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"You stinky fox, if you've got the guts, come out and fight me!" the utterly enraged Shukaku bellowed in challenge.
"Alright, today this old man will teach you what a 'Tailed' Beast is!"
After scoffing back, the Fox Spirit lowered its head and said, "Little brat, my turn."
"Uh, okay."
In the outside world, Naruto, wielding the Moxie Jewel Brick, seemed to have been injected with aviation fuel, his strength explosively increasing. One brick smashed through Shukaku's already prepared Sand Shield, slamming into its knee. At Naruto's current height, that was indeed as high as he could strike.
"This isn't right..." Jiraiya, gently stroking the trembling orange cat on his chest, murmured. He understood Naruto's strength; he couldn't possibly possess such immense power.
"Could it be!!!"
Red chakra surged from Naruto's body, and a chakra tail slowly extended.
"The Nine-Tails took advantage of the weakness!?" Jiraiya exclaimed in alarm. Naruto had been dragging iron and running until now, and had been fighting Shukaku for so long, even while dragging a huge iron block. He was indeed nearing his limit.
And the Nine-Tails had indeed taken advantage of the weakness, but it entered Shukaku.
Jiraiya hastily pulled out a sealing tag inscribed with 'Suppress' from under the cat's belly. However... the Nine-Tails didn't play by the rules. It directly jumped from one tail to four tails. The first tail was only released to allow Naruto's body to adapt; otherwise, it could have instantly burst forth with four.
Having already disgraced itself once by looking like a sphere with three tails last time, the Nine-Tails wasn't about to disgrace itself a second time. The special nature of the previous two Jinchuriki meant it had never used this technique before. Last time was its first attempt, but the Nine-Tails could feel that the bubble-state chakra was already the limit for three tails; four tails would solidify, turning into something like solid chakra.
"So this is what the Nine-Tails looks like... worthy of being the strongest Tailed Beast..." Jiraiya gaped in astonishment. He had seen other Tailed Beasts, but never the Nine-Tails. The first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was Mito Uzumaki, the First Hokage's wife. Not to mention her sealing jutsu, just having the First Hokage by her side prevented the Nine-Tails from stirring up trouble. The second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was Kushina Uzumaki, the Fourth Hokage's wife. Her sealing jutsu was formidable, and she also had the Adamantine Chains, which suppressed the Nine-Tails so much that even breathing felt like a stomach ache, let alone breaking the seal.
The Prince, Naruto, who now occupied the body, was the third generation. This was also why Sasuke wanted to become Hokage in the original story. All that talk about "winning to become Hokage," "losing to marry Sakura," "bearing the darkness," and "for the ninja world" were just lies to deceive the public. The truth was, during a long family chat with the four Hokage summoned by Orochimaru, Sasuke discovered a blind spot. That is, all previous Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had married Hokage!
So after the Hokage spoke for a long time, Sasuke declared: "For world peace, I will become Hokage!"
Shukaku asked in confusion, "Why is your chakra so thick, you stinky fox?" This Tailed Beast Cloak technique could be used by any Jinchuriki. It had used it before, though it disliked doing so, but it was never like this.
Shukaku's words made the Nine-Tails seethe with shame and indignation: "Because this old man is strong!"
[This old man skipped the first three stages directly, and I didn't expect it to turn out like this!]
Naruto also looked at the fat fox speechlessly. He had seen the Prince's (Naruto's) Four-Tails form in the original work, and he clearly remembered the thin chakra membrane blocking Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword. But now, he himself was enveloped by a chakra cloak that was at least eight centimeters thick. It was obvious at a glance which one was stronger.
I got fat, and I got stronger!
Shukaku hadn't even remembered that it had been tricked by the Nine-Tails, its voice full of doubt: "I just feel like something isn't right."
"Less talk, take this old man's attack!" Two large red claws grabbed the Moxie Jewel Brick and smashed it towards Shukaku's head.
This was the Nine-Tails' fighting style. Don't talk to this old man about Tailed Beast Bombs or Tailed Beast continuous attacks. This old man always prefers close combat. Grab a brick and smash it over the head. If it breaks, then grab the head and grind it into the ground. If you can't grab the head, then grab the arms and push until they rub against the ground.
"Bang!"
The jewel brick, propelled by immense force, pierced through Shukaku's sand shield that was protecting its head, and slammed onto Shukaku's skull. The brick itself deformed.
"You stinky fox!!!" Shukaku only fully registered what happened after being hit.
The Nine-Tails controlled the chakra, wildly swinging its four thick tails behind it: "Look at this!"
"What's so great about having more tails!!"
"Sand Shuriken Barrage!"
Sand from several hundred meters around surged like a massive flood towards Naruto in his Four-Tails state. Since he was controlled by the Nine-Tails, he will be referred to as the Nine-Tails from now on.
