Sasuke’s mind rapidly eliminated one possibility after another, but they all ultimately led to a dead end.
Among the Uchiha Clan, he couldn’t think of a second person who could control the Nine-Tailed’s eye power, other than his father, the Clan Chief, but his father had no reason to do so.
Just as he fell into contemplation, a hint of cunning flashed in the golden vertical pupils of the giant Nine-Tailed behind the door.
“Do you want to know who that person is, kid?”
The Nine-Tailed’s voice carried a seductive tone, its massive body slowly moving behind the bars, “It’s simple, just open this damn door, and I’ll tell you.”
It bared its teeth, revealing sharp fangs: “Let me out, and I won’t just tell you that guy’s name; I can also give you even greater power, power enough to let you get revenge on anyone!”
However, no sooner had it spoken than the Nine-Tailed itself let out a sneer, its tone filled with undisguised contempt.
“I almost forgot, you can’t do it at all.”
It lazily withdrew its head, its massive body lying down again in the darkness, “This Seal is the Four Symbols Seal set by the Fourth Hokage with his life; it’s one of the most top-tier Sealing Ninjutsu in this world.”
“Only that idiot is qualified to touch it; as for you, save your strength.”
Facing the Nine-Tailed’s instigation and mockery, Sasuke’s face showed no fluctuation.
He naturally saw through the Nine-Tailed’s ridiculous trick; it merely wanted to use his arrogance to break the Seal so it could have a chance to escape.
A beast confined in a cage could only resort to such a level of trickery.
“But only that idiot can do it?”
Sasuke sneered inwardly, “If even such a fool is qualified to touch something, how could I, Uchiha Sasuke, be shut out?”
He stepped forward, ignoring the Nine-Tailed’s mockery, and walked directly to the giant barred door.
He reached out and gently touched the glowing Talismanic Incantation Seal on the door; complex and profound Jutsu patterns swirled in his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Sealing Ninjutsu, Sasuke had indeed never encountered it before; it seemed much more complex than regular Ninjutsu.
And in this deeper insight, Sasuke discovered another thing.
He keenly noticed that this Seal was not merely simple imprisonment.
This layer of Seal seemed to continuously convert the Chakra leaked by the Nine-Tailed into Naruto’s own Chakra… “No wonder that idiot has such a huge amount of Chakra,” Sasuke realized, “the Fourth Hokage truly was an amazing guy.”
“What, are you dumbfounded?”
Seeing Sasuke remain silent for a long time, the Nine-Tailed’s gloating mockery sounded again, “Give up, kid, this isn’t something you can understand just by looking with those eyes.”
The Nine-Tailed’s words stopped abruptly.
Because Sasuke slowly withdrew his hand and instead gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.
He held the scabbard with his left hand and rested his right hand on the hilt, his dark eyes calmly gazing at the Seal before him.
A barely perceptible cold sneer curled Sasuke’s lips.
I know what you’re thinking; you just want to use my hand to escape, and then devour both me and Naruto.
It’s just that you seem to have misunderstood one thing.
Even if I let you out, it would only be moving from a small cage to a large one.
He had absolute confidence that he could subdue the escaped Nine-Tailed again.
Thinking of this, he slowly drew the Zanpakuto from its scabbard, the blade tracing a cold arc in the gloomy space.
Releasing his hand, the Zanpakuto hovered before him, and his entire Aura instantly became sharp and murderous, a pure Spiritual Pressure erupting with a roar!
He raised his eyes, and deep within his dark pupils, lightning seemed to be brewing.
A low chant echoed throughout the entire Sealing space.
“Carve the thunder, become the blade, takemikazuchi!”
— Carve the thunder, become the blade, takemikazuchi!
Rumble!!!
The moment the words fell, violent black lightning arcs erupted from the blade, accompanied by deafening thunder, illuminating the entire gloomy underground waterway with flickering light!
That terrifying Spiritual Pressure even made the Nine-Tailed’s massive body involuntarily tense up.
However, this violent scene lasted only for an instant.
Sasuke reached out and grasped the “takemikazuchi” floating in the air.
Hum—
With a soft hum, all the released black lightning arcs were instantly sucked back into the blade, forming dense thundercloud blade patterns, and the sound of thunder also disappeared.
The form of the Zanpakuto did not undergo a major change; only the blade became deeper.
Only on the slender blade, a faint black cold light lingered.
All power was internalized to the extreme.
“Then, let me see how sturdy this cage left by the Fourth Hokage truly is.”
Sasuke raised his hand and casually swung his sword.
An invisible slash silently landed on the giant barred door.
Rip—
A faint tearing sound rang out.
On the Seal Talismanic Incantation, a slender crack quietly appeared.
Initially, the Nine-Tailed still carried a hint of contempt, watching the show, but when it saw that crack, the expression on its face froze.
The disdain on the Nine-Tailed’s face gradually disappeared, replaced by a twisted smile of ecstasy.
Sasuke did not stop; one after another, blade lights condensed to the extreme, continuously landed on the Seal.
Rip!
Rip!
Cracks, like a spider web, rapidly spread.
The power of the Seal was being destroyed at a visible rate.
“That’s right, just like that, faster, kid!”
The Nine-Tailed roared frantically in its mind, “Faster, quickly chop this damn cage completely open; I’ll be out immediately!”
Its eyes were fixed on the continuously expanding cracks, already seeing the dawn of freedom.
The Seal continued to crack but was not completely released.
But even so, an unprecedentedly vast Chakra, like a bursting flood, surged out from the cracks.
The moment Sasuke felt this power, his heart suddenly trembled.
He seemed to have underestimated the power of this Nine-Tailed; just a leaked portion of it already surpassed any Captain-level Shinigami he had ever seen.
This power was no longer something he could handle now.
Outside, Training Ground Three.
“Ah ah ah—!!!”
Uzumaki Naruto suddenly let out a tragic scream, curling up on the ground, trembling all over.
A red Chakra, like boiling magma, surged out from his body, instantly enveloping him.
His skin began to peel, his nails became sharp, and behind him, three crimson tails made of Chakra violently lashed out, slamming heavily onto the ground.
“Roar—!”
Naruto instantly lost consciousness, emitting a beast-like growl from his mouth.
Hokage’s Office.
“Bang!”
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s pipe heavily landed on the table; he suddenly stood up, staring intently at the crimson figure in the crystal ball.
“This is the Nine-Tailed’s Chakra; how could it suddenly go out of control?!”
“Three tails…”
Kakashi’s pupils constricted at his side.
“Oh no, the problem is with Sasuke!”
Kakashi instantly reacted, “Sasuke placed his hand on Naruto just now; he probably touched the Nine-Tailed’s Seal!”
“Quick, issue the highest emergency alert!
All Anbu immediately proceed to Training Ground Three, and control Naruto at all costs!” The Third Hokage also reacted and quickly gave orders.