Feeling the strong power coming from Kurama, everyone... including that huge tailed beast stopped moving at that moment, looking at where Kurama was with faces full of shock.
In their eyes, a skinny Kurama stood in place laughing wildly, and in front of him was a ball of chakra that kept shrinking and condensing. They didn't know what that ball of chakra was, and even in their senses, the aura of that chakra was still fading away.
It was like...
"Chakra is disappearing?" Madara said with a frown.
Hashirama also showed a serious look for once: "No, it's more like the chakra is going back to its original form, pure energy, and..."
He frowned: "Kurama's aura feels so weak now. It seems like he put all his power into that ball of chakra."
Kakashi and Sakura looked at each other, worry showing in their eyes without them meaning to.
Naruto flew in the sky, frowning as he looked toward Kurama.
Sasuke landed next to Naruto: "Kurama's state right now is off."
"Yeah." Naruto nodded. "The chakra's aura has almost completely vanished. Except for the chakra keeping his body going, all his power got mixed into that stand-in."
"What is he doing?" Sasuke asked.
"No idea." Naruto shook his head.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes: "What do you plan to do?"
Naruto's eyes were firm: "I want to take advantage of Kurama not being able to fight back and give him a beating."
After all, if he doesn't do it now, once Kurama finishes evolving, it might not be possible to beat him anymore.
"Your idea matches mine perfectly." Sasuke's mouth curved up.
In fact, their current level of strength was already on the same level as Kurama, but in terms of fighting power, Naruto and Sasuke together could even surpass him. And right now, though they didn't know what Kurama was doing, it was definitely related to getting stronger.
According to what Kurama said before, he was evolving.
"Naruto, if Kurama finishes evolving, what do you think his strength will reach?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Stronger than us, and beyond our level of life. Without a doubt, it'll be like the Otsutsuki clan, but... Kurama is a tailed beast, basically a mass of chakra. How can chakra become an Otsutsuki?"
Naruto couldn't figure it out.
Sasuke's tomoe Rinnegan slowly spun: "Probably... using Black Zetsu as a breeding ground."
Though they didn't know exactly what was happening, the two looked at each other and saw the same thought in the other's eyes.
Take advantage of Kurama not being able to move and beat him up!
Naruto's face showed excitement, like he was eager to try: "I've wanted to beat him for a long time."
Sasuke crossed his arms: "That's not good, not good. Kurama is our teammate..."
As you say that, put that smile down on your mouth.
Naruto looked at Sasuke with full disdain.
Kakashi listened to the two talking without hiding anything, and the worry in his heart slowly faded.
These two had senses even stronger than his own, even surpassing the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara. Since these two guys didn't think Kurama was in trouble, what was the point of him worrying here.
Instead, he should think about whether he could join in and kick Kurama a couple times when Naruto and Sasuke go up to mess with him later...
Cough, I mean... go pull the two apart.
Kakashi nodded to himself in secret. Yes, he was still a very upright person.
"Kakashi-sensei, if Naruto and Sasuke really go sneak attack Kurama, should we take the chance to kick him a couple times too?" Sakura leaned close to Kakashi and asked quietly.
Kakashi: "..."
You scared me. I almost thought you learned mind reading.
"Cough, forget it. Naruto and Sasuke are just talking." Kakashi replied with a straight face. "Besides, Kurama can sense good and evil. Even if we sneak in a couple kicks, he'll notice."
Are you sure those two are just talking?
Sakura went quiet for a moment, then nodded with a lot of regret.
In the distance, the chakra's aura got smaller and smaller. The chakra that held all kinds of powers was merging, its color changing from orange-red to blood-red, shrinking nonstop, condensing nonstop.
Kurama watched this happen, but his mind was on something else.
Not for any other reason, but because his current state was a bit vulnerable. Those two killers next to him might take this chance to sneak attack and get revenge for all the times he tricked them over the years. And most importantly... Kakashi and Sakura might join in and kick him too.
He had to be careful... otherwise, even if he got payback later, this would become his dark history.
No one knew what those two guys
would do to sneak attack him.
Things like the thousand years of death, thousand years of death, thousand years of death... he couldn't let that happen even if he died.
At that moment, a hard-to-describe malice suddenly came down, along with a strong chakra aura landing. Kurama's face changed a bit, and his eyes quickly turned to the other side. M.I.
Roar—
It was Kaguya's tailed beast form Ten-Tails!
That guy's target is me... no, it's the chakra fruit!
This guy wants to swallow the second chakra fruit and get even stronger!
Kurama's face darkened. He couldn't let Kaguya succeed. If Kaguya ate the second chakra fruit, her strength would definitely grow. Not only that, Kurama would lose all his power and turn back into a normal tailed beast.
All these years of gaining strength were packed into this one chakra fruit. If Kaguya took it, it would be like Kurama wasted all these years for nothing.
Thinking of this, Kurama quickly shouted: "Naruto! Sasuke! Kaguya's target is my chakra fruit! While I hold her off!"
Ten seconds! He just needed ten more seconds, and this chakra fruit would be done. As long as he ate it, his original power would come back, and thanks to the Otsutsuki body, he'd gain a real form. No longer a chakra life form, but a true Otsutsuki!
"Six Paths Sage Art: Tailed Beast Moon Wheel Yu!"
"Six Paths Sage Art: Heavenly Life Star Life: Soul Guard!"
Two strong voices came through, and Kurama's eyes filled with tears right away.
Looking at the two who blocked in front of Kaguya without caring about anything, a wave of emotion rose in his heart. He decided that from now on, when he sneaks their offerings, he won't take them all at once. He'll leave half on their graves.
He was really too kind.
Kurama almost moved himself to tears.
The tailed beast form Ten-Tails looked at the two attacks coming close. Its tail, with ten tailed beast heads, swung. In Naruto and Sasuke's shocked eyes, ten tailed beast bombs gathered and blasted out suddenly. The near-instant bombs had power on par with the Ten-Tails' own tailed beast bomb.
At the same time, the tailed beast form Ten-Tails opened its mouth, a black Truth-Seeking Ball appeared, and with red and blue chakra gathering nonstop, a huge pressure filled the whole space.
"This guy... is learning my technique?" Naruto's face looked grim.
And at this moment... only two seconds had passed.
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