Chapter 44: The Conversation Between Kuramaand ShukakuInside Gaara's body, the Nine-Tailed and the Ichibiwere unusually not arguing. Kurama spoke up first: "You damn raccoon dog, I think the person the Six Paths Sage spoke of, the one who can allow Tailed Beasts and humans to coexist peacefully, has appeared. Naruto truly respects us, what do you think?"Shukaku curled his lip upon hearing this and said: "That's not necessarily true. Didn't you see that for a moment, he was moved by your words?""Besides, he is still young now. It's possible his personality might change drastically when he grows up."The Nine-Tailed shook its head and said: "It won't happen. Naruto is very decisive in his actions at times. I have seen him use the power of the Sharingan directly to gain someone's help, yet at the very least, he hesitated when facing you.""And do you know something? He doesn't approach us just because he wants to obtain our power; it is very clear that he wants to earn our recognition even more.""A few years ago, I was controlled by a masked guy who manipulated me into attacking Konoha. Naruto's parents died under my claws. He knows this, yet in the end, he still forgave me.""Most importantly, he has foreseen the future."At this, Shukaku was stunned and asked in confusion: "Foreseen the future? What does that mean?"The Nine-Tailed replied, enunciating every word: "It is the Six Paths Sage! Naruto is the one the old man selected to save the Ninja World.""What? Are you saying the old man is still alive?" Shukaku asked excitedly.The Nine-Tailed nodded affirmatively and said: "That's right, the old man is still alive, but he exists in this world in a special way. At the right time in the future, he will come out to meet us.""He foresaw that the Ninja World would face a huge trouble in the future, and since Naruto is the reincarnation of Ashura, he was selected. This is also the main reason why I chose to help him.""In reality, Naruto is a person who is decisive in killing and acting. To achieve his goals, he sometimes appears somewhat unscrupulous, and his level of meticulousness is far beyond his age.""But in the end, everything he does is for the sake of the entire Ninja World. I once saw the original ending, which was extremely tragic—I can only use these four words to describe it. In the end, even this planet was destroyed by invaders from outside.""But besides that, I also discovered that Narutoplaces great importance on friendship and family. Your Jinchuriki, this guy named Gaara, was Naruto's good friend in the original timeline.""Perhaps he didn't want to abandon this friendship! That is why Naruto went to such great lengths this time to gain his favor, rather than directly using the Sharingan to control him."After hearing what the Nine-Tailed said, Shukakuwas shocked once again—it seemed he hadn't been shocked as many times in all these years as he had been today. He said incredulously: "What? What kind of background does the enemy have? Do they actually have the ability to destroy the world?""If the opponent truly has such strength, how could we possibly deal with them? If they just destroy the world directly, wouldn't we all be finished?""I don't know the specifics too well, but Naruto told me some things. You should know that the Six Paths Sage's mother, Kaguya, came from another planet, right?""The enemy comes from the same place as Kaguya. The meaning of existence for their race is plunder. They do this by planting a special tree on other planets; this tree absorbs the nutrients of the entire planet, thereby bearing something called a ChakraFruit.""They never need to cultivate; they only need to eat this fruit to obtain extraordinary power. And when the planet's nutrients are completely consumed, it will be thoroughly destroyed," the Nine-Tailedreplied.Shukaku: "Looking at it this way, things are indeed quite tricky. Then we really should help him properly!"The Nine-Tailed: "That's right. We must also trust the old man's judgment. Since Naruto is the one he selected to solve this trouble, he will definitely be able to do it. Moreover, after spending such a long time together, I have discovered that this kid Naruto's talent for cultivation is indeed very high. I think it is only a matter of time before he surpasses the old man. He is not even six years old yet, and he already possesses strength comparable to a Jonin, or even higher."Shukaku appeared to be even more determined. He said: "When necessary, we can also choose to sacrifice ourselves to let Naruto become the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails. In that case, it should be foolproof, right?""At the very least, his self-preservation won't be a problem. No matter what, it can leave a glimmer of hope and a spark for this planet."The Nine-Tailed smiled after hearing this and said: "Who would have thought? You stinky raccoon dog actually have such a high level of perspective, possessing such a spirit of sacrifice. Tsk tsk, it really surprises me! It seems I underestimated you before!"Shukaku immediately retorted: "Do you think I am the same as you, a selfish, dead fox?"The two great Tailed Beasts began arguing again just like that.Just as the Ichibi and the Nine-Tailed were discussing, Naruto had already awakened the Chunin upon whom he had cast Kotoamatsukami. Through questioning, he learned that this person was named Jishi, 15 years old, but already a Chunin. After understanding all of this, Naruto told Jishi that after he left in a moment, he would be the one to look after Gaara.After giving these instructions, he thought for a moment and decided to place a Flying Thunder God mark on Gaara's gourd so that he could arrive by his side at the first moment when he was in danger.Before long, the Nine-Tailed's voice rang in his mind: "Naruto, let's go! We two have finished talking. It promised me that it would absolutely never let this brat lose sleep again.""Hehe, you don't know this, but just before I left, I spat a whole bunch of saliva at that stinky raccoon dog. Hahaha, it wanted to retaliate from inside the cage, but how could I let it succeed? I had long since hidden far away, watching it look helpless against me really made this old man secretly delighted!"Naruto smiled helplessly upon hearing this and then said: "Thank you, Kurama. If you hadn't used reverse psychology just now, I'm afraid Shukakuwouldn't have agreed so easily. Don't worry! Once we return to the Village, I will immediately help you break the seal."The Nine-Tailed said seriously upon hearing this: "Hmm, we really should break the seal sooner. I don't want to be trapped in a cage like that stinky raccoon dog. If one day it convinces this brat named Gaara, breaks the seal for him before I do, and then comes to take revenge on me, I wouldn't be able to stand that humiliation."To this, Naruto could only express his helplessness. Who could have imagined that the two great Tailed Beasts, famous throughout the Ninja World, would actually do something like spitting at each other?
