Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki

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Water droplets fell from the dark, sealed space, landing in the clear, still water, creating ripples that spread outwards.

Am I...dead?

Fenfu opened his eyes from his coma, still somewhat dazed for a moment.

It was as if he had a very, very long dream.

In my dream, I was in perfect harmony with Shukaku, and we were no longer estranged or hostile towards each other.

In my dream, the ninja world didn't have so many meaningless wars and killings.

but……

"So he was just unconscious?"

Fenfu stood up groggily and looked around at the familiar, dark, and quiet space.

This is a sealed space.

What happened?

With a slight thought, the scene before him changed.

But what came into view was Shukaku struggling and trying to refine his chakra.

"Shukaku?!" Bunfuku's expression changed, and his previously groggy mind cleared completely in that instant. He hurriedly asked, "What happened outside?"

"How could you be so weak?"

Shukaku, who had just extracted a little chakra only to have it instantly absorbed, became somewhat irritated upon hearing Bunpuku's question.

"Hey, you stinky monk, don't speak yet! Another mysterious enemy has arrived outside, and it's much stronger than those two bugs from before!"

"This guy is using some kind of ninjutsu right now, and he's frantically absorbing my chakra."

Shukaku pursed his lips, and when he caught a glimpse of Fenfu's worried expression out of the corner of his eye, his heart tightened slightly, but he still pretended to be arrogant and said, "You stinky monk, don't look at me like that. This is just a little episode."

"You should know, among the tailed beasts, I dare say I don't submit to any of them!"

"Even Kurama..."

At this point, Shukaku paused, but still forced himself to continue, "Even Kurama is no match for me!"

"If it weren't for you, you stinking monk, sealing me off so tightly, that damned guy outside would have been blasted to smithereens by my Wind Release and Tailed Beast Ball long ago!"

Shukaku remained defiant while desperately maintaining his arrogant demeanor.

They tried to shift the blame to the seal.

As Bunfu listened patiently to Shukaku's words, a smile finally appeared on his previously calm face.

"Kurama... is that the name of the Nine-Tails? It seems you brothers and sisters have a very good relationship..."

"Don't mention that stinky fox to me! I hate it the most!"

"I'll tell you..."

Shukaku was still rambling on, his tone full of dissatisfaction with Kurama.

But as its words gradually unfolded, Fenfu also gradually perceived the situation in the outside world.

For example, the figure in front of us is constantly absorbing Shukaku's chakra through a small green ball.

Bizarre, powerful, and unfamiliar.

It wasn't Orochimaru from Konoha, nor the Konoha ninja beside him.

His own body, having long since succumbed to its tailed beast form, lay alone on the ground, at his mercy.

"I see……"

There are such mysterious masters in the ninja world...

Fenfu murmured softly, his expression growing increasingly calm.

He understood.

Given their current state, he and Shukaku are no match for that person outside.

If we want Shukaku to truly unleash its full potential, there is probably only one way.

That is—to break the seal.

I just didn't expect...

So it turns out I'm the one who dragged you down, Shukaku.

With hands clasped together in prayer, the "receiving" and "heart" between the left and right hands seem to truly become one at this moment.

"Hey, you stinky monk, what are you doing?"

Shukaku suddenly sensed that something was amiss.

It discovered that its chakra was beginning to become abundant in a subtle way.

At first, it thought it was just an illusion.

However, as time went on, this feeling did not weaken, but instead became more and more obvious and stronger.

It even shows a faint tendency to revert to its state before it was sealed.

Shukaku was suddenly startled.

In this situation, it can only think of one possibility.

"Shukaku..."

Fenfu spoke slowly, his voice calm to the point of being gentle.

"It's because I'm an old man that I've dragged you down."

"However, I won't live much longer either."

"Since that's the case, then I'll give you your freedom."

It's not just so you can unleash your full potential and deal with that mysterious person outside.

This was also to let the village know that Shoukaku had been targeted by outsiders.

His body began to glow faintly.

Little by little, it's as if it's being peeled away from this world.

The once impenetrable seal began to loosen, crack, and dissipate at this moment.

Shukaku could clearly sense that the aura of Benfu was rapidly weakening, weakening to the point of almost disappearing completely.

