Chapter 534: Nine-Tails (2)
The Nine-Tails was secretly annoyed in its heart, but ultimately didn't dare to act rashly.
As the head of the nine Tailed Beasts, it was untamed and unruly, and deep down didn't think much of humans—except for a certain cheater who used Wood Release.
It only deeply feared the Sharingan.
Especially the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Even if it possessed power rare in the world, it still had to submit under the genjutsu of the Mangekyo!
—It's not that Tailed Beasts have too low genjutsu resistance, they just lack resistance against the eyes of the Sage.
And now, standing in front of it, were two pairs of Mangekyo!
Two boys and girls who looked extremely young but had extraordinary bearing, were glaring with their crimson eyes, looking at it coldly.
"Besides Haruno Sakura, there's also that Uchiha brat, he also has..."
The corner of the Nine-Tails' eye noticed the beautiful, almost eerie six-pointed star pattern in Sasuke's eyes.
"Mangekyo Sharingan."
The demon fox's heart was full of manic desire to attack, but the reason in its brain always suppressed the anger, making it hesitate to move forward.
"So, is this the true body of the Nine-Tails that made Naruto lose his mind?"
The black-haired boy gently put the companion in his arms on the ground, pointed at the huge Tailed Beast, and asked softly.
"Yes."
The girl nodded and walked to the front of the sealed gate.
The power of the Four Symbols Seal manifested here as two huge iron grilles closed together. Where there should be a lock at the center seam, it was covered by a rune with the word "Seal" written on it.
The gaps between the grilles were extremely wide, able to trap the Nine-Tails, but humans could easily go in and out.
"What needs to be done so Naruto won't be occupied by its evil thoughts anymore?" Sasuke thought for a moment and asked, "How about killing the Nine-Tails?"
The Nine-Tails' eyes were full of brutal tyranny and hatred of darkness, truly disgusting.
Haruno Sakura turned her head and glanced at him.
Kill the Nine-Tails?
This idea... is too radical.
She shook her head and answered: "Not good. If so, the Nine-Tails will die, and then revive somewhere in the Land of Fire after two or three years."
"As for Naruto..."
"Doing this would indeed eliminate the risk once and for all, but from then on, he would also completely lose the power of the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails' power is very important to him!"
"To solve the Nine-Tails' problem, we can only find a way to persuade it not to make trouble for Naruto."
Sasuke frowned: "How to persuade? I don't think... the Nine-Tails will listen to you!"
"Very simple." The corner of Haruno Sakura's mouth curled up, revealing a meaningful smile, but she said no more.
"Tch..." Sasuke curled his lip.
From beginning to end, neither of them thought that killing the Nine-Tails itself would have any difficulty.
That contemptuous attitude immediately enraged the Nine-Tails.
It revealed a fierce look, heavily slapping a claw on the iron grille. A loud clang resounded throughout the hall, and the iron gate instantly shook for a good while!
"Bastards!" The demon fox said angrily, "If I wasn't sealed inside, I'd really want to tear you all to pieces one by one!"
Haruno Sakura looked back calmly.
The large expanse of blood red in those eyes instantly extinguished half of the demon fox's anger.
"Sealed inside?"
The girl chuckled lightly, lifted her feet, and actually stepped directly through the gap in the grille, which was fully two people wide, stepping inside the seal.
—This seal only guards against Tailed Beasts, not humans.
She just like this stepped across the grille separating the Tailed Beast from the outside world, approaching beside the fox.
Walking to a position where she could reach the Nine-Tails' claws by stretching out her hand.
"I've come in."
"Nine-Tails, did you think this seal was to imprison you?" She smiled contemptuously and said disdainfully, "You're wrong."
"This seal... is to protect you."
"I hope you can understand this!"
The Nine-Tails abruptly narrowed its eyes.
Nonsense.
It didn't take Haruno Sakura's words to heart at all, only treating them as useless stupid talk.
What the demon fox cared about was that Haruno Sakura actually dared to cross the cage and walk so close. The desire to attack became increasingly strong and restless as the girl's steps approached, constantly impacting the shackles of reason.
Until the girl stopped in front of its sharp claws.
"This position... just a slight movement, and I can attack her."
"At such a close distance, even the Sharingan wouldn't be able to react, right!"
The bloodthirsty desire frantically impacted the Nine-Tails' mental defenses.
Tear her to pieces!
It finally couldn't hold back anymore.
The restless claw abruptly thrust out, leaving a phantom in the air, rapidly attacking Haruno Sakura!
The sudden attack erupted at the same moment as the Nine-Tails' killing intent, fiercely pouncing towards the girl's figure.
The sharp claw tore through the air, stirring up a sharp and chilling whistle.
In that lightning-fast instant, Haruno Sakura actually reacted at the moment the sharp claw reached her body. Her figure leaped up, abruptly jumping into the air, dodging this long-prepared sneak attack!
The Nine-Tails, however, revealed a cold smile.
It abruptly twisted its waist, and the nine tails swaying in the air instantly twisted into a strand, whipping towards the figure in mid-air like a whip!
Haruno Sakura, unable to dodge in the air, took this blow forcefully. A loud, frighteningly muffled bang occurred, and then her figure was ruthlessly slammed into the ground!
"Die!"
The demon fox pursued its victory.
