"Buzz—"
"Without warning, Naruto's mental strength finally met the standard."
"In just an instant."
"Naruto's consciousness entered the spiritual world."
"Drip—"
"The sound of dripping water came, and Naruto slowly opened his eyes."
"His azure blue eyes widened slightly, and his pupils were constantly dilating."
"The environment changed in the blink of an eye. Even though Naruto was mentally prepared, he was still startled."
"A damp and cold feeling came from under his feet."
"Looking down, the 'water' on the ground had already reached his ankles."
"Ahead was a very long and dark passage."
"His intuition told him to go forward."
"Naruto didn't hesitate, immediately taking steps to walk forward."
"Visibly, the water had become much shallower."
"Entering voluntarily?"
Naruto was slightly stunned.
Then he thought of himself.
It seemed he was always passive.
And it was always in life-or-death situations when the Great Fox couldn't stand it anymore and helped him.
Meditation... So meditation has such a big effect.
If mental strength increases... the resistance to genjutsu should improve a lot, right?
Naruto frowned in thought.
Seeing this, Neji breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed he had come through.
And, gained a lot.
It was hard to believe that this boisterous dead last, this seemingly over-energetic kid, would sit there quietly, not in a daze, but in thought.
Uzumaki Mito: "Sewer?"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Sewer?"
The Sealing Space inside Naruto seemed a little different from theirs.
Ōnoki: "So this is the Sealing Space."
Mei Terumī: "This should be considered the spiritual world."
Kurotsuchi: "Sewer... Great Fox... won't there also be a giant cage?"
Inside the Sealing Space, Kurama sat up straight.
Are they going to meet?
Isn't that too fast?
Damn it, the me in the black frame world, come on~!
Ino Yamanaka: "Kurama seems very terrifying... Black-Framed Naruto shouldn't show fear, right?"
Mabui: "No, Black-Framed Naruto wouldn't."
Uchiha Izumi: "Didn't they meet consciously once before? Black-Framed Naruto was just surprised that time."
"Cackle cackle—"
"Strange sounds kept coming."
"Naruto was not affected by these peculiar sounds and the oppressive environment."
"His steps were quick and firm."
"There was no tension on his face, and even a hint of anticipation deep in his eyes."
"In fact, after that initial vague meeting, Naruto had become very curious about the Great Fox."
"What kind of existence would be chosen to be sealed inside a person?"
"What kind of existence would Senju Hashirama consider a weapon of war capable of balancing the power of the major Hidden Villages?"
"Not long after."
"Naruto arrived at the end of the passage."
"The environment was no longer oppressive."
"But it had gained a few points of gloom."
"Suddenly."
"A faint sense of crisis assailed his heart."
"'Get lost!'"
"'Ah~!'"
"'Damn brat, that stinky fox is on the other side!!!'"
"'Hey, hey, hey!'"
"'That fox with body odor!'"
"'You did that on purpose, didn't you?!'"
"'If you want to bully the Jinchuriki, do it yourself!'"
"'Not only do you not give him any guidance, but you deliberately connect the Sealing Space, what do you mean?!'"
"'Want to come out and fight?!'"
"'...'"
"Naruto covered his ears, his brows slightly furrowed."
"The sound was sharp and very noisy."
"It came from another passage in front of him."
"The owner of the voice seemed to be a chatterbox, and, it seemed, had a very bad relationship with the Great Fox."
"'Damn dead fox!'"
"'Hey, kid, you went the wrong way!'"
"'Go back the way you came!!!'"
"'Get lost quickly!'"
"'This old man can already smell your body odor!'"
"Gah—!!!"
Gaara suddenly opened his eyes.
Temari and Kankuro were startled.
Then, Gaara looked towards the source of the sound.
Looking at Naruto in the black-framed large screen.
He was stunned for a moment.
Then, he tilted his head and continued to sleep.
black frame world?
Then it's fine.
"Damn fox!"
"I knew that after so many years of not seeing eye to eye, suddenly pulling this old man into a meeting definitely wouldn't be for anything good!"
"'Hmph.'"
"'The weakest Tailed Beast loves to shout the most.'"
"Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the passage behind him."
"'Get out!'"
"Buzz—"
"Shukaku refused to join the chat group."
"The next moment."
"Naruto returned to his original position."
"Naruto: '...'"
"So that's how it is."
"That voice just now was the voice of Ichibi Shukaku of Hidden Sand Village."
"His Jinchuriki must be very pitiful, right?"
"Also... the Great Fox's relationship with it seems very ordinary, even to the point of wanting to fight upon meeting."
"The main point of conflict should be the number of tails?"
"Probably, historical documents describe Nine-Tailed Kurama as having nine tails."
"Ichibi Shukaku only has one tail."
"The Great Fox seems to like to judge strength based on the number of tails."
"The Great Fox has the most tails, and Ichibi Shukaku has the fewest."
Nii Yugito: "Ah? Tailed Beasts? A meeting?"
Nii Yugito: "Can it be like that?"
Mei Terumī: "After all, they are Tailed Beasts, so it's normal for them to be special."
Ōnoki: "This is the first time I've heard of such a thing."
Sakura Haruno: "So, Naruto was taken by Nine-Tailed to Shukaku's... which is Gaara's Sealing Space?"
Temari: "Probably not, it was just said that it connected to the spiritual world... which is what they call a meeting."
Ino Yamanaka: "Pfft~ I didn't expect Tailed Beasts to be so interesting~"
Ichibi Shukaku: "Dead fox, this old man will f***..."
Before he could finish, Shukaku was muted.
And the mute duration was not short.
Not only because the content he was about to say was against the rules.
There was another reason: his voice was aggressive.
The sound that came from the black-framed large screen just now made many people cover their ears.
Just listening to it felt like needles were pricking their brains.
Black-Framed Naruto was right.
Ichibi Shukaku's Jinchuriki must be very pitiful.
Temari and Kankuro exchanged glances.
Then both looked at Gaara.
No wonder Gaara was like that... That kind of sound, just listening to it for a short while made people exclaim that they couldn't stand it.
Gaara, however, had been listening to it for so many years.
Considering his biological father's shady operations.
Kankuro and Temari finally truly understood Gaara's pain.
Kurama (Yang): "My ears are clear."
Kurama (Yang): "Those with one tail have no right to speak."
"Ah—!!!"
Inside the Sealing Space, Shukaku was so angry that his mouth was full of sand.
Unfortunately, he couldn't interfere with Gaara now.
Therefore, Shukaku could only sulk.
Shouting and screaming wildly.
After a long time.
Shukaku suddenly froze.
Then the corners of his mouth uncontrollably curled into a smile.
"Gaara~"
"Gaara~"
"Wake up quickly~"
In a daze, Gaara heard a very familiar voice.
But the voice was very gentle.
This kind of voice, which Gaara couldn't imagine even if he racked his brains, filled his mind.
"Gah—"
Gaara suddenly opened his eyes.
Shukaku's gentle, almost motherly... voice was still echoing in his mind.
"Gaara~ Wake up quickly~"
"Get up and go back to sleep~"