Chapter 135: Taming the Beast—Through Words or Force
BANG!
Sharp claws suddenly shot forward, only to be blocked by the sealing gate.
In an instant, the entire sealed space trembled violently, and violent chakra swept through like a raging storm.
"Human!"
A voice filled with fury rumbled forth. Massive, scarlet, and violent pupils reflected his figure.
"Don't get so worked up. Calm down, Nine-Tails."
Uchiha Kazuki looked at the claws mere centimeters from his face and calmly stated, "I already told you—I'm here to negotiate with you, not to fight."
"I never negotiate with despicable humans!"
The Nine-Tails roared furiously, its massive body slowly rising. Its nine tails thrashed wildly, releasing overwhelming killing intent.
"Really..."
Uchiha Kazuki covered his forehead, seemingly exasperated, and sighed. "Why does everyone always force me to resort to violence?"
The next moment, he lowered his hand.
His eyes reflected blood-red tomoe patterns, spinning into a windmill-like design, radiating extreme coldness. "Since you won't listen when I speak reasonably, then I'll just have to teach you a lesson."
Those blood-red eyes were completely different from ordinary tomoe patterns.
Looking into the young man's transforming eyes, Kurama's deepest, most painful, most hateful, and most fearful memories were instantly awakened!
"You are... UCHIHA!!!"
Kurama's furious roar unleashed rolling shockwaves that crashed against the sealing gate.
However, Uchiha Kazuki remained unmoved. He stepped through the sealing gate and beckoned Kurama with one finger. "Come on, little fox. Let me see just how strong you really are."
"You actually dare to come inside?!"
Faced with such provocation—fueled by both old grudges and new hatred—Kurama could no longer restrain itself.
Whoosh!
Kurama extended its foreleg, its claws flashing like lightning.
The terrifying force tore through the air, producing a sound like ripping silk, slashing down like a massive blade!
CLANG!!!
The claws struck Uchiha Kazuki but were blocked by a pale golden, rib-like structure.
"Susanoo?!"
Looking at the familiar skeletal giant, Kurama was reminded of unpleasant memories.
Of course, the unpleasant parts of its memories weren't limited to this giant—there was another being even more terrifying.
"Is that all you've got?"
Uchiha Kazuki's eyes turned bloodshot as he pushed his Mangekyo Sharingan to its absolute limit.
Flesh and muscle visibly grew over the pale golden ribs, and a Tengu-like armor materialized.
In an instant, encased in the sturdy Tengu armor, the third form of Susanoo emerged—imposing and radiating terrifying chakra. Its almost tangible pressure caused the entire sealed space to tremble and groan under the strain!
The Susanoo clenched its massive fist and unleashed a devastating punch!
BOOM!
The Nine-Tails was easily knocked over.
The immense force from a single punch sent it flying, tumbling several times across the ground in a disheveled heap.
Shaking its dazed head, the Nine-Tails shakily raised itself, about to unleash an angry roar, when Uchiha Kazuki manipulated his Susanoo to close in, pressing its head heavily against the ground.
BANG!
Its head made intimate contact with the ground once more, and the Nine-Tails felt utterly humiliated.
"Damn Uchiha—I'll kill you!!!"
It opened its mouth wide, and Yin-Yang chakra rapidly condensed.
"Shut your mouth!"
Uchiha Kazuki certainly wouldn't let it use a Tailed Beast Bomb. He directly punched the Nine-Tails' nose.
The tremendous force violently forced the Nine-Tails' mouth shut, interrupting the condensed chakra, which exploded inside its own mouth.
BOOM!
A plume of black smoke billowed from the tightly sealed jaws.
Although the Nine-Tails wouldn't die, it was still stunned by the shockwave. But Uchiha Kazuki wouldn't wait. His Susanoo raised its massive fists, and after a brief moment of charging, rained blows upon the Nine-Tails' head, stomach, and spine like a relentless storm.
THUMP THUMP THUMP!
The Nine-Tails screamed in agony after being hit countless times.
"Stop! STOP!"
Finally, the Nine-Tails couldn't take it anymore and begged for mercy in a strained voice. "What do you want?!"
Although Tailed Beasts don't die permanently—even if their bodies disappear, their chakra will regenerate after a while—that didn't mean it wasn't afraid of pain!
Even when Uchiha Madara controlled it, it hadn't been beaten this badly. This guy seemed to be here purely to beat it senseless.
"I already told you—I'm here to negotiate."
Uchiha Kazuki looked down at the Nine-Tails, who was now curled up with its paws covering its head.
"Then say it already!"
The Nine-Tails, fed up with the beating, glared at him resentfully.
After being beaten for so long, not a single word about negotiation was mentioned—just continuous pummeling.
Damn the Uzumaki clan! If it weren't for their sealing techniques, how could the mighty Nine-Tails have suffered such humiliation?
It realized that continuing the fight was pointless—it wasn't a masochist!
"Calmed down yet?"
Uchiha Kazuki asked.
"Calmed down. Very calm."
The Nine-Tails nodded frantically. If it didn't calm down, it would probably get smashed into paste.
"Good. Let's talk seriously then."
The Susanoo slowly dissipated. Uchiha Kazuki stepped onto its nose, looked directly into the Nine-Tails' enormous eyes, and stated calmly, "I'll give you two choices: First, cooperate with me for twenty years, then I'll set you free. Second, I'll control you with my Mangekyo Sharingan for twenty years, then kill you. Choose."
Was there even a choice?!
The Nine-Tails really wanted to curse, but under those cold Mangekyo Sharingan eyes, it calmed down again.
Don't get angry, don't get angry!
The old man said not to get angry with unreasonable people—it's not worth it!
"I choose the first one. It's all the same anyway."
The Nine-Tails seemed drained of energy, weak and listless. Its eyes revealed helplessness and bitter irony as it sneered, "Besides, I don't expect you humans to keep your promises—especially the evil Uchiha clan. Hmph."
Its words were filled with deep distrust.
But that was understandable. Humans had always viewed Tailed Beasts as tremendous forces and strategic deterrents, trying every means to control them.
A promise?
Heh. It had long since stopped expecting anything like that.
"Believe it or not—that's up to you."
Uchiha Kazuki adjusted his glasses and stated calmly, "I'm telling the truth. I'm not interested in the power of Tailed Beasts, and I certainly don't want to become a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."
"You—!"
Hearing this, Kurama's pupils trembled violently, and a look of horror instantly appeared on its face. "How did you know about that?!"
"That's not important."
Uchiha Kazuki jumped down and slowly walked toward the exit. "I know far more than you can imagine: the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, the Sage of Six Paths, Kaguya Otsutsuki, even the Divine Tree."
The revelations came one after another, like heavy bombs, striking Kurama's heart.
Its pupils widened, its eyes filled with disbelief. "Who... who are you? How do you know about these ancient secrets?"
"Me?"
Uchiha Kazuki stopped and turned back, smiling enigmatically. "I'm just an insignificant 'observer' in the river of time."
[End of Chapter 135]
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