Yoruha was a bit surprised. When did Naruto beco like this? "When did I ever ta the Nine-Tails? Don't make things up. I haven't really fought with it."
"The last ti we clashed, I was seriously injured, you know that." Seeing Yoruha still in denial, Naruto explained
"During the Chunin Exams, the Nine-Tails once took control of my body, defeated the One-Tail from the Sand Village, and saved the Leaf Village. It ca out because of you, and it didn't take the opportunity to control my body because of you."
Yoruha was bewildered. His interactions with the Nine-Tails were minimal, just a single conversation. Why did Naruto make it sound like he had made so deal with the Nine-Tails?
Jiraiya, standing nearby, stepped in to confirm, "Naruto isn't lying. I was there at the ti. The Nine-Tails did co out, defeated the One-Tail, and then went back. And when it went back, it said so strange things.
But I could tell from those words that it ca out to save the village because of you. It didn't want your village to be destroyed." Yoruha frowned.
He couldn't believe it was true. He distinctly rembered that after he left Naruto's sealed space that day, the Nine-Tails seed quite displeased with him. How could it possibly co out to save the village because of him?
Of course, if it were the current Yoruha, he was confident he could exchange a few blows with the Nine-Tails. Yoruha had confidence in that. But Naruto's story sounded too fantastical; he simply couldn't believe it.
After all, it was the Nine-Tails. How could it possibly do such a thing? Shizune, standing to the side, looked at Yoruha, shocked by Jiraiya and Naruto's words.
"What kind of power does this child possess to make even the Nine-Tails co out to help him?" In the eyes of everyone in the Leaf Village, the Nine-Tails was a powerful demon beast, an uncontrollable and formidable evil spirit.
Yoruha glanced at Naruto, who said, "I'm telling the truth. The situation was urgent at the ti, and the Nine-Tails kept asking where you were."
Yoruha was silent for a long ti before he said, "Was it afraid I'd seal it back? It wouldn't have mattered if it ca out."
Naruto thought for a mont and said, "I don't think so. If it were afraid of that, it could have just ignored everything."
Exactly, the Nine-Tails could have completely ignored the situation back then. Why bother to intervene? Moreover, with the Nine-Tails' personality, how could it possibly help humans?
It might have been possible in ancient tis, but after being harassed by humans repeatedly, the Nine-Tails only harbored hatred for them.
However, Yoruha was only a bit surprised and didn't find it particularly strange. After all, the Nine-Tails wasn't his tailed beast.
It could do whatever it wanted, think however it wanted. "The power of a pure tailed beast and the power of a jinchuriki utilizing a tailed beast are on completely different levels."
"A pure tailed beast is just a stronger beast, but once a tailed beast acknowledges a jinchuriki, the jinchuriki's power will imdiately surpass that of a pure tailed beast."
"That's what the Nine-Tails told , so if you can gain the Nine-Tails' recognition, you'll wield power far beyond that of a pure Nine-Tails," Yoruha added.
He didn't want Naruto to keep focusing on him in the future. Naruto, however, smiled and said, "Of course, I won't give up, but I also know that's impossible."
"Rest assured, I can focus on improving my strength," Yoruha sighed in relief. As long as Naruto wasn't fixated on him, Yoruha had no intention of interfering with whatever he wanted to do.
Jiraiya chuckled from the side, "So, you're admitting that the Nine-Tails acknowledges you, right? Otherwise, why would it tell you such a secret? You know, people didn't realize before that gaining a Tailed Beast's recognition would grant power beyond just the beast itself."
Yoruha looked speechless. "How did you co to that conclusion from what I said?"
"The Nine-Tails harbors a deep hatred for humans, yet it was willing to share this secret with you. This is a thod to control it, after all."
"If it didn't acknowledge you, why would it reveal such a secret?" Yoruha was left without words. He felt Jiraiya's imagination was running wild.
Talking more was pointless. Tsunade, who had been observing for a while, finally spoke up, "Alright, regardless, it's beneficial for the Leaf Village. Yoruha, you'll be my bodyguard from now on."
"This was the Third Hokage's dying wish; you wouldn't refuse, would you?"
Yoruha glanced at Tsunade and smiled, "Why would I refuse?" He knew Tsunade's personality well and didn't mind being her bodyguard.
After all, Tsunade wasn't a workaholic and often slacked off. Being her bodyguard ant he could slack off too, which seed perfectly reasonable.
If it were to be the Third Hokage's bodyguard, Yoruha would definitely refuse, but being Tsunade's bodyguard, knowing that he could slack off without much oversight, made him too happy to refuse.
Tsunade, on the other hand, thought Yoruha agreed without hesitation because he highly regarded her. She patted Yoruha's shoulder and laughed, "Don't worry, following , you'll have a great chance to beco Hokage one day."
Tsunade was delighted that Yoruha agreed without hesitation. Yoruha smiled too. It wasn't because he saw a chance to beco Hokage, but because he knew being Tsunade's bodyguard would be an easy job.
It would even an fewer tasks than he had now. After all, he had already earned 10 million ryo in the Land of Snow, and in the future, he would only need to occasionally take on missions to cover daily expenses. Thinking about the days ahead, Yoruha was overjoyed.
How could he refuse? Thus, Tsunade and Yoruha, two people with completely different thoughts, happily acknowledged each other. anwhile, after leaving the Leaf Village.
Uchiha Itachi and Kisa were carrying out a mission assigned by the Akatsuki in the Land of Earth. A ninja lay at Kisa's feet. Uchiha Itachi sat on a rock, lost in thought.
Kisa, carrying his Sahada, said, "Itachi-san, your brother is growing fast. Are you really not going to kill him? I think he might surpass you in the future." Uchiha Itachi recalled the ti Sasuke attacked him, with such speed and strength, and felt gratified.
He had always hoped Sasuke would grow strong and beco a hero who could protect the Leaf Village.
To that end, he even planned for Sasuke to kill him in the future and beco a hero of the Leaf.
Naturally, he wasn't worried about Sasuke becoming too strong to the point of killing him.
Of course, this was his inner thought, but outwardly, Uchiha Itachi maintained his cold deanor. "The mission is complete. Let's take him and head back," Uchiha Itachi said, not answering Kisa's question.
Kisa, used to Itachi's attitude, picked up the dead ninja with Sahada and carried him off.
As they walked, Kisa couldn't help but comnt, "If your brother's jutsu had hit, it would have been a terrible death."
Just like in the original story, when Kisa and Itachi went to the Leaf to make their presence known, they encountered Kakashi and Sasuke.
Kakashi, just like in the original, was trapped in the Tsukuyomi. However, unlike the original, Sasuke accompanied Kakashi in searching for Itachi.
Since Sasuke's strength was already at a jounin level, Kakashi felt comfortable bringing him along.
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