He seemed to hesitate.
Then... somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, he stomped on the air, gripped the katana in his left hand, hesitated again, and finally slashed it toward his stomach.
A soul drifted out.
Minato Namikaze: Ah, that's my soul!
Minato Namikaze in the small group immediately reacted.
But it wasn't over yet.
"There's also the Nine-Tails," Kitahara Kaede said. "This is only one strand of the soul."
"..." The Reaper.
"%￥***--" The Reaper rattled off a bunch of gibberish, then patted his stomach. Another soul floated out and, with a bang, crashed into the first strand of Minato's soul.
The two souls merged in the air, then vanished with a bang.
They hadn't disappeared; their souls had returned to the Pure Land.
Kurama: ...
Kurama: ...???
Kurama: Didn't my other half gain freedom too? Why can't I sense him at all?
Minato Namikaze: Let me try to analyze it... I understand now. Because I sealed half of the Nine-Tails within myself, even though he escaped the Reaper's stomach, the Nine-Tails should still be bound to me.
Minato Namikaze: So the Nine-Tails vanished together with my soul.
Minato Namikaze: This means the Nine-Tails and I are bound together.
Kurama: Hmph!
Hashirama Senju: So that's how it is!
Hashirama Senju: But that means... Minato, you can be revived with the Impure World Reincarnation now! Congratulations!
Minato Namikaze: Yeah... the Namikaze Clan truly owes Kitahara Kaede another enormous favor.
Minato Namikaze: I'll be able to see Naruto-chan very, very soon.
Minato Namikaze: I'll be able to see Naruto-chan soon! Keep it up, Naruto-chan. Dad loves you!
Hashirama Senju: Minato is really happy.
Sixth Hokage - Kakashi: Whew, watching that whole process had me on edge.
Sixth Hokage - Kakashi: I almost regretted giving Kitahara Kaede the Uzumaki Clan's records.
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