Chapter 97 Nine-Tails Chakra
Chapter 97 Nine-Tails Chakra
Without further hesitation, she quietly began to form hand seals in front of her, and through the summoning contract, she began to summon the crow that had been guarding Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan containing the power of Kotoamatsukami.
The power of that eye is the ultimate illusion that can silently change the will of others.
The original plan was for this eye to be the final forced correction to Konoha after Satsuki's future "revenge" trajectory.
But now it seems... perhaps before ensuring that the "insurance" for Sōgetsu takes effect, we can first plant an instruction on the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki as well. An absolute instruction that, at crucial moments, will ensure that he can "play his due role" in Sōgetsu's growth, or at least will not become an obstacle.
However, just as Itachi Uchiha was about to complete his hand seals...
An extremely ominous and violent aura suddenly erupted without warning! Instantly, it dyed the surrounding air with a violent and scarlet color!
The aura was so immense and intense that it abruptly interrupted Itachi's hand seals, causing a slight crack to appear on his icy expression.
She could clearly see that Naruto Uzumaki, lying on the ground, had a large amount of thick, blood-like, and boiling, crimson chakra uncontrollably gushing from his body!
This chakra was incredibly violent; it rolled and roared like a living creature, instantly turning the entire world in front of Itachi Uchiha into a chilling orange-red!
Within this ominous aura, the raging chakra swiftly enveloped Naruto's body, dressing him in an outer garment made of pure energy.
Naruto used his hands to support himself on the ground and slowly stood up.
The gruesome, penetrating wound on his body was now visibly healing rapidly, enveloped in crimson chakra!
I'm sorry, Kurama... I really don't want to run away like this, but please lend me your chakra first.
Unlike the rampage triggered by negative emotions in the original work, the chakra enveloping Naruto now, while equally violent and terrifying, is less chaotic and more controlled in its wildness. This is the power that Kurama willingly lent, without the malice intended to corrupt its host.
Therefore, this intense energy did not evaporate Naruto's skin, but instead completed the initial tailed beast transformation while protecting his body.
Sizzle—!
The crimson chakra cloak became more solid and its color deepened. Terrifying energy fluctuations rippled outwards like tangible shockwaves, stirring up dust and fallen leaves from the ground.
Then, under Itachi Uchiha's extremely solemn gaze, one, two, three... a total of four crimson tails, composed entirely of tailed beast chakra and resembling burning flames, slowly coalesced and took shape behind Naruto.
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"...What is that?"
Deep in the secluded forest outside Konoha Village, Uchiha Shisui, who was on guard, suddenly raised his head and subconsciously looked towards the village, especially the area where the Uchiha clan's territory was located.
An inexplicable feeling of palpitation gripped him without warning, and the invisible fluctuations emanating from it caused a slight disruption to the chakra within his body, even from this distance.
This subtle restlessness originating from the depths of his blood made him feel inexplicably uneasy.
But the next moment, his attention was drawn to the changes around him.
Suddenly, Menma, who had been kneeling on the ground beside him, trembling slightly, stopped breathing. He slowly stood up and reached out to carefully straighten the fox mask on his face, which had been slightly crooked due to the previous pain.
"Leader, is everything alright now?" Shisui asked with concern.
"Hmm...it's all over now." Menma's voice returned to its usual calm, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
The impact on the main body was too sudden. In order to maintain the stability and chakra output of the most crucial shadow clone in the Hokage's office, almost all the energy and control of the other clones were diverted.
The clone almost disintegrated due to chakra disorder... Thankfully, it survived the most difficult phase. Was it Kurama who intervened?
It seems the crisis on the main body's side has been resolved, so I probably won't need to go back and settle scores with Uchiha Itachi anymore.
With her thoughts becoming clear again, Mianma quickly adjusted her plan.
"Shisui, the plan has changed. Come with me, we'll enter Konoha immediately."
"Enter the village? Now?"
"Okay," Menma nodded, "Go get some 'things,' and once we have them, our work for tonight will be completely finished."
"Take something?" Shisui was even more puzzled. What could be worth risking infiltrating at this moment?
"It's Shimura Danzo's 'relic'." Menma's voice carried a hint of cold mockery. "You saw with your own eyes how he squandered and desecrated that power, hailed as 'enough to quell chaos,' like a clown."
"His ability to use Wood Release, the origin of those Sharingan eyes on his arm... these 'evidence' can let the Hokage see for himself what kind of shady business his trusted old friend of many years has been running behind the scenes."
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