Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 296: Perfect Jinchūriki

As Madara watched Naruto's face gradually reveal the Sage Mode design, he used his Sharingan to directly communicate with the Nine-Tails' will.

Sasuke did something similar in the original story, and at that time Kurama commented, "This evil chakra is very similar to that of Madara Uchiha."

Therefore, an uninvited guest appeared in the mental space.

Madara stared at Kurama with his icy eyes:

"So much time has passed, have you really been completely tamed by Konoha?" Madara mocked Kurama.

From the pitch-black prison, a pair of enormous, scarlet eyes gleamed, revealing an undisguised hatred: "Ban! You bastard!"

But then it snorted coldly: "Heh... Don't misunderstand, it's just that I hate being controlled by you more than cooperating with Naruto."

As it spoke, it extended a chakra hand from the Nine-Tails chakra overflowing from Naruto's body, transforming it into a sharp blade that stabbed straight at Uchiha Madara!
"Ding!!"

The attack was blocked by Madara's Susanoo, but it only caused a crack.

Madara chuckled in the mental space and slowly passed through the thick pillar into the prison. Kurama retreated repeatedly upon seeing this, its eyes filled with fear, and let out a series of low growls.

"A beast is still a beast..." Madara stretched his arms, intending to subdue the Nine-Tails directly in this spiritual space.

Only Madara Uchiha would dare to have such a bold idea in front of a Jinchuriki.

The Nine-Tails instantly bristled and roared at Naruto in the real world, "Naruto, aren't you ready yet?!"

The roar pierced through Naruto's mental space and entered his ears, slightly disturbing his mind.

But he quickly stabilized the slightly disordered natural energy and said to Nine-Tailed Fox, "Immediately."

In a little while, he will be able to successfully activate Sage Mode.

Madara narrowed his eyes, causing a blue longsword to appear in the other hand of Susanoo. At the same time, the space used to conceal his eye technique began to collapse.

In a secret room not far away.

While participating in intelligence interrogation, Yamanaka Inoichi suddenly sensed a powerful chakra, which was located in the Hokage Building.

"This is……?!"

He glanced at Ibiki Morino beside him, briefly explained the situation, and immediately ran out the door, sprinting down the corridor.

He wasn't the only one who sensed something was wrong; many members of the Anbu also began heading towards Naruto's direction.

Madara no longer concealed himself; both his real-world self and his spiritual self launched simultaneous attacks on Naruto and Kurama!
Suddenly, the Nine-Tails' chakra reached into Naruto's ninja tool pocket and pulled out a Flying Thunder God kunai.

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, Naruto used Flying Thunder God Technique 2 to teleport to Madara's side, dodging Susanoo's blue blade thrust!

Not finished yet,
At this moment, you can see that Naruto's face has formed a complete Sage Mode mask.

In his mental space, Madara glanced back and saw countless shadow clones of Naruto charging toward him.

They conjured Sage Art: Rasengan in their right hands, surrounding Madara and launching a near-suicidal attack!

“So it was mutual redemption,” Ban said in a deep voice.

In a split second, Kurama intervened to prevent Naruto from being stabbed by the blue blade, while Naruto in the mental space surrounded Madara in Kurama's place.

At the same time, Madara watched as Naruto in reality exhaled onto the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand, imbuing the blade with Sage Chakra.

Sage Art: Vacuum Blade! Naruto thrust his kunai fiercely at Madara Uchiha!

"It seems I won't restrict you any further, but I guess the time is almost up."

Ban casually uttered these words, then his spirit returned to his body. In a flash, he dodged the thrust, kicked the broken blade on the ground, and flew towards the window.

"boom!!"

The glass shattered, and Madara leaped out, rushing towards the outside of Konoha.

As he ran, he kept looking back, but his eyes didn't go in Naruto's direction. Instead, he noticed the Konoha Hospital not far away.

There was no other reason than that Madara sensed a power of eye strength no weaker than his own appearing in the direction of the hospital.

"Could it be that Uchiha Sasuke?"

Ban narrowed his eyes, deciding not to linger in the fight and instead to head back home to plan for the future.

Over here at the Hokage Building.

beep, beep...

"Lord Naruto!"

"Naruto-kun!"

Anbu members and acquaintances came to Naruto's side to check on his condition.

Naruto watched Madara move further away from him, then looked at Inoichi and the others.

"Sorry, you can take care of things here. I have to go back right away."

Without hesitation, he flew directly to Sakura Neji's side.

……

The land of frost.

This is a not-too-deep underground cave, but it wasn't formed naturally; it was created by Sakura's superhuman strength.

Some rocks were piled up at the cave entrance to shield them from the wind and snow and prevent them from getting too cold. "Whoosh!"

Naruto appeared and immediately saw the two recovering, realizing he was too late.

"Feel sorry……"

He briefly explained the situation to the two of them. After listening, Sakura and Neji exchanged a glance and saw anxiety in each other's expressions.

"So Killer Bee was still taken away by them?" Naruto asked.

Sakura nodded silently, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat heavy.

From their perspective, the fact that neither of the two teams from Kumogakure found Killer Bee suggests that the person Obito was carrying was most likely the real Killer Bee.

