Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

It was filled with an aura of violence and malice.

Whenever Naruto tries to gather blue chakra, the red chakra forcibly tears at him, interfering with his own chakra.

"what is this?"

Sasuke sensed a strange familiarity within this chakra, which contained malice and hatred.

Just like those "hollows" he had slain.

"I see..." Sasuke instantly understood the root cause of Naruto's failure.

This isn't simply a matter of control; something else is residing inside this guy's body.

"Hey, idiot."

Sasuke's expression turned serious. "You, put your hand out."

He wanted to find out exactly what that red thing was.

Sasuke closed his eyes and transmitted his spiritual energy through his hands.

The spiritual energy had just come into contact with Naruto.

My consciousness was suddenly pulled by a great force, as if a deep pit had suddenly opened beneath me, and I was falling weightlessly.

After I came to my senses...

It had already appeared in a damp, dark underground sewer.

It was filled with an atmosphere of corruption and hatred.

where is this?

Sasuke looked around and sensed a familiar power—the same power that had interfered with Naruto when he was gathering chakra.

This is probably Naruto's inner world.

But... what is the source?

Sasuke stood up and followed the trail of the aura as he walked forward.

It will be over soon.

A tall, massive red gate blocked the way; behind it lay darkness, as if something were dwelling there.

Heavy breathing and undisguised malice kept escaping from the crack in the door.

It seems this is the source of the energy.

"Hey, kid." The massive crimson creature behind the door sensed the movement and called out.

Sasuke followed the sound and walked forward.

With a whoosh, the enormous claw pierced out with a gust of wind.

With a loud bang, it slammed against the door, its long claws piercing through the crack, stopping just before Sasuke's throat.

"You've got some nerve, kid, daring not to dodge."

"Oh."

Sasuke Uchiha snorted coldly, raised his head, and stared at Kurama with his Sharingan.

"It's just a little bit of energy that's seeping out. In the end, it's nothing more than a wild beast locked in a cage."

"What did you say?!" Nine-Tails instantly flew into a rage, its massive body slamming violently against the fence.

A dark shadow loomed over them, a huge face pressed close to the door frame.

It's a fox, with slanted, triangular eyes.

When it saw Sasuke's eyes clearly, the hatred in them almost materialized.

It grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth: "It's that damned Sharingan again! What else can you Uchiha clan do besides use these eyes to control others?!"

"manipulate?"

Sasuke frowned, slightly puzzled.

Nine-Tailed Fox snorted and pulled its head back.

It didn't explain, nor did it want to continue mentioning those Mangekyou Sharingan.

As the most powerful tailed beast, even though it is now sealed inside someone else's body, it still has dignity.

Being controlled by someone else is so embarrassing...

Looking at the giant beast before him, Sasuke seemed to remember something: "I've heard a legend since I was a child that the Fourth Hokage saved the village from the Nine-Tailed Fox."

He said with absolute certainty, "So it seems you are that fox demon."

Nine-Tailed Fox grinned, showing no embarrassment: "So what if it is? That's all you humans know how to call me."

Sasuke's heart sank.

In an instant, I understood why Naruto was looked at that way by the villagers, and why everyone hated him.

Because this fox demon was sealed inside his body.

But in the village's gossip, he became the embodiment of the disaster that destroyed the village, which is quite interesting.

Sasuke's thoughts raced, and he suddenly remembered the words Kurama had just blurted out—

"Besides using these eyes to manipulate others."

Manipulation?

A terrible thought formed in his mind.

Sasuke raised his head, his Sharingan fixed on Kurama: "Seven years ago, during the Nine-Tails' rampage, you were controlled by the Sharingan, weren't you?"

"Nonsense!"

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, the Nine-Tails instantly bristled, shouting, "I am the strongest tailed beast in the world! How could I possibly be controlled by a mere human's eye technique!"

The more vehemently it denied it, the more certain Sasuke became of his suspicions.

The chaos caused by the fox spirits was not a natural disaster, but a man-made one.

It was someone with the Sharingan who manipulated all of this behind the scenes.

Who is it?

"Who is that person?" Sasuke's voice turned incredibly cold.

Within the Uchiha clan, there is someone with such powerful eye power who can control this demon fox...

The first thing that came to his mind was the image of that man.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

No, the timing doesn't match.

The Demon Fox Rebellion occurred seven years ago. At that time, Itachi was only five or six years old. Even if he was a genius, it was impossible for him to have the power to control the Demon Fox.

So, besides Itachi, who else is there?

In the village, there is another outsider with the Sharingan, Kakashi Hatake?

No, that's even more impossible.

Kakashi's eyes were transplanted, so he couldn't unleash the true power of the Uchiha bloodline.

So, who exactly is it...?

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Sasuke's mind raced through a series of possibilities, but they all ultimately led to a dead end.

Within the Uchiha clan, he couldn't think of anyone other than his father, the clan head, who could control the fox's eye power, but his father had no reason to do so.

Just as he was lost in thought, a sly glint flashed in the golden vertical pupils of the giant fox behind the door.

"Want to know who that person is, kid?"

Nine-Tailed Fox's voice carried a seductive tone as its massive body moved slowly behind the fence. "It's simple. Just open this damn door, and I'll tell you."

It grinned, revealing its menacing teeth: "Release me, and I'll not only tell you that guy's name, but I can also give you even greater power, enough to let you take revenge on anyone!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Nine-Tails chuckled, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.

"I almost forgot, you simply can't do it."

It lazily retracted its head, and its massive body lay down again in the darkness. "This seal is the Four Symbols Seal, set up by the Fourth Hokage with his life. It is one of the most powerful sealing techniques in the world."

"Only that brat is qualified to touch it. As for you, you should save your energy."

Despite Kurama's encouragement and mockery, Sasuke's face remained expressionless.

He saw through the Nine-Tails' ridiculous trick; it was nothing more than trying to exploit his arrogance to break the seal and give the Nine-Tails a chance to escape.

A wild beast locked in a cage can only perform tricks of this level.

"But only that idiot can do it?"

Sasuke sneered inwardly, "If even an idiot like that has the right to touch something, how could I, Uchiha Sasuke, possibly be turned away?"

He stepped forward, ignoring the Nine-Tails' taunts, and walked straight to the huge gate.

He reached out and gently touched the faintly glowing talisman seal on the door, the complex and mysterious magic patterns flowing through his three-tomoe Sharingan.

Sealing techniques were something Sasuke had never encountered before, and they seemed to be much more complex than ninjutsu.

In this profound insight, Sasuke also discovered something else.

He keenly sensed that this seal was not merely a simple imprisonment.

This seal seems to be able to continuously convert the chakra leaked by the demon fox into Naruto's own chakra...

"No wonder that idiot had such a huge amount of chakra." Sasuke realized that the Fourth Hokage was indeed an amazing guy.

"What, are you dumbfounded?"

Seeing that Sasuke remained silent for a long time, Kurama's gloating laughter rang out again, "Give up, brat, this is not something you can understand with those eyes."

Nine-Tailed Fox's words came to an abrupt halt.