After Minato Namikaze felt a sudden surge of chakra, he realized the Nine-Tails was unusually quiet.
He entered his mindscape and found the Nine-Tails wearing a grave expression. Minato was puzzled.
"Nine-Tails, did something happen?" Minato asked.
"Hmph." The Nine-Tails snorted disdainfully and ignored him.
Minato looked a little dejected.
Even now, he had never managed to have a proper conversation with the Nine-Tails. He felt as though he had let Uchiha Yin down.
Just as he was about to leave, the Nine-Tails snorted again.
"That feeling... it was power like the Sage of Six Paths'." With that, the Nine-Tails sprawled on the ground, looking lazy again.
"Nine-Tails, you finally talked to me!" Surprise lit up Minato's face.
Before this, no matter how Minato tried to speak to the Nine-Tails, it either lashed out or stayed silent. He had never expected it to answer him now.
Minato was thrilled. He still hoped to win the Nine-Tails over, and this was a huge step forward. How could he not be excited?
"That's great, that's great! Wait, what did you mean by 'power like the Sage of Six Paths'?" Minato asked, but the Nine-Tails said nothing. It merely pretended to sleep.
Power like the Sage of Six Paths'? I need to tell Lord Hokage right away. When the Nine-Tails fell silent again, Minato had no choice but to leave his mindscape.
Still, they had made a good start. He was sure he could win the Nine-Tails over.
That power seemed to come from the very source of chakra. It was like... the Ten-Tails. Wariness flickered in the Nine-Tails' eyes...
For that instant, it had felt as though the Ten-Tails was about to pull it back in.
Did the other Tailed Beasts feel it too?
Deep underground, Madara Uchiha felt the Demonic Statue