Chapter 51: The Truth! Am I the Jinchuriki? The Vessel of the Tailed Beast?

Whitebeard, to some extent, knew that there was a creature lurking inside Naruto. Yet, the intricate details were beyond his knowledge.

 Truthfully, Whitebeard wasn't overly concerned.

 In his eyes, his son is just that—his son.

 What if he harbored a monster within?

Doesn't care

 It didn't change the fact that Naruto was his child.

 However, Naruto cared deeply.

 "Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?" Naruto froze upon hearing the term.

 Struggling beneath his hefty burden, he tried to lift his head to meet the ever-so-slightly shifting gaze of Kakashi.

 Naruto, in confusion, inquired, "Uncle Kakashi, what does this mean? Why am I the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

 He didn't grasp the gravity of the term.

 Yet, he could deduce its connection to the "Demon Fox."

 With this realization, 

 Naruto's emotions began to spiral. "Is this why the villagers despise me so much?"

 Kakashi fell silent.

 After a while, 

 Under Naruto's expectant gaze, Kakashi could only muster, "Naruto, some things will be clear when you're older. The Hokage will tell you then."

 "White-haired brat!"

 Whitebeard's voice rang out, "Why aren't you answering to Naruto's questions?? If Naruto wishes to know, then tell him!"

 A loud thud echoed as Whitebeard's weapon struck the ground just inches from Kakashi, 

 causing a gust of wind to brush Kakashi's heel.

 In front of Naruto, who looked forward to begging for the answer

 and the intimidating presence of Whitebeard,

 Kakashi wants to slap his own face

 Yet, when he gazed upon Naruto's small, slightly bashful, and fatigued face, marked by the strains of rigorous special training.

 Two faces flashed through his mind.

 Kushina and Minato,

 "A Jinchuriki is a person who is either possessed by a Tailed Beast or its chakra. They're the vessel that seals away the Tailed Beast," 

 Kakashi spoke up, no longer avoiding the question.

 "Tailed Beast? Vessel?" Whitebeard's eyebrow quirked.

 "Whitebeard, you've probably sensed that Naruto has an unfathomable potential within him," Kakashi elaborated. "But that potential is only a fraction of what's truly inside him. The greater portion is held by the Tailed Beast—specifically the 'Nine-Tails.' This entity is the source of Naruto's remarkable abilities."

 Naruto's frequent near-death experiences, where a surge of orange chakra would envelop him, in fact, it was the Nine-Tails' chakra.

 When this revelation ends. 

 Whitebeard was unfazed by the revelation because he had indeed suspected it. 

 However, Naruto was dumbfounded.

 "I have a Tailed Beast inside me? It's called Nine-Tails?"

 Suddenly, memories of peculiar dreams flooded back. 

 Dreams where he encountered a strange creature.

 The creature was extremely large.

 "The Konoha Village doesn't truly know its name," Kakashi added, his expression pained. "The name 'Nine-Tails' is just a nickname the village has given this powerful beast."

 Realization dawned upon the young Naruto, "Is this why... I was treated as an outcast?"

 "Hmm" 

 Kakashi nodded gravely, "The Tailed Beast is dangerous. 5 Years ago, it brought immense destruction to the Konoha Village."

 "At that time, many people died ..."

 As Naruto looked devastated by the revelation, 

Kakashi hastily added, "But this isn't your fault. The Nine-Tails did that."

 Naruto's strength seemed to fade all at once.

 More than two hundred pounds of weight directly weighed him down.

 Naruto fell to the ground,

 "Inside me... resides a monster that harmed the village."

His conviction to become Hokage, to be loved by everyone, 

 now seemed shattered. 

 Whispers echoed in his mind, "Am I truly a monster? Have I hurt everyone?"

 "I....I...."

 His mood was incredibly chaotic.

 The seal that suppressed the Nine-Tails was crumbling.

 His pupils began morphing, taking on a beastly appearance.

 "Even the Hokage knew... but he didn't tell me. It turned out, I was really a Demon Fox,"

 Naruto's ten nails gradually extended.

 Becoming razor-sharp.

 ...

 Inside Naruto, the Nine-Tails laughed maniacally, 

 "Yes, this is it! This Kakashi is much more to my liking than Whitebeard! The darkness in the boy's heart is rising!"

 Nine Tail's huge body slammed into the seal.

 The laughter on its face looked really happy.

 "Speak more! Speak more! As long as this brat's emotions completely collapse, I can take this opportunity to try to break this damn seal!!"

 The Nine-Tails' chakra was wildly spreading within Naruto.

 It was constantly affecting Naruto's mind.

 And affecting Naruto's body.

 ...

 Kakashi, who was watching Naruto undergo this change with wide eyes, quickly stopped talking.

 He pressed his hands on Naruto's shoulders, his palms touching the Nine-Tails' chakra emanating from Naruto's body.

 The inexplicably cold and sinister chakra.

 It made Kakashi's expression change dramatically.

 "Naruto! Calm down!" Kakashi hurriedly advised, "All of this is done by the Nine-Tails, not you! You are not a demon fox! It is the real culprit!"

 "Naruto?" Kakashi found that Naruto couldn't hear a word.

 It was as if his hearing was being interfered with by the Nine-Tails' chakra.

 "I don't know if my sealing technique works on Tailed Beasts." Kakashi took a deep breath.

 He couldn't let Naruto continue like this.

If Naruto would go berserk...

 However, at this moment, Kakashi suddenly noticed a huge crisis coming from above his head.

 Looking up, he saw a huge fist smashing down!

 He was so scared that he teleported away in an instant.

 Bang..!!!

 A fist larger than Naruto's entire body slammed hard onto Naruto. Like hammering a nail, it smashed Naruto directly into the ground.

 The terrifying power caused the ground to tremble violently.

 The power of this punch could probably flatten a piece of steel!

 "You foolish son!"

 Whitebeard's roar carried an unparalleled Conqueror's Haki: "Don't let the power you possess sway your will!"

 Boom!!!!!

 The Conqueror's Haki washed over Naruto's spirit.

 The strong punch shattered the Nine-Tails' chakra.

 It made Naruto spit out foam directly.

 His eyes rolled up.

 He fainted on the spot.

 "Damn Whitebeard!!!"

The fearsome Nine Tail's smile suddenly froze.

 ...

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