The New Jinchuuriki

In the forest outside Konoha.

"We need to open that barrier as soon as possible..."

"That chakra is fast..."

Minato looked puzzled. He wasn't skilled at using chakra and had spent a lot of energy in the previous fights.

"I can still hold on for a while... Minato..."

Kushina's mouth was full of blood. She was very weak, but as a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, her chakra capacity far exceeded that of an ordinary person.

"[Kongo Fusa]."

Many golden chains protruded from her back, quickly binding all the limbs, body, and tails of the large Kyuubi behind her, and embedding them into the surrounding ground to form an invisible barrier.

The Kyuubi roared in helpless rage, its voice deafening, struggling to break free, but still tightly bound by the chains.

"Waaah Waaah Waaah!"

Naruto woke up from his sleep. For a newborn child, today's experience was overwhelming.

"I woke you up... I'm sorry... Naruto." Kushina said with an apologetic look on her face.

"Kushina..." Minato held Naruto and looked at Kushina with a distressed expression.

Kushina said firmly, "If you restrain the Kyuubi like this... I will die..."

"This way... We can delay the Kyuubi's resurrection... Furthermore..."

"If you want me to use my remaining chakra to help you, this is the only way..."

The chains on the Kyuubi's body tightened and pierced the red-orange flesh of the Kyuubi, causing the Kyuubi to roll its eyes and its large body to tremble.

"Always... thank you for everything you've done for me..." Kushina confessed sincerely.

Minato was very moved, and only then did Naruto in his arms stop crying.

"Kushina... You made me the Fourth Hokage... You made me your husband... and you made me the father of this child!"

"But I..."

Minato choked up.

Kushina squinted her eyes and smiled, "Minato, don't show that expression..."

"I'm very happy... to have you love me..."

"After all, today is... this child's birthday..."

"More importantly... if... I were still alive..."

"Besides imagining our family of three... a happy life in the future..."

"What else can I... imagine..."

Minato shed crystal-clear tears from the corner of his eye, looking at his wife in front of him and sobbing.

"I only have one last request..."

Kushina raised her head, looking at Naruto who had closed his eyes and fallen asleep, and said, "I really want to see... Naruto when he grows up..."

Hearing this, Minato wiped his tears and said, "Kushina, you don't have to die with the Kyuubi."

"I'll use your remaining chakra so you can see Naruto."

Kushina looked at him blankly.

Minato's eyes became determined, showing the courage and decision-making of a Hokage.

"I will seal all your remaining chakra into Naruto and combine it with the seal."

"After all, I will take care of the Kyuubi."

"As a non-Jinchuuriki, I can only seal it with [Shikifujin]."

"But... that sealing technique will make the practitioner..."

The cost of sealing with [Shikifujin] was sacrificing the user's soul, which classified it as a forbidden technique.

Minato was very calm, "One more thing, only half of the Nine-Tails is sealed within me."

"A power this strong cannot be physically restrained."

"This also cannot be achieved from a strategic standpoint."

"You're involved in the Kyuubi's seal. It would be bad if the Jinchuuriki isn't there before the Kyuubi resurrects, causing the Bijuu balance to collapse."

"If you seal it with [Shikifujin], you can permanently seal half of me and the Kyuubi."

"So the other half of the Kyuubi..."

Minato paused as he spoke, recalling the prophecy about the child that Jiraiya once told him.

Jiraiya once believed he was the child of prophecy, but now Minato believed his son would be the child of prophecy.

In the future, the ninja world might undergo drastic changes.

The child of prophecy was the savior at that time.

"Seal it into Naruto."

Kushina's expression clearly changed, as she knew the hardships a Jinchuuriki would face in childhood.

"I know what you want to say, but the changes in the world Jiraiya-sensei spoke of and the disasters following those changes... I confirmed two things today."

"The masked man who attacked you... That person will surely cause a bloody storm."

"Then the one to stop him will be this child."

"The child named by Jiraiya-sensei will carve out the future as a Jinchuuriki."

"For some reason, I believe that."

"Minato... but..." Kushina was still about to say something, but Minato had already stood up.

Minato's god robe fluttered in the wind, and his hands quickly formed seals.

"[Shikifujin]!"

Minato clasped his hands together, and the soul and shadow of the Death God appeared behind him.

"Believe in this child. He is our child."

"After [Shikifujin] is completed, I will seal your chakra into Naruto. I hope you can help him when he tries to control the Kyuubi as a Jinchuuriki."

Kushina reluctantly raised her head and said, "He is our son... Therefore, I don't want Naruto to bear such a heavy responsibility."

"And why should I be sealed with [Shikifujin], just so I can see Naruto grown up."

"For just a short time, why do you want to die because of it?"

"I hope you can stay by Naruto's side and protect him as he grows up. Why... For the balance of the Bijuu, the country, and the village, do I have to make you a sacrifice!"

Kushina spoke passionately, while Minato calmly said, "Abandoning the country and village is equivalent to abandoning a child."

"You must have a deep understanding of the collapse of your homeland, right? How cruel is the life forced upon those who have conquered their country?"

"Moreover, our whole family are all ninjas."

"Also, I cannot defeat you while I am alive." Minato opened his arms and squatted.

"Although your time as a mother is short, what you give to Naruto surpasses anything I can hope to achieve."

"That is a mother's duty."

"This is not just for you, but also for Naruto."

"It is also a father's duty to willingly die for his son."