allendalepharm Chapter 43 The Heartache of the Nine-Tailed Fox
Chapter 43 The Heartache of the Nine-Tailed Fox
Thinking of this, the Nine-Tails' teeth were practically grinding together.
Back then, Madara Uchiha, with an arrogant expression that made the fox itch with envy, said, "Although you're not as good as me, you fox are still quite strong and barely qualified to be my summoning beast." He used his Sharingan to subdue the fox, and from then on, the Nine-Tails began its many years of miserable existence.
It has nine tails and is the strongest of all the tailed beasts!
It's bad enough that it's reduced to being Madara Uchiha's summoning beast! But he also constantly controls it with his Sharingan! Doesn't he have any respect for the Nine-Tails, for the strongest tailed beast?!
Even more outrageous, Madara Uchiha actually used his Sharingan to manipulate him into fighting Hashirama Senju!
Kurama can still recall that incredibly dark day—the day Madara Uchiha attacked the village with Kurama and completely broke with Hashirama Senju.
In Kurama's view, the biggest victim that day was not Uchiha Madara, who recklessly attacked Konoha and was eventually killed by Senju Hashirama—Kurumi thought: Serves him right! He can never beat Senju Hashirama!
Even Hashirama Senju, who was forced to kill his most important friend after his friend turned against him, thought to himself: Serves him right! Humans are so hypocritical, talking about lifelong friends and brothers, ptooey!
In Nine-Tailed Fox's view, the biggest victim that day was clearly itself, a powerful yet innocent and pitiful fox!
Nine-Tails considers itself the biggest victim of that day.
Thinking about how he was first completely controlled by Madara Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and then brutally beaten by Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, even someone as strong as Kurama couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
By the time it finally regained consciousness, it was after Uchiha Madara had been stabbed in the heart from behind by Senju Hashirama.
Before it could even rejoice at regaining its freedom or mock Madara Uchiha's defeat (Ku-Tails regretfully expressed its strong desire but didn't have time to), the Nine-Tails was already too excited to do so.
Then they saw Hashirama Senju, who had just killed his best friend, looking weak and as if he was about to collapse. He weakly said something like, "Nine-Tails, you're too strong."
Nine-Tails was completely bewildered: Who are you talking about, this guy who's stronger than a monster??
Just as Kurama was mentally complaining, it saw the man in front of it, who seemed to be on his last breath and looked somewhat lonely and desolate, raise his hand and use Wood Release to firmly restrain it.
The Nine-Tails, mercilessly restrained by the half-crippled Hashirama Senju's Wood Release: ...
Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, you two are just... I'm so angry!
The Nine-Tails, cursing inwardly, then lived a life sealed within the Jinchūriki's body, completely losing its freedom.
The Nine-Tails says that it can't feel happy at all only when praised for its strength by monsters like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha!
While claiming to be incredibly powerful, he simultaneously beats himself up—both physically and mentally—this is utterly insulting to a fox!
Having just finished recalling her tragic memories and before she could even sigh again, Kurama regained her senses to find Uchiha Madara already standing before the sealing talisman in front of the cage.
Seeing how close Madara Uchiha was to the sealing talisman, Kurama's eyelids twitched.
It suddenly realized what Madara Uchiha was about to do and shuddered.
Kurama's eyes lit up when it glanced up and saw Naruto standing blankly to the side.
"What are you standing there for, you brat! Get this guy out of here! This is the sealed space inside you. You've always wanted to keep me here, haven't you? Come here now, I'll lend you my power, hurry up and get him out of here!" The Nine-Tails, already somewhat on the verge of collapse, shouted loudly.
As he spoke, a stream of red chakra spread from the cage along the ground toward Naruto.
Soon, a red chakra cloak enveloped Naruto, resembling a fox-shaped garment.
Naruto raised his hand in surprise, looking at the fiery red chakra cloak on his body, feeling his whole body filled with power, a strength he had never felt before.
From afar, Kurama, watching Naruto excitedly fiddling with the chakra cloak as if it were a toy, was so angry he nearly fell over, muttering under his breath, "What an ignorant brat!"
It continued to shout urgently, "Hurry up and come here! I am the Nine-Tailed Fox! I warn you, if you let me out, I will turn Konoha upside down! Do you want to watch Konoha be destroyed by me?!"
It can only be said that the only difference between Konoha and Kurama being willingly sealed away was Madara Uchiha.