In other words, Akatsuki has gathered all seven tailed beasts, giving them the means to wage war against the entire ninja world.

The appearance of Edo Tensei Madara instantly reversed the situation, and the pressure on Naruto's side suddenly increased.

"So that's it? The Fourth Shinobi World War?" Sakura asked Naruto.

Naruto paused for a moment, then said, "This isn't good for us, because we're behind schedule."

"What do you mean by 'behind the schedule'?" Neji asked, puzzled. Naruto did not answer the question.

In the original story, Naruto perfectly mastered the Nine-Tails' chakra before the Fourth Shinobi World War, which laid an important foundation for his advantage in several battlefields during the war.

Killer Bee was also an important force in the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Gaara and Shukaku alone would definitely not be enough.

“We’re not ready yet.” Naruto shook his head, sensing the difficulty of the problem.

"No, Naruto..."

Suddenly, he heard the Nine-Tailed Fox speak from his mental space.

"If you are willing to completely break the seal, I will help you defeat Uchiha Madara."

Upon hearing this, Naruto instinctively frowned, but then felt that it was unlikely that Kurama would try to play any tricks on him at this crucial moment.

Kurama, sensing Naruto's hesitation, continued:
"The chakra that can be transferred to you through the seal is ultimately limited, but it's different if the seal is completely broken. You and I can then unleash a power that even Madara fears."

This is true. If Kurama (the Nine-Tails) cooperates with Naruto, he can directly unlock the complete Kurama Mode + Sage Mode, which is also known as the "Sage Fox Mode" in China.

The increase in combat power is ideal, but only if the Nine-Tails doesn't have any ulterior motives.

It's true that Kurama (the Nine-Tails) feared Madara, but did it truly acknowledge Naruto?
Naruto in the mental space shook his head: "I don't think fear is a suitable driving force."

"Even if we join forces and defeat Madara Uchiha, what happens after that? If you don't acknowledge me as a person, you'll eventually turn against me."

Although he often criticized Naruto for being a "saint" when reading the original work, from a psychological perspective, the stability brought by identification is definitely stronger than that of fear.

Naruto looked at Kurama: "Why don't you ask yourself if you really want to fight alongside me?"

Nine-Tails was taken aback, but then it raised its proud chin and said with a disdainful look, "Hmph, of course I only did this to deal with Madara. How could I possibly just give my approval?"

So you're starting to act all high and mighty, huh... Naruto simply shrugged: "Well, there's no other way then. I'll have to think of some other tricks."

Just as he was about to leave the mental space, he heard Nine-Tailed Fox cough suddenly, then say, "Cough! What do you mean by insisting that I acknowledge you on the spot? Can't we just cooperate like before?"

Naruto: "It's different. You're asking me to completely unseal the seal. Once it's unsealed, there's no reason to close it again, unless you want me to use the Reaper Death Seal as well."

If Sakura insists on committing suicide with me, then you won't just be half a Nine-Tails, you might become a quarter of a Nine-Tails... Naruto had this thought pop into his head for no reason, and felt a chill run down his spine.

Kurama fell silent, and began to seriously consider its feelings about Naruto.

At the same time, scenes from the past flashed before its eyes.

Madara: Nine-Tails, you are just an unstable creature lacking intelligence. The only one who can guide you is the Uchiha. You tailed beasts are nothing more than servants of those with ocular powers.

Hashirama: Kurama, your power is too great. I'm sorry I can't let you roam freely.

Mito: As long as you use your power, you will attract hatred. Just stay quietly inside me.

Kushina: Nine-Tails, it's certain that neither of us is a lucky being. You can control the world, and I can control you.

Before them, there were countless others who harbored hostility towards it...

These people may be arrogant or helpless, but to the Nine-Tails, there is no difference—essentially, he sees himself as a calamity of this world.

What about Naruto?
After a long silence, Kurama suddenly asked, "And what about you, Naruto? Do you acknowledge me?"

Maybe this kid thinks exactly the same way those people did before.

Naruto, chin in hand, replied without hesitation, "Anyway, I won't treat you like livestock."

"From the moment the Sage of Six Paths split the Ten-Tails, you already possessed independent consciousness. In other words, you are no different from a powerful being like Madara Uchiha,"

"But because you have gained power, you have objectively witnessed too much of the dark side of human nature, which makes you distrust humanity. And these descendants of humanity are wary of you because of your distrust, thus creating a vicious cycle."

Nine-Tailed Fox scoffed: "So you don't trust me either."

It couldn't help but feel a little down. It had thought Naruto would offer a different perspective, but it seemed it had been overthinking things...

Ultimately, I still couldn't gain their complete trust.

Unexpectedly, Naruto then changed the subject: "No, my views are completely different from those of the predecessors. You shouldn't lump me together with them."

Kurama was taken aback, then heard Naruto continue, "The reason the ancients tried to tame and exploit you was because they treated you as a tool, just as they didn't consider ninjas as human beings."

“But I’m different from them. I acknowledge that you have your own needs, just like a ninja can’t be preoccupied with missions and also wants to fall in love and get married.”

(End of this chapter)