Its two claws attacked from left and right, frantically tearing at Haruno Sakura, cutting that small figure into a bloody mess, breaking bones and flesh, tearing her to pieces, making her completely unrecognizable!
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
At the end, it took a deep breath and actually blasted an unprecedentedly huge Tailed Beast Ball at the lifeless girl!
Boom!!!
After the violent explosion settled down, Haruno Sakura's trace could no longer be seen in the flat sealing space.
The Tailed Beast Ball actually completely erased her from here.
"Hahahaha!"
The demon fox laughed wildly.
"Dead!" It panted, looking viciously at the empty ground, and said coldly, "So what if you have the Mangekyo Sharingan!"
"Still not—"
The Nine-Tails' voice abruptly stopped.
Its narrowed eyes suddenly widened, looking outside the grille.
Haruno Sakura's figure stood intact in the same position as before.
"Oh?" She looked at it with interest and said faintly, "Still not what?"
The Nine-Tails didn't answer.
It stared fixedly at Haruno Sakura, extremely shocked.
"Haruno Sakura... isn't dead?"
"Why would I die?" The girl's clear and cold voice sounded in the dark hall, "Besides, dying here wouldn't truly cost my life!"
So, that just now was... genjutsu?
The Nine-Tails quickly reacted. From the very beginning just now, it had fallen into a genjutsu!
Haruno Sakura hadn't walked in at all.
In the instant it met Sakura's eyes before, it had already been pulled into her genjutsu...
Everything that happened just now was just its imagination!
If Haruno Sakura hadn't spoken up on her own initiative, the Nine-Tails wouldn't have even realized this.
"Damn it...!"
The Nine-Tails said through gritted teeth. Its body trembled slightly, half from extreme anger, half from shock.
With just one encounter, Haruno Sakura subdued it so miserably...
Speaking solely of chakra quantity and the destructive power of the Tailed Beast Ball, Sakura couldn't catch up to the Nine-Tails even on horseback; but, in front of those eerie Mangekyo, the Nine-Tails was repeatedly made a fool of!
"You look very surprised, and also very angry."
Haruno Sakura crossed her arms over her chest, evaluating the Nine-Tails' expression condescendingly. "Is it because you were played by genjutsu twice?"
The demon fox gritted its teeth, remaining silent.
As the girl spoke, she walked forward a few more steps, arriving under the grille. She raised her head, but looked at the Nine-Tails with a downward-looking gaze.
"It's already the second time. You can't resist my genjutsu at all."
"So... are you convinced yet?"
Haruno Sakura's jutsu didn't deter the Nine-Tails; instead, her haughty attitude thoroughly enraged it.
Bastard... wants to enslave me with genjutsu like Madara Uchiha in the past again?
"Just knowing a few genjutsu... don't be so full of yourself!"
It suddenly condensed several black Tailed Beast Balls, viciously smashing them at Haruno Sakura.
Boom boom boom!
The Tailed Beast Balls smashed against the iron bars and exploded loudly, emitting an earth-shattering sound.
However, the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style firmly bound the Nine-Tails' power within the seal. The sealing formula turned into an invisible barrier, intercepting the Nine-Tails' energy. Separated by a grille, the violent explosion was actually attenuated by the barrier into a gentle breeze, only just able to lift the hair at the girl's temples and gently brush past her cheek.
The Nine-Tails' attack was completely futile.
And also not permitted.
"Noisy."
Sasuke's face turned cold, and he exchanged a glance with the girl who turned her head.
With two swish sounds, dark purple and emerald green armor tacitly emerged, each extending two thick and powerful arm bones, firmly pinning the Nine-Tails down on the ground.
"Be quiet for me!"
Haruno Sakura snorted coldly, manipulating Susanoo to exert force, pressing down on the Nine-Tails' head and mouth, locking it down securely.
"Your genjutsu doesn't seem very convincing." Sasuke chuckled and said, "Although you've defeated it twice, the Nine-Tails has no intention of obeying you at all."
The girl's face was gloomy, speechless for a moment.
After a good while, she finally spoke slowly: "Training a dog requires patience. If twice doesn't work, then try a few more times!"
"How about changing the method..." Sasuke shook his head.
He had been watching from the side. As an onlooker who sees clearly, he felt Sakura was being a bit stubborn.
"The Nine-Tails seems very resistant to being subjected to genjutsu..." He said calmly, "It should be because it was controlled by Uchiha with genjutsu several times in the past!"
"I might as well use Susanoo to have a frontal showdown with it. After defeating it, it will probably be obedient."
Frontal combat?
Haruno Sakura also disagreed. She felt Sasuke was underestimating the Nine-Tails too much.
"If you don't use genjutsu, and inside Naruto's body you can't use many secret techniques, you won't be able to beat it," Sakura frowned and said.
Although she treated the Nine-Tails as an beast difficult to communicate with, she had to admit that the Nine-Tails had intelligence.
It was just full of negative emotions.
Dealing with such a thinking Tailed Beast, even Haruno Sakura herself would find it strenuous, let alone Sasuke!
"Genjutsu is still the least troublesome!" Haruno Sakura touched her eye socket and said coldly, "Since ordinary genjutsu is useless, then I'll just use a stronger genjutsu!"
Sasuke was stunned: "Could it be, you want to...?"
"That's right."
Haruno Sakura nodded.
"I'm going to use Kotoamatsukami on it."