After signing the contract, Oto officially became the third Uchiha to form a contract with the Nine-Tails, after Madara and Obito.
After hearing about the benefits of becoming a summoning beast, the Nine-Tails also felt much less resentful.
Although he would have to stay by Oto's side like an ordinary fox, it still offered far more freedom than the endless darkness inside a jinchūriki.
Oto's dojutsu not only sealed most of his power, but also prevented his tailed beast chakra from leaking out and attracting the covetous attention of other ninja.
Just as the First Hokage had once said, his power was too great and had to be restricted. What difference did it make who imposed those restrictions?
Of course, the most important reason was that he could not defeat Oto and Zou. Not only was he no match for them with half his power, he would still lose even if he regained the other half.
Zou Hyuga was briefly taken aback by the Nine-Tails' sudden change in attitude, but soon understood.
In the shinobi world, strength was ultimately what decided everything.
With that truth reinforced, Zou Hyuga turned his gaze to Minato Namikaze and Kushina.
He had accomplished his goal in releasing the Nine-Tails, but the presence of these two left him in a difficult position.
He could certainly seal them inside their original bodies, but that would not be true resurrection. At best, it would amount to returning their souls to borrowed corpses.
Although he did not know what drawbacks reanimated bodies ultimately had, Zou Hyuga vaguely felt this was not a good thing. The two of them might not accept this form of resurrection, either.
After pondering for a moment, Zou Hyuga looked at the Nine-Tails and asked tentatively, "Lord Nine-Tails, you've lived in the shinobi world