Bang!
In front of Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade punched through the ground, blocking his path.
"Jiraiya, wake up. The Dead Demon Consuming Seal has already been activated; there's no way to stop it now."
"Do you want Grand Uncle to sacrifice himself for nothing, or if you save Feng Xu, do you want him to get angry and implicate everyone present?"
"I… you're right." Jiraiya knew Feng Xu's temper very well.
Even if Feng Xu wouldn't implicate Konoha because of this incident, the Ninja from the Barrier Squad and Anbu present would definitely not escape unharmed.
Seeing Jiraiya no longer making a move, Lady Tsunade also retracted her fist.
"Now we only have one path: to go all the way and hope that Grand Uncle can successfully seal Feng Xu."
"Otherwise…"
Lady Tsunade didn't finish her sentence, but Jiraiya knew what would happen.
Roughly, an enraged Feng Xu would use Kurama's power to kill everyone, possibly even escalating into a new Nine-Tailed night.
It was just a pity that Lady Tsunade and Jiraiya didn't know that Tobirama still had a countermeasure.
If he failed to seal Feng Xu, then Inoichi Yamanaka, who was controlling Naruto at close range, would immediately act to kill Naruto.
Having no Nine-Tailed nuclear bomb was better than having one that could explode and kill everyone in the Village at any time.
Just as the two waited with complicated feelings…
The Shinigami's hand finally withdrew from Naruto's body.
Two masses of Chakra, vaguely identifiable as Feng Xu and Tobirama's faces, were dragged by the Shinigami's hand, which had passed through Tobirama's chest, to its mouth, and then quickly sucked inside.
And Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation body, after its soul was sucked into the Shinigami's mouth, crumbled into dust and scattered.
Revealing the Genin corpse inside, wearing an Otogakure forehead protector.
"It succeeded…"
Lady Tsunade and Jiraiya, seeing this scene, felt no joy.
Instead, with heavy hearts, they quickly stepped forward and cradled the unconscious Naruto.
Inoichi Yamanaka in front also swayed and retracted his hand.
Wiping off a bead of sweat, he respectfully said to Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade.
"Hokage-sama, Lady Tsunade, Nidaime(2nd)-sama's sealing was very smooth."
"The Jinchuriki is also fine, but due to the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, he will need some time to rest before he can recover his spirits."
...Chapter 197: The New Generation's Scapegoat King — Kurama
Inside the sealing space.
Feng Xu, watching Tobirama take his Chakra clone into the Shinigami's belly, retracted his gaze.
"The initial arrangements here are finally complete. Now it's up to the Shadow Clone on the Akatsuki Organization's side…"
Whispering softly, Feng Xu raised his hand and stroked the fur of Kurama beside him.
Regarding becoming the main personality, the System had already stated that it could only happen if Naruto himself believed and recognized it from the bottom of his heart.
Genjutsu or Dojutsu-like control abilities would not work.
Because these types of control abilities could be actively or passively dispelled.
Even the subtle influence of Kotoamatsukami, which applies strong psychological suggestion, could be pointed out by others after Kotoamatsukami was released, allowing the person to gradually return to their original thoughts.
Therefore, such loophole-exploiting actions to make Naruto agree would not allow the trust and dependency value to reach 80% and become the main personality.
Feeling the stroking on its body, Kurama also retracted its gaze and asked Feng Xu.
"What are you going to do next? Are you going to hide from that kid, Naruto?"
"No need." Feng Xu's face was expressionless, lost in thought.
"I will cast a Genjutsu on Naruto. When he comes in, he will only see you, this fox, and not my existence."
Kurama shook its huge fox head, leaned into Feng Xu's stroking hand, and squinted, looking utterly content.
"Although I don't know what you're going to do, don't worry, I will fully cooperate with your actions."
"And that brat Naruto, I will also let him know that without you, he is nothing and can't do anything well!"
Because Feng Xu had the same Chakra as it, the same intense hatred.
So, compared to the less familiar Naruto, Kurama could be said to have completely become Feng Xu's, used by Feng Xu.
After all, being sealed for so many years, it was truly too lonely, too solitary, and too eager for a companion… On the hospital bed in Konoha Hospital.
"No… don't go!!!"
Naruto screamed and suddenly woke up from the bed.
His sitting body was covered in sweat, and his thin clothes were soaked and clinging to his skin.
"Naruto-kun!"
"That's wonderful…"
A soft, choked voice sounded beside Naruto.
Naruto, with a blank expression, turned his head to look.
He saw Hinata, holding a towel, looking at him with worry.
Clearly, the reason Naruto only had sweat on his body was that the sweat on his head had already been wiped clean.
"Naruto is awake?!"
Sakura, who was changing the water in the basin in the bathroom, also heard Hinata's soft gasp and ran out.
