Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

After falling into the fox's mouth, the Silver and Gold Brothers only lasted a few seconds before feeling powerless. Their proud armor was no match for the Nine-Tailed Fox.

After a series of teeth-grinding chewing sounds, the two brothers forcibly deactivated their transformation.

Just before they were about to be chewed to pieces by the Nine-Tails, the long-dormant Tailed Beast Cards on their waists suddenly flashed with a bright light.

Immediately afterwards, a dense mass of tailed beast chakra overflowed from the card, instantly enveloping the two unconscious brothers. While blocking the Nine-Tails' sharp teeth, it quietly slid into its belly.

"Open your eyes!"

"I am."

The Gin and Kin brothers, who were already waving to their father on the other side of the Sanzu River, were drawn by a low murmur. They had no choice but to wave back to their father, indicating that they would have to wait a while, as they still had unfulfilled wishes.

"Hmm"

"here it is?"

Awakened, the Golden Horn and Silver Horn struggled to open their eyes, only to be met with a dark red space. The hot, sticky sensation beneath them made the two brothers frown. Smelling the strange, fleshy aroma that filled the air, they slowly stood up.

"Big brother, look!"

Just as Golden Horn was pondering where he was, Silver Horn's surprised voice interrupted his thoughts. Following the direction his brother pointed, he saw a scene that sent chills down his spine.

The ground of this space was covered with incomplete, charred corpses. From the silver headbands on their bodies, the two brothers could recognize the Cloud Hidden insignia.

"Brother, could this be...?"

After crouching down to examine it, Silver Horn raised his head with a tense expression, already having a bold guess in his mind.

"That's right, this should be inside the Nine-Tails' stomach."

Golden Horn wasn't stupid either. Judging from the writhing walls around them, he and his brother had actually been swallowed whole by the Nine-Tailed Fox.

But what was that sound just now?

"Silver Horn, did you hear any strange noises while you were unconscious?"

"Big brother, did you hear that too?"

Sure enough, the sound was not an illusion.

"Slurp~ Slurp~"

Just as the two brothers were talking, gastric juice dripped from above and landed on the ground, splashing onto Jinjiao's leg and instantly corroding a large hole in his pants.

"Now is not the time for idle chatter; let's figure out how to escape!"

Jinjiao noticed that the oxygen in the air was getting thinner and thinner, and with a sense of foreboding, he began to look for a way to escape.

So the two brothers began to search for an exit. With their tireless efforts, they found two slightly closed holes, one above the other. However, because the two men were too big, they could not escape from the narrow hole.

Just when they were at their wits' end, that familiar voice suddenly rang in their ears again.

"Hmph~ Foolish humans."

At the same time they heard the voice, their consciousness was pulled into a dark room. Just as they were filled with doubt and surprise, two huge figures slowly emerged from the darkness. They were the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails that they had subdued earlier.

"What do you want to do?"

Gold Horn and Silver Horn stood together, warily watching the two familiar tailed beasts.

"You two are truly ungrateful. If it weren't for us, you would have been torn to pieces by that traitor Nine-Tailed Fox long ago, and you would have been dragged out by now."

The eight-tailed bull demon shook its massive bull head and recounted their righteous act to the two brothers in detail.

"Save us? You're being so kind; you must have ulterior motives, right?"

Silverhorn had been harmed by the Two-Tails several times and didn't believe that the tailed beast would be so kind as to save him.

"We saved your lives because you behaved well before."

The Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails were also surprised that the transformed Silver-Gold Brothers could actually kill the Nine-Tails' Kunkun. As they spoke, a faint look of admiration appeared in their beast eyes.

Although the Tailed Beasts offered this explanation, Kinkaku, standing to the side, saw things more clearly. He glanced down at the transformation device at his waist, then looked up and said in a slightly mocking tone,

"If we die in the mouth of the Nine-Tails, won't you, sealed in the Tailed Beast Cards, be stuck here forever?"

As Kinkaku spoke, a hint of embarrassment appeared on the faces of the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails.

Seeing this, he became even more certain of his guess that it was Golden Horn. A smirk appeared on his face, and a mischievous glint appeared in his eyes. He continued from the previous sentence...

