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"You guy, you really are amazing!" Naruto's hand slapped onto Gaara's shoulder as he said with an excited face.
"Eh." Gaara looked at Naruto, who had become excited for some reason, with a confused face.
He had thought Naruto raised his hand because he wanted to hit him, and had already prepared himself to silently take the beating, but in the end, Naruto only patted his shoulder.
"Why?" Gaara asked in confusion.
At this moment, he truly could not understand. Just now, the monster inside his body had come out, becoming so ugly and terrifying, and had almost hurt Naruto and Sasuke.
Why was Naruto not afraid, not distancing himself, and not blaming him, but instead showing an excited expression and praising him for being amazing?
Someone who did not know would think he had just done something incredible, when clearly it was just the monster going berserk and trying to hurt people.
"What do you mean why? I said you're amazing. Just now, you scared me and Sasuke so much with just your aura that we didn't dare move." Naruto scratched his head and said.
Just now, he had truly been shocked. At first, he had thought the same as Sasuke, thinking that the monster living inside Gaara's small body must be very small. He had not expected Gaara to suddenly become a dozens-of-meters-tall yellow giant cat, though it was a little ugly.
Although Nagasawa was very strong, clearly, he would not use Conqueror's Haki to scare Naruto, so this was also the first time Naruto and Sasuke felt such terrifying pressure up close.
At that time, Naruto felt like he was almost suffocating. Fortunately, Nagasawa was fast enough. Shukaku had not even fully come out before he was beaten back, allowing Naruto to recover.
Although it had only been a brief instant, Naruto deeply felt how powerful Gaara was in that state.
"I wasn't scared to the point I didn't dare move. I just didn't want to move." Sasuke, who had come back to his senses, immediately stubbornly said after hearing Naruto's words.
If Naruto had said he could not beat him, Sasuke would not refute it. The gap in strength was too big. But if he said he had been scared to the point of not daring to move, Sasuke would not accept it. Would that not disgrace the Uchiha's prestige? If Itachi came back and heard about this, he would also be very disappointed in him.
"I didn't expect you to only be at this level. To be scared stiff by mere aura, as my otouto, you are truly too disappointing." Itachi said with a disappointed face.
After imagining that scene in his mind, Sasuke shook his head in panic.
No, he absolutely could not let such a thing happen!
"Fine, maybe." If it were usually, Naruto might be interested in having a verbal battle with Sasuke, but now, he was clearly more interested in Gaara, so he answered perfunctorily.
"Amazing... That also isn't my strength. It's the monster's power." Gaara said somewhat shyly.
Naruto's reaction truly exceeded Gaara's expectations.
In Sunagakure Village, just his sand going berserk made others avoid him like a monster and plague god.
But here, even when the monster inside him directly came out, Naruto was not afraid, and instead praised him with an excited face for being amazing.
This contrast made Gaara's favorability toward Naruto soar.
"Naruto is right. Perhaps Shukaku once brought you trouble, but in the future, its power will also be used by you and increase your strength." At this time, Nagasawa spoke.
Tailed Beasts were also one of the great cheats in the ninja world. Even if one could not become a perfect Jinchuriki by being of one mind with the Tailed Beast, one could still use the Tailed Beast's powerful Chakra to a certain extent and greatly increase one's strength.
If one could become a perfect Jinchuriki, that would be even more incredible. One could use the Tailed Beast's Chakra freely, basically saying goodbye to the worry of not having enough Chakra, and could freely enter full Tailed Beast transformation.
If one were even flashier, they could completely control Kurama's power like Naruto and enter Kurama Mode, possessing extremely strong strength.
"Increase my strength..." Gaara looked at his stomach. If he could choose, he would rather not have this strength and instead have many friends who could play with him.
But now, it seemed there was no need to do that, because he had Naruto.
"I will teach you in the future." Nagasawa smiled and touched Gaara's hair.
Then Nagasawa asked Naruto, "What do you think of the form Gaara changed into?"
"So big, and not very good-looking, but very strong." Naruto commented.
"Then do you want there to be a Tailed Beast like that inside your body too?" Nagasawa asked.
"Huh?" Naruto was somewhat confused.
Actually, he was thinking, how exactly had such a huge tanuki been stuffed inside Gaara's body?
