More than an hour passed before the real kid and the imposter finally settled down.
Seeing the Third Hokage's expression of suppressed frustration, Shen felt a sense of satisfaction unlike anything he'd experienced before.
"Tormenting others really is more fun than plain murder."
It seemed like Shen Uchiha had found his true path.
The Third Hokage, feeling deeply wronged, saw that sinister look and immediately knew this guy was plotting something again.
"Don't let it be me," prayed the headache-inducing monster with considerable self-awareness.
After deciding on his next victim, Shen stopped fooling around and grew serious.
He ordered the visibly annoyed Third Hokage to raise a barrier, then locked eyes with Mito's kind gaze.
"Grandma Mito, I'm starting now."
"Shen, I leave it to you."
In the next instant, the three-tomoe Sharingan appeared reflected in Mito's eyes.
Inside the sealing space, a yellowish-red glow lit up everything.
Slight twitching at the corner of his mouth, Shen deeply regretted not dragging Mito in here too.
"Gulp." That forty-meter-long claw hovered just one centimeter from his heart.
"Cough cough! How dare you remain seated in front of this immortal? Show proper respect!" Instantly becoming a masterful actor, Shen began his performance.
"Thud!" Kurama smacked its tail hard against the ground, slowly resting its head against the kilometer-high sealing gate.
Through the crack in the gate, all that could be seen was a ginormous eyeball.
This single eye alone, measuring at least ten meters across, surprisingly could speak: "Such detestable energy. So these are the eyes of evil."
"How dare you talk back to this immortal, you arrogant beast!" As he spoke, Shen suddenly felt the urge to take off his top and started unzipping his jacket halfway before quickly zipping it back up.
[Immortal Descending from the Heavens!] Big eyeball, reveal yourself immediately!"
Kurama was confused. This tiny Uchiha claiming to be an immortal was strange enough, but worse yet—he seemed mentally unstable.
"Brat, being able to cast Genjutsu on Mito… so you want to control me like that man did?" The giant eye started retreating.
The small eye spoke in a seductive tone: "But illusions don't work on me. Come, child, tear open the seal above, and you'll have everything your heart desires!"
"???" Now it was Shen's turn to feel confused.
That same massive claw that nearly reached his heart moments ago wasn't long enough to touch the sealing tag thousands of meters overhead.
And so, the entire yellowish-red sealing space was filled with nothing but awkwardness.
"I mean... have you been sealed away so long that your brain doesn't work properly anymore?" Struggling to suppress laughter, Shen's facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.
The large eyeball reappeared: "Nonsense! It's just that being suppressed by Mito for so long made my body shrink—just a little!"
"A little? More like massively!"
Standing in front of this kilometer-high gate, Shen couldn't help but think it was built specifically for Hashirama to use his Daibutsu technique to pin down Kurama—and maybe also for old times' sake.
Ugh, tough situation. Gotta take off the old lock before installing a new one, right?
Shen couldn't fly, and attempting to climb the door would likely result in getting smacked away in an instant.
He pondered every possible approach, yet no effective solution came to mind.
Kurama, receiving no reply for quite some time, gradually became more and more impatient. "Brat! Get out of my sight now!"
These words slammed into Shen's face along with a powerful gust of wind.
"This immortal has decided to properly deal with you, you demon!"
[Immortal's Light Command] This immortal says let there be light, and so there is light!
After saying that, he silently created the concept of the previously memorized light bulb within the Sealing Space at an atomic level.
With a click sound, a powerful light appeared behind Shen, spreading outward in all directions.
"Indeed it works. As long as Genjutsu adds physical concepts to this space, materialization becomes possible."
The Sealing Space resembled a virtual realm—yet even its master had no idea what a light bulb should look like.
Shen's Sharingan acted as a key, granting him administrator privileges through Genjutsu.
Now, whatever item concepts he added could successfully manifest within the Sealing Space.
Thus, one after another small light bulbs illuminated the yellowish-red space as brightly as midday.
As soon as the bright light appeared, Kurama tightly shut his eyes.
All Tailed Beasts were originally created by the Sage of Six Paths from living creatures, so even he naturally closed his eyes instinctively against such sudden brightness.
[Wind Manifestation Edict] This immortal says let there be wind, and here comes the wind.
In the next second, hundreds of air conditioners materialized inside this space.
Chilly winds blew through, making Kurama crack open his eyes slightly, observing Shen's antics with growing bewilderment.
This command continued: "This immortal says let there be..."
He stared blankly as large speakers, TVs, and various other incomprehensible objects kept appearing one after another within the Sealing Space.
"Brat, what exactly are you doing?" Kurama increasingly failed to understand his intentions.
Not attempting to break the seal, nor aiming for control—simply "conjuring" these bizarre things?
Having lived thousands of years, Kurama honestly admitted he had never encountered anyone who not only wasn't afraid of him but also kept playing prophet charlatan.
When Shen felt adequately prepared with items, he played his final card: [Beast Creation Decree] This immortal says let there be love, and now there is love everywhere.
A one-tailed raccoon dog, a two-tailed kitten, a three-tailed baby turtle, a four-tailed monkey, a five-tailed colt, a six-tailed baby slug, a seven-tailed beetle, and an eight-tailed baby octopus with a bull's head—all appeared inside the Sealing Space.
"And there's one last." A nine-tailed young fox appeared before the eight small and adorable Tailed Beasts.
Shen Banshen's black trench coat turned white, lifted into midair by a giant fan below: "The promised time has arrived."
Seeing the nine young Tailed Beasts, Kurama recalled a memory—one that had remained vivid across thousands of years.
"The two of you will fuse again."
Back then, young Kurama, tears glistening at the corners of his eyes, stood together with the other Tailed Beasts and watched helplessly as the Sage of Six Paths slowly faded away.
Now staring at these Tailed Beasts that looked exactly as they did back then, he couldn't help but feel a strange sense of unease creeping inside him.
"Where's that Heki-eyed boy who used to smile and call us the nine-headed beast?"
The moment Kurama saw Shen's crimson eyes, he instantly tossed all those silly thoughts right out the window.
He was the strongest among all Tailed Beasts, an ancient monster who had lived for thousands of years. How could he possibly believe in Shen Banshen, floating midair while trembling?
"Listen here, brat — I'm done playing around with you!"
The next second, darkness overtook Shen's vision.
When he opened his eyes again, the Third Hokage and Mito were staring at him with deep worry in their eyes.
"Did it work?"
"No." After giving a brief response, Shen activated his ocular power and entered the Sealing Space alone once more.
[Disperse!]
"Shen Banshen is furious now, and the consequences will be severe!" He roared as he flipped on the DJ setup switch.
"???" Kurama furrowed his brows again — what nerve this guy had, coming back so soon after being kicked out and daring to rile him up once more?
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