Two Jinchūriki, Two Different Fates

Kushina's questions came one after another, and Minato Namikaze had no answer.

Several minutes had passed since the remnant of Minato's Chakra appeared. He had already said so much, and he was close to fading.

Naruto saw this and smiled faintly.

"I'm going to bring you and Mom back with Impure World Reincarnation. Rather than explain everything twice, I'll seal these remnants of your Chakra for now and merge them into your reincarnated bodies later."

As he spoke, Naruto formed Hand Seals and sealed the remnant of Minato's Chakra in his chest. Then he turned to Kushina.

"See you then, Naruto!" Kushina waved to him.

Naruto smiled and nodded, sealing the remnant of Kushina's Chakra in his chest as well.

Finally, he looked at the Nine-Tails beside him. "Now it's your turn!"

With no one left to stop him, Naruto tore the seal from the gate, opening the Eight Trigrams Seal that held the Nine-Tails captive.

It was like the time Tang Sanzang tore the talisman Tathagata had placed on Five-Finger Mountain.

Roar!

The Nine-Tails roared and charged out, desperate to seize its chance to escape.

Outside, Nine-Tails Chakra began pouring from Naruto's body.

But Naruto had been ready. He opened his eyes, and the Eight-Pointed Star pattern of his Mangekyou Sharingan flared to life!

The Nine-Tails froze. Its eyes took on the same Eight-Pointed Star pattern.

It lay down obediently, letting Naruto place Samehada on its head. The sword devoured its Chakra in great gulps and passed it on to Naruto.

The process lasted two days. Naruto kept only a small portion of Nine-Tails Chakra in his body. He converted the rest into his own Chakra and stored it in the Yin Seal on his chest.

Then he traveled to Mount Myōboku and converted all that Chakra into Senjutsu