"Or perhaps, how about a thrilling rectal journey?"

"shut up!"

Jinjiao was absolutely right. This was exactly what the two beasts feared most. If they were really dragged out by the Nine-Tails, the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails would probably never be able to stand in the tailed beast circle again.

[Thesis defense~ Thesis defense~ You all have thesis defenses~]

They could already imagine the ugly faces of the other beasts, especially the Nine-Tailed Fox, the instigator of the excrement, who would use this incident to mock them for the rest of their lives.

"Do you still want to get out?"

Having calmed down, Yamata changed the subject with a gloomy expression.

"Oh? You have a way?"

Golden Horn couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

"If you don't want to leave through that stinky fox's cunt, then get started!"

Ushioni and Matataru exchanged a glance, a fleeting hint of mockery in their eyes. They could escape while tormenting this stinky fox—why not?

"ha?"

"Hmph~ Hurry up and eat!"

Hearing what Yamata said, the two brothers, who were already a little hungry, felt their stomachs rumble like thunder. Back in reality, they looked at each other, clasped their hands together, bowed to their still-wriggling stomachs, and shouted in unison,

"One tower beats Kimasoo~"

"Did I eat something bad?"

Before she could even grieve for her lost Kunkun, the Nine-Tailed Fox was immediately faced with unbearable pain in her abdomen.

Almost two weeks have passed since it ate the Silver Brothers. At first, Nine-Tailed Fox only felt a slight twitching in its stomach. Being a glutton, it thought it was just because it had eaten too much Charcoal Roasted Pork, so it didn't pay any attention to it.

However, as time went on, the pain not only did not disappear, but also tended to intensify, causing it to writhe on the ground in agony, turning a large lush green forest into a barren plain.

"No! There's definitely something wrong!"

Unable to bear it any longer, the Nine-Tails decided to conduct a self-examination, immediately activating its sensory scan to examine its aching abdomen.

The result was shocking: it sensed two deep malices inside its own stomach. Recalling the raw sashimi it had eaten two weeks ago, the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly realized what was going on.

This isn't just an upset stomach; it's clearly maggots in my stomach.

"Get out here!"

Having seen through the truth, the Nine-Tails angrily pounded its own belly, attempting to kill the Silver and Gold Brothers before they were born.

"Brother, why are you shaking so much?"

Inside the Nine-Tails' stomach, Silver Horn, who had been eaten into a grotesque shape, struggled to twist his neck, which was folded into three layers, and asked Gold Horn, who was even larger than himself, for a question.

"Crunch~ Crunch~ It does tremble a little, but that's probably normal fluctuation. Don't worry about it, just eat!"

Golden Horn swallowed a large piece of Nine-Tailed Fox meat, smacked his lips, and after calmly sensing it, he felt nothing unusual. He then urged Silver Horn to hurry up and show it off.

"But... I really can't eat anymore~"

Looking desperately at his stomach wall riddled with holes, Silver Horn covered his mouth in pain. Ever since receiving the tailed beast's hint two weeks ago, the two brothers had been traveling day and night, their eyes always on food, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

"Give me food, swallow it down as long as you don't die from overeating."

Eight-Tails' voice appeared once again. As the supervisors of the Silver and Gold Brothers' mukbang, Eight-Tails and Two-Tails worked tirelessly, urging them to eat on time every day, afraid that the two would eat less or that Nine-Tails would suffer less.

"You're not lying to us, are you?"

The Silver and Gold Brothers angrily threw the tailed beast meat in their hands to the ground, preparing to stand up and protest. However, they found that due to their weight, they could not stand up at all, so they could only sit on the ground and loudly complain.

"Two idiots. They're supposed to be descendants of the old man, how come they can't even tell the difference between chakra and flesh?"

The Eight-Tails looked at the Silver and Gold Brothers with disappointment. These two guys had a bloodline that was somewhat atavistic, and their bloodline purity was about one percent of that of Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Eating the Nine-Tails' flesh raw is just the surface; what they are actually absorbing is the Nine-Tails' original chakra. Although the amount is not large, it is pure enough. If refined properly, Kinkaku and Ginkaku will be able to use a portion of the Nine-Tails' power in the future.

