"Kyubi?" Naruto looked at the giant fox staring at him from behind the giant cage in surprise.
It was all coming back to him now. This was the place where he first met the nine tailed fox when he was a child. It happened at the time when Danzo was about to perform the resealing ritual on him.
And ever since then he and the nine tails had been on a mutual stance.
"Thank you." Naruto suddenly said. The kyubi was surprised that that was the first word the kid would say to it after not seeing each other for many years.
Before coming to this world he and the kid had only interacted with each other twice. He couldn't even call them acquittance. So why?
"Why are you thanking me?" No matter how hard it tried the kyubi couldn't help it curiosity. Shouldn't the kid be blaming it for his bad childhood, all the things he had been through. More importantly, the death of his parents.
"For giving me strength. You had no reason to help me but you always did. First the fight with the phantom, then the one with Vergil. Even if it was for a short while, I was able to fight alongside Dante."
"But It's all meaningless now, since you are going to die soon." The nine tails said with a hint of sadness in it voice. When they first came to this world it had only protected the kid out of his own selfish desires.
However as time passed on, it realized that it wasn't because of it own survival. Instead, it was because he and the kid were the only beings from their own world. Meaning that the two of them were the only thing they had as a memento of their world.
Although the nine tails hated shinobis for imprisoning it and stealing away it freedom, it made an exception for Naruto. The boy who lost everything before he could even speak.
During the fight with mundus because of the seal, he could only supply a small amount of chakra to the kid giving him a boost in power. But it still wasn't enough.
"No. I don't plan on dying here. Da...Dante still... needs me. I ... C..can't waste anymore time..here" Naruto struggled, his whole body hurts, but he paid it no mind. Dante was still out there fighting Mundus. He couldn't afford to waste anymore time here.
The kyubi watched Naruto's motionless body in silence. But it could tell that he was struggling due to the tension on his face. After observing him for a sometime, the kyubi finally said.
"There is a way. But there's something I need you to do first"
"What is it?" Naruto looked at the giant fox with hope.
"The seal." The kyubi pointed at the seal with it long, sharp claw and said. "I need you to remove it"
"How do it do that?" Naruto immediately asked without any hesitation. If it meant he could go back out there, he'll do anything. However, before the kyubi could say anything a third voice intervened.
"Don't listen to him, Naruto! He's lying"
As soon as the voice finished speaking two figures appeared between the giant cage and Naruto.
The first figure was an unfamiliar red haired woman with an athletic build. Her long hair fell to her lower back. He doesn't remember seeing her face anywhere before.
However, the blonde haired man standing beside her was a face he recognized all too well.
"The yondaime hokage?" Naruto stared at his childhood hero in shock. He used to adore the yondaime hokage who sacrificed his life to Sela the nine tailed fox and save the entire village. At least that was until he met Dante who killed demons for a living.
But how the hell was the yondaime here? Shouldn't he be dead? And who the hell is that red haired woman beside him? Things were not adding up anymore.
"Hello there, Naruto. My name is Minato namikaze and the woman beside me is kushina uzumak my wife" Minato introduced with a smile. However before he could Say anymore the kyubi let out a loud ear piercing roar at the pair and shouted angrily.
'Uzumaki?' Naruto looked at the red haired woman in surprise.
"YONDAIME! YOU SHAMELESS BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU SHOW YOUR FACE NOW! DO YOU THINK THE BOTH OF YOU CAN SAVE HIM!" Kyubi glared resentfully at the pair.. If it wasn't for the cage stopping him he would have immediately attack the two of them.
"Quiet fox! I am here to speak with my son" Minato said as he glared at back at the kyubi. However Naruto who heard his words was appalled.
"Your son?" Naruto looked at the yondaime as if he had just said a joke. But Naruto doesn't find it funny at all.
The third hokage had told him that his parents were nothing but ordinary Shinobis that had died on the night of the nine tailed fox attack. And had even adviced him not to worry about them.
It was a heard pill to swallow at first but he eventually came to accept that reality. So now how was he to accept the sudden revelation that his parents weren't some random nobodies and that his father was actually the yondaime hokage himself. The man he used to adore. The man who was also the one that sealed the nine tailed fox inside of him and condemned him to a life of suffering and isolation. That man was actually his own father.
"You are lying" Naruto said in a low tone. His voice barely audible.
"He's telling the truth, son. We are your real parents" The red haired woman stepped forward and said in a sooting tone which only irked him.
"I don't know you fuckers! Naruto shouted, shutting her up. He couldn't take it anymore. Who the fuck are these people to suddenly come into his life and start laying claims on him.
"Naruto, you can't talk to your mother like this" Minato scolded Naruto but that proved to be a mistake.
"Mother? Mother?! I don't even know who that bitch is! And for your information the both of you are not my parents. Those roles belong to Dante and Lady. The two of you are just trash that lost their way. SO LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!" The whole room fell silent as soon as he finished speaking.
Naruto's face was already fuming with anger at the end of his sentence. He could no longer control himself. Was this the same parents that he had always dreamt about? He felt like his life in the elemental nation had been nothing but a lie.
The third hokage and the older generation of Shinobi must have been aware of his lineage but they did nothing to stop the villagers from tormenting him.
Only making sure that he was alive, so he could continue to live his hellish life the next day.
But that was the past. He had already left that world behind and was living a happy life now, but they just couldn't bare to see him happy and had even followed him all the way to this world.
Moreover, while these two were here wasting his time Dante was still out there fighting Mundus on his own. That was unforgivable!
Minato and Kushina could feel their hearts shattering into different pieces at the end of that sentence. But they could only stand there and take it all in.
The kyubi looked at Minato and Kushina without sympathy. It already knew that something like this would happen if they were ever to show their faces to the kid.
