Chapter 282 : Surpass ŌTsutsuki Kaguya

Tsunade looked at Naruto, thought for a moment, and said, "I’m afraid the disappearance of the body has something to do with Sora. He may not even know it himself—but the people who stole the body intend to use him to threaten Konoha."

"His body is just like yours—it has Nine Tails’ chakra sealed inside."

Upon hearing this, Naruto was completely stunned.

"What? He also has Nine Tails’ chakra? Does that mean there are two Nine Tails?"

Sakura looked just as shocked.

Shikamaru and the others were confused as well. Wasn’t there only one Nine Tails?

Riku explained calmly, "The chakra inside him does originate from the Nine Tails. It’s likely chakra that leaked out and dispersed into the environment—someone must’ve gathered and refined it, forming what you could call a replica of the Nine Tails."

"But this kind of technique is extremely immature. That’s why Sora loses control so easily."

"He’s a pseudo-jinchūriki."

"And with his current body, it’s unlikely he can withstand the full power of the Nine Tails. But if he were someone different—someone more compatible—he might actually be able to wield tailed beast-level power."

"For example, Kinkaku and Ginkaku. After consuming the flesh of the Nine Tails, they gained the ability to enter tailed states."

"But those two had the blood of the Sage of Six Paths flowing through them. Their bodies were far stronger than ordinary people."

"Far stronger than Sora."

"That’s why they could handle a complete tailed transformation."

Naruto stayed quiet for a moment, then said, "So that’s it. Sora... he’s like me."

At that moment, Kurama stirred within Naruto’s mind and spoke up.

"Kid, that guy really does have some of my chakra inside him. After all these years, it’s been cultivated to the point where it’s about as strong as a lower-tier tailed beast."

"It’s nowhere near my level, of course—but it’s close to the level of the Six Tails."

Naruto frowned. "That strong?"

"Without proper training, most people can’t even handle the Six Tails state."

Back when he had no training, entering the Six Tails state meant Naruto completely lost consciousness. Now, he could control himself even in the Eight Tails state—though when he reached Nine Tails, his awareness still became hazy.

However, he’d been training under Riku’s guidance, and at this rate, he estimated that in a month or two, he’d be able to completely master the Nine Tails state.

Once that happened, he would achieve a complete tailed beast transformation.

If he could remain conscious even in full transformation, then he’d truly enter Nine Tails Mode.

Kurama was fundamentally different from the other tailed beasts. The difference wasn’t just in quantity—but in quality.

Not only did Kurama have the most chakra and the greatest strength, but his full transformation unlocked additional abilities—Nine Tails Mode, Kurama Mode, and even Six Paths Sage Mode.

All of these existed only because of Kurama.

Kurama was highly intelligent. While Naruto was learning Sage Mode, Kurama had actually learned it on his own—that was how absurdly powerful he was.

In Naruto and Sasuke’s final battle, Kurama helped Naruto absorb most of the planet’s natural energy.

All of this proved one thing: Kurama was truly the favorite of the Sage of Six Paths.

The Sage gave nearly all his divine power to Kurama. The rest of the tailed beasts were practically thrown in as a bonus.

Sora, on the other hand, had undergone no cultivation at all. In his current condition, once he entered Six Tails mode, the Nine Tails’ chakra would completely overtake him.

And since the chakra inside him had no consciousness—no sentience—he’d simply become a mindless engine of destruction.

That was exactly why Riku wasn’t worried.

Even if Sora did erupt into a full Nine Tails state, without control, his power would be limited.

Kurama looked at Naruto and spoke calmly. "If he can’t handle it, he’ll be controlled by that fake Nine Tails chakra. And since that chakra has no mind—only primal emotion—he’ll become a monster. A killing machine."

"But don’t worry. Konoha likely won’t suffer too much. That guy... if Konoha were to be destroyed by him, it would mean even the Sage of Six Paths couldn’t stop him. And that’s not happening."

Kurama’s voice was laced with fear—something Naruto had rarely heard.

Even when Kurama had faced the Ten Tails, he hadn’t been this afraid.

But there was also admiration. Because Riku had become this powerful without relying on the blood of the Sage of Six Paths. He was the only exception in the entire shinobi world.

Kurama didn’t yet know that Naruto was the reincarnation of Asura’s chakra, but he did know Naruto carried the blood of the Sage of Six Paths through his Uzumaki lineage.

That was why Naruto’s chakra was naturally enormous—though still far from Kurama’s.

When Kakashi had once said Naruto had chakra that rivaled Kurama’s, it wasn’t entirely accurate. Most of Naruto’s chakra was being used to suppress Kurama’s through the Eight Trigrams Seal placed by Minato Namikaze—and later reinforced.

That’s why it seemed like Naruto had so much chakra—it was all being funneled into the seal.

Before understanding ninjutsu, Riku had believed Naruto’s chakra rivaled Kurama’s. But once he learned the truth, it became clear.

The massive chakra Naruto appeared to have—ninety-six percent of it—was dedicated solely to maintaining the seal.

While that was still an immense amount, it was nothing compared to Kurama.

And for Kurama, the most terrifying presence he’d ever felt wasn’t even Senju Hashirama—it was Riku.

Even more frightening than meeting Hashirama face-to-face.

Hashirama’s chakra had been vast—nearly incomprehensible—but Riku’s... Riku’s chakra now was at least four times that of Kurama. Possibly even five.

If that were true, Riku’s chakra output would be on par with a fully-formed Ten Tails.

At that point, Riku would even surpass Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

After all, Kaguya’s chakra originated from the God Tree’s fruit, and was only partially merged with the Ten Tails.

But a mortal like Riku, reaching or surpassing that level through pure cultivation and combat mastery—that was beyond comprehension.

If his chakra truly became five times Kurama’s, then Riku would ascend to the realm of the Sage of Six Paths.

And he’d surpass even that.

What made it worse—more terrifying—was that Riku’s combat intelligence and martial insight were freakishly sharp.

He didn’t just possess overwhelming power. He knew how to use it.

That, more than anything else, made him dangerous.

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