"Um, what do you mean by that?"

Kinkaku, sensing a hidden meaning in the Eight-Tailed Fox's words, couldn't help but ask.

"Fools, every cell in your body is now filled with the Nine-Tails' chakra. If you keep eating without training, you'll burst sooner or later."

Unable to watch his hopes of escape perish, Ya-Tails had no choice but to teach the two brothers a lesson.

"I'll beat you to death!"

The Silver Horn Brothers immediately realized why they had become so fat in just half a month. They had thought it was because they absorbed nutrients well, but it turned out they were just bloated.

The Silver and Gold Brothers, understanding the situation, immediately closed their eyes and began meditating, controlling their chakra and embracing the surging crimson tailed beast power.

"Hmph~ Watch me refine it in an instant!"

Scorching steam rose from the two brothers' bodies, and their white, muscular flesh collapsed like deflated balloons. In no time, the Silver and Gold Brothers regained their former imposing stature.

"It's a success!"

Opening their eyes with joy, Golden Horn and Silver Horn embraced and wept; they were finally no longer fat!

"Now that you've lost weight, keep feeding me!"

Looking at the two exceptionally talented brothers, Niu Gui nodded with satisfaction, then changed the subject and continued to urge the mukbang to continue.

"roar!!!"

Just as the Silver Brothers were full of confidence and preparing to return to mukbang, they suddenly felt dizzy and the hole on their heads, which was usually slightly open, suddenly expanded to a size large enough for two people to pass through.

With an extremely strong suction force, the two brothers, caught off guard, felt everything go black before their eyes, and the next second they were sucked into the hole.

"Get out here! Ugh~ Ugh~"

Outside, the nine-tailed fox, who had been digging its claws down its throat for a long time, was in so much pain that tears were almost streaming down its face. When it felt something stuck in its throat, it quickly gagged a few times and spat it out.

"Thump~"

The Silver and Gold Brothers successfully landed aboard the Nine-Tailed Foodway Train.

"They're finally out!"

After two weeks of torment, the Silver and Gold Brothers, seeing the light of day again, wept tears of joy, kneeling on the ground and kissing the damp earth, savoring their hard-won freedom.

"You wretched humans, are you the ones who've been causing all this trouble inside my belly?"

Finally, having gotten rid of the worms in its belly, the Nine-Tailed Fox, feeling a great weight lifted from its shoulders, glared fiercely at the overjoyed Silver Horn brothers, its sharp teeth gleaming with a chilling light.

"This time I'll bite you into pieces before I swallow you."

"Hmph~ Our mission isn't finished yet!"

Facing the overwhelming pressure of the Nine-Tailed Fox, Golden Horn reached into his pocket and pulled out his transformation device. He took a step forward without fear, his eyes filled with intense fighting spirit.

Silver Horn, the younger brother, also silently took out his transformation device. He was willing to go through fire and water for his older brother, just by saying the word.

"Ugh, it's that weird thing again."

As the Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the transformation device that the Silver and Gold Brothers had taken out, it subconsciously clenched its legs together, but the emptiness and sense of loss in the middle only deepened the hatred in its heart.

If the Nine-Tailed Fox finds out who made this lousy thing, it will definitely cut off the other party's Kunkun.

"Nine-Tailed Fox! Give me back my disciple's life!"

Just as tensions were running high, a familiar shout suddenly came from afar, startling the Silver and Gold Brothers so much that they almost dropped their transformation device. They exchanged a glance and turned their gazes in that direction.

A sharp bolt of lightning flashed across the already gloomy sky, its dazzling light carrying unstoppable force as it struck down towards the Nine-Tails' leader.

"Lightning-Struck Horizon Chiyo Dance!"

"Big brother, it's the drill instructor!"

Through the dazzling lightning, Silverhorn immediately spotted the black figure and excitedly shouted to his elder brother.

"Hmph~ We could have easily solved this ourselves, but this guy always likes to meddle."

Jin Jiao, who also recognized who it was, pouted in dissatisfaction, but the barely perceptible hint of emotion in the corner of his eye betrayed his true thoughts.

