With the money, Sakura Haruno took her parents to buy a prime property in the heart of Konoha, so Sakura has been busy moving these past few days.
Without Sakura's organization, Sasuke wouldn't go looking for Naruto, and Naruto wouldn't go looking for Sasuke. These two carefree guys would stay at home and train quietly.
On this day, Naruto finished practicing the Great Celestial Technique and the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, and suddenly had the idea to meet the Nine-Tails inside him.
It's been a month since he returned from the quantum space, and he still hasn't greeted the Nine-Tails. It's really an oversight.
After obtaining the cultivation technique, the Nine-Tails' power lost much of its significance in Naruto's mind.
Tailed Beast Mode, Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Sage Mode, Heavy Particle Mode—all of those are the power of the Nine-Tails, essentially borrowed. Once the Nine-Tails is gone, they will vanish like fleeting clouds.
Although tailed beasts are collections of chakra, they are extremely difficult to digest and absorb.
Even after Obito became a Six Paths level cultivator, the tailed beast inside him still existed and was eventually pulled out of his body by Naruto.
Similarly, after Kaguya was resealed, the tailed beasts were also brought out again.
Over thousands of years, the Ten-Tails has been separated for so long that each of the nine tailed beasts has developed its own consciousness. Even if they are forcibly merged, there will still be a barrier between them.
What benefit is there in obtaining power that is difficult to digest and cannot be made into one's own?
Therefore, Naruto never intended to use Kurama.
Not only that, he even wanted to detach the Nine-Tails from his body.
The Nine-Tails inside him was not a help, but rather a burden.
If he encounters an enemy with the Rinnegan and Sharingan, the enemy can easily enter his sealing space and pull the Nine-Tails out of his body.
Having lost the Nine-Tails, Naruto's physique, enhanced by the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, will not die easily, but his foundation will be severely damaged, making his path to cultivating Sage Mode much more difficult.
He must deal with this hidden danger as soon as possible and separate the Nine-Tails without damaging his own foundation.
To achieve this, in addition to improving the level of sealing techniques, the cooperation of the Nine-Tails itself is also required.
Kurama (the Nine-Tails) certainly wanted to leave the Jinchūriki, but he didn't care how much of Naruto's life essence he would take away when he left.
Therefore, Naruto must subdue Kurama and seize the initiative.
If the process of separating Kurama from him is precise enough, the damage to Naruto himself will likely be reduced to a very low level.
Naruto closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the floor, and focused his mind into the sealed space.
Tick tock!
Naruto heard the sound of water and opened his eyes again. He had entered the 'sewer' space that sealed the Nine-Tails.
At the end of the long 'sewer,' a tens-of-meters-high iron gate stands silently.
Behind the door was deep darkness, and two red fireballs larger than lanterns.
Those were the eyes of the Nine-Tailed Fox, eyes filled with hatred.
Having been imprisoned within a human body for so long, it has become filled with hostility and resentment towards humans.
When Kurama discovered Naruto's spiritual body, it couldn't help but tempt him:
"Come here, come over here!"
"Kid, come over here!"
The voice was like a demon from the abyss, coming from the dark and deep place at the end of the sewer.
If Naruto didn't have Luo Yan's memories and didn't know the plot, he might find it very mysterious to suddenly hear the Nine-Tails' voice.
But after he learned everything, the Nine-Tails' pretentious act only made him laugh.
Without hesitation, Naruto walked towards the sealing gate, looking up at the colossal beast faintly visible in the darkness:
"Nine-Bell, I'm here. What do you want to say?"
Nine-Tails was taken aback.
Nine-Bravo, it's been so long since I've heard anyone refer to themselves by that name.
Once Kurama regained its senses, it pressed its face against the iron gate, staring intently at Naruto, and said, "Kid, how do you know my name? Who told you?"
Naruto smiled and said, "I not only know your name, but I also know the names of all the tailed beasts. Guess how I know?"
The Nine-Tails' pupils flickered like flames, and it said impatiently, "Stop playing coy. Did one of the other tailed beasts tell you?"
Naruto shook his head: "Don't you know whether any tailed beasts have ever come into contact with me, you tenant inside my body?"
Kurama thought about it and realized that it made sense; it was impossible for Kurama not to sense the approach of other tailed beasts' chakra.
Although the seal left by Minato was powerful, some of the Nine-Tails' chakra could still leak out to the outside world, allowing it to sense some of the situation there.
The Nine-Tails was certain that it had not come into contact with any other tailed beasts since it entered this brat's body.
If it wasn't one of the other tailed beasts who told him, then who could have revealed their name to this brat?
The names of the tailed beasts were given by the Sage of Six Paths, and most of their names are already known to the world.
For example, Shoukaku, and Youlv, etc.
Only the Nine-Tails is arrogant by nature, looking down on other tailed beasts and even more so on humans, and has never revealed its name to humans.
Therefore, humans already have some understanding of the other tailed beasts and know their names.
Humans still know nothing about the Nine-Tailed Fox and can only refer to it by the number and shape of its tails as the Nine-Tailed Fox.
Since humans couldn't possibly know its name, and the tailed beasts never told this kid, then could it be...?
Nine-Tails had a bold guess in her mind: "Kid, could it be that you've had contact with the Sage of Six Paths? Was it the old man who told you my name?"
Kurama, in a fit of rage, pounded on the iron gate, reaching out to grab Naruto, roaring, "Kid, tell me where the Sage of Six Paths is! Tell me now!"
Naruto sighed and said, "So what if you want to know where the Sage of Six Paths is? Do you want him to come and rescue you?"
