[ A long pause, then... ] My monster was me. All the hate and fear I felt because of what I'd been through, everythin' that havin' Kyuubey's weight pushin' down on me made me feel.. it was all of that, the true side of me. I had to overcome it to move on, and I tried to beat him down with force but I couldn't.. Only once I saw how Octopops didn't let anythin' get him down or hold him back did I finally get it. Even when people are mean to Octopops, even when they try to kill him he doesn't turn on 'em or seek revenge or anythin' he just takes it in his stride and carries on being the best he can be all because he has faith in the people who believe in him. And it's the same for me, y'know. The people in my village believe in me, and I have to believe in the me they believe in. I had to let the negative part of me become the Naruto Uzumaki who saved the leaf village, the guy who everyone trusts to protect them.

[ Another pause. He'd been livid with Crane when he'd heard about what he'd done.. and even moreso when he'd heard his reasons. Now, thinking back to his mentor and fellow jinchuuriki, he almost feels guilty for letting himself get carried away with rage. ]

.. I don't think you really overcame your monsters, y'know. You might not have to face 'em anymore, but they're still there, I can tell. [ Kyuubey can tell. ]