40: Chapter 40: Meeting Kushina, Unsealing the Seal"Guess who I am?Naruto?" A slightly playful and cute voice came from behind Naruto.
For some reason, upon hearing this voice, Naruto's eyes welled up with tears, which began to flow freely.
"Is that you, Mom?" Naruto turned around and finally saw his mother, whom he had been longing for day and night.
There stood a beautiful woman with gorgeous red hair, radiating a powerful vitality like the sun.A small hair clip adorned her bangs as she smiled at Naruto, her eyes slightly moist.
"So clever!You guessed right.As expected of my child, Kushina Uzumaki!"
At this point, Naruto could no longer hold back and rushed forward to hug Kushina Uzumaki.
"Mom, I miss you so much, I really, really miss you!" At this moment, Naruto's language center suddenly malfunctioned, and he didn't know what to say to express his feelings.
"I miss you too, Naruto, my dear boy!"
Kushina gently hugged Naruto, showing none of the fiery temper she was rumored to have.It was all just a rumor after all.
Kushina was also somewhat emotional.The last time she saw Naruto was when he was just born, and they were about to be separated by death.Although it was only for such a short time, she had deeply imprinted Naruto's image in her mind.
So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, but Naruto still doesn't look very old, probably only six or seven years old.
"Let me take a good look at you, my child.How old are you this year?" Kushina asked, scrutinizing Naruto.
"I'm six years old, and I just started attending the Ninja Academy!" Naruto wiped away his tears and answered Kushina's question.
"He's only six years old, and he's already so handsome!He's just as handsome as his dad used to be!"
"Judging from this, you'll definitely become an excellent ninja in the future, at least as good as your dad!"
"Um, are you calling me?Kushina!" Minato, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to interrupt this touching scene, so he hadn't spoken until Kushina mentioned him, at which point he quietly spoke up to indicate that he was there too.
"Oh!Minato, so you're here too!I missed you so much!" Kushina instantly abandoned Naruto and ran towards Minato.
They leaped through the air towards the water gate.
Minato carefully caught Kushina as she lunged at him, spun her around a few times, and landed steadily.
Finally, he gently hugged Kushina and said, "I missed you too, my Kushina!"
The family of three was finally reunited, but Naruto, the onlooker, felt that he shouldn't be there; he should be under the car, watching how sweet the two of them were!
I was force-fed a huge dose of dog food, and it was even my own parents' dog food.
"Minato, Naruto doesn't look very old.This is completely different from what I expected.I thought Naruto would be a teenager when he came to this place.Did something happen?"
Naruto then explained why he and his father had come here: Naruto had become friends with Kurama, and Minato wanted to ask Kushina's opinion to break Kurama's seal, so they came here.
He then recounted his experiences in the village over the years, everything, and so on.
After hearing Naruto's words, Kushina's anger level instantly reached its maximum, her chakra surged, and her fiery red hair flew wildly.Is this Kushina Uzumaki's enraged form?She looks like someone not to be trifled with!
He cursed and swore, "Outrageous!Outrageous!That old bastard Third Hokage has wronged my little Naruto for so long!And that old dog Shimura Danzo, it's been so long, I didn't expect him to still be so annoying.He was no good back in the village!"
"As expected, a leopard can't change its spots.I wish I could rush back and crush those two scoundrels on the ground, then use my Vajra Chains to show them what the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan are all about!Compared to them, the Nine-Tails suddenly seems much more pleasing to the eye."
Upon hearing this, Minato cautiously asked, "So, Kushina, do you mean you're willing to support Naruto's idea?You agree to break the seal?"
Kushina smiled and said, "Of course, our children have their own ideas, and we as parents should naturally support them."
Kushina said to Naruto, "Naruto, I believe in you.It is because you fully understand the pain of Kurama that you are able to truly enter Kurama's heart.Tailed beasts are also creatures with feelings.I believe that the friendship between you will definitely make you a perfect Jinchuriki and do what your mother has never been able to do!"
Minato chimed in, "Since your mother has said so, then your father will definitely support your actions!"
"Go, Naruto, go and break the seal on the Nine-Tails and free your friends from it.Your father and I will support you!"
"Thank you, Dad.Thank you, Mom.I will definitely live up to your trust in me!" Naruto nodded heavily and made a promise to the two of them.
