Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 403 Jinming Appears in the World, the Will of Asura

Snapped!

Tsunade heard a snap of her fingers, and then her vision blurred as the tube in her hand turned into an image that she could see but not touch.

As Tsunade looked displeased, she also realized even more clearly that her position in Li Yao's eyes was not as important as she had imagined.

At this moment, Li Yao was sensing the tug-of-war between Naruto and Kurama's chakra, and had no time to play with Tsunade.

"Hmm... what kind of ninjutsu is that?"

In the distance, behind the boulder, Samui, who was watching through binoculars, was startled to see Tsunade vanish in an instant.

Samui could explain Li Yao's sudden appearance by attributing it to the latter's powerful teleportation technique.

The sudden disappearance of Tsunade now cannot be explained by the Body Flicker Technique alone.

The opponent possesses a ninjutsu that allows someone to suddenly disappear.

Samui thought to himself.

She had absolutely no recollection of the man who had suddenly appeared.

"You didn't know?" Little Black Omoi asked, somewhat surprised.

Samui, a renowned encyclopedia of the Hidden Cloud Village, is the village's intelligence minister, possessing a vast amount of information stored in her mind.

The man who suddenly appeared in the distance was able to stand calmly in front of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, which shows that he is not an unknown figure in the ninja world.

Sam was surprised that he didn't know anything about this man. Both the black man and the black woman were astonished.

Samui frowned and pondered. After thinking for a moment, he took out a pen and paper and quickly wrote down Li Yao's information and guesses about his abilities. He then asked Xiao Hei Ge to go to a distant place and send the information back to the village, so that the village could arrange for people to collect information about this suddenly appearing man, Li Yao.

Samui had a strong premonition.

The current situation in Konoha is very likely caused by this man who suddenly appeared.

Why?

Because the other party is clearly not on the same side as Konoha, and is even an enemy of each other.

It's highly unusual that she knew absolutely nothing about someone with such strength; the village must be prepared as soon as possible.

"No, I am Naruto Uzumaki!"

"I am the son of the Fourth Hokage!"

"I'm going to be the Hokage!"

"I... will never run away!!!"

In his mental world, Naruto's will roared, and just as his mind was about to turn completely dark, Naruto regained himself.

The massive black and red chakra of the Nine-Tails quickly faded, and Naruto regained consciousness.

"good!"

Kurama could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Naruto had held on and had not been completely corrupted by Kurama's chakra; he had managed to control it.

At this moment, within the sealed space, a huge phantom of the Nine-Tails' chakra floated in the air, like one end of a funnel shrinking and connecting to Naruto's body.

Huff, huff... Naruto gasped for breath.

Although he eventually found himself again, it was still a torment for Naruto's spirit.

However, the result was gratifying; Naruto finally mastered the Nine-Tails' chakra completely.

From now on, he no longer needs to worry about being corrupted by the Nine-Tailed Fox.

He has become the perfect Jinchūriki.

Even if he gets angry and loses his mind in the future, the Nine-Tails' chakra will no longer erode him; instead, it will only become his source of power.

"This feeling... is so powerful!"

Inside the sealed space, after absorbing the Nine-Tails' chakra, Naruto, transformed into the Golden Nine-Tails Chakra Hagoromo Mode, felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration. His spiritual body felt as light as a feather, and with a slight movement, his figure instantly appeared ten meters away.

Squeak!

Clenching his fist, the power within him was like a mountain collapsing, unmatched.

In addition, there was the sense... Besides the chakra, there was also a strong sense of malice emanating from Kurama. Naruto looked up at Kurama, his eyes filled with guilt, self-blame, and pity.

"Kurama, thank you!"

In the process of fighting against the negative emotions invaded by the Nine-Tails' chakra, Naruto sensed some of the Nine-Tails' past experiences, learned that the Nine-Tails also had its own name like a human, and for the first time, he stood in the Nine-Tails' position and felt the Nine-Tails' pain.

Those days when humans sealed them away in a dark room, those days when their whole body was immobilized and unable to move.

Pain, torment, loneliness, hatred.

These negative emotions constantly eroded Kurama's mind.

Naruto put himself in that position; if he were Kurama (the Nine-Tails), he would hate himself to the core and be filled with hatred for humanity just as much.

Naruto is grateful for Kurama's help, no matter what the reason is. Even though Kurama still wants to kill him, Naruto is still very grateful for Kurama's help.

"Kid... don't think a simple thank you will make me forget the past!"

Naruto's gaze made Kurama very uncomfortable; he wouldn't let go of his hatred for Naruto just because Naruto said thank you.

Naruto smiled, unconcerned, turned around, leaned against Kurama, clapped his fists together, and rang out with a spirited voice.

"Nine Lama, let's go."

Looking at Naruto, who had completely entrusted his back to him, Kurama, experiencing trust for the first time, fell silent for a moment. In a daze, he seemed to see the figure of the Sage of Six Paths.

"One day, you will meet a blue-eyed boy who can call you by name..."

Kurama shook his head. The memories in his mind were too distant, and he didn't believe that Naruto was the person the old man was talking about.

Let's focus on getting through this immediate crisis first.

"That man is outside, Naruto," Kurama reminded him.

"I know," Naruto replied. After entering the Nine-Tails Chakra Cloak Mode, he felt a malice from the outside world staring intently at him.

……

outside world.

Li Yao straightened up, and the black and red Nine-Tails Chakra on Naruto's body faded away, proving that Naruto had won this tug-of-war of wills.

But... it wasn't Naruto who won, or rather, it wasn't the real Naruto.

What helped Naruto rediscover himself at the last moment was not Naruto's unwavering will; in fact, Naruto, who had been overwhelmed by Lee Yo-i's series of invincible performances, had long since lost the most crucial courage.

But in the end, Naruto pulled through.

However, it was a unique will within Naruto's chakra that helped him get through it.

That wisp of will was ethereal yet extremely tenacious; no matter how much the dark side of the Nine-Tails' chakra eroded him, it could not completely corrupt Naruto.

It was thanks to this special will that Naruto was able to pull through at the last moment and successfully control the Nine-Tails' chakra.

"Asura, huh!"

Li Yao looked thoughtful, then smiled. If there was anything special about Naruto, it was that he was the reincarnation of Ashura's soul, the greatest advantage of the Child of Prophecy.

In the Naruto world, many people think that the Nine-Tails is Naruto's biggest power-up, but that's not true. Naruto's reincarnation as Ashura is actually his biggest power-up.

Without the identity of being the reincarnation of Ashura, the son of the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto's talent, no matter how hard he tried, would only reach the level of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Becoming Sage Naruto was impossible.

Even if the Sage of Six Paths gave them power, Naruto couldn't withstand the power given by the Sage of Six Paths without Ashura's soul's help.

Just like before, without Ashura's soul and will to help him, Naruto simply couldn't withstand the erosion of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

The powerful Li Yao needs a powerful container to contain him.

Clearly, the Sage of Six Paths' Asura soul was powerful enough.

(End of this chapter)