However, Uzumaki Miyuki refused to let go, clinging desperately to Naruto.
[Paralysis Jutsu]
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