"Ahhh..."
Kushina let out a pained moan in Minato Namikaze's arms, unconscious.
After the Eight-Trigrams Seal was undone, the Nine-Tails' chakra poured incessantly from Kushina's body. It took not only her chakra, but also her own life force.
The pain of having her life force continually drained away tormented Kushina, who was already weak.
The Nine-Tails' chakra kept escaping from its cage, then gathered behind her, gradually taking the form of the Nine-Tails Fox.
By now, the Nine-Tails Fox's outline had nearly taken shape. The enormous orange fox was already faintly visible in midair.
Minato Namikaze was frantic about Kushina's condition.
"Kushina, you—you have to hold on."
But knowledge about Jinchuriki was scarce to begin with, and every Jinchuriki used a different method to seal a Tailed Beast.
The villages also kept what little knowledge they had closely guarded.
Kushina was only Konoha's second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. There might not be a single person in all of Konoha who knew how to handle the situation.
So although Minato Namikaze was the Hokage, in command of Konoha, the most powerful ninja force in the Shinobi World,
when it came to dealing with his wife Kushina's current condition, Minato was a complete novice. He was utterly helpless, able only to watch as his wife gradually grew weaker in his arms.
Just as Minato watched his wife, her mind already clouded, and felt his own spirits sink toward rock bottom, Shisui Uchiha came to his side and reignited hope in Minato's heart with a single suggestion.
"Minato, do you know a sealing jutsu for the Nine-Tails? While Kushina's still alive, hurry and use it to seal the remaining Nine-Tails Chakra back inside her."
Shisui's suggestion was inspired by the experiences of Gaara, the One-Tail Jinchuriki; Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki; and Naruto Uzumaki, the