Collision Beneath the Meeting (Third Update)

The reason Kurama chose to help Naruto was naturally because he was willing to believe in him. This point was crucial; even if those words sounded a bit hollow and grandiose, through their conversations and understanding over this period, Kurama realized that if they truly wanted to improve or even resolve the survival issues of the Tailed Beasts, and most importantly, the existential threat of the Ten-Tails' resurrection, Naruto was indeed the most suitable and reliable partner currently available.

Do not be misled by Kurama's detached, "bystander" tone.

Given Kurama's tsundere personality, this was already his way of helping Naruto persuade Isobu to join his camp.

Let alone Isobu, even Naruto could hear the underlying meaning.

At that moment, the corners of Naruto's mouth curled upward slightly, revealing a pleasant arc.

"Just as Kurama said, Isobu, the choice is yours. I will not, and do not wish to, force you. Kurama is my friend, and you are the same, Isobu!"

"Friends, huh..."

The man and the beast looked at each other.

The expression in Isobu's pupils gradually softened from its previous rigidity.

The pursuit by the Mist Ninja was something Isobu could perhaps afford to ignore.

At worst, he could just resort to non-violent non-cooperation.

What could they possibly do to him?

Tailed Beasts were immortal and indestructible existences.

But there was one major prerequisite here, and that was the "resurrection of the Ten-Tails!"

Even someone as powerful as Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama could at most treat the Tailed Beasts as pets; they could never truly kill them. After a few decades, those mere humans would inevitably return to dust, while the Tailed Beasts would remain Tailed Beasts!

However, the resurrection of the Ten-Tails would inevitably lead to the demise of the nine Tailed Beasts.

Because the two were