Naruto: Releasing Chakra Limits at the Start

Chapter 169 Nine-Tails Overwhelms Shukaku

When the Nine-Tails appeared, Gamabunta, who had been knocked to the ground by Shukaku, was stunned.

"The Nine-Tails, that kid has actually fully transformed into a tailed beast. Could it be that he has completely mastered the power of the Nine-Tails?"

After being slapped by a claw and flying hundreds of meters backward, Shukaku took a closer look and immediately became enraged.

"Nine-Tails, you're asking for death!"

It's important to know that the relationship between Shukaku and Kurama (the Nine-Tails) is extremely tense.

"Wind Release: Sky Training Bullet"

Shukaku slapped its belly and fired a training bullet.

Kurama showed no fear and ran towards Shukaku while enduring the training bullets.

It moved very fast, and its heavy body caused the ground to shake violently.

"bang"

The empty bullet was swatted away by the Nine-Tailed Fox's claw.

In the blink of an eye, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) appeared in front of Shukaku.

With a single swipe of its claw, it sent Shukaku's obese body flying hundreds of meters.

Shukaku's tens of meters tall body crashed heavily into a small hill.

The hill was smashed to pieces by it.

The Nine-Tails possesses immense power and incredible speed; among the nine tailed beasts, its power is second only to the Five-Tails, Kokuo.

So with a single swipe of its claws, it sent Shukaku's obese body flying.

This familiar feeling reminded Shukaku of many memories, many of their battles.

"Nine-Tails, decades have passed, and you still dare to be so arrogant. I'm going to kill you."

"Boom!"

Shukaku had just gotten up from the ground when, after he finished speaking, a small Tailed Beast Ball appeared in front of him.

In an instant, the Tailed Beast Ball exploded, and everything within several kilometers of it was completely destroyed by the aftershocks.

The spot where Shukaku had just stood has now become a crater several kilometers wide, and Shukaku has lost consciousness and is lying in the center of the crater.

Nine-Tails arrived at the edge of the pit and said coldly, "Decades have passed, and you haven't improved at all. For thousands of years, you have not been my match, and you still are not now."

"I don't know where that guy went. He wasn't in the village at such a critical time, causing me so much trouble."

"It's Nine-Tailed Fox talking to itself."

Shukaku had been beaten unconscious.

The difference in strength between Shukaku and Kurama is that huge.

Previously, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) had never fought Shukaku seriously, which gave Shukaku the illusion that Kurama wasn't actually that much stronger than it.

But in today's battle, Nine-Tails completely overwhelmed it.

It didn't even have a chance to fight back.

After Shukaku lost consciousness, it returned to Gaara's body.

Gaara lay in the center of the crater.

After the matter was resolved, Kurama returned to Naruto's body.

It did want to come out, but when it thought about how Ye Yu would definitely chase it down and reseal it, it decided against it.

Moreover, with Ye Yu's seal in place, it cannot break through the seal.

After returning to Naruto's body, Naruto recovered.

But he still didn't wake up. The Nine-Tails' chakra was too terrifying. Although the Nine-Tails had taken over Naruto's body, Naruto's body still couldn't withstand the Nine-Tails' massive chakra.

Therefore, the time spent in full tailed beast form is not very long.

Fortunately, Kurama was powerful enough to knock Shukaku unconscious before time was up.

After the Nine-Tails returned to Naruto's body.

Only then did Gamabunta dare to approach Naruto.

The battle between the two tailed beasts was so terrifying that it dared not approach them at all.

Or rather, it's impossible to get close at all.

It had fought against Kurama (the Nine-Tails) before, alongside the Fourth Hokage, and hadn't been at a significant disadvantage.

It even once thought that the tailed beasts were nothing special and not very strong.

But today, it was defeated by Shukaku in just a few moves when it fought against Shukaku on its own. If Naruto hadn't fully transformed into a tailed beast, it would have had to resort to summoning and retreat back to Mount Myōboku.

If you're even a little slower, you might get killed by Shukaku.

But even the terrifying Shukaku was completely crushed in front of Kurama.

They had absolutely no chance to fight back.

Tailed beasts are still tailed beasts; their strength is far greater than that of ninja beasts.

Their fighting strength is simply not on the same level.

After glancing at Naruto lying on the ground, Gamabunta brought him to Sasuke and Sakura's side without saying anything, and then released the summoning and returned to Mount Myōboku.

Sakura, who had witnessed the entire battle, was so shocked that she didn't know what to say.

Naruto was placed in front of her by Gamabunta before she came to her senses.

Looking at the huge crater several kilometers wide in the distance, Sakura murmured to herself, "So, that's the Nine-Tails? Wow, so strong."

"No wonder they sealed the Tailed Beasts away. These terrifying monsters could easily destroy Konoha Village, right?"

Sakura was truly terrified by the Nine-Tails' terrifying fighting power. Shukaku was powerful enough; even if Naruto summoned Gamabunta, he wouldn't be a match for it.

But even the mighty Shukaku was defeated by Kurama with just a few claw strikes and a Tailed Beast Ball.

The entire battle lasted less than a minute.

This is the power of the Nine-Tails.

Sakura understood even more clearly just how terrifying Yoru's strength truly was.

Because he was able to suppress the Nine-Tails and seal such a terrifying being tightly inside Naruto's body.

The most shocking thing was that the Nine-Tailed Fox actually showed up to help them.

Sakura heard Kurama talking to himself while standing by the pit.

After a moment's thought, she knew who the Nine-Tails was referring to.

"Such a powerful Nine-Tails, I never expected it to come out and help us. Is it because of Ye Yu?"

"What exactly did Ye Yu do to it, or what kind of deal did it make with it?"

"That makes sense. Such a powerful monster can only be communicated with by overwhelming it with strength, right?"

Sakura guessed.

Looking at Naruto and Sasuke lying on the ground, Sakura shook her head. "He's already so much more advanced than us. I'm afraid we can't even see his back anymore."

Just as Sakura was muttering to herself, a voice came from beside her ear.

"I didn't expect this kid to be able to fully transform into a tailed beast. He's much stronger than I imagined."

Upon hearing this sound, Sakura immediately drew her kunai and assumed a defensive stance.

Sakura looked in the direction of the voice and saw a silver-haired ninja.

The person who arrived was none other than Jiraiya, who had rushed back to the village.

Seeing Sakura's wary expression, Jiraiya waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm not the enemy."

"I am Jiraiya."

Upon hearing the name, Sakura's eyes widened.

"Is this the same Jiraiya who taught Naruto the Summoning Jutsu?"

Jiraiya glanced at Naruto and Sasuke lying on the ground.

He laughed and said, "To actually push the Jinchuriki of Sunagakure to that extent, these two kids are much stronger than I was back then."

When Jiraiya was that age, he didn't have the strength of Sasuke and Naruto.

Especially Sasuke, although Sasuke was unable to fight Gaara who had fully transformed into a tailed beast because he did not have a powerful summoning beast.

But when Gaara was half-tailed beast, he was no match for Sasuke at all.

This already demonstrates that Sasuke's strength has reached the level of a Jonin.

Moreover, he was very skilled at using the Chidori.

At this point, both Naruto and Sasuke had reached the level of Jonin.

With Gamabunta's help, Naruto is now stronger than Sasuke.

If we don't count Gamabunta, he's no match for Sasuke.

After all, he had not yet mastered the power of the Nine-Tails.