At this moment, the Nine Tails from the other world felt like they weren't even the same species. The version of herself in this parallel world was like some academic deity from another realm pretending to be her.
They were both the Nine Tails, so why was she so outstanding?
"Sugoi\~\~" Naruto Uzumaki exclaimed in awe. Although he didn't fully understand what was going on, it was clear that "Tamamo-mae" was super powerful—completely incomparable to the big fox in his body.
What followed was a wave of jealousy and frustration.
After all, she was beautiful, had a sweet voice, was immensely powerful, and obviously held no ill will toward humans. She was clearly willing to get along with her Jinchūriki. Such an amazing Miss Nine Tails—why wasn't she his?
So who was her Jinchūriki? Naruto was jealous.jpg.
No one knew Naruto Uzumaki's inner thoughts, but if Uchiha Kei found out, he would probably laugh and say, "No, actually a year ago there wasn't much difference between the two Nine Tails. The reason there is such a huge gap now, aside from Tamamo-mae living a good life, is also because I opened her up."
Yes, literally opened up.
That kind of learning space and time regulation wasn't just for humans—the Nine Tails could use it too.
Moreover, researching ways to counter the Tailed Beast Ball was dangerous in the real world, but in the mental network world, it was no problem. All kinds of dangerous experiments could be conducted without fearing for one's life.
Even research that couldn't be done outside could be completed within the mental network world. For example, releasing a Tailed Beast Ball and freezing it midair without detonation, allowing Tamamo-mae to study it freely, even dismantling it to examine its inner workings in detail.
With this cheat-like mechanism and the ability to adjust the time flow in the learning space, was it really surprising that Tamamo-mae developed methods to counter the Tailed Beast Ball?
By the way, this research on the Tailed Beast Ball was merely a side project. Tamamo-mae mainly used the learning space to study various enemies and players encountered in the game, extracting troublesome powers and techniques for analysis, then developing countermeasures. Once the research was done, she would return to the game and beat up those enemies she'd studied.
The entire process reflected the mindset of a player with ample time and energy, indulging in the "hee hee, I want to win" attitude.
As for the Tailed Beast Ball research, the idea came from imagining a future where the other tailed beasts would join the Genjutsu game and mental network. Back then, she wouldn't be able to overpower them with chakra quantity alone.
So she set aside time to do research, preparing to deliver a shock when those "siblings" joined, to truly open their eyes.
Especially a certain annoying tanuki. Tamamo-mae even conducted targeted research on sand-based traits. In the Genjutsu World, creating corresponding enemies and powers was easy.
Ironically, the first victim of the methods developed to deal with tailed beast siblings was the Nine Tails from the parallel world. Just goes to show how quickly the world changes, and how amusing it can be.
After showing off to the otherworldly Nine Tails, Tamamo-mae found it rather dull. The power gap was just too large. Even though it was fun beating up another version of herself, it got boring after a while.
She concluded it was less fun than the faction battles in Ultimate Storm. Once she finished up this "self" issue, she needed to get online and duel Radama and Muzi.
Those two were currently her biggest rivals!
Thinking of this, her eyes flashed with fierce battle intent. Golden chakra surged around her, a majestic aura rising like a blazing golden flame.
In that moment, both the otherworldly Nine Tails and Naruto Uzumaki were stunned to see Tamamo-mae rise into the air, levitating midair. Then, her tails spread open like a fan. Golden flames erupted and boiled over, engulfing the other Nine Tails in an instant with dazzling, flashy brilliance.
Then came the deafening explosion. The golden flames surged into a sky-high pillar of fire, burning that entire area to ash. Within the fire, black detonations erupted, creating new shockwaves inside the golden pillar.
This was the classic multi-hit damage combo from the game—a move developed by the otherworldly Nine Tails to show off and defeat enemies.
Its name: Shining World Blaze.
One look at the name and it was clear Tamamo-mae had taken inspiration from the old-school games Uchiha Kei had given her. It didn't even match the Naruto world's naming style.
As for its effect, Tamamo-mae used her chakra to levitate temporarily, then transformed herself into an illusory flame, igniting her chakra for combustion. It was essentially a unique chakra nature transformation.
Thanks to the Nine Tails' massive chakra reserves, the base power was guaranteed. As for the secondary black dot explosions, those were mini Tailed Beast Balls detonating in coordination with the golden flames.
If she'd had more time to develop the move, Tamamo-mae would've added even more variations and additional damage phases. But that would have to wait.
Its biggest strength was speed—from activation to execution, the whole process took just three seconds. Releasing it from the air made her an easier target, but also allowed for precise locking onto enemies, making escape almost impossible.
Though the attack didn't appear as powerful as a Tailed Beast Ball, that was only in terms of area. Within its effective range, the multi-hit damage far surpassed that of a Tailed Beast Ball.
The current state of the otherworldly Nine Tails proved it—after Shining World Blaze ended, her original location had melted into lava. Many areas had crystallized from extreme heat, and the crystals had turned to powder—evidence of the chained mini Tailed Beast Ball explosions.
As for the Nine Tails, it was charred all over, fur burned to a crisp. eyes had rolled back, and when the attack ended, it collapsed with a boom into the molten crystal ruins.
The ninetails had been one-shotted.
