Just as Menma manifested his Tailed Beast Mode, the Nine-Tails finally completed its preparations and fired the Tailed Beast Ball from its mouth.
"Roar—!"
The originally black Tailed Beast Ball vanished. In its place, a terrifying golden energy rainbow shot out from the Nine-Tails' gaping maw. It was so dazzling that it illuminated the entire dimly lit sealed space as if it were daytime. Where it passed, water evaporated instantly, and a ring of wind pressure formed in mid-air.
Faced with this terrifying attack, Menma showed disdain. He merely controlled his giant fox body in Tailed Beast Mode, raising his right hand.
"Watch closely, Kurama. This is how you use chakra energy."
The golden energy rainbow collided with the chakra hand. In an instant, the energy rapidly expanded, threatening to explode. But the chakra hand was faster. Before the energy detonated, the right hand transformed into a gigantic maw that blotted out the sky, swallowing the attack whole. Simultaneously, a massive amount of chakra gathered within the maw, enveloping the exploding energy and compressing it again.
Then, the chakra blocking the way in the hand parted, creating a channel connecting to the left arm. Guiding the re-compressed energy, it circled around and arrived at the left arm's palm.
The left arm rose, the palm facing the incredulous Nine-Tails.
Whoosh!
Enveloped in Wind Release chakra, the dark red energy pillar roared forth with even more terrifying power, dyeing the previously illuminated sealed space a dark red.
The next second, the dark red pillar slammed firmly into the Nine-Tails' chest. A massive explosion of light instantly appeared, completely enveloping Kurama.
Compared to Kurama, who only relied on sheer numbers to overwhelm its opponent, Menma, having gained vast combat experience, directly employed an energy counterattack. Of course, the biggest reason for his success was the near-identical similarity of its chakra on both sides!
"Wow, so amazing!"
"Our son is incredible!"
This manipulation of energy blocking and counterattack, though only lasting three or four seconds, was completely witnessed by Kushina, who tugged at Minato's clothes and exclaimed excitedly. She didn't care why Menma also possessed Nine-Tails chakra — she only cared that her child was incredibly powerful, much better than Minato, that useless father who relied on the Reaper Death Seal!
Minato also looked at Menma with a complex expression. His face showed relief, curiosity, confusion, and unease. Just like Kurama's explanation, he also suspected that the Kurama chakra in Menma's possession belonged to the other half from the Shinigami's stomach. He just didn't know why it ended up in Menma's hands, and why its chakra attribute wasn't Yin. As for whether Menma was a new will born from the death of that other half of Kurama, it was clear from his appearance and the connection between him and his body that he wouldn't fail to recognize his own blood relative.
Menma ignored Kushina and Minato's shock. In a flash, he appeared directly on the injured and fallen Kurama.
"What are you going to do to me!?"
The Nine-Tails had lost all its previous arrogance and pride. It braced itself on its two front paws, its face filled with fear and wariness. Even its self-reference was gone, replaced by the word "I."
"Of course, I'll do what you wanted to do to me before."
Menma sneered, and countless nimble chains erupted from his body, shooting out in a flurry. These chains, like serpents, instantly coiled around Kurama's body, binding it firmly to the ground.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
"Bastard! Release me now! I surrender!"
The moment it saw the Adamantine Sealing Chains, the Nine-Tails screamed in surrender. With Menma's chakra, this sealing technique was even stronger than Kushina at her peak. Moreover, this sealing technique was incredibly tight, like binding a crab—it was extremely uncomfortable. It was nowhere near as easy as the Four Symbols Seal, which could even provide a separate space for it to sleep.
Seeing Menma unleash a barrage of Adamantine Sealing Chains, Kushina became even more excited. She frantically tugged at Minato's clothes, almost tearing his divine robes to shreds.
"Menma actually learned our Uzumaki clan's unique sealing technique! It seems that Hiruzen Sarutobi treated him quite well, even sending someone to find this ninjutsu! I used to think he wasn't a good person, but I was wrong about him. I must apologize to him sometime!"
Minato opened his mouth, but didn't dare reveal the truth. He still had questions for Menma, and didn't want to be defeated by Kushina so soon.
Menma ignored Kurama's pleas for mercy. He deactivated his Tailed Beast Transformation and stood directly on Kurama's forehead, which was bound like a crab. Then, he reached out and began extracting its chakra.
"Damn brat, you're actually serious? Let me tell you, without my approval, this chakra filled with hatred is unbearable for you!"
Clearly, Kurama, driven to desperation, completely forgot that Menma also possessed extreme emotions. As its chakra entered his body, Menma's brows furrowed.
I can use layering to become stronger, but I can't fuse them into one...
Because Kurama's chakra carried its will. However, the Kurama chakra given to Menma by the system was his own will. Unless Kurama actively erased its own will and merged into Menma's chakra, the only way was to rely on similarity to layer and borrow it.
The situation that Menma sensed was also clearly perceived by the Nine-Tails below. With a long sigh, it burst into unrestrained laughter.
"Hahaha! You brat, you can't possibly devour me! Let me go, make me happy, maybe I can lend you some power!"
Menma narrowed his eyes at the foul-mouthed fox.
"Do I need to borrow your power? I was originally thinking of using the chakra link to establish a mutually beneficial communication connection with you, using Shadow Clones to let you go out and relax. But you're so foul-mouthed, it's annoying. Should I just kill you?"
Hearing Menma's mutterings, the Nine-Tails was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down its face.
"Hahaha, you want to link your chakra with mine, like the Sage of Six Paths, and achieve a shared consciousness? You fool, I'm doing this with hatred... I'm using Tailed Beast chakra... I'm using Yang Release..."
The Nine-Tails' mocking voice trailed off, and it awkwardly shut its mouth. Then, its previously malicious fox face instantly transformed, replaced by a wistful and ingratiating smile.
"Um, young friend Menma, is it still useful for me to take back what I said earlier?"
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