Naruto saw the attack coming, and immediately summoned a clone to greet it.
"Rasengan!"
The blue light ball hit the tentacles, but it only made those tentacles pause slightly.
The next second, two other tentacles came from all directions!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The clone dissipated, and the main body was flung away, rolling several times on the ground before barely stopping.
"Naruto-kun!"
Seeing this, Hinata rushed up, blocked in front of him, and made the starting move of Gentle Fist.
"I'm fine."
Naruto stood up, looked at Zero-Tails in front of him solemnly, and said in a deep voice.
"Be careful, Hinata, the monster occupying Yu Liu... is very strong!"
While they were talking, Zero-Tails had already branched out more tentacles, grabbing at Ning Xue and Hinata who were blocking Naruto.
Ning Xue didn't move.
He just stood there, watching the few black tentacles attacking him, slowly Hand Seals.
"Water Release, Water Wall."
A thick wall of water formed in front of him, easily blocking the attack.
But his eyes always fell on the loach.
Zero-Tails.
I can only say that Shinobi World is so big that it is full of surprises.
This monster full of evil Chakra is really similar to Mōryō.
Reminds me of Zero-Tails's self-introduction just now.
When darkness breeds in the human heart, it will be resurrected, and it will swallow up the darkness and grow infinitely...
So at this moment, Yu Liu's heart is filled with darkness.
Because Shinnō died, because he killed the other party.
Ning Xue lowered his eyes, the expression under the mask was not clear.
It turns out that this is the purpose...
the other side.
Zero-Tails's tentacles danced wildly in the air, forcing Naruto and Hinata to retreat.
"Damn it! Why can't I finish beating this thing!"
Naruto gritted his teeth, one Shadow Clone was smashed to pieces by the tentacles, and the main body rolled around in embarrassment to avoid it.
And Hinata beside him is using Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to create opportunities for Naruto to counterattack.
Just when one of the tentacles was about to grab Hinata.
"Rasengan!"
Naruto shouted loudly, and in an instant, the thick tentacle was pressed hard to the ground, leaving deep pits and cracks.
"Are you okay, Hinata."
Naruto turned around and paid attention to the situation of Hinata.
But before she could respond, she was interrupted by a strange low laugh.
"Hehehe... It turns out that there is still so much darkness hidden in your bodies."
Zero-Tails said, twisting his huge snake-like body, and looking at everyone present greedily with his mask-like face.
"Such a huge amount of energy is exactly what I need."
Naruto clenched his fists as he heard the other party say a lot of unintelligible words.
"What are you talking about, guy?"
Zero-Tails ignored him and just drifted closer.
There seemed to be something slowly turning in those empty eye sockets.
"I can see..."
Its voice suddenly became soft, but it carried some kind of bewitching power.
"I can see the darkness in each of your hearts."
Its gaze swept over Hinata.
"That girl..."
Zero-Tails's voice is deep.
"It's about admiring someone, but being too self-conscious to say it out loud.
Every time I want to get closer, I can only watch from a distance. Her darkness is weakness."
Hinata's face instantly turned pale, his lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a word.
Zero-Tails's eyes moved to Ning Xue.
"The one with the mask..."
Its voice suddenly took on a hint of playfulness.
"You have hatred, loneliness, self-blame, and debt in your heart. Your darkness is escape."
Ning Xue's brows wrinkled slightly, but remained silent.
Finally, Zero-Tails's eyes fell on Naruto.
Its huge body rotates slowly, like a giant python examining its prey.
The corners of his mouth opened into a wider arc.
"And you..."
Its voice suddenly became sharp, like a knife, piercing Naruto's heart word by word.
"The most delicious thing is not only the power in your body, but also your darkness."
Zero-Tails floated closer slowly, those empty eyes staring straight at Naruto.
"You made a promise to someone, right? You said you would bring him back."
Naruto's pupils shrank suddenly.
"But you didn't do it."
Zero-Tails's voice is soft, but it carries a power that people can't escape.
"You don't have enough strength, you don't have enough speed, you don't have enough determination.
You don't even understand why he left, and you don't understand how deep the hatred is in his heart."
"You can only watch and do nothing."
"Your darkness..."
Zero-Tails's head slowly lowered, looking level with Naruto.
"It's incompetence."
Boom--!!
At that moment, Naruto's mind exploded.
Sasuke's back.
Valley of the End's rain.
Sliding Forehead Protector.
He who cuts off everything.
"Why... why did you stop me..."
"Because... because you are my friend..."
"Bang thong..."
A pair of scarlet eyes slowly opened.
Naruto's body began to tremble violently.
In his eyes, the blue irises were being eroded by a turbid red color.
Chakra surged out of his body like a flood breaking a bank.
"Ah... ah..."
His voice became low and hoarse, like the growl of a wild animal.
Countless thick dark red Chakra visible to the naked eye are rapidly emerging on the surface of the body.
Naruto landed on all fours, and a tail composed of pure Chakra emerged from its tail.
A tail.
Two tails.
Three... tails--
Three red tails danced crazily behind him.
Nine-Tails's Chakra completely exploded.
"Naruto-kun!!" Hinata exclaimed and instinctively took a step back.
The power brought by Chakra made her almost breathless.
Zero-Tails smiled.
That grinning mouth smiled even deeper.
"Yeah... that's it... release your darkness... release your power."
It opened its two arm-like tentacles.
"Let me swallow it all--!!"