Kurama's Release, the Ninja Sect's Wonderful Use

Ninja Sect.

That was right. The moment Naruto realized he was Naruto, that was the first thought that came to mind.

But the appearance of the Woods-Woods Fruit.

Made Kurama's existence seem less important.

The Woods-Woods Fruit: Absorption ability was comparable to the Ninja Sect.

He could likewise use nutrients to achieve the Ninja Sect's effects.

It was just that nutrients involved his core secret.

So aside from Ino, Hinata, and Tenten, the only ones who had directly received nutrients.

Were Kurenai Yuhi and Mitarashi Anko, who had only gotten them yesterday.

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He had nearly forgotten that two other people had them too. They had even been the first to directly receive Naruto's nourishing nutrients.

Though they had served as Little White experimental mice... as long as the results were good, that was all that mattered.

Now, though, he felt that continually wasting Kurama wasn't right either.

It was the perfect time to fulfill the promise he had made when they first formally met.

Kurama had always remembered what Naruto said.

So when Naruto said that he had been experimenting and developing this over the years.

This tsundere Fox was immediately moved to a muddled mess.

He turned around and secretly wiped his eyes.

Though what flowed was liquid Chakra, it was still easier to accept than motor oil.

"Can it really be done?"

Kurama asked uncertainly.

Naruto nodded slightly. "Of course. Otherwise, why do you think I haven't developed any other ninjutsu all these years?"

"But be careful. If this Wood Clone dies, your Mental Power won't be able to return. You'll suffer severe mental trauma."

"Also, once you become human, you'll have to live like one."

"People are made of iron and food is steel. If you don't eat, you really will starve to death."

Naruto deliberately stripped away all the Woods-Woods Fruit's abilities, leaving only a trace of Life Force in the stomach.

This allowed the White Zetsu Clone's stomach to retain the ability to absorb nutrients, enough to sustain this Clone's consumption.

Of course, with nutrients came physical energy, so naturally it could also refine Chakra.

Kurama secretly wiped away the Chakra at the corner of his eye again.

"Hmph, don't think this old man will thank you just because of that!"

"Yes, yes. Lord Kurama is the mightiest and most imposing. Fist bump?"

Kurama was not surprised at all when he saw Naruto raise his fist.

"So you Brat really do know about the Sage of Six Paths' Ninja Sect."

"Isn't that normal?"

Kurama gave an arrogant snort and extended his fist. "Let me tell you, once we use the Ninja Sect, none of your deepest secrets or dark side will be hidden from me!"

"Then forget it."

Naruto immediately withdrew his fist, leaving Kurama's outstretched claw hanging awkwardly in midair.

That was pretty embarrassing, wasn't it?

"Fine, it doesn't matter if you know. You can't stir up much trouble anyway."

Naruto extended his fist again and bumped it against Kurama's.

Tap—

"Just kidding. But there are some things you'd better not pry into. It's not that I'm afraid of you finding out. I'm afraid you'll lose the will to live after finding out."

Naruto said it jokingly.

Kurama rolled his eyes in a very human manner.

"This old man has no interest whatsoever in a Brat's secrets!"

A moment later, Kurama fell completely silent.

He looked at Naruto, who seemed calm and peaceful on the surface.

He could not truly peer into any secrets, only see the darkness within the other's heart.

If not for the Ninja Sect, he could never have imagined that this Brat, more optimistic than even his father, possessed such a dark side deep within his heart.

It was a darkness that moved even him, a Tailed Beast who had lived for thousands of years.

"Why aren't you laughing anymore?"

Naruto asked with a smile.

Kurama simply lay down and gave an irritated snort.

"You really are a dark Brat."

"I had thought that after such a childhood, you would surely have a darker side stronger than ordinary people. But I never expected... the darkness in your heart... I wouldn't even be surprised if you destroyed the Ninja World someday."

Naruto spread his hands with a smile.

"Are we doing it or not? Just give me one answer."

"Doing it! To hell with the Ninja World!"

This time, Kurama took the initiative to extend his fist.

Naruto's smile faded, and his gaze turned incomparably cold.

The moment his fist met Kurama's again.

An old voice also rang out in Kurama's mind.

"Damn Fox Demon! Why isn't he dead yet?"

"Damn it, my Yujiro... Fox Demon, may you die a horrible death!"

"Remember this, all of you! From now on, if any of you have anything to do with him, I won't recognize you as my sons!"

"He's so shameless. After doing something like that, he still has the nerve to stay in the village. Why doesn't he kill himself to atone for it?!"

"A Fox Demon should be sliced to death!"

"..."

Countless venomous resentments and curses rang out.

Naruto's inner world was the same as the mental world created within the Sealing Space he had given Kurama.

But at the end of the sea stood an apocalyptic storm that covered the sky and earth.

At the heart of the storm stood a frail child, with the phantom of a Fox behind him.

And that so-called storm was made up of all those people who had cursed and insulted him.

Kurama was familiar with this place, and familiar with the end of the sea.

But this was the first time he had seen that storm be so terrifying, so dark.

"Seems like it isn't much worse than yours, right?"

Naruto said half-jokingly.

Kurama said nothing, merely looking calmly at Naruto.

"Your strength is enough for you to take revenge on those people. You could even kill them without anyone knowing."

