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Old 2006-02-19, 00:54   Link #6
Zek
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Join Date: May 2004
Age: 37
The seal is Naruto's defense against Kyuubi's influence. This is shown symbolically when Kyuubi says he wants to eat Naruto but the cage is in the way during their first meeting. If the seal wears off, Naruto will be on equal terms with Kyuubi in their body, and Kyuubi will most likely immediately overcome him seeing as he is far stronger in both body and mind. Kyuubi has no interest in existing in symbiosis, he wants to regain his own powers again and begin where he left off.

That would be the logical case, but that doesn't necessarily mean that's what will happen... I think it's likely that in the future Naruto will gain true control over Kyuubi's chakra, without the stages of Kyuubification. That's the only way he has any chance of being Hokage, since he's way too unstable as it is. However, there is no plausible way for him to accomplish this without the aid of a seal, so unless he gets somebody to renew it Kishimoto is going to have some explaining to do.
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