Naruto - Light Ninja - Capítulo 96 - Fight Against Kumo 05.

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"Hm?!" B was surprised by the appearance of a third Bijuu on the battlefield, but seeing Naruto and Akame atop Isobu's head, he couldn't understand who it could be.

"B, that's not a Jinchuuriki...!" Hachibi exclaimed internally. "It's Isobu himself... his former user should have been the Fourth Mizukage... and he was killed, so I believe Isobu was reborn not too long ago..." He commented, looking at Isobu.

"Gyuki doesn’t seem to be in a state of madness... so is it true...? Did he manage to ally with his Jinchuuriki?" The Three-Tails asked loud enough for everyone to hear, but without raising his voice because it was already loud enough.

"Yes... it seems we have a perfect Jinchuuriki here... I didn't expect this." Naruto commented, his gaze shifting to the side, looking at Akame, who was breathing with some difficulty due to using all her chakra reserves to summon a Bijuu. She was out of combat because of it.

"I see, and for the first time, you want my help, Naruto?" Isobu asked, looking seriously at the Eight-Tails.

"Yes... we have some Kumo prisoners; we need to rescue them. Can you help?" Naruto replied.

Upon hearing this, Isobu narrowed his eyes even more, with a more determined expression. "Of course, if you, Naruto, my friend, need help, I'll do it," Isobu said with a serious tone.

"You just rest; you've done enough," Naruto said to the kneeling Akame, who looked at him without saying anything, still trying to catch her breath, her eyes still bloodstained. She nodded at Naruto's words.

"We don't need to take this too seriously... I just want to reach a negotiation. I don't believe the Jinchuuriki will want a fight between Bijuu. We haven't killed anyone, but we can show we have the same devastating power they do," Naruto said. After all, if it resulted in destruction, neither side wanted to start a war—something like the Cold War, a contest of threats without atomic bombs. After all, the first atomic bomb would lead to endless destruction.

"What should we do?" B had to ask this question, looking at the Bijuu. This would change things, and if the conflict became real, Nii, his students, and other Kumo ninjas would be devastated along with the Kirigakure ninjas in a battle of this scale.

"I think it's better if we talk. Let me switch places with you, B," Hachibi said.

"Go for it!" B responded with a rapper gesture.

Gyuki blinked his eyes, looking at Isobu, ready to fight him.

"Isobu!" He called out immediately.

"It hasn't been that long, Gyuki..." Isobu said, remembering images of his Jinchuuriki fighting against the Eight-Tails in past ninja wars. Though it was decades ago, for a Bijuu, it was a very short time considering their millennial lifespan.

"Yes... you're without a Jinchuuriki? How were you summoned here?" Gyuki was confused. After all, any tailed beast that gained freedom would either destroy those who imprisoned it for so long or stay as far away from humans as possible.

"I've become a companion to a human here, so we made a deal where both sides benefit. Now it's time for me to help him," he said. It wasn't much different from a summoning, and Isobu had his freedom, gaining the protection of the village.

"I see... that's quite unusual..." Gyuki was surprised. After all, no one had ever done that before. "I even thought you were being controlled by the Sharingan of that Uchiha..." He couldn't help but comment.

"My deal is with the blond boy, but his woman can summon me since he has no chakra," Isobu said.

"Hey, could you not reveal my secrets to the enemy?!" Naruto immediately complained, frowning.

"Sorry... I got excited talking about having a human friend..." Isobu muttered, sincerely apologizing.

"I understand... Anyway, do you intend to fight me for these humans?" Gyuki asked, narrowing his gaze.

"Yes... I will fight you. Don't think you're better just because you have more tails than I do... I'm strong enough to defeat you, Hachibi," Isobu said. "Besides, you seem injured. Was it Naruto who hit you?" He asked, and Hachibi remained silent... That was enough for Isobu to continue. "Can you fight both of us?" He said.

Meanwhile, on the other battlefield, the fights had stopped at this moment, with everyone pausing to watch the two Bijuu staring each other down, no longer wanting to fight their opponents. After all, the moment the tailed beasts tried to fight one another, it would become a battle for everyone's survival.

"It's getting dangerous..." Zabuza muttered, cautiously looking at the beasts before turning back to the Kiri ninjas around him.

"We should retreat a little..." Ao requested, realizing they needed to stay a bit farther to avoid being caught off guard by the attacks, while the Kumo ninjas were doing the same on the other side, moving back with no choice.

"He really managed to make a deal with the Bijuu itself..." Chojuro murmured with some admiration, knowing that Naruto had made a contract with the Bijuu—something no one fully believed until he made it clear that everyone should trust him and his decisions. Despite the doubts in Kiri’s high council meetings, where most wanted Sanbi to go to a new Jinchuuriki, they didn’t say much.

However, this now proved that he had truly made an agreement with the Three-Tails, the same one that Naruto had killed over a year ago.

"We still have prisoners to retrieve today. What should we do?" One of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist spoke.

"It's not safe here... we should flee," another argued.

"No, we’re not leaving without them. After all, we are no longer the Bloody Mist..." the first one said, disliking the times when the village would abandon any comrade for the sake of a mission or minimal damage to the village.

"Yes, but let’s just analyze the situation and see what Naruto will do. After all, if he can make the Three-Tails fight in our favor, then we should trust his decisions," Ao said with some admiration as well. Having a Bijuu fighting on their side was quite innovative for the village system, as it wouldn’t be an uncontrollable beast.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Kumo group also observed the situation with concern.

"This is bad. If sensei fights them, we’re doomed... I’m going to die so young..." Omoi murmured, wiping his face, almost crying, though he was exaggerating in such a delicate situation, he wasn’t lying.

