"Uchiha Madara!"
The furious roar of the Nine-Tails echoed through the sealed space.
Completely losing its composure, it rampaged wildly on the sealing altar, thrashing and venting its fury. The rattling of the sealing chains filled the air, and its chakra, saturated with endless negative emotions, spread out, dyeing the entire space a deep crimson.
That damned brat, Yamanaka Shinno, had actually used genjutsu to conjure dozens of Uchiha Madaras!
And these Madaras weren't mindless illusions either. Each one carried the same arrogance and pride as the real deal—aloof, untouchable. There were no frenzied curses or hysterical outbursts, just calm, detached words and condescending gazes, as if addressing insignificant ants out of sheer boredom.
Not a single vulgar or obscene word was used, yet every sentence was sharp enough to make the Nine-Tails want to rip them apart!
This genjutsu sent it straight back to the days when Madara had complete control over it.
Even after breaking free of the illusion, its hatred for Madara far outweighed any grudge it held against Shinno.
"Brat!"
The Nine-Tails' voice was chilling, its razor-sharp fangs grinding audibly.
A suffocating aura of killing intent, hatred, and malice engulfed Shinno, as if he would be torn apart and devoured in the next moment.
"I agree."
Shinno grinned, completely unfazed by the overwhelming hostility. He even had enough energy to shield Kushina as well.
Thanks to the red status [Transmigrator], his mental strength was far beyond that of a normal person.
If this were happening in the real world, his body might have shown some instinctive reactions to the killing intent. But inside the sealed space, only their spiritual forms existed.
The Nine-Tails' negativity was meaningless here.
"...Tch!"
The beast stared at Shinno for a long moment before letting out a disdainful snort.
The overwhelming bloodlust and rage slowly subsided.
Even though Shinno had only used a low-level genjutsu, the sheer intensity of his mental strength had given the Nine-Tails a sense of oppression comparable to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
In nearly a thousand years of existence, very few had managed to instill such pressure in it.
If it went on a reckless rampage in its current sealed state… who knew if this brat would actually turn into another Madara?
Damn brat!
Why did he possess such absurdly powerful mental strength despite not having the Sharingan?! How had he mastered Yin Release genjutsu to such a terrifying level?!
Damn it!
Old man of the Six Paths, you owe me an explanation!
The Nine-Tails cursed internally, but it couldn't fight back, nor could it out-insult Shinno.
What else could it do?
"Shinno! Teach me some insults!"
Kushina grabbed Shinno's arm, her big eyes brimming with excitement and admiration.
She had been dealing with the Nine-Tails for years—of course she could tell that the prideful and unreasonable fox had just backed down!
"Ahem, I really don't think that's necessary..."
Shinno coughed awkwardly. He could hardly imagine Kushina spitting venom like a seasoned street thug.
Ruining the Nine-Tails was already bad enough.
If he ended up corrupting Kushina too… wouldn't that be a real crime?
Besides, once they were an old married couple, that boomerang might come right back to him!
Teach her insults? Not a chance!
"Shinno~~ pretty pleeease? Can you really bear to let me get bullied by this stupid fox every day?"
Kushina whined, shaking his arm, her voice dragging out in a dramatic plea.
As she spoke, she stealthily wrote the word 'scare' on his palm.
"Well… fine, I guess I could start by going over its family tree?"
Shinno put on a reluctant expression as if he were being forced.
He wasn't stupid.
The moment Kushina wrote that word, he realized she just wanted to scare the Nine-Tails a little.
Make it behave. Stop running its mouth all the time.
"Yes, yes! Do it!"
Kushina nodded eagerly, like a little chick pecking at grain.
Tracing its family tree? Perfect!
Even if she didn't use it, just having that knowledge would be a powerful deterrent.
"Yamanaka Shinno! If you dare teach her, don't expect me to ever coexist peacefully with her again!"
The Nine-Tails' fur bristled, and its crimson eyes locked onto Shinno with deadly seriousness.
If it were anyone else talking about its ancestry, it would just scoff.
A thousand years had passed, and the original truth had long been distorted through mere scraps of records.
No one could possibly guess the real story.
But this bastard Shinno? He actually knew!
The reason the illusion had shattered its composure so quickly—aside from Madara's presence—was that everything he had said through Madara's voice had been disturbingly accurate.
He hadn't even given it a chance to refute anything!
"What's the big deal, stupid fox? It's just your family tree. Why are you freaking out?"
Kushina smirked, placing her hands on her hips. She watched in amusement as the fox struggled, unable to come up with a decent threat.
She finally understood the power of knowing someone's lineage!
You might not use it, but you had to have it.
Just look—just bringing it up had the Nine-Tails instantly on edge!
"I'm not an idiot!"
The Nine-Tails gritted its teeth, glaring at both of them.
"Then smile at me, and I won't listen."
Kushina grinned playfully, making her conditions clear.
She could just ask Shinno for the details later, outside the seal.
"Smile my ass!"
The Nine-Tails was practically grinding its teeth into dust at this point, secretly cursing every single member of the Uzumaki clan—from Uzumaki Ashina all the way down to Kushina herself.
As for anyone beyond Ashina? Too distant. No point cursing people Kushina didn't even know.
"Alright, let's get back to business."
Shinno gently patted Kushina's hand, stopping her from pushing the already riled-up fox any further.
As entertaining as it was to bully a thousand-year-old fox, they had more important matters to handle.
"Oh, right."
Kushina didn't know what business he meant, but she obediently stopped teasing the fox.
"Kurama, does your summoning contract with Uchiha Madara still exist?"
The moment Shinno spoke, both the Nine-Tails and Kushina's eyes widened in shock.
Summoning contract?
With Uchiha Madara?
A Tailed Beast could sign a summoning contract?!
"And what if it does?! That bastard is already dead!"
"First, Madara may be old, but he's not dead yet. Second, even if he does die, he will definitely leave behind a successor who won't let a power like yours go to waste. Third… Edo Tensei."
"…Damn that self-righteous idiot, Tobirama!"
The Nine-Tails cursed bitterly.
Even if it refused to believe Madara was alive, the second and third points were undeniable threats.
Especially the third!
That damn Tobirama! Even in death, he was still making its life miserable!
"Want me to place a Contract Seal on it?"
Shinno smirked. The fox's endless cursing at Tobirama made it obvious—it had already acknowledged the problem.
"Hah! Let her do it. Your chakra reserves aren't nearly enough."
The Nine-Tails shot Shinno a look of pure disdain.
A sealing technique capable of severing a summoning contract required enough chakra to completely envelop one of the involved parties.
Given its size…
Shinno's chakra pool? Ha!
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