The Nine-Tails effortlessly blocked the attack by simply transforming its hands into giant chakra fists and gripping the ground. The surging flood was split into two halves, like a reef dividing a current.
Great Orange, Great Weight!
Heavy, so no fear of impact!
The Nine-Tails scoffed, "Is that all you've got?" This taunt was surprisingly effective.
Shukaku was so enraged it stopped speaking and condensed a giant spear from sand.
"Shukaku's Spear!"
"Summoning Jutsu." Jiraiya summoned a toad as tall as a man: "Keep an eye on this dog, and protect me in the process." He didn't need to worry about the two cats on his chest; they weren't moving.
Jiraiya was about to enter Sage Mode. One Tailed Beast was manageable, but two Tailed Beasts would be too much for him. But why did this Nine-Tails feel like it was toying with Shukaku?
The Nine-Tails took two steps back from the impact of the giant spear, then charged forward and slapped Shukaku's belly. It punched through a layer of sand shield, and the jewel brick caused sand to burst from Shukaku's stomach, creating a crater.
The Nine-Tails continued to mock, "Did you feel the old man's love for me?" The Six Paths old man gave me so much chakra, aren't you mad?
Shukaku became visibly thinner from anger. It had already overdrawn chakra to release a Tailed Beast Bomb. If its previous one required a month of deep sleep, this one would require a year.
"My goodness!" Jiraiya exclaimed in shock. The size of this Tailed Beast Bomb, even in Sage Mode, he couldn't withstand it.
The Nine-Tails also began to condense a Tailed Beast Bomb. It had indeed become stronger; in the original story, the Four-Tails state couldn't release a Tailed Beast Bomb, but now it could. All thanks to that eight-centimeter-thick fat... I mean, chakra layer.
However, since the Nine-Tails was using Naruto's body to release the Tailed Beast Bomb, it also contained Naruto's chakra. Therefore, this Tailed Beast Bomb was... wildly changing colors, like a running light display.
"Pfft!" Jiraiya spat. That works too?!
Shukaku was full of question marks. Why are we different?
"It's all your lousy chakra's doing!" the Nine-Tails complained.
"My fault?" You all shove chakra into my body without my permission, and then you blame me?
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Shukaku's Tailed Beast Bomb was larger than its own body. The Nine-Tails' was smaller, about one-fifth the size of Shukaku's. But that was enough to alter the trajectory. Naruto in his Four-Tails state was only about the size of a person. If the opponent's Tailed Beast Bomb changed trajectory by just two degrees, it could pass by him. Moreover, with the thickness of this Tailed Beast Cloak, he wasn't afraid of being blown up.
The rainbow-colored Tailed Beast Bomb grazed Shukaku's Tailed Beast Bomb in a collision. It didn't last for a few seconds before being pushed back. The two Tailed Beast Bombs, having altered their trajectories, were easily dodged by the Nine-Tails, carving a straight trench through the desert all the way to the sea.
Shukaku once again sent fireworks to the sea. Only this time, it also came with a small, colorful gift-firework.
Having dodged the Tailed Beast Bomb, the Nine-Tails accelerated, grabbed the Moxie Jewel Brick, and made a huge leap, slamming it onto Shukaku's face, which was on the verge of collapsing. The brick was almost ruined.
The Fox Spirit continued to taunt Shukaku in a private chat: "Why do the weak fight?"
"Where did you learn that..."
Shukaku's vision went black as it fell into a deep sleep. The Nine-Tails usually didn't like to move or talk much, preferring to be a homebody fox, but encountering Shukaku was like a shut-in encountering a triple-A game. No more words needed, I must play it.
The Fox Spirit tossed the brick to Jiraiya, who had seized the opportunity to arrive, and said, "Little brat, I want to kill them to keep them silent. Can I?" It felt like this appearance was too shameful, and it wanted to kill anyone who saw it.
"Stop messing around."
"Then next time, make the brick sturdier. It's quite handy."
"Pfft."
Naruto dared not even imagine what it would look like in the future if a fat orange fox wearing a purple Susano'o-like mesh, with a rainbow glow stick in its left hand and the Moxie Jewel Brick in its right, smashed it onto the Ten-Tails.
It would be an eyesore.
Jiraiya, in Sage Mode, was incredibly fast. He dodged the jewel brick and directly placed a talisman on Naruto's head: "Naruto, wake up!"
The eight-centimeter thick chakra cloak dissipated under the suppression of the talisman and the Nine-Tails' active retraction.
"Ow... hiss... oh~"
Naruto, whose skin was scorched by the chakra, howled in pain. His extremely fast recovery also made him itch so much he wanted to scratch his skin raw. Finally... a gust of wind blew past, and he even felt a little good.
Looking at Jiraiya's orange eye shadow, Naruto said, "Perverted old man, I want to learn that technique."
"Get lost."
Jiraiya once again refused Naruto. You want to learn everything! First, control that fox in your stomach!
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