Having sat up from the ground, the Nine-Tails sat cross-legged, watching the two individuals and a cat in front of it.
Its gaze mainly focused on Kizaru, and the Nine-Tails felt conflicted.
Another powerhouse like Senju Hashirama?
Recalling how Hashirama had once claimed it was too dangerous and then used a wooden figure to imprison it in his hand, the Nine-Tails felt both aggrieved and frustrated!
When would it ever gain freedom?
"Kushina, do you know about the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode?" Standing beside Kushina, Kizaru looked at the Nine-Tails and asked.
"I don't know." Kushina shook her head in response.
"In the Tailed Beast Chakra forcibly borrowed by Jinchuriki, there is the consciousness of the Tailed Beast. The more the Jinchuriki uses the Tailed Beast Chakra, the easier it is to lose control due to the influence and disturbance of the Tailed Beast's consciousness."
Having firsthand experience of this, Kushina nodded understandingly.
"And the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode is the perfect form of the Jinchuriki. It allows the Jinchuriki to control the Tailed Beast Chakra freely while remaining conscious, and even transform into the true form of the Tailed Beast to fight using Tailed Beast Ball."
"How can I achieve that?" Kushina eagerly asked, longing for what Kizaru described as the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode.
"Two methods, or rather, two stages of one method." Raising his right hand, Kizaru said, raising his index and middle fingers.
Awaiting eagerly, Kushina waited for what was to come next.
"One is to capture the Nine-Tails' Chakra with your own Chakra, directly seizing as much Chakra from the Nine-Tails as possible.
It's like tug of war, where the winner gains the opponent's Chakra, and the loser loses their Chakra."
Speaking up to this point, Kizaru looked at Kushina with a serious expression, reminding him, "You should know the consequences of losing Chakra, Kushina!"
With a solemn nod, Kushina certainly knew the consequences of losing Chakra.
"Losing Chakra is equivalent to death."
"At the same time, the Nine-Tails' Chakra contains a lot of human hatred!
When you use your own Chakra to pull the Nine-Tails' Chakra out of its body.
You will directly face the massive negative emotions contained in the Tailed Beast Chakra, suppressed by the consciousness of the Nine-Tails.
If you cannot resist the influence of negative emotions, your consciousness will be overwhelmed, and your Chakra will be plundered by the Nine-Tails."
"I..." Strong-willed Kushina showed a determined expression, about to say she could do it.
"But you're not ready yet!" Before Kushina could finish, Kizaru interrupted directly.
"I can!" Looking up at Kizaru, Kushina said defiantly.
"It's still too early for you, Kushina."
This statement didn't come from Kizaru but from Matatabi, who had been eavesdropping all along.
"You arrogant brat, want to give it a try?" Irritated by the container that sealed it, the Nine-Tails deliberately provoked.
"Damn fox! Believe me, I'll lock you up!" Glaring at the Nine-Tails with anger, Kushina threatened angrily.
"Stay calm, Kushina!" Using an elegant and calm tone, Matatabi persuaded as she walked up to Kushina.
Lifting his own paw and placing it in front of Kushina, Matatabi said gently, "Feel your Chakra."
Understanding Matatabi's intention, Kushina nervously nodded and, forming hand seals, controlled his Chakra to emerge from his body.
Controlling his own Chakra to come to Matatabi's raised paw, Kushina's Chakra connected with Matatabi's.
"Tch! As my Jinchuriki, you dare to connect with other Tailed Beasts... What an annoying brat!" Raising its head arrogantly, casting a glance below, the Nine-Tails became even more displeased.
Countless cries!
A gathering of negative emotions!
Questions pointing directly to the dark side of Kushina's heart!
Having just connected with Matatabi's Chakra, Kushina felt as if his consciousness had plunged into an abyss.
With eyes filled with horror, his face turned pale, and Kushina's body began to tremble.
Sensing Kushina's fear and breakdown, Matatabi took the initiative to sever the connection between the two Chakras, retracting his paw.
