Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too tsundere

This sound…!

Naruto's heart skipped a beat! He knew that voice all too well.

Nine-Tailed Buddha?! Are you helping me?!

"Yes, it's me!" The Nine-Tails' voice carried obvious unease and urgency, directly responding to his thoughts. "What's the situation outside? How did you end up facing someone with those eyes?!"

Its tone was unusually solemn. The dark memory of being manipulated by Madara Uchiha with his Mangekyou Sharingan and reduced to a weapon of war instantly flooded its mind. It never wanted to experience it a second time!

Nine-Lama, so you can sense what's happening outside at any time?

"You're still asking such a stupid question at a time like this?! Never mind that! I sense something's wrong with that Uchiha brat over there... her chakra is off! She has ill intentions towards you! She's extremely dangerous!"

Through Naruto's senses, Kurama could clearly perceive the Mangekyou Sharingan emanating from Itachi Uchiha. The cold, domineering chakra was subtly locking onto Naruto.

The feeling of being observed and treated like prey made Nine-Tails extremely uncomfortable and wary.

"No time to hesitate! I'll lend you some chakra! Take advantage of this moment to regain your mobility and leave this place! Stay away from those eyes!"

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Uchiha Itachi stood still, her Sharingan reflecting the image of the blond boy lying on the ground, clutching his wound and panting. Her inner world was far from calm; a complex and indescribable emotion churned within her.

She had meticulously planned all of this—betraying her family, betraying her compatriots, and even using illusion magic to make Zuo Yue "witness" the scene of her parents being cruelly murdered by her... All these extremely cruel acts, enough to drive anyone insane, failed to completely break through the barrier in her sister's heart and awaken the eyes that symbolized power and curse.

however……

Just this boy named Naruto Uzumaki, just the act of "killing" him, or even just creating the illusion that he was about to be killed... it was so easy to make those scarlet eyes suddenly bloom.

Itachi saw it clearly. At the peak of Zuo Yue's emotional outburst, his newly formed three-tomoe Sharingan fluctuated violently, the tomoe spinning wildly, almost breaking through some kind of limit, outlining a more complex and powerful pattern—a sign of the path to the Mangekyou Sharingan!

Naruto's death... could actually be the key that allows Sasuke to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan?

Unfortunately, at the last moment, Satsuki's still immature body and chakra could not withstand the sudden surge of power, and he ultimately failed. His eyes did not complete the final transformation and remained only at the three-tomoe stage.

However... this discovery itself is of paramount importance.

Since this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has such a huge impact on Satsuki, even concerning whether he can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan in the future... then, in order to ensure the plan goes perfectly, and to prevent any uncontrollable changes in the future...

Perhaps it's necessary to add an extra layer of insurance for this crucial "key" as well.

A cold-blooded idea quickly took shape in Itachi's mind.

Chapter 97 Nine-Tails Chakra

Without further hesitation, she quietly began to form hand seals in front of her, and through the summoning contract, she began to summon the crow that had been guarding Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan containing the power of Kotoamatsukami.

The power of that eye is the ultimate illusion that can silently change the will of others.

The original plan was for this eye to be the final forced correction to Konoha after Satsuki's future "revenge" trajectory.

But now it seems... perhaps before ensuring that the "insurance" for Sōgetsu takes effect, it's possible to first plant an instruction on the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki as well. An absolute instruction that, at crucial moments, ensures he can "play his due role" in Sōgetsu's growth, or at least not become an obstacle.

However, just as Itachi Uchiha was about to complete his hand seals...

An extremely ominous and violent aura suddenly erupted without warning! Instantly, it dyed the surrounding air with a violent and scarlet color!

The aura was so immense and intense that it abruptly interrupted Itachi's hand seals, causing a slight crack to appear on his icy expression.

She could clearly see that Naruto Uzumaki, lying on the ground, had a large amount of thick, blood-like, and boiling, crimson chakra uncontrollably gushing from his body!

This chakra was incredibly violent; it rolled and roared like a living creature, instantly turning the entire world in front of Itachi Uchiha into a chilling orange-red!

Within this ominous aura, the raging chakra swiftly enveloped Naruto's body, dressing him in an outer garment made of pure energy.

Naruto used his hands to support himself on the ground and slowly stood up.

The gruesome, penetrating wound on his body was now healing at a visible speed, enveloped in crimson chakra!

I'm sorry, Kurama... I really don't want to run away like this, but please lend me your chakra first.

Unlike the rampage triggered by negative emotions in the original work, the chakra enveloping Naruto now, while equally violent and terrifying, is less chaotic and more controlled in its wildness. This is the power that Kurama willingly lent, without the malice intended to corrupt its host.

