Naruto: With the Right Pay, Kick Out the Five Kage

The giant lava ball emitted a hot and eerie red light, illuminating Kushina's hesitant face.

Seeing this, the Nine Tails showed a playful smile and said:

"What's wrong, kid? Are you scared?"

"Didn't you always want to be Hokage? Then help me break the seal, and I'll give you my power."

"With my power, you'll become the strongest person in Konoha. Becoming Hokage will be a piece of cake."

Its words were full of temptation.

Tailed beasts possess extremely high intelligence.

They can sense your true desires from your inner world — and use them to lure you into breaking the seal.

That's one of the reasons why Jinchūriki can so easily lose control.

A Jinchūriki as stable as Kushina is actually very rare.

This probably has something to do with the special constitution of the Uzumaki clan...

Kushina glanced at Rei beside her.

A warm feeling came from their tightly clenched palms.

"Don't worry, I'm here," Rei said softly.

Kushina nodded slightly.

Nine Tails' narrowed eyes flashed with a hint of danger.

Kushina pressed her palm against her stomach.

A chain of countless black mantras emerged from the seal.

Kushina inserted her fingers into the sealing formation and twisted hard.

As the seal opened, a pained look appeared on her face.

Nine Tails' eyes gleamed with excitement.

It was just trying to tempt her with words — yet she actually opened the seal!

The diamond chains that had been tightly binding it began to loosen.

The wooden stake pinning its body inside the magma giant ball also slowly fell away.

The Nine Tails let out a deep sigh of relief.

Although it didn't know why Kushina — normally firm and calm — would do something so reckless,

it didn't matter.

It was about to be free!

A violent surge of energy instantly swept across Kushina's spiritual sea.

The chains wrapped around Nine Tails shook violently.

It pressed its four claws hard against the lava giant ball, suddenly unleashing terrifying power.

The wooden stake deeply embedded in its body was squeezed out almost instantly.

The diamond chains shattered under the explosive force of Nine Tails.

Part of this was because Kushina deliberately loosened the seal —

but it also showed just how powerful the Nine Tails truly was.

In the real world, as the Nine Tails' seal was partially broken,

a violent and terrifying aura instantly engulfed the entire Forest of Death.

It was even more terrifying than when the three tailed beasts had descended earlier.

Crimson chakra enveloped Kushina's body.

Bubbles of boiling chakra emerged from her skin, giving off an alarming sense of danger.

Her red hair fluttered lightly, looking like fox ears dancing in the wind.

"Lord Hokage..."

The Anbu around her tensed.

The Third Hokage raised his old hand and pressed it down lightly.

He signaled them not to panic — it wasn't time to intervene yet.

Right now, it was only the initial leakage of Nine Tails' chakra.

Not even a single tail had formed.

There was no need to overreact.

On the outside, everything remained calm.

But inside Kushina's spiritual world, chaos had already erupted.

The Nine Tails broke free from its chains and landed lightly on the sea's surface.

Behind it, the massive, burning red lava sun loomed, casting a terrifying light.

"You will pay dearly for your foolishness!" the Nine Tails roared.

Its roar turned into a terrifying tidal wave, crashing toward Rei and Kushina like a giant hand covering the sky.

Rei narrowed his eyes and slowly let go of Kushina's hand.

"Just protect yourself," he said calmly.

Then he stepped forward, facing the monstrous wave head-on.

A dominating aura descended on Kushina's spiritual space.

This was the breath of a king.

The two auras clashed violently.

In the blink of an eye, the massive wave shattered into countless drops of water, falling like torrential rain.

All the ninjas near Kushina felt an uncontrollable sense of fear.

Fortunately, they were at least Jōnin-level.

They had the strength to resist Rei's Conqueror's Haki.

If they had been ordinary shinobi, they would have collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

"So it was you, brat, who gave her the courage to break the seal?"

Nine Tails sneered.

It could clearly see that Rei was no ordinary human.

But no matter how talented he was, in front of the Nine Tails, he would end up as just another corpse.

As Rei advanced, large patches of blue dragon scales emerged across his body.

Two sharp horns grew from his forehead.

