It was later that day that Jiraiya regained his memories prior to his future death, and while that meant he only remembered up to Naruto's fifteen-year-old self, it was still an improvement.

The first thing he did afterwards was to start recording his future Icha Icha novels, earning him a strong punch to the head by the blonde, who berated herself for feeling emotional at the return of the man she had known.

After Jiraiya got used to his new self, he signed the girl's adoption papers and effectively became her legal guardian, or father, as he liked to say, not that the blonde ever acknowledged the fact despite feeling incredibly happy on the inside.

A week later, Arashi called for the Uzushio Shinobi Council, made entirely of Uzumaki, and told them of his decision to change the future carrier of the Kyuubi.

His decision caused an uproar, but after some explanation, it was reluctantly accepted by all but Kushina's father, who was seething that after making the incredibly hard decision of burdening Kushina to become a Jinchuuriki, it was abruptly changed like so.

The explanation that the three schemers had come up with was quite brilliant, and the inspiration for it had come from Sora, the Fire Temple Jinchuuriki from Naruto's previous life.

Naruto's back story was that she was a half Uzumaki who had the excess chakra left of the Kyuubi from its previous battles sealed inside her from birth, effectively readying her body to become a full Jinchuuriki by stretching her chakra coils and capacity to several times even the Uzumaki with the most chakra could achieve.

Afterwards, Naruto was brought to the meeting, where she explained that she already had control over the second chakra inside of her, demonstrating by covering her hand with the red chakra and turning it into a claw, and satisfying the council that this was a better decision than sealing the Kyuubi into a girl who hadn't any experience with the vicious chakra before.

Especially because Kushina was the Heiress to the Uzumaki Royal Family, a direct descendant of the founding Uzumaki, despite her status as a part Uzumaki and part Senju.

The girl had already unlocked her chakra chains, and while her control over them or her chakra was abysmal, she was still recognised as Heiress due to unlocking her Kekkei Genkai.

Naruto herself also had chakra chains, but she mostly hid them because they were rare to come by, and many would be after her to capture and breed her for them.

This had happened to Kushina, as she had heard of Kumo's scheme to capture her, and Minato rescuing her after graduating from the academy in her previous life.

Naruto had no intention of letting the same happen to her.

After the acceptance, they revealed that Jiraiya of the Sannin had adopted her, and that after her sealing, she would be sent to Konoha to become a dual-village shinobi there.

This decision was accepted surprisingly easily, as many understood that Konoha was safer than Uzushio, and an ally of their village since both villages' founding.

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After the council meeting was over, Naruto exited alongside Arashi, the two chatting softly about their plans for the future from then on, now that Naruto was accepted as the next Jinchuuriki and allowed to go to Konoha as well.

As they were conversing, a scream came from the side, and suddenly, Naruto was attacked by a red blur she easily dodged, then stared at incredulously.

There, in front of her, stood Uzumaki Kushina, her mother, and a current nine-year-old child.

Kushina was fuming as she pointed her finger at Naruto, body trembling and teeth gritted.

"You!" she cried out, but before anything else could be said, Arashi stepped forward, pushing Naruto behind him, face calm but eyebrows furrowed in disappointment.

"Kushina-chan, why did you attack Naruto?" he asked, face stern and an unhappy look in his eyes.

Kushina stared at him incredulously, not understanding why he was protecting the girl behind him.

"Uncle Arashi! She stole my position!" she snapped, pointing a finger at the accused, who was only standing calmly, an eyebrow raised at her, her composure only infuriating the redhead further.

"Oh?" said Naruto, stepping forward and out of Arashi's protection. "And why are you angry with that? Don't you hate the Kyuubi? Shouldn't you be happy not to have the burden of having him sealed in you?"

Kushina gaped at the blunt words of the child younger than her, opening and closing her mouth, but unable to make a single sound.

Naruto couldn't help it: she smirked.

"What? Fox got your tongue?"

Kurama snickered inside of her while Arashi shot a look of exasperation at her.

"Naruto, don't rile her up," he said disapprovingly, before turning to Kushina. "and Kushina, don't attack others because you are angry. I know that becoming the Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki was a big decision in your life, but Naruto is a better candidate than you in this case, and was chosen accordingly."

Kushina looked disbelieving, before composing herself and shooting a glare at Naruto.

"Oh? And why is she better?" she asked, crossing her arms childishly.

It was Naruto that answered her.

"Because I've had a part of the Kyuubi inside of me since I was born. And unlike you I don't have any prejudice against him!"

The redhead huffed in annoyance.

"I don't have any pre-giu-dees against it!" she whined, only serving to Naruto's amusement at her mispronunciation.

"Oh? Do you even know what prejudice means?" At her beet-red face, she scoffed. "It means even if you don't know anything about him, you believe in what others say about him! That's exactly what you do, isn't it?"

Kushina glared at her with all her might, but as she was only nine, with no blood on her hands and no idea of the real world, it was equal to a rabbit's stare before being gutted to Naruto.

"But the Kyuubi is evil!" she argued, but her tantrum was stopped by the blonde's disappointed stare, making her feel like she was but a gum stuck beneath her shoes.

"Oh? And how do you know that? Did you ever talk to him? Have you ever witnessed his so-called 'evilness'? Where is your proof?"

Kushina took a step back with every sentence, trembling in fright. What was with this girl? She looked younger than her, yet she was so intimidating(not that she knew the word, but she had heard her mother using it before)!

"W-what do you know?" she shot back weakly but was set with a victorious smirk.

"I know that he is snarky but intelligent. I know that attacking Konoha was not his fault. I know that he is only angry because he is locked inside someone, deprived of his freedom. I know because I talked to him before judging him," With every sentence, she took a step forward, finally stopping in front of the girl, her nose nearly touching the other 's as she leaned in and whispered to her ear. "I ask you again: what do you know?"

After her words, she stepped back, marvelling at the sight of the girl looking ready to piss herself, and turning around, walking back to Arashi who was looking at her disapprovingly, but understandingly.

"Let's go to tell Ero-tousan how the meeting went." She told the man, earning back a nod. She then turned around once more, causing Kushina to flinch. "Also, just so you know, the Kyuubi's a he, not an it. He also has a name, not that you deserve to know what it is." She then turned back to Arashi, signalling that she was ready to go.

Together, they walked away, ignoring the now wailing Kushina and her unhappy parents.

They had no time to deal with children. Now that they had gotten approval, they needed to hastily commence with the Sealing Ritual, before heading to Konoha for assistance.

A war was coming, and they needed to prepare all they could before Uzushio was reduced to rubble again.

This time, they wouldn't let the village fall.