After hearing Roy's words, Isobu froze.
Most shinobi who communicated with him did so to borrow his power and become stronger.
But Roy, standing before him, seemed to genuinely want to understand him.
Most importantly, Roy no longer looked at him as though he were a monster.
Instead, his gaze carried a desire to form a connection with him.
For some reason, he saw a familiar figure in Roy.
"I may be able to make you stronger, but I will also bring you disaster."
"We Tailed Beasts have never been anything beautiful."
After pondering for a moment, Isobu spoke again.
"Disaster?"
"No, it isn't the Tailed Beasts that bring disaster. It's the human heart."
Roy shook his head and sighed softly.
"Kid, I like you."
"I hope to see more of what you can do next."
As Isobu finished speaking, his chakra began to merge into Roy's body.
At that moment, a dense layer of chakra began to emerge over Roy's body.
Three tails, almost corporeal, appeared behind him.
The orange-red chakra covering his body also began to turn dark gray.
Very soon, Roy transformed into a miniature version of Isobu.
"It's done already?"
Obito, standing to the side, was somewhat stunned.
This was a Tailed Beast.
Back then, Kirigakure had intended to use Rin as a jinchuriki before releasing Isobu in Konoha.
Their purpose had been to deal Konoha a devastating blow.
The Tailed Beasts could basically be considered H-bombs of the shinobi world; their terrifying brutality was easy to imagine.
Yet Roy had just absorbed Isobu's chakra, and in barely over ten minutes, he had already completed the Tailed Beast fusion.
More importantly, Roy's current state was clearly one that could only occur after fully fusing with a Tailed Beast.
His chakra did not leak out, and he