Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 96 Unexpected Variables

Inside the sealed space.

The Nine-Tails was lying listlessly on a soft and expansive green lawn. Ever since Naruto, that brat, used the Eight Trigrams Seal to "improve" its living environment, its cell had changed from a cold and damp water prison to this vast grassland where one could occasionally feel a gentle breeze.

Although it scoffed at the idea, deep down it had to admit that life was much more comfortable now than under the control of those two volatile women, Mito Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki.

At least it won't be bound like a dumpling by golden chains all the time. Naruto, that brat, will come in every night and chatter on and on about trivial things, even though its entertainment options are so limited that all it has left is reading the novels that brat writes himself...

But compared to his long and hateful prison life in the past, his current life can only be described as "comfortable".

Just as it yawned, wondering when Naruto would come over to chat with it tonight—

A sudden change has occurred!

Waaah—!

The once peaceful and serene grassland was suddenly swept by a fierce wind! The illusory sky darkened abruptly, the lush green grass turned yellow at a visible speed, and the scene constructed by Naruto's chakra began to fluctuate violently.

"Um?!"

Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly stood up. What happened? What's wrong with this kid?!

Its gaze suddenly turned to the space directly ahead—the massive iron gate representing the seal. At that moment, the gate was shaking violently, the runes on its surface flickering erratically! This level of tremor meant… the jinchūriki outside was experiencing an extremely intense mental or physical impact, causing the seal to loosen!

In the past, this would have been a golden opportunity that it had longed for! It would have unhesitatingly spread its massive negative emotions and hatred-filled chakra like a plague, frantically bewitching, whispering, and enticing the Jinchuriki to lose their minds in pain and despair, and to tear open this damned seal with their own hands!

But now... worry... a strange and anxious feeling instantly gripped this strongest tailed beast.

Naruto...is he in danger?! Who is it?!

Kurama immediately and cautiously extended a wisp of its chakra, attempting to connect with the outside world through the vibrating sealing gate and sense Naruto's current condition and what he was seeing.

The next moment, an extremely cold and dark chakra fluctuation was clearly transmitted back through the connection!

That chakra...?!

The Nine-Tailed Fox's massive body stiffened abruptly, its pupils revealing an expression of extreme disgust, or even... a deep-seated hatred!

This feeling… it was absolutely certain! It was Uchiha! But it wasn't the unpleasant chakra of ordinary Uchiha clan members… this feeling was colder, more sinister, more… familiar!

Damn!

The nine-tailed fox's fangs scraped against the air, emitting a low growl.

It's similar to that bastard Madara Uchiha... the nauseating aura of the Mangekyou Sharingan!

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On the ground, Naruto endured the excruciating pain, desperately pressing his hand against the piercing wound from which warm liquid was seeping. He could feel Itachi Uchiha's gaze still fixed on him, which made him extremely uneasy.

This guy... hasn't he already achieved his goal? Zuo Yue has already opened his eyes and fainted, why hasn't he left yet?

A strong urge made him want to jump up immediately and smash the spiral wheel hard into the other person's expressionless face.

But reason prevailed, suppressing the impulse. To maintain the stability of all the [Menma] shadow clones, he had to expend a significant amount of his mental energy and chakra to suppress the violent fluctuations caused by the severe injury to this "body".

Damn it… the power of [Crazy Diamond] just won't work on me, and what about [Gold Experience]? Create something to stop the bleeding or…

Just as he was enduring the excruciating pain and trying to mobilize the power that created life, an extremely strange yet incredibly warm feeling surged up from the depths of his body without warning!

The feeling wasn't the gentle healing sensation of medical ninjutsu; it was more like an extremely hot torrent, yet carefully restrained by some powerful will, precisely and gently covering his hideous wound.

The next moment, Naruto's eyes widened in astonishment.

He could clearly feel that the burning pain in his wound was rapidly subsiding, being replaced by an indescribable numbness and warmth!

This is……?

Before he could figure out the source of this power, a deep and impatient voice boomed directly into his mind.

"Naruto! Naruto!"

That voice...!

Naruto's heart skipped a beat! He knew that voice all too well.

Nine-Tailed Buddha?! Are you helping me?!

"Yes, it's me!" The Nine-Tails' voice, tinged with obvious unease and urgency, directly answered his thoughts. "What's the situation outside? How did you end up facing someone with those eyes?!"

Its tone was unusually solemn. The dark memory of being manipulated by Madara Uchiha with his Mangekyou Sharingan and reduced to a weapon of war instantly flooded its mind. It never wanted to experience it a second time!

Nine-Lama, so you can sense what's happening outside at any time?

"You're still asking such a stupid question at a time like this?! Never mind that! I sense something's wrong with that Uchiha brat over there... her chakra is off! She has ill intentions towards you! She's extremely dangerous!"

Through Naruto's senses, Kurama could clearly perceive the Mangekyou Sharingan emanating from Itachi Uchiha. The cold, domineering chakra was subtly locking onto Naruto.

The feeling of being observed and treated like prey made Nine-Tails extremely uncomfortable and wary.

"No time to hesitate! I'll lend you some chakra! Take advantage of this time to regain your mobility and get out of here! Stay away from those eyes!"

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Uchiha Itachi stood still, her Sharingan reflecting the image of the blond boy lying on the ground, clutching his wound and panting. Her inner world was far from calm; a complex and indescribable emotion churned within her.

She had meticulously planned all of this—betraying her family, betraying her compatriots, and even using illusion magic to make Zuo Yue "witness" the scene of her parents being cruelly murdered by her... All these extremely cruel acts, enough to drive anyone insane, failed to completely break through the barrier in her sister's heart and awaken the eyes that symbolized power and curse.

however……

Just this boy named Naruto Uzumaki, just the act of "killing" him, or even just creating the illusion that he was about to be killed... it was so easy to make those scarlet eyes suddenly bloom.

Itachi saw it clearly. At the peak of Zuo Yue's emotional outburst, his newly formed three-tomoe Sharingan fluctuated violently, the tomoe spinning wildly, almost breaking through some kind of limit, outlining a more complex and powerful pattern—a sign of the path to the Mangekyou Sharingan!

Naruto's death... could actually be the key that allows Sasuke to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan?

Unfortunately, at the last moment, Satsuki's still immature body and chakra could not withstand the sudden surge of power, and he ultimately failed. His eyes did not complete the final transformation and remained only at the three-tomoe stage.

However... this discovery itself is of paramount importance.

Since this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has such a huge impact on Satsuki, even concerning whether he can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan in the future... then, in order to ensure the plan goes perfectly, and to prevent any uncontrollable changes in the future...

Perhaps it's necessary to add an extra layer of insurance for this crucial "key" as well.

A cold-blooded idea quickly took shape in Itachi's mind.