Inside the Sealed Space.
Naruto didn't have to work hard to coax Kurama, after all, it was just a fox that had been imprisoned for decades, and what it wanted to see most now was the look of pain on the face of the person who had sealed it.
Naruto stood directly below the large gate, Chakra surging around him, and the water flow beneath his feet began to spin around Naruto, gradually rising to envelop half of Naruto's body.
Lifted by the water pillar, Naruto went directly to the seal affixed to the gate.
Naruto raised his hand and placed it on the seal, pinching a corner of the seal with two fingers, about to tear it off directly.
But Naruto had only just made the move.
In the quiet moment, a golden light quietly bloomed, slowly transforming into a human figure appearing before the man and the fox. This light was gentle and friendly, not like the scorching sun.
In such a dazzling golden glow, a firm and warm hand accurately grabbed Naruto's hand, which was about to tear off the seal.
Minato Namikaze directly brought Naruto to the ground.
He had been looking at Naruto with gentle eyes.
He had once fantasized about seeing Naruto again.
Only now, seeing him again, he found that Naruto was still a child, but looking at his current strong build, handsome face, and that golden hair and azure eyes...
Presumably, with the two identities of the Fourth Hokage's son and a hero's descendant, Naruto's childhood must have grown up under the support of the villagers, and his life must have been very happy.
"Naruto, you've grown up."
Minato Namikaze was full of relief.
Naruto, however, took a step back without a change in expression.
Minato Namikaze's expression was a bit awkward, and he said with a smile, "Naruto, perhaps Lord Third Hokage didn't tell you my identity, I am actually..."
"No need for nonsense, Fourth Hokage."
Naruto directly interrupted Minato Namikaze's subsequent words, "I'm not unsealing this to listen to your nonsense."
Minato Namikaze froze in place again, his expression wanting to speak but stopping, suddenly feeling a bit at a loss.
He might be good at handling relationships between comrades, but when it came to his seemingly rebellious child, he didn't know how to face him. After all, Naruto was only tiny when he was born, and now he was already a big child.
Could it be because his identity made him rebellious in the Village?
But because he had made Naruto an orphan since childhood, he felt very guilty and couldn't say anything.
Fortunately, Naruto not only looked good but also had a good physique, so he probably didn't have to worry about food and clothing in the Village.
"Naruto, Kurama's temptation cannot be easily believed. If you want to practice Tailed Beast Chakra, Jiraiya Sensei must be present."
Minato Namikaze explained to Naruto with a gentle smile.
"Hahahaha, Fourth Hokage, this is not this old man's temptation."
Before Naruto could speak, Kurama's mocking laughter suddenly echoed from behind him.
"Kurama! It's you who's causing trouble!"
Minato Namikaze heard the voice from behind and only then noticed Kurama. He turned to look at Kurama, who was full of mockery, and his eyes were filled with anger.
"Hahahaha, Fourth Hokage, only this matter you have no right to resent this old man. If not for this old man, this brat would have probably died at Konoha's hands long ago."
Kurama's words were not wrong. If it weren't for the super healing ability brought by Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra, given Naruto's experiences when he was young, even if he didn't die, he would probably have suffered many hidden injuries.
"Impossible!"
Minato Namikaze instinctively refuted Kurama's statement. He immediately turned back to Naruto, hoping to learn the truth from Naruto's mouth.
Minato Namikaze was a Ninja who grew up under the fire will. He deeply loved the Village. After becoming Hokage, he dedicated everything to Konoha Village and worked tirelessly. It was impossible for him to believe Kurama's words.
"How troublesome."
Naruto frowned, but his eyes remained unchanged, still calm.
"Fourth Hokage, I no longer care about how this Village is. My purpose in unsealing this time is simply to master more Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra, as well as your Flying Thunder God Technique and the Sealing Technique belonging to the Vortex Clan."
"Master more Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra?" Minato Namikaze suddenly grasped the key to the problem, and a hint of a relieved smile still appeared on his grim face.
"Naruto, are you already able to control Kurama's Chakra?"
Using Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra, even Kushina took a long time to achieve it. How old was Naruto now, and he could already obtain Chakra from Kurama?
"Fourth Hokage, you are too arrogant."
Naruto gave Minato Namikaze a cold glance, then, while he was still too stunned to stop him, tore off the seal on the gate, walked inside the sealed gate, and stood beside Kurama.
"It's not mastering Kurama, but Kurama and I are comrades."
Minato Namikaze stared blankly at this scene. He felt his worldview was about to shatter. Why, why could Naruto stand so naturally next to Kurama?
Kurama's expression was quite ferocious now, constantly baring its fangs at him, its eyes filled with mockery and hatred. How could this possibly be an existence that could understand each other?
But Naruto didn't look like he had been tempted either.
Minato Namikaze calmed down at this point and began to think. From the moment he appeared in the Sealed Space and saw Naruto, all his assumptions about Naruto's situation in the Village were his own subjective conjectures.
He could tell from Kushina's experience what kind of treatment a Jinchuriki received in the Village, but could even the identity of the Fourth Hokage's son, a hero's son, not change this treatment?
"Naruto, I can teach you both Flying Thunder God and Sealing Technique, but this is only a wisp of my Chakra, so I'm afraid I can't teach you everything."
Minato Namikaze's expression was a bit self-reproaching and ashamed. He couldn't even fulfill his son's first, and possibly only, request.
"That's not a problem, Kurama." Naruto looked at Kurama; this was what they had agreed upon.
Kurama possessed abundant Yang-attribute Chakra, which could greatly improve the quality and stability of Minato Namikaze's wisp of Chakra. As long as it was replenished in time, there would be no need to worry about it disappearing.
"Tch, brat."
Kurama's face showed an extremely disdainful expression, but it still separated a wisp of Chakra, passed it over the seal, and injected it into Minato Namikaze's body.
"This is?"
Minato Namikaze was surprised to feel the changes in the Chakra within his body. It had stabilized directly, and the quality of his Chakra had become higher. The feeling that it might disappear at any moment was gone. This was the power of Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra, after all.
Then, he looked at Naruto with expectant eyes and said,
"Naruto, can you tell me about your experiences over the years first?"