‘This is a myth.’ That was Nick Fury’s first thought when he heard Alex’s story.
‘This is a myth that only the ninjas know.’ After SHIELD’s think tank searched through myths from around the world and found nothing that matched, Nick Fury came to that conclusion.
‘However, Rabbit Goddess?’ That naming style seemed to be from Japan.
‘Looks like we still can’t relax our investigation of Japan.’ However, as Alex, in the appearance of Minato, continued speaking with a serious expression, Nick Fury’s opinion gradually began to change.
‘The Sage of Six Paths sealed the Rabbit Goddess on the moon?
How is that possible?’ ‘Ten-Tails?
A giant beast with ten tails?
Why does that sound so unbelievable?’ ‘The Sage of Six Paths split the Ten-Tails into nine tailed beasts.
If that’s true, wouldn’t that make him something like a creator god, able to create life out of nothing?
But how could a god die of old age?’ As these thoughts ran through his mind one by one, when Alex revealed the reason Minato had come to New York, Nick Fury’s eyelids twitched.
He couldn’t completely believe it, but he couldn’t completely dismiss it either.
That was the conclusion Nick Fury reached.
According to what this Minato had said, the Ten-Tails, formed by combining all nine tailed beasts, was a giant beast capable of destroying the world.
If that were true, and he ignored it or refused to believe it, allowing someone to unseal the nine tailed beasts and merge them into the world-destroying Ten-Tails, wouldn’t he become an accomplice to the destruction of the world?
Whether he would be an accomplice wasn’t the important part.
What worried Nick Fury was the possibility of the world falling into a major crisis.
After thinking it over several times, Nick Fury spoke to Natasha through his earpiece.
[“Natasha, give him the communicator.”] Obviously, the man already knew that they were directing things remotely from behind Natasha.
If they continued doing that, wouldn’t it be disrespectful?
Although this Minato seemed easygoing and not the violent type, what if he was?
Nick Fury didn’t want to gamble.
He would rather choose a slightly more troublesome method and eliminate danger before it could grow.
“So you’re SHIELD’s director?” The somewhat gentle voice made Nick Fury relax a little.
Someone who spoke so softly probably wouldn’t cause trouble for no reason.
And with a personality like that, maybe there was a chance for SHIELD to cooperate with him.
When that possibility crossed his mind, Nick Fury’s breathing became a little hurried.
However, the experienced Nick Fury was fast to hide it.
Even Agent Maria Hill, who was standing beside him, didn’t notice it.
But Alex did.
After all, a ninja’s senses were quite sharp.
The corners of Alex’s mouth lifted slightly.
He felt a bit pleased.
‘Good.
His composure is shaking.
That means the story I told wasn’t a waste.’ [“Mr.
Namikaze, I’d like to confirm something.
Do tailed beasts really exist in this world?”] Perhaps because of the good nature Alex had shown, Nick Fury became a little bolder and directly asked one of the key questions.
“Of course tailed beasts exist!
Our First Hokage of Konoha once fought the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, the strongest of the nine tailed beasts, and then suppressed it.” Alex spoke with a tone of respect.
“The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?
Isn’t that a figure from Eastern mythology?” Nick Fury, who had only recently checked mythological records, frowned.
“And when did your First Hokage fight a tailed beast?
Why don’t we know anything about it?” “Also, didn’t you say the Sage of Six Paths’ seals would remain stable even after many years?
Why was the Nine-Tails able to come out and fight your First Hokage?” Alex already had answers prepared for these questions.
He replied one by one.
“They aren’t the same thing.
Please don’t confuse them.
Although both are foxes with nine tails, the tailed beast, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, is enormous and can’t transform into a human.
Don’t mix them up.” “As for when the First Hokage fought the tailed beast, it was one day five years ago.
There should have been a major earthquake or some other serious natural disaster that day.” “As for why you don’t know about it, that’s because we kept it hidden.” “If people all over the world knew about these things, even though most would dismiss them as myths, there would always be some who couldn’t resist trying to verify them.” “What if some unlucky fool accidentally found the location of a tailed beast’s seal and successfully released it?” “No one wants to bear the consequences of that.” “Sometimes, the more you know, the more dangerous it becomes.” “As for why the Nine-Tails was released, that involves a traitor from Konoha Village.
The details are confidential.” “The First Hokage defeated the traitor and suppressed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
After that, following the Sage of Six Paths’ sealing method, he sealed it again here in New York.” “That’s basically it.
Do you have any other questions?” Alex paused, feeling a little curious about Nick Fury’s answer.