Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 179: That Bloody Night

Naruto was like one meeting sweet rain after a long drought, continuously absorbing the Nine-Tails' chakra.

And as the Nine-Tails' chakra gradually entered his body, the number of orange-red chakra fox tails behind him also began to increase.

One tail, two tails, three tails...

But even when the number of tails increased to three, Naruto's expression still showed no change.

It looked as if he hadn't felt the desire gushing from the bottom of his heart at all.

He just looked more ferocious on the outside, like a wild beast.

This made Minato and Kushina, who were watching intently from the side, breathe a sigh of relief in unison.

"It should... probably... maybe... be okay, right?"

The two couldn't see anything unusual just from the surface.

However, the Nine-Tails could clearly perceive the change in Naruto.

"...Nar-Naruto, are you okay?!"

Feeling the terrifying darkness in Naruto's heart, the Nine-Tails' own tail couldn't help but stand straight up.

The current Naruto was like a hungry beast about to be uncaged.

Even the Nine-Tails felt he was extremely unfamiliar; just a single glance would cause a palpitation.

Honestly, it had been somewhat looking forward to seeing what changes would occur in Naruto before.

But now that the Nine-Tails truly saw this scene, it began to worry that Naruto would become someone it didn't recognize.

"Hmm? Of course I'm fine!"

Naruto came back to his senses, his voice low and hoarse: "Or rather, I couldn't feel better."

This clearly did not reassure the Nine-Tails; in fact, it felt even more uneasy and alarmed.

Because as he spoke, the number of tails behind Naruto had already increased to five.

Although his body still maintained a basic human form,

his entire body was completely covered in dark red Tailed Beast chakra.

One could no longer even see Naruto's appearance.

However, judging from his hoarse voice, his body should have also been injured.

"Don't worry, Fox Teacher."

Naruto's tone was as calm and steady as ever: "Before I achieve that ideal, I will absolutely not fall on this path."

"As long as a single spark of fire remains in my heart, I will absolutely not lose to anyone."

One who walks with fire will one day meet a fated death.

For the current Naruto, some things were far more important than being alive.

...

Meanwhile, in Konoha's Hokage Tower.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu sat on the sofa, the steam from the warm tea in their hands rising with a fragrant aroma.

Huff~

Mitokado Homura took a sip of tea, then immediately looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen before the office desk.

"I heard... Jiraiya has already agreed to take Naruto as his disciple?"

"Mm."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, without looking up, continued to approve documents while saying helplessly: "However, Naruto did not agree to take Jiraiya as his master. Instead, Uchiha Sasuke became Jiraiya's disciple."

"Hmph! What a willful fellow!"

Shimura Danzō, standing by the window leaning on his cane, snorted coldly with a grim face: "He most likely only took Uchiha Sasuke as a disciple out of a sense of compensation!"

"Coincidentally, Root is short-staffed right now. Might as well hand him over to me!"

In his view,

Uchiha Sasuke, compared to Uchiha Itachi, could only be considered an ordinary genius with no outstanding features.

The only reason Jiraiya was willing to take Sasuke as a disciple could only be because of his close friendship with Naruto.

In this case, Jiraiya probably wouldn't teach him everything he knew.

"Danzō, I have already promised Itachi that I would protect Sasuke."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up at Danzō, frowning deeply: "Naruto and Sasuke, don't even think about either of them. I will have Kakashi and Jiraiya teach them."

"You..."

Danzō's expression froze. Immediately, he turned his head away and said coldly: "Do as you wish. But don't forget what you promised me."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately smiled with satisfaction.

Since some time ago, this old friend of his seemed to have become a different person.

Although he would still make sarcastic remarks from time to time, he no longer argued with him or feigned compliance while acting in defiance.

He looked as if he had completely resigned himself to fate.

"Hehe, isn't it just that you want people? As long as you don't mess around, it's no problem!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen replied cheerfully, then looked down at the crystal of his Telescope Technique.

Just as the image was about to focus on a mist-filled bathhouse,

BOOM!!

Following a roar, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly felt a tremor beneath his feet.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, who were drinking tea, couldn't help their hands from shaking.

The teacups in their hands fell directly to the floor, shattering into pieces.

"Why does this feeling seem so familiar?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, as if realizing something, looked out the window, their faces instantly changing drastically.

They saw a pillar of scarlet light shooting straight into the sky.

Although the scarlet light pillar was located on the outskirts of Konoha, the terrifying, heart-palpitating aura still spread throughout the range of Konoha.

While the young people were still unaware of the truth,

expressions of fear had already appeared on the faces of some of the elderly.

An abnormally familiar sense of fear pressed down on their hearts, making them once again recall that bloody night.

"What's going on! Why would the Nine-Tails..."

Shimura Danzō's single eye widened, his face full of disbelief.

This aura, unique to the Nine-Tails... could it be that Naruto, the Jinchūriki, has lost control?

Sarutobi Hiruzen also came back to his senses.

"You two go and evacuate the villagers now! I need to go see what's going on first!"

He said coldly, leaped out of the window, and left the Hokage Tower directly, heading towards the edge of the village.

Many masked ANBU ninja also followed closely behind, and some ninja continuously used Body Flicker on the rooftops, rushing in this direction.

Although everyone was silent and no expressions could be seen,

the extremely grave look in their eyes was very obvious.

A moment later, Sarutobi Hiruzen led a group of ANBU to the location of the light pillar.

He saw Naruto sitting quietly cross-legged in the center of the light pillar, his eyes tightly closed.

Scarlet chakra continuously poured out from his body, forming a fox-shaped chakra cloak.

A sixth tail slowly appeared behind him.

There was even a trend of a seventh tail faintly forming.

Seeing the old man arrive with a group of people,

"...Don't worry."

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya explained calmly: "Naruto is just seizing the Nine-Tails' chakra. There is nothing abnormal at the moment."

"This is outrageous!!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face instantly flushed red with anger as he questioned furiously: "Don't you know how severe the consequences will be if the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki loses control?!"

"Naruto is still just a child under ten years old! How could he possibly get the upper hand against the Nine-Tails?!"

It was precisely to avoid this situation that he had added the Five Elements Seal to Naruto.

But he never expected to be backstabbed by his own disciple!

"Old man."

Jiraiya glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a complex expression: "You'd better not treat Naruto as a child. Why not try giving him a little more trust."

(End of Chapter)

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