Therefore, this intense energy did not evaporate Naruto's skin, but instead completed the initial tailed beast transformation while protecting his body.

Zizzi——!

The crimson chakra cloak became more solid and its color deepened. Terrifying energy fluctuations rippled outwards like tangible shockwaves, stirring up dust and fallen leaves from the ground.

Then, under Itachi Uchiha's extremely solemn gaze, one, two, three... a total of four crimson tails, composed entirely of tailed beast chakra and resembling burning flames, slowly coalesced and took shape behind Naruto.

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"……what is that?"

Deep in the secluded forest outside Konoha Village, Uchiha Shisui, who was on guard, suddenly raised his head and subconsciously looked in the direction of the village, especially the area where the Uchiha clan's territory was located.

An inexplicable feeling of palpitation seized him without warning, and the invisible fluctuations emanating from it caused a slight disturbance in the chakra within his body, even from such a distance.

This subtle restlessness originating from the depths of his blood made him feel inexplicably uneasy.

But the next moment, his attention was drawn to the changes around him.

Suddenly, Menma, who had been kneeling on the ground beside him, trembling slightly, stopped breathing. He slowly stood up and reached out to carefully straighten the fox mask on his face, which had been slightly crooked due to the previous pain.

"Leader, is everything alright now?" Shisui asked with concern.

"Hmm...it's all over now." Menma's voice returned to its usual calm, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

The impact on the main body was too sudden. In order to maintain the stability and chakra output of the most crucial shadow clone in the Hokage's office, almost all the energy and control of the other clones were diverted.

The clone almost disintegrated due to chakra disorder... Thankfully, it survived the most difficult phase. Was it Kurama who intervened?

It seems the crisis on the main body's side has been resolved, so I probably won't need to go back and settle scores with Uchiha Itachi anymore.

With her thoughts becoming clear again, Mianma quickly adjusted her plan.

"Shisui, the plan has changed. Come with me, we'll enter Konoha immediately."

"Enter the village? Now?"

“Okay,” Menma nodded, “Go get some ‘things.’ Once we have them, our work for tonight will be completely finished.”

"Take something?" Shisui was even more puzzled. What could be worth risking infiltrating at this moment?

"It's Shimura Danzo's 'relic'." Menma's voice carried a hint of cold mockery. "You saw with your own eyes how he squandered and desecrated that power, hailed as 'enough to quell chaos,' like a clown."

"His ability to use Wood Release, the origin of those Sharingan eyes on his arm... these 'evidence' can let the Hokage see for himself what kind of shady business his trusted old friend of many years has been running behind the scenes."

Chapter 98 itself has a cheat code.

"Is this... the Nine-Tails' chakra?!"

The tailed beast chakra, crimson as blood and raging like magma, swept out like a small storm, causing Itachi Uchiha's robes to flutter wildly. She had to lower her body slightly to steady her swaying posture.

"Did we go too far?!" Itachi's expression suddenly turned grim. "Oh no! Satsuki!"

She immediately realized the worst possibility—if the Nine-Tails really went completely berserk, the Jinchuriki who lost their minds would become pure weapons of destruction, indiscriminately treating friend and foe alike!

At that moment, the unconscious Satsuki lay less than a few meters away from Naruto! With the power of a tailed beast, even an unconscious movement would be enough to easily take Satsuki's life!

That guy, Nine-Lama... he says the harshest things, but his actions are quite honest... he's really not frank.

Naruto's mind was crystal clear at that moment. He could feel the giant fox awkwardly turning its head in the sealed space, saying, "I haven't fully accepted you yet! This is all the chakra I have right now! Take it or leave it!"

These powers were indeed lent voluntarily, even actively, by the Nine-Tails, and did not carry that insane resentment that eroded the mind.

Although Naruto wasn't sure if his body could fully withstand the burden of having more tails, the power of four tails was enough for now!

With a thought, the crimson chakra cloak enveloping his body instantly changed. A massive red claw, entirely composed of solidified chakra, extended from his side. Carefully avoiding all sharp points, the claw slowly enveloped and covered the unconscious Zuo Yue beside him.

Under the gentle infusion of the Nine-Tails' chakra, Satsuki's face, which had become as pale as paper due to extreme fear, pain, and chakra depletion, regained a healthy blush at a visible speed, and her previously weak breathing became much more steady and long.

After ensuring that Satsuki was safe for the time being, the chakra claw maintained its protective posture, isolating her from any potential conflict with the outside world.

At this moment, Naruto's tailed beast transformation was also completely completed.