Seeing this, Naruto Uzumaki was completely stunned. He inhaled the now-hot air and trembled with excitement and fear. "A-Amazing! This kind of power… is incredible! To defeat the Nine Tails so easily, that's insane! They're both Nine Tails, but the difference is that huge?"
Even Minato Namikaze remarked, "Indeed. Lord Kurama's power has grown tremendously. Without a doubt, she's now one of the most powerful beings in the shinobi world."
Uchiha Kei smiled and added, "But that's a good thing, isn't it? After all, she's on our side now."
Minato nodded. "Yes. Lord Kurama is one of us now. She's our ally and friend—that's truly a wonderful thing."
Naruto turned around. "Wait, Kurama? Why are you calling her Kurama?"
Minato was about to reply, but another voice beat him to it. "Because Kurama is my original name. It is the name granted to me by the Sage of Six Paths—the name representing us Tailed Beasts."
With those words, Tamamo-mae had returned, as elegant as ever, and seated herself. At the same time, Uchiha Kei used his privileges to summon a cup of coffee and a plate with a slice of strawberry cake and placed them before her.
Though not actual system-provided food, the flavor and texture were perfectly simulated, ideal for satisfying one's cravings.
Tamamo-mae flashed a charming, enchanting smile and politely thanked Uchiha Kei. She then picked up the coffee cup and took a graceful sip before using a small fork to cut a large piece of cake and place it in her mouth—all with remarkable elegance.
It really was a big bite, yet she remained refined. Despite the size, she didn't puff out her cheeks. It was like savoring a small candy.
Hard to imagine such a refined beauty could do that, but that's the power of the Tailed Beasts. Even in human form, they remained mysterious.
Naruto, still stunned at the revelation that Tailed Beasts had a creator, stared blankly.
Seeing this, Uchiha Kei handed Naruto a slice of cake and asked what he wanted to drink, displaying a menu of available beverages.
Naruto was still out of it and could only say anything was fine.
So Uchiha Kei gave him a cola in a fast-food-style paper cup with a straw. Naruto, even more confused, took a sip.
At once, the taste lit up his senses. It was incredibly delicious. Though he had soda in his time, this was nothing like that. This system-made super cola was on another level.
One sip in, Naruto felt like every soda he'd ever drunk was garbage.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Kei got himself a cola and fries, while Minato chose cola and a bucket of popcorn—the Yellow Flash had a particular fondness for system-made popcorn.
As everyone began eating, Naruto suddenly snapped out of it. Looking awkwardly at the unconscious Nine Tails behind them, he asked, "Um, is this really okay? Is she… okay?"
Now the boy was worried about his Tailed Beast.
Even though their relationship was poor, Naruto hadn't forgotten how many times the fox had saved him. Despite her resentment, she had helped him with chakra again and again. That was a fact he couldn't deny.
Seeing her like this now, Naruto couldn't help but worry.
Tamamo-mae answered, "Don't worry. That counterpart of mine has only passed out. With a Tailed Beast's physique, she'll be fine. Besides, this isn't the real world. It's a Genjutsu world. Even if she did die, she could be revived."
"Let her lie there for now. After a bit of suffering, she'll be more willing to talk."
Having finished her cake, she sipped her coffee again with grace, leaving Naruto once more mentally shouting: So elegant!
With his worries eased, knowing the Nine Tails was alive, Naruto relaxed.
Once everyone had enjoyed their relaxing intermission, Minato and Uchiha Kei took the chance to tell Naruto about the Sage of Six Paths, the creator of the Tailed Beasts. Naruto listened, eyes wide with awe.
Then it was time to return to business regarding the otherworldly Nine Tails.
With a snap of Uchiha Kei's fingers, admin privileges activated. The heavily damaged flower field was restored, and so was the Nine Tails.
However, the restoration came with some changes. Naruto stared in shock and his feelings became complicated. "Uh… she actually looks kind of cute now. Not scary at all?"
Why? Was the other Nine Tails turned into a girl too?
Of course not. Uchiha Kei might mess around under cover identities, but he wouldn't change someone else's appearance without cause.
What he did was the same as when Tamamo-mae first entered the Genjutsu world: he simply shrank her body.
Yes, the towering fox several dozen meters tall had been shrunk to just over a meter, lying on the ground. Compared to the original Nine Tails, she now looked downright petite.
Naruto, seeing her lying there unconscious, felt an overwhelming urge to pet her.
Tamamo-mae, watching, looked speechless. She was clearly remembering her own early days in the Genjutsu world.
Back then, being forcibly shrunk was incredibly uncomfortable. But Uchiha Kei had explained that in public areas of the Genjutsu world, full-size Tailed Beasts were inappropriate. Only in private mini-worlds could they return to normal.
During that time, Tamamo-mae had made countless models of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, venting by destroying them repeatedly to release her frustrations over being sealed, beaten, and controlled.
Of course, she had long since outgrown such childish games. Now, she always appeared as the elegant fox woman in the Genjutsu world.
So seeing the other Nine Tails shrunk down again gave Tamamo-mae the illusion that her own black history was attacking her.
Fortunately, she was good at adjusting her mindset. In fact, she began to gloat. After all, the next one to be humiliated wasn't her—it was the other Nine Tails.
Even if it was "herself," the amusement was undeniable.
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