"What should we do, Samui?" Karui asked their team leader.

"This is a bit complicated..." Samui murmured. She couldn’t make a decision without consulting the Jonins above her.

"We need to get Nii and get out of here!" A Jonin gave the order, and everyone nodded.

They quickly approached Nii, who was still unconscious on the ground. They tried to pick her up and get her out of there, but in the next moment, as they jumped away, her body began to rewind, returning to the same spot, leaving them stunned.

"Is this ever going to stop happening? How can we get her out of here...?" The Jonins were frustrated, looking at Nii lying on the ground, while the other ninjas tried to deal with the injured throughout the fight, returning to the camp where they were holding the hostages.

"We can’t do anything, just make some earth-style protection and let's hold onto the hostages!" In the end, the leader gave the order, and everyone began to move, returning to the camp where other Kiri ninjas awaited Killer B's actions.

Naruto watched all the actions of the ninjas nearby before turning to the Eight-Tails with a serious look, his voice resonating throughout the area.

"You know that if we fight, nothing good will come of it. However, there are still comrades of ours being held as prisoners by you, and we have the Two-Tails Jinchuuriki under Akame's influence... We want them back, and we are willing to fight or negotiate, it’s up to you..." Naruto spoke with an equally serious tone.

Meanwhile, B seemed to think for a moment, internally exchanging looks with Hachibi, wondering if they should continue this or not, but he kept watching Naruto carefully.

Naruto then continued in the silence of B. "You are strong, but there is no need for us to stay here with our comrades possibly caught in the crossfire... Just return the prisoners, and we will return Nii. She won’t survive even if all your ninjas escape, and it will be a great military loss for your village... This way, we can all leave," Naruto said in conclusion.

Killer Bee remained silent, still looking at Hachibi, wondering if they could trust Naruto.

"What do you think?" he asked Hachibi.

"I believe the boy is right. This will hurt more than it will help, and it won’t be good for the village. There’s no need for this fight," Hachibi responded.

"Can we trust him?" B couldn’t help but wonder.

"I’ve never seen a Bijuu fight alongside a human of their own free will... she's not under a genjutsu... so there must be a reason for Isobu to fight alongside that guy..." Gyuki said.

Bee nodded, and in the next moment, the transformation began to undo itself, as his body gradually shrank back to its original human form. His clothes were a bit damaged, and he was without his swords at this moment, watching Naruto’s next move, wondering if he would honor his words or take advantage of him in his weakened state.

Naruto observed this and nodded as well, after all, he didn’t want his comrades to be killed in a colossal fight and wouldn’t go back on his words.

"Isobu... thank you for everything. Now, I’ll ask you to return. It’s better if we don’t fight here..." Naruto said to the Bijuu.

"Alright, come visit me when you can!" Isobu replied before transforming into a giant smoke cloud and disappearing.

Naruto landed softly with Akame, holding her like a princess and setting her down on the ground.

"With that, we’ll take our prisoners and leave. I’ll trust you," Naruto said, and Killer B just nodded.

Naruto approached Nii with Akame, while the girl deactivated the infinite loop. Akame activated her Mangekyou Sharingan and began to perform some hand seals, releasing Nii from her state, while Naruto kept a watchful eye on the Kumo ninjas, who were watching him as some of them started bringing the prisoners over, waiting for the process to be completed.

In the end, the prisoners were handed over, and Nii was also left with the Kumo group. Everyone still stared at each other, but in the end, it seemed that everything had gone well, with no one moving to fight anymore.

"It was a good fight. Your name is Killer B, right?" Naruto asked, looking at the Jinchuuriki, recognizing some reports he had read in the village about powerful figures. B was very active in the Third Great War, even fighting against Naruto's father.

"Yeah, and you must be Naruto. I’ve never heard of you, but you’ve got my respect, brother," Killer Bee responded with a rap gesture, while everyone tried to hold back their embarrassment from hearing it. Naruto just nodded.

Before they started to leave, B asked one more question, with Hachibi raising an issue. "You’re the son of the Fourth Hokage, aren’t you?" Everyone looked surprised and stunned by this question, more so the Kumo ninjas than the Kiri ninjas, since most of them knew something that Naruto had never hidden from the leadership when he entered the rebel camp.

For Hachibi, it wasn’t hard to deduce this—the fact that Naruto’s appearance was a copy of his father, his speed, and the fact that the Fourth Hokage’s son had disappeared some years ago reinforced his theory.

"Maybe... but I’m not from Konoha, if that’s what you want to know." Naruto didn’t hide this fact, as it wouldn’t be hard to discover, and he didn’t want to come off as a liar.

"I see..." For a moment, Hachibi thought Kiri might have an alliance with Konoha, but even if Naruto wasn’t lying, he couldn’t deny that he had strong ties to Konoha, which was bad—having an alliance between two countries in a potential war.

"Good. I hope to see you in the future so we can continue this fight," Naruto said in the end, turning to his group, who now had the prisoners on their shoulders, ready to return to the village.

"Well, we don’t have anything else to do here. Let’s head back to the village," B said as well, and everyone departed together. In the end, they left the area and headed toward the Land of Clouds and the Land of Water, leaving behind a battlefield devastated by a fight that involved three Bijuu, a Uchiha with a Jinchuuriki, many powerful and famous ninjas, and a being without chakra.

This served as a way for both villages to understand the current strength each one represented. It was a good way to prevent wars, somewhat similar to the purpose of the Chuunin Exams, which showcased the skills of ninjas from each of the villages.