Time passed.
It had been nearly decades since that earth shaking great battle.
During these decades, many things happened in the world.
The most eye catching one was that Sage Arisu became the orthodox and mainstream belief of the world.
There was no other reason. Before that great battle, the people who survived had followed Sage Arisu's oracle and began to evacuate.
What happened afterward made ordinary people's faith in Sage Arisu even stronger.
Those villagers who followed Arisu's oracle avoided the aftermath of that battle.
Temples of Arisu became bigger and more numerous, spreading all over the world.
On top of that, the disappearance of the God Tree belief and the Goddess Kaguya belief made Arisu's faith naturally become the mainstream of the world.
There was even a Arisu religion.
Of course, Hagoromo also played a big role.
Over the years, Hagoromo often showed divine power outside and spread friendly beliefs. As Arisu's disciple, he called himself the direct disciple of Sage Arisu.
This once again strengthened Arisu's faith.
When old beliefs die, it means new beliefs appear.
The god Kaguya disappeared, and Arisu replaced her.
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"You stinky fox! You dare laugh at my sand for being ugly? I'll flatten you!"
"Don't think having more tails means you're the strongest. I may be One Tail, but I'm not afraid of you!!!"
The One Tail, Shukaku, had sand bursting all over his body. It turned into a giant sand fist over ten meters tall and smashed toward the head of the Nine Tails, Kurama.
"Hmph, it's true! Just look at your sand. It's as rough as Gamamaru's foot skin."
"Look at my Nine Tails. Fluffy and soft. Anyone can see it's top quality fur!"
After saying that, Kurama nimbly turned sideways to dodge.
"You're asking to die!"
"I'll show you what Lord Shukaku's power really is!"
Shukaku got so angry that his sand release went out of control. The ground instantly rose up into several sand walls, surrounding Kurama in the middle, with sharp spikes covering the walls.
Kurama let out a disdainful snort. His chakra surged as he smashed the sand with one claw. "That's it? Watch me blow your broken sand into powder!"
"Stop fighting, stop fighting! Lord Arisu will get angry!"
The Eight Tails, Gyuki, rushed over while swinging his octopus tentacles, trying to pull the two apart. He ended up getting scratched by Shukaku's sand spikes, and howled in pain.
"Ow! If you two are going to fight, don't drag me into it!"
The Eight Tails quickly rolled to the side.
The Two Tails, Matatabi, crouched on a nearby tree, swinging her flaming tail while watching the show.
From time to time she commented, "Shukaku's sand release got slower again. Kurama's claws are too slow too. Boring."
The Four Tails, Son Goku, held a wine gourd, drinking and shaking his head. "We're all Tailed Beasts. Instead of fighting, why not drink a couple cups and talk about life?"
The Five Tails, Kokuo, the Six Tails, Saiken, the Seven Tails, Chomei, and the Three Tails, Isobu, formed a circle like they were watching a big show. Isobu even clapped his claws from time to time, splashing water everywhere.
Shukaku and the Nine Tails were fighting, but the result was clear. Shukaku could not beat the Nine Tails.
"Kurama, you're finished! I'm telling Teacher Arisu!"
After saying that, Shukaku ran toward Arisu's room.
"Shukaku! You can't accept losing!"
Hearing this, the Nine Tails' face changed, and he quickly tried to stop Shukaku.
"Hehe, now you know you're scared?"
Shukaku laughed proudly as he mocked the Nine Tails and quickly ran to Arisu's door.
While the two were still attacking each other with words, Gamamaru walked out of Arisu's room.
"Stop it!"
In an instant, everything went quiet.
Gamamaru looked over all the Tailed Beasts, then pointed to the room behind him where Arisu was, and said fiercely, "The big boss of Mount Myoboku is taking a nap inside. Which Tailed Beast is not afraid of death? Step forward!"
As soon as he said that, all the Tailed Beasts behaved.
Toward Arisu, they felt both respect and fear.
They thought they were strong, but in Arisu's hands, they were no different from babies.
Suddenly, the door opened.
"Who wakes first from a great dream, I have always known in my life…"
Just woken up, Arisu, dressed in green, slowly walked out of the room.
As soon as Arisu raised his eyes, he saw the nine Tailed Beasts.
His heart moved slightly.
Over these years, he had been teaching these Tailed Beasts, giving them names just like in the original story, and becoming their teacher.
"Sigh, Mount Myoboku is almost becoming a zoo. It has every kind of creature…"
Arisu looked over the nine Tailed Beasts.
A raccoon, a nine tailed fox, an octopus, a turtle, a bug, a monkey… good grief, they could open a Mount Myoboku Zoo.
"Teacher Arisu!"
Seeing Arisu appear, the Nine Tails and Shukaku shouted at the same time, then immediately started accusing each other.
"Teacher Arisu, that stinky fox started it!" He said my sand is ugly and called me a dirt bump covered in sand!"
Shukaku spoke first, sounding very wronged.
"Nonsense! I did not!" Kurama immediately argued back. "I just told the truth. Your sand is rough! And you attacked me first with sand release!"
"That was self defense!"
"You laughed at me, of course I had to teach you a lesson!"
Shukaku stretched his neck stubbornly.
"You're the one who's petty!"
Kurama refused to back down. "I just said one honest sentence and you exploded like a flammable sandbag!"
"You're the one! Your tails look like mops, and you dare talk about me!"
"And you, sand lump, think you can criticize my tails?"
The two started arguing again, spit flying everywhere. The other Tailed Beasts quickly stepped back, afraid of getting caught in it.
Arisu felt a headache from listening. His face was hard to hold steady.
Only because Arisu had lived long and his heart was already very calm did he not get angry.
Did the Nine Tails and Shukaku have some kind of reaction? It was like this in the original story, and it was still like this now.
Gamamaru moved next to Arisu, squatting on the ground and eating melon seeds. "Master, look at these two. After decades, they're still the same. Every time they meet, they fight. Like two kids who never grew up."
Arisu helplessly rubbed his forehead and looked at the two of them. "You two, explain. What exactly happened?"
Shukaku lowered his head sadly. "Lord Arisu, today I just wanted to tidy up my sand and shape it nicely."
"Then Kurama walked by and laughed at my sand for being ugly. I couldn't stand it, so I argued with him. Then he provoked me, so I attacked."
"I did not provoke you!"
"I just casually said 'the sand really isn't that great,' and he smashed me with sand release. I can't just stand there and let him hit me, right?"
Kurama argued back.
"The tone you used was clearly mocking me!"
"I wasn't!"
"You were!"
"I wasn't!"
The two started arguing again. Arisu's brows frowned tighter and tighter. Then he looked at the size of these Tailed Beasts.
"Counting the time, isn't it about time to send them outside?"
Arisu pinched his fingers and felt that the time was almost right.