First, that golden, fox-shaped Chakra cloak surged into the Four Symbols Seal's Formula.
Next, the Shadow Clone's appearance began to shift.
Its body changed as well.
In moments, Naruto's Shadow Clone had taken on Minato Namikaze's form.
The 'Minato' kept his eyes shut.
To Naruto's senses, the clone had fallen into a deep sleep.
Naruto at once lifted the clone's hand and tapped fists with it.
Then he began to draw back his own Chakra.
Soon every trace of the clone's Chakra was reclaimed, replaced entirely by Minato's.
"Success."
"Still, we'll need to observe for a while."
Whoo—
Once everything looked stable, Naruto finally exhaled.
He glanced at Minato, closed his eyes, and sent his consciousness into the Sealing Space.
Whoosh—
The standby Shadow Clone instantly appeared beside the main body and began recording Minato's changes.
Unfortunately, the one thing Naruto hadn't counted on was how little patience his young mother had.
Through shared vision, seeing Minato safe, she couldn't sit still; she hurriedly told Naruto to shape her next.
This scene
left the experts, the middling, and the novices in the chat room clicking their tongues in admiration.
Orochimaru: "Ingenious!"
Orochimaru: "A Ninjutsu built upon the School—its effects are on another level!"
Orochimaru: "The School is wonderful; the School must be studied!"
Orochimaru: "…"
They ignored the raving Orochimaru.
Senju Hashirama: Tobirama, what's going on?
Senju Tobirama didn't answer at once; he quietly listened to Orochimaru's analysis.
Only after sorting his thoughts did he speak.
Senju Tobirama: "Brilliant!"
Senju Tobirama: "Put plainly, it lets Eternal Belt Sister—who exists in Black-framed Naruto-kun's Sealing Space—use the Shadow Clone Jutsu in the outside world."
Senju Tobirama: "The medium is Black-framed Naruto-kun himself."
Senju Tobirama: "Using the School… the margin of error is kept to a minimum."
Senju Tobirama: "Which means… if Black-framed Naruto-kun could see souls…"
Uchiha Izuna: All right, I'll spell it out; you keep brooding.
Uchiha Izuna: Dual Four Symbols Seal.
Uchiha Izuna: Inside the Sealing Space, Black-Framed Naruto applied the New Shinobi Sect to Minato, stabilizing his half-soul, half-Chakra body and providing a Chakra reservoir.
Uchiha Izuna: Next, he treated Minato like Nine-Tailed Chakra and transferred him via the School into an outside Shadow Clone.
Uchiha Izuna: Then he applied the New Shinobi Sect again.
Uchiha Izuna: Remember, the New Shinobi Sect can easily reclaim Chakra—including anything it has transformed.
Uchiha Izuna: So, once Minato successfully entered the clone's Four Symbols Seal, Black-Framed Naruto slowly siphoned the clone's Chakra away.
Uchiha Izuna: Black-Framed Naruto had warned Minato to use the Transformation Jutsu; thus his Chakra body kept its original appearance, which in turn altered the clone's look—crucial, or he'd be stuck with Black-Framed Naruto's face.
After that, Minato's Chakra flowed into the clone, becoming a 'pseudo' Jinchuriki.
It replenished the clone's missing Chakra, keeping pace with Black-Framed Naruto while maintaining the clone's stability.
Finally, not a wisp of Black-Framed Naruto's Chakra remained; the body was wholly usurped by Minato's.
The Shadow Clone had become Minato's Shadow Clone.
A Shadow Clone is solid to begin with.
Now Minato was flooding it with sealed Chakra, letting it circulate through every part of its body.
The clone grew denser… achieving a different kind of resurrection.
Uchiha Izuna: That's the gist of it.
After Izuna's explanation
everyone nodded, half-understanding.
It sounded convoluted—and it was.
Yet, as Tobirama had hinted,
if Black-Framed Naruto could see souls and draw them into the Sealing Space… couldn't he mass-resurrect people?
Even if the process was long.
In the black frame world, Minato was still technically a Shadow Clone, but the Nine-Tails' Chakra, Naruto's own refined Chakra, and a sliver of Ashura's all carried potent life force.
It wouldn't be long before flesh and blood re-formed.
"Mom's ready, come on!"
Kushina said excitedly.
Naruto didn't start her resurrection right away.
He waited until Minato showed no adverse reaction, then turned to Kushina.
He shook his head helplessly—so impatient.
But Kushina's next words made him pause.
"Naruto, please~"
"Hurry and bring Mom back—Mom hasn't hugged the real you yet~!"
"Mom can't wait any longer~!"
Looking at Kushina's reddening eyes, Naruto sighed inwardly.
This wasn't the mother he'd imagined…
He'd 'seen pigs run without tasting pork,' but he'd never had one of his own.
His idea of 'mother' had mostly come from others.
The feeling hadn't hit him—until now.
Of course, Kushina was the perfect embodiment of the word.
Pulling his gaze away, he glanced at the equally impatient Great Fox.
He laughed despite himself.
"All right, here we go, Mom—don't slip up."
"Mm-hmm!" Kushina nodded quickly and stretched out her hand.
New Shinobi Sect.
Same procedure.
Soon, in the real world
another 'Shadow Clone' stood before Naruto.
It was Kushina.
"Should be fine…" Naruto drew a deep breath, watching her changes.
Favouritism.
Minato beside them no longer minded.
Why go to such lengths to resurrect them?
To revive the Uzumaki, or the Uchiha, or the Senju—
none could be done overnight; it would take vast effort. To Naruto, both Kushina and Minato were invaluable.
Otherwise… the new Land of Whirlpools wouldn't even know what its own traditional clothes looked like…
"At last… Kushina's finally out of my fur!"
The Great Fox threw back his head and laughed.
But the laughter died fast.
He felt his Chakra being sucked away at breakneck speed—by Kushina.
Through Naruto's eyes he watched Kushina grow ever more solid.
Sharing senses… she was almost starting to grow flesh.
Great Fox: "…"
"Damn you, Kushina!"
"Chakra doesn't cost money, huh?!"
"Hm?"
Mid-roar, the fox froze.
"Money?"
"Hmm~"
His eyes lit up.
"Say, Naruto, besides Kakashi screening elite Ninja, could we pull off something bigger?"
"Like… secretly renting out Chakra?"
"No, wait—like you once said—"
"Free… is the most expensive!"