"Hey, you stinky monk!"

"I was just saying that casually! Who told you to actually break the seal?!"

Shukaku panicked for the first time.

It stretched out its claws, trying to stop the sharing of fortune, but it was too late.

Bunpuku simply raised his head, glanced at Shukaku one last time, and his face still held that same peaceful smile as always.

"Thank you for keeping this old man company all these years..."

"This is the last thing I can do for you."

Hearing these almost sincere words, Shukaku was finally moved.

It was only at this moment that it understood.

This human being, who is always chanting scriptures, always nagging, and always treating himself with a lukewarm and peaceful attitude, is no longer the "container" that imprisons him.

Rather, it was the only person who truly recognized the crane's guardian throughout the long years.

It was what the old man hoped for, what made him believe…

Humanity.

"Hmm? More chakra?"

While releasing Chidori Stream to paralyze the unconscious Bunpuku on the ground, Hinata Seiran continued to frantically absorb Shukaku's chakra through the small green orb.

To his surprise, the flow of chakra suddenly accelerated.

It's like a river that could only hold a small stream suddenly widened several times over, becoming a large river that can accommodate fishing boats.

"This is……"

"Have the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast achieved a connection of minds?"

"So the power has been fully unleashed?"

In the original work, after Naruto gained Kurama's approval, his total chakra reserves, sensory abilities, and even chakra patterns all experienced a qualitative leap.

Now, Shukaku's chakra suddenly surged.

Hinata Seiran could only think of this one possibility.

Fenfu and Shouhe have reached a mutual understanding.

After all, in the original story, Shukaku had already accepted Bunfuku on his deathbed.

And now...

"Buzz—!!"

Suddenly, an extremely intense burst of chakra erupted from Bunpuku's body and shot into the sky.

The terrifying shockwave not only directly struck the gold dust that was hurtling towards them from afar, but also interrupted Hyuga Seiran's movements.

"Tsk..."

Hinata Seiran leaped several times to avoid the swirling sand.

When he looked up again, Fenfu, who had been unconscious, had already lost all signs of life.

That surge of chakra represents the rage of Shukaku.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god—!!!"

Shukaku broke free of its seal and let out a deafening roar.

The massive body reappeared on the desert, where a fierce wind swept across and sand dunes surged.

A somber atmosphere filled the world.

"I see... So he deliberately broke the seal and released Shukaku?"

Hinata Seiran glanced back at the anxious Rasa in the distance, then swept his gaze over Shukaku, who had gone berserk and shrunk slightly.

"However, I have enough chakra. It wouldn't be worth fighting any longer."

His eyes flashed, his azure pupils reflecting the giant sand claws flying towards him from Shukaku. He quickly lowered his body, narrowly avoiding the giant claws that Shukaku was about to strike.

Immediately, Hinata Seiran quickly formed hand seals.

"Fire Release: Dust Concealment Technique".

Thick smoke and dust exploded with a roar, instantly engulfing the entire desert and completely obscuring sight and perception.

"Damn it!!"

Now that Shukaku has fully returned to its original form, it is enraged.

Although this old geezer only knows how to chant sutras and says things like humans and tailed beasts are not enemies.

But that doesn't stop it—this is the only human it has truly recognized in its millennia-long history.

And now, that human is dead.

Forced by others, he broke the seal himself and died in front of it.

"Go to hell!!!!"

An enormous Tailed Beast Ball rapidly condensed and took shape in front of Shukaku.

That attack concentrated almost all of its chakra; the violent chakra was compressed to its limit, and even the air seemed to groan in agony.

The target was that plume of smoke from the explosion!

"Shukaku, stop!!!"

But just then, Luo Sha finally arrived at the scene.

He had no time to pay attention to the mysterious person on the ground. Seeing that the Tailed Beast Ball was approaching and about to be launched, he immediately formed hand seals.

"Magnetic Escape·Alluvial Gold..."

But it was all too late.

At the last moment before the Tailed Beast Ball was launched, the gold dust only had time to slightly deflect its trajectory.

Rasa's eyes were bloodshot as he watched the destructive Tailed Beast Ball hurtle toward Sunagakure.

"Oh no!"

"Ya-me-lo!!!"