The Wood Dragon tightened its coils, leaving Shukaku even more helpless. It clamped firmly around the tanuki's neck and bound his noisy mouth shut, stopping him from screaming curses.
The terrifying Tailed Beast that had brought countless disasters upon the Land of Wind could not fight back at all against Uchiha Shingetsu. Like a kitten held by the scruff of its neck, he could not even struggle, much less cause any trouble.
"Hahahaha! You're finished, you damn tanuki!!!"
Perched on Hōkaku's head again, Kurama burst into wild laughter. Watching Shukaku suffer the same fate he once had, he could not hide his glee. His sly black eyes gleamed brightly, and his mouthful of strong, shining white teeth remained bared in a grin-the very picture of a petty scoundrel reveling in his triumph.
"Hahahaha! Finally, I'm not the only one!"
His mocking laughter sounded as though it came straight from hell, giving everyone nearby a splitting headache. Hōkaku in particular was so angry that his Sharingan nearly activated. But Kurama felt fantastic. Watching Shukaku fall into disaster right before his eyes, about to endure everything he himself had suffered, swept away all the resentment he had accumulated over the past three years.
"Guhwaa..."
That stinking fox?!
Shukaku's eyes widened. He wondered whether he was imagining things. Had he actually sensed that stinking nine-tailed fox's presence just now? And had he heard him loudly mocking him?
But why would that stinking fox come to the Land of Wind?
Though bound tightly by the Wood Dragon, Shukaku still looked toward the presence. A tiny Red-Furred Fox was perched on the forehead of a thoroughly annoyed human, bouncing around like a monkey and laughing at him.
What the hell was that?
Shukaku fell completely silent, even ceasing his struggles. He could indeed sense the