The Uncontrollable Monster
The floodwaters reflected the raindrops falling from the ruins, and the Yakumi in the air was washed away by the downpour, but the tense and oppressive atmosphere still felt like a tangible pressure on everyone's neck.
Omoi leaned against a broken stone pillar, rubbing his cramped calf, and swallowed hard as he watched Naruto's arrogant back. "Um... blond guy, tell me the truth, you were pulling me up all that way just now, you weren't planning on... you know what, were you?"
Naruto didn't even turn around. Karui, however, kicked Omoi hard in the waist. "Shut up! Is your brain filled with Explosive Tag?!"
No one paid attention to this little incident. Everyone's attention was completely drawn to the woman in front of them, who wore a large coat and was surrounded by eerie blue Cat Fire.
Yugito Nii.
She stepped over the unconscious wandering ninja on the ground and stopped ten paces away. Her gaze passed over Naruto and landed on Sasuke and Sakura's Hidden Leaf Forehead Protector. Her memories of the rampage were fragmented, but she clearly remembered who had grabbed her by the back of the neck and slammed her against the wall like a rag doll.
"Hidden Leaf Genin?" Yugito turned his head, staring at Samui. "Explain."
Samui stepped forward, gripping his short sword. "Yugito, the situation is complicated..."
"Leave the explanation to the Raikage. Let me first confirm who the enemy is," Yugito interrupted bluntly.
The moment she finished speaking, the blue demonic fire in her palm, like a raging vine, surged and burned along the puddles on the ground, heading straight for the few surviving civilian merchants. This was an extremely arrogant attempt to clear the area and test the waters.
Bang!
Water splashed everywhere. Naruto, without any fancy hand Hand Seals, took a step forward and stood firmly in front of the vendor. Golden Yang Release Chakra formed a semi-circular high-pressure air wall beneath his feet, forcefully stopping the Cat Fire that could heat even stones red-hot at a distance of half a meter. Water vapor evaporated wildly at the boundary between the two, emitting a piercing hiss.
"Then take your time to confirm, but don't use the Tailed Beast to burn civilians." Naruto said calmly, his hands in his pockets, his tone exuding absolute dominance.
Yugito narrowed his eyes, his pupils shrinking into dangerous vertical lines in the blue flames. "Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? You've got some nerve."
As she revealed her identity, the surrounding air froze completely. Two enormous streams of Chakra, neither of which belonged to humans, collided violently at the narrow edge of the cliff. The blue fire tail behind Yugito lashed out wildly, even the falling raindrops were instantly evaporated in mid-air.
However, Naruto did not unleash any uncontrolled red light. Instead, he displayed the powerful and domineering golden blood energy of an ancient tyrannical dragon, a result of the complete activation of his Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body.
On one side was an extremely cold and eerie demonic fire, and on the other side was a torrent of life force, extremely yang and vigorous. The pool of water was mercilessly torn apart by this pressure, creating a crack in the middle.
Deep within Naruto's inner world.
At the end of the dark sewers, the dull thud of chains scraping against each other echoed from behind an iron gate. The crimson nine- Nine-Tails opened its enormous eyes, a disdainful voice exploding in its mind. "Kid, that cat has an even worse temper than you. Pluck her fur and shut her up."
Almost simultaneously, the Two-Tails within the Yugito body Matatabi out a mournful growl, as they were far too sensitive to the aura of their old nemesis.
Naruto scoffed inwardly, "Can you two stop hurling insults at each other the moment you meet?"
On the surface, he remained calm, but Yugito immediately detected the frequency of his Chakra fluctuations in that brief second.
"Able to communicate with the monster inside his body while fully conscious?" A flash of surprise crossed Yugito's eyes, quickly turning into intense fighting spirit. "No wonder he's so arrogant. But in this world, having Chakra doesn't make you king!"
The rock beneath her feet suddenly shattered, and she shot out a blue streak of fire, instantly bridging the distance between them. Sharp, curved blades sprouted from her ten fingers, aiming straight for Naruto's throat.
"You don't understand the script, do you?" Naruto looked at the approaching claws and a wicked smile appeared on his lips.
He raised his right hand, and a burst of golden light erupted from his palm without warning.
"Then I'll give you a few questions to do, and you'll understand. Don't worry, they're just handwritten questions, oral questions, and fill-in-the-blank questions. If you don't understand, I'll teach you."
