Nine-Tails, I brought you someone you know... No, I brought you a beast

Nighttime, at Naruto.

Inside the Sealing Space.

"Hey kid! What are you doing here again?"

When Nine-Tails opened his eyes, he saw Hagoromo standing in front of him with a smiling expression. He rolled his eyes and snorted.

"It's nothing, I just think you're living a pretty comfortable life."

Hagoromo maintained her smiling expression, but her eyes glanced at Nine-Tails, who was combing Gyuki's tail.

Good grief, have they finally suppressed that portion of the Eight-Tails 'Chakra?

Gyuki naturally noticed Hagoromo's gaze, and simply snorted before continuing to tend to Nine-Tails's tail.

If it weren't for Hagoromo, would he have been treated like this by the Nine-Tails?

"Hey, teacher, Kurama is practically lying flat now. He's either sleeping or bullying Gyuki."

Naruto, standing to the side, slyly told Hagoromo that he knew Nine-Tails was most afraid of his teacher.

Lately, I've been trying to chat with Nine-Tails for no reason, but he's ignoring me and insists on telling on me.

Hagoromo gave a helpless, bitter smile. What could the Nine-Tails do besides lie down when it was trapped in the Sealing Space?

After patting Naruto's head, Hagoromo looked at Nine-Tails again.

"Nine-Tails, I'll bring you a cooked... no, I mean a beast."

The Nine-Tails was completely bewildered upon hearing this. What did he mean by bringing a beast along?

Still in a Nine-Tails, Kurama stared in disbelief as a sphere enveloped in Yin Release Chakra appeared in Hagoromo's hand.

"Nana... Seven-Tails?"

Even the Gyuki stopped grooming his fur, his eyes fixed on the Chakra ball in Hagoromo's hand.

Ignoring the stunned Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails, Hagoromo tossed the Chakra in his hand lightly into the fence.

Smack

With the release of Yin Release Chakra, the Chakra sphere exploded, and in the next instant, a Seven-Tails Chōmei, only one-third the size of the Nine-Tails, appeared within the Sealing Space.

"Holy crap!"

"Huh? That's a beetle?"

The appearance of the Seven-Tails made the already cramped cage of the Nine-Tails- Tails even more crowded.

Naruto, meanwhile, was outside looking at the so-called Seven-Tails with curiosity, but when he saw that it was just a beetle, a strange look of disgust appeared on his face.

After all, the Seven-Tails' appearance is indeed a bit shabby.

"You're going to die, you brat!"

Nine-Tails roared directly at Hagoromo, having been pushed aside by the appearance of Seven-Tails.

Hagoromo Yi rubbed her chin, no wonder Sansan was so distressed, it turned out that the Seven-Tails had been cut off so much.

To be honest, once the Seven-Tails went inside, it did look quite narrow.

However, before she could do anything, Hagoromo stopped.

Because the Sealing Space in front of them seemed to have grown a little larger, even the Nine-Tails looked around in surprise.

"Huh? Why did the fence suddenly get bigger?"

Naruto looked around in confusion; the space seemed much larger and no longer the same as before.

The overall style suddenly became brighter and more colorful.

"Alright, now that it's resolved, everything's fine."

Hagoromo shrugged. Minato Namikaze's seal actually had this function.

With that, he led Naruto aside and began to explain to him what they needed to do next.

Nine-Tails glanced at Seven-Tails Chōmei, then resumed the process of subduing and recruiting him as a follower.

As for why Hagoromo brought the Seven-Tails along...

This was already mentioned when Kurama (the Nine-Tails -Tails) was at the Eight-Tails stage, and Kurama neither opposed nor agreed to it.

Hagoromo had no interest in knowing what Nine-Tails was thinking.

Just a stubborn, arrogant person.

Ultimately, this is something Naruto and his team need to achieve themselves; before that, I need to teach Naruto how to control them.

A moment later, Hagoromo Yi emerged directly from the Sealing Space.

He looked up and glanced around, then nodded in agreement.

While Naruto isn't exactly slovenly now, at least his room looks quite tidy.

"Teacher!"

As soon as Naruto opened his eyes, he called out to Hagoromo.

"How's it going, Naruto? Do you feel like your Chakra control has weakened?"

Throwing the Seven-Tails in this time is different from throwing in the Eight-Tails. The amount of Chakra there is considerable, so Hagoromo needs to confirm it.

Naruto raised his hand and pointed his finger, immersing himself in the sensation for a while.

"No, teacher, it's still the same."

"That's good." Hagoromo nodded, as long as it wouldn't hinder Naruto's own development.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's get some rest."

After giving her Hagoromo, Yu Yi got up and left.

--

In the Land of Rivers, inside an underground base.

The figure of Pain stood atop the giant finger of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

The remaining Akatsuki members landed in other positions, their gazes fixed on the two figures who were slowly coalescing using the Magic Lantern Body Technique.

"Hiruko, Shinnō, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki has been taken away. Explain."

Shinnō, who was being questioned, first glanced at the silent Hiruko beside him, then turned to Pain, who was looking at them, and said:

"Chief, the mission to capture the Jinchūriki has indeed encountered difficulties, but..."

As he spoke, Shinnō bowed slightly and suddenly activated his Chakra.

Instantly, his Magic Lantern Body Technique projection became distorted, and a surge of dark red Tailed Beast Chakra erupted forth.

"The mission to obtain the Five-Tails 'Chakra can actually be considered complete."

"Wow~ It actually absorbed the Tailed Beast's Chakra directly~" Zetsu's White Zetsu part exclaimed.

Pain narrowed his eyes slightly. Being able to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he naturally knew that this Chakra was indeed from the Five-Tails.

"In this mission, Konoha's Jiraiya and Hagoromo..."

"Both Kumogakure and Kirigakure have dispatched their elite forces, clearly indicating they are aware of our whereabouts."

"Shinnō had no choice but to absorb the Five-Tails' core Chakra first, which was the best solution under the circumstances."

Hiruko for a long time, spoke calmly.

Pain did not respond, but looked at Shinnō again, his meaning clear.

"Don't worry, Chief, this portion of Chakra can be released. We're both on our way back."

Shinnō, without changing his expression, said that this was a decision he and Hiruko had made together.

Although losing this portion of Chakra was somewhat painful for Shinnō.

However, his absorption of the Zero-Tails has reached saturation, and continuing to confine this portion of Chakra would not be of much benefit to him.

It would be better to hand it over to the Akatsuki, which would serve as completing a mission and allow them to access the Tailed Beast Chakra later on.

"Oh? It seems that people with special containers aren't entirely useless after all."

Upon hearing this, Itachi glanced up at Obito Uchiha but remained silent.

Pain remained silent for a moment, his Rinnegan scanning the Chakra fluctuations around Shinnō, before finally speaking:

"What the organization needs is the Tailed Beast Chakra itself. Whether that's feasible depends on whether the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path will accept this power."

As he spoke, Pain slowly raised his hand, and one of the closed eyes of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path seemed to glow faintly.

Seeing this, everyone present knew that it was feasible.

"Shinnō, Hiruko, return with the Five-Tails 'Chakra as soon as possible!"