Naruto froze again. Huh? He spoke! The fox actually spoke! Amazing!
Nine-Tails, meanwhile, was utterly baffled. Aside from the Old Man of Six Paths, only the other eight tailed beasts knew his name. The old man was already gone, so could this man be a Jinchūriki like this little blond kid? Had the tailed beast inside him told him? But Nine-Tails sensed no familiar presence coming from this man!
Just then, Su Yu turned and glanced at Nine-Tails. That utterly calm glance gave Nine-Tails a feeling he had never experienced before-a feeling called fear.
Su Yu said mildly, "Naruto, stand off to the side. I'll reason with Nine-Tails first."
There was a very simple way to negotiate with a fox like Nine-Tails: beat him into submission first. As the saying went, win people over with reason. Whether you had enough reason depended on whether you had enough strength and beat them hard enough. Once they submitted to your reasoning, negotiations could begin. Only then would they truly be willing to listen seriously to what you said.
Naruto nodded, impressed despite not understanding, then obediently stood to one side. He had a feeling something spectacular was about to happen.
Then, while Naruto and Nine-Tails both stared in bewilderment, Su Yu tore the seal straight off.
Had he just let Nine-Tails out?
Well, while Naruto and Nine-Tails were both frozen in surprise, two more people suddenly appeared in this mental space, a man and a woman. The man had the same brilliant, long golden hair as Naruto, but he looked less flighty, giving an impression of maturity and reliability. The woman had long, fiery red hair and was beautiful and feisty.
After appearing, the two looked around and fell into confusion as well. What was going on? A whole series of questions