Enveloped in crimson chakra, which resembled burning blood, the original blond-haired boy's appearance had completely vanished.

What appeared before Itachi Uchiha was a small tailed beast, not as large as its complete form, but already possessing the ferocious outline of the Nine-Tailed Fox! Four tails, entirely composed of chakra, swayed wildly behind it.

However, what surprised Itachi Uchiha the most was that this small Nine-Tails, which exuded overwhelming ferocity, had beast eyes made entirely of chakra that showed no chaos or madness, but instead shone with a cold and clear light.

Immediately afterwards, a voice, carrying a distinctly bestial echo yet remarkably clear and calm, rang out.

"You are not allowed to come any closer!"

"Om-!"

Suddenly, the small Nine-Tails opened its mouth, and the crimson chakra in the surrounding air surged wildly into its mouth as if drawn by a black hole, compressing and condensing!

A crimson energy ball took shape at an astonishing speed.

The next moment—"BOOM!!!"

A massive, crimson torrent of energy, composed of tailed beast chakra, burst forth from Naruto's mouth!

The earth was easily torn apart, melted, and evaporated like fragile paper, and it surged toward Uchiha Itachi in front of it with destructive force!

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"What, what is that thing?!"

"Is it an enemy attack?! Where did the attack come from?!"

Meanwhile, even in areas far from the epicenter of the explosion, people in Konoha Village were shocked by the sudden, terrifying roar and the crimson light shooting into the sky in the distance!

Ordinary villagers ran out of their homes in terror, looking into the distance with fear and bewilderment on their faces.

The ninjas on patrol or who had just finished their missions were on high alert, leaping to higher ground and gazing incredulously at the destructive energy fluctuations.

Some ninjas with particularly keen chakra perception could clearly feel the terrifying pressure emanating from afar, filled with a violent and destructive aura, even from such a distance, causing them to involuntarily tremble with fear.

However, in the shadows of a dimly lit alley, two figures draped in cloaks, standing out starkly from the surrounding atmosphere of panic, stood silently.

One of them merely tilted his head slightly, the holes in his fox mask gazing faintly towards the direction from which the astonishing explosion and crimson pillar of light were emanating.

The figure beside him, though showing worry and tension, seemed to express more concern for his companion than pure fear of that power.

It is precisely the numbness of the face and the stillness of the water.

Menma wasn't just focused on the distant explosion like the others. At that moment, beside him, his Stand, Gold Experience, invisible to ordinary people, was kneeling on one knee, gently pressing his palm to the ground.

The Stand's senses, like countless tiny roots, penetrated the soil and rocks, extending infinitely into the depths of Konoha's underground, exploring.

Menma originally planned to go directly to the Hokage's office to "ask" the Third Hokage about the exact location of the Root organization's base. But just now, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and realized that he might have a more direct method.

really!

Through his Gold Experience's ability to perceive the life fluctuations of all things, he clearly detected that in a specific area deep underground in Konoha Village, there was a large amount of unusually concentrated and intense life fluctuations!

Such fluctuations could not possibly be generated by insects or moles that live underground!

Completely ignoring the panicked and shouting crowds on the surrounding streets, Mianma and Shizusui quickly arrived at a secluded and unusually quiet open space.

This place is far from the main road, and is surrounded only by messy bushes.

Mianma quickly formed hand seals in front of him.

"Earth Escape·Earthly River."

The next moment, the ground in front of them instantly lost its original shape and emitted a muffled rumble!

The ground writhed and softened violently, as if alive; the hard soil and rocks dissolved at a visible speed, transforming into a surging, turbid mudslide that rolled and parted to both sides.

In just a few breaths, a huge pit with a diameter of more than five meters and a depth of more than ten meters appeared in front of the two.

At the very bottom of the pit, instead of damp soil, a huge, cold, and dark metal platform, clearly man-made, and the entrance to a downward passage were revealed.

"This is……"

Shisui stared at the entrance below, a knowing glint in his eyes. As a former member of the Anbu, he had heard of this place before, but had never been allowed to actually set foot inside.

The deepest shadow in Konoha.

“Found it, the 'root' of Konoha that has long since decayed.” Menma spoke. “An organization whose original mission was to protect Konoha in the shadows, but has now degenerated into a private army and a malignant tumor used by someone to satisfy their personal desires and eliminate dissidents.”

Before he finished speaking, Mianma's hand seals changed again, carrying the spatial fluctuations unique to a spirit contract.

Bang!

With a soft thud, he leaped into the pit and landed precisely on the metal platform below.

And at the very moment he jumped—