Kakakka~
The sound of chains alarmed Shukaku.
Sensing something was wrong, Shukaku raised his paw, trying to control the overwhelming flow of sand rushing toward the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Puff!
The Adamantine Sealing Chains penetrated the sand, wrapping Shukaku tightly.
When the other ninjas saw Shukaku trapped, they immediately sped up and fled the area.
Before leaving, Naruto didn't forget to snap a few quick photos.
"Roar!!"
Shukaku looked toward the sky and screamed. His entire body began to turn to sand, escaping the restrictions of the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
In the sky, Naruto saw Shukaku breaking free and said with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to manage that."
Kurama's voice suddenly reached him: "Naruto, do you want me to help?"
"I want to try this myself," Naruto replied.
Kurama warned, "This One Tail knows Wind Style and sealing techniques. Be careful, Naruto."
After Shukaku escaped the Adamantine Sealing Chains, his two brutal eyes locked onto Naruto in the sky.
"Death! Die!!!" Shukaku roared, raising his paws to control the sand and send it rolling toward Naruto.
Naruto flew through the sky, evading the attacks easily.
Seeing that he couldn't hit Naruto, Shukaku formed hand seals, condensing his Tailed Beast Chakra further.
"Wind Style?" Naruto raised an eyebrow with interest, summoning chakra to his palm.
Compared with human chakra, Tailed Beast Chakra is overwhelming in both quantity and strength.
At this point, Naruto was not lacking in chakra.
Strength of chakra is related to physical strength, and Naruto's body had already been systematically enhanced many times.
His chakra surged into his palm like a flood breaking through a dam.
The terrifying energy condensed into a black sphere, surrounded by a star-like energy ring, rotating violently and radiating immense power.
Below, Shukaku completed the hand seal and roared, "Wind Style! Practice Blank Bullets!"
Boom!!!
A hurricane compressed to its ultimate form erupted from Shukaku's mouth, roaring toward Naruto.
Looking around, Naruto realized no one else was nearby. Only a few Sand Shinobi and Konoha's sealing team were approaching from a distance.
After all, Shukaku's rampage was a massive event. Both villages had dispatched sealing squads to respond.
Naruto quickly assessed the positions of himself and the sealing teams and felt reassured.
He released the chakra in his palm, letting the giant spiral sphere slowly descend.
Using the Ultra-Light Rock Technique and boosted by his chakra, Naruto dodged Shukaku's jutsu with incredible speed and began gaining altitude.
The falling spiral sphere collided head-on with Shukaku's hurricane.
For a moment, all the energy was sucked into the impact.
The next instant, it exploded.
A white aurora slowly rose from the center of the explosion.
A white, chakra-restricted zone appeared in the Forest of Death.
The trees around Hashirama's old ruins shattered instantly.
The terrifying energy obliterated everything in its path.
On the outskirts, aftershocks spread in all directions. The ground rippled like water under the force, shattering and sending debris flying.
Naruto continued to ascend but was buffeted by the blast.
Fortunately, Kurama's chakra enveloped him in time, forming a protective layer that helped him withstand the aftershocks.
Watching the aftermath, Kurama exclaimed in shock, "Naruto, your strength is comparable to Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara!"
What shocked Kurama even more was that Naruto was still young — he had enormous potential for growth.
From a distance, the sealing squads turned back after witnessing the display, though many were still affected by the blast.
Even with defensive ninjutsu, they were injured.
Candidates who had fled first barely managed to resist the weaker aftershocks, while those caught in the central tower were vaporized instantly.
Naruto noticed three Rashomon gates suddenly appear in a section of the Forest of Death.
They resisted the shockwaves, protecting the area behind them.
Naruto's lips twitched slightly. Orochimaru had succeeded.
Sasuke must have already been implanted with the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
Naruto made a mental note of this before turning his attention back to the center of the explosion.
By now, the blast had settled into a mushroom cloud, with debris floating in the air.
The once-eerie Forest of Death now looked like a scene from doomsday.
Far from the explosion's center, Shukaku's original position was empty.
After a while, Shukaku began to condense, slowly forming his outline.
Above him, Gaara remained safe and sound.
It turned out that Shukaku had used secret techniques to protect Gaara at the critical moment.
The bond between a Jinchūriki and their Tailed Beast is complicated: if the beast is extracted while the Jinchūriki survives, it lives; if the Jinchūriki dies, the beast dies too — resurrection would take years.
Thus, Shukaku protected Gaara.
Now, Shukaku had regained shape but lost the arrogance it had displayed before.
Previously, it had acted as an unstoppable force, killing indiscriminately.
Now, after absorbing the blast of Naruto's giant spiral sphere, it had lost most of its chakra.
Its body had shrunk to one-fifth of its original size, resembling a larger summoned creature more than a true tailed beast.
Shukaku's eyes sharpened.
"I'll go back now," it said obediently, intending to return control to Gaara.
But Kurama's voice rang in Naruto's mind:
"Hahaha! Shukaku, I haven't seen you in years! I didn't expect you to become so impressive!"
Hearing Kurama, Shukaku became furious, forgetting even the threat of death.
"Stinky fox!!! If you've got the guts, come fight me!" he roared.
Kurama laughed in excitement: "Exactly! Naruto, let me handle this!"
With Naruto's consent, Kurama released his chakra seal.
The fox's chakra surged, forming a massive figure not far from Shukaku.
Then…
A terrifying nine-tailed fox nearly twenty times larger than Shukaku appeared.
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