Mastering a Few Tricks of Tailed Beast Mode

A surging aura suddenly swept through the forest!

The people around Naruto Uzumaki were involuntarily pushed back by his aura as a torrential, sinister chakra slowly enveloped his body!

A thick arm formed from Tailed Beast Chakra suddenly shot out, its enormous claw snatching an enemy who had failed to dodge. With a slight squeeze, it ended his life!

A Root ninja unconsciously took a step back. Staring at Naruto Uzumaki's drastically altered form, he muttered, "What kind of monster is that...?"

The other Root ninjas quickly retreated to the side!

They had no desire to suffer a disaster they had nothing to do with!

As the chakra within Naruto Uzumaki gradually increased, his body finally transformed into the savage form of a demon fox, tails swaying behind him one after another...

Kakashi Hatake's expression abruptly changed. He quickly shielded Sakura Haruno and Sasuke as they retreated. "You two, don't get near Naruto..."

Sasuke Uchiha frowned and stared at the rampaging demon fox. "Sensei Kakashi, what exactly is that...?"

"The Nine-Tails..."

Watching the demon fox continuously roar and spit out blasts of energy, Kakashi Hatake murmured, "The Nine-Tails... has emerged!"

In truth, this was already all the chakra the Nine-Tails could possibly leak out. It had thought it would be delighted to corrupt the Jinchuriki's body, but at this moment, it sat in its cage within the Sealing Space with an utterly displeased expression.

Clusters of chakra bubbles rose from its body, constantly replenishing Naruto Uzumaki's Tailed Beast cloak and strengthening him.

Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki's soul was monitoring the Nine-Tails' every move within the Sealing Space. He extended his hand, ensuring that he could interrupt the demon fox form at any time.

He could feel the changes in his body and could not help frowning. "Nine-Tails, your power seems rather different from what I imagined..."

"My power isn't as weak as you think!"

The demon fox glared at him in dissatisfaction. Every word from its mouth came out as a roar. "Open this gate, and you'll gain power that the entire ninja world will look up to! No one in this world will be able to stop you from doing anything!"

"No, it's much weaker than I imagined!"

Naruto Uzumaki shook his head and pressed at his temples. "In my memories, when I borrowed your power, I should have become a golden giant, not this blood-red thing. It looks far too evil..."

The Nine-Tails froze for a moment, then gave Naruto Uzumaki a complicated look. "Kid, let me give you a warning. Don't ask for too much."

Only it knew the truth!

Because it was the Tailed Beast closest to the Ten-Tails, its perfect Tailed Beast Chakra Mode was different from that of every other Tailed Beast.

Back when Asura and Indra had fought, the Nine-Tails had lent its chakra to Asura. That had also been the only time a perfect Tailed Beast Chakra Mode had appeared.

How did this kid called Naruto Uzumaki know about it?!

At that thought, the Nine-Tails fixed its gaze tightly on Naruto Uzumaki, as if trying to see something through him...

"Alright. If I can't kill all the enemies, I'll take Sensei Kakashi and the others out of here first!"

Naruto Uzumaki clenched his hand and said quietly, "Once this is over, I can absorb the chakra you released and recover some of my stamina..."

Nine-Tails: "..."

This kid was truly hateful!

He had just borrowed its power and threatened it, and now that he was done, he wanted to absorb the chakra it had worked so hard to release. Was he even human?

The situation outside had completely changed.

No matter how many ninjas Yamanaka Fu had brought, before the demon fox form that had grown four tails, they were practically helpless.

Before one Root ninja could retreat, the demon fox's sharp claws tore open his chest and abdomen. It was clear he would not survive...

A blazing energy blast suddenly shot from the demon fox's mouth and landed beside three Root ninjas, blowing them completely to pieces...

This place had turned into a slaughterhouse.

Yamanaka Fu gritted his teeth. Looking at his severely depleted squad and then at the survivors, he helplessly gave the order, "Everyone... retreat!"