Question 1, handwritten.
Naruto didn't dodge at all; his right fist, accompanied by a low sonic boom, struck first, slamming into the arms that the Yugito its crossed legs.
Boom!
A visible white shockwave exploded between the two. Yugito's proud Tailed Beast Chakra defense was as fragile as paper in front of Naruto's Monster Strength. She felt as if the bones in her arms were about to crack, and she uncontrollably slid backward for more than ten meters, her feet carving two deep furrows in the ground.
"You're quite strong." Yugito gritted his teeth, plunging his fingers into the ground. "But can you withstand this?"
Hundreds of blue Fire Rat split off from her body and shot towards Naruto along different trajectories, blocking all escape routes.
"Question Two, Oral Explanation."
Naruto's voice pierced through the rain, chillingly calm. He clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and a bone-chilling aura suddenly rose from his body.
Ice Release: Absolute Zero Domain
Pure white frost spread out in a ring around him. It was not ordinary ice, but an extremely cold Kekkei Genkai that had been enhanced and inherited by the system by incorporating the life force of Yang Release.
The Fire Rat, whose temperatures were astonishingly high, rushed into the Absolute Zero Domain zone as if their energy had been drained. They rapidly crystallized and froze in mid-air, eventually turning into ice shards that shattered into pieces.
Samui, watching from behind, was trembling with fear as he gripped his sword. Yang Release: Monster Strength, S-Rank Ice Release —this Hidden Leaf Genin's trump cards were truly unfathomable.
Upon seeing the Fire Rat broken, the Yugito roared, and his two tails transformed into enormous fire whips, lashing down from the sky.
Naruto's figure blurred.
The Eight Gates: Opening Gate, open.
He vanished from his spot in an instant, so fast that even Taijutsu master like Yugito lost sight of him.
"Question 3, fill in the blank."
A cold voice came from above Yugito's head. Naruto flipped in mid-air, his right leg slashing down with the force of a battle axe. Yugito had no way to dodge and could only cross his two fire tails to block the attack.
Bang!
The fire tail dissipated. Naruto's heel slammed solidly onto her shoulder. The immense force of the fall caused Yugito to crash heavily to the ground, Yugito was completely "filled" into the crater of rubble and couldn't get up for a long time.
"Three questions done. That's all for the lesson." Naruto landed at the edge of the pit, looking down at her. "Do you understand the rules now?"
A trickle of blood escaped from the Yugito's mouth as she stared intently at Naruto. Just now, Naruto had clearly held back; otherwise, her shoulder blade would have been shattered.
Samui finally couldn't stand it any longer. He transformed into a blur and rushed between the two, holding his short sword horizontally in front of him. "Naruto Uzumaki! That's enough!"
She looked Naruto straight in the eye. "She was just controlled by the Black Rod, and her consciousness was damaged. The defense map is still there, and the civilians are safe. If it comes to fighting, the Hidden Cloud will fight even if it means certain death."
The golden light in Naruto's eyes slowly faded, and he put his hands back into his pockets.
He glanced at the rogue ninja leader on the ground, then gestured with his Sasuke to Sasuke: "Take the men and leave."
Without a word, Sasuke grabbed the prisoner whose meridians were locked and dragged him out of the canyon like a dead dog.
"Samui." Naruto took a few steps, then suddenly stopped, turning his head. "The matter of the Black Market Altar is settled. Tell the Fourth Raikage to prepare more sincerity at the border in three days. The Uzumaki Clan is lacking many things to reopen their gates."
Leaving those words behind, Naruto led Team 7 into the deep night.
With Yugito 'Karui help, Yugito stood up, her clothes soaked with rain and mud. She pushed her companion away, gazing in the direction Naruto had disappeared, the anger in her eyes gradually replaced by a deep sense of apprehension.
"Samui." Yugito's voice was hoarse.
"Exist."
"Reply immediately." Yugito took a deep breath. "Tell Lord Raikage that an uncontrollable monster has appeared in Hidden Leaf. The Nine-Tails inside that kid has not only not been sealed off, but has instead become his base. The border negotiations in three days must be handled with the highest level of preparedness."
Omoi, following behind, crumpled his lollipop and muttered, "We're doomed, we've messed with this monster. Will we even make it back to the village alive...?"
The wind and rain in Lightning Cloud Gorge intensified, but everyone knew that the real storm was just beginning.