It could not go in. No matter how one thought about it, it could not go in, right?
"Although it feels very impressive, Dad and Mom wouldn't agree, right?" Naruto was somewhat tempted, thinking that his Uncle Nagasawa was going to catch a Tailed Beast for him.
Seeing that Naruto did not seem very resistant to Tailed Beasts, Nagasawa said, "Of course they agreed, because you already have one inside your body. It is the Nine-Tails among the Tailed Beasts."
"What? So I already have one. Eh!!!" After Naruto clearly heard Nagasawa's words, he became serious, then hurriedly touched his small belly and revealed a confused expression.
"What, Naruto also has a monster inside his body?" Sasuke revealed an expression of doubting life.
Could it be that having a monster inside one's body was actually a very normal thing?
There were three children here, and only he did not have one. Wasn't he a little out of place?
Seeing Naruto like this, Nagasawa smiled.
The Nine-Tails, who had been peeping the whole time, also quickly closed its perception at this moment. It felt it was better to be obedient. That stupid tanuki was the lesson from the past. It had dared to act arrogant in front of that brutal man, and in the blink of an eye, it was slapped back by a big slap.
"Stop touching. Tailed Beasts are made of Chakra. It is currently in your consciousness space. No matter how you touch, you won't be able to touch it." Nagasawa said with a smile.
"So that's how it is." Naruto said as if he understood and did not understand. He could not really understand Nagasawa's words, but it felt very powerful.
"Then why doesn't the monster inside my body come out? I still want to see what it looks like. It won't be as ugly as Gaara's tanuki, right?" Naruto seemed a little worried.
Gaara silently said nothing. He was really sorry that the monster sealed inside his body was too ugly.
"Haha, relax. Inside your body is a little fox. Although it easily gets its fur ruffled, compared to Shukaku, it is much better-looking." Nagasawa laughed twice and said.
One had to say, the Tailed Beasts all looked strange and bizarre. The Nine-Tails was already the face value representative among the Tailed Beasts.
"A little fox?" Naruto scratched his head and decided that after today, he would properly learn about the creature called foxes.
"Is having a Tailed Beast inside your body a very common thing?" Sasuke could not help asking. He felt that he was somewhat unable to participate in the topic.
"Generally speaking, no, it is not a very common thing." Nagasawa answered.
"Then why do they both have one?" Sasuke was very confused.
"Well, the reason is relatively special, but I can tell you that under normal circumstances, there are only nine people in the ninja world who have Tailed Beasts inside their bodies. People like them are usually called Jinchuriki." Nagasawa said.
However, the situation was special now, because the Nine-Tails had been split into two portions, so the nine great Tailed Beasts now had ten, two of which were Nine-Tails.
"Only nine in the whole ninja world?" Sasuke revealed a doubtful gaze. There were only nine Jinchuriki in the world, so why were two out of the three people here Jinchuriki?
Nagasawa nodded.
"So I actually have such a special identity." Naruto could not help putting his hands on his hips.
This was something only nine people in the entire world had.
"Actually, the Nine-Tails inside your body also has some connection with Madara and Hashirama, but it only appears near the ending." Nagasawa said.
"What, it actually has a connection with Madara and Hashirama? What connection?" Naruto immediately grabbed Nagasawa's arm and looked at Nagasawa with expectant eyes.
But Nagasawa's willpower was extremely firm. Unless it was a white-haired loli acting cute like this, it was impossible to move his steel-like will.
"It is still in the story, so I will tell it when the time comes. In any case, it will be soon." Nagasawa smiled calmly, clearly an old cliffhanger dog at a glance.
Right now, he had roughly told Naruto up to Hashirama and Madara becoming the leaders of their respective clans and beginning a new round of love and killing.
Next would be Izuna being killed by Tobirama, Madara turning dark, and then Madara being defeated and moved by Hashirama, and the two establishing Konoha together.
"Right, Gaara also likes this story, but he hasn't heard much. You can tell him about it and save me from repeating it." Nagasawa thought for a moment and said.
Hearing this, Naruto's eyes instantly shone. He grabbed Gaara's hand, looking just like a two-dimensional person discovering a fellow fan.
Suddenly having his hand grabbed by Naruto, Gaara appeared somewhat caught off guard.
