"Have you decided yet?"
Just as Minato made up his mind, a voice that was exactly the same as his sounded from deep within his soul.
That was Minato's voice, but the voice belonged to Minato at almost the same age as when the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha and Minato died.
"Um."
Minato responded that the two of them were originally one, so the doubts that Minato had, the older Minato also shared.
But precisely because they are one individual, the decision they make is consistent.
"Although such a decision is irrational given the current situation, we cannot ignore the changes that have taken place so far."
Minato has successfully changed history. Kushina was not separated from the Nine-Tails, and he himself did not have to sacrifice himself.
But this does not mean that everything is safe.
On the contrary, the outcome did change, but that was because Minato was familiar with the situation and took precautions.
There is a huge difference between the attack on Konoha by the masked man and others this time and the night of the Nine-Tails.
Not only did the masked man become more difficult to deal with, the people gathered around him were also no ordinary people.
Especially the black-robed man with strange and varied abilities, he is even more difficult to deal with than the masked man.
The trajectory of history also underwent tremendous changes under the influence of Minato.
The Great Toad Sage once made a prophecy to Minato that he had the opportunity to prevent the disaster in the Ninja World from happening in advance. But he failed.
And in the prophecy made to the Great Toad Sage many years ago, the blue-eyed boy who laughed and called out the names of the nine tailed beasts was the true son of prophecy, who could save people from disaster.
Minato concluded that the boy was Naruto!
This child, who was given a name by Jiraiya-sensei, has the potential to change the future of the ninja world.
Although Minato believed that he might be able to do it in the future, he could not put all the possibilities and opportunities of the future on himself.
It's not that he doesn't dare to take on such an important responsibility, but he cannot be careless in any way when it comes to matters like this.
So he decided to seal the Nine-Tails into Naruto's body again. According to the prophecy, Naruto also needed this power as a Jinchūriki.
But now the Nine-Tails is sealed in Kushina's body, and the Jinchūriki who is stripped of the tailed beast will die.
Therefore, there was only one method he could use to ensure Kushina's safety.
That is to divide the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox into two again.
There is only one ninjutsu that can do this:
Shiki Fūjin!
"I feel sorry."
Thinking of this, Minato's eyes couldn't help but fluctuate violently, with emotions surging in them.
To cast the Reaper Death Seal, the caster's own soul must be sacrificed.
Even now he has found no other way.
"This is a decision we made together. Besides, you should also know that I don't have much time left."
The same voice as Minato's came from inside his body.
Strictly speaking, there are two souls in Minato's body now.
To cast the Reaper Death Seal, one of them must be sacrificed.
After the masked man and others attacked Konoha, deep in Minato's consciousness, the soul of Minato, which had existed for more than ten years and only had residual consciousness left, was gradually recovering.
But this kind of recovery is not a good thing, because at the same time they both feel that something seems to be repairing itself in the darkness.
The soul of the older Minato could no longer remain attached to the soul of the present Minato.
He, who did not belong to this time and space, realized that the moment his soul was fully restored, it would be forced out of Minato's body.
Without the protection of a body, a soul that does not belong to this time and space will only dissipate.
It's just strange that the remaining consciousness of the Nine-Tailed Fox, which came across time and space with Minato, is still normal.
Therefore, for the future of Naruto as foretold by the Great Toad Sage, the old Minato's soul can only be used as a sacrifice for the Reaper Death Seal.
Thinking of this, Minato couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart.
Although the two of them are one, they can also be said to be best friends.
Noticing his emotions, the older Minato couldn't help but chuckle.
"Have you forgotten what I once said?"
"I know," Minato responded.
[Naruto is my child. For my son, what's the harm in dying?]
"Compared to you, everything I can do will be over after the seal is cast."
"The next thing will be entrusted to you!"
The last time, Minato performed the Reaper Death Seal, leaving behind his own and Kushina's chakra and the seal key, and entrusted the unknown future to Naruto.
This time, although Naruto is still going to become the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, it is different from the original timeline.
He and Kushina will watch Naruto grow up, and even in that uncontrollable future, he will try his best to protect Naruto and the future of the entire ninja world.
"Um!"
Minato responded firmly.
"But before that, we have to arrange the rest of the things first."
After all, the tailed beasts exist as a strategic force for a ninja village, and now Minato plans to split the Nine-Tails into two.
Although in terms of the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox, even if it is only half of it, it is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
Minato had personally endured that chakra with his own body.
Even if he was the Hokage, he couldn't just deal with the Nine-Tails himself.
However, Minato had naturally already thought of countermeasures for these things.
What really made it difficult for him was not how to convince the Third Hokage and the other senior executives.
But it was Kushina.
She is not only the current Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, a direct participant in this incident, but also Naruto's mother.
Minato had no right to decide Naruto's future on his own.
Minato knew her character very well.
There was no way Kushina would let Naruto serve as a Jinchūriki and endure all this.
She would rather bear it all by herself.
Therefore, ordinary explanations were not enough to convince Kushina.
The only thing left now is to confess everything.
The reason why Minato decided to let Naruto be the Jinchūriki again was because of his past experience.
The possibility of making Kushina understand and accept his decision was to confess everything to her.
In the past, Minato had too many concerns. He was afraid that if the news of his rebirth was leaked, it would have unpredictable impacts on history.
But now, this concern no longer exists, because history has developed in a direction that Minato does not even know.
He had nothing to hide from Kushina.
Because the chance for Minato to be reborn was originally given by her!
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