To Stay Alive, He Even Called Her Master

Kurama did not dare act too brazenly in front of Xuanye, but he still had his pride.

"Is that how you ask someone for help?"

Matatabi sighed and shook her head regretfully.

That fox was destined for trouble.

Sure enough, Xuanye's smile turned cruel.

"It seems you still don't understand which of us is in control here."

"But that's all right. Someone will make it clear to you."

Kurama had thought this Uchiha was just too proud to admit what he wanted. Xuanye clearly wanted Kurama's power, but couldn't bring himself to ask.

Instead, Xuanye took out Musō Isshin, the sword that had split Kurama in two all those years ago, and casually slashed the air.

Space itself split open, revealing a dark, fathomless void within.

"Come on. Get in." Xuanye's smile was downright sinister.

Kurama reached out with his senses to probe what lay beyond the rift. He immediately felt an overwhelming malice, and a shiver ran through his whole body.

"You get in there!"

Kurama had no intention of doing that. The space beyond the rift defied his imagination, and it seemed to give off a terrifying aura that filled him with instinctive, bottomless despair.

Something dreadful lurked there. Only a fool would go in!

A Tailed Beast Bomb began forming in Kurama's mouth. He wanted to blow this place apart and escape as fast as he could.

Every instinct screamed a warning: even death was better than entering that space.

Unfortunately, from the moment Kurama had been released, his fate had ceased to be his own.

"You think I'm asking?" Xuanye's left eye shifted into a Rinnegan once more. A single glance left Kurama unable to move.

"The old man's eyes?" Kurama was scared out of his wits.

The Mangekyō was already more than enough to suppress