"Shunichi, what happened?" Tsunade asked nervously as soon as Uchiha Shunichi opened his eyes.
The Nine-Tails... In Hashirama Senju's hands, he was a tailed beast who could be sealed with a single slap. But to ordinary ninja, he was nothing short of a natural disaster.
Even a genius as powerful as the Fourth Hokage had been helpless against the Nine-Tails' rampage and could only resort to the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. (P.S. Some say the Fourth did it to die with the woman he loved. That might have been part of the reason, but the Fourth Hokage really couldn't defeat the Nine-Tails, let alone seal him.)
"It's fine. I just provoked the Nine-Tails a little. He won't go berserk over that. The Fourth Hokage's seal is strong. As long as Naruto doesn't get too worked up, there won't be any problems with it," Uchiha Shunichi said calmly.
At that moment, the tailed beast chakra that had once again emerged around Naruto finally receded, and Naruto opened his eyes.
"Naruto, the Nine-Tails is actually an intelligent being too. Although you're a jinchūriki, his fate isn't all that different from yours. When you have some time, try talking to him more," Uchiha Shunichi reminded him.
Although he felt a little sorry for these so-called tailed beasts, Uchiha Shunichi had no interest in playing at heart-to-heart talks with them. He would leave that sort of thing to Naruto and the others.
Naruto looked thoughtful as he listened to Uchiha Shunichi.
After Uchiha Shunichi had left earlier, the Nine-Tails had drawn Naruto's consciousness into his inner world, but the conversation between them hadn't gone smoothly.
Naruto had grown accustomed to the unfair treatment he suffered because he was a jinchūriki. Even so, he still felt some dislike toward the Nine-Tails when facing him.
And