Inside the dim prison, a faint red light emerged. A pressure, as if tangible, immediately fell upon Lexon, who was outside the cage.
'Hm?'
Lexon's expression didn't change as he felt the pressure.
He stepped onto the water's surface and slowly approached the prison. All the pressure seemed to have no effect on him, as if he were strolling in a spring breeze.
The giant figure inside the prison seemed to feel provoked. Its prone body stirred, and it walked out from the darkness, step by step, to the front of the cage, revealing its form.
The massive figure was, in fact, an orange-red fox with nine tails. The fur on its body stood on end, and its fierce, savage eyes stared fixedly at Lexon, as if it wanted to swallow him whole and tear him to shreds.
This was the strongest and most terrifying Tailed Beast in the world of Naruto, the Nine-Tails, Kurama.
The Tailed Beasts were essentially the great natural disasters of the Naruto world, possessing terrifyingly vast chakra reserves and the ultra-wide-range, ultra-destructive Tailed Beast Bomb.
And among the nine Tailed Beasts, the Nine-Tails ranked first in strength.
The Nine-Tails inside Naruto's body was even just half of the original; the other half had been taken to the grave by Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze... And yet, Naruto, with only half of the Nine-Tails, could pin down and beat one of the Sannin, Orochimaru, and force Tendo Pain into a difficult fight when he unleashed his Tailed Beast form...
From this, the terror of the Nine-Tails was evident...
If discussing only on-paper strength, it was possible that even the current Lexon wouldn't necessarily be able to defeat the Nine-Tails in its peak state.
'However...'
In the Nine-Tails' life, there was one thing that was its absolute nemesis.
That was the Mangekyo Sharingan, and Lexon just so happened to have it.
Once upon a time, Uchiha Madara, in order to boost his strength for his fight with Senju Hashirama, specifically sought out the Nine-Tails and then directly used his Mangekyo Sharingan to control it and use it as a mount. The later incident where the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha was also caused by another Mangekyo Sharingan wielder, Uchiha Obito, controlling it.
The Mangekyo Sharingan could be said to be the archenemy of the Nine-Tails.
In terms of Tailed Beast control, if the Mangekyo Sharingan was number two, then only the God of Shinobi, who grumbled that the Nine-Tails was too strong and then casually knocked it silly with a few punches before sealing it into someone else's body, would be number one...
"No need to be so fierce..." Lexon said with a smile. The pupils beneath his bangs suddenly transformed. In those blood-red eyes, a circular, four-pointed shuriken pattern spun continuously.
He had signed in for Shisui's Mangekyo, so the pattern in his eyes was naturally similar to Shisui's.
Seeing the Mangekyo Sharingan in Lexon's eyes, the Nine-Tails' pupils suddenly shrank. The savagery and brutality in its eyes intensified, now carrying an endless hatred.
'A member of the Uchiha clan!!!!!'
The Nine-Tails' face became ferocious, its fangs bared. Its rapid, heavy breathing reflected the boundless rage in its heart.
It hated the Sharingan. It hated the Uchiha clan.
A Tailed Beast cannot truly die. Even if a Tailed Beast is killed, it will re-form from chakra somewhere in the world and be reborn. Therefore, compared to death, being controlled and not in command of one's own body was even more unacceptable.
And as it happened, the Uchiha clan loved to do just that with their Sharingan.
Uchiha Madara was like that, Uchiha Obito was like that, and Uchiha Sasuke after the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War was also like that.
Lexon was a bit surprised to see Kurama like this. 'In the original story, he wasn't this fierce when he met Sasuke. Is it because the Mangekyo is more stimulating?'
"Get out!!!!" The Nine-Tails opened its great mouth and roared.
A violent gale, accompanied by the resounding roar, stirred up waves on the water. Lexon's clothes and hair whipped about in the wind.
'I don't have any ill intentions toward you...'
Seeing Kurama's extreme reaction, Lexon's smile faded slightly.
He brushed his wind-blown bangs upward, fully revealing his blood-red eyes.
"Genjutsu."
Suddenly, an invisible ocular power was released from Lexon's Mangekyo Sharingan, passing through the prison bars and landing on the Nine-Tails.
This wasn't a special ocular jutsu, but the Mangekyo Sharingan's most direct hypnotic effect.
The Nine-Tails seemed to sense it, but trapped within the prison, it had no way to dodge.
When the ocular power landed on it, its ferocious expression instantly changed to one of intense struggle. Its giant body thrashed continuously within the cage.
"Bastard!!! Bastard!!!"
Roars and sounds of struggle burst endlessly from the Nine-Tails' mouth.
Clearly, the Mangekyo Sharingan's simple ocular hypnosis hadn't completely subdued it, but it had still affected it greatly.
"I'll definitely kill you!! I'll definitely kill you!!"
The Nine-Tails raved madly.
'All this thrashing will affect Naruto...'
Lexon's eyes hardened, and he raised his arm.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains."
In an instant, the chakra within Lexon's body surged wildly, suddenly condensing behind him into massive, golden chakra chains, which shot toward Kurama.
The golden light radiating from the chains seemed to illuminate the entire dim space.
The chains shot through the gaps in the prison bars, abruptly latching onto the frenzied Nine-Tails, binding and restraining it tightly.
'Beast bondage play, is it... I don't have this kind of interest...'
Lexon couldn't help but think, looking at the tightly bound Nine-Tails in the cage.
"Damn you!! Dammit..."
Even with its movements sealed, Kurama still roared madly.
"So noisy." Lexon's five fingers tightened slightly.
All the golden chains constricted in response, causing Kurama to let out pained roars.
"Shut up."
As his voice fell, another chain extended from Lexon's back, wrapping around and sealing the Nine-Tails' mouth. The entire space instantly fell silent.
"Mmph... mmph..." The Nine-Tails clearly still wanted to speak, but it was bound so tightly it couldn't get a single word out.
"I came to talk properly," Lexon said slowly.
He lowered his arm slightly, but the chains did not loosen.
"From now on, I'll talk, and you'll listen." Lexon's sinister Sharingan stared directly at the suspended Kurama. "Soon, Naruto... that is, your Jinchuriki... will be learning ninjutsu. You are not to interfere with him using your chakra."
Lexon knew that Kurama would obstruct Naruto when he was learning to control his chakra, so Lexon wanted to take care of this problem for Naruto.
'Consider it an advance payment for me signing in on Naruto.'
"Also... I will be coming here many more times... to 'interact' with you. I hope you'll be a bit more cooperative, and have a better attitude," Lexon continued.
"Nod if you agree."
After he finished speaking, he noticed Kurama didn't react for a long time.
"Ah... I almost forgot." Lexon loosened the chain binding the Nine-Tails' mouth and head.
"Impossible!!!"
The moment it was loosened, the Nine-Tails' deafening roar was heard.
"Impossible, is it..." Lexon tied the chain again, restraining all of the Nine-Tails' movements.
He had to admit, the Uzumaki clan's "Adamantine Sealing Chains" truly were a tool specialized for suppressing Tailed Beasts. In the hands of Lexon, who possessed a terrifying amount of chakra, and combined with the Mangekyo Sharingan's control, the effect on the Nine-Tails was extraordinary.
"Well then, I'll go play with Naruto for a while and come back for you later..." Lexon said with a smile. He could sense Naruto calling for him on the outside, so he decided to just leave Kurama hanging for a bit.
"Mmph... Mmph..." The Nine-Tails could only make muffled sounds in protest.
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