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What kind of ridiculous names were these? Even the usually haughty yet polite Two-Tails couldn't take it anymore.

"Stop!! Kid!!

You're in a bad situation right now!! Do you want power?!"

Two-Tails snorted, sending two clouds of hot air straight at Toneri, who was nearly leaning over the bars.

It forcibly stopped him from doing whatever he pleased.

This kid wasn't afraid of her at all. It was as if he thought that as long as he didn't cross the bars, she couldn't do anything to him!

She needed to teach him a lesson!

To a certain extent, Tailed Beasts shared some of their Jinchūriki's thoughts and perceptions.

And she didn't even need to think it through.

When Two-Tails realized that she was inside this kid's body, and that the seal imprisoning her wasn't as sturdy as she'd imagined, she more or less guessed his situation.

His previous Jinchūriki had been fairly skilled at Sealing Jutsu, but she'd already been at the end of her tether, and her skill had only ever been decent.

She could reinforce the seal on herself without much trouble, but she lacked the skill to seal a Tailed Beast into someone else.

If Two-Tails hadn't already been seriously injured, she could've broken free of the seal and taken over Toneri's body, gaining her freedom once and for all!

They weren't in Kumogakure now. If she could take over her Jinchūriki's body and escape into the mountains, it wouldn't be easy for Kumo Ninja to find her.

But even if she couldn't force her way out of the seal right now, she still had other ways.

Hearing Two-Tails' enticing offer, Toneri froze.

Then his eyes grew hazy, and visions filled his mind: visions of gaining the power of the Two-Tails, slaughtering all the Kumo Ninja who came after him, and then using her power to roam the world freely, punching the Third Hokage and kicking the Fourth Hokage as he rose to the pinnacle of life.

From Two-Tails' perspective, Toneri stood motionless not far away, his eyes vacant. Strands of cold blue flames slowly rose from beneath his feet, covering his ankles, knees, thighs, waist, chest, shoulders, and lips...

Watching Toneri get slowly enveloped, Two-Tails lightly licked her lips, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

This seal was much weaker than the previous one.

She couldn't force her way out while gravely injured, but the limit on how much of her energy could leak out was much higher, too.

As long as she covered the little guy in front of her with her energy, his body would become hers.

In fact, it wasn't just happening in the strange space where the seal was. Outside, too, Toneri, curled up inside the carriage, was slowly being covered by pale blue energy flecked with tiny bubbles.

It looked as though it should've been scorching hot, but none of the things around him in the carriage caught fire.

Just as the pale blue energy was about to cover Toneri's eyes, he jolted.

His eyes snapped open, two sharp glints flashing in them before quickly fading.

"What?!! How is that possible?!! (Nani ga da?!)"

Two-Tails shot to her feet, staring at Toneri with wide eyes as if seeing him anew.

She'd never seen anything like this before!

He'd been just one step away, yet he'd woken up at that very moment!

He'd been just one step away from losing control, giving her the perfect opportunity!

She'd been just one step away from breaking free of that damned cage and soaring through the skies, swimming wherever she pleased!

She couldn't understand how the kid had managed to pull himself back from the brink at such a crucial moment.

Toneri's eyes cleared. He glanced around, confirmed where he was, then let out a long breath and muttered, "I knew it. There's no way it's that exaggerated. One Two-Tails isn't enough to let me punch the Third Hokage and kick the Fourth..."

"What?"

Two-Tails hadn't heard what Toneri had muttered.

Toneri shook his head and looked up at the towering Two-Tails.

When she stood, he seemed all the smaller.

"Two-Tails, I really am in a pretty bad situation right now, and I need power. But if it's power I can't control, I'd rather go without!"

The tiny Toneri stared at the mountain-sized beast and spoke clearly, one word at a time.

"So you'd rather go without because you can't control it?" Two-Tails bent down again, her eyes hovering at the edge of the bars as she stared intently at the kid in front of her.

She'd seen countless humans. When they learned that all they had to do was lower their guard to obtain tremendous power without lifting a finger, most of them gave in.

This was the first time she'd met someone so rational.

"But! Do you even know what my power represents?! This is the power of me, the Two-Tails!!"

Her roar rang through the space, carrying a powerful surge of energy that reverberated all around them.

Then Toneri felt an overwhelmingly powerful aura blow toward him. This was the kind of imposing presence one would expect from an ancient beast as renowned in the Shinobi World as the Two-Tails.

"Exactly! Since it's your power, Two-Tails, I can't accept it."

Toneri didn't seem to feel the ferocious aura pouring out with Two-Tails' roar. His tone remained rather flat, though he emphasized the words "your power."

He was even a little relieved that Two-Tails didn't have bad breath.

Otherwise, he was afraid he might've been knocked unconscious and died from one blast of her breath.

"You!"

Hearing Toneri say that so matter-of-factly, Two-Tails was at a loss for words, unsure how to express what she was feeling.

"Okay, okay, I know you're powerful, and I know the Two-Tails is an incredible Tailed Beast. I don't mean to look down on you at all. It's just that you're hostile toward me right now, and all you can think about is taking over my body, so we can't have a proper conversation."

Toneri spoke to Two-Tails in a tone that sounded as though he were soothing a child.

In his eyes, the roaring Two-Tails had suddenly turned into a tiny, baby-voiced kitten. She was doing her best to "meow," but couldn't pose any threat to him.

Hearing Toneri's words, Two-Tails froze.

What was that supposed to mean?

Was he trying to soothe a child?

Toneri clapped his hands lightly. "I think I understand how this place works now. Let's end our conversation here for today. I'll come see you again next time!

Bye, Big Beauty!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Toneri's figure slowly faded from the space, leaving Two-Tails standing there, dumbfounded.

It was a long time after Toneri had left before Two-Tails came back to her senses.

But she wasn't angry like before. Instead, she calmly shook her head and lay back down.

As she lowered herself, the corner of her mouth even curled up. She slowly shook her head.

Since becoming a Tailed Beast, she'd met all kinds of people and experienced countless generations of Jinchūriki, but she'd never met a kid who made her this curious.

He was just a frail kid with no strength at all, and he even looked a little malnourished. Yet he could joke around in front of her.

It was as if he wasn't all that afraid of her.

And because he wasn't afraid, she couldn't stir up his emotions and get the results she wanted.

Her past Jinchūriki, no matter how calm they acted in front of her, would always reveal their true nature as soon as she gave them the slightest nudge.

This kid was the first person on whom neither her death glare nor her emotional manipulation had worked.

After lying down, Two-Tails looked at the blue fur on her forelegs, stuck out her tongue, and lightly licked her paw.

"This kid's strange, but he does know how to flatter me.

I, the Two-Tails, am the best-looking of all the Tailed Beasts. Surely no one would disagree...

Probably..."

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