Come to think of it, if they really were Tailed Beasts, how did the Nine-Tails know Naruto?
Wasn't the Nine-Tails still sealed inside Kushina Uzumaki?
Could it be...
Naruto had actually communicated with the Nine-Tails that night?
Even while it was sealed inside Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto had a way to communicate with the Nine-Tails?
Then, just as he had told Minato Namikaze and the others, Naruto told the Nine-Tails many things, and the Nine-Tails believed him?
Uh...
If that was the case, weren't the Tailed Beasts' grudges far too easily resolved?
It believed someone just because a human said a few things—how innocent was that?
It was both baffling and suspicious.
However, judging from what the Tailed Beasts said, Shukaku's mutation was extremely severe. It had even been said that it could no longer be considered a Tailed Beast.
Then the question was, what exactly were the Tailed Beasts now?
What had the Four Souls Jewel fragment turned Shukaku into?
It was incredibly intriguing.
In the Light Screen footage, after showing the images of eight suspected Tailed Beasts, the view began shifting across the entire Ninja World again.
First, it showed Naraku deep within the mountains and forests, revealing the delighted smile of that sinister demon.
Then, the scene switched to a forest, where Madara Uchiha appeared. His arms were folded across his chest as he gazed into the distance. His crimson Sharingan opened, as though he had seen something.
Within his body, a Four Souls Jewel fragment was resonating.
Next, the scene switched again, revealing a country under torrential rain. A red-haired man wearing a black cloak patterned with red clouds sensed something and looked into the distance through the rain.
Within his body, the power of a Four Souls Jewel fragment flickered.
What was astonishing was that