The two Kage-level fighters pushed Naruto to draw out Nine-Tails Chakra on the brink of death, successfully using the Summoning Technique to summon Gamabunta. What came next was for Naruto and Gamabunta to get along.
Elsewhere, Jiraiya excitedly patted Minato on the shoulder. "I never imagined you actually survived, Minato."
Minato took off his mask and called out with equal excitement, "Master Jiraiya."
"Where have you been all these years? If you weren't dead, why didn't you come back to Konoha?"
"It's a long story. Back then, while Kushina was giving birth, a masked man with a Sharingan broke in. He was the one who released the Nine-Tails and caused the Nine-Tails Rampage."
The thought of what had happened back then weighed heavily on Minato. That battle had changed so many people's fates, even indirectly leading to the Uchiha clan's extermination.
Jiraiya asked gravely, "Do you know who he was?"
Minato gave a bitter smile. "At first, I suspected he was Madara Uchiha. But after fighting him, I was certain he wasn't. As for his identity, I really can't figure it out. Anyo knows, but he won't say."
Jiraiya asked, "So you've been with Anyo all these years?"
Minato nodded. "Yes. In that battle, I successfully sealed the Nine-Tails with the Reaper Death Seal, but the Nine-Tails pierced my body. Anyo only managed to save my soul. This body was made using the Puppet Technique."
"You're hiding your identities to find that masked man. Since he released the Nine-Tails, his intentions definitely weren't simple." Jiraiya's heart was heavy.
"Before he left, he said, 'Sooner or later, the Nine-Tails will belong to me. I am destined to rule this world.' His certainty and his tone at the time didn't sound like a lie."
This matter had remained buried in Minato's heart,