Chapter 60: Kurama, He Says the Three-Tails Is Very Strong—What Do You Think?
Zabuza summoned his courage and met Naruto's gaze—the one that still sent chills down his spine.
He spoke:
"Since you want us to submit, it seems our lives still have some value to you."
"Otherwise, you could've just killed us from the start."
At this point,
Zabuza didn't know where he found the nerve.
It definitely wasn't from Liang Jingru (the courage song reference).
He acted like he had Naruto figured out.
Like Naruto didn't dare kill him.
Hearing this, Haku's tense heart relaxed slightly.
Even so,
he didn't dare fully let his guard down.
He remained on high alert,
ready at any moment to sacrifice his life to buy time against Naruto.
"Hahahaha…"
Naruto was amused by the guy.
Didn't dare kill him?
A mere Zabuza.
He just found it troublesome.
Going to find someone else to manage Gato's businesses would be such a hassle.
Zabuza might not match Naruto in strength,
but the title "Demon" still carried some intimidation.
At the very least, together with Haku,
they could easily take over and manage those operations.
Naruto's sudden laughter
caused several black lines to appear on Zabuza's forehead.
"What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?"
Too much bullying!
Zabuza felt Naruto wasn't respecting him.
Even though he was a prisoner of war.
But you, Naruto, still need something from him.
Shouldn't you be a little more polite?
Naruto's gaze turned cold. Thick killing intent radiated from him.
Haku's expression changed instantly. He drew senbon and assumed a combat stance!
Zzzzt zzzzt…
Naruto formed Chidori in his left hand, Rasengan in his right.
Both techniques surged with violent energy!
Yet strangely,
they didn't interfere with each other at all.
Normally,
no ninja could simultaneously release two such devastatingly powerful ninjutsu!
This was common knowledge in the ninja world.
Even the elite jonin of the Hidden Mist—or the Mizukage—couldn't do it!
How did the boy in front of them manage it?
This went beyond "genius."
He was a freak!
A born monster!
Naruto narrowed his eyes, voice icy:
"I just find it troublesome to go find someone else to manage Gato's assets."
"You really think I don't dare kill you?"
He had already given them face.
But if they still didn't appreciate it!
Naruto didn't mind sending them on their way.
Even if he knew killing Zabuza
would make Haku fight to the death.
And both would die in the end.
So what?
It had nothing to do with him.
Not to mention Haku being male—even if Haku really were female,
Naruto would still kill without hesitation!
He had never been the hesitant type.
Seeing a woman and unable to move?
Joke—he was completely capable.
Besides,
if Naruto a few days ago hadn't been a transmigrator with a system,
the one who might have died
would've been him.
The ninja world runs on the law of the jungle.
In the end—might makes right.
Whoever has the bigger fist has the truth.
Zabuza's mind surged like a stormy sea!
Another no-seal ninjutsu!
Maybe single-seal at most.
But that clearly wasn't the important part.
Right now Naruto really could kill him at any moment.
He believed Naruto would do exactly what he said.
Just like earlier
when he slaughtered Gato and his three bodyguards
without the slightest hesitation!
Thinking of this…
Zabuza took a deep breath.
"I can agree to submit to you!"
"I admit you're very strong—at least much stronger than me and Haku."
"But what you said about guaranteeing us a stable life from now on… that's a bit arrogant."
"The Fourth Mizukage of the Hidden Mist—Yagura Karatachi—possesses the Three-Tails."
"And he's a perfect jinchūriki who can fully control the tailed beast!"
"As long as he wants to keep hunting us, even if we flee to the ends of the earth, we can't escape."
Zabuza's words
had a clear intent.
You, Naruto, are strong—he admitted it!
But only stronger than them.
Against someone even stronger,
you'd get crushed instantly.
How dare you talk so grandly about protecting our lives?
Yagura was both Mizukage and backed by tailed beast power!
No matter how strong you are—can you beat a tailed beast?
Haku remained silent beside him.
But from his expression,
he clearly agreed with Zabuza's words.
Naruto was once again amused by this duo.
As expected—the information channels in this era were still too underdeveloped.
Zabuza and Haku had limited horizons.
Naruto could understand.
"Kurama!"
He called softly.
Poof—
A puff of white smoke.
A fluffy nine-tailed fox plushie
was summoned!
Terrifying waves of aura rolled outward from the plushie in all directions.
The pressure nearly made Zabuza and Haku unable to breathe.
Though this was only a fragment of Kurama,
the aura it released was absolutely real.
Moreover, Kurama could sense that this shadow clone Naruto used was different!
Because inside this clone,
he could unleash 80% of his power!
Normal shadow clones definitely couldn't do that.
So Kurama grew even more respectful toward his master.
Zabuza and Haku's expressions looked like they'd seen a ghost.
How could that seemingly harmless little plushie
emit such terrifying power?
Wait… what did that blond kid just call the plushie?
"Nine-Tails?"
A muffled thunderclap exploded in Zabuza's mind!
His eyes filled with disbelief.
Haku didn't understand, but the pressure from Kurama forced him
to drop to one knee.
He couldn't even lift his head.
And this was only one-third of Kurama's intimidation.
If not for not wanting to cause too much commotion
and bring unnecessary trouble to Naruto,
he could have released his full aura.
Naruto looked at Kurama and smiled.
"Kurama, he says the Three-Tails is very strong. What do you think?"
Kurama heard this and immediately got upset.
His face darkened.
Talking trash in front of the master?
The Three-Tails is nothing!
Kurama got angry.
"Damn it—who the hell is spouting nonsense?"
"Call him out—let me smash him to death!"
"I haven't even said anything yet, and the Three-Tails is shit."
"If he's not convinced, tell him to come fight me. And bring that ninja who said it too."
"I'll make sure I kill them both."
As the saying goes—near cinnabar gets stained red, near ink gets stained black.
Kurama was fortunate to meet a wise master like Naruto.
He learned a beautiful Kyushu dialect.
Things like "fuck," "what trash," "holy shit"…
etc., various phrases.
In Naruto's everyday speech,
Kurama took little notes in his mind.
A tailed beast should stand together with its master.
Influenced over time,
Kurama picked up quite a bit.
His talent was pretty good.
He learned fast.
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