Chapter 73: As long as the benefits are enough, the Nine-Tails will be split in two!
Naruto was unclear about the specifics of how the Nine-Tails' Secret Technique was performed. After all, it was a Secret Technique; not just the Nine-Tails, but even the most generous Ninja would not disclose such things to someone completely unrelated.
Naruto's relationship with the Nine-Tails went without saying; such secrets were simply not something Naruto could know.
But all techniques have weaknesses, and every technique has a principle. As long as these are understood, although reverse-engineering a Secret Technique is still difficult, finding a way to crack it or deal with it is more than possible.
As Naruto's research into Ninjutsu became more thorough, and with his secret observations of the Little Nine-Tails over the past five years, Narutohad become very clear about the pros and cons of the Nine-Tails' Secret Technique.
Although saying these things to the Little Nine-Tails today was just a coincidence—after all, Naruto hadn't expected to obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan one day, let alone obtain these eyes so early.
But since he now possessed the means to control the Nine-Tails, it would be a disservice to himself not to be thorough about it.
"Although you and the Nine-Tails inside me share a consciousness, this is just the effect of the Nine-Tails' Secret Technique. At its core, you are still an independent consciousness separated from it. Aside from being restricted by it, you can already be called an independent mind."
Naruto spoke the conclusion he had drawn from years of observation. Seeing the Little Nine-Tailsremain silent, Naruto became even more certain of his judgment.
"I don't quite understand the feeling of losing freedom, but your current situation is very similar to the Nine-Tails inside me." Naruto raised his hand and stroked the Little Nine-Tails' shiny fur. "It's just that the Nine-Tails inside me is imprisoned by the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, while you are imprisoned by the Nine-Tails itself."
"Given the pride of you Tailed Beasts, losing freedom isn't the greatest insult, but being controlled by others is something you can never accept. For example, the Nine-Tails during the Konoha Incident, or you right now!"
"I am indeed a consciousness independent of it, but I am also a consciousness closely related to it. Resisting it is resisting myself. Escaping control is a complete joke!"
"Stubborn!" Naruto had already seen through the Little Nine-Tails. "At first, the Nine-Tails said its main body was a collection of infinite Chakracarrying its consciousness. Although I thought it was exaggerating at the time, it now seems that not only was it not exaggerating, but it was also hiding some of the truth."
Naruto continued to stroke its fur tirelessly despite the Little Nine-Tails' resistance, but the words he spoke were already close to the truth.
"The current consciousness of the Nine-Tails in my body is just a collection of many consciousnesses. When it dies, those scattered consciousnesses will gather again. Besides re-forming a collective consciousness, the dominant consciousness before the Nine-Tails' death will re-coalesce during this process."
"So... who exactly dominates the newly formed collective consciousness, and is this collective consciousness still the original Nine-Tails? I already have the answer to this question—whoever is stronger leads!"
Naruto's words went straight to the essence of the matter, causing the Little Nine-Tails in his arms to quiet down briefly, which made Naruto even more bold.
"You are just one of its many collective consciousnesses. Although you have all the Nine-Tails' memories, you are different in certain aspects, just like a person's split personalities. Although you are both the Nine-Tails, there is a fundamental difference in consciousness."
"But it is the main body and the dominant one after all. I can only be governed by my own main consciousness. Even if I have my own thoughts, I can't do anything at all." Under Naruto's analysis, the Little Nine-Tails had already resigned itself to its fate. "After all, the main body's Chakra is all under its control. I simply don't have the capital to resist."
"You didn't before, but now you do!" Narutosounded very much like a profit-oriented merchant. "As long as you agree to pay a small price, I will step in to help you. After all, the Nine-Tails' main consciousness is currently under the control of these eyes of mine."
"If you can control it, you can control me!" Aside from being too weak, the Little Nine-Tails wasn't much inferior to the Nine-Tails' main body in other aspects. "Why should I trade with you!"
"Because I won't control you, and I will give you a chance to be the master. Although your consciousness is weak, I don't believe you haven't thought about one day controlling the Nine-Tails' massive Chakra yourself!"
The Little Nine-Tails fell silent. Just as Naruto said, all of the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Chakra had self-awareness. After the main consciousness was dispersed, it would still rely on these consciousnesses to regroup and form a new Nine-Tails.
But in the process of forming the new Nine-Tails, those numerous consciousnesses with their own thoughts would wage a massive war. The strongest consciousness would become the dominant one, while the remaining failed consciousnesses would be completely controlled by the main consciousness.
This is why the time for a Tailed Beast's Rebirthafter death is so long, and it's also why the Little Nine-Tails was confidently separated by the Nine-Tails inside Naruto.
As long as the Nine-Tails' main bodyconsciousness always controlled the Tailed BeastChakra, the Little Nine-Tails would have no chance of turning the tables!
It must be said that Tailed Beasts are indeed the most peculiar creatures in the Ninja World. Life forms aggregated from Chakra with strong self-awareness were a marvel to Naruto at this stage.
"Indeed there is," the Little Nine-Tails admitted frankly. "But I lost to him back then. Not only was I stripped of the right to control the Tailed BeastChakra, but I also fell into a long period of dormancy."
"I'm aware of that. After all, the Nine-Tails' main body wouldn't allow consciousnesses like yours to be active at will." Naruto had long suspected this. "But it's controlled by me now, and it's time for you to be active!"
"What do you plan to do, and what do you need me to agree to?"
Seeing the Little Nine-Tails finally relent, Narutobreathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He had gambled correctly!
Yes, although Naruto's tone was certain just now, all of this was merely Naruto's own judgment. Judgment does not equal truth; the difference between them was quite obvious.
But fortunately, while Naruto's judgment wasn't 100% correct, he had clearly guessed the most critical part right!
"I will help you become the dominant consciousness among the Nine-Tails' many consciousnesses, while the Nine-Tails' Tailed BeastChakra will belong to me. What do you think of this trade or agreement?"
Naruto finally revealed his true intentions. Even though Naruto wanted to kill the Nine-Tails as soon as possible, its massive Chakra and the characteristics of the Nine-Tails' Yang Attribute Chakra made him unwilling to lose it.
"Not good!" the Little Nine-Tails refused decisively. "Once I lose control over the Nine-Tails' Chakra, even if I become the dominant consciousness, it will be completely meaningless!"
"You can continue to absorb Chakra from the world to create Tailed Beast Chakra, and there's another benefit to this." Naruto coaxed it. "The Chakracreated with your consciousness will be entirely dominated by your consciousness. Even if it dissipates again, the you after resurrection will still be you!"
"But... still..."
The Little Nine-Tails clearly hesitated. It didn't want Naruto to know the true nature of Chakra too early, but for the blueprint Naruto had laid out for it, it finally couldn't help itself.
"But the amount of Chakra in the Ninja World is finite. Although it keeps growing as time passes, the growth rate simply cannot meet the needs of the Ninja World's ever-increasing population."
"Once you completely control the Nine-Tails Chakra that has been stripped of its consciousness, unless you die and let the Nine-Tails' Yang Chakradissipate throughout the world, I won't be able to recover my former strength at all and will only be reduced to a Tailed Beast weaker than Shukaku! This is unacceptable to me!"
"So the refinement of Chakra doesn't just rely on the combination of cells and spirit in the human body..."
Naruto became increasingly interested, and the force with which he stroked the Little Nine-Tails' fur became significantly heavier.
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