Konoha: Comparison of Naruto

Chapter 23: Chapter [23]



Chapter 23: People are selfish being

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[Nine Tails shook its massive ears a few times.]

[It wondered if there was something wrong with its hearing.]

[What was Naruto talking about just now?]

[How dare he call it stupid? How dare he call it a big fool?]

[Such audacity.]

[Boom!]

[Nine Tails slammed its massive paw against the Eight Trigrams Seal's cell door angrily, growling through clenched teeth: "Damn brat, what are you? How dare you mock me!"]

[However, Naruto ignored it, his eyes fixed on the motionless cell door.]

[Sure enough, this big fox couldn't cause any damage to such a sturdy prison door.]

[Naruto smiled secretly. The temptation just now was very successful.]

The reason he angered Nine Tails was to test the strength of the Eight Trigrams Seal?

Ridiculous!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

What kind of bold operation was this? Naruto must have incredible courage.

What if the seal door had been smashed by Nine Tails' claws?

Come to think of it, though, Naruto's move wasn't entirely without merit.

If the sealed gate could be easily broken by Nine Tails, wouldn't it have already escaped?

What Naruto did was simply to confirm his theory.

Even the enraged Nine Tails couldn't break the seal, so there was no reason to worry.

[After completing his test, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief.]

[Despite the size and terrifying grin of this big fox, there was a sturdy gate in between.]

[Even if it yelled all day, it couldn't do anything. It was very safe.]

["Ahem..."]

["Don't be angry. I think no matter how mad you get, you can't touch a single hair of mine."]

[ Naruto's calmness left Nine Tails stunned.]

[This...]

[What kind of kid was this? What sort of audacious personality was this?]

["Since we've finally met, I happen to have a question I want to ask you."]

["Big guy, you're the legendary demon fox, right?"]

["I'm curious about the relationship between us. Could it be that you are my real body or something?"]

[Thinking about how the villagers referred to the demon fox, Naruto especially wanted to clear up this doubt in his heart.]

[Why did they always refer to him as the demon fox?]

["Real body?"]

[Naruto's question left Nine Tails completely stunned.]

[This kid's brain circuit is really peculiar.]

["What!? How dare someone as puny as you compare yourself To me?"]

["Hahaha, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard. A mere human dares to call himself Nine Tails?"]

[Nine Tails' booming laughter echoed loudly.]

[Looking at its astonished and contemptuous expression, Naruto nodded slightly.]

[It had to be said that the fox's attitude of disdain toward him wasn't hidden in the slightest.]

[A big-talking fox—very strange, but also strangely honest.]

["So that's it. I've heard the villagers call me a demon fox before, but I never really understood what it meant."]

["I didn't realize a real demon fox existed until I saw you."]

["Sorry, sorry. I thought you were just another part of me."]

[Nine Tails: "...."]

[Speechless!]

[It turns out the kid in front of him didn't know anything.]

["So, can you help clear up some of my doubts?"]

["I think you must know why the villagers always call me a demon fox."]

[Before Nine Tails could continue flaunting its superiority, Naruto's question came abruptly.]

[Is this kid full of endless questions? Where do all these questions even come from?]

[Nine Tails was briefly thrown off by Naruto's inquiry, completely forgetting that the boy had called it an idiot earlier.]

[After all, there were more pressing matters for Nine Tails to handle.]

[The most important being to lure Naruto into using its power.]

["This kid… The last time I condensed my Chakra, it seems I encountered something that made me furious."]

[Nine Tails rolled its enormous eyes, thought for a moment, and then sneered, "I am Nine Tails, the most powerful being in the world."]

["I am the one with the strongest Chakra."]

[Naruto looked up at the proud Nine Tails.]

[If it claimed to be the proudest being in the world, Naruto might believe it. But the most powerful being...]

[Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly, pointing at the seal on the gate. He gestured for Nine Tails to take a good look at its current predicament before boasting further.]

[Nine Tails: "...."]

["You insolent brat! I think you—"]

["Can you just answer my question? You really talk too much nonsense."]

["Here's what I've figured out. I was refining my spiritual power into Chakra, and suddenly I ended up in this place."]

["Then I found you, sealed here."]

["You say you're not me, but the villagers keep calling me a demon fox."]

["Entrance, demon fox, seal…"]

["Let me make a bold guess about our relationship—one person and one fox. You..."]

[Naruto's gaze suddenly turned firm. "You're sealed inside my spiritual consciousness, aren't you?"]

It might not be entirely accurate to call it the sea of spiritual consciousness.

However, the fact remained that Nine Tails was sealed inside Naruto's body.

Whether physical or spiritual, it was almost the same thing.

Senju Tobirama: "This kid's logic is surprisingly sound."

Ohnoki: "Haha, I'd love to see what kind of abilities Naruto will develop when he grows up."

Fourth Raikage: "If Naruto were a ninja of our Cloud Shinobi Village, I'd personally ensure no one dared to exclude him. Anyone who tried would face my blade."

Terumi Mei: "Clearly, Naruto isn't bad by nature, and there's nothing wrong with his mind. If he were in Kirigakure, I'd protect him as well. He's so adorable, after all."

[Seeing Nine Tails staring at him wide-eyed, speechless, Naruto's eyes suddenly sharpened.]

["It seems I've hit the mark."]

["So those people were targeting you. But since they couldn't deal with you directly, they took their frustrations out on me."]

["Hmph!" Nine Tails sneered at his words. "You humans are selfish and greedy."]

["You never consider what we tailed beasts think."]

["You only seek to exploit our power for your own selfish goals."]

["Little brat, no one told you, did they?"]

["The person who sealed me inside your body was none other than your father, the damn Fourth Hokage of Konoha Village."]

["Hahaha! The irony is laughable. He actually expected a brat like you, immature and clueless, to control and utilize my power."]

["It's ridiculous beyond belief."]

["To prevent Konoha Village from losing my power, he sealed me within you. And the price?"]

["After his death, his own son was ostracized and cursed by the very villagers he sacrificed himself to protect."]

["Hmph! Serves them right."]

[Nine Tails' sharp and unfiltered sarcasm made Naruto's mind explode.]

- Fourth Hokage…

[So he really was my father.]

[And, if what Nine Tails said was true, he was the one ultimately responsible for all my suffering?]

[In that moment, Naruto's expression darkened.]

[He couldn't believe that his own father would be so cruel.]

[But in the next instant, Naruto seemed to realize the crux of the matter.]

[To control power and protect the villagers.]

[The memory of the Uchiha Clan massacre was still fresh in his mind. That incident had taught him one thing: in the ninja world, absolute power was essential for survival.]

[Perhaps his father's actions weren't just for the sake of Konoha Village, but also to provide Naruto with a guarantee of strength.]

[The notion of protecting the villagers, as Nine Tails had said, aligned with the Fourth Hokage's sacrifice in defending the village.]

[At that moment, Naruto's thoughts became much clearer.]

[Clenching his teeth, he said softly, "What you said makes some sense. Some people really are selfish."]


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