NOVEL WEB Chapter 186: Chapter 196
"They'll turn around and seal you!"
"Don't panic, Nine Tails," said the Sage of Six Paths. "There's a bit of genjutsu on the two of them."
"I'm aware of it," he added.
"Eh?"
Kurama was stunned.
Because… he had completely made that up! And yet… Naruto and Sasuke really were under genjutsu?
The Sage of Six Paths continued,
"But…"
"Just now, Sasuke evolved into the Rinnegan."
"Genjutsu no longer works on him," the Sage said.
"So… there's no need to worry."
"Begin, my children!"
The Sage of Six Paths spread his arms and declared, "Seal the ninja rabbit and deal with Uchiha Madara, and the ninja world will return to peace."
"You two will become the heroes who save this world."
"...?" Kurama-possessed Naruto wanted to speak, but couldn't find the words.
Something felt wrong.
Because there was no reason for Kitahara Kaede to cast genjutsu on Naruto and Sasuke.
Unless...
Wait a minute!
Kurama suddenly realized—the Sage's posture was all wrong.
His spiritual body was floating, yes—but floating right between Sasuke and Naruto.
He gently patted each of their shoulders, looking gentle and full of trust.
Full of trust?
Because he saw they were under genjutsu and then freed, and now believed in them?
No.
Wait a minute!
Naruto and Sasuke's "genjutsu"… was never real. It was just a trick to make the Sage let down his guard.
Which meant—this moment was the most dangerous for the Sage!
Kurama finally realized!
And then he saw it.
Sasuke raised his left hand.And Naruto—even though he was supposed to be under Kurama's control—also raised his hand.
Why?!
Wasn't Kurama the one controlling Naruto?
"Thud!"
Just as Kurama was about to speak, he felt a powerful suction. His consciousness was instantly cut off.
"…!" Kurama.
???
Naruto's crimson eyes faded back into pure blue.
"I see…"
Naruto pressed his left hand onto the Sage's chest.
"The power you gave us…"
"We're giving it back!" Naruto declared. "Just like Kaede said…"
"It's time to repay him."
"Yeah…"
"I finally got my power-up!"
"Hahaha…"
Sasuke held back his laughter as he slammed the Chibaku Tensei seal onto the completely unsuspecting Sage of Six Paths.
"Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei!"
The Sage's spiritual body was instantly buried under a flood of black earth and gravity orbs.
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"%..." Kurama.
Originally, Kurama had realized that the Descendant Chat Group's overall tone was turning against the Sage, so he reluctantly decided to stay behind.
To him, this garbage place called Konoha—if it exploded, so be it.
But of course, that was wishful thinking.
Because inside the group, he had clearly seen that Konoha's chances of winning were very high.
But…
But he was Kurama.
The first Nine Tails. Of course, he sided with the Sage of Six Paths.
So—
He cleverly chose to lie low.
And in doing so, he really discovered the truth: the Sage was preparing to seal the little white rabbit beside Kitahara Kaede…
Who was actually the Sage's mother—Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
And this was all part of a trap.
A trap Kitahara Kaede had laid back in Chapter 43, just waiting for the Sage to fall into it.
And he really did fall in.
But that's okay. Kurama is the Nine Tails. Sealed inside Naruto, and for years he'd been trying to break free. After all, Naruto wasn't like Uzumaki Mito or Kushina or Tsunade—he wasn't a full-blooded Uzumaki.
In other words, his bloodline was mixed.
So the seal wasn't as strong.
Which meant—Kurama still had a chance to break through Minato's seal.
He always had that chance… but never used it.
Especially now that Konoha was rising again in the chat group—what was the point?
But this time, for the sake of the Sage, he had to warn him.
However—
"Boom!!!"
Kurama was instantly sealed back into Naruto.
[Descendant Chat Group (^_-)]
[Nine Tails - Kurama has come online]
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: ?
[Minato Namikaze]: Kurama, you're back?
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: …
[One-Tail - Shukaku]: Huh…
[One-Tail - Shukaku]: What happened?
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: I was instantly sealed by Uzumaki Naruto.
[Tobirama Senju]: ???
[Tobirama Senju]: That fast?
[Tobirama Senju]: I didn't even arrive on-site yet.
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: This can't be happening…
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: Why… why was I sealed?
[One-Tail - Shukaku]: …
[One-Tail - Shukaku]: Naruto's really that strong now?
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: The old Sage gave him Six Paths power, and also unlocked Asura's chakra inside him.
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: Crap… I get it now.
[One-Tail - Shukaku]: ??
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: I was holding back my true power, but… when Naruto's Asura chakra was unsealed…
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: He powered up so fast that I couldn't compete, even with my hidden strength.
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: So the possession attempt was over before it even began.
[Nine Tails - Kurama]: That old Sage… that idiot! Giving Naruto power so fast! The moment Naruto powered up… I lost my chance to report anything!
[Minato Namikaze]: …
[Minato Namikaze]: So let me ask—what's the status of the Sage now?
[Sage of Six Paths has come online]
[Unfilial Son - Hagoromo]: …
[Unfilial Son - Hagoromo]: …
[Unfilial Son - Hagoromo]: …
[Unfilial Son - Hagoromo]: You unfilial brats!
[Tobirama Senju]: Hold on—don't say anything yet. I've just arrived!
Outside the Hidden Leaf Village…
At this moment, Black Zetsu was dragging—no, tricking Madara into crashing down from the moon.
Boom!
Uchiha Madara's body slammed into the ground.
At the same time, Tobirama Senju arrived using Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Uchiha Madara!" x1"Tobirama Senju!" x1
The atmosphere between them was tense.
But before either of them could speak, they both looked up.
Sasuke and Naruto were standing hand-in-hand, and above them—a massive black sphere was rising into the sky.
This scene…
Both of them had seen it before.
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