XX-level Hokage

The bond between teachers and students: Iruka, Kakashi, Jiraiya. The familial love between family members: Mashiro, Izumi.

Scenes unfold one after another: the missions he carried out with the villagers, their gratitude, and his identity as the son of a hero.

This restored Naruto's eyes to normal.

Instantly, all negative emotions vanished, and Naruto's tailed beast transformation disappeared. "You can't possibly..."

Before Kushina and Killer Bee could rejoice, Naruto's body transformed into a tailed beast once more, and this time to a more profound degree.

In the mental space, looking at Naruto kneeling on the ground again, Kurama sneered and said: I have discovered your weakness, there is no way you can defeat me.

It turns out that Kurama (the Nine-Tails) had already discovered Naruto's emotional weakness and then deliberately injected its own chakra into Naruto's body. As for Naruto's weakness, it's quite simple: it still concerns his parents.

If Naruto didn't know about his past, this weakness wouldn't exist.

Naruto had long accepted the fact that he had no parents and had never blamed them for his fate. But on that day, Mashiro revealed Naruto's true identity, and he learned who his parents were.

Therefore, he began to feel aggrieved deep inside. He couldn't feel his parents' love, he didn't know why he was living the kind of life he had as a child, he didn't know why the Nine-Tails was sealed inside him...

Naruto himself was unaware of it, but a dark cloud quietly rose in the depths of his heart, and at this moment, this cloud was magnified by the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Why me?

Negative emotions once again took over Naruto's mind.

No, this can't go on. "Disappear now!" Naruto shouted.

But just then, a familiar female voice suddenly rang out. "No, it's fine to stay here."

Then, a golden light emanated from all around. Naruto opened his eyes and looked around, finding himself in a space filled with golden light.

In front of him stood a red-haired woman. "Sister Quan?"

Naruto called out tentatively.

To Naruto, the red-haired woman in front of him looked almost exactly like Izumi from the real world, but seemed more mature and had a completely different temperament.

This is Naruto's biological mother, Kushina Uzumaki.

Unlike the young girl Kushina outside, Kushina Uzumaki married Minato, experienced the Nine-Tails' rampage, and eventually gave birth to Naruto, so her appearance and temperament were more mature.

"Naruto," Kushina Uzumaki called out with a light laugh.

"What's going on? Why is there someone here? And she looks so much like Izumi, and she even knows my name," Naruto muttered to himself. "I see. Well, that makes sense. Now, guess who I am, Naruto," Kushina Uzumaki said with a light laugh, seemingly understanding Naruto's situation.

"Could it be..." Looking at Kushina's face, Naruto seemed to have realized something. "You already know?" Kushina asked with great satisfaction.

"You must be the true form of the Nine-Tails, trying to deceive me by transforming into someone resembling Eto." Naruto said with absolute certainty.

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Kushina Uzumaki was first startled, then burst into laughter, clutching her stomach. "Hahaha..."

"That's a really rude laugh, Nine-Tails!" At this moment, Naruto was even more certain that the person in front of him was not Izumi.

No sooner had Naruto finished speaking than Kushina Uzumaki, filled with rage, punched him on the head. "Something's not right."

"It hurts so much!!!!" Naruto clutched his head, tears streaming down his face. That familiar feeling...

"Oh?!" Naruto noticed the strange suffix in Kushina's words earlier. In his memory, Eto sometimes used that too.

Suddenly excited, her innate impatience, combined with her fast speech, led to strange catchphrases. "Uzumaki Kushina explained, scratching her head."

"I tried my best to control myself, but I couldn't help it when I got excited," Kushina Uzumaki said somewhat embarrassedly. "She's really like Izumi-nee in this respect. Could it be that she really has some kind of relationship with Izumi-nee?" Naruto wondered, scratching his head.

"Are you alright? I just hope you don't have any weird catchphrases like me," Kushina Uzumaki asked. "Throat?" Naruto noticed Kushina Uzumaki's gaze.

A strong sense of love and tenderness, tinged with a hint of panic and helplessness.

He might occasionally see this in Quan Jie's eyes, but she always kept it deep and secretive. Looking into those eyes, for some reason, he suddenly felt a surge of emotion and wanted to cry.

"Looks like Minato didn't say anything, really." Uzumaki Kuna controlled her expression, not wanting to let her sadness show.

