Chapter 254 – The Nine-Tails' Embarrassment
However, after finally breaking free,
Kurama, the Nine-Tails, refused to give in so easily.
This had to be an illusion.
Yes — it must be an illusion.
Was it really the mighty Nine-Tails, feared by nations? It couldn't be this… unimpressive.
"ROAR!!"
The next moment, Kurama let out a thunderous roar, unleashing an even greater shockwave of chakra and malice.
The ground trembled. The very air seemed to vibrate.
All of Konohagakure shook several times in succession.
Unfortunately for Kurama…
The result was the same — nothing.
The village was shaken, but the civilians and shinobi simply looked happier, some even grinning like they were watching a comedy.
Yes — those were definitely "look at the idiot" expressions.
And Kurama, demon fox or not, was no fool.
It immediately sensed something was wrong.
And once it really took a good look around… it froze.
The Nine-Tails could hardly believe what it saw.
There were other jinchūriki in the village — and not just one or two.
The Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, Seven-Tails… even the Eight-Tails.
In other words, while it had been sealed inside Uzumaki Naruto, Konoha had somehow gathered nearly all of the other tailed beasts.
It was… incredible.
And unsettling.
Kurama knew its chakra was greater than the combined strength of the other eight beasts, but it also knew very well how dangerous the others were in battle.
To see them all here, captured, was beyond anything it had imagined.
A faint sense of dread crept into its heart.
During the Warring States era, even Senju Hashirama — the man who had once captured and distributed all the tailed beasts — had never bothered to gather them in one place.
So why had Konoha done it now?
What were they planning?
Still… Kurama was not about to cower.
It had waited years for a chance to break free. It would cause destruction — that was the pride of the Nine-Tails.
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"Kurama, are you brain-dead? Do you have a death wish?"
"Hahaha! This stupid fox actually picked now to break out. Is it trying to get itself killed?"
"More than that — it's been sealed so long its brain's gone soft."
"Doesn't it know that with the Fifth Hokage and Uchiha-sama here, its Tailed Beast Bombs are worthless?"
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Voices from the watching civilians and shinobi rang out mercilessly, each dripping with mockery.
They were openly treating the Nine-Tails as a sideshow.
In fact, most were curious to see when the Fifth Hokage would make his move.
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"Damn it…!"
Kurama was livid.
In the past, its mere presence had sent shinobi fleeing in terror and civilians screaming for their lives.
Now they were laughing at it.
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"Surrender, fox! Admit defeat before the Fifth Hokage and Uchiha-sama crush you!"
"Look! The so-called mighty Nine-Tails just wasted three Tailed Beast Bombs for nothing!"
"Kurama the Clown!"
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Even worse, the other captured tailed beasts were speaking in a language only they understood.
The Seven-Tails and Eight-Tails were laughing the loudest, calling Kurama "Two-Tails' Cousin the Idiot."
"You dare call me an idiot?!" Kurama snarled.
"Just wait until I—"
And then it stopped.
Its eyes widened.
Under its gaze, the three massive Tailed Beast Bombs it had launched — each powerful enough to level mountains — simply fizzled away.
Gone.
Like they had never existed.
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"How… is that possible?"
Kurama blinked, rubbed its eyes, looked again — and yes, they were truly gone.
This was impossible.
The Tailed Beast Bomb was one of its ultimate techniques, capable of obliterating anything in a single strike.
And yet… gone.
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"So… you finally decided to come out?"
A low, calm voice rippled through the air.
Space itself distorted — and in a single step, the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta, appeared before the Nine-Tails, his white Hokage cloak fluttering in the breeze.
He looked at the beast with cool indifference.
Kurama froze.
It knew this presence.
"Wait… you… you're the one who punched me last time!"
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"Last time?" Yuta raised an eyebrow, then smirked in recognition.
"Yes… that was me."
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Kurama's massive tail twitched in embarrassment.
It had finally broken out of Naruto's body — only to be confronted by that man again.
If it got sealed away now, it would be utterly humiliating.
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