This Naruto is a player.

Chapter 160 Do you want to eat meatballs again?

After figuring it out, Naruto regained consciousness and instantly opened his eyes.

With blue eyes, she looked up and spotted the enormous creature—the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The space was too vast, and the nine-tailed fox was too conspicuous.

At this moment, the Nine-Tails was surrounded by six chakra chains, which bound it tightly, making it seem unable to move at all.

Naruto knew that this was just an illusion.

The chakra chains of Kurama (the Nine-Tails) are not strong; it would be incredibly easy for Kurama to break free from them!
But today, Nine-Tails seems to have changed its nature.

It actually stayed obediently in place, not even bothering to make a proper struggle.

As if noticing Naruto open his eyes, Kurama's bored eyes looked right at him.

Naruto instantly understood the meaning conveyed by those enormous eyes.

'Let's finish this quickly! I need to go back and fight Hashirama!'

"This guy!"

Naruto sighed inwardly; Haki-Fox wanted to play games again.

That's right. The training space has blue skies and white clouds, unlimited water, handheld games, and soft sofas.

Looking at this dark and gloomy place, there's really nothing nice to stay in.

But there's another play that needs it to star in!
Naruto glared at Kurama. He couldn't speak at the moment, so he could only convey his message through his eyes.

What follows is a major event.

Nine-Ra, don't embarrass yourself!
When we get back, I'll personally cook you a feast for three days straight!

Even without saying a word, Naruto believed that with the tacit understanding between the two, Kurama would definitely understand.

The Nine-Tails shivered instantly when Naruto glared at it.

That look,
He didn't quite understand it, but there was definitely something wrong with it!

"What kind of trouble is that guy going to cause this time!" Nine-Tails thought to himself.

at the same time.

Kushina perfectly sensed the situation here, and upon seeing this, she urgently reminded her, "I have suppressed the Nine-Tails, but my chakra cannot last much longer."

She clenched her fist and encouraged herself, "Now's the time to finish it off!"

"Oh!"

Naruto gave a resounding affirmation and prepared to unleash his full potential.

Mom!
Just you wait and see what I've got!

This will absolutely blow your mind! Take a good look at what it means to be the number one person in the history of the ninja world!
He, Naruto Uzumaki, is no longer pretending today!

Upon realizing this, Naruto's eyes sharpened, his blue pupils filled with icy killing intent.

Kurama, Naruto's good friend, sensed the change in Naruto's demeanor instantly.

Nine-Tailed Fox was instantly stunned. It immediately raised its head and looked around.

Where is the enemy?

What happened?

After looking around, I couldn't find a single enemy.

Then, Kurama didn't understand. There wasn't even a trace of an enemy. Why was Naruto suddenly like this?
Wait, could this be the enemy?

"Maru spicy!"

Nine-Tailed Man thought to himself, "This enemy might really be it!"

and,

This time, the attack was even more ferocious than the one when Naruto wasn't told the Fourth Hokage's identity.

Kurama shouted, trying to awaken Naruto's last remaining spark of friendship, "Naruto! Calm down! I..."

"Shut up! You shameless old thief!" Naruto shouted, interrupting Kurama.

They didn't give Nine Lama another chance to speak.

He stretched out his right hand!
hum-

With a soft hum, a jet-black orb the size of a walnut quietly appeared.

The light on the surface of the sphere seemed to be completely swallowed up, with only a few strands of blue chakra that were as tangible as real ones, silently surrounding, pulling, and swallowing it up like stars being pulled by a black hole.

This black ball is simple and unadorned.

However, just for the moment it appeared, Kurama's heart almost stopped beating!
The fear, born from the instinct for survival, is screaming!
It recognizes this thing.

Although Naruto has never been seen using it in the training space.

However, this thing has been tested in actual combat.

The first and second generation leaders were killed instantly by this thing!

On that day, Kurama, being on Naruto's side, shouted loudly, exclaiming how much fun it had, and even drank three or five extra bottles of soda that night.

However, at this moment, facing this thing directly, Nine-Tails felt an unprecedented despair, and was completely dumbfounded.

Naruto! I beg you, please open your eyes and take a look!
I am your best friend, Kurama, who is weak, pitiful, and helpless!

No, I'm Little Tanuki!
Are you sure you haven't mistaken a fox for something else?

You're going to use something like this on me?

Are you afraid I won't die?
The Nine-Tails strained its pitiful eyes, hoping to awaken Naruto's last remaining friendship.

But they found that Naruto's face remained frosty, and the black chakra sphere on his right hand was still radiating a deadly message.

Nine-Tails instantly realized what was happening; he understood.

Naruto has already discovered its actions.

I won't do it again!
I'll never do it again!
Naruto, why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
There is really no need!
Kurama didn't dare to shout, because the shout just now directly angered Naruto and caused him to summon the "Killing Ball".

It decided to take concrete actions to redeem itself!
It believes that Naruto still loves him!

