Chapter 127: He’s Konoha’s Kenpachi, The One Who Captured the Raikage Alive
This brat was no ordinary kid.
When her fist—held back with a good portion of its power—slammed into that blade, the recoil numbed even her fingers. Yet the other party didn’t react at all. He didn’t even take a single step back.
“Is this how the Slug Princess, one of Konoha’s Sannin, greets people?”
Hakken frowned at Tsunade. If any ordinary person had called her an “old woman,” they’d be dead or crippled. No matter how bad her temper was, she shouldn’t be this reckless.
If he hadn’t gathered his spiritual pressure into his Zanpakutō, and if his physique hadn’t been strengthened by long-term training through daily missions, he probably would have been forced back several steps.
A terrifying power, born of raw bloodline strength and precise chakra control.
Chakra Enhanced Strength.
Interesting.
Hakken withdrew his blade and exhaled.
“Who are you?”
Tsunade felt just as confused. A brat had actually stopped her punch. Even though she held back when she noticed his age, there was no reason he should be completely unharmed.
“Huh? That outfit…”
Shizune, standing behind Tsunade, froze as if remembering something. She was about to speak when Jiraiya walked over from afar, interrupting her thoughts.
“Jiraiya? What are you doing here?”
Tsunade was just as surprised. She hadn’t expected to run into an old acquaintance in a place like this.
“Move! Get back!”
Suddenly, Hakken barked the warning and spun around.
In the distance, a violent and sinister chakra shot skyward. As the massive chakra solidified, the roaring Nine-Tails came charging straight toward them.
Enough! How dare they treat this great lord like this?!
Blasted through the air moments ago, Kurama was completely enraged. That brat hitting him was one thing, but that old woman? Who did she think she was?
Back when she was in her grandmother’s womb, he couldn’t touch her. But now that he was out here, she still thought she could bully him?
“ROAR!”
The savage roar sent the townspeople fleeing in all directions. At the town’s exit, Tsunade stood frozen in shock.
“That’s… the Nine-Tails?!”
Why was the Nine-Tails here? What happened back in the village? Did something happen to Kushina?
No way. Did I just punch the Nine-Tails?!
A terrifying thought crept up Tsunade’s spine.
“It is the Nine-Tails! Don’t stare at it, Tsunade! If it goes berserk here, this whole town is done for!”
Jiraiya’s expression turned grim as he pressed his hands together to enter Sage Mode.
Hearing him, Tsunade snapped back to her senses. The Yin Seal on her forehead began to glow faintly as she prepared to suppress the Nine-Tails at any moment.
Even from that destructive chakra alone, they could feel the crushing pressure. This was the strongest tailed beast once sealed inside Mito Uzumaki.
And now it wasn’t split into two halves—this was the fully intact strongest tailed beast, its true power unknown to anyone.
What made Jiraiya and Tsunade even more tense was that, from this distance, they could already see a terrifying Tailed Beast Ball forming in front of its mouth.
“I told you to stay back.”
“Didn’t you hear me?”
BOOM.
Spiritual pressure burst out as Hakken turned, coldly glancing at Tsunade.
“Kid, are you looking to die?!”
Tsunade snapped. I’m trying to protect you, and this is what I get?
Back off? Seriously?
Jiraiya stood torn. He looked at the charging Nine-Tails, then at Hakken, then grit his teeth and retreated to a safer distance.
The gap closed quickly.
The Nine-Tails, its force enough to obliterate everything, barreled straight toward the town’s exit.
Old woman!
Let’s see you act tough now!
Kurama was already losing its mind with rage.
It hadn’t been this angry at first, but as it was sent flying, memories flooded in.
That First Hokage who used Wood Release—
Absolutely infuriating.
As if trapped in a flashback, it saw the massive wooden avatar towering over even its full form, then a single hand gripping it like nothing.
And then came the worst part.
“Nine-Tails, you’re too strong!”
“So I’m sealing you!”
Thanks a lot, asshole!
It couldn’t beat Hashirama, but bullying his granddaughter and sending her to meet him early? That, Kurama was very willing to do.
A beast was still a beast.
Even the Kurama Naruto eventually talked down kept its temper. And that was after years.
Right now, having just tasted a bit of human life at Hakken’s side, that wild instinct remained.
Taming the Nine-Tails?
Earning true trust from a Tailed Beast?
That wasn’t easy at all.
Hakken understood this clearly. That was why he traveled with Kurama—so that whenever it reached its limit, he could show it a proper attitude.
A beast’s attitude.
Otherwise, if it went berserk inside Konoha, with Naruto still too young to master Talk-no-Jutsu, that disgusting Dead Demon Consuming Seal scene from the original story might happen all over again.
The massive silhouette drew closer and closer.
Behind Hakken, Tsunade’s forehead glistened with cold sweat.
Jiraiya stood rigid beside her, worry all over his face, hands still pressed together as he prepared Sage Mode.
And at the exact moment disaster was about to hit, Hakken lifted his Zanpakutō and stabbed it hard into the ground, spreading his arms wide.
His pupils shrank sharply, needle-like irises locking onto Kurama’s.
“Calm down, Kurama!”
BOOM.
Spiritual pressure exploded outward.
The overwhelming force made Tsunade stagger back several steps without meaning to.
This power—completely different from chakra—filled her mind with suffocating negativity.
This brat…
Tsunade stared at his back in shock.
Who is he?
Why does he have power like this?
Calm down, Kurama!
Someone is calling this great lord.
Kurama, trembling on the edge of losing control, lowered its head. In its eyes, there was only Tsunade.
And now that brat stood right in front of her.
…
This brat… arms spread wide—does he really think this great lord wouldn’t dare to crush him?
Humans are all hypocrites.
He’ll definitely attack me!
Kurama roared again.
Its body didn’t slow.
Ten meters.
Five.
Three—
Dammit! I’m scared of you!
But just as its massive form made contact, the Tailed Beast Ball in front of it suddenly veered upward, shooting into the sky.
In the end, Kurama stopped.
BOOOOM!
A deafening explosion rolled across the sky above the town.
The earth trembled.
The raw power of a full-form Nine-Tails Tailed Beast Ball shattered everyone’s understanding of Tailed Beasts.
Yet, in the end, the town was spared.
When everything finally settled…
Kurama snorted, shrank down, hopped onto Hakken’s shoulder, and closed its eyes.
Tch.
This brat.
It’s not that this great lord is scared you’ll get hurt—I just can’t beat you.
Yeah. That’s all.
Whatever. I’ll humor the kid. Consider it payback for the drinks earlier.
…
That was it?
Behind Hakken, Tsunade was drenched in cold sweat, her eyelid twitching nonstop.
From afar, Jiraiya finally let out a long exhale.
“Kid, who the hell are you?”
After a full minute of silence, Tsunade finally voiced the question.
“Lady Tsunade… in Konoha, the only person who uses a blade at this level is that one.”
Shizune, trembling, swallowed hard.
“He… he’s Konoha’s Kenpachi.”
“The Konoha hero who captured the Raikage alive.”