The instant Ronglin broke through the seal and emerged, the Nine-Tails, which had been sleeping in the forest, suddenly raised its head.
At that moment, the Nine-Tails sensed that the summoning contract between it and Ronglin had been restored. Though they were far apart, it could once again sense the other's presence as before, instead of receiving no news at all like before, as though a thread had been severed by something.
Ronglin rapidly headed toward Konoha, and after some thought, the Nine-Tails headed there as well.
Ronglin's reappearance after ten years made the Nine-Tails glad that it had not run off or caused trouble recklessly. Otherwise, when Ronglin returned, it would be the one facing tragedy.
Aside from worrying that Ronglin might suddenly appear and cause it trouble, the Nine-Tails had plenty of other reasons not to act recklessly, such as certain people in the village.
Konoha was unprecedentedly powerful at this time. To put it bluntly, if the Nine-Tails went to Konoha to cause trouble, it would only end in tragedy. There were quite a few people in Konoha now who could deal with it.
Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki in particular posed the greatest threat to it.
One possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, which the Nine-Tails greatly feared, along with incomparably powerful genjutsu.
The other relied on Samehada, using an almost shameless, life-draining fighting style to wear his enemies to death. Besides them, there were many others who could make the Nine-Tails behave.
Thus, during the ten years Ronglin had vanished, the Nine-Tails had remained remarkably well-behaved. It had neither run away as expected nor taken the opportunity to cause trouble.
When Tsunade took office, some people had raised concerns and proposed sealing away the Nine-Tails, lest a tailed beast rampage occur someday.
The Nine-Tails had been obedient while