"So the Nine-Tails really is just a pet…"
After a long while, Kakashi finally lowered Make-Out Paradise and sighed.
"The Fifth Hokage is terrifying. Even the Nine-Tails was suppressed without effort."
"Kakashi-sensei, Naruto should be fine now, right?"
Sasuke asked curiously.
"The Nine-Tails was completely subdued. It's practically become a pet. As its jinchūriki, Naruto should benefit a lot from this, shouldn't he?"
"Definitely."
Kakashi rarely showed a trace of envy.
"From now on, Naruto may be able to use the Nine-Tails' power freely. He might even become stronger than his teacher."
Even Kakashi found that unbelievable.
He had always been somewhat wary of Naruto as the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki.
But now, there was no need.
Even if the Nine-Tails were given ten times the courage, it would not dare act recklessly again.
"Wow…"
Sakura could not help crying out.
She looked at the Nine-Tails, which was behaving like a pet, and imagined Naruto becoming stronger.
Her eyes shone with envy.
She was truly envious.
As for Sasuke, he clenched his fists.
Naruto, once a dead-last, had grown stronger.
Yet he, a genius of the Uchiha Clan, was still this weak.
How shameful.
What Sasuke did not know was that Konoha's so-called dead-lasts were usually monsters.
In the original timeline, Konoha's three famous dead-lasts became a Sage, a Hokage, and a Six Paths-level powerhouse.
Even though Sasuke felt envy and frustration, he made another decision in his heart.
After this incident ended, he would go to the Fifth Hokage alone and ask if there was any way for him to become stronger.
"All right. Why aren't you going back yet?"
At that moment, Uchiha Ren showed the Nine-Tails no mercy at all.
"Behave yourself from now on. Otherwise, bear the consequences."
The Nine-Tails whimpered pitifully.
Its nine tails swayed a few times before it withdrew into the seal like a defeated dog.
What else could it say?
It had come out full of confidence this time, only to be completely crushed by Uchiha Ren.
More importantly, it had never expected the current shinobi world to produce someone even more terrifying than Hashirama and Madara.
The only thing the Nine-Tails was curious about was why the old man of the Six Paths still had not acted.
Why was he allowing Uchiha Ren to run wild in the shinobi world?
Thinking of this, the Nine-Tails suppressed its doubts.
It had a feeling that the old man of the Six Paths would eventually appear to deal with Uchiha Ren.
When that time came, perhaps it would still have a small chance.
A few seconds later, the Nine-Tails obediently returned to Naruto's body.
"Ah! The Fifth Hokage is amazing!"
Feeling the Nine-Tails' violent chakra become docile, Naruto moved his body and laughed loudly.
"I've become stronger! I really feel stronger!"
As he spoke, tears appeared in Naruto's eyes.
It had been too difficult.
For so long, he had always thought of himself as a dead-last.
Especially after learning Hiruzen Sarutobi's true face, Naruto's heart had nearly collapsed.
After all, Hiruzen had been the old man who had stayed beside him for so many years.
Now, he had finally become stronger.
He could fully control the Nine-Tails' power.
The only pity was that Hiruzen, that old bastard, had already been killed by Uchiha Ren.
"Mm."
Uchiha Ren smiled calmly.
"Adapt to the Nine-Tails' power properly. From now on, you are a true Nine-Tails jinchūriki."
"Yeah! Yeah!"
Naruto nodded excitedly.
"All right. None of you need to leave yet. Stay and watch the show."
As if remembering something, Uchiha Ren turned his gaze toward the giant screen in the sky.
Buzz!
The next instant, a faint energy fluctuation spread.
Under countless gazes, an image suddenly appeared on the giant screen above Konoha.
Gasps rang out.
The moment the image appeared, countless people in Konoha drew in sharp breaths.
The scene was simply too shocking.
On the screen were Uchiha Madara, the Great Toad Sage, Obito, the Fourth Raikage, Ōnoki, and the revived Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Namikaze Minato, Sakumo Hatake, the Raikage, the Tsuchikage, the Kazekage, the Mizukage, and many others.
Terrifying.
Truly terrifying.
No one had expected the giant screen to show such a scene.
At the same time, on the giant screen above Madara's side, the image of Konoha appeared.
Seeing this, Madara, Obito, Black Zetsu, and the others all showed disbelief.
This was not just a broadcast.
It was a two-way battlefield broadcast.
The Fifth Hokage had connected both sides before the war had even begun.
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