A few minutes later, Kushina lay flat on the sofa, lifting her clothes to reveal the seal on her abdomen.
Minato stood in front of her, forming hand seals for a moment before pressing them down. Soon, the black Sealing Jutsu began to change, with intricate patterns appearing around it, enveloping it, and a swirling Uzumaki pattern in the center.
As soon as the seal was improved, Kushina, who had been concentrating on suppressing the Nine-Tailed, immediately felt at ease.
Previously, when it was the Four Symbols Seal, suppressing the Nine-Tailed was somewhat strenuous, but now, the strengthened seal allowed her to suppress the Nine-Tailed with relative ease.
"Phew."
Minato calmed his Chakra and then smiled.
"Alright, it's much safer now."
"Then thank you, Hokage-sama!"
Kushina took Minato's hand and smiled sweetly.
"Alright, alright."
Just then, Ren walked over from the side, looking at the two of them with a hint of helplessness.
"You two, time is short and the task is heavy. Let's start quickly."
"My apologies."
Minato helped Kushina up, saying somewhat awkwardly.
"Then let's start quickly, Kushina."
"You brat, what's the rush… "
Kushina sat up, grumbling as she extended her palm, saying grumpily.
"Come on, I'll take you into the sealing space."
"Alright."
Ren and Minato each extended a hand to grasp Kushina, then guided their Chakra to connect with her.
The next moment, all three of them simultaneously saw black, and when they opened their eyes again, they had arrived in a murky yellow space.
"It seems we succeeded."
Looking at the familiar water surface beneath his feet, a look of anticipation appeared on Ren's face. He had been curious about this big fellow inside Kushina for a long time.
"Let's go."
Kushina, who had long grown tired of this place, beckoned the two to walk forward. As for Minato, who was visiting for the first time, he curiously surveyed his surroundings, looking around as he walked.
Before long, the group walked out of the darkness and arrived before a giant cage. Seeing the familiar cage before him, Ren's eyes lit up, and his steps unconsciously quickened.
"Roar!!"
Just then, a sudden roar created a shockwave that caused the group to pause. Minato stepped forward to shield Kushina, his face wary as he looked into the dark cage where a giant red beast was slowly revealing its form.
Orange fur covered its entire body, nine tails swayed behind it, and a pair of enormous, fierce eyes stared directly at the three figures below, who seemed like ants. An aura like that of a primordial beast immediately assailed them.
"Tsk, it gave us a greeting right away."
Ren calmly pressed down his wind-blown hair, then looked at the big fellow staring at him, grinning.
"Come out and play, Isobu Bro, Brother Chōmei!"
"Hmm?"
Minato and Kushina retreated to the side, looking at Ren in surprise. Even the Nine-Tailed's fierce expression froze, looking at Ren with some bewilderment.
Ren's body began to emit a large amount of Chakra, forming two constantly fluctuating Chakra masses at two locations behind him.
In the blink of an eye, the two Chakra masses expanded to roughly the same size as the Nine-Tailed, and then, under its astonished gaze, began to solidify into form.
Hard armor covered with spikes, Three-Tails swaying behind, and a single eye slowly opening.
"This is…"
As the two shadows revealed their true forms, expressions of horror simultaneously appeared on Minato and Kushina's faces, and they murmured.
"The Three-Tails, and… "
Looking at the three pairs of wings and one tail, Minato unconsciously hugged his beloved, saying in a deep voice.
"The Seven-Tails!"
Compared to the two, the Nine-Tailed's reaction was far more intense.
"Thud!"
The Nine-Tailed suddenly lunged forward, crashing into the sealing gate with loud thuds, but it paid no mind. Its crimson beast eyes stared intently at the two beasts before it, its gaping maw slowly opening as a low voice resounded.
"You two, why are you here?"
The Nine-Tailed never expected that their next meeting would be in such a manner.
"Ah, it's been a long time, indeed."
Isobu and Chomei exchanged glances, then said in unison.
"Kurama! X2"
"Hmm?"
Minato and Kushina on the side had not yet recovered from what had just happened, and now hearing the two beasts address the Nine-Tailed, they were stunned again.
Kurama, is that the Nine-Tailed's name?
Upon hearing its name, the Nine-Tailed's eyes first showed a hint of reminiscence, which was then quickly replaced by a surge of rage.
"Thud!"
It slammed the iron gate again with force, roaring.
"Bastards, how can these damned humans know my name!"
In the eyes of humans, the Nine-Tailed was the embodiment of hatred and resentment. And as the most volatile of the nine Tailed Beasts, its hatred for humans was also the highest.
Now that these humans knew its name, it considered it a humiliating affair.
"Still as short-tempered as ever, Ni… Nine-Tailed."
Looking at the enraged opponent, Chomei sighed softly, hesitating at the end of his sentence before changing it back.
"So, why are you two here?"
The Nine-Tailed stepped back, glanced at Ren and the two others beside the two beasts, and looked at them with a mocking expression.
"Don't tell me you only gained this limited freedom after reconciling with these filthy humans?"
In the Nine-Tailed's opinion, there was no sealing aura on the two beasts, which left only one conclusion: they had compromised.
"Hey, I'm talking to you, stinky fox."
Just then, Ren's voice rang out. The Nine-Tailed unconsciously lowered its head, then saw Ren leap a few times on the Seven-Tails' body before landing on its head, then looking at it with a smile.
"Your mouth stinks so much, how many years has it been since you brushed your teeth?"
"Roar!!"
But Ren's words were met with a furious roar. The Nine-Tailed once again gripped the sealing iron gate, shouting.
"Brat, are you looking for death?!"
It had been how many years since a human had provoked it like this? Not even Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Kushina would do such a thing to incite its rage.
"What, you're powerful because you spit a lot?"
Ren sat cross-legged on Chomei's helmet, looking at the Nine-Tailed's ferocious face not far away, slowly saying.
"Come on, I'm sitting right here. If you can harm even a single hair on me, I'll run naked around Konoha Village when we get out."
The Nine-Tailed no longer roared, but from its increasingly ferocious face, it was evident that it desperately wanted to kill Ren quickly.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot."
Ren first looked surprised, then shuffled forward a bit, gloating.
"You can't get out, you stupid fox~"
"Roar!!!"
The Nine-Tailed could no longer hold back. It began to furiously crash against the cage, its pupils completely devoid of reason, filled with nothing but murderous intent towards Ren.
This…
Looking at the scene before them, Minato and Kushina exchanged glances, their expressions simultaneously becoming strange.
What happened to having a talk?