Naruto got the Nine-Tails because the beast was sealed into him as a baby by his father, Minato Namikaze, after the fox attacked the Hidden Leaf Village. The seal made Naruto a jinchuriki , meaning a host who carries a tailed beast inside them.

What happened

  • The Nine-Tails, also called Kurama, attacked the village.
  • Minato defeated it and sealed it into newborn Naruto.
  • Naruto grew up with the fox’s chakra inside him, which is why he had the whisker-like marks on his face.

Why it mattered

At first, the seal made Naruto feared and isolated, but over time he learned to work with Kurama instead of being controlled by it. That relationship becomes one of the biggest parts of Naruto’s story.

Simple version

Naruto did not “get” the fox by choice — it was forced into him by a sealing jutsu when he was a baby.

TL;DR

Naruto had the Nine-Tails sealed inside him by Minato to stop the fox’s attack, and that made Naruto the beast’s host.