"Damn you, fox demon! Get out of here! I'm giving you this mask—don't bring me bad luck!"
"Tch, what's the point of letting a brat like this live? Why don't you just die already?"
"This bastard was birthed by his mother but raised by no one. He's disgusting."
…
The curses and hatred Naruto had endured all his life—long buried in his memory—now surged back with full force under the overwhelming pressure of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Pain… despair… and a soul-crushing loneliness engulfed him like a black ocean.
Inside the seal, Kurama watched Naruto with an unreadable expression. His massive claws clenched tightly, and his beastly features twisted with unease.
This… is the price of using my chakra. Whether you survive this or lose yourself… that's up to you now, kid.
When the Nine-Tails was born from the Ten-Tails, its destiny had already been set apart from the other tailed beasts.
Unlike the others, Kurama's chakra was not only vast—but volatile. It carried the densest concentration of malice from the Ten-Tails itself. The balance required to contain such power came at a heavy cost.
The Ten-Tails devours chakra across the ninja world. While it feeds on natural energy, it also thrives on the darkness in people's hearts.
The tailed beasts were created to carry that burden—and none more than Kurama.
He is hatred itself.
And Naruto was being consumed by it.
His mind became foggy, his soul drowning in memories of rejection, betrayal, and isolation. The weight of it all dragged him toward oblivion.
But suddenly—a voice cut through the void.
"Oi, dumbass!! You can't even control the power in your own body?!"
Sasuke's furious voice rang out through the haze.
"I want that kind of power—but I don't even have the chance. Don't let it control you! Don't you dare lose, Naruto!!"
The shout was like a slap to the face.
It jolted Naruto's fading consciousness, snapping him back from the edge.
He remembered—Jiraiya. Uchiha Hikaru. Sasuke. Sakura. Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba. The people who stood by his side. The ones who pulled him out of the darkness.
I'm not alone anymore.
I have friends…
And more than that—other Jinchūriki, just like me.
A spark lit in his chest. It grew into a fire, pushing back the darkness.
Voices echoed in his heart—
"We're the same kind."
"My name's Yukimaru…"
"I'm Utakata…"
"I'm Fū…"
"Gaara. That's my name…"
The fourth tail flared into existence.
Four blazing tails of chakra spun around Naruto in a cyclone. The scarlet hue deepened into a crimson so dark it pulsed with heat.
When the dust cleared, a demonic fox-shaped form stood in Naruto's place—his body cloaked in malevolent chakra, his four tails whipping through the air, each motion radiating terrifying power.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto! The man who'll become Hokage!"
"I won't fall here!"
His cry was both declaration and roar, amplified by the beast's guttural howl. Soundwaves ripped through the forest, sending leaves flying in every direction.
Then—BOOM!
He launched forward like a rocket, landing with such force the ground beneath cracked open—leaving a crater several dozen meters wide.
In one fluid motion, Naruto lunged at Saya.
His clawed hand lashed out, smashing into the Susanoo ribcage in front of her.
CRACK!
Saya's chakra armor shattered under the impact, and her body was flung backward like a ragdoll.
She slammed through the trunk of an ancient tree—over ten meters thick—leaving a gaping hole. She continued tumbling, smashing through more trees before finally crashing to a stop amidst shattered roots and debris.
For a moment, everything went still.
Then, from the wreckage, Saya slowly rose to her feet.
She wiped a thin trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth, her black eyes sharp.
"So this is the power of Four-Tails…"
Though Naruto's claw hadn't pierced her, the sheer impact had shaken her insides. Her organs were trembling—a real injury.
This was no ordinary Four-Tails transformation.
Unlike the original rampages of the past, Naruto's mind remained intact. He was controlling it.
Part of that was due to Danzo's previous manipulations—forcing Naruto into a partial transformation with Seven-Tails' influence. His body had adapted. He could now contain and weaponize the tailed beast's power while retaining his will.
A mindless beast and a controlled beast were worlds apart.
With rationality intact, Naruto's combat power had multiplied severalfold.
Saya stepped out from the toppled trees, lifting one hand.
Scarlet light flared as her Susanoo's chakra surged. The skeletal arm moved with her, sweeping the smoke and debris away in one motion.
She looked down at Naruto with newfound respect.
"Well done, Naruto. You actually managed to hurt me."
"You've earned this…"
She brought her palms together. Her index and middle fingers pointed upward. The Susanoo mirrored her gesture, red chakra boiling out like lava.
The light illuminated the entire forest.
"Sasuke," she murmured, glancing over her shoulder toward where he stood. "Watch closely."
"This is the third power of our Uchiha…"
"Susanoo."
"A power that can rival the Tailed Beasts themselves."
Sasuke's eyes widened as the massive figure began to rise behind her.
Red chakra bones fused and twisted in a precise dance—first a ribcage, then limbs, wings, and finally full armor.
A hundred-meter-tall warrior took form.
A red giant with four glowing swords—two in its hands, and two wielded by massive chakra arms extending from its wings. It loomed like a wrathful god over the Forest of Death.
"This is Susanoo—Complete Form."
Utakata looked up, overwhelmed by its scale. His courage evaporated.
"…Impossible," he whispered. "There's no way I can win against that…"
"This isn't a battle. It's divine punishment…"
Yukimaru trembled uncontrollably. He stared upward at the red titan, panic rising.
Even Fū, ever defiant, had gone silent. Her eyes were locked on the Susanoo's glowing frame, her jaw clenched.
Yet…
Naruto and Gaara didn't back down.
In fact—Naruto was pushing further.
"Kyuubi! Don't hold back. I can handle more! Give me everything!"
A fifth tail began forming behind him.
Fueled by his dream of becoming Hokage, and the strength of his friends' love, Naruto resisted the malice in the Nine-Tails' chakra.
He gritted his teeth as his mouth opened wide—his jaw cracking unnaturally.
Blue-black orbs of chakra gathered in his throat, absorbing the air itself into condensed destruction.
The forest trembled again—
—and the battle had only just begun.
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