Chapter 266: Out of Control
Did bloodline resonance... truly exist?
Naruto couldn't be certain. But some profound influence was truly surging within him—rage, and a sorrow even he struggled to understand.
Clearly... this could even be said to be his first time truly "meeting" this person who should be called "Mother."
Yet now, his mother's resting soul had been forcibly summoned from the Pure Land by Orochimaru's selfish desires, imprisoned in a dust-formed body. She'd lost her living thoughts, lost her self-will, and now under the erosion of the violent Nine-Tails chakra remaining within her, had transformed into a monster completely wrapped in hatred and pain!
Within the seal space, the Nine-Tails clearly felt the rage and sorrow emanating from Naruto. Its heart filled with shocked uncertainty—could Naruto's intense reaction right now be because he knew the identity of the person before him? No, that seemed unlikely. Then was it instinctive resonance from deep within his bloodline, transcending cognition?
Moreover, what stood desecrated before him wasn't merely the relationship of "mother"—they were the final bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, those who shared his blood yet had nearly vanished from the ninja world.
"ROAR!!!"
Two small monsters wrapped in crimson chakra released crazed roars, their twisted faces showing not a trace of their former appearance.
The Nine-Tails could clearly judge that this incomplete Tailed Beast transformation state had power roughly equivalent to Naruto's former four-tailed form—troublesome, but still far from posing a true threat to the current Naruto.
"WHOOSH—!"
From ahead, blood-red chakra claws tore through the air! From behind, the gleaming torrent of gold dust Rasa controlled simultaneously surged forth!
Facing this pincer attack, Naruto fell into brief silence, then raised his hand. Kurama within understood immediately, massive chakra pouring out without reservation, beginning rapid transformation and condensation under precise control!
"BOOM—!!!"
Accompanied by deafening rumbling, an immensely massive fox head constructed entirely of brilliant golden chakra boldly manifested around Naruto! The head was lifelike, carrying an ancient beast's威嚴 and overwhelming pressure as it simultaneously met the attacks from both directions!
The crimson chakra claws shattered instantly upon striking the golden fox head, while the gold dust torrent behind was firmly blocked by this energy barrier, unable to advance an inch!
"ROAR—!"
The golden fox head roared, its chakra aftershocks alone completely dispersing the surrounding residual red energy!
Using this brief gap, Naruto's figure blurred again. The next moment, he'd already Body Flickered to midair, facing the three Impure World Reincarnation enemies below in distant confrontation.
Within the golden chakra claws, red and azure energy began rapidly gathering and mixing, ultimately forming a purple-black sphere—a complete Tailed Beast Bomb!
Almost simultaneously, the two berserk Tailed Beast transformation monsters opposite instinctively opened their giant maws, chaotic Tailed Beast chakra barely condensing within to form two slightly smaller, extremely unstable Tailed Beast Bombs.
Meanwhile, Rasa who'd been floating in the air vanished into the surging gold dust below, disappearing from sight.
"BOOM—!!!"
Three spheres containing terrifying energy boldly collided in the air like disaster stars!
However, Naruto's complete Tailed Beast Bomb formed from perfect yin-yang release chakra—its power and stability absolutely couldn't compare to those two half-baked energy aggregates. The instant they contacted, both dark-red Tailed Beast Bombs were devastatingly crushed and devoured! Immediately after, an even more violent explosion occurred—
Like a nuclear detonation descending! Blinding white light instantly devoured everything. A massive fireball rose into the sky as violent shockwaves mixed with destructive energy swept toward those two monsters with crushing momentum, forming a heaven-obscuring storm!
Just as the earth-shaking clash's aftershocks hadn't yet settled, the spreading sand not far behind Naruto subtly distorted as Rasa's figure suddenly flashed forth using the gold dust to sneak and propel himself!
Countless gold dust spikes instantly condensed, stabbing viciously toward Naruto's back!
"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—!"
The sharp spikes penetrated the golden chakra cloak. However, the expected sensation didn't come. The struck "Naruto's" figure wavered, then dispersed like a bubble—it was only a shadow clone!
Even the controlled Impure World body seemed to experience a moment of instinctive delay from this development.
The real Naruto had already used this brief gap to complete his setup. He knew well his Tailed Beast Bomb could suppress theirs, but the explosion's aftershocks might not leave time to completely transfer with Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder.
Therefore, the instant the Tailed Beast Bomb launched, his true body had already teleported to the distance, using Flying Thunder God to first send the panicked Temari and Kankuro to absolute safety.
Afterward, he again split off several shadow clones. Two clones unhesitatingly sprinted toward Shukaku's escape direction—couldn't really let that guy slip away!
While his true body secretly lurked, awaiting the optimal moment to strike.
Now, the moment had arrived!
"Sealing Jutsu: Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Several golden chains shot out from behind Naruto, firmly binding Rasa who'd attempted a sneak attack, rendering him immobile!
This time, there was no interference. Naruto's hands rapidly formed seals. Bound tightly by chains, Rasa couldn't break free at all. Naruto successfully pressed his palm against this guy.
Pitch-black sealing runes began spreading rapidly across Rasa's Impure World body with Naruto's palm as origin point.
"...What is happening?!"
Just as the sealing runes were about to completely cover his entire body, consciousness about to be dragged into darkness, the runes imposed on his soul completely dispersed.
Rasa's originally vacant eyes suddenly regained focus, brief clarity returning as his final living memories flooded his mind like tides.
"Orochimaru... you bastard—!!!"
Rasa's voice full of rage and unwillingness had barely escaped when the pitch-black sealing runes suddenly closed in, completing the final step.
His unfinished words abruptly cut off. His soul began ascending as that dust-formed body lost support, beginning to crumble inch by inch, transforming into countless ash-white paper-like fragments scattering in the wind.
One down...
Naruto redirected his gaze to the battlefield center. There, the Impure World bodies of Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Mito, along with their berserk Nine-Tails chakra, had already fully repaired.
The two crimson Tailed Beast transformation monsters released low roars again, eyes full of hostility locked firmly on him.
Naruto rapidly analyzed the situation. To completely subdue and seal them would require at least ten minutes...
It seemed Orochimaru still underestimated his strength. However, from this carefully prepared lineup—Uzumaki clan members proficient in sealing techniques with strong restraint against Tailed Beasts, plus the Magnet Style user Rasa who could suppress ordinary Tailed Beasts—it was clear this bastard had deliberately targeted him!
"...?!"
Just as he focused his guard, a fragment of sudden memory flooded his mind from a distant shadow clone! The images flickered briefly.
Ambushed by something! The golden chakra cloak pierced instantly by some sharp object, the clone forced to dispel before it could react further!
"ROAR!!!!!!!"
Suddenly, from Konoha Village's direction, massive smoke clouds rose. A deafening roar full of furious rage and destructive desire came! Immediately after, even across such distance, that heart-palpitating chakra fluctuation could be felt.
For the first time, Naruto felt things were sliding toward completely spiraling out of control.
Within Konoha Village, the behemoth that should have been lured away—the complete One-Tail Shukaku—now stood within it, looking skyward as it released a roar proclaiming destruction!