NOVEL NEXT Chapter 80: Unexpected Characters!
The moment the words left his mouth—
Kaede's Mirror Flower, Water Moon instantly slashed out!
"Damn it!"
Inside Naruto, the Nine-Tails roared furiously, cursing Kaede a thousand times over in its mind!
This guy actually dared to strike at a little kid like Naruto—did he have no pride as a strong man?
And all this over something so trivial—he even went as far as to control Naruto's soul!
But without Naruto's consent, it couldn't take control of his body to escape.
Because right now, Naruto still trusted Kaede.
"Naruto, you're a complete idiot! Serves you right to die at Kaede's hands today!"
"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Uchiha really are—"
Before it could finish its angry roar, the Nine-Tails saw that sword strike.
"This…!"
The scene outside made its eyes widen.
Kaede had clearly slashed through Naruto's body, yet Naruto didn't have a single injury?
Had he caught Kakashi's Mangekyō "old eye" disease?
The next instant, Naruto clutched his head in pain and collapsed to the ground.
Kaede glanced at a small, struggling soul trapped on the blade of Mirror Flower, Water Moon, then crouched down and placed his hand on Naruto's head.
"It's fine now."
Natural energy surged into him, quickly easing Naruto's pain until he had fully recovered.
Kaede pulled him up from the ground. Gasping for breath, Naruto asked,
"Sensei, what just happened?"
Kaede smiled. "I just helped you get rid of a hidden danger."
As he spoke, he lifted Mirror Flower, Water Moon.
On its blade, a tiny, ethereal human figure was struggling violently.
"This is…?!!"
The Nine-Tails' pupils shrank, its face turning pale in shock!
The son of the Sage of Six Paths—Ōtsutsuki Asura!
"No wonder, no wonder Naruto always felt so familiar to me!"
"So he's also a reincarnation of Asura's chakra!"
The Nine-Tails suddenly understood why Naruto had changed recently—and what Kaede had just done.
The thing was, Asura's reincarnated chakra, though weak in power, had an extremely strong… infectious influence!
Because of that, his reincarnations were easily swayed by Asura's thoughts.
"Hmph! Boring."
Trying to make the Nine-Tails bow its head? Unless the Sage himself showed up.
Asura was far from enough!
Perhaps because its earlier reaction had embarrassed it, the Nine-Tails simply lay down and closed its eyes.
Outside, Naruto nodded vaguely, finally in full control of his own thoughts.
"So I was thinking that way because of this thing's influence?"
Kaede smiled and nodded.
Then he added, "One more thing. You don't have to worry about not being able to take revenge in the future—I already know how to help you."
"Though it will mean borrowing the Nine-Tails' power, I don't think you'll mind, right?"
Naruto nodded with a broad grin.
Since Kaede had taken him as a disciple, he naturally accepted Kaede's worldview.
So right now, Naruto's hatred was only toward Konoha—not driven purely by Kaede's will for revenge.
Sensing that smile on Naruto's face, the Nine-Tails couldn't help grumbling again,
"Damn it, I haven't agreed to lend you my power yet!"
But its voice was so low that neither Kaede nor Naruto heard.
Kaede patted Naruto on the shoulder with a smile. "Alright, go back to training with Tsunade. I'll help you deal with one more problem before the battle starts."
Naruto immediately ran back to join the training group.
Tsunade gave Kaede a curious look, then went back to teaching the two kids.
Just now, she had almost thought Kaede was going to kill Naruto!
Kaede's gaze turned deep as he looked toward Konoha. "Wait for me, Konoha—we'll be seeing each other very soon…"
He had already decided—before attacking Konoha, he would remove all of Naruto's hidden dangers.
That way, Naruto could withstand the Nine-Tails' power for a long time.
As he always said—killing isn't enough; you must crush their spirit!
With a golden-form Naruto and Tsunade, Konoha would meet its end in the most humiliating way possible—destroyed by the very heroes and descendants of heroes it once praised!
That would be Kaede's ultimate revenge!
…
"Ōtsutsuki Asura…"
In his room, Kaede studied Asura's soul with great interest.
Sensing his fate, the soul began struggling unconsciously in Kaede's grasp.
"What a pity—you're nothing compared to your father."
Kaede sneered, and the next moment began devouring and absorbing Asura's soul power.
"So that's it… Yin-Yang Release has such variations hidden within it…"
From the faint Yin-Yang Release within Asura's soul, Kaede quickly learned its nature.
The only regret was that the Six Paths power Asura had inherited from the Sage of Six Paths had dwindled to a mere trace after so many reincarnations.
In the original story, the Sage had to use Six Paths Yin-Yang power to revive Naruto.
Otherwise, Kaede might not have needed to wait for his God Tree to mature before opening the Rinnegan!
As for the other power Asura had inherited from birth, Kaede had no interest in it—he left it for Naruto to digest.
Once finished, Kaede opened his palm. Asura's soul had vanished without a trace.
Dusting off his hands, Kaede pressed them together.
"Let's test this new power."
The next second, Yin and Yang chakra began to gather in his palm.
A short, black Yin-Yang rod slowly formed.
"Got it!" Kaede's face lit up with joy.
Even though he had not yet stepped into the Six Paths realm, with this Yin-Yang rod alone, he could suppress ninety percent of the ninjutsu in the ninja world!
When the Rinnegan awakened, he could merge other chakra natures into it, creating Truth-Seeking Orbs—proof he had truly entered the realm of the Six Paths!
Just then—
Knock knock knock!
After the knocking, the Great Elder's voice came:
"Kaede, when our clan went to occupy the Fire Country land taken by the Cloud, they found some interesting people!"
"Oh?" Kaede smiled, opening the door.
The Great Elder grinned. "From our observations, they might be from the Hidden Mist! Since you're collecting the Tailed Beasts, maybe…"
The elder had clearly noticed Kaede's lofty ambitions.
He didn't know exactly what Kaede was planning, but following him was never a mistake.
Kaede's interest was piqued—this was a perfect chance to test his new power.
"Interesting… I'll go play with them myself."
…
Back when the Great Toad Sage died, a certain place had been alerted.
"How terrifying… I didn't expect Asura to die as well!"
As Kaede erased Asura's soul, that person was disturbed once again.
But this time, his tone held no leisure—only murderous intent toward Kaede!
"It seems I'll have to wait for Indra's side to act…"
(End of Chapter)
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