The Past! Masked Man, You Really Deserve to Die

Naruto remained motionless within the sealed space.

Shinki was getting a little impatient, so he stepped forward and called out softly.

No one responded.

"What exactly is going on?" Killer B, looking completely bewildered, asked in confusion.

As he spoke, he quickly distanced himself. "Anyway, the process I described for subduing the Tailed Beasts was correct. I never encountered such a problem when I subdued the Tailed Beasts."

Shinki pondered for a moment, then placed his hand directly on Naruto's spiritual form's head, attempting to communicate with Naruto using the Mind Body Switch Technique...

In the golden space.

Kushina said, "Naruto, what's sealed inside you is only a small amount of my Chakra, it won't last long. Now I'm going to tell you the truth about the Nine-Tails' Attack back then..."

However, before he could finish speaking, another red figure appeared in the radiant golden space.

Kushina:⊙▽⊙

Isn't this her and Naruto's private space? How come outsiders have come in!

The next moment, Naruto excitedly shouted, "Shinki?! How did you get in here too?! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"

"Shinki, look! This is my mom! What do you think? Isn't she beautiful?"

"I inherited my mom's good genes, so I'm definitely going to be a handsome guy! (•̀⌄•́)"

After saying that, Naruto realized that his words might have been a bit hurtful.

Although my parents died early, at least I know who my father and mother are.

In contrast, Shinki is truly like a rootless duckweed...

Upon entering this space, Shinki immediately noticed the red-haired woman.

Noticing the change in Naruto's expression, he shook his head, indicating that it was nothing to worry about. Although the Shinki of this world was orphaned, he had a happy family before he transmigrated, and his childhood was without any flaws.

"It's alright, Auntie, Naruto, you two chat. I'll go check on Nine-Tails... (^ワ^)"

As Shinki spoke, he prepared to leave this golden space.

Since the other party and their child have been reunited, I won't get involved any further.

Just then, Kushina, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "You must be Shinki. Your red hair really does resemble that of my Uzumaki Clan Member."

"Thank you for taking care of Naruto all these years. (｡◝ᴗ◜｡)"

Shinki waved his hand. "You're welcome, Naruto is my good brother."

Kushina continued, "I've already told Naruto what I needed to say. Now I plan to tell him the truth about the Nine-Tails' Attack sixteen years ago. You can listen along."

Shinki raised an eyebrow. "The truth behind the Nine-Tails' Attack?"

Kushina nodded and began to recount the events of that year. "It all started when I left the Land of Whirlpools and came to Konoha. I was very young then..."

Naruto: "Mom, didn't you say you were running out of time? Just get to the point."

Kushina raised her hand and slapped Naruto on the head. "Children shouldn't interrupt adults! (ꐦ ಠ 皿ಠ)"

Naruto: (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)

"Oh, right," Naruto suddenly remembered, "Mom, you know the Mind Body Switch Technique of the Shinki Yamanaka Clan, could you just share your memories with us?"

Upon hearing this, Kushina looked at Shinki with surprise. "You know all the Secret Techniques of the Yamanaka Clan? (´°Δ°`)"

"Alright, let you see it for yourselves; it's more intuitive than me explaining it."

After saying that, Kushina took Shinki's hand with one hand and Naruto's hand with the other, and then Naruto took Shinki's hand, thus forming a circle.

Kushina then shared fragments of her memories with Shinki in turn shared the memories he read with Naruto was sitting next to him...

The two begin to experience the events of that year from Kushina's first-person perspective...

They witnessed Kushina being chosen as the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving Uzushiogakure in the Land of Whirlpools to come to Konoha, and also saw Kushina suffering discrimination at the Ninja Academy because of her status as an outsider...

Until Minato Namikaze his blond hair, appeared.

That night, Kushina was captured by the Hidden Cloud Ninja, but Minato came to her rescue with a powerful gesture, winning the girl's heart with a princess carry...

Even Naruto, who was sharing Kushina's memories at this moment, couldn't help but praise, "Dad was so handsome back then! ❛‿˂̵✧"

Afterwards, the two witnessed Kushina and Minato's wedding. Just as they were about to observe the creation of dolls from Kushina's perspective, the scene abruptly ended!

Kushina blushed in the golden space. "Skip this scene! It's not suitable for children!!"

Then comes the scene where Kushina learns she is pregnant and excitedly hugs Minato.

The scene then shifts to October 10th, sixteen years ago, which is Naruto's birthday.

Kushina is about to give birth.

When Jinchūriki gives birth, the seal on the Tailed Beast loosens. Therefore, on that day, Kushina was arranged to give birth at Secret Base outside the village.

As far as I can remember, everything was normal until Naruto was born safely.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the Masked Man appeared and took young Naruto hostage!

Then, he used the newborn Naruto to coerce Minato into handing over the Jinchūriki Kushina. Finally, he tied Explosive Tags to Naruto's swaddling clothes, causing Minato to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to save Naruto.

From then on, Kushina fell into the hands of the Masked Man.

Soon, through the Masked Man's manipulations, the already loosened seal within Kushina was broken, and the Nine-Tails appeared. The Masked Man then used his Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails, causing widespread destruction throughout the village...

The shameless Masked Man even tried to kill Kushina with the Nine-Tails, but fortunately Minato arrived in time to save the day.

Afterwards, Minato settled Kushina and Naruto, put on the Fourth Cloak, and faced the Masked Man.

It's unclear how Minato later managed to break the Masked Man's control over Nine-Tails.

But the Nine-Tails, filled with resentment, did not stop its destructive rampage. It even destroyed the house used to house Kushina and her child. Fortunately, Minato arrived quickly, rescued the mother and child, and moved the Nine-Tails away...

In the very end, the already weakened Kushina used her Chakra to lock down the Nine-Tails, buying herself some time.

Minato used Sealing Jutsu to seal half of the Nine-Tails Chakra within Naruto's body, while the other half was sealed by the Reaper Death Seal.

At the same time, during the sealing process, Minato also added Kushina's remaining Chakra to it, so that it would help Naruto when he wanted to control the Nine-Tails in the future.

After doing all this, Minato left behind the key to open the seal and collapsed along with Kushina.

That concludes my memory.

As for why he sealed the Tailed Beast inside his son, Minato had a detailed explanation in his memories.

He believed that his Naruto would become a hero, a person who would lead the change of the Shinobi World, and would open up the future as Jinchūriki!

After watching these memory fragments, only one thought remained in Shinki's mind— that Masked Man was fucking despicable!!

Kushina was standing nearby, spoke up, "Naruto, actually, I didn't understand why your father did that at the time."

But seeing you now, I think I understand.

"My son has become a remarkable Ninja."