.
Uchiha Hikaru walked slowly toward Kurama.
But the moment Hikaru took the first step, the Nine-Tails shuddered violently, fur bristling in terror.
"What do you want now!?"
"I really don't have any chakra left! I swear, I don't! I can't squeeze out a single drop!"
"Can you stop draining me dry!? Please! Just let me rest for a month!!"
Kurama's desperate wail echoed through the sealed space, shaking the walls and the chains.
Uchiha Hikaru silently wiped imaginary sweat from his forehead (￣▽￣;)
"Kurama, you're overthinking. I'm not going to take any more chakra. Really, I mean it."
"I don't need your tiny portion of chakra anyway."
"Don't misunderstand me—I, Uchiha Hikaru, am a good person. I just want you to live a little more comfortably from now on."
He continued walking forward without hesitation.
Hearing Hikaru's words, Kurama relaxed noticeably. After all, the Uchiha clan never lied—at least not in the beginning. Even Madara had once been straightforward. His word was his bond, never playing empty tricks like the Senju.
He kept saying his power was too strong, too dangerous…
And then grabbed me by the neck like a chicken with one hand.
Under Naruto's confused gaze, Uchiha Hikaru reached the seal gate and clasped his hands together. Immediately, his chakra surged outward, flooding the sealed space. For a moment, Naruto felt as if he were drowning—unable to breathe under the crushing pressure of the chakra surrounding him.
Kurama, on the other hand, inhaled greedily. His massive body absorbed the chakra pouring from Hikaru like a starving beast devouring a feast.
After absorbing enough, Kurama sprawled comfortably on the ground, crossing his legs, using his nine tails as pillows behind his head, lounging without a care.
"Haaah~ now this is quality chakra."
Although tailed beasts could absorb natural chakra in the world, what Hikaru released was flawlessly refined sage chakra—pure and rich.
Like badly mixed powdered milk vs. warm milk blended perfectly and sweetened just right—one is drinkable, the other is divine.
Kurama felt his entire body soften in bliss. When had he ever absorbed chakra of this quality?
He even burped, ears drooping happily, the picture of satisfied decadence.
Meanwhile, Naruto struggled to breathe. Even though Hikaru's chakra was incredibly pure, his body was already overloaded from suppressing the Nine-Tails earlier. He clutched his throat desperately.
"Brother Hikaru… stop… please… don't release any more chakra… I can't… breathe…"
Hikaru finally stopped, estimating he had released roughly half his total chakra.
That should be more than enough to restore Kurama to complete form.
Judging from the chakra output of the half-Nine-Tails sealed inside Naruto, Hikaru's chakra capacity was now approaching the full prime Nine-Tails.
So the equation became:
Half Kurama's chakra = Hashirama's chakra = Half of Uchiha Hikaru.
Which meant—
Uchiha Hikaru's chakra ≈ the Ten-Tails. (⊙_⊙;)!!
What? Why compare it to the full Ten-Tails?
Well… consider the Six Paths Sage when dividing chakra:
One part to Shukaku, one part to Matatabi.
One part to Isobu, one part to Son Goku.
…
One part to Gyūki, and then—
Dozens of parts to Kurama.
As the old legend says: The Ten-Tails chakra totaled one stone; Kurama took eight dou, Gyūki one dou, and the remaining seven tails shared one dou between them.
Rounded up—
Hikaru's chakra = Ten-Tails tier!?! Σ(ﾟДﾟ)
After Kurama lay down happily and nearly fell asleep snoring softly, Hikaru and Naruto exited the sealed space and returned to reality.
When Hikaru opened his eyes, he saw Killer Bee staring at him as if he were a monster.
"Bee, what is that look for?"
Killer Bee exhaled deeply.
"Bro Hikaru, you suddenly blasted out chakra so terrifying that Turtle Island thought a monster was attacking. It panicked and started swimming like mad!"
"Next time, please don't unleash chakra like that without warning…"
Suddenly, the chamber door opened and Samui walked inside.
"Reporting to Master Hikaru and Master Bee—"
"The people on Turtle Island have been calmed down, but the giant animals panicked so badly that they… uh… relieved themselves everywhere."
"The island is now covered in excrement. We may need Lord Raikage to dispatch a cleaning division…"
Killer Bee slapped his forehead.
When he had first achieved full control with Gyūki, the outburst had driven hundreds of rampaging beasts across the island. The damage was catastrophic. This chamber was designed to contain such chakra leaks.
But this time, it wasn't Naruto causing chaos.
It was Hikaru.
A human being had surpassed the containment threshold of a chamber designed for perfect Jinchūriki.
No wonder Gyūki was trembling earlier.
Cloud Village now had a whole new reason to cling tightly to Konoha.
Bee silently thought: I must report to my brother immediately—this guy Hikaru is a monster!
After Samui's report, Hikaru smiled awkwardly.
"Ah… I'm really sorry for the trouble."
"My apologies."
Samui shook her head. Her eyes were burning with intensity, practically devouring Hikaru with admiration and desire. Her gaze was so hot that Hikaru felt his scalp tingle (〃＞＿＜;〃)
"Lord Hikaru, you say too much."
"This is our failure in hospitality. We should have anticipated this possibility."
"To express our apology, on behalf of the Hidden Cloud Village, I invite you to dine with me tonight."
"Please allow us to properly offer compensation."
Behind Hikaru's back, Killer Bee gave Samui an exaggerated thumbs-up.
Good job, Samui!
The Cloud Village needs ninjas like you—smart, flexible, and persuasive! ヽ(•̀ω•́ )ゝ
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