Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 392 Cixian Arrives

Upon hearing the message from the vigilant ninja, the Five Kage and Sasuke Uchiha immediately rushed out from where the Ten-Tails was being held.

Once outside, Naruto Uzumaki pinpointed the location of the massive chakra, pointed to the right front, and said, "Over there."

The six of them ran quickly and soon saw the "source of massive chakra" that the vigilant ninja had mentioned in his message.

It is a humanoid creature, but it is clearly not human. It has nothing to do with humans, whether in terms of appearance or the tail behind it; its skin is like oil, as if it is flowing.

Moreover, this humanoid creature possessed an enormous amount of chakra, so much so that even the Five Kage and Sasuke Uchiha frowned.

"Naruto, your focus has dropped significantly. Get your senses on this guy properly!"

Naruto suddenly heard Kurama's voice within him and quickly replied in his mind, "What's going on? Kurama, do you know its origins?"

"Alright, enough talk, start sensing it!"

Upon hearing Kurama's words, Naruto Uzumaki immediately used his Sage Mode sensory abilities, but the result surprised him greatly!

"This, this is the Ten-Tails? No, it's different from the Ten-Tails, it seems to have gained consciousness?"

"That's right, this is the Ten-Tails, but for some reason, it has developed its own consciousness. I don't know what the Otsutsuki did to it."

Kurama spoke up, saying that it was separated from the Ten-Tails. Although it was not the Ten-Tails in front of him, the power of the Divine Tree came from the same source, so Kurama could clearly sense the chakra in the Ten-Tails and resonate with it!

"Everyone be careful, this guy in front of us is the Ten-Tails!"

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke Uchiha and the other four Kage were all incredulous and quickly asked, "Naruto, what did you say? It's the Ten-Tails?"

Naruto Uzumaki nodded and said, "Yes, Kurama told me that this guy's power is the same as the Ten-Tails', but for some reason, it seems to have developed its own consciousness!"

Darui asked, "So what do we do now? Should we try to communicate with this guy?"

"Let's just seal it away. After all, it's the Ten-Tails. It's probably a trick by the Kara organization."

Kurotsuchi had a different opinion: the Ten-Tails could destroy the ninja world if it wasn't sealed away.

Naruto's expression turned serious as he said, "I'll go test it out. Sasuke, and everyone else, if it can't communicate, please cover me."

After saying that, Naruto walked towards the Ten-Tails and stopped when he was about 20 or 30 meters away from it.

No attack

Naruto thought to himself, then shouted, "Hey, you!"

"No. Although it looks similar, it's not the Otsutsuki I want to eat."

Before Naruto could finish speaking, the Ten-Tails glanced at him and then slowly said.

"you"

Naruto was startled by that look. He couldn't describe what it was; he just felt a blank. It was devoid of joy, sorrow, or worry, somewhat like the look of someone facing an impending prey. However, the Ten-Tails' eyes were devoid of any emotion, as if it were calmly looking at any food.

"Does it really have to be an Otsutsuki? I've been starving for ages. Let's eat something first. I'm not picky; a human brain will do!"

Another black head emerged from the Ten-Tails' shoulder, with a gaping maw and sharp teeth. The words it spoke made Naruto realize at a glance that it was not a friendly creature to be trifled with.

Ignoring the symbiote's words, the Ten-Tails calmly continued to ask Naruto, "Where is the Otsutsuki?"

Naruto Uzumaki clenched his fist slightly and said, "Otsutsuki, I want to know where he is even more than you do, but before we find him, please don't resist and have a proper conversation with us."

"You can barely eat it even without the Otsutsuki."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ten-Tails rushed towards Naruto Uzumaki.

The black shadow arrived in an instant, as fast as black lightning. Naruto Uzumaki's eyes widened in disbelief when he realized the speed.

Swish!

However, in the next second, Naruto suddenly felt his body being replaced, and then his vision changed abruptly. The Ten-Tails, which had been so close to him, was suddenly far away, and Sasuke Uchiha appeared in front of the Ten-Tails.

Squeak!

"Chidori!"

With lightning speed, Uchiha Sasuke swung his sword at the Ten-Tails. The Kusanagi sword was crackling with lightning as it swiftly slashed towards the Ten-Tails' neck. At the same time, Uchiha Sasuke dodged the Ten-Tails' attacking claws by crouching down to avoid them.

Sizzle!

Thunder roared, and the slash precisely struck the Ten-Tails' neck. However, Sasuke Uchiha instantly sensed something was wrong, and the slash wrapped in Chidori failed to penetrate.

Swish!

The Ten-Tails swung its claws at Sasuke Uchiha again, but a ball of sand appeared in its palm, followed by a water whip crackling with lightning, which sent Sasuke flying.

"Sasuke, are you alright?"

"Hmm, it's alright. This guy seems to have a very thick layer of protection, so taijutsu and ninja tool attacks shouldn't be very effective. Let's try something else!"

After saying that, Sasuke Uchiha saw that the Ten-Tails had also stood up, seemingly unaffected by the Lightning Release, and he frowned slightly as he formed a hand seal with one hand!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A blazing fireball was instantly spat out of Sasuke Uchiha's mouth and rushed towards the Ten-Tails.

When they were about two or three meters away, the symbiote sensed the heat of the Fireball and instantly shrank into a ball, diving into the Ten-Tails' body. This was also noticed by Darui and the others. However, although the symbiote had shrank in, the Fireball had no effect on the Ten-Tails!

The fireball, which was four or five meters in size, was extinguished with a flick of the Ten-Tails' palm.

Naruto Uzumaki spoke up, "That black thing on the Ten-Tails seems to be afraid of fire, Sasuke!"

"I understand. I'll make my move when the opportunity arises."

Sasuke Uchiha also witnessed that scene and prepared to use Fire Release techniques to test the waters.

After shattering the Great Fireball Technique, perhaps because it hadn't eaten for a long time and its evolution hadn't been perfect, the Ten-Tails developed an anxious emotion: "Eat, eat you all, eat you all."

Soon, some body tissues slowly split off from the Ten-Tails' body, and these body tissues quickly transformed into a humanoid shape similar to the Ten-Tails.

This is the Ten-Tails' ability to split, which was already demonstrated during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

While the Five Kage and Sasuke Uchiha were fighting the Ten-Tails, a space-time portal suddenly opened beneath the Otsutsuki altar on the other side, and Jigen walked out of it.

Seeing the empty underground space, with only a few black rods remaining, even the usually composed Jigen found it difficult to remain calm. His face darkened as he said, "Damn it, who did this?"

Before he could finish speaking, he sensed a great deal of chakra outside.

At the same time, the voice of the guard ninja rang in the minds of the Five Kage and Uchiha Sasuke once again: "Five Kage, another unfamiliar chakra has appeared in that underground altar. It appeared suddenly, and it is very likely a space-time ninjutsu!"

(End of this chapter)