Shukaku froze for a moment, then his expression turned grim.
Not that much expression could be made out on that sandy tanuki face of his.
"But that's impossible. Nobody knows when Naruto's Six Paths Samsara began reshaping time. If the enemy wasn't affected, why didn't he do something...?"
The Nine-Tails turned his head, a dangerous gleam flickering in his fox eyes as he looked at the still-sleeping Two-Tails and Three-Tails. "Matatabi and Isobu going mad might mean that fellow already did something. You only escaped because you were sealed."
"And there's something you don't know. During the battle with Urashiki Otsutsuki, a mysterious fellow appeared who possessed my chakra. He even knew things I'd never told anyone," the Nine-Tails said coldly. "And he called himself 'Reshape.'"
"Who was he?"
"Who cares?" With that, the Nine-Tails' enormous body suddenly shrank, and he leaped onto Naruto's head. "We've got the gist of it now. Conveniently, Naruto and I don't have to change our plans. We're leaving right away!"
"Leaving? What are you going to do?"
Shukaku hurriedly asked.
"Now that we know there's someone else hiding in the shadows, doesn't that make things simple?"
Crouching on Naruto's head, the Nine-Tails lifted his head and grinned. "Find him and kill him!"
"Oh! That's exactly what I had in mind!" Naruto smacked his fist into his palm, brimming with fighting spirit. "Whoever he is, or whatever he is, he won't stand a chance against Kurama and me!"
"That's the spirit!"
The Nine-Tails was very pleased with Naruto's attitude.
"True. Lord Kurama, Naruto, your mission was already to leave the village, find the other tailed beasts, check on their condition, and locate the other two senjutsu holy lands..." Minato nodded. "We've uncovered an incredible truth, but we can still follow the original plan. Leave gathering