"Hey, kid, be careful!"
Inside the sealing space, the Nine-Tails' defiant voice rang out in the darkness.
Naruto Uzumaki appeared, somewhat stunned, and looked at the Nine-Tails lying inside the cage. This was the first time he had heard the Nine-Tails speak in such a calm tone.
What was more, his words actually expressed concern for him.
This...
"You clueless brat!"
The Nine-Tails snorted and closed his eyes before Naruto could speak, leaving Naruto Uzumaki alone with his confusion.
In truth, the Nine-Tails was no less shocked than Naruto. Of course, what shocked him was that someone really possessed eyes identical to those of the Sage of Six Paths.
The Nine-Tails naturally knew what the Sage of Six Paths looked like and had seen his Rinnegan.
But after the Sage of Six Paths died, the Nine-Tails had thought he would never see eyes like those again. He had never expected to see them once more now.
"No wonder this man can control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. That explains it."
Having been born from chakra split off from the Ten-Tails, the Nine-Tails was no stranger to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
After all, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was the Ten-Tails' husk after its chakra had been extracted. To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, the Nine-Tails had once lived inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path too.
Of course, that had been when he was part of the Ten-Tails.
"But even with the Rinnegan, this fellow's power is still a long way from the Sage of Six Paths!"
Although the Nine-Tails did not know the full extent of the Sage of Six Paths' strength, the things he had occasionally witnessed were enough to demonstrate his might.
As for the abilities Nagato had displayed,