"Before you gained the ability to share your senses across the grid, this old man remembered every one of those people. I believe you remembered them all too."

Naruto smiled. "Kurama, do you know? Death isn't the most terrifying thing, nor is it the most despairing."

Kurama nodded slightly, seeming to understand but not quite.

"What do you want me to do?"

This was the first time Kurama had spoken to Naruto in such a tone.

"No rush. I'll first take this Mental Power of yours out and inject it into the White Zetsu Clone. After that, you'll need to properly adapt to your new body."

"Oh, and Mental Power gets consumed. If you consume too much, come back and find me."

"What do you mean? You're really willing to let this old man go out?"

Kurama's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Your Original is inside me. Without Mental Power, you won't live for long either."

"Go wherever you want. From now on, you're free."

With that, Naruto left his inner world.

Returning to the Sealing Space, he looked at Kurama lying quietly with his eyes closed.

He shook his head with a smile, then followed the passage he had come through and returned to his Original.

He closed his eyes and sensed carefully.

Sure enough, there was a faint nutrient containing self-awareness in his mind.

Not bad. Naruto had used the Woods-Woods Fruit's ability.

It was even better than using the Ninja Sect by fist-bumping the White Zetsu Clone.

But then again.

I want both!

With a thought from Naruto, the Clone raised its hand on its own and bumped fists with Naruto.

Ninja Sect!

Their Chakras connected, and only then did Naruto inject that mass of nutrients carrying Kurama's consciousness into the Clone's body.

A moment later, the White Zetsu Clone slowly opened its eyes.

Naruto's azure eyes turned into Fox eyes.

At the same time, the Golden Long Hair began changing color.

In the blink of an eye, the hair had turned crimson.

Its appearance changed as well, becoming a more feminine fox-like face.

"You even know to avoid suspicion. This appearance is probably sixty percent similar to Hashirama Senju's wife, Mito Uzumaki."

"Hmph, none of your business!"

Naruto's eye twitched. "You don't need to change your voice. Hardly anyone has heard it."

Kurama himself froze for a moment. That voice just now had been Mito Uzumaki's voice...

"There shouldn't be any problems now, right?"

Only then did Naruto nod. "All right, go have fun. We'll talk about the mission later. Go enjoy yourself for a while first."

Hearing that, Kurama slowly stood up and opened the window.

His chest rose and fell.

After a long while, he slowly exhaled.

"It's been a long time... Ninja World, Lord Kurama is back!"

With that, a red Chakra cloak appeared around him.

"Don't be in such a hurry. Your Chakra can still be detected by those sensory ninja."

"And when you use Chakra, you don't have to put on a Tailed Beast cloak right away."

Kurama turned his head, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it!"

"Hurry up and think of another appearance. Don't keep wandering around in front of me looking sixty percent like Mito Uzumaki!"

Kurama rolled his eyes at that. He had no idea that, to Naruto, that appearance felt like ten thousand ants crawling all over his body.

Naruto casually tossed over a cloak.

"Go see this world. Come back in a month. I'll have something for you to do."

"Hmph, this old man's Original is inside your body. Without consciousness in it, can't you extract Chakra whenever you want?"

"All right. This old man will return in a month."

After saying that, Kurama prepared to jump out the window.

Naruto instantly created a Shadow Clone, which grabbed him in one motion.

"I knew it. You definitely don't even know some basic ninjutsu."

"Why would this old man know them?"

Uh... that seemed true.

"Then let my Shadow Clone teach you some basic ninjutsu. You can't possibly walk around in that body and spit out a Tailed Beast Bomb from your mouth, can you?"

Kurama: "..."

"Got it."

Whoosh—

The Shadow Clone took Kurama and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

Not long after Kurama and the Shadow Clone left, there was suddenly a knock on the door.

When Naruto opened it, Uchiha Sasuke had indeed come.

He was holding a pile of scrolls in his arms.

They were probably some Fire Style Ninjutsu Scrolls.

There were still several places Naruto had not thoroughly looted on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.

Besides, it was impossible for all the Uchiha Clan's assets to be kept within the clan compound.

So it was no surprise that Uchiha Sasuke could bring these out.

"Naruto, please. I really need strength!"

Something must have happened to Uchiha Sasuke before he came.

His eye sockets were slightly red.

Everything that had happened today had given him an intense sense of defeat.

Facing Naruto, he no longer had the confidence he once did.

Even when it came to Sakura, he felt pressure.

Obsessive to the point of madness, he could not accept this outcome.

Even when he forced himself to calm down and train, either today's scenes or the events of the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall would surface in his mind.

"It's late at night. Aren't you going to sleep? Won't that be a problem tomorrow?"

Naruto answered a different question.

Hearing that Naruto had not refused outright, Uchiha Sasuke knew Naruto would help him.

His tense nerves relaxed somewhat, and he nodded solemnly.

"I'll be fine."

"Then that's good. Come on, bump fists with me."

Though his heart was full of doubts, Uchiha Sasuke did not hesitate and bumped fists with Naruto.

Ninja Sect.

The next instant, Uchiha Sasuke's eyes widened.

He felt the additional Chakra within his body. Though it made him somewhat uneasy,

the powerful Chakra utterly captivated him.

In that instant, he even began to think that perhaps Naruto was not impossible to catch up to.

"This... this power... Naruto, you?!"