Seeing Naruto, who was looking bewildered and recalling something, the worry on her face finally eased.
"High fever and unconscious, constantly talking in his sleep, Naruto, your body is too weak!"
"If it weren't for Hinata always being here, and that Ino occasionally coming to help out…"
"I, who was entrusted by Hokage-sama and Kakashi-sensei, would really be exhausted to death!"
Hearing Sakura mention herself, Hinata's worried expression quickly turned into shyness.
Immediately, she waved her hands frantically, indicating that it was all Sakura's credit.
"I didn't… I just helped a little, most of it was Sakura taking care…"
Sakura looked puzzled: "You were even sleeping by the bedside…"
"Woo—!" Sakura's words were not finished when a sound like a train whistle rang out.
That's right, because she was too shy, Hinata's face turned red, smoke came out of her head, and she finally fainted in the chair.
If it were the old Naruto, being taken care of by so many people, and all of them girls, he would definitely be overjoyed.
But his mind was now completely filled with that dream, that dream of Feng Xu, his only relative, leaving!
Clenching his fists, Naruto ignored Hinata and Sakura outside, and instead screamed frantically within his mind.
'Big brother! Big brother, are you there!'
'Big brother, just say one word to me, just one!'
'Hey, come out quickly! I told you to come out and answer me with one word!!!'
'Big brother! Feng Xu! Whirlpool Fengxu!!!'
No matter how Naruto shouted, or even cursed, that familiar voice did not echo in his mind.
It was as if Feng Xu had never existed, leaving only a desolate emptiness.
Seeing Naruto's abnormal silence, Sakura, a little strangely, waved her hand in front of Naruto's eyes.
"Naruto, what's wrong?"
"Did you have a high fever and were unconscious for three days, and your brain got fried?"
"I was unconscious for three days?" Sakura's words seemed to flip a switch in Naruto's mind.
A flood of memory information from three days ago poured frantically into Naruto's thoughts.
Personality separation, Uncle Nidaime(2nd) turning into a spirit and entering his body, Feng Xu's loud cry for help, and he himself being trapped in a dark place by Ino's father.
And finally, the Chakra masses with Uncle Nidaime(2nd) and Feng Xu's faces being swallowed by a giant white-robed monster… Realizing something, a tear slid from Naruto's eye.
Then more and more, until his vision was completely blurred.
"Naruto, why are you crying?" Sakura's voice sounded.
"Naruto-kun's expression… is so sad…" Hinata's worried voice also followed.
Naruto mechanically turned his head to look at the two, his face filled with sadness, pain, resentment, regret, loss… and the despair and hatred reflected in the deepest part of his eyes.
"Big brother… Feng Xu… he's gone…"
"He's not gone, just temporarily sealed." Kakashi's voice sounded from behind Naruto.
"Naruto, your emotions are a bit off. Be careful not to be controlled by Kurama, and don't follow Feng Xu's old path."
"Just sealed! And controlled by Kurama?" Naruto's dim eyes lit up again, and he turned to look at Kakashi.
Kakashi nodded slightly, pulling out the words he had long prepared.
"Originally, you and Feng Xu could have been smoothly separated, but Feng Xu had already been controlled and assimilated by Kurama, attempting to break the seal during your separation."
"That's why Nidaime(2nd) temporarily changed the separation Ninjutsu into a sealing Ninjutsu."
"Therefore, you must be wary of these negative emotions, and don't let Kurama take advantage of your vulnerability, like Feng Xu, as a breakthrough point to break the seal."
Naruto: "!!!"
"Then Feng Xu… Big brother, is he actually still alive?!"
Seeing Naruto recover, Kakashi nodded again, and then pulled out the White Zetsu that he had prepared.
"That's right, as long as you completely master Kurama's power, you can dispel Kurama's influence on Feng Xu."
"Then the Village will find a way to break the seal."
These were the words the Village had given Kakashi, so Kakashi spoke them without any emotion.
But Naruto didn't notice; instead, he took these words as hope and motivation, nodding vigorously.
"I must save big brother! I will definitely control Kurama!"
Chapter 198: Naruto Exposed by Kurama
"Hmph, want to control me?"
"That's enough to make this old man laugh his fangs off!"
In the sealing space, Kurama snorted disdainfully.
It planned that the next time Naruto used its power, it would give it all out, letting that kid remember the fear of going berserk!
Did he really take it, Kurama, for a pet fox that could be kneaded at will?
Even if it was a pet, that was only in front of Feng Xu!
In front of other people, it was a terrifying natural disaster, the embodiment of hatred!
Just as Kurama was thinking about how to torment Naruto…
Naruto, outside, suddenly fell onto the bed, entering the sealing space.