Chapter 033: A Thousand-Year-Old Nine-Tails—Who Could Be Older Than Me? Oh… Her? Never mind then! (Asking for Support Data)
At the very beginning, when Tobirama and the others joined the small group, it was still acceptable to consider it a "Konoha-only" group.
But soon after—
Terumi Mei joined, then Ōnoki also joined...
Didn't that already prove the group wasn't exclusive to Konoha?
Even so, it was still barely tolerable.
But now—what is happening?
[Senju Tobirama]: Why can Tailed Beasts join the group too?!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: …
[Yang Nine-Tails]: …
[Yang Nine-Tails]: …
In everyone's view, a new seat appeared in the space, and on that seat was a creature with fiery red fur, long claws, and an elongated fox face.
Its most notable feature was its extremely long ears.
That creature was a Tailed Beast.
The Nine-Tails.
The real, authentic Nine-Tails.
Except for Kakashi, everyone had interacted with the Nine-Tails before.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: It really is the Nine-Tails…
[Senju Tobirama]: Even the Nine-Tails joined… I really can't understand how this group's mechanism works anymore.
[Senju Tobirama]: …
[Minato Namikaze]: Don't tell me Naruto's seal has been undone!!
[Senju Tobirama]: Minato, calm down.
[Minato Namikaze]: I can't calm down! If the Tailed Beast is released, the Jinchūriki dies instantly!
[Minato Namikaze]: So Naruto…
[Minato Namikaze]: @Kakashi, what on earth happened?
[Senju Tobirama]: Minato, CALM. DOWN.
[Senju Tobirama]: First of all, don't forget—we're dead and still ended up in this group.
[Senju Tobirama]: So a sealed Nine-Tails showing up isn't that weird.
[Senju Tobirama]: Which means, by logical deduction, your Naruto is fine.
[Minato Namikaze]: Uh…
[Minato Namikaze]: Y-Yeah, that makes sense…
[Kakashi]: Sensei Minato… you called me… uh…
Kakashi had just logged on, but his voice practically vanished—
Because the seat he was facing happened to be the Nine-Tails', and the moment he saw the beast, it bared its sharp teeth in a grin.
Kakashi instantly lost all ability to move.
Hashirama noticed Kakashi's expression.
It was the first time he'd ever seen fear on Kakashi's face.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Hm…
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Looks like Konoha's newer generation is really afraid of the Nine-Tails.
[Minato Namikaze]: Well… when the Nine-Tails attacked the village, the damage was catastrophic.
[Minato Namikaze]: I also died during that attack.
Minato gave his explanation.
The First and Second Hokages were too powerful to understand the fear others had toward the Tailed Beasts.
After all, the First could suppress them with ease...
But just then—
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Ugh… Senju Hashirama, that damned chakra!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: It really is Hashirama's chakra!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: You bastard, we finally meet again!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: You used True Several Thousand Hands, left me with 999 hands, then grabbed me with just one!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: And you still said I was too strong at the time!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Because of that, I was thrown into a 60-year prison!
[Minato Namikaze]: …
Well then.
Minato took back his words.
The First and Second Hokages... really couldn't understand people's fear of Tailed Beasts.
The First Hokage was just way too strong.
[Welcome to the Descendant Chat Group (^_-)!]
[This group transcends time and space, ignoring distance and death. It connects the past, present, and future.]
[Members will be invited based on their qualifications.]
[Minimum rank to join: Kage-level or holding a Kage title.]
[@Yang Nine-Tails, welcome to the group.]
[This group is also known as the "Kitahara Kaede Livestream Group." Kitahara Kaede will be livestreamed for 3 hours daily.]
[Yang Nine-Tails]: So that's how it is.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: No wonder that brat Naruto changed so much.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: And that Kitahara Kaede guy can use the Rinnegan.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Turns out it's because none of you are willing to leave the ninja world.
[Minato Namikaze]: Uh… Nine-Tails, you're still inside Naruto…
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Ugh… even that annoying Minato is here.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Give me back my other half.
[Minato Namikaze]: …
[Minato Namikaze]: About that… I can't.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: …
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Hmph!
Apparently, the Nine-Tails no longer wanted to deal with Minato.
It began to seriously study the system interface in front of it—
Using its claws with practiced ease, it browsed the group's instructions.
[Senju Tobirama]: Wait a sec—Nine-Tails, you can read?!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: …
The Nine-Tails turned its gaze toward Tobirama.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Second Hokage, huh…
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Hmph, your tone reminds me of that damn Uchiha Madara.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: You humans are so arrogant and ignorant. You treat us Tailed Beasts like tools, or worse—deny that we have intelligence.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: And what was the result of denying us?
[Yang Nine-Tails]: The ninja world had three great wars.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: The peace you long for? It'll never come.
[Tobirama's Achievement - Izuna]: Uchiha Madara? I heard that name.
[Tobirama's Achievement - Izuna]: So you met my brother.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: …
[Yang Nine-Tails]: The Uchiha clan, huh… Looks exactly like that brat Sasuke.
[Tobirama's Achievement - Izuna]: Hah, that guy isn't me—I'm way more talented than him.
Uchiha Izuna wasn't happy being compared to Sasuke.
Their talent levels were night and day.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: You're all the same. You Uchiha, or just all ninjas.
The Nine-Tails appeared very aloof.
Or maybe all Tailed Beasts just had that attitude.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Looks like the Nine-Tails is a bit of a cold one.
[Senju Tobirama]: Earlier, you said the Nine-Tails has seniority.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Don't you get it yet?
[Yang Nine-Tails]: Read the group name carefully—Descendant Chat Group.
[Yang Nine-Tails]: And I am a Tailed Beast! You think your little less-than-a-hundred-years human lives compare to mine?
[Yang Nine-Tails]: I've lived for a thousand years!
[Yang Nine-Tails]: So of course, I'm the elder!
[Senju Tobirama]: …
Tobirama wanted to refute it but couldn't.
Because...
Records really did show that Tailed Beasts had existed for more than a thousand years.
So… the Nine-Tails really was ancient.
But—
[Senju Tobirama]: Something's off with this Nine-Tails.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Yeah. Didn't expect it to be this talkative.
[Minato Namikaze]: Maybe… it's been sealed so long without anyone to talk to, it got good at conversation?
[Yang Nine-Tails]: You humans are still as annoying as ever.
[Ding!]
Just then, a system message appeared:
[Yang Nine-Tails, because you currently have the highest seniority in the group, you've received a special title: "Old Nine-Tails."]
[Yang Nine-Tails]: …
[Old Nine-Tails]: …
[Old Nine-Tails]: What the hell kind of title is that?! I don't want it!
[Congratulations! Nine-Tails has obtained a new title—Kurama.]
[Kurama]: …
[Kurama]: That's not a title—that's just my name!
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Tailed Beasts have names too?
[Kurama]: …
The Nine-Tails truly felt that there was no way to communicate with these humans.
[Kurama]: Whatever. Point is, I'm still the one with the highest seniority!
[Due to Kurama's incorrect assumption, you've gained a new title—Thousand-Year Runner-Up.]
[Kurama]: …
[Kurama]: …
The Nine-Tails was beginning to realize that it wasn't just the ninjas who were out to provoke it—
Even this damn group system was mocking it!
Just as it was thinking this, it noticed the center of the group space
was playing a livestream.
In the livestream video, Kitahara Kaede was calmly watching his rabbit.
[Kurama]: …
[Kurama]: …
The Nine-Tails stared dead at the screen.
[Kurama]: I see… So I really am just the runner-up.
[Minato Namikaze]: Eh… Why?!