Kurama was grilling meat happily in the sealed space.
Little did he know that Naruto would actually do as he said.
Ninjutsu isn't something you can mess around with!
Even someone like Kurama, who didn't know how to use Ninjutsu, understood that playing with it recklessly could get you killed.
Not to mention Naruto, the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, even if Jubi's Jinchuriki let their Chakra go out of control, they would still die in the end.
However, not only had Naruto not died on the spot, he'd actually managed to make something work.
That was what truly shocked Kurama.
Although it could feel that Naruto's vitality was rapidly fading, at the same time, his Chakra was instinctively repairing Naruto's body.
One going down, the other replenishing… it balanced out so that Naruto wouldn't die any time soon.
Kakashi, on the other hand, felt like he'd never lost his composure so badly in his entire life.
'What kind of monster is this kid?'
'Following the Chakra flow route I'd been shown for opening the Eight Gates...'
'The fact you aren't dead already was a miracle.'
Kakashi never imagined the situation would get to this point.
Moreover…
Kakashi felt like if Naruto kept going at this pace, he was going to get ripped apart by the rampaging Chakra.
There wasn't a single piece of intact flesh on Naruto anymore.
If he weren't healing at such a crazy rate, he probably would've dropped dead the moment he activated this technique.
There's no way he'd still be running around like this otherwise.
At that moment, Naruto couldn't hear a word Kakashi was shouting. All he could hear was the roaring wind in his ears.
Naruto estimated that his current strength should be roughly three times what it was in his normal state.
Both his speed and strength have greatly increased.
He just doesn't know why his Chakra is draining so fast.
If Kurama knew what Naruto was thinking, he'd be complaining nonstop.
If Naruto didn't have a lot of Chakra, and if he didn't draw Kurama's Chakra to repair his body...
He'd already be dead!
"This is awesome!"
Naruto actually had no clear grasp of just how powerful he really was right now, as he has never actually seen someone use the Eight Gates before either.
Anyway, he just feels that he is very strong now!
Naruto glanced at the grove ahead and instantly came up with an idea for testing his power.
He slowly bent down, pressed his palms on the ground, and made a starting running posture, ready to test his limits.
"Uzumaki Naruto!!!"
"Stop right there!!"
Seeing him like this, Kakashi was really scared to death.
'Sandaime-sama told me to keep a close eye on Naruto...'
'But who knew that this child would always find new ways to scare the life out of me.'
Just now, when Naruto moved, Kakashi saw that his body had already reached its limit with his Sharingan.
And now, he looked like he wanted to go full throttle to test his top speed??
'Please, no more!'
Kakashi did not want to see Naruto's corpse so soon, nor did he want to hear the news of Konoha Village's Kyubi's Jinchuriki's death tomorrow...
If Hiruzen found out he'd managed to get Naruto killed, Kakashi would definitely be in big trouble.
Boom…
Just as Kakashi finished yelling, a massive explosion rang out beside him, and Naruto shot forward like a comet trailing red light, obliterating everything in his path.
Moreover, a big hole had been formed where Naruto had just been standing.
That level of destruction was comparable to Tsunade's monstrous strength.
Kakashi covered his face and let out a deep, helpless sigh.
"It's over… I'm doomed."
He had already begun to imagine the scene in the future where he went to the Pure Land, and was pinned to the ground and beaten by his teacher and Kushina.
At this time, Hiruzen had just finished lunch at home and was strolling casually through Konoha with his hands behind his back.
He'd happened to pass by Naruto and Kakashi earlier and saw them working on Ninjutsu together, which made him so happy.
'What a wonderful sight...'
'Naruto had finally stopped obsessing over Taijutsu.'
'Kakashi really is such a dependable Shinobi!'
Hiruzen was in such a good mood today he even ate an extra bowl of rice at home.
Boom…
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard from the east side of the village.
Hiruzen's eyes widened, and he flickered onto a rooftop in an instant.
"What happened!?"
Anbu also appeared around Hiruzen at this time. They looked at each other nervously, and no one dared to speak first.
Seeing their hesitation, Hiruzen's face darkened and he shouted at them, "Hurry up and tell me!"
"Is it Kumogakure? Or Iwagakure?"
"Humph! Outrageous!"
"How dare they attack our village during peacetime!"
Hiruzen didn't even need to think about it, as such a big commotion was most likely caused by that group of reckless men from Kumogakure.
"Um..... Sandaime-sama..."
"It's the Kyubi's Jinchuriki..."
"Cough cough! What did you say!?"
Hiruzen is very furious, but now they tell him it was done by his own people??
'What the hell had Naruto done to cause such a huge commotion… was he trying to defect or something???'
