Chapter 541
【"Believe in this child, he is our son!" Minato looked at Kushina firmly, and then continued: "After the Shiki Fuujin is completed, I will seal your chakra into Naruto's body. I hope you can help him when he wants to control the power of the Nine-Tails as a Jinchūriki."】
【At this time, Kushina finally recovered, looked at Naruto with sad eyes, and complained to Minato: "He is our son... That's why I don't want Naruto to bear such a heavy responsibility!"】
【Minato couldn't understand Kushina's feelings, so he could only remain silent. Seeing this, Kushina continued with a crying voice: "Also, why use Shiki Fuujin! Just to let me see the grown-up Naruto... Just for such a short time, why did you... Why would you risk your life for this! I hope you can stay by Naruto's side and protect him until he grows up, why..."]
["For the balance of the tailed beasts... for the country... for the village... do you have to let Naruto become a sacrifice! Do you have to let you become a sacrifice for me!"]
["Compared to my father who sees the big picture, my mother's thoughts are a bit selfish, but it is also human nature..."]
["After all, Uzumaki Kushina herself is a Jinchūriki, so she naturally understands the bitterness and suffering that a Jinchūriki needs to endure. In this case, which mother would want her child to suffer the same pain?"]
["The choice between the collective and the individual, if you don't have this awareness, you are not worthy of being the leader of a village. After all, the decision he makes will affect the entire village. The interests of all the people in the village are the interests of all the people in the village. It can be said that the day he became the leader, he was no longer the head of a family, but the head of everyone in the village. "]
["If Naruto were in that position, he would probably choose me to take it all!"]
["It's hard to say. Although it is everyone's instinct to survive, Naruto doesn't value his own life as much as others. Maybe he won't make active sacrifices, but he will definitely fight to the last moment. In this case, it's not always so lucky to have a happy ending with the best of both worlds."]
[Faced with Kushina's heartbreaking cry, Minato remained calm and replied in a deep voice: "Abandoning the country and the village is actually the same as abandoning children. The destruction of the motherland is the same as abandoning the country and the village. You should have a deep understanding of how cruel life will be for people who have lost their country... not to mention that our family are all... ninjas."]
["Besides... even if I am alive, I can't replace you... as a mother, you, even if the time is short, can't convey to Naruto what I can't. This is your responsibility as a mother."]
["And this is not only for you, but also for Naruto..." Minato squatted down and picked up Naruto, looking at Kushina with a firm look, and expressed his attitude sincerely: "Being willing to die for his son is also a father's obligation to the best of his ability."]
["The reasons given by the Fourth Hokage are just possible things. Why do you always use such extreme situations as examples? Can't you think of something better?"]
["It's exactly the same as Uchiha Itachi's idea. They all anticipate the worst situation before things happen, and then use this as an excuse to decide what to do next. In this case, do you still expect them to make any good choices. ”]
[“Thinking about countermeasures with the worst possible outcome before something happens is actually a sign of a competent Hokage. It is better to be prepared than to be too late to react after something happens. Moreover, the situation was already very urgent at the time, and he had no time to think about it. ”]
[“No matter how much you say, it cannot cover up the fact that the Fourth Hokage is an incompetent father. The fact is that he sacrificed the happiness of his children for the country and the village.”]
[“You are not allowed to say these words here. Only Naruto is qualified to comment on the Fourth Hokage. This is a matter between them. ”]
[“Naruto is a good child. No matter how wronged he was, he only punched the Fourth Hokage and then immediately felt relieved. ”]
“Naruto…” Minato was a little sad.
Minato was naturally relieved that his child was so sensible.
But it was also because he was too sensible that Naruto swallowed all the grievances in his stomach, which made Minato, as a father, feel distressed.
[Handing Naruto to Kushina’s arms, Minato no longer hesitated, stood up and controlled the arm of the god of death to shoot at the Nine-Tails and pierce its body. In the eyes of the Nine-Tails, he pulled out half of its chakra and sealed it in his body, causing the Nine-Tails’ body to shrink by half.]
[The heavy chakra of the Nine-Tails made Minato's whole body numb. After a lot of effort, he finally recovered. Then he saw Minato summon an altar and placed Naruto on it, preparing for the next step of sealing. 】
【The Nine-Tails saw Minato's plan, and took advantage of the moment when Kushina's power weakened and the restraints loosened, and raised its claws to grab Naruto fiercely. 】
【The sudden attack, Minato and Kushina didn't think much, and stood up to block the attack at the same time. The Nine-Tails' sharp claws pierced their bodies, and under the two people's desperate efforts to stop it, it stopped on Naruto's body. 】
["Tsk tsk, compared to the time when the Third Hokage pulled Orochimaru's soul, the Fourth Hokage acted too relaxed here!"]
["Because the Nine-Tails was suppressed by his wife, maybe he didn't resist at all..."]
["Tsk tsk, the two of them were almost exhausted, but they were still able to cooperate to complete the seal of the Nine-Tails. Is it their strong willpower or love that supports them?"]
["Wow! At the last moment, there was such a thing! The body was directly pierced, this time there is really no other way to go!"]
["It was obviously unable to move in the previous second, but in the next second, it suddenly blocked in front of Naruto, and even relied on its own body strength to hold back the Nine-Tails' attack..."]
["It's really not easy for Naruto to survive on the day he was born..."]
["I said... This is a father's duty to the best of his ability..." Minato, who was fatally injured, emphasized with blood in his mouth. 】
【"Then... mothers also have this obligation..." Kushina responded, gritting her teeth and gathering her last bit of strength to tighten the restraints on the Nine-Tails, then she said to Minato with a wry smile: "This is the first time I've lost to you in a couple's quarrel... I understand... how serious you are..."】
(To be continued)