I think we just founded a big a** plot hole guys, just think about it, in the begining of the series the fox said to Naruto that he couldn't allow him to die, otherwise, he would die as well, and now, Minato state that the kyuubi will only be stopped for a few time if he is inside of Kushina when she dies. I think Kishimoto have a big continuity error here.
It is possible at that point, with the Kyuubi still having its power completely intact, could still revive (or reincarnate, regenerate, etc.) while still being sealed within Kushina when she dies.
Having only half its chakra sealed within Naruto may completely negate the ability to revive as we know it. Or perhaps, the Kyuubi just doesn't want to take the chance under its present circumstances.
For such an awesome chapter a lot of people really seem to hate it. This is everything and more than I thought it would be, Minato is a better ninja than I thought, Madara, for all his strength and cunning was beat within seconds, and the kyuubi has been dragged around here there by Minato to protect the village. On top of all the epic fighting we see some of the other characters story's for that night, and what happened to their families.
I know it sucks that Naruto had a bad childhood, but it seems like the only decision that made a future in the shinobi world possible. Naruto has the power of the kyuubi, the Uchihas can't reach it yet, plus hes the child of destiny, it all worked out.
Its a shame how some of you really just crapped all over Naruto's flashback that we waited sooo freakin long to see, none of it has disappointed me, this is much better than expected.
If my post in particular gave the impression that I didn't like the chapter then allow me to clarify. I did enjoy the chapter overall - especially seeing someone finally get the upper hand on Madara in battle. The way the events panned out are essentially what I expected. I thought it was a nice touch to see a bit of Iruka's story, along with a bit of Kakashi's generation.
Then there was the revelation that sealing the Kyuubi into Naruto was not the
only viable option. While it is easy for most to sit back and think that Minato made the "right" decision for the sake of the shinobi world, it still doesn't change the fact that it robbed Naruto of a father and unknowingly condemned him to a childhood of loneliness. I bear Minato no malice but instead my sympathies for Naruto have grown in light of the revelation.
Let's look at it from Kushina's perspective. She basically knew three main facts: she was dying, the Kyuubi was loose, and there was a masked man that was out to control the Kyuubi. She wanted to ensure that her family was safe and intended to use the last of her strength to take the Kyuubi with her. She could take comfort in the fact that her son would live and that her husband would be there for him. Then Minato tells her that the guy in the mask is the harbringer of doom and their son is prophesied to be the savior of the world. Wait...what? Then she clues in to the fact that Naruto needs to become a jinchuuriki and that his father must also die. Kushina hardly even gets to voice her opinion on the matter before Minato begins the sealing sequence.
Kushina had very little context to justify Minato's plan and while she probably implicitly trusts her husband, there
had to be doubt going through her mind. Her husband was about to sacrifice himself and her little boy was about become an orphan and a jinchuuriki. Subjectively speaking, how could that have been the
only way?
Of course, Naruto is the child of prophecy (or at least one of the two counting Nagato) and there could have been no other way for it to pan out. Right? I do think the strategic implications of Minato's choice were impressive and I respect the amount of courage it would take to go through with a plan like that. It was clearly shown that Minato was not heartless and was under quite a bit of emotional distress. However, I found that Kishi's flashback insertion of Jiraiya's conversation regarding the child of prochecy a bit contrived. Almost as if he put in there to "sell" the whole thing to the reader. It just did not flow well for me. One moment Minato is giving valid, tangible reasons for his plan. The next he concludes that Naruto will be the child of prophecy by sealing the Kyuubi within him while thinking back to a conversation with Jiraiya - in which the context was whether or not Minato was the aforementioned child.
That was quite the leap of faith to conclude that Naruto would be the one to stop Madara. In the chapter, Minato stated that he came to two conclusions that night: Madara was a bad, bad man; and Naruto would be his downfall. My critique is that Kishi could have improved on that sequence to give the reader a better sense of how Minato came to the latter conclusion aside from thinking back to a four line conversation.
Ultimately, Minato's faith in Naruto was not misplaced and this chapter makes his words of faith to Naruto in chapter 440 all the more sentimental. It was one thing to burden a child with being a jinchuuriki. It's a completely different thing to place the fate of the world on that same child.
I think the one silver lining from that night was that Minato gave Naruto an opportunity to meet his mother. Kushina seemed like such a sweetheart and it was apparent she would have been a great mother to Naruto. One thing is for sure, I sincerely look forward to Naruto finishing the battle that Minato started with Madara.
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) then again, with Kushina saying that she love him and after hearing everything else, maybe Naruto will surprise us ( after all, he didn't won the 'most surprising ninga' title for nothing 
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