Looking at Naruto, whose aura was unfathomable, Minato was secretly astonished. This child's strength was probably already close to his own at his peak.
It seemed he had already gained perfect control over the Nine-Tails' power.
"I finally got to meet you... Naruto!"
Naruto nodded and patted the empty space beside him.
"Sit down."
The reunion between father and son was completely different from what Minato had rehearsed in his mind. He had thought Naruto, at this age, would throw himself into his arms, crying and seeking affection.
But the maturity Naruto displayed simply astounded him.
He was nothing like a twelve-year-old brat. Instead, he resembled a seasoned, mature ninja, giving off an unusually reassuring sense of dependability.
Was his tragic status as a jinchūriki what had forced him to mature so early?
"Raito must have some ulterior motive for bringing you back to life."
"What did he do to you?"
Minato sighed and gave a full account of how the half of the Nine-Tails Chakra inside him had been forcibly taken away.
Yet Naruto's reaction was frighteningly calm. It could even be described as utterly unruffled.
That reaction left Minato completely bewildered. This was a major matter concerning the safety of the entire shinobi world!
"Naruto, aren't you surprised at all? He took half the Nine-Tails Chakra! He now has all nine tailed beasts in his hands. Who knows what world-destroying trouble he'll cause!"
Naruto lowered his head and pondered for a moment, his tone remaining calm.
"From what I know of Raito, his reason for wanting the Nine-Tails Chakra should be pretty simple. He's just trying to develop some more powerful new ninjutsu."
"Huh?"
Minato felt as though something was wrong with his hearing. His face went blank with bewilderment.
*Stealing every tailed beast's chakra just to develop