Unfortunately, while Minato was shouting, Naruto's attention was completely focused on resisting the Nine-Tails' chakra. He was drowning under the crushing wave of hatred and negative emotions surging into him.
At this moment, Naruto couldn't hear Minato's encouragement at all—only the furious roars and venomous curses echoing from the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Even Kushina struggled to stay focused. After all, what she had left inside Naruto was only a portion of her chakra—enough to suppress the Nine-Tails' power, but only by about one-third… and that was only if the Nine-Tails didn't resist.
Even so, Naruto's right eye was darkening, the white of his eye collapsing into black, and his pupil slowly shifting from sapphire blue into scarlet.
Seeing danger, Uchiha Hikaru rushed behind Naruto, placing both of his hands firmly on Naruto's back. His chakra wrapped around Naruto, and Sage Chakra poured out continuously, offsetting the corrosive force of the tailed beast chakra.
Outside, Killer Bee watched nervously as Naruto's tailed beast cloak—already having sprouted five tails—suddenly froze. Deep blue chakra erupted from Uchiha Hikaru, enveloping both him and Naruto.
The cloak stopped growing… then began fading, and soon disappeared entirely.
Inside Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Bull Demon sensed what was happening and froze in shock.
He felt a long-lost aura from Uchiha Hikaru, something strangely similar to the Sage of Six Paths… yet different—sharper, more dangerous.
There was also a heavy, oppressive force that made his heart tremble.
"Bee, this man is unlike any other Uchiha. His chakra… terrifies me instinctively."
"Yo! For real!? As expected of Brother Hikaru, strongest man in the ninja world!" ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ
The Bull Demon sighed, stopping the conversation. His friendship with Uchiha Hikaru was stable enough—there was no need to push Bee further.
Inside Naruto's sealed space, with Hikaru and Kushina's support, Naruto slowly regained consciousness and began pulling more fiercely against the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails buried its head into the ground, gripping its skull with its claws, silently enduring the agony as its chakra was stripped away. Still, occasional groans escaped:
"Ah—ah—aaah—!"
Minato watched from the side and suddenly felt that… the Nine-Tails actually looked kind of pitiful.
Finally, with one last pull, Naruto tore the chakra of the Nine-Tails fully from his body. Kushina immediately unleashed the Adamantine Sealing Chains, capturing the transparent chakra body and guiding it into Naruto.
Her figure began fading, becoming translucent, but a relieved smile spread across her face.
"Naruto… I finally did it…"
Minato stepped behind Kushina, wrapping his arms around her waist. His body too began dissolving.
Naruto ran toward them, trying to embrace them—but his hands passed through air. He stumbled forward, turning back toward them with trembling lips.
"Dad… Mom…"
Kushina lifted her hand to wipe Naruto's tears, but her fingers passed straight through, as the tears fell freely.
"Naruto, it's okay. Mom will be back soon."
Minato smiled affectionately.
"Naruto, you've grown up. Let your mom return to you first. Dad… might come back a bit later."
And with that, their bodies dissolved slowly upward from their feet.
Naruto watched them, fists clenched, determination igniting in his eyes.
Golden chakra erupted around him—brilliant orange outlines forming six black magatama on his chest, spiral patterns across his shoulders, connected with a black chakra ring around his body. The Eight Trigrams Seal now stabilized the Nine-Tails' power.
Kushina and Minato stared with overwhelming pride.
The power of the Nine-Tails… which once tormented Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Kushina throughout their lives… was now truly controlled.
He wasn't a perfect Jinchūriki yet—but he had taken the first step.
They could no longer speak, but the tears shining in their eyes said everything.
Naruto raised his thumb confidently to his chest:
"My father is the Yellow Flash of Konoha—the Fourth Hokage!"
"My mother is the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero of Konoha!"
"And I am Uzumaki Naruto!"
"I'm going to become the Orange Hokage of Konoha!" ☆(>ω·)
Kushina and Minato listened to their son's final vow as their forms vanished completely.
Naruto stood silently for a long moment—unable to let go.
Suddenly, a weak voice broke the quiet.
"Umm… maybe you could lock me up again…?"
"I… I miss home. My cage is kind of cozy."
Naruto and Uchiha Hikaru turned around.
The Nine-Tails now looked like a starved stray fox—tiny, skinny, trembling, every step weak and shaky. Its limbs shook violently as it crawled toward the open seal door.
Naruto felt like his conscience took a 10,000-point critical hit (｡•́︿•̀｡) Even Uchiha Hikaru winced.
In the original timeline, the Nine-Tails merely looked a bit thinner—but this one looked like it was about to collapse.
Naruto rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and squatted beside him.
"Uh… Kurama, are you okay?"
"But—arigato."
"If you hadn't stopped resisting, I could never have done this."
"I won't seal you again."
Kurama froze. His fur bristled, eyes wide in horror.
"Don't come near me, you lunatic! I'll kill you!!"
"Seal! Seal!! Put me back in the seal!! Right now!!!"
Uchiha Hikaru sighed, watching Kurama tremble like a traumatized puppy.
It looked truly pitiful…
(;ω;)
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