Gamabunta chuckled, "You see, this guy's personality is quite ruthless." Yoruha just smiled and didn't say anything more.
"By the way, kid, what's your name?" Gamabunta asked. Yoruha replied, "Natsuki Yoruha." Gamabunta was taken aback for a moment, "Natsuki Yoruha? Naruto seemed to have mentioned you."
"He said you taught him the Rasengan, which is the Fourth Hokage's secret technique. Kid, you're really strong." Yoruha didn't respond.
Manda coldly interjected, "Nonsense, Yoruha is a powerhouse who can slay Orochimaru, and even the Three-Tails has been tamed by him. Taking you down, you old toad, would just be a flick of the wrist."
Although Gamabunta was angry, hearing that Yoruha had tamed the Three-Tails left him somewhat shocked. "Tamed the Three-Tails?"
Manda sneered, "Is that so surprising? For Yoruha, it's as easy as waving his hand." Hearing Manda say this, Yoruha felt a bit embarrassed.
"Manda, no need to flatter me like that. I don't recall you having this kind of personality." After all, with so many people present, Manda's words made him feel awkward. Manda didn't say anything further.
However, Gamabunta was indeed shocked by Manda's words. He looked at Yoruha with more seriousness than before. "Yoruha, perhaps in the future, you'll have power akin to the First Hokage."
Yoruha waved his hand and said, "Lord Bunta, you're joking. The First Hokage is the God of Shinobi; how could I possibly compare to him?" At present, Yoruha truly didn't think he could match the First Hokage. He knew just how powerful the First Hokage was.
However, Yoruha did indeed resemble the First Hokage in some ways; both had a vast range of jutsu.
Moreover, they both had an abundance of chakra and high physical strength. Yoruha's regenerative ability was in no way inferior to the First Hokage's, and that's just for now.
What's different between Yoruha and Hashirama's regenerative abilities is that Yoruha's regeneration only consumes energy. It doesn't deplete his lifespan. Hashirama's regeneration comes at the cost of his lifespan.
Hashirama's regenerative ability accelerates cell division. In contrast, Yoruha's regeneration creates new cells from the void to replace missing ones.
As long as Yoruha's energy isn't exhausted, his regenerative ability can be used continuously.
While they were happily chatting, Aoda approached with Sasuke. Yoruha smiled, "Sasuke, not bad." "But this snake, I haven't seen it before?"
Of course, Yoruha knew Aoda, but he deliberately said that. Sasuke proudly showed off to Yoruha, "Yoruha, look, this is the big snake I summoned. It's called Aoda, and it's not inferior to the big snake you summoned, right?" Yoruha nodded, "I can feel it, Manda, you're not as good as it."
Yoruha teased Manda a bit. Manda glanced at Aoda and said coldly, "Not as good is not as good. Aoda is also from Ryuchi Cave." Yoruha was a bit surprised, "It's the first time I've seen you admit defeat."
Manda said calmly, "There's nothing to say if I'm not as good." Yoruha chuckled, "Not bad, it's rare to find this quality in you." Sasuke grinned, "Yoruha, you can definitely summon Aoda too, right?"
Yoruha didn't say anything, just smiled.
Looking at Sasuke and the green snake, someone remarked, "This kid is Uchiha Sasuke, right? I didn't expect he'd be able to summon that green snake. If Naruto finds out, he'll probably be thrilled."
The casual chat between the group and the summoned beasts would definitely terrify any other village if they saw it. Their power was overwhelmingly frightening.
If Yoruha were to summon the Three-Tails, it would be even more terrifying. Just as everyone was enjoying their conversation, a powerful surge of tailed beast chakra erupted from the distant forest.
In the sky, it even formed the visage of the Nine-Tails' head.
Everyone turned to look. Seeing the enormous head of the Nine-Tails appear in the sky, they all realized something was wrong. Yoruha immediately began to sense the situation.
"30 kilometers away, it's Naruto," Yoruha's words shocked everyone. "Has Naruto gone berserk?" Jiraiya asked worriedly.
Yoruha shook his head. "No, someone is extracting his chakra." "Lady Tsunade, Lord Jiraiya, you stay in Konoha to guard the village. Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke, and I will go check it out."
Tsunade and Jiraiya were both concerned, but Yoruha's arrangement made sense. If the enemy intended to lure them away, it would be dangerous.
Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at Yoruha solemnly. "Yoruha, Sasuke, Kakashi, be careful." Tsunade wanted to say more to Yoruha, but she knew it wouldn't be appropriate.
In her heart, Yoruha was far more important to Konoha than Naruto. But as Hokage, she couldn't say such things, especially not in front of everyone.
Tsunade was genuinely worried about Yoruha's safety. Anyone else in Konoha could be in trouble, but he absolutely could not.
If anything happened to Yoruha, there would be no one left in Konoha to stop this unknown enemy. Yoruha, Sasuke, and Kakashi nodded to Tsunade and Jiraiya. "Don't worry, Lady Hokage, Lord Jiraiya." With that, Yoruha clasped his hands together.
Instantly, a terrifying energy surged forth. A massive technique appeared beneath their feet, encompassing the three of them, along with the green snake and Manda.
In the next moment, Yoruha, Kakashi, Sasuke, and the two summoned beasts vanished from the spot. After they disappeared, Tsunade anxiously watched the Nine-Tails' visage in the sky, which was becoming more solid. Clenching her fist, she wondered, "What on earth is happening?
Why hasn't the village's barrier reacted?" "How could someone abduct Naruto from Konoha? Could it be the Akatsuki?" "How dare they be so brazen, openly kidnapping Naruto from Konoha."
Tsunade was furious, yet deeply worried. She feared something might happen to Yoruha, as she had a very bad feeling.
Jiraiya, though concerned, remained calm and said to Tsunade, "Tsunade, Yoruha and the others have gone. Naruto should be fine." "You should return to the Hokage's office to organize a defense." Jiraiya assumed Tsunade was worried about Naruto.
After all, Naruto was the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki, and Tsunade also regarded Naruto as her little brother. Tsunade took one last deep look at the Nine-Tails' visage in the distance before turning to run towards the Hokage's office. Meanwhile, elsewhere...
In a cave 50 kilometers outside Konoha, Naruto was bound to a rock by chakra threads. Standing before him was Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, who had traveled from the future to this timeline.
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki was extracting the Nine-Tails' chakra from Naruto. Unlike in the anime, Urashiki's extraction of the Nine-Tails' chakra was proceeding smoothly. A massive amount of the Nine-Tails' chakra was being frantically drawn out by him.
The extracted chakra was being stored in a container resembling a fish basket, an apparatus formed entirely of chakra.