Naruto: The Nine-Tails' Legacy

The moment Uchiha Shisui turned into stone, the entire white space suddenly fell silent.

Kurama stared at the statue before him.

"...So weak."

The Nine-Tails clicked his tongue in disappointment.

"I even adjusted the dosage."

"Only ten times."

"I thought at least a Mangekyō user would struggle a little."

"Turns out he's even worse than Naruto's first attempt."

The stone statue remained motionless.

No response whatsoever.

Naturally.

What Kurama had poured into him was not chakra.

It was pure natural energy.

Sage energy.

And an amount so excessive that even a true Sage would instantly lose control.

The moment an ordinary body absorbed it—

There was only one outcome.

Petrification.

Kurama lazily swung his tail.

Cracks immediately spread across the stone statue.

Crack.

Crack.

Crack.

The petrified shell shattered piece by piece.

A dazed consciousness emerged from within.

The instant Shisui regained awareness, his expression changed dramatically.

"What..."

"My consciousness..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly discovered something horrifying.

His Mangekyō Sharingan had vanished.

No—

Not vanished.

It simply could not be activated.

His chakra.

His ocular power.

His thoughts.

Everything felt sluggish.

As though something had completely interrupted the flow connecting his consciousness and body.

Kurama sneered.

"Realized it?"

"What did you do to me?!"

For the first time, genuine emotion appeared on Shisui's face.

Confusion.

Shock.

And fear.

Kurama's grin widened.

"Nothing much."

"Just helped your consciousness take a little nap."

"You Uchiha always think Sharingan can solve everything."

"Control this."

"Manipulate that."

"You even dared to use that ridiculous eye technique on my brat."

The fox's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"You should be grateful."

"If I wasn't interested in finding out how you crawled back from the dead, you would've become a permanent stone ornament just now."

Shisui immediately tried activating Kotoamatsukami again.

Nothing happened.

He tried communicating with the outside world.

Nothing happened.

Even his connection to the body outside seemed to have been severed.

His expression finally changed completely.

Because he understood something.

The situation was no longer under his control.

From the moment he entered this space—

The initiative had already shifted.

Kurama looked down at him with mockery.

"Now then."

"Since you're finally willing to listen..."

"Let's discuss a few things."

The massive fox slowly leaned forward.

His enormous face pressed against the bars.

The crimson eyes filled Shisui's vision.

"First question."

"Who revived you?"

Silence.

Shisui said nothing.

Kurama's ears twitched.

"Hm."

"Still planning to resist."

"Not bad."

"Let's try another one."

The Nine-Tails suddenly smiled.

A smile that made Shisui instinctively uneasy.

"How many Kotoamatsukami targets have you planted inside Konoha?"

The moment those words left Kurama's mouth—

Shisui's pupils contracted.

Only slightly.

Only for an instant.

But Kurama saw it clearly.

The fox's grin grew wider.

"There it is."

"So there really are others."

Shisui immediately regained composure.

But internally, a storm had already erupted.

How did it know?

Even Obito didn't know the full extent of the plan.

Even the people under his control didn't know everyone involved.

Yet this Nine-Tails...

It sounded as if it had already guessed everything.

Kurama chuckled.

"Relax."

"I don't actually know."

"I was bluffing."

"..."

For the first time in many years, Uchiha Shisui felt the urge to curse someone.

Meanwhile, outside the mental world—

The underground chamber had become eerily quiet.

Naruto stood motionless.

The Sharingan pattern in his eyes slowly faded.

The dullness within his pupils gradually disappeared.

Then—

He blinked.

"Huh?"

Naruto scratched his head.

"Why am I standing here?"

The surrounding ANBU instantly became alert.

Several of them subconsciously stepped backward.

Because moments earlier they had witnessed something impossible.

Shisui had successfully cast Kotoamatsukami.

Then suddenly—

He froze.

Completely froze.

Like a statue.

And now the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki was moving again.

Naruto looked around.

Then looked at the motionless Shisui.

Then at the dozens of hostile ANBU.

"..."

"..."

"..."

A few seconds passed.

Naruto slowly raised a finger toward Shisui.

"Question."

"Did something happen while I wasn't paying attention?"

No one answered.

The atmosphere became increasingly awkward.

Then Naruto sensed something.

His expression changed.

Inside his mind—

Kurama's voice echoed.

"Don't just stand there looking stupid."

"That brat's consciousness is trapped."

"Catch him."

"We're taking him home."

Naruto blinked.

"Home?"

"Yes."

Kurama's voice carried obvious amusement.

"Your father."

"Your teacher."

"And now this troublesome Uchiha."

"Looks like your house is becoming a collection center for weird people."

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