"Yo big sis, how are you doing"
Naruto raised his hand and greeted Yugito casually.
"In such a hurry—where are you heading?"
Despite his friendly tone, the response he received was a Fire Release attack.
Bang!
The sand hidden in Naruto's pocket automatically surged out, forming a massive sand net that intercepted the flames midair.
When Yugito saw that her ninjutsu had failed, a trace of despair rose in her heart.
She turned to flee, but in the very next second, Naruto appeared beside her.
"You…" Yugito stared at Naruto with fear in her eyes.
Naruto spoke calmly.
"I need the Two-Tails' chakra."
"Do you want me to take it by force, or will you hand it over willingly?"
Yugito pressed her lips tightly together, glaring at Naruto with stubborn defiance.
Perhaps this was the temperament of the Hidden Cloud Village.
"Alright, I understand what you mean." Naruto clasped his hands together and apologized in advance.
"Excuse me, big sis."
At that moment, the Two-Tails inside Yugito suddenly shrieked,
"Don't come any closer! I'll give you the chakra willingly!"
Yugito froze.
"…?"
Alright. Alright. Alright.
I'd rather die than surrender, and I'm determined to protect your chakra—
And you're just giving it away?
"That certainly makes things easier." Naruto looked rather pleased.
Yugito, however, turned inward and asked,
"Why?"
The Two-Tails sighed.
"Yugito, I know what you're thinking. But we can't resist the enemy in front of us."
"Since he's willing to talk reasonably, there's no need for us to suffer needlessly."
Then, after a brief pause, the Two-Tails added to Naruto,
"I hope you can leave me some chakra. If a Jinchūriki completely loses their Tailed Beast, they will die."
It had to be said—
Gyūki and Killer Bee, the Two-Tails and Yugito—
The relationships between Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts in the Hidden Cloud Village were unusually harmonious.
This was completely different from most other villages.
Naruto thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Alright. I agree."
"Huh?" The Two-Tails asked in disbelief.
"You really agreed?"
Was he really that easy to negotiate with?
Naruto chuckled.
"Of course. I'm not someone who refuses to communicate."
Yugito: "…"
She continued to stare at Naruto with hostility but offered no rebuttal.
Soon, with the cooperation of Yugito and the Two-Tails, they completed a full Tailed Beast transformation.
Scarlet chakra surged outward from Naruto's body.
Finally—
A colossal fox appeared, dozens of times larger than the Two-Tails.
"Kurama?! You—!"
The Two-Tails stared at the terrifying fox, her voice trembling.
Kurama gave a gentle, almost charming smile.
"Don't worry. This old man is very gentle."
Two-Tails: "…"
…Three minutes later.
Yugito stood quietly, holding a miniature version of the Two-Tails in her arms, watching Naruto depart.
The Two-Tails looked up at her and asked softly,
"You won't dislike me for becoming so small, will you?"
"How could I?" Yugito comforted her.
"The chakra will recover eventually."
Even as she said that, she unconsciously reached out and stroked the Two-Tails' head.
On the other side—
Naruto was examining Kurama with interest after he absorbed the Two-Tails' chakra.
Because of this absorption, Kurama's originally fiery red body now carried a faint blue hue.
Regarding this change, Kurama explained,
"I can suppress the Two-Tails' chakra. The more Tailed Beast chakra I absorb, the stronger my chakra becomes."
"But there's a prerequisite—my chakra must be at least three times greater than the other Tailed Beast chakra within me."
The Two-Tails' chakra wasn't particularly abundant.
Kurama's chakra alone was already more than three times greater.
At this stage, suppressing it was effortless.
Naruto nodded.
"Not bad. If you collect all nine Tailed Beasts, would you be able to contend with the Ten-Tails?"
Kurama's answer disappointed him slightly.
"No. We Tailed Beasts are ultimately nothing more than chakra."
"To be precise, we don't even possess true physical bodies—we are chakra given form."
"Our true, unified form is the Ten-Tails."
Naruto stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"In that case… do you need a true body?"
Kurama's expression turned serious.
"If that happens, I would become a complete lifeform."
"And at that point, suppressing me wouldn't be so easy for you."
"It doesn't matter," Naruto replied casually.
"As long as you're willing to lend me chakra, that's enough."
He sounded indifferent, but in reality, he had already postponed his plan to feed Kurama Nine-Tails cards.
Whether it was the Nine-Tails or Kurama, to Naruto, they were both means of increasing his combat power.
The difference was that Kurama was a living being.
And if Kurama ever posed a threat to him—
Naruto would not tolerate it.
Kurama was indeed a good Tailed Beast and had no intention of betrayal.
But Naruto would never entrust his safety to someone else's goodwill.
Afterward, Naruto checked Kurama's combat power.
Very good.
It had increased from 299,521 to 321,541.
It seemed that fusing multiple Tailed Beasts' chakra provided a significant boost.
First, gather the Tailed Beast chakra.
Then, feed Kurama Nine-Tails cards.
In this way, a Tailed Beast even stronger than the Ten-Tails could be created.
Before that, Naruto still needed to further strengthen himself to ensure he could always suppress Kurama.
Closing the attribute panel, Naruto activated Kagura Shingan and locked onto the direction of Iwagakure.
Iwagakure possessed two Tailed Beasts—
The Four-Tails and the Five-Tails.
Moreover, Naruto had another important matter to handle this time.
It involved Kurotsuchi.
Naruto's travel speed was extremely fast.
Using the Flying Thunder God mark he had left in the Land of Earth, he quickly arrived at Iwagakure.
At this point, news of the Hidden Cloud Village's destruction had not yet reached here.
Naruto's name had not yet deeply entered people's memories.
He infiltrated Iwagakure using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and no one noticed him.
Under his perception, Naruto quickly located Kurotsuchi.
"Cough… cough. I didn't mean to."
Naruto's face flushed slightly as he averted his gaze, clearly thinking of something inappropriate.
Just moments earlier—
When Naruto locked onto Kurotsuchi's chakra, his focus sharpened, and the scene became vividly clear.
A thick white mist filled his vision.
And within it—
A slender, well-proportioned figure.
"Her figure really is impressive…"
Naruto muttered as he sat down on a long bench to wait.
Due to her constant training, Kurotsuchi's physique resembled that of a fitness model from Naruto's previous life.
But soon, Naruto shook his head and pushed those distracting thoughts aside.
He hadn't come here for such trivial matters.
This time—
He came to end this farce.
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