Chapter 294: Can We Reconcile?
Four-Tails:???
Roshi, you bastard, you didn't say we'd be fighting Kurama!
Kurama: Watch me feign weakness to bait you!
The Nine-Tailed didn't want to be like this either; he just had itchy hands and wanted some exercise, he wasn't stupid.
He knew very well that the kid Naruto was now ridiculously strong. Fighting Naruto would most likely just be seeking abuse, which was boring.
Fighting others was too unchallenging and wouldn't be satisfying enough.
Thus, when they entered the Land of Earth and he sensed the Four-Tails' Chakra fluctuations from within Naruto, Kurama's eyes lit up.
A suitable punching bag that could let him cut loose without being too boring—hadn't one just delivered itself to his door?
However, he also knew the Four-Tails wasn't stupid. If it sensed his aura in advance, it might choose to avoid the fight, maneuver around, or use other troublesome methods from the start, which wouldn't be fun.
So, Kurama had a "bright idea" and immediately urged Naruto to use Sealing Jutsu to perfectly mask his Chakra aura, waiting for the Four-Tails to appear so he could jump out and give it a big "surprise"!
Looking at it now, the effect was quite good.
At this moment, with Kurama's claw pressing down on its face and hearing that playful "greeting," the Four-Tails Son Goku's heart was both collapsing and filled with rage.
But it quickly assessed the situation: a full-form Kurama, plus that unfathomable Naruto who could force Roshi into a complete Tailed Beast Transformation, and a Uchiha woman watching like a hawk from the side with her Mangekyo Sharingan still active...
This was a fight that couldn't be won.
Thus, the Four-Tails very submissively attempted a final "diplomatic effort."
It said to Kurama:
"Hey, Kurama, can we reconcile?"
However, Kurama had waited so long and finally found a "qualified" opponent to stretch his limbs with; how could he possibly let it go easily?
Hearing the Four-Tails' "cowardly" words, the smile on Kurama's face became even more brilliant. He added more strength to the claw pressing the Four-Tails' face, shook his massive fox head, and spoke in a booming voice filled with unquestionable Battle Intent:
"Reconcile? At this very moment, you must be joking, right?"
"Let's fight first! Wait until this Great One has had enough exercise!"
Before his voice had even faded, Kurama's giant claw pressing the Four-Tails' face slammed down and flipped it over.
Simultaneously, his massive body lunged completely out of the golden ripples, and his other long-prepared golden giant claw, carrying a violent power that seemed to tear space, smashed ruthlessly toward the Four-Tails' chest!
"Take this!"
The battle forcibly began amidst Kurama's impatient roar!
The Four-Tails Son Goku and Roshi wailed in their hearts, knowing they couldn't escape. They could only steel themselves, roaring as they channeled Lava Release Chakra and swung a massive lava fist to meet Kurama's attack!
In an instant, ice flew and water splashed, mountains crumbled and rocks shattered, sand swirled and stones flew, and the vegetation was thrown into chaos.
The commotion from the two Tailed Beasts' battle was immense. Naruto had reappeared beside Hikari at some point, holding the unfinished Rock Skin Cake in his hand. Against the backdrop of the grand Tailed Beast battle below, he calmly continued his "dinner."
He reached out toward Hikari, wanting his clothes back.
Standing beside him, Hikari glanced at him, then looked down at the intense battle below.
Silently, she pulled a small bottle containing her specially made hot sauce from her pouch and gently placed it onto Naruto's open palm.
After doing this, Hikari didn't continue watching the battle. Instead, she shook out Naruto's white cloak, which she had caught and been holding in her arms, and with a spread of her arms, she draped it over herself.
The cloak was clearly much too large for her; the hem almost reached her ankles, completely enveloping her slender frame, leaving only an expressionless, exquisite face and those crimson eyes visible.
She gently pulled the lapels together, wrapping herself even tighter.
This garment reached Naruto's knees when he wore it, so it was indeed quite large.
Naruto took the hot sauce bottle, skillfully unscrewed it, spread a layer of sauce on his Rock Skin Cake, took a large bite, and chewed contentedly.
But soon, he felt like something beside him was... not quite right.
Wait... what did he reach out for just now?
It seemed to be his clothes?
How did beef and chili sauce end up in his hand?
Where were the clothes?
Somewhat confused, he turned his head to look at Hikari beside him, catching the entire process of her draping his white cloak over herself, pulling the lapels tight, and wrapping herself into a little white "silkworm cocoon."
Naruto's chewing stopped. Seeing how Hikari had naturally claimed his coat as her own, leaving only a small pale face exposed, he blinked.
Oh...
So that's how it is.
Never mind then.
If she wants to wear it... let her.
He even wished Hikari could act more like an ordinary girl.
Kurama's consciousness inside Naruto (Great Desolate Imprisoning Heavenly Finger): Where is she ordinary? Are you playing around with anecdotal evidence, kid?
Naruto's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to their first meeting.
Back then, Hikari was like a startled, extremely vigilant hedgehog with needles standing up all over her body.
Just sensing the ocular power within him, she had immediately, decisively, and ruthlessly launched a fatal attack!
At that time, Naruto thought his Talk No Jutsu had failed. (Just kidding.)
From Amaterasu to Tsukuyomi, she even wanted to mark him with the Yachihoko.
If it hadn't been for Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, perhaps he wouldn't have been attacked.
Of course, he might also have been controlled by the Yachihoko, becoming a Puppet who could only obey Hikari's orders, and even have his Chakra drained from an infinite distance to serve as a Chakra power bank.
Whenever he thought of it, Naruto couldn't help but feel a bit of lingering fear.
Fortunately, he had been cautious.
Contrasting that Hikari, who was like an unsheathed blade full of danger and detachment...
To the Hikari now, whose eyes would light up because of the hot sauce he made, and who would naturally put on his coat to wrap herself up.
Naruto felt that the current Hikari was even... a bit cute?
Like a kitten that would hiss vigilantly at others, but when facing you, would submissively lie on your lap for a nap and even reluctantly offer its belly for you to stroke.
He withdrew his gaze, no longer dwelling on the clothing issue, and refocused his attention on the Rock Skin Cake in his hand and the "grand show" below. The curve of his lips seemed to turn up a bit more than before, under the stimulation of the hot sauce and a certain subtle mood.
And Hikari, wrapped in the oversized white cloak, just stood there quietly. Her crimson eyes occasionally swept over the battlefield below, but most of the time, she looked sideways at the boy beside her.
Or... she slightly lowered her head, sniffing the clean and familiar scent on the cloak's collar, then buried her face even deeper into the soft fabric.
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