Then strands of red light slowly lit up, gradually illuminating the room. Only then did Ye Feng and Naruto get a clear look at their surroundings.
Before Ye Feng and Naruto stood a metal gate over ten meters tall. It looked like the gate of a prison, and a paper talisman was stuck in its center, bearing the unmistakable character for "seal."
Beyond the gate lay an enormous fiery-red fox, his mouth full of fangs. He glared viciously at Ye Feng and Naruto, as though he would charge out and devour them the very next second.
Trembling, Naruto asked again:
"Where is this, and what is he?"
Just then, a sharp claw suddenly thrust through a gap in the gate. But the narrow opening restricted it, and after emerging partway, it could go no farther.
The sight frightened Naruto into falling onto his backside, while Ye Feng said calmly:
"This is inside your body, and this fox is the Nine-Tails Sealing within you!"
At these words, much of Naruto's terror faded. His face filled with disbelief as he said:
"This is inside my body? But why is the Nine-Tails inside me?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng knew Naruto really did not know. Minato Namikaze and his wife had kept it a closely guarded secret.
"Back then, someone with ulterior motives released the Nine-Tails, who wreaked havoc on Konoha. In the end, a mysterious powerful figure subdued the Nine-Tails and Sealing him inside you."
Ye Feng's account seemed to remind the Nine-Tails of a past he could not bear to recall. He immediately roared at Ye Feng in fury:
"Damn humans! You Sealing me away again and again and exploit my power. Once I get out, I'll kill every last one of you!"
The Nine-Tails' tremendous roar whipped up a fierce gale,