Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 215 Returning Home in Glory is Like Wearing Brocade at Night

As is customary, Shika decided to meet with Shichimei Nanao.

This was the first time he had met Chongming.

Upon entering Yagura's mental world, when Jōmei first saw the deer, he instinctively shrank back.

That dust jutsu from Shikatoshi was absolutely terrifying.

Chongming knew very well that if he had been hit head-on, he would probably be resurrected by now.

"Hello, Chongming," Lu Shi greeted him gently.

Chongming paused for a moment when he heard his name called, but he didn't say a word.

Upon seeing this, Shikamochi thought for a moment, snapped his fingers, and Kurama, who was far away in Konoha, was summoned.

Nine Lamas looked somewhat bewildered.

He still had half a piece of grilled meat in his paws. "You little brat, Lu Shi! I've only just started eating my grilled meat!"

Lu Shi smiled and pointed ahead: "I'll introduce you to my good brother."

Nine Lama raised his head, saw the familiar figure, and shouted, "Chongming?"

Chongming relaxed a little upon encountering a familiar tailed beast. "Kurama!"

"It really is you!" Kurama looked at Chongming with interest. "What's wrong with you? Why are you being so cautious? Did my imposing physique intimidate you?"

Nine Lamas remains as narcissistic as ever.

After hearing this, Chongming spat out a disdainful "Pah!" and said, "Can you stop being so narcissistic?"

"What do you mean by narcissism? Looks like I really have to beat you up and show you who the strongest tailed beast is!" Kurama said in an unfriendly tone.

Chongming chuckled, "If the old man hadn't been biased and given you so much chakra, it's hard to say who would have won."

Kurama chuckled maliciously, "Chongming, if you're not convinced, let's fight. I promise I won't use chakra, how about that?"

Chongming looked at the Nine Lamas in surprise.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course, I am the strongest tailed beast, so just tell me if you agree or not!" Kurama's tone was somewhat urgent.

"Since you want to get beaten up, I'll definitely agree!" Chongming didn't think much about it. Tailed beasts are chakra creatures. If they don't use chakra, then Kurama is just fighting hand-to-hand. If he still can't beat him, then there's nothing more to say.

Upon hearing Chongming's agreement, Kurama's eyes lit up, and he eagerly looked at Lu Shi, "Please help me, let me fight him!"

Lu Shi didn't refuse, "Okay, then go out first, I'll release Chongming."

After leaving Yagura's mental space, Shikatoki immediately waved his hand, and a large number of sealing techniques appeared, enveloping the surroundings and forming a sealing barrier. Then he pulled Ao aside.

Qing asked cautiously, "Lord Lu Shi, what's the situation now?"

"No problem, I'll take you to see a show."

"Watching a play?"

"Yes, the Seven-Tails wants to clash with the Nine-Tails."

Lu Shi spoke with such nonchalance, while Qing's pupils constricted sharply.

He even suspected there was something wrong with his ears.

What does it mean that the Seven-Tails and the Nine-Tails are going to clash?

With these two tailed beasts fighting, what will become of Kirigakure?

"Lord Shikatoki, isn't the destructive power of these two tailed beasts fighting a bit too high?" Ao asked, forcing himself to speak.

Lu Shi pointed to the sealing barrier, "These are to prevent them from damaging the environment."

Qing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; it was good that they were prepared!

"It's about to begin."

The sealing barrier was fully formed. Shikatoki formed hand seals and released the seal from Yagura's body.

In an instant, the enormous body of the Seven-Tails appeared.

Chongming looked at Kurama and suddenly realized a blind spot: "Kurama, where is your jinchūriki?"

"Finally figured it out, Chongming!" Kurama smirked, revealing a smug smile. "I'm not like you tailed beasts; I'm free!"

Chongming looked at the Nine Lamas in disbelief, his heart filled with envy.

"What do you mean 'tailed beasts'! Aren't you a tailed beast too?! We agreed not to use chakra!" Chongming charged at Kurama, looking like he was going to kill him!

Nine-Lama enters immortal mode.

The powerful aura instantly sent Chongming flying, followed by Kurama's excited laughter: "Hahahaha! Chongming, I have transcended the ranks of the Tailed Beasts! What kind of trash energy is chakra?"

"I am now on the right path. You are but a tiny tailed beast, insignificant!"