Only eight Root ninjas remained. They had not even completed a decent mission, yet they had exposed their identities in front of Kakashi.

Naruto Uzumaki, that kid who had just graduated, not only possessed powerful ninjutsu himself, but could also wield the Nine-Tails' power...

If they remained here and faced a monster whose true strength they knew nothing about, no number of ninjas would be enough to throw into the fight...

At least, these Root ninjas loyal to Shimura Danzō were not enough.

While fleeing, someone called out to Yamanaka Fu and asked, "Captain, if we retreat like this, how are we supposed to explain it to Lord Danzo?"

"I'll send someone to report the situation to Lord Danzo."

Yamanaka Fu stopped atop a tree and lowered his head. "As for the rest of us, we'll continue looking for an opportunity to carry out the mission while awaiting Lord Danzo's new orders!"

"..."

The remaining Root ninjas were stunned. They looked at one another, but in the end, no one spoke up to object.

If they continued the mission, the odds of dying would be high!

Yet they had another problem. Since their identities had been exposed, Lord Danzo would certainly send someone to kill them!

Quite a few of them had carried out similar missions before. Whenever Root ninjas accidentally revealed their identities in ANBU, they would inevitably be executed by their own comrades!

Elsewhere.

After the enemies retreated, the Tailed Beast Chakra on Naruto Uzumaki's body gradually faded away, and he regained control over his body.

Naturally, he had paid a price for it. He could clearly feel that his body was burning hot, likely an aftereffect of using Nine-Tails Chakra.

At least he had mastered a new technique and gained a new kind of power.

First, intimidate the Nine-Tails into providing chakra and enter Tailed Beast Mode... Then, after the battle ended, use Sealing Art: Devour to absorb the chakra provided by the Nine-Tails.

Kakashi Hatake cautiously approached him, looking at his subordinate with concern. "Naruto... are you alright now?"

"Yeah, I should be fine for the moment."

Naruto Uzumaki clenched his hand. Only after feeling that control of his body had fully returned did he nod at Kakashi.

The Guild Master, who had appeared from who knew where, stared nervously at Naruto Uzumaki, trembling all over. "What kind of monster are you?"

"Hey, watch what you say!"

With one hand gripping a kunai, Sasuke Uchiha slammed the Guild Master's head against a tree. "He just saved our lives!"

Even Sasuke feared Naruto Uzumaki's demon fox state just now, but without Naruto Uzumaki, they truly would not have survived the enemy's attack.

At the same time, anger born from helplessness surged in Sasuke's heart. He did not want to become the kind of ninja who had to stand behind others!

Especially after losing to that female ninja just now, he felt even more humiliated!

That woman had merely been defeated by Itachi Uchiha!

"Sasuke, let him go!"

Kakashi Hatake struggled to stop Sasuke and said in a deep voice, "We are Konoha ninjas. We can't turn our blades on the people who hired us!"

"If it weren't for him, how could we have ended up surrounded by the enemy?"

Sasuke Uchiha stubbornly looked at his jonin instructor. "Sensei Kakashi, this commission was originally an enemy trap!"

"Either way, let's investigate first!"

Kakashi Hatake sighed. He glanced at his three subordinates before finally letting his gaze settle on Sakura Haruno. The fear on the little girl's face had not faded in the slightest; even now, she had yet to recover.

Second update

Naruto Uzumaki: Nine-Tails, your chakra mode is missing a little something!

Nine-Tails: Don't ask for too much! Look at everyone else's, they all look like this!

Naruto Uzumaki: Really?

Nine-Tails: Would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, go take a look at other people's Tailed Beast Modes next time...

Naruto Uzumaki: Fine, I'll trust you once.

Nine-Tails: Mm-hmm...

Naruto Uzumaki: Wait, there's something wrong with your eyes...

Nine-Tails: I fucking... My eyes are perfectly fine!