Talking Kurama into Submission with a Real Future

"Hey! Kid! Kid!

Quit playing dumb. It's time we had a talk."

Feng was absorbing the usage methods and experience of the Flying Thunder God Technique — Minato Namikaze Version in his mind, while the Nine-Tails, which had long since grown impatient inside him, kept roaring.

And as Feng immersed all his focus in the newly acquired Flying Thunder God Technique, his absent-minded state allowed the impatient Nine-Tails to successfully drag him into the mental space.

Moreover, the seal binding the Nine-Tails within him was the Four Symbols Seal, unlike Naruto's Eight Trigrams Seal.

Therefore, the seal on the Nine-Tails in Feng's mental space was naturally not as sturdy as Naruto's.

Thus, the moment he entered the mental space, Feng took a heavy flick to the forehead from one of the Nine-Tails' fingers with a clang.

That was only because the Nine-Tails had shown mercy upon learning that Feng knew both his and Hagoromo's names. Otherwise, that would have been a claw strike that left him dead or crippled.

"Kurama, couldn't you wait just a little longer...?"

Feng rubbed his aching forehead and said helplessly.

"Quit talking nonsense. Tell me, where did you learn that my name is Kurama, and where did you learn the old man's name?"

The Nine-Tails roared impatiently. As he spoke, one of his claws had already completely covered Feng.

It was clear that if Feng's answer failed to satisfy him, he would kill him.

"Heh, here. See for yourself."

Faced with the Nine-Tails' threat, Feng chuckled and extended a clenched fist.

He knew that the Nine-Tails could share whatever memories they wished to share through a fist bump, and he had long prepared for this.

After all, if he sealed the Nine-Tails inside his body but failed to build a good relationship with him, the Nine-Tails would only become a disposable weapon of war.

But that was not what Feng wanted. He was counting on the Nine-Tails' nearly limitless chakra to become his power bank, allowing him to use Flying Thunder God and Susanoo without restraint to dominate the Ninja World.

"You know that too?! Looks like you know quite a lot, kid.

Hahaha, then let me see what you want to tell me."

Seeing Feng's outstretched fist, the Nine-Tails paused before laughing. He extended his own clenched paw and bumped fists with Feng.

"Feel pain! Think about pain!..."

The first memory the Nine-Tails received was Nagato's iconic scene of resisting rice in Konoha.

The Rinnegan and the capture of the Nine-Tails—those two pieces of information alone gave the Nine-Tails a tremendous shock.

"The Fourth Shinobi World War begins now."

"The Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki! Has arrived!"

"Infinite Tsukuyomi!"

"A dream world without ominous chakra has begun."

"I have nothing to say to people like you, who don't understand the meaning of chakra and toy with it as you please."

Next came the Masked Man Obito launching the Fourth Shinobi World War, gathering all nine tailed beasts to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, Madara Uchiha being resurrected and becoming the new Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, all the way to Kaguya Otsutsuki's appearance.

Feng shared everything about the Fourth Shinobi World War with the Nine-Tails, except for its final outcome.

"So the old man had a younger brother? And that guy caused everything in the future!?"

After a long while, the Nine-Tails finally recovered from the future memories he had received from Feng.

"Yes, you saw it too.

In the future, they'll gather you and the other eight tailed beasts to revive the Ten-Tails and unleash Infinite Tsukuyomi.

My goal is simple: to live well and prevent them from casting Infinite Tsukuyomi.

If I get the chance, or if possible, I'll find a way to kill Black Zetsu and Obito too.

But that's difficult with my own strength alone, so I thought of you.

Kurama, the Sage of Six Paths' most beloved child, the strongest of the nine tailed beasts.

Only with your help can I be confident in killing Black Zetsu and Obito."

Feng spoke almost without thinking.

He had drafted those words in his heart ever since deciding to become a Jinchūriki.

He had even prepared separate flattering speeches for the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails as alternatives.

"The future you shared feels real, but I still can't fully believe it.

So prove to me where you got this future from.

As long as you can prove it, I don't mind helping you a little."

The Nine-Tails pondered for a moment before speaking again.

He had actually already mostly believed the future Feng had shared, since many of the things it involved were known only to the Sage of Six Paths.

