Naruto was dumbfounded.
"Does that mean I have to wait until I get the keys?"
Kurama rolled his eyes and said.
"Even after fifteen days, you haven't checked all of your memories. No wonder he would send it from the future."
He flicked his claw at Naruto, and suddenly, a new memory appeared in Naruto's mind.
Rather than being a new memory, it was just back in line. He was never concerned about opening the seal, so he never looked at it.
Naruto's eyes widened as he looked confused.
"Wait, I had the key all this time?"
"Right, genius! Do you really think he would trust an idiot with memories of the future?"
Kurama rolled his eyes and said.
"You are an idiot. Three years later, you would be a bigger idiot. So, your future self sent a key in the memories."
"In that case, you can unlock the seal without talking to Jiraiya or trying to convince him."
"The less people know about the future, the better it is. Otherwise, we would lose a big advantage."
Suddenly, his eyes got serious as he said.
"Naruto, you are a kind person, but you are also a ninja. You need to understand the weight of your actions."
"Even if you want to revolutionize the world, do it only after you have the strength suppress the world."
"Otherwise, you will be used just like Itachi."
Naruto took a deep breath and nodded.
"Yes, I will keep that in mind."
At this moment, he slowly placed his hand on the seal as several runes and symbols appeared on his hand.
But before he could use it, a white Chakra slowly emerged in front of him.
"There is no need for that, Naruto."
As Naruto heard this voice, he suddenly paused.
He clenched his fist, and without a second thought, he punched the man in front of him in his stomach.
But unlike the original Naruto, he didn't say a word.
He didn't ask why Minato did what he did. He simply punched and lowered his head.
At this moment, Minato grabbed Naruto by his shoulders and pulled him into his embrace, hugging him tightly.
"It's okay to cry, Naruto!"
When Naruto heard those words, his silence was broken as big drops of tears started falling from his eyes.
"Waaaaaaaa!"
Naruto's cry resounded throughout the seal.
At this moment, Naruto forgot about their real objective. He forgot about the future. He forgot about everything.
He just hugged his father and cried like a child.
"Sob! Sob! Sob!"
After a long time, Naruto slowly pushed his father away and started wiping out his tears.
On the other hand, Minato also wiped out his tears and said.
"I'm sorry, Naruto. No matter how many times I apologize, it will not be enough to erase your pain."
"But as a father, I am very happy that you achieved everything."
As he said, he touched Naruto's head and ruffled his hair.
Naruto didn't stop him. He just didn't speak. He didn't know what to say.
After he stopped crying, the original Naruto's conversation with his father kept ringing in his head.
Minato sensed this and said.
"Don't worry, Naruto! When your future-self sent you the information, either that future will cease to exist or it will remain untouched."
"So, for both of us, this is the first time we met."
Naruto asked.
"Sniff! How do you know about the future?"
Minato smiled and said.
"He didn't just send memories, Naruto. He also sent Chakra."
Saying so, Minato looked at Kurama and continued.
"He didn't know what you two would do. He didn't know how you would change the future."
"But he knew one thing. You could always change the future for the worse. Or, the change might not be beneficial for you."
He shook his head with a mocking smile and said.
"Naruto believed that I would be able to guide you towards what wouldn't be bad for you, even if that takes some important lives."
Naruto paused. He didn't believe his future self would do that. He immediately retorted.
"No, it's impossible!"
Kurama folded his hand and said.
"He is not wrong, Naruto. Don't forget, you only became the Hero of the Leaf because Nagato revived dead people."
"If he hadn't done that, you would've been blamed for all those deaths. After all, Nagato did come for you."
"It's just like before. You were blamed for my actions. But this time, you might not take the blame so easily."
"In case you break down mentally, the world is doomed. That's the worst scenario your future self would want to avoid."
"Saving Jiraiya is one thing, but if you only go down the rabbit hole of hatred and animosity, you will become second Sasuke."
He looked at Minato and sneered.
"But it's surprising that both my future-self and Naruto's future-self send these memories to you."
Minato shook his head and said.
"No, they didn't send all of the memories. They only send some memories and some thoughts of their own."
Naruto took a deep breath as he looked at Minato with a complex gaze.
Even his future self believed that Minato could make some rough decisions if it would benefit him.
Minato's idea was simple.
With his talent and Kushina's talent, combined with half of the Nine-Tails, which was much easier to defeat and tame, Naruto could easily reach the strength of the First Hokage.
He didn't know about Ashura's reincarnation, and he believed Third Hokage would train Naruto vigorously and make him the Second Yellow Flash.
Things didn't go his plan but it worked out for Naruto at the end.
Naruto did surpass Hashirama by a huge distance.
Kurama could also make those decisions, but he wouldn't even take a glance at the complexity of human emotions.
So, Minato was the best choice to play this game of chess.
Naruto could always do his best for the best future, while he would make proper, calculated moves for Naruto to succeed.
Naruto bitterly smiled and said.
"I guess being a Hokage did change me."