If it had been in the past the kid might have gladly accepted them. Even ignoring the fact that they had been absent for his entire life. It knew this fact because it had read the kid's thoughts.
It times were spent reading the child's thoughts and most of it consisted of his yearning for parental love.
However, that all changed when he came to this world. Not only did he escape his gruesome fate and suffering at the hands of the hidden leaf village. But he finally found people that genuinely cared for him.
Dante and Lady were everything he envisioned his parents to be. They were caring and loving towards him.
They put him in a school and taught him everything he knew. They were also the first people to ever celebrate his birthday with him.
It was only after living with them that he realized the injustice that the village had put him through. They persecuted him and blamed all their sufferings on him while taking the things they had and he wanted for granted. They were living happy fulfilling lives.
He had long stopped trying to know his real parents. Because to him they don't matter anymore.
The third hokage could have done better for him. He could have changed his identity completely and put him an area where he could live peacefully but no, he just had to put him in the middle of the village where the villagers would always get to see him.
After a short while, Minato was the first to break the dreadful silence. With a saddened tine, he said. "I know that we are trash. And you have every right to call us that. But we meant well for you.
We were afraid of what would happen if your existence was made know to our enemies. Since the village had just suffered huge damages and numerous casualties at the time.
With it lax security it would be easy for a defenseless baby like you to get assassinated. It was why Hurizen chose to hide your heritage from you and gave you your mother's last name instead of mine"
"Son, I know that we haven't been the best parents to you. And neither have we been there for you when you needed us the most. But we are here now, aren't we?" Kushina tried to reason with her son as well.
She was still heartbroken from hearing her son refer to someone else as his mother. She knew she had no right to tell him what to do since she was never there for him to begin with. But was it wrong that she just wanted him to see her as his mother and not just some random nobody.
'Kushina?' Minato looked dejectedly when he saw his wife's defeated look. He looked from his wife to his son who was staring at them with lack of sympathy.
Minato knew it was his fault that his family was like this. All he wanted was a better future for his son which was why he sealed the kyubi in him. He felt that he would be able to defend himself with the power of the nine tails just like his mother had done when she was still a jinchuuriki.
However, he knew that he had to set things right, even if it was the last thing he did. Whether his son forgives him or not doesn't matter as long as he lives. Steeling his resolve Minato turned to the nine tails and said.
"Kyubi. You said before that you had a way to save him. Can you tell me what that is?"
"Minato?" Kushina turned to look at her husband in stupor. The last thing she ever expected from him was to seek help from the same beast he gave his life to seal.
However she wasn't the only only shocked by this sudden turn of even. Naruto and the kyubi were equally as shocked. Since the two of them were living witness of the yondaime's sacrifice.
"What trick are you planning, yondaime?" Surprised as it was, the nine tails was no fool. The yondaime had opposed to his idea not too long ago, so why the sudden change of heart?
"Its not a trick" Minato replied before turning to Naruto and said. "Son, I know we haven't been there for you in the past. So let me make it up to you by giving you a future to live up to"
"I'm sorry kushina"
"No, it's okay. I support your decision. Our son deserves a better future" Kushina said as she looked at her son with a loving smile. They might not have been able to help him in the past but they can do so now.
After kushina finished speaking, Minato hurriedly weaved through dozens of hand signs at a very fast pace.
'What is he doing?' Naruto could barely keep up with Minato's hand movements. If he were to compare, he'd say that he would need to use the 4 tails cloak form before he could even start to see those hand movements properly.
While he was still mesmerized by the speed, Minato finally completed the last hand sign and shouted.
"UNSEAL!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a seal appeared on Naruto's abdomen shocking him.
'Is that the seal the nine tails was sealed inside?' Naruto stared as the seal on his abdomen, appalled. It was his first time seeing the seal.
The seal on his abdomen suddenly spinned anti-clockwise and a loud cracking sound echoed throughout the large room as the seal on the gigantic cell also did the same.
Everyone watched with batted breath for different reasons as the seal slowly came undone.
As soon as it completely unsealed the nine tails burst out of the gate and let out a loud roar before it started laughing.
"Hahahahah. I'm finally free at last! After so long! Do you feel the irony yondaime?!"
Minato and Kushina immediately tensed up when they heard the kyubi's words. With their current strength It was going to be impossible to seal the nine tails now if they were to fight.
"Relax. I won't go back on my promise. You just have to trust me. Moreover, the kid doesn't have much time left" The kyubi said as it pointed at Naruto whose skin was already turning pale.
Minato and Kushina also knew that Naruto didn't have much time left. So they watched the kyubi's action intently. If it looked like the kyubi was trying to take over Naruto's body instead of helping him they would immediately take action.
Naruto also watched the kyubi's actions with curiosity. However because his vision was becoming blurry he could barely make out what it was doing.
"How do you plan on saving him?" Minato asked with furrowed brows. He still felt like the kyubi had a hidden objective. If it wasn't for Naruto's life being at stake he would never have unsealed the kyubi.
"Just watch" Was all the kyubi said before itpp sat down in a lotus style and place it hands in an hand sign. After a few seconds of concentration, a golden yellow chakra strand of chakra moved out from the kyubi's chest and into Naruto's body.
Minato and Kushina were surprised to see the golden yellow chakra coming out of the kyubi's body. It was different from the blackish red chakra that the kyubi was know for.
'What exactly is it planning to do?'
"What's going on?" Naruto felt a growing power inside of him as the kyubi continued to transfer it chakra to him. He felt more alive than ever before. Like he could do anything.
This feeling lasted for a short while before he started regaining control of his body again. It no longer felt heavy but lighter. His vision also started clearing up.