Just as Zhou Cheng grew anxious enough to rush into the Waterfall of Truth...
A figure broke through the curtain of water and emerged from the cave.
With that head of blond hair, it could only be Naruto.
He looked at Zhou Cheng sheepishly and scratched his head.
"Sorry for making you worry!"
"But I did it!"
"I defeated my other self!"
Zhou Cheng heaved a sigh of relief. Damn it, you scared me to death!
Outwardly, though, he put on a look of complete confidence.
"I knew you could do it!"
"You didn't let me down."
Then he looked at Killer B. Come on, keep the show going!
"Next step!"
Killer B stood up and led the two of them to the entrance of some ancient-looking ruins.
"Next, we go in here. No one knows when this place was built."
"It lets you communicate with a tailed beast."
"But this isn't communication as we humans normally understand it."
"It's more like a merging of minds. You need to enter his mindscape."
"And this space can suppress a tailed beast to some extent, stopping him from going berserk halfway through."
He glanced at Zhou Cheng and curled his lip.
"With you here, we don't have to worry about a tailed beast going berserk anyway!"
He knew how strong Zhou Cheng was. A single tailed beast was practically a pet in front of him.
"Once you enter your mindscape, you'll see where the tailed beast is sealed. What you need to do is open the cage and seize the Nine-Tails' chakra!"
Naruto's smile faded. It sounded simple, but actually doing it would be fraught with danger.
Not only would he have to play tug-of-war with the Nine-Tails, he would also have to resist the corrosive influence of negative emotions.
One moment