Nine-Tails (1)

"They're in..."

Sakura Haruno narrowed her crimson Sharingan.

Her slender, beautiful eyes carefully examined her from left to right, and then from top to bottom.

This is a dark, waterlogged underground hall.

The hall had no walls on any side; it was pitch black, seemingly stretching to infinity until it plunged into endless darkness and silence.

As expected, she had already entered the depths of Naruto's body, and was in the sealed world constructed by the Double Four Symbols Seal.

Caught between reality and illusion, somewhere between truth and falsehood?

So, is the version of myself here, and Naruto standing not far away with his back to her, merely a projection of my spirit?

Naruto?

She called out.

There was no response.

The orange-haired boy was surrounded by the power of the Nine-Tails, with white, Utakata Chakra wrapped around him and binding his body.

Naruto continued to struggle, but gradually lost his strength and slowly lost his mind.

Before him, the Nine-Tails' Chakra leaked out through the seal, condensing into the head of a demon fox outside the massive sealing cage.

A pair of orange-yellow beast eyes, nearly half a person's height, stared coldly and fiercely at Naruto.

"What are you hesitating for, Naruto?" The fox spirit's seductive voice echoed in the hall. "Come, open your heart and accept my power..."

His voice was deep and resonant, like thunder ringing in my ears.

"You need my strength... otherwise you'll be left behind and all alone..."

Hehehe...

The Tailed Beast's sinister laughter was chilling.

"Let him go, Nine-Tails."

The girl said coldly.

Those cold, crimson eyes glanced at the Nine-Tails without any emotion.

"Those eyes... they're the Mangekyō Sharingan."

The Nine-Tails' enormous head turned and looked at Sakura Haruno.

As more and more Chakra leaked from the seal, the Nine-Tails' form became more complete, detailed, and solid.

The fox demon's aura grew increasingly solemn.

"Sakura Haruno..." it said coldly, "I remember, you're not from the Uchiha Clan."

Despite being stared at by the fox spirit's huge, malicious vertical eyes, Sakura Haruno showed no fear and instead walked straight toward it.

They walked until they were within reach of the Nine-Tails Fox's sharp teeth.

So what?

The girl's cool voice rang out softly.

"If you don't want to get beaten up, let Naruto go right now!"

The Nine-Tails grinned coldly. Its mouth was agape, revealing sharp fangs as long as an arm, making it extremely terrifying. It said menacingly, "The fact that you were able to enter here proves that you have indeed mastered some of the Sharingan's power..."

"I've witnessed the power of the Sharingan before." As it spoke, its body gradually became complete. The Nine-Tails sat up from the ground, looking down at the girl with disdain.

"The Madara Uchiha of the past possessed Dōjutsu far more evil and terrifying than mine. He once controlled me."

"But--"

"You greenhorn, don't be so arrogant! Don't think that just because you transplanted a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, you can call yourself Madara Uchiha... You're not worthy!"

Sakura Haruno scoffed.

There was no hint of a smile in his eyes.

"Madara Uchiha? I have no interest in imitating him."

She tilted her head, glanced sideways at Nine-Tails, and said with absolute confidence and disdain, "On the contrary, it's you. It seems you've chosen to take the beating..."

The girl's figure appeared so delicate in front of the giant fox demon, not even as tall as the fox demon's head, yet her aura was as imposing as a mountain, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Nine-Tails fox, and was in no way inferior.

Sakura Haruno's Chakra surged forth unrestrainedly before Nine-Tails, pure, cold, and powerful.

The fox demon snorted coldly.

Next.

Its attack came without warning.

Suddenly, a giant claw shot out, raised high, and fiercely and swiftly grabbed at Sakura Haruno!

The stark contrast in size made the girl appear so small and fragile before the fox demon's sharp claws.

It was as if with just a little more force, it could crush that delicate body into minced meat!

"Go to hell!"

Filled with fierce killing intent, the Nine-Tails roared, as if it could see Sakura Haruno being torn to pieces by its attack.

However, Sakura Haruno remained completely unmoved as the sharp claws came hurtling towards her.

She simply raised her head and suddenly opened her eyes wide.

Those scarlet eyes glared coldly at the fox demon.

Just one glance.

The Nine-Tails fox bared its teeth, revealing a vicious sneer, but its expression froze the moment its claws struck.

The claws stopped above the girl's head, frozen in place, unable to advance an inch.

The claw tip was only a hair's breadth away from the smooth forehead, yet that distance was an insurmountable barrier!

"Genjutsu: Binding Technique!"

Nine-Tails stood frozen in place, unable to move. Its previously boiling and surging aura cooled down instantly, as if extinguished by a bucket of ice water.

"Genjutsu..."

