In the Hokage world, every ninja's biggest dream is to become the shadow of the village, so that he can not only prove his identity in the village, but also see his own worth. After Naruto became the seventh generation, Konoha Village went through many Hokages. It can be said that everyone is working very hard and wants this village to reach the top. However, as ***, he didn't manage the village much before he died because of the Nine-Tails incident. Does this mean that Watergate's strength is like this?
The fourth generation Hokage is definitely a strong man, and he is also Naruto's father. When he was young, he was famous in the ninja world with Spiral Pill and Flying Thunder Divine Technique, and Spiral Pill was later Naruto's output **. At that time, the strength of the Water Gate had already reached the level of "when you encounter the Water Gate, you can retreat directly". With such an achievement, in addition to his own efforts, he also has the will to protect Konoha. However, he sacrificed himself in the Nine-Tails attack, and it can be said that he did the ultimate in protecting Konoha.
However, judging from the battle situation at that time, after Mizumon dealt with the masked man, he was fully capable of leaving the village with the Nine-Tails. As long as he used the Flying Thunder God Transfer, he could do this without making sacrifices at all. Moreover, at that time, the three generations had already arrived, and if the two Hokages joined forces, even if they were not the opponents of the Nine-Tails, they would be able to deal with the Nine-Tails for a while. Why, then, would Watergate choose self-sacrifice in this situation? Still with Kushina. What is his purpose?
One: The Nine-Tails is something that keeps Konoha Village in balance with other villages. Once this is broken, the village will soon be plunged into war.
From the moment the various nations were founded, the five great powers had their own tailed beasts, because this maintained the balance for a long time. Because the strength of each country is close, it is impossible to attack easily, and there will be a lot of wars. Because each country will be afraid of the other's tailed beast power. But if Konoha loses the Nine-Tails and this balance is broken, war will definitely break out, and the village will be pushed into the whirlpool of war. Mizumon knew this very well at the time, although he could use the Flying Thunder God to send the Nine-Tails to a far away place, so that the Konoha Village at that time would not be destroyed by the Nine-Tails.
But the consequence of this is that Konoha Village has also lost the Nine-Tails since then, and it has also lost the balance of this tailed beast. If Konoha wants to catch it again, it is basically impossible. When Konoha had nine tails, he could still be caught by Yunyin Village to catch the people of the Hyuga family, but now that there are no nine tails, I am afraid that other villages will also want to move Konoha. If this situation is really faced, then there will be more people sacrificed in Konoha, and the village may not be able to survive. Therefore, when Jiu Sinai loses control of the Nine-Tails, it is necessary to have a new human pillar force to continue to retain the important combat power of the Nine-Tails.
Two: Four generations believe that Naruto can use the power of the Nine-Tails.
In addition to guarding against the major powers, the masked man who appeared at that time was also a great threat to Konoha Village. But Konoha no longer has a strong combat power, three generations are old, and the three ninjas are not in Konoha all the year round, and the other two are basically unreliable. Therefore, in order for Konoha to have the possibility to compete with the masked man in the future, there must be a new top-level combat power. And this person he chose was Naruto. As long as Naruto can control and use the power of the Nine-Tails well, he can help Konoha Village defuse the threat of the masked man in the future. In fact, the plot after the Hokage did develop according to the route envisioned by Mizumon.
Therefore, Watergate's use of the ghoul seal to seal the Nine-Tails is his long-term strategic consideration for Konoha. It cannot be understood simply as the strength of Watergate, or as martyrdom, which is incomplete.