"Where did you hear up to?" Naruto asked with a smile full of enthusiasm.
Gaara thought for a moment, then said, "Madara and Hashirama training together were discovered by their respective parents, and then they were forced to cut off contact."
"So it's there. Then that really is just the beginning." Naruto's eyes shone, wishing he could tell Gaara right now about the love-and-kill story of the good brothers Hashirama and Madara.
It was unknown whether his skill in storytelling was not as good as Nagasawa's, or whether others were not interested in the story of Hashirama and the others, but among his friends, only Hinata was willing to listen to him tell it. But Hinata often did not speak, making Naruto feel something was missing.
He felt that they should discuss it with each other.
"I'll properly tell you after I finish training." Naruto said. He did not forget that it was currently training time.
"Mm." Gaara nodded somewhat excitedly. Did this count as agreeing with a friend to play together later? It felt really nice.
"Alright, since you've met each other, then finish today's training first. Gaara and I still have some other matters." Seeing that it was about time, Nagasawa stood up and spoke.
As he expected, Naruto with social badass syndrome directly handled Gaara. Now it was time to do some other things, such as beating up Shukaku, who had wanted to come out and destroy Konoha just now, and also redoing Gaara's seal.
Nagasawa first split off a shadow clone and had the shadow clone go explain the One-Tail's issue, then he used Flying Thunder God to bring Gaara outside Konoha.
"Gaara, next, don't resist. Let Shukaku come out. I want to properly discipline this arrogant little tanuki." Nagasawa instructed Gaara, then released the temporary sealing technique from before.
"Mm." Gaara nodded.
"Shukaku, come out. I know you can hear me." Nagasawa spoke.
Shukaku inside Gaara's body disdainfully clicked its tongue. If he told it to go out, it would go out? Would that not mean it had no face at all?
Actually, Shukaku was also a little confused. Just now, it had not even come out before it had been slapped back by a big slap, followed by a strengthened seal.
Do you know how much harm a big slap can do to a Tailed Beast that has been imprisoned for decades?
Seeing Shukaku not respond, Nagasawa smiled and spoke in a refined and easygoing manner, "Sure enough, just like Kurama said, Tailed Beasts judge strength according to the number of tails. The One-Tail is the weakest, so being this timid is understandable."
"To hell with judging strength by tails. Anyone who believes that stinky fox's words is an idiot!" Hearing Nagasawa mention the Nine-Tails' name and the rumor slandering it, the One-Tail immediately could not endure it. Its brutal Chakra surged upward again, covering Gaara.
The suddenly erupting Chakra raised a wave of air, blowing everything with rustling sounds.
In an instant, an enormous earth-yellow monster appeared in this remote forest.
Nagasawa sized up the One-Tail. He had acted too quickly before and had not paid attention. The One-Tail indeed did not look very good. Its tail was still alright, though.
"I have to say, you have successfully angered me. Now you will pay a painful price." The One-Tail said in a low voice.
Perhaps Nagasawa's strength was not simple, but the One-Tail was not afraid!
"Many people have said this to me before, but their outcomes were not very good." Nagasawa said slowly.
It was only the One-Tail, easy and simple. He just had to control his strength and avoid hurting Gaara.
"Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!"
Seeing Nagasawa actually act even more pretentious than it, the One-Tail could not endure it. It opened its huge mouth and fired a massive wind ball toward Nagasawa.
Seeing the One-Tail not use a Tailed Beast Ball but instead use Ninjutsu, Nagasawa also smiled.
One had to say, the One-Tail was also a relatively unique existence among the Tailed Beasts. Not only could it use Ninjutsu, it also knew sealing techniques.
However, this level was far from enough.
Nagasawa clenched his fist, a ring of white light appearing on it, then rushed in front of the huge wind ball and shattered it with one punch.
"???" Shukaku looked as if it had seen a ghost.
There were people who could block its Drilling Air Bullet, but it had never seen someone smash its Drilling Air Bullet apart with one punch like this.
Shukaku suddenly felt that something was not good.
"This guy, he can't be as abnormal as those two people from decades ago, right?"
But time did not give Shukaku much room to think. In the instant it lost focus, Nagasawa rushed up, and the fist wrapped in white light was about to smash down.