Or do you want to question the creator who created you tailed beasts and then gave you this tragic fate?
The Nine-Tails roared, "You really saw the Sage of Six Paths? The old man really isn't dead? Where is he? Why are you ignoring us tailed beasts?"
The Nine-Tails' experiences over the years have made him not only hate humans, but also seem to harbor some resentment towards the Sage of Six Paths.
The Sage of Six Paths is like the parent of the tailed beasts, and the Nine-Tails is like his child.
As a tailed beast, the Nine-Tailed Fox does not eat people. It sleeps leisurely in the valley, absorbing natural energy to grow.
One day, he was inexplicably captured and enslaved by Madara Uchiha, and then Hashirama Senju treated him like a little chick, after which he began his long period of imprisonment.
If an innocent son is treated like this, wouldn't his father be furious?
It's a shame that the Sage of Six Paths died and then ignored the Tailed Beasts, who suffered all these hardships for no reason.
The tailed beasts held the Sage of Six Paths in high esteem and regarded him as their father.
The Sage of Six Paths, however, only used them as tools, as a safety measure to prevent the Ten-Tails from appearing in the world.
Even the capture of the tailed beasts by major human nations was something the Sage of Six Paths was happy to see.
After all, if someone wanted to collect all nine tailed beasts and become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, they would have to target the ninja villages of the major countries, which would be much more difficult than capturing wild tailed beasts.
Tailed beasts without the protection of a ninja village are no more powerful than a wild animal.
Just like the Three-Tailed Isobu, even though it was hiding underwater, Deidara easily blew it up and captured it.
Tailed beasts protected by ninja villages, such as the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails, are extremely difficult to obtain.
Thinking about it this way, Naruto suddenly realized that when Hashirama Senju distributed the Tailed Beasts to other countries, the Sage of Six Paths might have been behind the scenes pulling the strings.
Chapter 338 Subduing the Nine-Tailed Fox
Confinement is an extremely agonizing punishment in the military.
After being locked up for three days, even the toughest man would tremble when he came out.
The Nine-Tails was confined in a narrow cage within the sealed space, unable to stretch its body, and with no one to communicate with it. The light was dim, and it was shrouded in darkness.
If Kurama (the Nine-Tails) weren't not human, but rather a composite of chakra, it would probably have gone insane long ago.
The Nine-Tails was tightly bound inside Kushina Uzumaki for over a decade, and then trapped inside Naruto for over a decade. Although it wasn't completely insane, it was basically half-mad.
In the original work, Naruto was able to persuade the Kurama, a half-mad beast, with his talk-no-jutsu. Besides Naruto's exceptional skills, he also benefited from the presence of formidable enemies like Obito and Madara, which forced the Kurama to cooperate.
With no external enemies present, it will be extremely difficult for Naruto to reconcile with Kurama.
Therefore, Naruto only has one option: to subdue the Nine-Tails.
Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine a guy locks you in a dog cage and puts you in the sewer for over twenty years. Then, this guy's descendant appears in front of you, claiming he needs your strength and wants you to put aside your hatred and cooperate with him.
What would you choose?
Anyone with a normal brain, no matter who was treated like this, would definitely tear the person in front of them to pieces the moment they escaped the cage!
Naruto has merged with Luo Yan's soul, and his values and worldview are different from the original Naruto.
He didn't expect to be able to persuade Kurama with words.
Seeing Kurama frantically scratching at the iron gate with its claws, Naruto continued to provoke it, saying, "Kurumi, do you know why the Sage of Six Paths, even though he still exists, doesn't care about you tailed beasts? Do you know the meaning behind his creation of you tailed beasts?"
The Nine-Tails glared at Naruto with its scarlet eyes and said, "Kid, of course I know. I know that the Sage of Six Paths created us tailed beasts to... to help humanity... to stop the Ten-Tails from being resurrected."
After the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura sealed Kaguya-hime, the Sage of Six Paths split the Ten-Tails into nine souls on the spot. At that time, the Sage of Six Paths said that he created these tailed beasts to help humanity.
Although he later scattered the tailed beasts to various places, he had Shukaku manage the desert, the Three-Tails manage the lakes and marshes, and Goku quell volcanic eruptions... using the tailed beasts to restore the land destroyed by Kaguya.
However, in terms of results, the idea that the tailed beasts help humans is pure nonsense. Shukaku did not control the sandstorms when it arrived in the desert. Instead, it acted recklessly and became a scourge to the Land of Wind.
With three tails lurking at the bottom of the lake, it became a giant turtle that only knew how to sleep, utterly useless.
The only purpose of the Tailed Beasts is to prevent the Ten-Tails from being resurrected.
Nine-Tails clearly realized this as well, which is why it spoke hesitantly.
"Yes, Nine-Tails, you understand. You understand that the reason you exist is to prevent the Ten-Tails from appearing in the world. So, even if you are captured and sealed by humans, you can still prevent the Ten-Tails from appearing. Isn't that exactly what the Sage of Six Paths expected? So why did he rescue you tailed beasts?"
Nine-Tailed Fox's pupils trembled violently, and her teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound: "No, the old man... he wouldn't be so heartless."
"Ruthless, huh! Isn't someone who can seal away his mother ruthless enough?"
Nine-Tailed Fox defended the Sage of Six Paths, saying, "The old man sacrificed his own family for the sake of all living beings."
"Then for the sake of all living beings, and to prevent the Ten-Tails from being resurrected, the Sage of Six Paths can also turn a blind eye to you!"
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