"Hahahaha... Free at last!!!" Kurama's arrogant voice echoed throughout the entire seal space.
The feeling of refreshment after the restraints were released made it instinctively revert to its original form.
A giant orange fox appeared, its nine tails swaying constantly in the air.
The prestige belonging to the strongest Tailed Beast instantly poured out, causing Naruto's heart—who was currently lacking in both age and strength—to sink suddenly.
A sense of horror welled up.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Suddenly, a clear and beautiful female voice rang out within the seal space, accompanied by the clanking of chains.
Following the sound of the chains, over a dozen golden chains suddenly surged toward Kurama.
In an instant, they bound Kurama in the air, tight and secure!
"Hm?"
The bound Nine-Tails couldn't help but let out a confused sound.
What's going on?
Why does this feel a bit familiar?
It's like I've experienced this scene before?
The Nine-Tails couldn't help but feel a bit nostalgic...
Wait, no! Why has this old man been tied up again?!
"Quick! Naruto! Take the Nine-Tails' power!" A blond-haired man who suddenly appeared in the seal space shouted while looking at the Nine-Tails.
"Hurry! Naruto!" A red-haired woman beside the blond man, who was currently using her power, also shouted.
However, a long time passed after their voices fell, yet nothing changed...
"Naruto?" The blond man looked toward Lexon and Naruto with some confusion.
"Hurry... Naruto... Mommy can't hold on much longer!" the red-haired woman said with difficulty.
"Something's not right... Kushina..." Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze... the moment he saw Lexon and Naruto, he suddenly felt something was off.
"What? What is it?" Hearing her husband's confused voice, Naruto's mother, the previous Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, Kushina Uzumaki, also looked toward Lexon and Naruto. She then said in surprise, "Naruto is so young? How can he control the Nine-Tails' power?"
"Er..." Minato Namikaze was a bit slow on the uptake. Because he couldn't believe Naruto was so young, he turned his gaze to Lexon and asked tentatively, "Naruto?"
Hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Lexon's face darkened, as if black lines were hanging down.
'You're taking me for your son, aren't you...'
"Idiot! How could that possibly be our son! He doesn't look like him at all!" Kushina was angered by Minato Namikaze's behavior and smashed her fist onto his head.
"He really doesn't..." Minato Namikaze replied. "Though the level of handsomeness is about the same."
"Stop talking nonsense! Quickly bring Naruto over! He's still young; he probably removed the seal by accident or was deceived. We need to use Naruto to reseal the Nine-Tails immediately!" Kushina urged, seeing her husband still in the mood to joke.
She was currently just a lingering wisp of chakra will. Simply restricting the Nine-Tails' actions was very taxing... and she couldn't hold on for long...
She had to hurry and reseal the Nine-Tails...
Otherwise, letting the Nine-Tails loose would be a massive disaster for the outside world...
As the Jinchuriki, her own son would be the first to get hurt!
Kushina would never allow such a thing to happen!
"Body Flicker Technique." Minato Namikaze also realized the urgency of the situation. Putting away his playful mood, his body flickered as he sped toward Naruto, reaching out to place his hand on the shoulder of the boy who had been in a daze since just now.
He wanted to take Naruto to Kushina's side and then reseal the Nine-Tails.
Even if such a seal was only temporary and not very strong...
Once the Nine-Tails was sealed, he could use his remaining chakra to release a pulse for the people in the village to detect.
Surely the Third Hokage would be able to notice and reinforce the seal...
It was just that... next time Naruto wanted to take the Nine-Tails' power, he and Kushina probably wouldn't be able to help...
Minato Namikaze thought.
"Wait a moment."
Minato suddenly heard a calm voice coming from the person beside his son.
Immediately after, he felt his hand grab nothing as Naruto's figure disappeared from before his eyes.
What happened?
Minato looked at Lexon and found Naruto standing right beside him.
And right beside himself was, surprisingly, his wife's figure.
'When? Such speed...'
Minato Namikaze couldn't help but be a bit astonished.
"Why are you still here! Hurry up and bring Naruto over!" Kushina shouted as she struggled to control the chains, noticing Minato beside her.
"That person isn't simple..." Minato didn't act rashly; his gaze toward Lexon was full of caution.
Then, he noticed the lingering aura of the sealing tag in Lexon's hand.
Was it he who removed the seal?
Minato Namikaze's brow furrowed slightly.
Combining his previous thoughts with Naruto's age... and the act of preventing him from taking Naruto to seal the Nine-Tails... he reached a conclusion.
'That man, who is as handsome as me, is a bad guy.'
Minato Namikaze thought to himself.
"What's the rush?" Lexon said calmly to the lingering chakra consciousnesses of the deceased couple.
In the next moment, he raised his arm and shifted his gaze toward the tightly bound Kurama.
An invisible force erupted.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, Kushina cried out as her power was abruptly cut off, causing her to stagger back several steps.
The golden chains extending from various parts of the seal space shattered and broke apart link by link.
Then they turned into pure chakra and dissipated into thin air...
Kurama's restraints were undone, and he fell from the air to the ground.
The giant fox landed on all fours. Its cold and angry eyes stared intently at Kushina and Minato. A brutal aura erupted from all over the Nine-Tails' body, making one's heart tremble.
"This is trouble..." Seeing his wife's binding shattered, Minato Namikaze also felt a sense of foreboding and murmured.
It wasn't hard for him to guess who helped the Nine-Tails escape...
That man...
Is his goal the Nine-Tails...
Then what will happen to Naruto...
As Minato Namikaze thought, he couldn't help but worry about his son's safety.
If a Tailed Beast was forced out of its Jinchuriki, the damage would be at least a serious injury...
The worst outcome would be... death!
"Naruto! Daddy will save you!" Facing the immensely powerful Nine-Tails and the inscrutable Lexon, even though he was only a remnant of chakra will, Minato Namikaze struck a fighting pose and spoke in a spirited tone.
"Mommy too!" Kushina performed the same action.
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