But out of love for his son, he still asked warily, "Uchiha Sora, you said you would handle the Nine-Tails' seal. How do you plan to do that?"
Uchiha Sora smiled faintly. "By having the Jinchūriki and the tailed beast cooperate fully, of course. Only then can Naruto gain complete control over the Nine-Tails' power."
"That was what you hoped he would achieve when you sealed the Nine-Tails inside him, wasn't it?"
Minato Namikaze paused, then nodded. "Indeed. If Naruto can master the Nine-Tails' power, it will benefit his future and growth immensely. But Naruto is still young. It isn't time yet. What can you do?"
Uchiha Sora glanced at the Nine-Tails inside the cage and said calmly, "I'll use my power to make the Nine-Tails behave. All you need to do is cooperate with me and have Naruto remove the seal."
Since Minato Namikaze had originally placed this seal on Naruto, opening it from within required Naruto to remove it through his own consciousness. Otherwise, even if an outside force could break the seal, Naruto's body would never withstand it.
Minato Namikaze looked at Uchiha Sora and sank into thought.
He was now nothing more than a remnant of chakra left inside Naruto. That chakra had originally been intended to reinforce Naruto's seal and held very little power.
If Uchiha Sora wanted to tamper with the seal, he had no way to stop him.
After all, he was already dead. This remnant of chakra could not possibly turn the tide.
After weighing his options for a long time, Minato Namikaze looked at Uchiha Sora and said, stressing every word, "I hope you're genuinely trying to help Naruto. I'm counting on you!"
As he was now, Minato Namikaze could only choose to trust Uchiha Sora.
Then he took Naruto's hand