Chapter 39: Chapter 39

So, what do I need to do?" he asked, his voice steadying.

Kaito placed a reassuring hand on Naruto's shoulder. "You need to train hard and gain control over the Nine-Tails' chakra. Together, you'll become strong enough to protect Konoha and avenge your parents."

Naruto nodded, a newfound resolve shining in his eyes. "I'll do it. I'll become strong enough to protect everyone and stop this threat!"

The Nine-Tails watched the exchange silently, its anger slowly giving way to reluctant respect. "Fine, kid. I'll help you. But don't think this makes us friends," it growled.

The Nine-Tails fell silent, knowing the conditions for the resurrection of the Ten-Tails. That required using the Gedo Statue to devour all nine tailed beasts, including itself, bringing the Ten-Tails back to the ninja world. But soon, it returned to its usual casual demeanor.

"So what? That counterfeit doesn't have Madara's strength. If he wants to collect all of us, he'll have to face the resistance of the five great nations!" 

"Indeed!" Kaito nodded irrefutably, "That impostor isn't strong enough to provoke the entire ninja world. But he's smart enough to join an organization. In that organization, there are several S-rank missing-nin from various villages, and their strength is not weak. And now, that organization has begun preparing a plan to capture the tailed beasts!"

Nine-Tails snorted coldly, "So what? Once their plan leaks, the five nations will join forces immediately! At that time, how could they deal with the joint attack of the five nations? Also, the Gedo Statue is not so easy to obtain! It's impossible for them alone!"

Kaito shrugged, "It's not enough to just rely on some missing-nin, but their leader has the Rinnegan! With the Rinnegan, I think obtaining the Gedo Statue wouldn't be a problem, right? And as for the so-called five-nation alliance..."

"Rinnegan?!" The Nine-Tails' pupils suddenly shrank. But soon, it relaxed again, "Although I don't know where you got these secrets from, if you want to deceive me, you chose the wrong person! In the current ninja world, to obtain the Rinnegan, you need the power of the Six Paths, plus Uchiha's Sharingan. And in the current ninja world, that power can't appear!"

Kaito said indifferently, "Don't be so absolute. The power of the Six Paths isn't only possessed by the Sage of the Six Paths. Doesn't he have two sons?"

Then, without waiting for the Nine-Tails to speak, Kaito took out the small group of Asura's chakra that he left to Naruto. 

"This is... Asura's power?!"

Feeling the familiar aura, the Nine-Tails' mouth opened wide. "That's right!" Kaito nodded, "You should know that the chakra of the Sage's two sons continues to reincarnate in the ninja world. And in this life, Naruto is Asura!"

"This..."

The Nine-Tails swallowed, beginning to believe Kaito.

Kaito continued, "And in their last lives, Asura and Indra were Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. When Madara attacked Konoha the last time, he took a piece of Hashirama's flesh. He used Izanagi to fake his death, hiding in the shadows, waiting to awaken the Rinnegan. But it wasn't until his life was nearly over that he succeeded. So, he transplanted the Rinnegan into a child of the Uzumaki clan and found a spokesperson—the one you met eight years ago. When the time is right, his spokesperson will use the Rinnegan to revive Madara and then revive the Ten-Tails. You know what that means for you, right?"

The Nine-Tails fully believed Kaito now. However, as a 'noble' tailed beast, it didn't want to bow its head, so it simply closed its eyes and stopped talking.

"It seems you don't want to cooperate anymore," Kaito said lightly. "But it doesn't matter, I have a way to make Naruto extract you without dying. When the Ten-Tails are resurrected, there probably won't be a Nine-Tails in the world!"

With that, Kaito pulled Naruto with a blank face and began to leave.

"Wait!" The Nine-Tails finally spoke, not wanting to return to the Ten-Tails and have its will disappear.

Kaito turned around, seeing the Nine-Tails staring at them.

It asked, "According to what you said, Madara Uchiha will definitely be resurrected! Without Hashirama, no one can stop him!"

"That's not necessarily," Kaito sneered. "I already have a Mangekyo Sharingan, and I have two other pairs. When I merge their powers, I will obtain the Eternal Mangekyo! And it will take seven or eight years for Madara's resurrection. During that time, I can absorb the Six Paths' yin and yang powers of Asura and Indra! When Madara is resurrected, I might also awaken the Rinnegan! So, you have two options: cooperate with me and help Naruto improve, and I'll protect you. Or, refuse to cooperate, and I'll turn you back into the Ten-Tails. Being the Ten-Tails is very tempting to me!"

Kaito had already said this, and the Nine-Tails knew which choice to make. It used chakra to avoid Naruto and asked Kaito, "Why do you help Naruto?"

Kaito replied interestingly, "I just want to see Naruto standing on Konoha's ruins. It must be very interesting!"

The Nine-Tails fell silent, and Kaito also looked at it quietly.

For Kaito, it didn't matter if the Nine-Tails answered. He had a system, and his strength would eventually crush everything.

After a long time, the Nine-Tails said, "I promise you."

"Wise choice!" Kaito smiled unsurprisingly.

Suddenly, Kaito squinted and smiled, "Since you agreed to my protection, should you pay some protection fee?"

"Huh?" The Nine-Tails was stunned. 

Kaito said, "I'm not greedy, just give me some chakra. It's nothing to you!"

The Nine-Tails' mouth twitched. What is 'nothing'? It's his chakra!

The Nine-Tails asked quietly, "Did you have this idea from the beginning?"

"No," Kaito waved his hand. "I just had a whim. If I had this idea initially, I'd have robbed it directly!"

The Nine-Tails became more depressed, cursing inwardly, "Mangekyo is amazing..."

For it, the chakra wasn't much. It would recover in a few years.

"Then I'll give you some!" The Nine-Tails sighed.

Afterwards, the Nine-Tails' figure shrank by one-third, and a cloud of crimson chakra floated upwards.

Outside, Kaito's body extracted the chakra from Naruto, sealing it into a scroll.

"Tonight's harvest is great—two pairs of Mangekyo, Asura's chakra, and the Nine-Tails' chakra. Perfect!"

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