His height surged until he reached an astonishing seven or eight meters tall.

"Didn't you say you would give Kushina your chakra after the seal was broken?" Rei asked, his voice calm, though his appearance had completely transformed.

Nine Tails narrowed its eyes slightly.

"This kind of thing... we'll talk about it after you defeat me!"

Roaring, the Nine Tails raised a thick arm and smashed it toward Rei with overwhelming force!

Rei faced the full power of the complete Nine Tails —

not the weakened half that Minato had sealed with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

This Nine Tails was at least twice as strong as the one Naruto inherited in the original story!

Yet Rei showed no fear.

With the overwhelming strength of his human-beast form, he met the Nine Tails' strike head-on!

Even though Rei's monstrous seven-meter frame was staggering for a human,

the Nine Tails was still vastly larger.

Two fists — one huge, one small — collided in midair.

The entire spiritual space froze for a moment.

Small ripples spread beneath their feet —

then came a deafening explosion.

A terrifying force erupted, pushing the water beneath them into a massive crater tens of meters wide.

The shockwave swept outward, turning into a tsunami that engulfed the entire spiritual world.

The air itself turned misty under the sheer pressure.

"Not bad for a little brat like you,"

Nine Tails growled, rare praise from the mighty beast.

After all, there were very few people in the ninja world who could take a direct punch from the Nine Tails and still stand.

The corner of Simu's mouth curled up as he said lightly:

"If this is all the strength you have, then I'll accept your Chakra without hesitation."

"What madness!"

An angry breath gushed out from Nine Tails.

Resentment, anger, hatred...

All kinds of negative emotions surged toward Simu's soul.

This is the terrible grievance that Nine Tails has accumulated after decades of being sealed away.

However, these emotions had no effect on Simu.

In the real world, the natural energy within the entire Death Forest was being extracted rapidly.

It was then funneled into Simu's body.

The trees closest to Simu withered quickly, and even the solid rocks on the ground crumbled into gravel.

Facing tough opponents like Nine Tails, Simu was doing his best to plunder the energy of nature.

The pattern on his face had completely turned pitch-black.

Facing Nine Tails, Simu pulled out a huge mace.

The turbulent natural energy converged onto the mace.

"Xianju Thunder Eight Trigrams!"

Haki, Xianju Chakra, and the thunder power of the Blue Dragon Fruit gathered in an instant.

The super-enhanced version of the Thunder Eight Trigrams slammed into Nine Tails.

Nine Tails' crimson pupils shrank slightly.

Even it felt the extreme danger of this attack.

Its eyes quickly became serious.

Intuition told it that if it didn't use all its strength, it might be sealed again.

The nine tails stabbed at Simu like sharp swords, colliding violently with the incoming Thunder Eight Trigrams.

The entire mental space shook violently.

Thick lightning surged between the scarlet tails.

Nine Tails bared its sharp fangs.

Nine Tails lashed at Simu with unimaginable speed.

Each attack created a stormy sea.

Simu relied on his powerful Observation Haki to predict Nine Tails' attacks, dodging them one after another.

Roaring waves surged wantonly in the spiritual space.

Kushina bit her lip as she watched the scene unfold, resembling a natural disaster.

After a while, she finally overcame her fear.

Her hands quickly formed seals in front of her body.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Nine Tails wasn't entirely out of the woods yet.

And this was still within Kushina's spiritual space, where her strength was greatly enhanced.

Thick chains glowing with golden light shot out from the lava giant ball in the air.

They struck Nine Tails hard on the back.

Then, they coiled around its body like a python.

The power of the sealing technique suppressed Nine Tails for a moment.

The latter bared its teeth, grinning, its expression ugly.

At this moment, the temporary suppression was enough to affect the entire battle.

Sure enough, Simu wouldn't let go of this opportunity.

Taking advantage of the momentary pause in Nine Tails' offensive, his body expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a hundred-meter-long dragon and crashed into Nine Tails.

Nine Tails backed away hastily.

"What the hell is this…"

Even Nine Tails, who had lived for hundreds of years, had never seen such a strange ability like Simu's.