Upon hearing Kurama's shout, Naruto immediately realized what was happening and finally stopped fiddling with his chakra cloak.
Although Naruto still doesn't understand why Madara Uchiha is here or what he's trying to do, there's no doubt that the Nine-Tails must not be allowed to break the seal.
Realizing this, Naruto quickly rushed towards Madara Uchiha, assuming an attack stance while shouting, "You bastard!!"
Boom!
Nine-Tailed Fox: ...
Seeing Naruto Uzumaki being kicked away by Madara Uchiha, Kurama felt ashamed and realized that he had lost his mind to expect a brat to stop Madara Uchiha.
With a kick, Madara Uchiha sent the blond boy rushing in recklessly flying. He then reached for the sealing talisman on the cage, intending to remove it and release the Nine-Tails completely!
Under Kurama's terrified gaze, Madara Uchiha's hand had already touched the edge of the talisman, but he failed to peel it off. Seeing this, Madara Uchiha frowned.
On the contrary, Kurama's eyes lit up when it saw this scene. For the first time, it proudly praised the Fourth Hokage who sealed it inside Naruto, saying that he was still somewhat useful!
"Not bad seal." Madara Uchiha said calmly, feeling the resistance coming from his fingertips.
Despite uttering words of praise, Madara Uchiha's face remained calm and expressionless.
The Nine-Tails' slender tail swayed slightly with a hint of pleasure, and it opened its mouth to mock without any politeness: "Hahahaha, give up, Uchiha Madara, you can forget about controlling me!!"
Seeing the Nine-Tails become somewhat smug in front of him, Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes slightly, a meaningful smile curving his lips: "Oh, is that so?"
The moment he said those words, the magnificent and intricate patterns of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan instantly appeared in Madara Uchiha's eyes.
Madara Uchiha instantly reached his hand into the gap between the cage bars, clenched it tightly, and pulled Kurama backward with force before Kurama could react.
"Whoa-"
When Naruto struggled to his feet, he heard the howling of the Nine-Tails, which was being pulled by Madara Uchiha.
Naruto: ......
Seeing the large fox being grabbed by Madara Uchiha and looking terrified, Naruto Uzumaki was inexplicably speechless.
It seems that the image of the evil fox spirit who used to scare him with its scarlet pupils in the dark has been somewhat shattered.
But soon, Naruto understood why Kurama was howling—as Madara Uchiha pulled his hand back out of the cage, a part of Kurama's body was also grabbed and pulled out of the cage, with bright orange-red chakra slowly flowing out.
Naruto's eyes slowly widened.
It truly flowed in the literal sense; the Nine-Tails' chakra flowed out continuously like water.
Under the powerful eye force of the Sharingan, Madara Uchiha actually found a way to continuously erode the Nine-Tails' chakra even without breaking the seal!
After the initial shock, Kurama, having regained its senses, was also provoked to its ferocity by Madara Uchiha's actions.
Its gaze gradually turned fierce, revealing the ferocity of a beast.
The Nine-Tails roared angrily at Madara Uchiha through the cage, its body constantly shrinking deeper into the cage as it resisted Madara.
Seeing this, Naruto, who had just gotten up from the ground, rushed towards Madara Uchiha again, roaring, "Let go of that stinky fox, you bastard!"
Then, he was once again knocked to the ground by an elbow strike from Madara Uchiha.
Nine-Tailed Fox: ......
Seeing Naruto struggling to get up in such a miserable state, Kurama felt inexplicably complicated.
Although this kid is weak and doesn't seem very bright, he is quite loyal...
Thinking of this, Kurama shouted at Naruto, "This is the sealed space inside you. I allow you to use my power. Come here and help me drive this guy out!"
......
Although a considerable amount of time had passed within the Nine-Tailed Space, it was only a moment in reality.
While Kurama and Naruto were engaged in a unique tug-of-war with Madara Uchiha inside the sealed space, the situation in reality was far from peaceful.
Minato Namikaze's expression turned stern when he saw Madara Uchiha use his Sharingan on Naruto.
He seized the moment when Orochimaru's attention was diverted by Madara Uchiha's actions, activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, and arrived beside Naruto.
Minato Namikaze narrowly avoided Madara Uchiha's swift, whistling hand strike and finally caught Naruto.
With perfect timing, Minato Namikaze and Naruto successfully escaped using the Flying Thunder God Technique in an instant.
