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Chapter 82: The Nine-Tails vs. Shukaku, a Dimensional Descent Attack

The forest outside Konoha Village.

"Hahahaha!"

Maniacal laughter echoed through the air as Sasuke and Gaara's battle reached the woods outside the village.

A colossal monster, as large as a mountain, stood atop the ruins, its belly enormous and its body composed of yellowish-brown sand.

Shukaku, in its perfect form, has finally emerged.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Shukaku patted her stomach.

"I'm going to kill everyone here!"

It opened its huge mouth, and wind-style chakra gathered wildly.

"Wind Release: Sky Bullet Training!"

A massive compressed air cannon fired, instantly leveling several kilometers of forest in front of it.

At the end of the ravine, Sasuke knelt on one knee, barely supporting his body with the Kusanagi sword.

He was covered in blood, and the cursed seal had been removed. He had exhausted all his chakra and even overtaxed his body in order to stop Shukaku's complete transformation.

Unfortunately, it still failed.

The power of the tailed beasts is something he cannot contend with in his current state.

"Damn it..."

Sasuke gritted his teeth, staring at the monster that blotted out the sky.

"Am I going to die here?"

Just then, a black figure appeared above Shukaku's head, and Naruto followed.

He stood on Shukaku's nose, arms crossed, looking down at the raging tanuki at his feet with a look of disgust.

"Hey, hey, you raccoon, why don't you just stay put?"

Naruto spoke up at this moment.

"Can you please be quiet? It's so noisy!"

Shukaku paused, looking down at the tiny humans.

"Where did the bug come from?"

Shukaku roared.

"Dare to stand above me? Die!"

A massive sand claw slammed down on their heads.

Naruto didn't dodge; he was just a little sentimental. Couldn't he at least exchange a few pleasantries?

"What an ill-mannered raccoon."

"Since your owner can't control you, let's find a different zookeeper to teach you the rules."

Naruto bit his finger, and blood seeped out.

He rapidly formed hand seals in mid-air, corresponding to the directions of Hai, Xu, You, Shen, and Wei.

"Spirit Summoning Technique: Rooftop Collapse Technique!"

This time, the purpose of the psychic summoning was to suppress it.

A huge red toad, holding a short knife and with a pipe in its mouth, fell vertically from a height of 100 meters.

Gamabunta.

Before it could even react to what was happening, it felt something soft under its bottom.

Bunta sat firmly on Shukaku's belly, causing the earth to tremble violently.

Shukaku, who was arrogant and domineering just moments before, was suddenly shoved into the ground by this one shove.

"Aww!"

Shukaku let out a scream, nearly vomiting from sitting on it.

"What's going on?"

Bunta spat out the pipe from his mouth, looking completely bewildered.

"Jiraiya! It's you again, you bastard?"

It looked down and saw a struggling raccoon dog under its rear end.

"Eh? Ichibi?"

Bunta was stunned for a moment, then he saw Naruto standing on top of him.

"It's you again, you brat?"

"It's annoying," Wen Tai said.

"Are you treating me like a weight?"

Naruto stood on Gamabunta's head and patted it on the head.

"Stop complaining, Boss Toad."

"Hold it down for me."

"I need to have a good talk with the tenant inside."

"Shall we chat?"

Bunta drew his short sword and blocked Shukaku's swung claw.

"This guy's acting crazy, how are we supposed to talk to him?"

"It's okay, I have a way. I'll use this to chat."

Naruto closed his eyes, and his consciousness instantly sank into the sealed space.

Inside the sewers, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) lay on the ground, looking out through Naruto's eyes.

Seeing Shukaku being pinned to the ground and humiliated, Kurama felt a sense of satisfaction, but of course, he wasn't going to praise Naruto.

"Hahaha! That stupid raccoon cat, it's finally got what it deserves!"

Naruto walked up to the iron railing.

"Old fox."

Naruto knocked on the railing.

"Don't just laugh, give it a push and shut that raccoon dog up completely."

Nine-Tails stopped smiling and snorted coldly.

"Kid, don't order me around."

"Although I hate that raccoon dog, I hate being ordered around even more."

"Rent halved."

Naruto held up one finger.

"next month."

Nine-tailed Fox doesn't need money or pay any rent.

But this represents an attitude of equal exchange, and the opportunity to personally crush Shukaku is rare.

"make a deal."

The Nine-Tails extended its fist and collided with Naruto's fist across the railing.

