Son Goku's Disciple Naruto

Chapter 201 - 201

Kurama, still holding his head after being punched by Goku, frowned. Sensing something was off, he grumbled, 'Damn brat, I feel like you're thinking something rude.'

Naruto hurriedly laughed it off. 'No way, Kurama, you're overthinking it.'

'Is that so?' Kurama covered the bump on his head. 'Naruto, are you really going to give him to That Thing?'

The "That Thing" Kurama referred to was naturally the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and "him" referred to the Ten-Tails.

'Otherwise, should I switch to you?'

Kurama immediately put on a look of reluctance. 'What a pity, my little brother Robert. I will miss him.'

'Oh my God, you even gave him a foreign name? That's absolutely terrible.'

'Naruto, let's speak properly.'

'Okay!'

A sharp transformation sound rang out as the Box of Ultimate Bliss morphed into a giant sphere, engulfing the still-dazed Ten-Tails. Yet Naruto couldn't shake the feeling that the object resembled a certain red-and-white sphere like Pokeball. It even imitated the famous capture ball, shaking twice with a heavy thud before going completely still.

"Now the energy should be enough."

Naruto patted the Box of Ultimate Bliss, no, it should be called the Sphere of Ultimate Bliss now? The sphere nodded in a very human-like manner, and the next second, it turned back into the shape of a gate.

"Let's find a familiar world for our first trip, to give everyone a demonstration." Naruto pushed open the gate. With a slow creak, the door swung inward, revealing a swirling vortex that stretched across the entrance.

"Parallel World Gate open."

"To the Chosen Children of the world!"

Naruto thought of the classic line and shouted it out, stepping through first. After all, what kid hadn't dreamed of becoming a Chosen Child and adventuring in the Digimon? It was just a pity that his gate didn't lead there.

Sasuke and Neji followed close behind. The remaining Akatsuki members exchanged glances, then stepped through one by one. As the last person crossed the threshold, the gate compressed, descending axially before shrinking rapidly and vanishing.

Those who crossed felt the scenery shift instantly, from night into night again. But this time, the moon overhead wasn't bright. It was a blood moon.

Naruto stared at the crimson sky, caught between familiarity and strangeness. A long howl echoed through the heavens, and a colossal beast appeared, nine tails trailing behind him. Naruto knew that figure well. He hugged the fox's furry body to sleep almost every day.

The Nine-Tails. Land of Fire, Konoha Village.

So. His soul transmigration took place on the Night of the Nine-Tails Attack. He supposed it brought things full circle.

"Wow, is that the Nine-Tails inside you, Naruto?" Deidara's sharp eyes caught on immediately. He shaded his brow, squinting up at the beast. "He really is huge."

"Even though they're both Nine-Tails, the one inside me isn't the same." Naruto patted his belly. "Our Kurama isn't as scrawny as that one."

Indeed, whether in the vibrancy of their fur or the development of their bodies, the two couldn't be compared. If Naruto's was a buff fox, this world's Nine-Tails was severely malnourished.

'Let me see! Where is another me?'

Kurama, inside the seal, watched his counterpart rampage through Konoha through Naruto's eyes. 'Truly worthy of me. Just my appearance alone scared these Konoha ninja shitless.'

Before he could praise himself further, he saw his counterpart get brutally stabbed right out of Konoha by the Third Hokage's staff.

"Feels pretty weak."

Kurama immediately changed his tune. "Why did he perform so poorly? That definitely wasn't me. The Nine-Tails of this world is far too weak."

'Getting stabbed out by mere humans is truly disgraceful. Other me, you're kicked out of the group.'

The Third Hokage wasn't known for taijutsu, after all. The Nine-Tails shook off his disorientation and scrambled back up. Once he recovered, he opened his massive jaws and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb straight at this world's Konoha!

If that landed, Konoha would be devastated, possibly destroyed.

A golden flash streaked across the sky, intercepting the devastating attack mid-flight. A massive toad descended from above, pinning the other Nine-Tails, who had just fired and was already preparing a second blast, flat on his back.

"Stabbed by a human just now, and now crushed by a mere toad?" Kurama watched from the Sealing Space, his eyelids twitching. He stomped his foot in rage, pointing at the other Nine-Tails and shouting, "Naruto, what kind of broken world did you choose? My reputation is ruined in one stroke. Next time, remember to pick a world where I am stronger."