Minato Namikaze's series of exquisite movements and agile skills were undeniably beautiful. Even Madara Uchiha couldn't help but glance at Minato with surprise and admiration.
"Not bad." Madara Uchiha never hesitated to praise a skilled ninja.
The moment Naruto was teleported away, a ball of red chakra was held in Madara Uchiha's hand and left in place.
Minato Namikaze, who had just successfully rescued Naruto, didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief before Naruto's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
"Naruto!" Minato Namikaze's expression changed drastically as he anxiously checked on Naruto's condition.
Kakashi, Mavis, Sasuke, and Sakura also quickly approached.
Naruto lay on the ground, his eyes vacant, his pupils unfocused, as if he were completely unaware of anything.
Sasuke, seeing Naruto's blank expression, couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Is Naruto alright?"
Having finished his examination, Minato Namikaze said with a grim face, "Naruto has fallen under the Sharingan's genjutsu."
Genjutsu? Kakashi was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously glanced at Madara Uchiha beside him. A genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan...
Ignoring the reaction of the Uchiha patriarch, Kakashi raised his headband without hesitation, revealing the three-tomoe Sharingan in his left eye socket, and attempted to dispel the genjutsu from Naruto.
Unfortunately, Kakashi, who hadn't noticed the true power of the Sharingan in his left eye socket, was unable to successfully dispel Madara Uchiha's genjutsu.
Madara Uchiha looked at Kakashi's transplanted Sharingan and narrowed his eyes slightly, but it wasn't for the reason that Kakashi had guessed—that he was bothered by the Sharingan being leaked out.
Madara Uchiha naturally knew who Kakashi's eye originally belonged to.
Thinking of Uchiha Obito, whom he chose as his successor, and his "Kamui," which is extremely rare even in the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Madara Uchiha's fingers twitched involuntarily, unable to suppress the urge to snatch it away.
But then he remembered that he was just a magical creation, and Madara Uchiha suddenly felt bored.
What use would he have for Kakashi's eyes at this point? Was he going to leave them for Zeref and Orochimaru to study?
Unaware that he had almost had his eyes gouged out, Kakashi anxiously looked at Naruto: "My Sharingan can't dispel Naruto's genjutsu!"
At this moment, Tobirama Senju, who had been observing the battle and gathering intelligence, also arrived.
Hearing Kakashi's words, he said, "The Sharingan's genjutsu is related to the Uchiha's ocular power, so Madara's genjutsu is naturally not so easy to dispel."
"What do you want to do to Naruto!" Minato Namikaze stood in front of Madara Uchiha with a grim face. His blue eyes had become deep, like the sea before a storm.
Madara Uchiha slightly curled the corners of his mouth, and his three-tomoe Sharingan instantly transformed into the complex patterns of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. The ball of red chakra belonging to the Nine-Tails in his hand instantly fluctuated.
Naruto's empty eyes suddenly trembled, and he let out a sharp cry of pain, "Ah!"
Kakashi quickly bent down to check, but was knocked back by the red chakra that suddenly burst out from Naruto's body.
Mavis, Sasuke, and Sakura, who were around Naruto, were also knocked down by the surging chakra.
Mavis stumbled and fell to the ground, her right hand bracing against the ground while her left hand instinctively shielded her forehead. She stared in shock as a massive burst of red chakra erupted from Naruto's body.
"Naruto..." Mavis sensed the power and savagery emanating from this chakra, and in a flash, she understood the strange attitude and behavior of Konoha Village towards Naruto.
Seeing the rampant red chakra and the pained expression on Naruto's face, Mavis's face showed clear worry.
Just as Mavis was about to get up to check on Naruto, a hand appeared in front of her.
Mavis paused, recognizing the hand's owner even without looking up.
With a slight pursing of her lips, Mavis gently placed her hand on Jelf's hand and used it to stand up.
After helping Mavis up, Jelf naturally let go of her hand.
He turned to look at the rampant red chakra, his black pupils flickering slightly, as if speaking to himself or to Mavis, "This power... seems to be alive..."
The chakra emanating from Naruto seemed inexhaustible, the red chakra intertwining and coalescing to vaguely form the outline of a fox.
Minato Namikaze watched as the Nine-Tails' chakra continued to dissipate, his brows furrowed, and with a solemn expression, he lifted Naruto's shirt, revealing the sealing runes on his stomach.
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