The Nine-Tailed Fox sensed that the lightning above its head was not a natural phenomenon. Sensing danger, it forcibly moved its head away, trying to avoid the lightning.

"boom!"

But how could it, writhing in unbearable abdominal pain, be faster than lightning? With a deafening roar, Nine-Tailed Fox felt as if its skull had been struck hard by a hammer, and it saw stars instantly.

"Pat~"

The Second Raikage landed on the ground after landing a fatal blow. Blood slowly seeped from the hand that had just struck out, dripping from his fingertips and stirring up dust. But he paid no attention to it. Instead, his eyes flashed with ferocity as he stared intently at the shaking Nine-Tails, preparing for his next attack.

Two weeks ago, Gold Horn and Silver Horn disappeared while carrying out a mission to capture the Nine-Tails. According to the only survivor at the scene, the two brothers were chewed up and swallowed by the Nine-Tails, leaving no trace of their bodies.

Upon hearing this, the Second Raikage, in a fit of rage, smashed his desk, which he had barely settled into, and, with eyes blazing with fury, issued an order for the entire village to mobilize and search for the Nine-Tails' whereabouts, determined to avenge his beloved disciple.

Despite their usual arrogance and domineering attitude, the Gold Horn and Silver Horn brothers actually held the First and Second Raikage in high esteem, especially the Second Raikage, with whom they shared a master-disciple relationship.

This story dates back to many years ago. When the Silver and Gold Brothers first joined the Land of Lightning, they were fortunate enough to participate in a training camp set up by the Second Raikage. Under his careful guidance, their strength steadily increased. The Second Raikage also valued the two brothers highly and often gave them extra lessons. He even taught them the Lightning Armor Technique developed by the First Raikage without reservation.

Although the Silver and Gold Brothers never formally became disciples, they had long regarded the Second Raikage as their teacher.

Meanwhile, the Second Raikage, whose attention was entirely focused on the Nine-Tails, was enveloped in dazzling lightning, his dark face etched with deep sorrow.

"How dare you eat my most beloved disciple! Just you wait!"

"Instructor!"

"Watch me!"

"We're still alive!"

"ha?"

The Second Raikage, who thought he was hallucinating due to excessive grief, turned around in confusion after hearing the familiar voices twice. He saw the two brothers running towards him and found that apart from their tattered clothes, they were otherwise unharmed. The sadness in his eyes was instantly replaced by surprise.

"You guys are such a worry!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, the Second Raikage delivered a powerful dunk to both Kinkaku and Gintoki, then pulled them into a tight embrace.

"Hmm"

The two brothers, who were covering their heads, pretended to be in pain, but their hearts were warmed. The Second Raikage's genuine emotion had truly moved them.

"roar!"

On the other side, Kurama, having regained consciousness from her dizziness, looked at the three people embracing and weeping, bared her teeth and roared in a show of defiance, but secretly harbored her own schemes.

Another one has appeared, and it doesn't look weak.

Nine-Tailed Fox was already considering retreating. On the one hand, it was due to its own physical problems. The wounds from Kun Kun's death were still throbbing, and its stomach was riddled with holes, which greatly affected its combat performance.

On the other hand, because the Silver Brothers' transformation method was too bizarre, the Nine-Tails still couldn't figure out how these two humans could control the power of the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails.

"Whatever you want to say, let's talk after we've dealt with this big fox."

Hearing the Nine-Tails' roar, the Second Raikage's expression turned serious, and he stepped in front of the Silver and Gold Brothers.

"How dare a mere human spout such arrogant words."

Kurama, who was originally planning to run away, was so angry that her nose almost twisted when she heard the Second Raikage's arrogant words.

Please, when you're in this business, connections matter!

You, the big boss of this dark prison, can ride a wooden doll or pilot a Gundam?

"Boom!"

Just then, another bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. Kurama, somewhat startled, shrank back, glanced at the Second Raikage who was on high alert, and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment, another figure descended from the sky.

"Righteous Thunder Sinks, Wrathful Thunder Axe!"

The First Raikage, dressed in a loose yukata, swung his foot down, his wooden clogs instantly vaporizing under the heat of the lightning, and his large, black foot struck Kurama's buttocks directly.

