Chapter 269 - I've Signed in Naruto and Konoha Village for Ten Years
"I..."
Hearing this, Kisame Hoshigaki really wanted to vomit blood.
Damn it, was he mistaken? When did he become a ninja worthy of admiration again? If he had known that Metkai would latch onto him like this, he would've rather jumped into the river.
He felt aggrieved, truly uncomfortable, and wanted to cry.
After defecting to Konoha Village, Kisame had been trying to build good relations with its shinobi. One simple sparring match with Metkai turned the thick-browed beast into an unshakable shadow. The man was like a piece of clingy dogskin plaster—impossible to get rid of.
"Fine then... up to you."
The next moment, Kisame said in a very aggrieved voice, "This time, I won't hold back."
"Youth is passion! And I too shall not hold back!"
Metkai looked up to the sky and laughed heartily. "I will let you witness the true might of taijutsu, the hymn of youth!"
Kisame's mouth twitched, his head tilted, and he stopped talking entirely. What else could he say? He already regretted engaging with Metkai at all. How could one village have such a persistent fool? He silently cursed the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta, for commanding such a squad of weirdos.
"Inkisame Hoshigaki finally met his match..."
"Who would've thought? Life under the Akatsuki was truly miserable in comparison."
Nearby, Deidara and Sasori, who had also defected to Konoha Village, couldn't help but sigh. At first, they had feared cruel punishment. But to their surprise, the Fifth Hokage—Uchiha Yuta—was open-minded.
Not only did he support their artistic ideals, he encouraged their work. Deidara developed various explosive devices for Konoha, and Sasori created new puppets for both combat and civilian life.
They had found their place.
"I wonder what Lord Hokage is planning this time?"
Not far away, Kakashi glanced lazily at Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura. He said meaningfully, "Uzumaki Naruto will grow stronger from this tailed beast encounter. He might even gain full control over the Nine-Tails."
"What—?!"
Before he finished, both Sasuke and Sakura gasped in shock.
The thought of Naruto gaining total control over Kurama—and being able to enter tailed beast mode freely—was unimaginable.
Especially for Sasuke, who knew first-hand how powerful Naruto was with just partial control. If he could wield the Nine-Tails fully, the balance of power would shift entirely.
"No... I must get stronger. Only then can I achieve my goal."
Uchiha Sasuke took a deep breath and looked toward the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta. If anyone could help his Sharingan evolve—perhaps even into the Rinnegan—it was him.
He also couldn't ignore that Hinata and Hanabi Hyūga had both evolved their Byakugan into Tenseigan. If they could, then so could he.
His heart stirred with ambition.
"ROAR!!"
At that moment, Kurama—the Nine-Tails—suddenly became agitated, baring its fangs and growling viciously.
"Kurama, let me show you something."
Uchiha Yuta pointed toward the sky.
Kurama looked up at the massive floating screen overhead. A moment later, the screen began to play two scenes from the Warring States Era.
In the first, Uchiha Madara effortlessly captured the Nine-Tails and placed it under his control. In the second, Senju Hashirama subdued the Nine-Tails with his giant wood avatar—treating the mighty beast like a housecat.
To make matters worse, Hashirama even taunted Kurama afterward, adding insult to injury.
All across the ninja world, jaws dropped.
No one expected the massive screens—mysteriously created by the God-Level Famous Scene System—to replay historical moments like these.
Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, two legends, had reduced Kurama to little more than a toy.
Konoha's shinobi couldn't help but laugh.
So the great and terrible Nine-Tails... was once completely helpless?
Even seasoned veterans sneered as they recalled Kurama's past defeats.
"Turns out the Nine-Tails isn't invincible after all."
As for Kurama himself, he was stunned. His whole body trembled with rage and humiliation. The memories came flooding back.
He recalled being crushed by Hashirama's wood style and dominated by Madara's Sharingan.
Especially Hashirama—how many times had that man shown off in front of him?
Kurama's fury grew. But deep down, so did the fear.
Those memories weren't just humiliating—they were scarring.
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