Chongming shook his dizzy head and looked at the energy on Kurama's body. It was definitely not chakra, and he was very familiar with this power.

When Chongming looked at Nara Shika, he said, "Kurama, the energy in your body is exactly the same as when Nara Shika released his ninjutsu before."

"That's right! This is the purest natural energy in the world, something that Lu Shi and I researched together!"

The Nine Lamas shamelessly boasted about himself.

Incidentally, he also communicated with the deer through telepathy.

"Lu Shi, give me some face and let me show off a little."

Lu Shi glanced at Nine Lama speechlessly, but didn't say anything, which was taken as tacit agreement.

This made Kurama even more smug. "Chongming! I've forged a new path! You tailed beasts only know how to stay in the same place, you're truly degenerate!"

"Hmph! That sounds nice! Back then, wasn't he caught like a chick by Hashirama Senju?" Chongming's first words were a critical hit.

Nine-Tailed Buddha's face darkened, then he revealed a sinister smile: "Chongming! It seems I really need to have a good talk with you!"

The following scenes were somewhat brutal.

Nine Lama completely overwhelmed Chongming; his punches were incredibly brutal.

This left Qing, who was watching the battle, dumbfounded. "Is the difference between the Seven-Tails and the Nine-Tails really that big?"

After a while, the Nine Lamas had had his fill of beating him and then let go of the lifeless Chongming.

At this moment, Lu Shi led Qing over and sealed Chongming into Qing's body. During this time, perhaps due to his autism, Chongming did not resist at all and even showed a hint of cooperation.

"Feeling good?" Lu Shi looked at Nine Lama.

Kurama chuckled and pulled out a small notebook from somewhere. It contained records of the tailed beasts, with Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, highlighted.

Kurama casually crossed out the Seven-Tailed King's body.

"I've bragged about and beaten up the two-tailed cat demon, the three-tailed Isobu, the four-tailed Son Goku, the five-tailed Kokuo, the seven-tailed Jōmei, and the eight-tailed Gyūki. The only ones I haven't beaten up are the six-tailed Saiken and the one-tailed Shukaku!"

After seeing this, Shika chuckled helplessly, "You really want to defeat all the tailed beasts?"

Kurama put away his notebook and said seriously, "Didn't you tell me? 'Returning home in glory is like wearing fine clothes at night!' I'm no longer on the same level as them, a Tailed Beast. I'll beat them all up, and then you find a way to remove me from the ranks of Tailed Beasts."

Pick it out.

"What can I do?" Lu Shi was speechless.

Kurama was still lost in his fantasy. "I need to think of a new name. I was listening to a storyteller's tale with Isobu a while ago. One of the great demons, Tamamo-no-Mae, also seemed to have nine tails."

"How about I call myself the Nine-Tailed Celestial Emperor?"

"What exactly is the relationship between Tamamo-no-Mae and the Nine-Tailed Immortal Emperor?! And with your current strength, you probably can't bear the title of Immortal Emperor!" Shika was speechless.

While they were chatting, Qing woke up.

After checking to make sure there were no problems, Shikatoki returned to Kirigakure with Ao and the bodies of Yagura.

I must say that Mei Terumi's efficiency is pretty good.

The ruins of the battle in Kirigakure have been mostly cleared. After Mei Terumi obtained Yagura's corpse from Shikatoki, she immediately made a high-profile announcement and took the opportunity to completely abolish the Blood Mist Village.

Before Mei Terumi even became the Mizukage, she had already won the hearts of the people.

Lu Shi then went to an old warehouse with Yuan Shi.

Yuan Shi looked at the warehouse with a nostalgic expression. He shakily unlocked the door, his tone wistful: "Since..."

After that guy died the following month, no one ever came here again.

"Is the last craftsman next month?"

"Yes, this warehouse contains the insights left by artisans who have mastered this craft over the generations. You can take a look at them, Mr. Lu. Also, I'll trouble you to stay a few more days so that I can arrange for someone to make copies of these items as soon as possible."

Looking at the room full of books, Master Yuan felt a little reluctant. These were the fruits of Kirigakure's hard work since its founding!

Looking at the clean bookshelves and books, Lu Shi knew that someone regularly took care of the place.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of these things."

"Then I thank you very much, Shikatoshi-kun."

After giving a brief introduction, Master Yuan took his leave, while Lu Shi stayed behind to take a look at the so-called forging technique.