Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 178: Please Lend Me Your Power!

The next day's training continued as usual.

Besides the daily Fire Release ninjutsu training, Jiraiya also had Sasuke sign the summoning contract for Mount Myōboku.

Actually, his original intention was to have Naruto sign the contract, also to make it convenient for him to learn Sage Mode in the future.

Unfortunately, Naruto refused without hesitation.

According to him,

The Nine-Tails in his body constantly interfered with his chakra, and in this state, he obviously couldn't concentrate on learning Sage Mode.

However, this situation would soon be resolved.

Snap!

"Try this."

Jiraiya broke an ice pop in the middle, handing the two halves to Naruto and Sasuke respectively.

He watched them and said with a broad smile: "This ice pop is called a Double Stick, also called Twins."

Naruto and Sasuke took the ice pops.

However, only Sasuke took a light bite.

"How is it! Isn't it delicious?"

Jiraiya looked at the two with an expectant face.

"Eating an ice pop in this weather is indeed a treat, but..."

Naruto smiled and nodded, then stuffed the ice pop back into Jiraiya's hand: "My daily diet has strict restrictions, so Lord Jiraiya should have it instead."

He understood that Jiraiya wanted to make up for the things he lacked in his childhood.

However, belated deep affection is cheaper than grass.

He had long grown accustomed to his current way of life.

"Uh, alright."

Jiraiya scratched his head sheepishly and took the ice pop back.

After resting for a moment, the group began their training again.

Jiraiya formed hand seals and created a shadow clone, having it go to guide Sasuke's Fire Release ninjutsu.

His real body, however, took Naruto to a place far from the center of Konoha, where there were relatively few people.

"Naruto, I plan to help you seize the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Jiraiya showed a rare serious expression, his tone heavy: "Even with me by your side to watch over, this process still carries great risks. You must be mentally prepared for failure!"

Naruto nodded calmly: "Please rest assured, I've been prepared for a long time."

Fox Teacher would obviously not refuse his request to borrow chakra.

So whether he could enter Nine-Tails Mode depended only on whether he was willing.

"Very good. Having a firm conviction is the basic element for seizing chakra from the Nine-Tails."

Jiraiya nodded with some gratification.

Immediately, his hands rapidly formed seals.

Boar - Dog - Rooster - Monkey - Ram!

"Summoning Technique!"

Poof!

With a puff of white smoke,

a small orange toad covered in blue-green patterns appeared beside Jiraiya.

Gerotora, the scroll toad whose abdomen could have seals and sealing formulas inscribed on it.

A "Scroll Toad" that prided itself on its endurance, held the key to the Nine-Tails' power, and would guard confidential information until its contractor's death.

This type of ninja beast was rare even on Mount Myōboku.

"Gerotora, sorry to trouble you."

"Gero!"

Gerotora floated in the air, a human-like grave expression on its toad face: "Jiraiya, I understand!"

With that, its body began to unroll like a scroll.

The contents, recording the sealing formula and the unsealing formula, appeared before Jiraiya.

"Minato actually used an Eight Trigrams Seal composed of a double Four Symbols Seal?"

Looking at the extremely ingenious design, Jiraiya muttered to himself with some confusion: "In that case, it should be able to convert the Nine-Tails chakra leaking from between the Four Symbols Seals back into Naruto's chakra, right?"

Minato had indeed planned everything.

If no accidents had occurred, Naruto could have learned to use the Nine-Tails chakra step by step.

But, the current situation...

"Naruto."

Jiraiya looked at Naruto, his tone sinking: "Lift up your clothes. Let me see the seal on your abdomen."

Naruto feigned ignorance and lifted his clothes, revealing the black formula on his abdomen.

With just one look, Jiraiya frowned.

"Why is the Eight Trigrams Seal's formula an odd number?"

After observing carefully for a moment, a strange light flashed in Jiraiya's eyes.

Someone actually added another layer of a Five Elements Seal on top of the Eight Trigrams Seal?

The Five Elements Seal is a high-level sealing jutsu that concentrates the five chakra natures of lightning, wind, water, fire, and earth onto five fingers, used to seal away demonic creatures.

Meaning, the user must possess at least five chakra natures.

The number of people in all of Konoha who could use this high-level sealing jutsu could be counted on one hand.

The only person left with both the motive and ability to do so was...

"Old man..."

Jiraiya's heart suddenly sank.

To cut off Naruto's path forward just for the stability of the Jinchūriki?

Was it really necessary to go to such lengths?

Huff!

Jiraiya let out a long breath, temporarily suppressing the thought of questioning the old man.

"Naruto."

He said nonchalantly, as he usually did: "Let me help you undo the seal."

Although the Five Elements Seal was really difficult to break, he happened to know the Five Elements Unseal, which was of the same system, category, learning difficulty, and effective range.

Naruto nodded, then sat cross-legged on the stone platform, his consciousness gradually sinking into his spiritual space.

When he opened his eyes again,

before him were the worried faces of Minato and Kushina, as well as the Nine-Tails, which had returned to its cage.

"Naruto, are you really ready?"

Kushina frowned deeply, her tone heavy: "Although you and Kurama have come to an understanding, the Tailed Beast chakra will still unavoidably affect your reason."

As a former Nine-Tails Jinchūriki herself, she naturally knew very well what it felt like to use Tailed Beast chakra.

Tailed Beast chakra not only burns the Jinchūriki's physical body but also stirs up their dark psychology and negative emotions.

If one couldn't withstand it...

"I don't want to wait any longer."

Naruto shook his head with a smile, comforting her gently: "What's more, I don't believe I will lose to my own dark side."

Seeing Naruto's mind was made up,

Minato and Kushina could only look at each other with wry smiles.

"Fox Teacher."

Looking at the incredibly large Kurama in the cage, Naruto slowly extended his arm, his tone firm: "Please lend me your power!"

"Hmph hmph hmph, since you want it..."

A smile curled on the Nine-Tails' lips, and it also extended a huge claw towards Naruto.

"Then, let me show you the power of the Nine-Tails!"

The next moment,

A massive fist and a small fist bumped together.

Instantly, chakra with terrifying fluctuations began to rapidly pour into Naruto's body.

A layer of a translucent scarlet chakra cloak gradually covered the surface of his body.

"...Is this the power of a Tailed Beast?"

Naruto felt a continuous stream of chakra pouring into his body, as if granting him endless, immense power.

At the same time, some changes also accompanied this power.

His mind, originally as calm as still water, also suddenly began to ripple.

Some desires usually hidden deep in his heart also began to flood his mind.

Kill those people!

Destroy all of Konoha!

Destroy everything in sight!

(End of Chapter)

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