Valley of the End.
Mizuna held the weakened Mito and looked at the little orange fox in front of him.
"Why don't you ask them what they did to me first?" Kurama shouted angrily.
Mizuna looked behind him.
He saw Madara crossing his arms and looking up at the sky, while Hashirama was scratching his head and looking at the ground.
Mizuna turned back.
"Didn't they just seal you?"
Hearing this, Kurama instantly turned red with rage.
"Just sealed me? Brat! Do you have any idea what you're talking about?"
Kurama's fur seemed to bristle and turn a deeper shade of red.
"I was sleeping peacefully, minding my own business, and those two jumped me and gang-beat me! And then they had the nerve to call me 'dangerous'! How am I dangerous?! Or is napping considered a crime against humanity to you people?!"
Then, Kurama glared at Mito.
"And do you know what this woman did to me?!"
Mizuna was confused and shook his head rapidly.
"I don't know!" .
Kurama seemed to recall a humiliating memory. Tears streamed down his fox fur, followed by snot.
"Damn it! If those two beating me up was tolerable... what this woman did was crossing the line!"
Kurama stared death at Mito. Mito looked guilty and turned her face away.
With a painful expression, Kurama began to recall the events inside the sealing space...
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One Hour Ago.
"Where... where am I? Why is there water everywhere?"
Kurama scratched his head and stood up from the damp floor.
Seeing Kurama wake up, Mito began her interrogation.
"Nine-Tails! You act recklessly and cause chaos! Now I will seal you inside my body so you can never harm anyone again!"
Hearing this, Kurama was baffled.
"Big Sis! Are you mistaken? What did I do? I just take walks and sleep every day. How is that 'causing chaos'?"
However, Mito wasn't listening.
"Enough, Nine-Tails! Stop making excuses! Just accept your punishment obediently!"
Hearing this, Kurama's temper flared.
"Stupid woman! Are you shameless? I told you! I didn't do anything wrong! This is slander!"
Somehow, Kurama started shouting to the void:
"Hey! Hello! She's slandering me! She's slandering me! I want to sue her for defamation!" (Note: Meme reference to Kung Fu Hustle / Uncle Conroy).
Mito laughed. She thought: You're a Tailed Beast, what human rights do you have? Besides, are you even human?
"If you didn't cause chaos, why would I come to seal you?"
Kurama: "?"
Kurama pointed at himself.
"You're asking me?"
Mito nodded.
"You're fing asking me? Who the f am I supposed to ask? I told you, I was just sleeping, and you guys jumped me!"
Mito frowned.
"It seems I have to use some methods, or you won't tell the truth!"
Kurama laughed.
"You want to torture me? Heh~ I can't beat those two hackers outside, but do you think a red-haired woman like you can lecture me? Today I'll show you what a nightmare is... OW!!!"
Before Kurama could finish his sentence, Mito whipped out an Adamantine Sealing Chain and lashed him.
Kurama was shocked.
"What is this? Why does it hurt so much? It feels like... there's a dangerous suppression force!"
Mito held the chain in her hand and swung it wildly, each strike whistling through the air.
Kurama gulped.
"Haha... look at you... you can't take a joke... I... I was kidding~ Haha... I'm guilty! I'm guilty~"
Mito smiled.
"Guilty, huh? Guilty is good~ If you're guilty, you deserve even more punishment!"
Saying this, she whipped him again.
Kurama screamed in pain. At the same time, a mix of grievance and anger welled up in his heart.
"OW!! Stupid woman! Not guilty is wrong, guilty is wrong too! What do you want from me?!"
Mito wasn't listening anymore. She was thinking about something else.
"This guy keeps moving. It's hard to aim..."
With a thought, hundreds of chains appeared around her.
Kurama saw this and broke into a cold sweat.
Under Mito's control, the chains surged toward Kurama, instantly binding him into a spread-eagle shape.
"Hey! Woman! Stop! I said stop!"
Mito didn't speak. She just whipped.
Kurama got desperate. He thought: If a Tailed Beast doesn't show his power, you'll treat me like a kitten!
"Stupid woman! Keep hitting me if you have the guts! Let's see if your whip is tougher, or if I am tougher!"
Mito raised an eyebrow. "Oho! You got guts!"
She summoned dozens more chains and used them all as whips.
"AAAAAHHH! You're actually hitting me?! I was joking!!!"
Kurama's screams lasted for a long time.
Eventually, Mito got tired and lay down on the floor to rest.
Kurama, whose face was swollen like a pig, taunted:
"What's wrong? Tired already? Come on! Hit me! Facing injustice in this world, one must stay hard until the end!"
Mito ignored him and rested.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
She sat up and asked Kurama:
"Nine-Tails! Are you male or female?"
Kurama turned his head away.
"Hmph! Obviously, this old man is a Real Man!"
Mito was confused.
"Then why did you scream like a little girl when I whipped you just now?"
Kurama's face fell.
"You're the girl! Your whole family is girls! I am a Real Man!"
Mito ignored his roar and walked straight toward him.
Kurama panicked.
"Wh... what are you doing?"
Mito walked slowly, speaking casually:
"Just verifying your gender~"
Kurama panicked completely.
"Stop right there! A beast can be killed but not humiliated! I am a MAN! Don't come over here!" (Note: Diablo III / Meme scream).
Mito was already standing underneath Kurama.
She looked up at him and thought: Using my hands is too dirty. Better use a chain.
So, she extended a chain and transformed it into a rigid stick.
Kurama tried to call for a timeout, but it was too late.
"No... No... YAMETE!!!"
With a crisp poke sound.
Mito exclaimed in surprise:
"See? I knew you were female!" (Note: Because there's nothing there... presumably).
Kurama lowered his head in silence.
Mito couldn't see his expression clearly.
Suddenly, Mizuna (who was listening to the story) felt rain. He looked up.
It was Kurama crying.
Kurama's face was filled with grievance, looking like a 1000-year-old baby.
"My tragic life..."
That was Kurama's last sentence from inside the seal.
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Back to the Present.
Mizuna listened blankly as Kurama finished telling this tragic story.
Looking at the little orange fox crying like a fountain, Mizuna wasn't sure if his side were the heroes or the villains anymore.
Hashirama and Madara looked awkward.
Mito blushed and didn't dare look at Kurama.
Tobirama, who had arrived earlier, also understood the situation.
At this moment, he felt his throat was a bit dry. He looked at the river nearby.
"I'll go get some water."
Tobirama walked toward the river.
Mizuna watched Tobirama walk away, then looked at the two giant statues nearby—which clearly depicted the awkward duo standing in front of him.
He was confused. He turned to Hashirama and Madara.
"Brother-in-law, Big Bro Madara... how did this Valley of the End get here?"
Yes, Mizuna was confused. He had persuaded Madara not to leave, so the battle that created the Valley of the End shouldn't have happened, right?
Hearing Mizuna's question, Hashirama said happily:
"Finally! A topic change to stop bullying the Nine-Tails!"
Everyone and One Beast: "......"
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