"What should I eat…"
Uzumaki Naruto looked at the pile of instant noodles in his room that had already passed their expiration date. They still tasted all right, but after eating them too many times, even he got sick of them. Going out to eat was not an option either. He did not have that much money.
"Want some Ichiraku ramen?"
Just then, a random passerby transformed by Minato Namikaze appeared.
He was the Yellow Flash, so naturally, he was acting as a delivery guy from a certain yellow takeout platform.
As for the people monitoring Naruto, most of the time they only watched whether anyone entered from outside. There were very few ninja who knew Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique), so they basically did not directly observe the inside of the room.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had also used Tōmegane no Jutsu (Telescope Technique) less often recently. The cracked crystal ball was still being dealt with.
"Who are you?"
Naruto's heart trembled. It was clearly his first time seeing this face, yet he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"Who exactly are you?"
Naruto asked warily. Although he felt familiar, he could not be careless.
"You'll know very soon. Do you want to eat?"
Minato did not answer him directly.
"I do."
The trust that came from the bottom of his heart made Naruto nod. Besides, it smelled like Ichiraku ramen. It smelled really good.
Minato patted Naruto on the shoulder.
This was also the first time he had touched Naruto like this since Naruto was born.
At the same time, within the sealed space inside Naruto's body…
"Long time no see, my other half. How have you been?"
Yin Kurama found Yang Kurama and looked at him through the sealed gate.
"It's you. Weren't you taken away by the Death God together with that guy Minato Namikaze…"
"Oh, I see. Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation). Interesting."
Yang Kurama recognized who the random passerby outside was.
Minato Namikaze.
That guy had actually been summoned back by someone.
"So, what exactly are you here for?" Yang Kurama said calmly.
He did not ask his other half for help. Aside from his own pride, the other half was sealed inside Minato Namikaze's body, so it was impossible for him to help anyway.
So he could not even be bothered to move.
"Nothing much. I just came to take a look. After all, we're both the Nine-Tails," Yin Kurama said calmly.
He was not as irritable as Yang Kurama and was much more rational.
"What's there to look at? There's nothing else here," Yang Kurama said flatly.
"Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, are you two not coming out?"
Yin Kurama released a small portion of Nine-Tails chakra, but the people outside could not sense it at all.
Clatter, clatter!
In an instant, countless Kongō Fūsa (Adamantine Sealing Chains) shot out violently.
Yang Kurama: "???"
Caught completely off guard, Yang Kurama was directly bound by the Adamantine Sealing Chains. Even his mouth was tied shut.
What the hell?
The Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains?
Out of nowhere?
He felt a little wronged.
The previous two Jinchuriki had both been members of the Uzumaki clan, so he was naturally no stranger to the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
This chakra aura belonged to that woman Kushina.
Although his temper was explosive, he was not stupid. In an instant, he guessed what this chakra was being used for. Wasn't it just to scare him?
The corner of Yin Kurama's mouth twitched.
This was indeed Kushina Uzumaki's personality.
"Nine-Tails, what are you trying to do?" Kushina Uzumaki had only just appeared, yet she immediately started scolding Yang Kurama head-on.
Yang Kurama: "…"
This stupid woman. Could she not look properly? The one who released chakra was not this great me.
Minato Namikaze was relatively calm and quickly made Kushina look behind her.
"Huh?"
"Another Nine-Tails?"
Kushina was slightly stunned when she saw Yin Kurama, whose color was somewhat darker.
What was going on?
Minato had already figured it out.
"Edo Tensei… As expected, was it Orochimaru who used that forbidden jutsu?" Minato asked.
When this kind of forbidden jutsu was involved, the first person to suspect was naturally Orochimaru.
"It wasn't Orochimaru. Do you two not know anything about what Naruto has experienced over the years?" Edo Minato asked, somewhat puzzled.
"The chakra left inside Naruto's body is limited. It needs to deal with the Nine-Tails going berserk," Minato shrugged.
"What happened to Naruto?"
Kushina asked anxiously.
"That Nine-Tails over there should be more familiar with it than I am, right?"
"Sorry to trouble you, Kushina, but please undo the Adamantine Sealing Chains. That Nine-Tails is very quiet. He hasn't gone berserk."
Hearing this, Kushina scratched her head in embarrassment and undid the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Yang Kurama immediately felt much more comfortable.
The Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains really were annoying.
"Here. Just touch this chakra. If you don't believe it, you can ask that Minato Namikaze after you finish watching."
Yang Kurama very simply shared that portion of memories with the two of them.
He was also very interested.
If these two saw what their son had gone through, would they darken completely?
As the being who had been sealed inside Naruto from the moment he was born, Yang Kurama had seen everything Naruto had done and experienced clearly.
Even as a Tailed Beast, he felt that this little partner was a bit miserable. His heart and way of thinking were strangely resilient to a ridiculous degree.
But even after all that, Naruto had not darkened. Yang Kurama was somewhat surprised by that too. It gave him a feeling similar to an old acquaintance from the past.
"…"
The memories were browsed through quickly.
The expressions on the couple's faces became uglier and uglier. Their hearts were filled with pain for Naruto.
"How dare those people!"
Kushina's eyes turned red.
Naruto's experiences hurt her deeply. They were far, far removed from the life they had imagined for him.
"So, are you planning to confront the Third Hokage?" Minato asked in a heavy voice.
"Indeed. He has to give Naruto an explanation," Edo Minato said.
As parents, they definitely had to demand an explanation for this matter.
"I'm only a strand of chakra. I don't have the qualifications to tell you what to do. You can decide for yourselves."
"Kushina, let's go."
Minato sighed softly, then disappeared together with Kushina, returning to the seal.
The purpose of these two strands of chakra was to act as the final safeguard. If Naruto wanted to control the Nine-Tails' power, or if the Nine-Tails tried to break through the seal, one of them would appear.
Yang Kurama curled his lip.
His previous plan was ruined.
With these two hiding in some space he could not find, even if he wanted to lure Naruto into undoing the seal, he would not be able to do it.
Edo Minato and Yin Kurama also left.
Tsunade returned to the Senju compound. It had fallen into a rather desolate state.
Although she was the only orthodox Senju left, out of respect for those people, no one had touched this piece of land.
The everyday life from many years ago was still vivid in her mind, but now, things had changed and people were gone. She never would have imagined that it would become like this.
"Big sis, how many times have you come back over the years?" Nawaki asked.
The warmth from his memories was no longer there.
"Not many. Occasionally, I suppose."
After leaving the ninja village, Tsunade really had rarely come back. Unless she herself wanted to return, or Sarutobi Hiruzen called her back for something.
(End of Chapter)
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