After thinking for two seconds and finding that he still no clue what was going on, Hiruzen decided to go and check it out himself.
He darted toward the east, and saw that trees and buildings were constantly being destroyed.
Hiruzen even began to suspect that the Kyubi had gone out of control.
At the same time, the Anbu's members of Konoha were all rushing toward Naruto's location. Many Jonin and Root's Shinobi also rushed over.
The reason...
Because that red blur was getting dangerously close to the village's barrier.
"This is amazing!!"
"I'm completely unstoppable!!"
As Naruto dashed forward, he realized he was moving so fast his eyes couldn't even keep up.
At this moment, he genuinely felt like he'd turned into the Flash.
'Yeah… I was leaving behind a red trail… doesn't that count?'
Thump thump thump thump…
However, Naruto noticed that his heartbeat seemed to be getting faster and faster...
"Kid, there are a lot of people coming your way."
Naruto suddenly heard the fox in his belly say something.
But right now, Naruto couldn't even make out his surroundings clearly, let alone see who was coming.
There was also another problem...
Because he was moving too fast, Naruto had completely lost control of his body. Right now, he could only keep moving forward, his legs pounding the ground non-stop.
Even if he wanted to stop, he'd have to gradually slow down… but that still took time.
"Naruto! Stop right now, there's the village's barrier ahead!"
"Uzumaki Naruto! Stop immediately!"
…
Every available Shinobi in Konoha Village had shown up. The last time there was a full-scale mobilization like this was the night of the Kyubi Rampage.
"Sandaime-sama..."
Kakashi instantly appeared in front of the Hiruzen, his face filled with embarrassment.
He could see the look on Hiruzen's face already seemed to be saying...
'Is this how you take care of the kid??'
"What the hell is going on!?"
"Naruto messed around with a Forbidden Technique… and lost control."
"He...he literally can't stop himself right now."
"If we don't do something soon… he might die from Chakra rampaging through his system."
After hearing this, Hiruzen's blood pressure spiked instantly. He anxiously patted around his clothes, and then he realized that he didn't bring his hypertension pills with him.
'What did Kakashi say earlier again?!'
'Weren't you guys just practicing Ninjutsu by the river at noon?!'
'How the hell did things turn into this?'
'I was just gone for lunch...'
'How come I heard that the Kyubi's Jinchuriki was about to die when I came here?!'
Hiruzen took a deep breath. He felt that he might drop dead right there.
'Kakashi and Naruto were going to be the death of me!!'
"Use defensive Ninjutsu to block Naruto!"
"If he hits the barrier at that speed..."
"He'll die from the impact long before the Chakra rampage could kill him."
With a single order from Hiruzen, a large number of surrounding Shinobi vanished instantly.
At this moment, all the Shinobi in Konoha rallied together once more...
All to stop the Kyubi's Jinchuriki from smashing himself to death on the village barrier.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Countless Shinobi unleashed defensive Ninjutsu at once near the eastern edge of the barrier. Walls of earth rose up in succession, while walls of water surged ahead of them to slow Naruto down.
The scene was so intense that villagers genuinely thought they were being attacked by an enemy village.
Naruto, who was about to reach the barrier, finally managed to make out the scene ahead, but from his perspective...
'Why did everything ahead look blue…?'
Just as that thought crossed his mind, he felt splashes of water hit his face.
Then, I heard 'bang bang bang' sounds, followed by the sound of bones breaking.
Before he could even scream out in pain, Naruto collapsed to the ground, his vision turned black and he lost consciousness.
Naruto had crashed into ten earth walls in a row before finally coming to a stop.
Looking back at the route he came from...
This kid had plowed a ditch about ten meters wide on the east side of the village, and everything in his path was left in total ruin.
Hiruzen slowly walked over to Naruto with a sour face.
To be honest....
He didn't think Naruto was going to make it.
Hiruzen was very worried. While he couldn't bear Naruto's death, he was also worried that there was no suitable replacement for the Kyubi's Jinchuriki in the village.
If Naruto really didn't make it...
Then there is a high probability that Konoha will lose the Kyubi.
Hiruzen felt that ever since Naruto was born, the situation in the village was getting worse day by day.
He knelt by Naruto and realized he was barely breathing, and it seemed that they should start preparing the funeral.
But there is still a glimmer of hope in Hiruzen's hearts
Then, a dozen Medical-nin surrounded Naruto and began to check his injuries...
"What's the situation now?"
"Sandaime-sama..."
"This kid's bones are all broken, and his internal condition is even worse..."
"His heart… has stopped."
"He has already... already..."
Just when the Medical-nin was about to announce Naruto's death, he suddenly heard the sound of his heart beating again.
"Wait! It looks like we might still be able to save him!"