The group quickened their pace toward the Summoning Hall, only to freeze at the sight before them.
As mentioned earlier, Yechen had left Naruto in Kokuō's care.
In the vast plaza, a little puppy sat upright with a baby cradled in its arms, holding a bottle in one paw as it fed him.
Beside them, a little monkey enthusiastically demonstrated punches to entertain the little one, while a small slug stood upright like a guard.
A little dragonfly with seven tails circled overhead, as though dancing.
Even more astonishing was the enormous Nine-Tails lying on the other side of the plaza, his eyes closed as if asleep.
Yes, this was the Nine-Tails Yechen had captured. After leaving him in the Summoning Hall's plaza, Yechen had departed.
With these companions around, the Nine-Tails should have calmed down, and judging by the scene, that was exactly what had happened.
"This... this... this..."
Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, and Kushina Uzumaki could find no words to describe how they felt.
The Nine-Tails lying there peacefully was one thing, but what on earth were those four little creatures?
"My baby!"
At the sight of Naruto, Kushina Uzumaki instinctively tried to rush over, but Minato Namikaze held her back.
To him, everything about this was strange. Could animals that moved freely around the Nine-Tails possibly be ordinary animals? The tails on those little creatures, coupled with Yechen's actions on the battlefield, led Minato Namikaze to a bold guess.
"Yechen, could these be...?"
"That's right. They're the Four-Tails, Son Goku; the Five-Tails, Kokuō; the Six-Tails, Saiken; and the Seven-Tails, Chōmei. They're all summoned beasts of the Summoning Hall." Yechen looked toward the Nine-Tails.
"As for the Nine-Tails, Kurama, that will depend on what he chooses."
"So you brought all the tailed beasts here."
Only then did Minato Namikaze