When Chinya explained that Minato Namikaze sealed half the Nine-Tails into Naruto based on Jiraiya's words, Kushina Uzumaki found it hard to understand.
Chinya paused briefly before asking, "Kushina, do you believe in destiny?"
Kushina was surprised. "Destiny? Of course not! You don't seriously believe in it either, right? But back then, when you talked with Hizashi, you seemed to dislike fatalism so much."
Chinya's expression turned slightly serious. "I definitely dislike fatalism, but we can't deny that some things are destined to happen."
"What do you mean?" Kushina asked, puzzled.
Chinya answered gravely, "For example, the Nine-Tails will certainly break free from its seal. In other words, the Nine-Tails escaping from Uzumaki Miyuki's body and being sealed inside Naruto is something destined to happen. The old toad on Mount Myoboku wasn't lying. Naruto really is the child of fate—the savior of the shinobi world in the future.
What I'm saying sounds too incredible. If you don't believe me, Kushina, just pretend..."
But suddenly, Kushina interrupted, "I believe you. You've never lied to me before, so what you're saying must be true. Then... can destiny be changed?"
Hearing how unconditionally Kushina trusted him, Chinya smiled slightly, then became serious again. "Destiny can change, but it's extremely difficult."
To change Kushina's destiny, Chinya had been working for over a decade.
And the conditions were also extremely strict. After great effort, Chinya finally found an alternative candidate—Uzumaki Miyuki—and struck a deal with Danzo that barely convinced Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mito Uzumaki to change their stance.
At that time, Chinya considered the possibility that if he couldn't stop Mito Uzumaki and others from making Kushina the jinchuriki, he'd simply take her away from Konoha.
But thinking back now, could he really have taken Kushina away at that time?
Chinya wasn't so sure anymore.
Back then, Chinya didn't have the absolute strength to overturn everything, nor did he have confidence in protecting Kushina during a potential chase.
Moreover, Mito already suspected his intentions. She might have been constantly locking onto Kushina using [Mind's Eye of the Kagura], possibly even keeping watch over her.
Because for Mito, Konoha was the most important thing—even though Konoha had already completely changed.
And Kushina Uzumaki was the ideal jinchuriki candidate Mito had settled on.
Therefore, at that time, taking Kushina away from here would have been very difficult.
So if they wanted to alter Naruto's fate, it should theoretically be possible too.
Find someone who can replace Naruto as the child of fate, seal the Nine-Tails inside them, and make them the new jinchuriki.
But easier said than done.
As the child of fate—the central figure in the shinobi world's future—the conditions for changing that destiny would surely be even more stringent.
Sighing, Kushina said, "No wonder Miyuki looked so sad and mentally drained just now. It seems like she got really hurt this time. That Minato Namikaze... really went too far..."
Kushina didn't even know how to finish her sentence.
Chinya said to Kushina Uzumaki, "Kushina, I suspect Miyuki might choose to leave Konoha."
Kushina Uzumaki was taken aback. "Huh? Leave Konoha? Why?"
Chinya's suspicion was based on the situation involving Minato Namikaze.
Chinya felt as though there was a force that corrected deviations from the original course of events.
For example, earlier, Chinya had clearly made prior arrangements with the Nine-Tails, yet in the end, the Nine-Tails played practically no role at all.
Even though Chinya had sealed a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra into Uzumaki Miyuki's body, which allowed her to live, she would still end up using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal in place of Minato Namikaze.
And although Minato survived, he might remain unconscious indefinitely.
In the original storyline where Naruto grew up without parents, if Minato stayed unconscious, then the surviving Uzumaki Miyuki wouldn't stay in Konoha for long either.
This was because the story needed to maintain Naruto's character arc as an orphan with no parents.
But this idea seemed too abstract, so Chinya decided to explain the situation to Kushina using concrete evidence: "Miyuki loves Naruto deeply—she never wanted him to become a Jinchuriki—but Minato stubbornly sealed half of the Nine-Tails inside Naruto's body. Miyuki must be extremely disappointed in him now.
Besides, Miyuki doesn't really care about Konoha. Regarding how ninja villages treat Jinchuriki, I think you, Kushina, already know what it's like. Miyuki is actually quite lucky—the ignorant villagers of Konoha don't know she's a Jinchuriki. Otherwise, even as the Hokage's wife, she would still face fear, suspicion, and discrimination.
Maybe this time around, no one will find out about her or Naruto's status either, but as I said, Miyuki loves Naruto so much that she probably wouldn't want to gamble on that.
If both Miyuki and Naruto's identities as Jinchuriki were revealed, Naruto would spend his childhood facing endless discrimination in Konoha, and it could haunt him his whole life.
Also, I believe this time Hiruzen and the others won't be able to hide the fact that Naruto is a Jinchuriki."
Kushina frowned. "Won't be able to hide it? Why not?"
Chinya continued analyzing: "First, let's look at the day Naruto was born. From the incident involving Sakumo, we can see that Konoha's people are incredibly ignorant—they believe in rumors without questioning them at all.
Naruto was born on the very same day the Nine-Tails attacked, and during that time, only Naruto was born within the village. Naturally, some foolish villagers will link him to the Nine-Tails, and then others will spread these rumors until it turns into something absurd—like saying Naruto himself is the Nine-Tails incarnate.
Secondly, consider Naruto's identity—as the son of the Fourth. Some people in Konoha have long been unhappy about Minato becoming Hokage. No one knows when Minato will wake up. Although right now, Hiruzen has resumed leadership, once Minato wakes up, Hiruzen won't have any good reason to keep the title anymore.
And once the word gets out that Naruto is the Jinchuriki, when Minato regains consciousness and reclaims the Hokage position, it will severely undermine his authority."
The child of the Hokage being a jinchuriki—a human vessel for the Nine-Tails—perhaps at first, those naïve villagers would feel that Minato Namikaze was great and Naruto was a hero. But with the issue of being a jinchuriki still present, people would continue to fear Naruto.
They'd worry: What if Naruto loses control? What if the Nine-Tails appears again? Last time, Minato Namikaze only fell into a coma, but what if he dies this time?
Chinya paused and concluded, "Miyuki, who deeply loves Naruto—if she really wants what's best for him, she has to question whether staying in Konoha will truly help him grow. If word of Naruto being a jinchuriki got out, Miyuki wouldn't be able to protect him—just like when Minato ripped Naruto from her arms, she'd be powerless to stop it."
Kushina Uzumaki listened, her entire expression crumpling into sorrow, as a deep helplessness welled up from within her.
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