Taking a step back weakly, supported by Kizaru's hand on his back, Kushina barely avoided sitting on the ground, taking a long time to come back to his senses.
Breathing heavily, Kushina looked towards Matatabi ahead with lingering fear.
"The Nine-Tails bears the most hatred. In its Chakra, there are even more negative emotions." Facing Kushina's gaze, Matatabi explained calmly.
"Brat, now you know how powerful this old man is!" With his head held high, the Nine-Tails became proud.
Silent, Kushina lifted his head and stared directly at the Nine-Tails.
With some strength returning to his body, Kushina stepped forward with his right foot, slowly walking towards the Nine-Tails.
Watching Kushina walk towards the Nine-Tails in unison, Kizaru and Matatabi shared a knowing look.
With the same smile, both the man and the cat knew what the other was thinking.
"Brat, are you asking for trouble?" Sitting cross-legged with its claws crossed over its chest, the Nine-Tails lowered its head to look at Kushina, intentionally intimidating him.
Stopping in front of the Nine-Tails, Kushina looked up at it, asking empathetically, "It must be very uncomfortable, isn't it, Nine-Tails?"
The ferocious expression faltered for a moment! The Nine-Tails didn't expect Kushina to actually show concern for it!
"I am different from you humans. Some mere hatred cannot affect me." Raising its head again, the Nine-Tails spoke disdainfully.
"Hahaha!" Facing the Nine-Tails' reply, Kushina's lips curled up, slowly starting to laugh, and his laughter grew louder and louder.
"What's so funny? Brat!" Annoyed and puzzled, the Nine-Tails lowered its head again to look at Kushina.
Laughing at the Nine-Tails, Kushina regained his confident and strong demeanor of the past.
"Kizaru is right, you're indeed cute, Nine-Tails!"
"Are you asking for trouble, you rotten brat!" Hearing Kushina describe it as cute, the Nine-Tails roared angrily.
Seeing the Nine-Tails raise its paw, and with Kushina still smiling, she didn't linger and hurried back to Kizaru's side.
Only after Kushina had run away did the Nine-Tails' paw fall timely to the ground.
"Tch! You're lucky you ran fast, you annoying brat!" Watching Kushina standing beside Kizaru, the Nine-Tails raised its paw again, returning to its previous position with crossed arms.
"In the future, you should be able to get along well!" Watching the interaction between Kushina and the Nine-Tails, Matatabi said contentedly.
"Tch! I'll let them go today because of you, Matatabi!" Turning its head, the Nine-Tails said to Matatabi.
"Kushina, do you remember what I just said about the method to train in the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode?" Smiling down at Kushina who had returned, Kizaru asked.
Facing Kizaru, Kushina nodded with a smile, indicating that she remembered.
"I haven't finished explaining yet. The second method of training in the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode is for the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast to communicate with each other and become friends."
"Friends who understand each other's hearts?" Repeating softly, Kushina, who had understood something, looked towards the Nine-Tails not far away.
"Nine-Tails, I will work hard to earn your approval and become good friends with you!" Facing the Nine-Tails, Kushina shouted loudly with determination.
"Tch!" Another cold snort, the Nine-Tails, with its arms crossed, turned its head away while its eyes still looked at Kushina.
"I told you Tailed Beasts are easy to talk to! Kushina!" Placing his right hand on Kushina's head, Kizaru gently rubbed it before smiling.
"Yeah!" Excitedly nodding, Kushina, who had no friends in reality, found a suitable target for conquest within himself.
Aiming to conquer the Nine-Tails as his target, Kushina's heart was filled with excitement and determination!
"We should leave!" Sensing someone familiar approaching, Kizaru reminded.
"Okay!"
Agreeing, Kushina looked back at the Nine-Tails.
"Nine-Tails, sorry!" Apologizing to the Nine-Tails, Kushina clasped his hands together, controlling the seal, and once again bound the Nine-Tails firmly to the mountain peak.
"Is this the way for you and me to be friends?"
Being bound to the mountain peak, watching the two men and a cat leave, the Nine-Tails, which had just warmed up a bit in its heart, became unhappy again!