"Hmph, I realized something was off about you during the day! As expected!" Ye Liang threw another pair of punches at Ibiki.
He hadn't used any ninjutsu — sometimes, beating someone up with taijutsu was just more satisfying.
"You bastard!"
Ibiki roared and lunged at Ye Liang.
"Bang!"
They exchanged another punch.
Ye Liang stepped back. Ibiki's taijutsu clearly outmatched his own!
"Hmph! Trash! You actually dare challenge me with that little strength of yours?" Ibiki mocked.
Ye Liang felt even angrier now.
While he was away, this bastard had dared to move on his woman?
Previously, Ye Liang had always regarded Kushina as Minato's responsibility. Now that she'd been attacked, he could no longer hold back.
"I'll finish you!"
Ye Liang threw another punch forward, still not using any ninjutsu due to his impulse.
"Hmph! With moves like these, do you really think you can fight me?" Ibiki wasn't the least bit afraid. Without using ninjutsu, Ye Liang was only at the level of a tokubetsu jonin.
He, Ibiki, was close to pseudo-Kage level!
Although it was just taijutsu...
Peng!
After colliding once again, Ye Liang staggered backward, nearly falling to the ground.
"Looks like I really have no choice but to use ninjutsu then!" Ye Liang felt displeased.
The ninjutsu granted by the System could definitely subdue his opponent, but it wouldn't ease Ye Liang's fury. Now consumed by thoughts of revenge, Ye Liang wanted nothing more than to punch him down, punch for punch, like a real man.
"Hehe, are you craving power?"
Suddenly, a beastly growl echoed in Ye Liang's mind.
"Who's there!"
Ye Liang was startled.
Then, he saw a massive red fox appear within his mind.
"Nine - Tails!"
Ye Liang's mouth opened wide.
Since becoming a jinchuriki, Ye Liang had long forgotten about Nine - Tails. Previously, his strength had been sufficient. Also, as a jinchuriki, Nine - Tails naturally supplied him with chakra, so Ye Liang had completely ignored its existence.
Now seeing it again, Ye Liang was still shocked!
"Can you help me?"
"Hehe, of course. But in return, you must lend me your body!"
"Lend my body? Are you an idiot?"
Ye Liang rejected outright. As someone from another time, he was already immune to such demonic temptations. What good was that kind of power if he couldn't control it? Worthless!
This was also why Ye Liang had never actively sought out the Nine-Tails before.
Because he always felt he couldn't control its power.
"An idiot?"
The Nine-Tails was momentarily stunned. This word was entirely unfamiliar to it.
The reason the Nine-Tails had never communicated with Ye Liang before was because it couldn't see through him either!
He appeared to be twenty years old, yet his mind was incredibly sharp. Whether battling Madara Uchiha or dealing with Orochimaru, these weren't things an ordinary twenty-year-old youth could accomplish!
What's more, the Nine-Tails wasn't even able to access Ye Liang's memories.
Remember, as its jinchuriki—the human vessel of the beast—the tailed beast could normally access all of its host's memories. But Ye Liang was different. Every time the Nine-Tails tried to view Ye Liang's past recollections, it always encountered a golden glowing sphere blocking the way.
The Nine-Tails had once attacked that light sphere, but even its full-strength strike couldn't penetrate the orb's surface—it was repelled instead!
"Tch. If you won't let me take control, then I'll give you just a taste of my power."
"A small amount? That works too. Hurry up and give it to me."
"Tch..."
The Nine-Tails muttered under its breath, letting out a deep sigh.
But despite being a tailed beast, it didn't go back on its word, genuinely offering only a fingertip-sized amount of chakra to Ye Liang.
In truth, this outcome wasn't unexpected. How could Ye Liang, who possessed such a mysterious glowing sphere, ever agree to surrender his body? The Nine-Tails wasn't worried at all.
By lending Ye Liang just a bit of its chakra, it aimed to make him dependent on this power!
Humans were naturally prone to addiction—especially when faced with absolute strength!
Once Ye Liang tasted this power, there'd be no turning back—he'd start craving more. And once he did, the Nine-Tails would reel him in, bit by bit!
This was the Nine-Tails' plan.
Meanwhile, right after exiting his consciousness space, Ye Liang suddenly felt an immense surge of power flood his body!
It was a layer of crimson chakra as fluid as water, exactly the same shade as the Nine-Tails'.
At that moment, Ye Liang felt invincible!
He came barreling at Ibiki like a raging storm.
Bang!
They collided again, but this time, Ibiki—who had previously held the upper hand in taijutsu—was instantly sent flying!
"What the hell is going on!"
Ibiki sensed something was very wrong.
At that moment, he also noticed the faint red chakra radiating from Ye Liang's body.
It's the Nine-Tails!
Ibiki recognized it immediately. He had taken part in the decisive battle against Madara Uchiha before, so this chakra-coated exterior was especially familiar.
"So it's true! You've actually mastered the power of the Nine-Tails!"
Seeing that Ye Liang remained rational, Ibiki naturally deduced that he was just like Madara—someone who had gained control over the Nine-Tails' chakra.
"Hmph! Die!"
Ye Liang roared furiously and charged directly at Ibiki, but this time was different.
A faint afterimage lingered where he'd been standing!
This wasn't like the *Flying Thunder God* technique—it was a real afterimage created purely through speed.
Crash!
Ibiki felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and instantly lost consciousness!
Confirming that Ibiki was completely out cold, Ye Liang tied him to a stone pillar in the alley.
Slap! A shuriken clattered out of Ibiki's pocket.
It bore the mark of the *Flying Thunder God* technique.
"This is the one Anko lost a few days ago? Damn it, what a beast!"
Ye Liang immediately understood Ibiki's intentions.
Most likely, after finishing his deed, Ibiki had planned to leave this shuriken at the scene as fake evidence to frame Ye Liang.
Dammit!
Ye Liang slapped him again.
Making sure Ibiki was down for the count, Ye Liang stormed into Kushina's room.
Clang! Crash!
Furniture lay scattered everywhere, but there was no sign of Kushina.
"Kushina, where'd you go?"
As Ye Liang called out, suddenly a figure lunged at him, throwing both of them onto the bed.
"Who!"
He turned—and there was Kushina, clearly dazed.
"Want me! Ye Liang, want me!"
Her hands slid beneath his clothes, already starting to take them off.
"No! I, Ye Liang, am a man of honor—I've never laid a woman on my bed!"
Ye Liang nearly lost his mind.
But Kushina's body really was burning hot.
"It's that red potion!"
Ye Liang instantly understood everything.
It must've been something like the aphrodisiacs he'd heard about in his previous life—but he had no idea how to handle it now.
If this was like the cases he'd read about in novels, then he really would have to help Kushina out, or she might burn up from the inside out!
That's what all the novels claimed anyway.
"Forgive me, Kushina!"
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