But after being sealed away for decades and slandered by humans as a natural disaster for a thousand years, he could not fully trust a human.

Especially someone he had only met for the first time, yet who had already sealed him inside his body.

Hearing this, Feng did not immediately explain. Instead, he activated his One-Tomoe Sharingan and displayed the Susanoo he had copied from Uchiha Fugaku.

"You bastard! You're from the Uchiha Clan too!"

The moment he saw Feng's Sharingan, the Nine-Tails flew into a rage and nearly attacked.

"Yes, but I'm not on Madara and Obito's side.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have shown you the future."

Feng explained naturally with a smile.

"Hmph, I know. Otherwise, I would've attacked already.

Continue. Prove where you learned of this future."

The Nine-Tails arrogantly folded his claws and looked down at Feng with disdain.

"As you can see, I'm from the Uchiha Clan, and I've awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan."

As he spoke, Feng used Susanoo's hand to pat the Nine-Tails, but immediately dismissed Susanoo afterward because... he had run out of chakra...

However, neither man nor fox cared about that, so Feng continued:

"I wonder if you know this, Kurama. Whenever a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan awakens, it comes with two special ocular techniques."

"I'm not an Uchiha. How could I know that?"

The Nine-Tails rolled his eyes at Feng and answered casually.

"Now you know, heh.

One of the ocular techniques awakened by my Mangekyō Sharingan is the ability to observe the future."

"No, your eyes aren't Mangekyō. I've seen Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan. It didn't look like yours."

"Yes, you're right. My eyes indeed aren't Mangekyō Sharingan right now.

And that is because of the Mangekyō's side effects and my other ocular technique."

The Nine-Tails raised a brow, signaling for Feng to continue.

"Back when I had just awakened my ocular techniques, I immediately observed the future.

But I discovered that my Uchiha Clan would soon be exterminated by Konoha, and that I would die in the clan massacre.

So, for myself and for my clan, I kept using my ocular technique to observe the future.

I searched for a way to let myself survive and let the clan survive.

However, the Mangekyō has severe side effects. Every use causes one's vision to decline.

Under normal circumstances, my eyes would have gone blind after only a few observations of the future.

But my other ocular technique, Body State Reversal,

happened to compensate for that side effect.

Finally, after an unknown number of observations, I found a solution.

But an accident occurred as well. Through repeatedly reversing my body's state, I reversed away my Mangekyō and returned directly to my current One-Tomoe Sharingan state.

Naturally, my ocular techniques disappeared with it.

If I couldn't still activate Susanoo, which can only be used with the Mangekyō, I would've thought I was under a genjutsu."

Feng continued explaining. In truth, he had long made up these words, and now he delivered them without blushing or skipping a beat, as if they were real.

That was because he was taking advantage of the Nine-Tails having only malice sensing, not lie detection.

The Nine-Tails fell into thought.

He had just told Feng that he knew nothing about the Mangekyō, but as the Sage of Six Paths' most beloved tailed beast, coupled with having been controlled by the Mangekyō many times and possessing a thousand years of experience, he actually knew a little about it.

Thus, he began comparing Feng's words against his own knowledge to judge whether they were true or false.

After a long time, the Nine-Tails spoke.

"For now, the future you shared with me should be real.

So I've decided to help you.

But after we kill Black Zetsu and Obito and prevent Madara Uchiha and the old man's mother from being revived,

you! Uchiha Feng, will become my enemy as well."

The Nine-Tails' tone remained full of disdain and arrogance.

Yet Feng could hear some fear and terror within it.

But he did not expose the Nine-Tails. After all, he would still need him as a power bank in the future.

Besides, fearing death was only natural.

The tailed beasts had been immortal and indestructible for a thousand years, and had originally feared nothing.

But in the future Feng shared, if they were fed to the Ten-Tails, the tailed beasts could die as well.

Having discovered for the first time that he could truly die, it was only natural for the Nine-Tails to be afraid.

"Alright, then I'll be relying on you for a while, Kurama."

Feng smiled and reached out to grasp the tip of the Nine-Tails' claw. One man and one beast had reached a preliminary agreement.