Outside, red chakra erupted from Naruto's body, covering Gamabunta's entire body.

Nine tails swayed behind Bunta.

Although it was just a chakra cloak, the pressure emanating from the strongest tailed beast was still astonishing.

The Mighty Armor: Gamabunta Nine-Tails Edition is born.

"This is……"

Bunta noticed the changes in himself and felt the violent power.

"Goodness."

"The monster inside this brat is actually cooperating to this extent?"

Shukaku below sensed a familiar yet repulsive aura.

"Nine Lama!!!"

Shukaku struggled desperately, trying to get rid of the toad on its body.

"Shut up!"

Naruto controlled the Nine-Tails' cloak, and Gamabunta understood perfectly.

The giant toad claw pressed down on Shukaku's head.

There are no fancy ninjutsu clashes, just overwhelming power.

"As a Jinchūriki, he can't even control the Tailed Beasts, and he's even being devoured by them."

"Gaara, you're such a failure!"

Shukaku is still roaring.

Gaara used the technique of feigning sleep to put his consciousness to sleep, allowing Shukaku to completely take over his body.

The only way to end this fight is to wake him up.

"Boss Wen, take me there!"

Naruto shouted.

Bunta leaped, dodging Shukaku's training bullet.

Using the momentum of his fall, Naruto jumped off Gamabunta's head.

The target is Gaara, who is sleeping on Shukaku's forehead.

Naruto gathered his chakra in his forehead, unleashing the Nine-Tails' chakra in a strike called the Awakening Headbutt.

"Wake up!"

Naruto's forehead collided directly with Gaara's forehead, and blood splattered everywhere.

"what!"

Gaara, who was in a deep sleep, let out a scream.

The excruciating pain instantly jolted him awake. His feigned sleep was broken.

As the human jinchūriki awakens, the giant sand statue begins to collapse.

Two figures fell from the sky.

Gaara lay in the sand, his forehead covered in blood, his head buzzing.

He opened his eyes in confusion and saw Naruto standing in front of him.

Naruto also bled, but he didn't care.

Why...?

Gaara's eyes were filled with confusion.

"Why... are you so strong?"

"From what I understand, you are also alone... and disliked by the village..."

"Why would you fight for someone else? For someone else? I thought we were the same kind of people."

Naruto walked over, grabbed Gaara by the collar, and lifted him out of the sand pile.

You've got it wrong.

Naruto pointed to Konoha, which was ablaze with flames in the distance.

"I'm not doing this for them, I'm doing it for myself."

Naruto stared into Gaara's eyes.

"Because I'm not like you, who only knows how to prove your existence by killing."

"That's too low-level."

"Anyone can kill. As long as you have power, killing is the easiest thing."

"But what happens after you've killed them all? Besides emptiness, what are you left with?"

Gaara was stunned; he had never thought about this question before.

He can feel alive as long as he kills someone.

"You must be in a lot of pain?"

Naruto released his grip, and Gaara collapsed to the ground.

I can't sleep every night.

"Because if I close my eyes, that raccoon dog will come out and cause trouble."

"I was constantly on edge, afraid of being swallowed up."

"Have you had enough of this kind of life?"

Gaara didn't say anything, but his eyes betrayed him—he'd had enough.

He dreams of getting a good night's sleep.

"Do you want to get a good night's sleep?"

Naruto suddenly asked a question, and the tone of the scene changed abruptly.

"Do you want the raccoon inside you to shut up?"

Do you want to control power, instead of being controlled by it?

Naruto reached into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper—a VIP experience voucher for the Illusionary Dojo.

It has Roy's smiling face printed on it.

"Take it."

Naruto stuffed the ticket into Gaara's hand.

"Go to Konoha and find that shopkeeper. As long as you can afford it, he can keep Shukaku completely under his thumb."

"I'd do anything to shut you up, even dance for you."

Gaara stared at the coupon in his hand, even more bewildered.

What is this? They were fighting to the death just a moment ago, and now they're handing out flyers?

"Stop being a killing machine here."

Naruto stood up.

"That kind of job has no future. Come and be a high-class employee."

"You're a bit tired, but at least you can get a good night's sleep. If you can't even sleep well, your body probably won't last much longer."

Naruto looked down at his stomach.

"That store manager is a rip-off, remember to bring enough money."

"Do you get a good night's sleep? What does it feel like to sleep well?"

Gaara muttered to himself, his murderous intent long since subsided, and carefully tucked the trial voucher into his pocket.