Suddenly, before Naruto could make a move, an unusual chakra shadow emerged from Kurama's body and instantly detached itself completely.

After the chakra left its body, the Nine-Tails instantly became skin and bones, and its nine enormous tails shrank to less than one percent of their original size, almost disappearing from sight.

It squeezes every last drop out of itself!

Chakra can be restored, but if you lose your life, then you truly lose everything.

Then, without Naruto even having to lift a finger, the massive chakra Nine-Tails willingly entered Naruto's body.

[Ding~ You have unlocked Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!]
Naruto stared blankly at all of this.

He did nothing, and the Nine-Tails' chakra automatically entered his body.

This seems to be different from what Kurama herself said.

"Nine-Tails... He was just lying to himself after all," Naruto muttered.

What was just a guess has now been confirmed.

Naruto was actually quite indifferent to Kurama's seemingly illogical lies.

He also has a history of bipolar disorder, so the two brothers are not referred to as the eldest brother.

But why are you being so proactive this time?
Naruto glanced at the special Rasengan spinning in his right hand and thought to himself, "Could Kurama be afraid of this thing?"

But this is just a showpiece!
At most, the explosion effect is very spectacular, but it just looks incredibly powerful.

How could he possibly use such a dangerous ninjutsu as 'Black Hole Rasengan' to attack his 'good friend' Kurama!
Naruto just wanted to show off his strength in front of his mother. Why did you surrender instead of cooperating with my performance?
Turning back, Naruto looked at the emaciated Kurama once more.

The guy was lying stiffly on the ground, like a lump of mud, looking as if he were asleep.

Naruto instantly understood; this guy's soul had already run away to the training space.

The Nine Lamas' attitude was clear: do as you please.

Gee
Nine-Ra is such a coward.

I think you just want some meatballs! You're not even going to cooperate!
Didn't you get my signal?
Seeing that Kurama was simply giving up, Naruto put away his Rasengan and checked the newly appeared pop-up window.

Nine-Tails Chakra Mode:
All attributes: +12%
Chakra: +1.4 billion

Chakra recovery: x500%
Feature: Malice Detection
So strong!

That was Naruto's only thought after seeing the panel.

The increase in chakra alone was nearly ten times the total chakra in his body.

The newly added chakra recovery ability is simply incredible.

Actually, Naruto doesn't lack chakra; what he values ​​most is the first one.

All attributes +12%!

This increases by a percentage; the stronger the player, the greater the increase. For someone with a good foundation like him, it's just right.

"Why didn't you say so earlier! Why didn't you say something like this sooner!" Naruto muttered like a wronged woman.

If he had known this mode was so powerful, he would have come and opened the seal on the Nine-Tails long ago.

Why wait until now?

"Never mind," Naruto sighed softly.

The past cannot be changed.

"You succeeded, Naruto!" Kushina gazed at Naruto with a bright smile, her eyes filled with relief and pride, genuinely happy that he had mastered the power of the Nine-Tails.

"Ok!"

Naruto nodded slightly, but a hint of loneliness could not be hidden on his face.

With the Nine-Tails sealed away, will Mom leave too?
How he wished that his selfless and loving mother could stay by his side forever.

Yes, but it's impossible.

The training space, which appears to be accessible through chakra, actually allows souls to descend using chakra as a conduit.

Pure chakra cannot contain a complete consciousness.

Perhaps in the future, with the help of the Rinnegan, they can be reunited.

Seemingly sensing Naruto's dejection, Kushina gently comforted him, "Naruto, don't be sad. I'll be with Minato in the Pure Land, watching you grow. Keep fighting!"

"Ok!"

Naruto nodded again, suppressing the bitterness in his heart.

Seeing the same deep reluctance in his mother's eyes, Naruto decided to reveal a secret.

"Mom, if there were a way to truly bring you and Dad back to life, would you be happy?"

"That's a lot!"

Kushina's gentle expression froze instantly. Her face hardened, her red hair began to flutter, and her aura seemed to be on the verge of exploding. "Don't do such dangerous things!"

Her voice was stern, carrying an undeniable warning.

Ninjutsu is incredibly diverse; perhaps there truly is a forbidden technique that can resurrect the dead.

But the cost is absolutely unbearable.

Kushina would never allow Naruto to break the taboo in order to revive them, or even fall into darkness for it.

"All right!"

Naruto gave a perfunctory reply, but a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

I will definitely resurrect you in the future.

"Before I leave, there are some things I must tell you!" Kushina's expression remained serious, and her tone was solemn.

She needs to pass on her experience and lessons learned as a Jinchūriki to her son without reservation.

“Naruto, this is about what happened twelve years ago when you were born. I have to tell you the truth.”

"I am your former Jinchūriki," Kushina said calmly, yet her voice carried a heavy weight.

As she recounted her story, that long-forgotten past unfolded slowly before Naruto like a scroll.

Naruto had expected that his mother had been a Jinchūriki, so he wasn't surprised.