"ah!!!"

This kick was like adding insult to injury. The Nine-Tails, which was not yet fully recovered, was immediately paralyzed. After letting out a miserable cry, it painfully condensed a Tailed Beast Ball and shot it towards the group.

These humans' physical skills are too abnormal. I should avoid their attacks for now and wait until I recover before seeking revenge.

With this in mind, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) did not linger. After unleashing a few more Tailed Beast Balls, it limped back to its homeland in the Land of Fire.

"Get out of the way!"

With a wave of his hand, the Second Raikage unleashed a burst of dazzling lightning from the group, transforming into four streaks of lightning that dodged the dense Tailed Beast Balls and finally landed on a mountaintop far from the battlefield.

"Big brother, it got away!"

Silver Horn's gaze fell on the Nine-Tailed Fox's fleeing figure, and he reminded his elder brother,

"We can't let it get away!"

How could Kinkaku, who hadn't even completed his mission, let Kurama go? He still needed this mission to become the Second Raikage!

"Never mind, he has already escaped the territory of the Land of Lightning."

Just as Kinkaku was chasing Kurama (the Nine-Tails), the First Raikage reached out and stopped him, gently shaking his head and speaking to dissuade him.

"Lord Raikage, I..."

"I am no longer the Raikage."

Waving his hand to interrupt Kinkaku's next words, the former First Raikage pointed to the Second Raikage beside him and explained with a smile.

"Nani!"

The Silver and Gold Brothers were startled and turned their gazes over, only to find that the Second Raikage was wearing the battle robe that symbolized the Raikage. They immediately deflated like a punctured balloon and slumped to the ground.

"It's all over~ It's all over~"

Despair filled Jinjiao's eyes, and his heart was filled with bitterness. He was so close to becoming the leader, yet he ultimately missed his chance.

"What's wrong with you, kid? What are you unhappy about?"

Seeing Jinjiao's appearance, the Second Raikage was furious and delivered a powerful dunk to him, questioning him in an unpleasant tone.

No~

Kinkaku shook his head innocently, indicating that he had no objection to the Second Raikage.

"Then what's the point of you putting on this death act?"

"Because I promised someone I would become the leader, and now I've broken my promise."

They stood up dejectedly, and Golden Horn and Silver Horn exchanged a glance, their bitterness genuine.

It turns out that the two brothers were still thinking about a promise they made to someone years ago, and they were so eager to fulfill that promise as soon as possible, which is why they were so impatient for quick success.

"ha?"

Upon hearing this, both the First and Second Raikage were dumbfounded and their faces darkened. Then they laughed and promised the two brothers...

"Don't rush, you're still Raikage candidates, but you're out of luck for the Second Hokage. As for the Third Hokage, take it or leave it~"

"Clang! Clang!"

The Silver and Gold Brothers immediately nodded vigorously, and a glimmer of hope rose in their eyes once again.

"Alright, although we didn't capture the Nine-Tails, it's already pretty good that it survived. Once we get back, double your training and stop overthinking all the time."

"Yes, teacher!"

"I'm really suffering so much!"

Limping through the forests of the Land of Fire, Kurama was seething with resentment. If she had known that Kurama was not to be trifled with, she would have stayed hidden in the Land of Fire all along.

Sigh~ After all the twists and turns, we've come full circle back to our happy hometown, haven't we?

"Fortunately, the rupture in her abdomen can be repaired, but Kun Kun..."

Lying sprawled on the ground, Nine-Tailed Fox carefully rubbed its belly, sensing its digestive system slowly recovering. It let out a long sigh of relief, but when its gaze fell upon the gruesome wound between its legs, it couldn't help but shed tears.

It had tried many times, but Kun Kun's wound just couldn't heal. This experience reminded it of many years ago when the Three-Tails Isobu's eyes were gouged out. That wound also couldn't be repaired with chakra, and it still existed even after rebirth.

It's almost certain that Kun Kun, who had been its companion for a thousand years, has truly left it forever. In despair, the Nine-Tailed Fox went completely mad.

"The hatred for Duan Kun is irreconcilable! You just wait!!!" (End of Chapter)