The surrounding space gradually dissipated, and the family of three returned to the sewer they had been in before.
"Naruto, you're back?Oh, isn't this Kushina?It's been so long, you still look the same, you haven't changed at all!" Kurama was also somewhat moved when he saw the long-lost Kushina.
"Yes, Kurama, I never thought that my son could do what I couldn't do back then.He's really amazing!" Kushina said to Kurama.
"Indeed, Kushina, your son is far more capable than you.He truly deserves to be my friend!" Kurama did not refute Kushina's words.
Seeing Kurama's reaction, Kushina understood.This was an attitude she had never experienced before.It seemed that Kurama was truly undergoing a change!
Naruto looked at Kurama and shouted, "Kurama, just wait, I'll release you right now!"
Naruto's body rose into the air once more, this time arriving before the seal.Without Minato's obstruction, Naruto didn't hesitate.He touched the seal, and with a forceful tug, the seal was torn open with a ripping sound.
Minato and Kushina exchanged a smile.
"Minato, it's our turn to perform.Let's show our son how amazing we parents are!"
Minato and Kushina stood together beside Naruto, blue chakra flames emanating from their hands.
With hands quickly forming hand seals, the ritual was completed in no time.
Aiming at Naruto's navel, they shouted in unison, "Eight Trigrams Seal, Release!"
On Naruto's navel, the Bagua seal, like layers of vortexes, slowly dissipated.
As the seal was broken ring by ring, the giant red pillar slowly dissipated.They had succeeded!
All the shackles in Kurama's consciousness space disappeared, and Kurama truly gained freedom!
"Hahahaha, I, Kurama, am finally free again!"
Kurama felt that his sealed power was being restored continuously, and this feeling was absolutely wonderful!
The sewers, under Kurama's powerful chakra, were constantly emitting ripples, symbolizing the unease in Minato and Kushina's hearts at this moment.
Seeing that Kurama was making no attempt to conceal its aura, with its power surging out far exceeding the life force of the Uzumaki clan, Kushina was ashamed.
Kushina and Minato were also prepared for battle, and they were determined to do everything in their power to protect Naruto's safety should the Nine-Tails change its mind.
But the Nine-Tails truly lives up to its name, the strongest tailed beast in the world!(What they believe is not the truth.)
Even if it's only half a creature, it's already this strong.I can't even imagine how powerful a complete one would be!
Seeing Kurama unleash its power without restraint, Kushina and Minato exchanged a glance, sensing that things were getting out of control.
The Nine-Tails is essentially a tailed beast, and it's possible that it's cunning by nature and deceived their son.
"Get ready, Kushina, we might have to fight to the death!"
"Yeah, if I'd known, I shouldn't have agreed to Naruto's request so hastily.It's just that the Nine-Tails is too cunning; even we were deceived by it!"
Faced with such immense power, could Naruto truly control it?The couple expressed some doubt, worried that their child might not be able to withstand such power.
Seeing Kurama's expression, Naruto sighed and said, "Kurama, that's enough with the commotion and acting.Don't really scare my dad and mom!"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, Kurama instantly became obedient.He quieted down and his aura subsided.He said to Naruto, "You really understand me.You saw through my convincing acting right away!"
"I think I portrayed the feeling of just gaining freedom so vividly, and that excitement was really there.Look, didn't I fool Minato and Kushina?They've been sealed away for so long, what's wrong with them being fooled a little?"
Hearing Naruto and Kurama's words, Kushina and Minato breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
Just now, they really felt that Kurama was about to go berserk, and they would protect Naruto's safety even if it meant sacrificing all their chakra.
"Dad, Mom, I've already said it, Kurama and I are really friends, so you don't need to worry about Kurama hurting me," Naruto said to Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze.
At the same time, Naruto extended a fist towards Kurama, and Kurama immediately understood and extended his fist as well, gently touching it with Naruto's.Thus, the bond between the two officially began to connect!
Kushina looked at Kurama with gratitude and said, "Kurama, we are sorry for what happened in the past.We don't have much time left.We hope you can take good care of Naruto for us.From now on, you will be friends who rely on each other.We are very relieved to entrust Naruto to you!"
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