novelhk Chapter 129 The Cicada Awaits
Chapter 129 The Cicada Awaits
Chapter 129 The Oriole in the Crow's Nest
Aili was well aware that Naruto Uzumaki was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki. In fact, even if Sasuke hadn't brought it up, Aili wouldn't have let go of the Nine-Tails, which was right in front of him.
As Eli approached step by step, the pure malice emanating from him became incredibly clear to Kurama. Looking at Naruto, who was still struggling to control Kurama's chakra, Kurama's gaze became extremely complex.
A thought that even it found unbelievable arose in its mind.
Gritting her teeth, Kurama made up her mind with mixed feelings.
The next moment, the fairy tail pattern on Nine-Tails' body flickered slightly before fading and disappearing completely.
Nine-Tails mobilized all the power in this miniature body, and a miniature Tailed Beast Ball, no bigger than a finger, shot towards Eric with lightning speed.
With a slight tilt of his head, the Tailed Beast Ball flew away, grazing past Eric's ear.
After this attack, Kurama's body began to become illusory, and to Naruto's horrified gaze, Kurama's miniature body completely disappeared.
"Kurama!" Naruto shouted anxiously, not even noticing that the previously scattered and uncontrollable tailed beast chakra on his body seemed to have its own consciousness, and re-condensed into an incredibly solid chakra cloak on his body.
Just as Naruto was at a loss, an extremely familiar voice rang in his mind.
"Steady up! As my Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, don't yell like an idiot!"
A familiar voice, rising from the depths of one's heart, just like the voice that appeared occasionally before the Nine Lamas appeared in the outside world.
Naruto slowly opened his eyes wide and said incredulously, "Kurama, you've gone back into my body? Why...?"
Within the sealed space, the Nine-Tails, having regained its enormous body, returned to that familiar cage. Strangely, however, upon seeing this cage—the very cage the Nine-Tails had once so vehemently hated—its state of mind seemed to have undergone a significant change.
"Stop talking nonsense, Naruto. Now, let those two guys over there witness my true power!"
After he finished speaking, a vast amount of chakra, as boundless as the ocean, surged up from Naruto's body, making the suppressive effect of the gravity magic on Naruto almost negligible.
Then, the chakra transformed into a giant fist and slammed it down on Eri and Sasuke.
Eric, who retreated swiftly, exclaimed in surprise, "Is it the difference in the number of tails? It seems much stronger than the Three-Tails!"
Sasuke frowned and said, "It's a world of difference compared to his previous strength."
After temporarily forcing Eri and Sasuke back, the Nine-Tails' enormous, seemingly inexhaustible chakra continued to surge into the sky, enveloping the area covered by the gravity magic. In the most brutal and wasteful way, it countered the suppressive effect of the gravity magic.
Just as August was drawn to the sudden burst of the Nine-Tails, a vortex suddenly appeared around the Three-Tails that was originally floating in the air.
A person wearing an Akatsuki robe and a strange spiral mask appeared out of thin air next to the Three-Tails, while the barrier trapping the Three-Tails remained intact.
Then, the masked man who suddenly appeared placed his hand on the Three-Tails' body, and the vortex spun, gradually absorbing the Three-Tails' body into another space.
The sudden appearance of another Akatsuki member took everyone by surprise, including Deidara and others who were also members of Akatsuki.
"Who is this guy? Why is he wearing our Akatsuki uniform?" Deidara asked, puzzled.
The Nine-Tails' chakra surged into the sky, greatly mitigating the effects of gravity, even benefiting enemies like the Akatsuki.
Sasori, who had just stood up again, looked rather grim. No ninja would enjoy the feeling of being pressed firmly to the ground by gravity and powerless.
Seeing the organization members suddenly appear beside the Three-Tails, and recalling the orders issued by Zetsu when he suddenly appeared earlier, his already bad mood worsened to the extreme.
A fact that greatly displeased him was now before him: they were nothing more than pawns used to attract attention!
"Who knows who he is!" Scorpion said coldly. "It seems Payne has been hiding a lot from us!"
August's intervention also helped Kisame out of a predicament to some extent. Guy, who had opened the sixth gate, was incredibly strong. Among the opponents Kisame had encountered, no one had ever trained their taijutsu to such a level.
Kisame, who seized the opportunity to escape, also saw the masked man who suddenly appeared. Knowing a little more than the others, a strange smile appeared on his lips.
Only an enemy of this caliber could warrant Madara's personal intervention, Kisame thought to himself.
Seeing the masked man's actions, August's expression darkened slightly. He immediately withdrew his gravity magic and launched a swift attack on the masked man, a dazzling beam of light shooting towards him.
It would take longer than ever before to completely absorb the enormous Three-Tails into the Kamui dimension.
At this moment, Obito, who could only maintain his physical form, frowned slightly under his mask. He had originally thought that Zetsu was being a bit too cautious, as after sending out five Akatsuki members at once, he was even suggested that Obito should personally take the lead.
However, out of curiosity about Orochimaru and Zeref's side of information, he eventually agreed to Zetsu's suggestion and remained hidden in the shadows.
This is also why Zetsu previously used Pain's name to forcefully issue orders, urging the remaining Akatsuki members to fight at all costs.
As it turned out, Zetsu's caution was not wrong. However, he did not expect that Konoha and Eli were so powerful that Augustus did not make a move until the very end, and Augustus did not even stray far from the Three-Tails.
Seeing that the Akatsuki organization was about to be completely defeated, Obito had no choice but to take direct action.
Faced with the oncoming beam attack, Obito, unwilling to give up the Three-Tails, pulled out the Uchiha fan from the Kamui dimension and held it in front of him.
The energy of the magic beam was blocked by the Uchiha fan. The next moment, August had already raised his hand and placed it on the Three-Tails' body. A complex magic circle suddenly appeared at the point of contact, and the Three-Tails' continuous movement of being sucked into the Kamui dimension abruptly stopped.
"No wonder it could penetrate my barrier; it was the power of space!" August's voice was filled with anger. He had actually made such a mistake, almost losing the Three-Tails!
"Ellie!" Before Augustus's angry voice could even rang out, Ellie was already approaching.
Seeing Eric flying rapidly towards him under the black wings, Obito's expression behind his mask worsened.
Although he knew that the Akatsuki members had probably done their best, he couldn't help but curse them inwardly for being useless. Neither August nor Eli could stop them!
With the Three-Tails' absorption halted and Obito unable to become intangible, he made a decision in a flash, seeing Eri about to appear before him.
Part of the Three-Tails' existence has been absorbed into the Kamui dimension, and what Obito did was abandon his plan to absorb the Three-Tails completely.
The closure of the Kamui dimension was like the sharpest blade in the world, instantly severing the Three-Tails' body.
Obito himself, along with a portion of the Three-Tails' body, returned to the Kamui dimension.
Where Ali's claws pierced, there was only nothingness.