The fox demon trembled all over, trying with all its might to break free from the girl's restraints, while gritting its teeth and saying...

"I never imagined you could wield the Sharingan's power to such an extent..." it gasped for breath, "It was my carelessness."

"Snort."

Sakura Haruno sneered.

There are many things you haven't considered...

She reached out and grabbed the Nine-Tails fox's outstretched front paw.

Monstrous Strength Technique was activated, a light blue Chakra glow rose from beneath the girl's feet. The power originated from her heels, flowing like water through her ankles, knees, and hips, layering up until it reached her fingertips, where it became an unstoppable and immense force.

"Hey!"

Sakura Haruno shouted angrily, her left hand erupting with Chakra, pulling the entire fox spirit and dragging it sharply in front of her!

How could such a slender figure, so disproportionate to the Nine-Tails' massive body, possess such power?

W-what?

Nine-Tails Fox's pupils shrank drastically; under this immense force, it was pulled to the ground without any chance of resistance!

"Nintaijutsu: Star Cannon Fist!"

The girl stood on the ground and delivered a seemingly ordinary punch, which then slammed into the Nine-Tails with earth-shattering force.

Bang--!

The fox demon let out a mournful howl as the devastating force of the punch swept over, blasting it into dust.

Pure violence shattered the Nine-Tails phantom formed from Chakra with a single punch, splitting it into countless Chakra Utakata that dissipated into the air!

"You killed the Nine-Tails?"

Sasuke had just broken into Naruto's Sealing Jutsu and was tearing off the clusters of Chakra that were binding him and trying to penetrate his brain. Hearing the muffled rumble, he turned his head and saw this scene.

He was almost startled by the sight of the Nine-Tails Fox turning to ashes.

Nine-Tails... was it killed by Sakura Haruno with a single punch?

"That was just a Shadow Clone of the Nine-Tails," Sakura Haruno shook her head and explained.

"The true fox demon is still within the sealing barrier."

The girl pointed to the tall, sturdy prison gate not far away and said in a deep voice.

She turned to look at Naruto. The Jinchūriki boy's eyes rolled back, foaming at the mouth, and he was leaning against Sasuke, still unconscious.

Naruto has not yet woken up.

However, after Nine-Tails's Chakra supply was cut off, it would no longer develop in the direction of going out of control or Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.

We're safe for now.

--If they could handle the Nine-Tails standing in its sealed cage, eyeing them menacingly.

Sakura Haruno's expression was unreadable in the dim light as she glanced at the fox spirit from afar.

Those huge, hate-filled orange-yellow eyes were still staring at Naruto with ill intent.

The young girl's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

She thought for a moment, then stepped through the illusory puddles and slowly walked toward the sealed gate.

Separated by the sturdy seal erected by Minato Namikaze, a man and a beast stood on opposite sides, coldly staring at each other.

"Nine-Tails..."

The girl gazed at the enormous fox spirit, which resembled a mountain, raised her head, and murmured.

The fox demon before her was not the illusory image from before, but the true physical form of the Nine-Tails.

As the strongest of the Nine Tailed Beasts, the Nine-Tails' true form exudes an extremely powerful pressure. Even when it breathes calmly, the amount of Chakra it releases is astonishing, and its aura is overwhelming and unfathomable, making people tremble and constantly reminding humanity of its ferocious and incomparably savage beast identity!

"You hit me hard, Sakura Haruno."

The Nine-Tails- Tailed Fox roared with hidden anger, and a vast wave of sound pressed down on the girl.

Sakura Haruno didn't back down; instead, she took another step closer.

"Hmph... So what?"

The girl stood there indifferently, and asked in a cold voice.

The four-cornered windmill in her eyes spun slightly, and with her restless Chakra, her sharp aura met the Nine-Tails head-on without any fancy moves.

The calm air seemed to suddenly be stirred up by a whirlwind.

"If you're not convinced," Sakura Haruno's eerie red eyes cast an extremely cold gaze upon Nine-Tails, and she slowly said, "We can fight again!"

"I can beat you until you submit!"

Nine-Tails narrowed its eyes dangerously.

As Tailed Beast, aside from being controlled by Madara Uchiha back then, when has it ever been provoked like this?

A chilling killing intent emanated from every pore of the fox demon, condensing in the air as if the temperature in the entire hall had dropped ten degrees.

Its claws twitched slightly, but it immediately suppressed its urge to attack.

Those Mangekyō Sharingan are really too dangerous...

Sakura Haruno was able to subdue its clone with a single glance, which reminded the fox spirit of the humiliation of being dominated by Madara.

"Snort...!"

Nine-Tails Fox snorted coldly.

[Only this one update today. I'd also like to recommend a friend's book, "Shinobi World Survival Diary," a really good Hokage fanfiction.]