Hinata felt her eyes were going to go blind, so she followed them in. She lowered her presence as much as possible, not disturbing this warm scene.
It could also be considered an eye-cleansing experience.
Hinata looked around, feeling that the mental space was truly magical. She wondered if this counted as a dream within a dream?
After a while, they brought the topic back on track.
Kushina took a deep breath, the tenderness in her eyes gradually replaced by a firm light. She patted Naruto's hand gently and looked at Minato, who had been watching with a smile the whole time.
"Alright, the warm reunion meeting ends here." She said, her voice still soft, but with an unquestionable seriousness.
"Naruto, Minato, we have more important things that must be completed."
Kushina looked at Naruto, her eyes full of trust.
"Naruto, what Mom told you before was just why I am here. Now, you need to know what you need to do next."
Naruto reined in his smile and nodded seriously.
"Just as Minato guided you before," Kushina said word by word.
"What you need to do now is to have a final contest of strength with the Nine-Tailed, and completely extract a part of its massive Chakra, turning it into stable and controllable power for yourself."
Minato also stepped forward at this time and continued, his voice steady and full of power.
He glanced at his wife, and the two smiled at each other, "We will be your strongest backing, providing you with the initial pull and the final insurance."
Feeling the power and support coming from his parents' hands, Naruto had no more doubts, only a burning fighting spirit.
"I understand! Dad, Mom!"
Minato added.
"We will use our remaining power to help you stabilize the link and suppress the Nine-Tailed's most violent counterattack."
"Go, Naruto."
"Okay!" Naruto responded heavily, and when he opened his eyes again, he had already come out of the mental space, and the Nine-Tailed was right in front of him.
Naruto turned back, walking towards the Nine-Tailed with big strides. With every step he took, his eyes became more determined.
Finally, he arrived in front of the Nine-Tailed, which was flipped on the ground and bound tightly.
The giant scarlet slit eyes stared at him fixedly, filled with endless anger, humiliation, and a trace of imperceptible... vigilance. What was this brat, who broke the rules time and time again, trying to do this time?
"Nine-Tailed..." Naruto reached out his hand.
His Chakra made contact with the violent dark red Chakra on the Nine-Tailed's body, making a "sizzling" sound, like water and fire meeting.
"I'm here to tell you—I've decided to take your power!"
"And then, I will use this power to create a future you have never seen before!"
"A future where the Tailed Beast and Jinchuriki don't have to hate each other!"
"A future where power can be used to protect, not to destroy!"
As he spoke, Naruto began to increase the force of pulling the Chakra.
"Roar—!!!"
The Nine-Tailed let out a deafening roar, and the entire Seal space shook violently again. The chains binding it clanged, seemingly bearing immense pressure.
"Now! Naruto, grab it!" Kushina and Minato shouted simultaneously. The light of their Chakra projections flared, and more chains appeared, suppressing the Nine-Tailed's most violent struggles.
The real "tug-of-war" had begun!
The dark red and Naruto's Chakra began the most primitive and intense tug-of-war along the stabilized channel.
Fragments of terrifying hatred, violence, loneliness, and painful memories rushed into Naruto's consciousness like a cold tide.
But this time, Naruto stood firm; his parents' warm support was like a lighthouse behind him.
He turned all his emotions—his longing and pride for his parents, his cherishing of his companions, his promise to Sasuke, his responsibility to the Village, and his dream of becoming Hokage—
All into a blazing flame, wrapped around the core of his will, and then rushed back into the dark red tide!
"Watch closely! This is the will of me, Uzumaki Naruto!"
"Take your power—"
"Give it to me—!!!"
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