'The Godaime Kazekage? Uzumaki Naruto?'
'My son???'
What Naruto said was as outrageous as if Jiraiya had appeared before Minato and announced that he and Orochimaru had gotten married and even had a child together.
This was beyond absurd… it was absurdity opening the door for absurdity!
Seeing his father's dazed expression, Naruto thought he didn't understand, so he added an explanation.
"Yes, that's right."
"I am the Godaime Kazekage."
Naruto stood with his hands on his hips, looking incredibly proud.
This made Minato's facial features scrunch up in confusion.
'Judging by Naruto's appearance, he should only be about 15 or 16 years old...'
'But how had the outside world changed so much that I could barely recognize it anymore?'
"Alright, let's not worry about these small details right now."
"The most important thing now is to seal Ichibi."
Naruto didn't bother with his father's mental state. After he finished speaking, his consciousness directly withdrew from the sealed space, leaving only Minato standing there, utterly bewildered.
"Minato!"
"Give me your hand."
Kurama raised a fist toward Minato, signaling for a fist bump so that Minato could borrow his chakra to perform the Sealing Technique.
He was practically itching to teach that damn tanuki a lesson.
When he thought about having one more thing to entertain himself in the future, the corners of Kurama's mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Oh…"
"Alright."
Minato stood there thinking for a long time, and finally decided to give up thinking. He raised his right hand dully and bumped fists with Kurama.
There was simply too little information right now, making it impossible to gauge the state of the war outside, so he decided to assess the situation first.
The moment their fists touched, Minato's Chakra directly merged into Kurama's huge body.
Outside…
Shukaku had already retreated into Gaara's body, trembling in fear inside the sealed space.
He was terrified of being beaten to death on the spot, but he was equally worried that the Kyubi's Jinchuriki might find a way to seal him inside his own body.
Either way, neither outcome was good for him.
"Naruto, let's do it."
"I'm ready."
After Gaara woke up, he excitedly took out a mechanical body that was a one-to-one replica of himself.
In his hand, he also held a fist-sized Chakra core.
Even Sasori, who is standing nearby, couldn't help but show a hint of envy in his eyes.
Because the body replacement technology used by the Holy Son is already the second-generation technology within the Cult Mechanicus, which is many times better than the first-generation technology he himself uses.
Though it looked like a machine, it could replicate all five senses through special Chakra components.
And without losing a lot of human emotions.
"Put that thing away first!"
Naruto was practically scared out of his wits.
'Now you, the Holy Son of the Cult Mechanicus, are thinking about mechanical ascension. Will you force me, the Cult Leader, to join you in the future?!'
'Damn it!'
'No way!'
'I need to find this guy a girlfriend as quickly as possible.'
'I can't let him continue to make mistakes like this.'
Naruto was seriously worried Gaara might end up falling in love with a robot.
In the original work, this guy is a bachelor.
But now, things looked even worse.
"Naruto..."
"What exactly is…?"
Kurama's Chakra enveloped Naruto's body, allowing Minato to clearly sense the outside world.
'If I guessed correctly, this red-haired kid in front of us...'
'He should be the Ichibi's Jinchuriki of Sunagakure.'
'But…'
'Judging from the fact that the other party seems to have a good relationship with Naruto, it doesn't look like the two villages are at war again.'
'Then why did they need to seal Shukaku?'
Minato was really confused now.
He had never felt so confused in his life.
'Or are Naruto and the other party good friends?'
'Then Shukaku's seal had weakened, so Naruto had to seal it himself?'
After thinking about it, Minato felt that this was the most plausible explanation.
However, what the red-haired kid did next nearly made Minato's eyes pop out of his skull.
Gaara took out a kunai and gently waved it in front of his neck a few times, as if he was thinking of a painless way to stab himself to death.
"Naruto, let's get started."
"What should I do?"
"Should I just kill myself?"
Minato: "???"
'Wait, what?!'
'What the hell is going on here?!'
'Could it be that Sunagakure's Jinchuriki has something wrong with his brain?!'
At this moment, Minato felt like the world had gone completely absurd.
Naruto's reaction was slightly better than his father's, but he was still utterly speechless at Gaara's behavior.
'Damn it!'
'Are you serious?!'
'Can't you just live a normal life, kid?!'
With a sigh, Naruto took out the Totem of Undying, then placed it in front of himself, and said to his father in his heart.
"Dad, you can start now."
"Just undo the seal on him and then transfer the Ichibi to me."
Although Minato still didn't fully understand the situation, he was still willing to do this much for his son.
Moreover, it was only to seal the Ichibi, Shukaku, which was many times easier than sealing the Kyubi.
Minato used Kurama's chakra to slowly move his son's body, and began to form the first hand seal.
'Huh?'
'Wait!!'
'Something is wrong!'
'What did Naruto just say?!'
'He wanted me to seal Ichibi… inside himself?!'
Minato had assumed Naruto just wanted him to reinforce the existing seal.
That would've been no problem for him.
But…
'What the hell was this kid thinking?!'
'You're already the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, why are you asking for more Biju?'
'If you forcibly seal another Biju now, aren't you afraid that you will explode on the spot?!'
'Moreover, rashly seizing the Biju of other villages is tantamount to declaring war!!'
'Sunagakure's higher-ups, such as Chiyo and Ebizo, will absolutely wage an endless vendetta against Konoha!'
'No, no, no!'
'For Naruto's own safety, I couldn't allow this.'
"Naruto."
"I'm afraid I can't agree to this."
"It's far too reckless..."
"If the Jinchuriki has two Biju inside them, they will die."
Minato stopped what he was doing and gently advised his son not to act impulsively.
Naruto pressed his lips together, unsure how to explain to his father just how ridiculously strong his body was now.
'Just a measly Shukaku?'
'With my current physique…'
'Not to mention sealing Shukaku, even if Jubi was sealed in my stomach, I probably wouldn't have any rejection reaction.'
Just as Naruto was pondering how to explain this to Minato, Kurama spoke up first.
"Naruto, don't listen to this guy!"
"I have to see this stinky tanuki sealed inside you today, no matter what!"
Kurama is very angry now.
'You could obviously defeat Shukaku right away, but Minato, you said no as soon as you form a hand seal?!'
Since Minato didn't know the full extent of his son's capabilities, he immediately thought that it was the evil Kyubi that bewitched Naruto.
'By letting Naruto seal Ichibi into his body, Kyubi will be able to break the seal with the help of Ichibi later.'
'But my son would die because of this...'
"Kyubi! Who gave you the right to make decisions for Naruto?!"
"I'm his father!"
Hearing this, Kuramawas stunned for a moment, then a playful expression appeared on his face, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
"Tch."
"I'm the one who watched Naruto grow up!"
"Minato! I am Naruto's guardian!"