Even if the Nine-Tails died, it would revive in just a few years.
Compared with being sealed away forever,
that was a small price to pay.
With that thought, power surged through the Nine-Tails. Fierce winds whipped up around it, making the Sealing strips snap and flutter.
"Hahahaha... I'm finally going to see the light of day again!"
Sensing the Sealing weaken, the Nine-Tails laughed wildly.
In nearly a hundred years,
this was its best chance to break free.
"Heh heh heh heh heh..."
A piercing laugh suddenly reached the Nine-Tails' ears.
The Nine-Tails froze at the sound.
What was going on?
Why did this brat sound more like a villain than I did?
"Brat, what are you laughing at?"
The Nine-Tails sounded baffled.
"Nine-Tails, you're far too naive."
Naruto Uzumaki raised an arm toward the Nine-Tails.
The next moment,
the Nine-Tails' Chakra began flowing into Naruto Uzumaki.
So this is Kurama Mode?
Looking at the dazzling golden Chakra Cloak around him and feeling the immense power filling his body, Naruto Uzumaki closed his eyes in bliss.
The system's rewards really are incredible.
In the Original Story,
Naruto had only unlocked Kurama Mode after he and the Nine-Tails came to understand each other and he gained perfect control of its power.
But now,
he could use that power whenever he pleased.
It felt amazing.
"You brat... what the hell did you do to me?!"
The Nine-Tails stared at Naruto Uzumaki in shock.
Why?
Why couldn't I control my own power?
"You don't need to worry about that."
"Just remember: stick with me, and you'll live well."
"But if you keep causing trouble, don't blame me for getting rough."
Naruto Uzumaki fixed the Nine-Tails with a warning look.
Now,
the Nine-Tails was completely under his control. He had no need to waste more words on it.
After all,
he didn't have the Naruto Uzumaki from the Original Story's gift for talking an enemy around in a few sentences.
"You dare speak to me like that, you little brat?!"
The Nine-Tails opened its jaws and roared at Naruto Uzumaki. It raised a claw, ready to tear the brat before it to pieces.
But with a single look from Naruto Uzumaki, all the strength seemed to drain from its body, and it collapsed helplessly to the ground.
My body...
Is it broken?!
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Kurama Chakra Mode!
Konoha.
In the Dense Woods above Hokage Rock.
Naruto Uzumaki closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings. There was no sign of any Anbu nearby.
"Looks like Hiruzen Sarutobi has been watching me a lot less lately."
Naruto Uzumaki gave a soft snort.
Perhaps Hiruzen Sarutobi trusted Kakashi Hatake.
Ever since Naruto had become a Ninja, Uzuki Yugao was the only one who came to "watch" him at a set time each day. The rest of the time, he was largely left alone.
"Kurama Mode!"
As Naruto Uzumaki spoke, a powerful surge of Chakra poured from his body.
Then,
the Chakra formed a dazzling golden Chakra Cloak around him.
"Having this much power feels pretty good."
Naruto Uzumaki chuckled.
In Kurama Mode, his strength leaped straight from Elite Chunin to Kage Level.
The very peak of Kage Level!
And that was only because his body was still growing.
Otherwise,
he would already have reached Super Kage Level in one leap!
"Body Flicker Technique!"
At his low shout, Naruto Uzumaki vanished.
The next moment,
he appeared dozens of meters away.
The instant he appeared,
he used the Body Flicker Technique again,
and shifted dozens of meters to the left.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Bolstered by Nine-Tails Chakra, Naruto Uzumaki moved at incredible speed.
Through the Dense Woods,
he darted back and forth like a streak of yellow lightning.
As Naruto Uzumaki grew accustomed to it, he moved faster still.
"At this speed... even the Raikage going all out in Lightning Release Chakra Mode wouldn't be much faster, would he?"
After a while,
Naruto Uzumaki came to a satisfied stop.
If his eyes could only keep up with his movements, he was sure he could go even faster!
"Looks like I'll have to get myself a Mangekyo Sharingan or a Rinnegan to play with someday," Naruto Uzumaki muttered.
He could feel that he was still far from his limit.
With sharper vision to track movement, even the Raikage would never be able to keep up with him.
"But... Kurama Mode does more than boost my speed."
At a thought from Naruto Uzumaki, nine tails made of Chakra appeared behind him.
"Rasengan!"
"Wind Release: Rasengan!"
"Wind Release: Super-Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken!"
"Rasengan Barrage!"
"Rasengan Absorption!"
"Planetary Rasengan!"
"..."
Before this,
thanks to the system's reward,
Naruto Uzumaki had already mastered the Rasengan completely.
Now he also had the extraordinary Chakra control Kurama Mode gave him.
The advanced Rasengan techniques came to him effortlessly.
After dispersing the various Rasengan in his hands, Naruto Uzumaki smiled with satisfaction.
He had gained so much this time.
Rewards like this?
Please give me a few more!
"That brat really is a monster," the Nine-Tails muttered as it watched from nearby.
Even if Naruto could now use its power at will, what he had just done was outrageous.
Especially those "balls."
They carried a terrifying, world-ending force. A few of them had even made the Nine-Tails feel a flicker of fear.
Good thing I made the right choice.
The Nine-Tails felt a surge of relief.
Yesterday,
when it realized Naruto Uzumaki had complete control of its body, it had promptly backed down.
It had agreed to every demand Naruto made.
After all,
what was happening to its body was far too strange.
No matter how strong Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had been, they had controlled it through sheer force.
At least it had known how to begin breaking free of their control.
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