Not even the Sage of Six Paths, who separated them from the Ten Tails, had been prepared for Simu's current power system.

The huge body of Nine Tails created massive waves in the water.

It manipulated the nine tails and slammed away Simu's gigantic body.

It wanted to slow down Simu's offensive.

But Simu did not make such low-level mistakes.

The thick dragon claws descended from above, firmly gripping Nine Tails' tail.

Then, he opened his mouth full of fangs, and the fangs, wrapped in Armament Haki, sank in instantly.

Simu bit down hard on Nine Tails' shoulder!

The massive body of hundreds of meters created a tremendous impact.

It sent Nine Tails flying and crashed hundreds of meters away.

The impact plowed a deep scratch in the water.

Massive waves of water lined up on both sides.

Nine Tails, who was rapidly retreating, erupted with terrifying power.

He and Simu spun half a circle in mid-air, pressing their two paws firmly on Simu's dragon body.

Then, they punched Simu to the bottom of the water!

A thick column of water exploded upwards.

Nine Tails' crimson pupils glared at the water below.

Suddenly, a dazzling rich light appeared from within.

Arcs of electricity wound around Nine Tails' body like thin snakes.

A feeling of numbness spread across Nine Tails' body.

Damn...

It felt something was wrong.

Sure enough, the water splashed over.

Simu's huge horns slammed into Nine Tails.

They violently sent it flying.

But that wasn't enough—Simu aimed at the flying Nine Tails and opened his mouth, releasing a breath of heat.

Terrifying flames gathered together, forming a crimson laser that shot straight at Nine Tails.

Arcs flickered on Nine Tails' body.

But it was the strongest tailed beast after all.

Relying on its strong physique, it quickly dispelled the arcs and resumed its attacks.

It slammed its feet on the ground, leaving two long marks.

Then, it swung its paw with a ferocious expression.

"Boy, don't be so arrogant!"

Nine Tails' Chakra, full of strange aura, gushed out crazily.

Its sharp claws caught the incoming heat.

It grabbed it tightly!

Blocked by the mighty Chakra, Simu's fiery breath quickly split along the crevice between its fingers.

It bent and finally fell powerlessly on the water.

The intense heat evaporated the water's surface instantly, and steam began to fill the battlefield.

Nine Tails stood on the water.

An extremely dangerous aura surrounded its body.

"As expected of the strongest tailed beast—it can recover from such a serious injury."

Simu, in his dragon form, said slowly.

This time, he wasn't exaggerating but genuinely marveling at Nine Tails' terrifying recovery speed.

The massive wound on its shoulder, bitten by Simu, had almost healed.

The little burn on its palm wasn't even worth mentioning.

"Little devil, you really pissed me off."

Nine Tails bared its sharp, ferocious teeth, speaking coldly.

In decades, it hadn't tasted such an injury.

Simu's golden pupils narrowed slightly.

Suddenly, the giant Nine Tails disappeared before him.

Only the splashing water remained.

Such a massive body could move at such terrifying speed.

Observation Haki surged wildly, and Simu finally located Nine Tails.

It was above him!

Simu looked up at the dragon's head.

The hill-like body of Nine Tails was falling from the sky.

Its claws grabbed Simu tightly, then blasted him into the bottom of the water again.

"Simu!"

Kushina felt anxious.

She hastily manipulated several diamond chains to pierce into the water.

Below the surface, Nine Tails grabbed Simu and beat him.

It opened its mouth.

The light blue Yang Chakra and dark purple Yin Chakra converged madly.

Simu's heart skipped a beat.

It was fine to be beaten, but if he got hit by Nine Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb at close range...

That would be disastrous!

The dragon's body, tightly held by Nine Tails, suddenly melted away.

Nine Tails looked in disbelief.

The massive, solid body, like a rock, vanished like a fleeting light.

But the Tailed Beast Bomb it was preparing couldn't stop.

Simu appeared next to Kushina in the blink of an eye.

He turned into his human-beast form, picked her up with his thick arms, and held her tightly.

"Be careful."

A burst of indescribable energy erupted from beneath the water's surface, evaporating all the water in an instant.

A hollow several hundred meters wide was formed...

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