They unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Boom—!
The explosion came too quickly for anyone to evade, engulfing the entire Kusagakure. Kusagakure was destroyed. Aside from the Grass Ninja who had left the village, everyone remaining within it was reduced to ashes by the Tailed Beast Bomb.
"Looks like I arrived just in time."
Shisui Uchiha had just returned from the Artisan Ninja Village in the Land of Artisans. Passing by this place, he saw Naruto's rampage and spotted the still-living Mikoto Uchiha. He casually rescued Mikoto, as well as Yakushi Nonō and Karin beside her.
Squinting against the blinding light produced by the explosion, he saw that once it had faded, the place where Kusagakure had stood had become a deeply sunken crater.
At the center of the crater, Naruto remained in his Nine-Tails Transformation, staring up at the sky. After completely destroying Kusagakure, what he felt was not the satisfaction of venting his fury, but endless emptiness.
"I really didn't expect you to still be alive."
Shisui Uchiha looked at Mikoto Uchiha. How should he put it? It felt like he had seen a ghost.
"I didn't die because Naruto saved me." Mikoto Uchiha shakily rose to her feet, activating her Sharingan as she worriedly watched Naruto's Tailed Beast Transformation within the crater.
"I see... Naruto really does have a lot of secrets. He even managed to bring you back from death." Shisui Uchiha looked at Naruto in the crater, touched his eyes, and made up his mind after a moment of thought.
Naruto Uzumaki, you've helped the Uchiha Clan so many times. Let me help you this time! I don't want to keep owing you favors!
Shisui Uchiha closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his Mangekyō Sharingan had activated. His figure vanished from the spot, turning into a black blur too fast for the naked eye to follow as he arrived before Naruto.
Flash—!
A tail pierced through Shisui Uchiha. Yet the figure impaled by the tail was only an afterimage; the real Shisui Uchiha had already appeared behind Naruto.
Kotoamatsukami!
After Naruto was struck by Kotoamatsukami, his attack stopped. At the same time, Shisui Uchiha's movements froze as well. Through Kotoamatsukami, he entered Naruto's inner world.
"What... is this place...?"
Shisui Uchiha looked at the water beneath his feet and surveyed the dark, damp place that resembled an underground sewer. Seeing the light ahead, he walked toward it.
"Yo~! Shisui, I didn't expect you to make it here."
Naruto, sitting atop the Nine-Tails' head, greeted the approaching Shisui Uchiha with a wave. He jumped down from the Nine-Tails' head and sized Shisui Uchiha up before him.
So that's the Nine-Tails...
Shisui Uchiha examined the Nine-Tails, and the Nine-Tails examined him as well.
The Nine-Tails still remembered how Shisui Uchiha had bullied Naruto last time. Seeing him now, it did not give him a friendly look. It turned away, refusing to look at him—out of sight, out of mind.
"It's been a while. You look a lot more haggard." Naruto looked at Shisui Uchiha meaningfully. "Tell me honestly, did you get married?"
"What is that little girl thinking about?!"
Shisui Uchiha raised his hand and gave Naruto a knock on the head.
"You used Kotoamatsukami?"
"Yeah."
"What did you do to me with Kotoamatsukami?"
"I didn't do anything strange! I just made it so you won't ever go berserk again!" Seeing Naruto's contemptuous look, Shisui Uchiha hurriedly waved his hands in explanation.
"I see. Actually, I wasn't going berserk. I wanted to destroy Kusagakure; I just went a little overboard..."
Crafty Little Fox (1/2)
♂ "What?!" Shisui Uchiha's eyes widened in shock. That had not been a rampage? Thinking of how Naruto had just sat affectionately atop the Nine-Tails' head, he found himself somewhat inclined to believe Naruto.
"Why did you want to destroy Kusagakure?"
Naruto hesitated for a moment, then revealed a dazzling yet chilling smile.
"Because they provoked me. That's all."
"You're lying."
Shisui Uchiha saw through Naruto's lie at a glance and exposed it.
"Yeah, I'm lying. So what? If I don't want to talk about something, do you think you can pry it out of my mouth? Use Kotoamatsukami on me again?"
Naruto looked at Shisui Uchiha provocatively.
"I've already used the Kotoamatsukami in both my eyes..."
"You used it on Fugaku Uchiha?" Naruto rubbed his chin in speculation. Seeing Shisui Uchiha nod, Naruto smiled. "No wonder you managed to persuade him. So you used Kotoamatsukami."
"Are Mikoto and the others all right? I was so furious just now that I fired a Tailed Beast Bomb without thinking. It would have been bad if I'd accidentally caught them in it..."
Thinking about how rage had clouded his mind just now, Naruto felt a little guilty.
"They're fine. I got them out."
"Come to think of it, thanks a lot! Otherwise, I would've blamed myself to death!"
Naruto nodded and rose onto his toes, reaching out to pat Shisui Uchiha's shoulder. Unfortunately, his height did not allow it, so Naruto shot Shisui Uchiha a glare.
"Can't you cooperate a little?"
"Sure, sure..."
Shisui Uchiha helplessly bent down a little, and Naruto patted his shoulder in satisfaction.
"Naruto, how did you bring Mikoto Uchiha back to life? And why did the scroll sealing her end up in your hands?" Shisui Uchiha looked at Naruto seriously. "Don't try to fool me with nonsense."
"I found the scroll after you all left. I thought it contained money, but who knew there'd be a corpse inside that wasn't completely dead? So I tried to see whether I could save her, and you saw the result. ≒≒"
"Shisui Uchiha, let's discuss something."
Naruto suddenly moved closer and jabbed Shisui Uchiha in the chest with his elbow. With a calculating look on his face, he said like a little fox, "Take Mikoto Uchiha back with you and see how much compensation Fugaku Uchiha can give me. I won't complain about tens of millions, and I won't complain about millions either."
"You should ask for her opinion on this, shouldn't you?"
"All right, then there's nothing for you to do. Get lost first... Cough! You should leave first!"
Once Naruto learned that Shisui Uchiha could not take Mikoto Uchiha back, he immediately turned cold and kicked Shisui Uchiha out of his inner world.
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