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Bzzzz~~~
A peculiar ripple spread outward, connecting Kurama, Shukaku, and Indra through some special trigger!
Huh?
The man and two beasts froze. Then, they felt themselves being locked onto by some strange energy. The Chakra within their bodies seemed to have been sealed in place, linked by some unusual connection.
"What?"
The Nine-Tails' control over Chakra had long reached its peak, so it was the first to sense that something was wrong. It could feel as though the Chakra within its body had been locked down, as if someone could draw upon its Chakra.
"Kurama, what's wrong?"
The moment Naruto Uzumaki heard the Sage of Six Paths mention Kurama's name, he immediately entered his own Spiritual World to check on the Nine-Tails.
If anything happened to the Nine-Tails, he would truly be worried.
"I'm fine." The Nine-Tails was somewhat moved as it looked at the anxious Naruto, but it immediately put on a proud front. "But it seems the Sage of Six Paths has linked himself to my Chakra. He can draw on my Chakra!"
As the Nine-Tails spoke, a thought surfaced in its mind. Xuanyu's assessment of the Sage of Six Paths had been that he was not a good person—not a good person at all. Perhaps Xuanyu had been right. When the Sage of Six Paths had divided the nine of them, he must truly have had ulterior motives.
Heh.
Although the Nine-Tails sounded so indifferent, its heart was filled with desolation. The old man it had trusted most seemed to have been using it all along. This was far more painful than being sealed away as a Jinchuriki for so long.
It was like being stabbed in the back by the person it trusted most.
"Damn it. Looks like I guessed right—the old man isn't a