Rumble~
A gigantic fox paw reached down from the sky, slowly enveloping Shukaku's body.
Shukaku looked up at Kurama, who seemed to stand amidst the clouds. His beastly eyes widened round, filled with boundless terror.
Kurama picked Shukaku up from the ground and snarled, "One-Tail, what did you just say?"
"I... I said it's been a long time." Shukaku cowardly flattened his ears.
Although most of Shukaku's Chakra had been blasted away by Naruto,
he was still as large as a Summoning Beast.
Yet in Kurama's hand, he seemed as tiny as Kurama had been in Hashirama Senju's hand.
Seeing Shukaku cower like this, Kurama mockingly said without restraint, "Shukaku, Shukaku, I thought your mouth was the hardest of all. Who would've thought there'd come a day when you lowered your head?"
"Damn fox, don't push me too far!" Shukaku flew into a rage. "It's not like I've never died before!"
With that, Shukaku opened his mouth and bit down on Kurama's thumb.
Pain shot through Kurama's hand, and he flung Shukaku away.
Shukaku flew several hundred meters before crashing down, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.
"What the hell is wrong with that damn fox?" Shukaku muttered in confusion. "I remember he wasn't this strong before!"
"Forget it. I'm injured now. I'd better retreat before he gets another chance to mock me."
With that, Shukaku began drawing his Chakra back into Gaara's body.
In the distance, Kurama continued taunting Shukaku. "Coward!"
Before long,
Shukaku returned to Gaara's body.
A system prompt sounded in Naruto's mind.
[Ding~ Congratulations, Host, for achieving an S-rank evaluation: Simulation Opportunity +5]
Naruto glanced at the system panel.
He had ten simulation attempts left.
That was definitely enough for Naruto to make another huge leap in strength.
With his objective complete, Kurama returned to