The Boruto manga has shed deep insight into why Kurama bonded with Naruto. 1 / 8
Kurama was stored inside baby Naruto by his dying parents after an attack on Konoha. 2 / 8
Kurama finally reveals the truth of his eventual bond and friendship with Naruto to Kawaki. 3 / 8
He confesses Naruto's kindness, warmth and compassion rubbed off on him. 4 / 8
Also, Naruto didn't try to selfishly weaponize Kurama like other people did. 5 / 8
Naruto cared for the beast and that's why Kurama grew to consider him a son. 6 / 8
Maturing with Naruto turned Kurama from a deadly villain into a hero. 7 / 8
The Nine Tails sees a similar fire in Kawaki, urging him to be a hero. 8 / 8