He knew that his mother came from Uzushiogakure in the Land of Whirlpools, and he even sent people there to gather information, but unfortunately, only ruins remained.

Kushina solemnly warned: "As a Jinchūriki, as a vessel, you must first put true love into the vessel."

Naruto nodded silently, but that was all.

That little Nine-Tails?
Can it really turn the world upside down?
In addition, another crucial thing Kushina mentioned was that night twelve years ago—the Nine-Tails' rampage.

"Actually, before that, I had been sealing away the Nine-Tails."

what?
If the Nine-Tails has been sealed away, why let it escape and wreak havoc on Konoha?
Naruto was filled with doubt.

This point is also vaguely mentioned in Danzo's fragmented memories.

He always believed that his mother had been killed before the Nine-Tails broke free of its seal, otherwise the Nine-Tails would not have been able to escape.

The truth turned out to be completely different.

Suddenly, a terrifying image buried deep in my heart surfaced in my mind.

The 'God of Slaughter' wearing a tiger-skin mask held him in his hand as if he were a small potato.

That terrifying tiger-skin mask, that lone scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan, inflicted tons of damage on his young mind.

It scared him so much that he fainted.

Damn you, Obito Uchiha, you deserve to die!

Naruto's anger surged, but he temporarily suppressed his killing intent towards Obito. He quickly analyzed the situation: His mother was killed on the night he was born, and that was also when the Nine-Tails was unsealed.

These two things must be related!
Kushina's account confirmed Naruto's suspicions.

"For some reason, that masked man knew the most vulnerable moment in the Jinchuriki's seal."

"What time?"

The words had barely left his mouth when Naruto instantly understood.

What other opportunities are there?
That night, he was born just as the Nine-Tailed Fox went berserk.

When the two are connected, the weakest time for the seal on the mother, who is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, is during childbirth!
"You damned Uchiha Obito, you deserve to die!"

He roared inwardly, his mind already flashing through thousands of ways Obito could die!
Coming to his senses, Naruto looked at his mother, whose expression was serious yet made him feel incredibly close to her, and a trace of guilt quietly crept into his heart.

He never imagined that his birth would become the trigger for disaster.

and many more,

Something seems off!
According to his mother, the matter of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki giving birth was so closely guarded that even Danzo, who was also an assistant to the Hokage, knew very little about it. So how did Obito Uchiha, a rogue ninja, get this information?
Weird!

Kushina continued her story.

Naruto could sense the hatred Naruto felt for the masked man in his words.

Should we tell our mother that Obito Uchiha is the masked man?

The thought flashed through his mind, and after a moment's hesitation, Naruto ultimately chose to remain silent.

My father is very receptive to change things; once he's said something, he's done it.

But Mom's life has been miserable enough. As a Jinchūriki, she has never had a good life.

If you then tell her that the person who killed you and your husband was your husband's apprentice whom he treated like his own son.

This is absolutely cruel!

He couldn't add this bloody scar on her face as she was about to leave.

"I'm sorry for making you the vessel for the Nine-Tails, for making you bear our burden. I couldn't be by your side to watch you grow up, and I couldn't love you with all my heart." Kushina's voice choked, and tears silently streamed down her face.

She recalled her life as the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, the loneliness, fear, and rejection she experienced.
She empathizes with everything Naruto might encounter and feels heartbroken for missing out on his growth.

She gently wiped away the tears on her face, gazing at Naruto with tender and apologetic eyes. Her words of apology were soft yet carried immense weight.

Mother is indeed more sensitive, delicate, and emotional than father!

Looking at his mother, who was filled with remorse, Naruto's lips curled into a warm and sincere smile: "Mom, there's no need to apologize. I've never resented you for this."

Cough cough, it's true!

Although he had once resented that man, the 'enemy' who sealed the Nine-Tailed Fox inside him.

But after learning that the man was her biological father, she felt at peace with it.

Recalling the story my mother had just told me, how she knew the seal was weakest during childbirth, yet she still risked her life to bring me into this world.

This profound love deeply touched Naruto's heart.

"My parents gave their lives for me, and I have deeply felt your love for me. So, I feel incredibly happy now."

Even though his soul came from another world, and even though his mind was already mature, this love from his blood relatives, who protected him at the cost of their lives, still made his soul tremble and deeply moved!
The most beautiful true feelings in the world are nothing more than this!

Upon hearing this, Kushina burst into tears once again.

She couldn't help but step forward and hug Naruto tightly.

It was as if they wanted to give this embrace, which was twelve years overdue, a full hug all at once.

"Naruto, thank you for letting me be your mother, thank you for letting Minato be your father. Thank you so much for being a part of our family!"

The moment her words fell, Kushina's chakra-condensed form, like a firefly scattered by the wind, finally turned into specks of warm light dust and completely dissipated into the air.

The real and warm embrace in my arms suddenly disappeared.

Faced with this love so sincere and intense, Naruto could no longer hold back, and tears finally streamed down his face.

(End of this chapter)