The plaza in front of the Hokage Building.
It was already a scene of devastation.
The ground had cracked, buildings had collapsed, and scarlet chakra swept through the surroundings like a storm.
At the center of the plaza, a scarlet demon fox with seven tails roared at the sky. Every swing of its enormous claws sent out gale-like shock waves.
"Run-!"
"The demon fox is out again-!"
The villagers scattered in terror. Several ninja who tried to maintain order were blasted away by Nine-Tails chakra, their fates unknown.
"Naruto!"
Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived at the scene, and both their hearts sank at the sight.
Eight tails... he was already close to Complete Tailed Beast Transformation!
"Granny Tsunade... Pervy Sage..."
The demon fox lowered its head, its scarlet eyes fixed on them. Its voice carried the overlapping tones of Naruto and the Nine-Tails. "Why... why did you lie to me..."
Tsunade clenched her fists. "Naruto, listen to me-"
"Listen to what?!" the demon fox roared. "That you did it for my own good? That sealing my memories was to protect me? That killing my Uchiha family was for Konoha's peace?!"
With every sentence, the chakra around the demon fox grew more violent.
A ninth tail slowly began to form.
"That's not how it was!" Jiraiya shouted. "Naruto, what happened back then was complicated. The Third and Konoha High Command did make the wrong decision, but Tsunade wasn't in Konoha then. She knew nothing about it!"
"So what?!" Naruto's voice grew hoarse amid the roaring. "Aren't you still lying to me now?! Aren't you still going to keep me locked in this cage?!"
"I've had enough... I've really had enough..."
The demon fox threw back its head and howled. Its ninth tail fully formed!
Complete Tailed Beast Transformation-the Nine-Tails had arrived!
BOOM-!!!