Was there a possibility he really had been that weak back then?

*Roar!*

This is still Nine-Tails, after all. How could he be compared to a mere toad from Mount Myoboku? Soon, this world's Nine-Tails roared back to his feet. But this time his eyes had gone blood-red, with several tadpole-shaped tomoe spinning within them.

"Look! It's the Sharingan!" Deidara shouted, pointing at the fox's eyes as if he'd discovered a new continent. "And not just a normal Sharingan, it's that... what was it, the weird thing with patterns?"

"The Mangekyo Sharingan," Sasuke corrected. "It's a level above the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. An eye only a select few can open." He turned to his friend. "Naruto, I want to go take a look at Konoha."

"If you want to go, then go." Naruto nodded, then addressed Nagato, Konan, and the others. "What about you guys? Want to go have some fun in Konoha?"

He intended to go himself, of course.

"Not interested." Hidan yawned, sounding thoroughly bored. "This world's about the same as ours. Too boring. Change it, change it. Let's switch to a more interesting one next time."

Deidara threw a tantrum like a spoiled child, just short of rolling on the floor.

"It was only meant to be a demonstration, after all." Naruto spread his hands helplessly. Deidara acted more like a child than he looked.

"If I recall correctly," Nagato spoke up suddenly, "the previous Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was your mother, wasn't she, Naruto?"

"With the Nine-Tails being released at a time like this, plus those Sharingan..."

"She must be in danger. You should go too, Naruto. I know you don't have much love for Konoha, but... some things still need to be done."

"Everyone, let's just wait here for Naruto for a bit."

"It doesn't matter. We have plenty of time anyway." Kisame spread his hands to show he didn't care, then sat down on a rock and started wiping down Samehada. Though Kisame's greatest interest was maintaining his blade, as long as it hadn't made any obvious mistakes, he still had to clean it carefully.

What Nagato said was exactly what Naruto wanted to do.

'Even though this world has nothing to do with me, now that I'm here, I can't just watch you get sacrificed and do nothing.'

'Naruto of this world, you really are lucky.'

Naruto and Sasuke set off together, sprinting toward Konoha. Sasuke headed toward this world's Obito, while Naruto made his way to where Kushina would be.

'I sense it. Is this Mother's chakra? It's so warm, but very faint.'

Minato stared gravely at the masked man before him. "Who are you?"

After diverting the fox's attack, this world's Obito had sought out the Fourth Hokage again, blocking him from dealing with the beast further. He had no intention of answering Minato's question. He simply shrugged.

"Even if you can warp away one Tailed Beast Bomb from the Nine-Tails, can you do it a second time? A third time?"

"Or even a fourth or fifth time?"

With Kamui, Wood Release, and the Nine-Tails at his disposal, this world's Obito was certain of victory. Even facing his former teacher, he felt entirely confident. What was so great about the Flying Thunder God Technique? His Kamui was Space-Time Ninjutsu too.

As for Kushina dying when the Tailed Beast was ripped from her, Obito didn't care. If the Eye of the Moon Plan succeeded, they would all wake in the dream world, fully resurrected.

The two clashed again, but this time the goal wasn't to snatch the baby. It was a true head-on confrontation. The instant they met, this world's Obito realized how wrong he'd been. Whether it was battle instincts or fighting style, he was nowhere close. Even having similar abilities and a stronger physique meant nothing. In just two exchanges, a Rasengan slammed him into the dirt. If Minato hadn't been in a rush to reach Kushina, this world's Obito would have been flayed alive, assuming he survived at all.

The next moment, Minato shook him off and appeared beside Kushina with the Nine-Tails.

"Tch. The Fourth Hokage lives up to his name." Obito climbed out of the dirt, brushing himself off, his tone dripping with reluctance. His Hashirama-cell physique meant taking a Rasengan head-on had only left him with minor injuries.

"So you were behind it all." A cold voice came from behind Obito. He spun to find eyes burning with absolute rage. More importantly, they weren't in the standard tomoe form, but a more complex pattern. Mangekyo Sharingan. "So it's because of you that the Uchiha were ostracized by Konoha."

Sasuke believed the Night of the Nine-Tails Attack was the primary reason his clan had been cast out. While it wasn't the sole reason, it was a major contributing factor.

"And you participated in the Night of the Clan Massacre. So you're the source of it all."

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