"Where did this little fox come from? Wait, One, two, three... a fox with nine tails. Are you Konoha's Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?"
Upon hearing Nine-Tails' demand, "Gyuki" did not answer. Instead, he counted the other's tails, then gasped in shock.
Naruto also picked up on something strange in Eight-Tails "Gyuki's" tone.
Kurama, he...
"Answer me first! What happened to Gyuki? Why are only his chakra and body here? Where's his consciousness?"
For once, Nine-Tails sounded a little impatient. Killer B was a human he knew well enough. Having once been something of a mentor to Naruto, he had also played a part in helping the two of them reconcile.
But how could it be Killer B inhabiting Eight-Tails' chakra and body under these circumstances? Even a perfect jinchūriki could not simply make a tailed beast's consciousness...
Before Nine-Tails could figure it out, Naruto abruptly sensed hostility, clear and unmistakable.
It came from Eight-Tails Gyuki before them, and it was directed at Nine-Tails!
Whoosh!
An octopus tentacle lashed through the air, striking straight at the floating Little Nine-Tails!
But it was so enormous that Naruto was caught within its reach as well.
This time, however, Naruto was ready. He had already experienced Kumogakure's habit of attacking at the slightest disagreement.
Without any hesitation, he activated Fox Sage Mode!
Then, with a low shout, Naruto raised both hands and caught the descending tentacle.
The ground cracked beneath his feet, revealing the immense force behind the attack.
"Another attack out of nowhere? Can't you just explain what's going on?"
Naruto was getting irritated too. He shifted his hands from bracing the tentacle to gripping it, clamping down on one of its protruding suckers. The monstrous strength granted by Fox Sage Mode made even "Gyuki" feel a twinge of pain. Then his body began