But Naruto could no longer control the urge to cry. Listening to Kushina's words, he vaguely guessed a possibility, a possibility he had once imagined.

"That's right, I'm yours." Before Kushina could finish speaking, Naruto hugged her.

Chapter 175: Kushina and Uzumaki Kushina

"I've always wanted to see you, Mom!" Naruto said, hugging Kushina Uzumaki, his eyes filled with tears.

Just then, Naruto's eyes, which had turned black and red due to the Nine-Tails' chakra, returned to their original sky blue. "I see, you really are my child," Kushina said lovingly.

In the real world, Killer Bee looked at Naruto, whose tailed beast transformation had stopped, and asked, "Izumi, did you do something?"

“No, he stopped on his own.” Kushina said with a complicated expression. She sensed that familiar chakra in Naruto’s mental world—her chakra.

In the mental world, Naruto released Kushina Uzumaki and said excitedly, "I've finally met you! I have so many questions to ask you." "Then you can tell me slowly. Before that, we still need to keep Kurama in line," Kushina Uzumaki said.

Then, Naruto, who was confronting the Nine-Tails, suddenly shouted, and nine golden chains flew from Naruto's body toward the Nine-Tails, binding the Nine-Tails tightly once again as it was about to break free.

"This chakra? Is it Kushina? Then who was that just now, and why did it also have Kushina's aura?" Kurama muttered to itself, sensing the aura on the sealing chains.

"Minato infused my chakra into the sealing formula so that you could successfully control the Nine-Tails' power, hoping to lend you a helping hand," Kushina Uzumaki explained softly as she sat beside Naruto.

But Naruto just kept grinning foolishly.

"Are you listening?" Looking at Naruto's silly grin, Kushina Uzumaki couldn't help but laugh as well and asked.

"I knew it! That's wonderful." Naruto said, looking at Kushina Uzumaki. "?" Kushina Uzumaki was a little confused by Naruto's words.

"Mom, you should still be alive, right? I don't know why you haven't acknowledged me, but you must be Izumi-nee." Naruto said with a smile. "Alive? Izumi-nee?" Kushina Uzumaki was completely baffled by Naruto's sudden words.

Since Naruto learned his true identity, he has been investigating and asking many questions about his biological parents. However, the more he investigates, the more he discovers that his biological mother, Kushina Uzumaki, is very similar to Izumi, who is taking care of him now, in both appearance and personality.

Furthermore, Naruto's feelings towards Eto, from the way she always took care of him and the unintentional displays of affection she showed, made him want to believe the fact that his mother was still alive and was right beside him.

Naruto specifically asked Mashiro about this, but Mashiro didn't give him a clear answer. She only said that Naruto would understand when he started controlling Kurama.

That's why Naruto is so concerned about controlling the Nine-Tails. It's not only to improve his strength and protect the village, but also to find the answer. Now that he sees his biological mother, Naruto is certain of his guess.

"Although I don't understand what you mean, Naruto, it's regrettable that both Minato and I died in the Nine-Tails' rampage." - Kushina Uzumaki

Nai suddenly became depressed and said that not being able to participate in Naruto's growth was her biggest regret.

"But, but what about Izumi-nee?" Naruto said, looking very conflicted.

"Izumi-nee? You've mentioned this name many times, who is she?" Kushina Uzumaki asked with some confusion.

“Izumi-nee is someone who looks a lot like you, Mom. She has the same red hair as you, and she takes good care of me. She can also use the same golden chains,” Naruto explained.

"Oh? May I see her?" Uzumaki Kuna asked in unison.

If it were red hair, Kushina Uzumaki could understand, but looking like herself and being able to unleash the Sealing Chains made her think more.

"Meet? Can you meet? What should I do?" Naruto asked anxiously, eager to know the answer.

“It’s simple. Connect with her chakra, and once your minds are aligned, her consciousness can come here,” Kushina Uzumaki explained. Upon hearing this, Naruto disappeared back into his consciousness space. At this moment, the Nine-Tails was firmly bound by over a dozen sealing chains, completely unable to break free. Through Kushina’s chakra, Naruto connected with her consciousness.

"Sister Quan, can your consciousness enter my consciousness space through chakra?"

In the real world, Kushina was lost in thought when she suddenly heard Naruto's voice in her ear, "What's wrong, Naruto?" Kushina was communicating with Naruto through her consciousness.

