Sasuke's return after three years was decisive and powerful. Naruto felt a tingling numbness, as though it had seeped deep into his heart.
As he struggled to his feet, the fallen necklace lay beside his hand. Naruto had lost the force suppressing him.
Following the turmoil in his heart, his fingertips began to sharpen, the markings on his face deepened, and his pupils changed into the vertical slits of a beast.
The faint sound made Sasuke turn his head. With his Three Tomoe Sharingan, he entered Naruto's body at a glance.
At that moment, Naruto stood before the sealed gate, staring gravely into its depths.
Strands of Eerie Red Chakra spread from the depths, gathering like bubbles before him and forming the enormous head of a demon fox.
"Do you need my power?"
"Come on!"
"Who do you want to kill?"
The demon fox's whispers echoed through the entire space as Naruto met its gaze.
"Don't show yourself again!"
"What are you afraid of?"
"You're so noisy. I don't need your power!"
"Hehe... Hahahaha!"
The demon fox bared its sharp fangs and burst into mocking laughter.
"Who was it that asked me to lend my power whenever something happened?"
"You should understand that relying on your own strength, you can't do anything at all."
"Completely undo the seal!"
"Then I can teach you all my power!"
When you need power, you call me sweetheart. Now you're telling me to get lost? Hmph! Scumbag. (Neji's thoughtful translation)
Faced with the demon fox's temptation, Naruto declared that he could tell at a glance it had ulterior motives and directly raised his hand in refusal.
"Get lost!"
Just as the Nine-Tails flew into a rage, a figure appeared, shoving Naruto aside and pressing a palm against the Nine-Tails' nose.
The Nine-Tails' pupils contracted.