Slowly, Minato's body made of chakra began to become transparent, like the mist that was about to dissipate in the morning light. The time to say goodbye finally arrived.
"Chakra is no longer enough..."
Minato felt the gradual blurring of his consciousness and the weakening of his connection with the real world, and said with some reluctance and some bitterness.
He put down the hand that was stroking Naruto's hair and looked at his body that was gradually becoming illusory, his eyes filled with deep regret. He really wanted to... witness the future of this child with his own eyes... but as a person who had already passed away, he knew that he was not qualified.
"You really make me very proud," he tried hard to maintain a gentle smile, "And your mother... When I go back, I will definitely tell her your story exactly as it is... She actually... also has many, many things she wants to say to you..."
Naruto looked at his father's disappearing figure, and an impulse surged in his heart. He wanted to say something to save him, "Dad... I won't wait too long! When everything here is over, I will definitely find Grim Reaper's face...?!"
However, Minato's unfinished words and Naruto's eager promise both stopped at the same time!
Because, the figure of Fourth Hokage, which had been mostly transparent and almost blended into the light spots in the space, became solid and clear again as if going back in time!
The force that was about to pull his consciousness back to Pure Land was forcibly blocked. His consciousness seemed to be nailed to this Sealing Space by a solid "anchor"!
"Okay, done."
Kurama's somewhat joking voice sounded at the right time, "But this is not for you. I'm just afraid that Naruto will be sad. I'm really taking advantage of you."
It looked at the two of them, especially Minato's expression full of surprise and waiting for an explanation, flicked its huge tail, and continued.
"I have injected a trace of my original chakra into your remaining consciousness. Of course, I cannot do this while the seal shackles are still there, and the chakra cannot be transferred to you so smoothly."
"Now, as long as my chakra continues to recover, it can continue to nourish this ray of consciousness you left behind, allowing you to temporarily maintain your existence." Kurama glanced at Minato, with a ferocious smile like a good show, "Fourth Hokage... I'm really looking forward to you seeing with your own eyes what kind of faces Konoha's group of hypocritical guys who once treated Naruto badly will show."
It finished speaking unceremoniously, and then turned to Naruto. Its voice was obviously more than one level softer than when it was talking to Minato just now.
"Also, I also have some important things that must be explained clearly in front of the two of you. You," it pointed at Minato with its paw, "You also have to listen carefully here, do you understand?"
Kurama said in a commanding tone, and then looked at Naruto again, while Naruto was still in the shock of his father's "lost and found", and was trying hard to digest the sudden change in front of him.
"Naruto..." Kurama's voice slowed down, "I just... saw some memory fragments deep in your soul through the connection of chakra."
It observed Naruto's reaction, "That's why when you face Kushina and Fourth Hokage, you seem a little... at a loss. You don't know how to get along naturally, right? It feels like there's a layer of separation, right?"
Memory? Don't know how to get along?
Minato Hearing these terms, his brows furrowed slightly, and his heart was filled with confusion. Naruto... I don't know how to get along with myself? What does this mean?
"Kurama, what do you mean?" Minato couldn't help but ask.
"Hmph," Kurama snorted coldly and replied in the simplest and most direct way, "To put it simply, there is a slight deviation in this kid's cognition. He was misled by some complex memory fragments in his soul, and he suspected that he... may not be your real child."
Looking at Minato's suddenly contracted pupils and Naruto's somewhat startled expression, Kurama flicked his tail and continued,
"Anyway, there's still some time until dawn. I'm here. I'll explain my words to you thoroughly."
After a period of time, within Sealing Space.
Kurama stretched its huge body comfortably, lying on the grass that had become extremely soft and comfortable, its huge tail lightly tapping the ground every now and then.
Naruto's main consciousness has returned to sleep to rest. After all, mental conversations also consume energy, and the body instinctively needs sleep to recover.
Minato Namikaze was sitting silently, his face seemingly calm, but those familiar with his character would know that he was deep in deep thought at this moment.
In the future...Naruto, he... had been sacrificed? Then his soul went to another completely different world, and lived a peaceful life that had nothing to do with Ninja... Finally, he came back here, but forgot most of his memories?
The impact of this information is huge enough. However, there is another truth that has been revealed - the culprit who killed his wife, controlled Kurama to attack Konoha, causing countless casualties, the mysterious man wearing a mask... whose true identity is?!
"Obito..."
Minato muttered this name to himself. He could not connect the warm, cheerful, compassionate, somewhat reckless black-haired boy in his memory with the cold, cruel devil who planned Nine-Tails Rebellion.
"It's so noisy."
Kurama A disgusted voice came from the side, with an obvious meaning of finding trouble, "Do you think I am willing to share a consciousness space with a guy like you? You should stay away from me when you have nothing to do, it will make you annoyed just looking at me."
Minato was pulled back from his painful thoughts. He raised his head and looked at Kurama, "Kurama... I am very grateful to you for leaving me here. But, after all, I am a dead person and a dead person who should not continue to exist in this world... I should not interfere too much with the order and destiny of this world..."
"Shut up!"
Kurama suddenly turned his huge head towards Minato, his voice was low and full of oppression, and his eyes were flashing with anger.
"You are more ignorant and rigid than I imagined, Fourth Hokage!"
It growled, "'Dead people should not come back to this world'? Who stipulates this narrow view?! Do you know what kind of existence we Tailed Beast are? We are condensed from huge chakra, and there is no such thing as 'death' as you humans! I have lived for thousands of years, do you still have to deny the way of life and choices that I approve of?!"
Although they are now considered "roommates", Kurama's attitude towards Minato is obviously even worse and more impatient than when he was at his worst with Naruto.
It looked at Minato's silent expression, snorted coldly, and paved the ground impatiently with its huge paws.
"Naruto is about to wake up... After daybreak, I have some 'things' that I must let you see with your own eyes."