“My mother, she’s in my consciousness right now, and she wants to see you,” Naruto continued. Hearing this, Kushina’s expression turned a little strange, and she said softly, “Okay.”

A long time ago, Mashiro told her that Naruto's body contained a part of her soul and chakra left behind by the woman who committed suicide.

Before heading to Turtle Island, Mashiro told her that Naruto would come into contact with that part of the chakra during his training, and that he would learn her identity as a result.

Now it seems that everything is just as Mashiro predicted.

Taking a deep breath, Kushina's consciousness sent chakra into Naruto's consciousness space. It was a space radiating golden light.

Naruto and Kushina were chatting when Kushina suddenly appeared. Kushina and Kushina's eyes met.

Kushina's eyes widened in surprise at first, then in understanding. At that moment, even the last vestige of doubt she had about Makoto's words vanished.

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes were filled with surprise and confusion. "You, who are you?" Kushina Uzumaki couldn't help but ask.

“I am you, just as you are me. We are both Kushina Uzumaki. The difference is that you are Kushina Uzumaki at the age of twenty-four, while I am Kushina Uzumaki at the age of twenty,” Kushina replied.

"20 years old? Why are you here? I have no memory of that." Kushina Uzumaki said, utterly puzzled. Kushina then began to tell Kushina about Mashiro.

This includes Mashiro's time travel, the Dragon Vein, and how Mashiro took him to the future, where he is now taking care of Naruto, etc.

"Hyuga Mashiro? I don't remember anyone like her. It seems our life experiences are different, at least after the age of 20." After hearing what Kushina said, Uzumaki Kushina was still a little confused, but she roughly understood the reason.

Kushina nodded slightly.

"But since she took you away when you were 20, why do I still exist?" Kushina Uzumaki asked with some confusion after clarifying the relationship.

“According to Mashiro, time should automatically repair itself. After I disappear, a completely identical Kushina will appear,” Kushina said.

"I really envy you, being able to stay by Naruto's side now," Kushina Uzumaki said with a hint of regret.

“I admire you too. You went through marriage, pregnancy, and finally gave birth to Naruto. I don’t have any of those memories,” Kushina said.

The two looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter, their laughter loud and clear. "So, Izumi-nee, you really are..." Naruto said, tears welling in his eyes.

Naruto had a childhood dream of having his mother alive and by his side, a dream he never dared to hope would come true.

Kushina stepped forward, gently hugged Naruto, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have kept it from you." "I'm so glad," Naruto said, wiping away his tears.

A moment later, the three sat together and talked about the past. Naruto recounted his experiences.

Kushina talked about how she took care of Naruto. Uzumaki Kushina then recounted some funny stories from her pregnancy.

Just then, Naruto suddenly asked excitedly: "Um, um, I've always thought that if I ever see Mom, I must ask her how you and Dad fell in love?"

Kushina and Uzumaki Kushina reacted somewhat differently to Naruto's question. Kushina touched her hair, her expression somewhat complicated.

Kushina Uzumaki blushed and said with a smile, "I...I feel so shy."

"I already said it, I got excited." Naruto pointed at Kushina Uzumaki and laughed. "That's called being swayed." Kushina Uzumaki said somewhat exasperatedly.

"He said it again." Naruto laughed again. Kushina Uzumaki glanced at Kushina.

Kushina then gave Kushina Uzumaki a look, indicating that she should speak.

"That's right, that was on my first day in Konoha..." (I won't go into details, see Chapter 114 for more)

Chapter 176: Nine-Tails Chakra

"This is my story with Minato," Kushina Uzumaki said softly, looking at Naruto after finishing her story.

"This is amazing! I learned so much about my parents' childhood," Naruto said with a smile, brimming with happiness. Just then, Kushina Uzumaki suddenly asked, "Naruto, do you think our red hair is handsome?"

"It looks good, of course it looks good. I find red very appealing; it's vibrant and passionate, and it suits Mom's personality perfectly," Naruto said with absolute certainty, looking at both Kushina and Uzumaki Kushina.

"I will only offer my precious blessings to the man who praises my red hair, Naruto, would you accept that?" Kushina Uzumaki said with a smile after hearing Naruto's answer, her smile incredibly gentle and bright.