Should I continue being a villain in the ninja world after transmigrating?

Chapter 45 Acnologia's Malice

The powerful appearance of the Nine-Tails immediately became the focus of everyone's attention, including Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya, who were currently dealing with Acnologia.

Gamabunta was panting heavily, one toad hand pressed tightly against his stomach, and the pipe he used to smoke had long since fallen out of his mouth.

It took a deep breath and, enduring the pain in its abdomen, said, "Jiraiya, I'm afraid I should go back now."

As these words fell, bright red blood continued to flow from between Gamabunta's fingers as he clutched his stomach.

In the battle just now, due to his size, Gamabunta was undoubtedly a larger target that attracted more attacks when facing Acnologia.

Before he could dodge in time, Gamabunta's stomach was nearly pierced by Acnologia's steel-claw-like left claw.

—If Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't enlarged the staff that Enma had transformed into in time to stop Acnologia...

Gamabunta still felt lingering fear when he thought about the life-or-death moment that had just passed in the blink of an eye.

However, even though he escaped being pierced through thanks to Hiruzen Sarutobi's help, Gamabunta's stomach was still slashed by Acnologia's sharp claws, leaving a deep wound.

At this moment, Jiraiya, looking somewhat disheveled and panting heavily, quickly came to Gamabunta's side. Seeing Gamabunta's injuries, he couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Are you alright, Gamabunta? How are your injuries?"

"Enough with the nonsense, I won't die." Toad Bunta replied gruffly, his words causing another sharp pain in his stomach wound.

Taking a deep breath, Gamabunta continued, somewhat reluctantly, "However, I'm afraid I can no longer fight alongside you, Jiraiya."

"I understand. You can go back now. Thank you for your hard work this time, Gamabunta." Jiraiya felt bad seeing Gamabunta's serious injuries, but thankfully, Gamabunta's injuries were not life-threatening.

Looking at Acnologia, who was still hanging high in the sky and almost unharmed, and recalling his arrogant and mocking gaze even in the face of their attack, Gamabunta finally retreated to Mount Myōboku unwillingly.

At the moment the Nine-Tails roared to the sky, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya both turned their heads to look over, their expressions changing drastically.

Seeing the familiar appearance of Kurama, Jiraiya exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible! Has Kurama been completely unsealed?! How could this be?! Naruto!!"

Thinking of Naruto, who was a Jinchūriki, Jiraiya immediately wanted to rush over to check on Naruto's safety.

As soon as he took a step, he looked up and saw Minato Namikaze and Naruto running towards him, so Jiraiya quickly went to meet them.

After carefully looking Naruto up and down and confirming that he was indeed alive and well, Jiraiya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned to Minato Namikaze and asked, "What on earth is going on? How did the Nine-Tails get out?!"

Then he looked at Naruto with a puzzled expression. If the Nine-Tails had come out, how could Naruto be safe and sound?

Minato Namikaze looked grave and was about to speak when Tobirama Senju, who had also rushed over, interrupted him: "It must have been Madara Uchiha who did this! He's already dead, but he still hasn't given up on harming Konoha!!"

Standing next to Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju couldn't help but whisper in defense, "Madara probably wants to use the Nine-Tails' power to fight Acnologia..."

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The appearance of the Nine-Tails not only attracted the attention of everyone in Konoha, but even Acnologia stopped what he was doing and looked over.

This is also why Hiruzen Sarutobi was able to hold his own after Jiraiya and Gamabunta left the battlefield.

However, my aging body is nearing its limit.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was breathing heavily, his muscles trembling slightly. The continuous attacks and dodges had exhausted too much of his chakra and stamina.

Therefore, after a brief exchange, Minato Namikaze and his group immediately came to support Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was alone.

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi panting heavily and exhausted, Tobirama Senju said calmly and objectively, "Monkey, it seems you really are getting old. It's time to train a successor."

Even when facing his own disciple, Tobirama Senju remained calm and rational.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a wry smile: "Yes, teacher."

Time is something that even the most powerful ninja cannot defy.

……

On the other side, Kurama, who was once again experiencing the taste of freedom, was feeling incredibly refreshed.

Although another part of the chakra is still in Naruto's body, it is not impossible for it to accept the current body in order to gain freedom.

It could have used half of its chakra in the outside world to live, and then taken back the chakra from Naruto's body when he was about to die!

This method is really good, Nine-Tailed Fox thought happily.

Still lost in her own beautiful fantasy, Kurama hadn't had enough fun when she suddenly sensed a guy with intense malice approaching.

Nine-Tails, who was born with the keen ability to detect malice, was startled and pulled himself out of his thoughts, subconsciously looking up.

A huge, dark figure was approaching.

—It was Acnologia who was just dealing with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya and the others!

It turns out that after the Nine-Tails appeared, Acnologia seemed to care about it for some reason.

Not only did he keep observing, but he also only dodged the attacks from Hashirama Senju and others with a perfunctory attitude.

After observing Kurama for a moment, Acnologia's long black tail swayed back and forth in the air a few times before flying toward Kurama at an astonishing speed.

Acunorokia's actions took everyone by surprise.

Even Madara Uchiha, who had personally released half of the Nine-Tails' chakra from Naruto's body, was somewhat surprised and stopped his steps toward the location of the Nine-Tails.

Madara Uchiha's original plan was to release the Nine-Tails and then, in conjunction with his Susanoo, fight Acnologia again in the powerful form of "Susanoo Nine-Tails"!

But before he could even control the Nine-Tails to attack Acnologia, the black dragon seemed to have become eager to fight.

Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha's brows twitched slightly.

In an instant, Madara Uchiha recalled the scene he had witnessed earlier, when Kurama's eyes shifted from bestiality to rationality, and Acnologia's inexplicably hostile attitude at this moment...

Seemingly anticipating a good show, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

Their paused pace soon resumed, and Madara Uchiha, along with Izuna Uchiha, headed towards Kurama and Acnologia.

"Before the 'Susanoo Nine-Tails,' let me see which monster is stronger, the Nine-Tails or the Black Dragon..." Madara Uchiha thought with interest.

Who is stronger, Kurama (unfortunately, it's currently only an incomplete chakra-limited version) or Acnologia?

This idea wasn't just in Madara Uchiha's mind, but also in the minds of the Konoha members who were chasing after Acnologia, as well as Orochimaru and Kakashi in the distance.

Instantly, Kurama and Acnologia became the center of everyone's attention.

Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the black dragon flying straight towards it, which clearly seemed to have ill intentions, and a hint of doubt flashed in its fox eyes.

Wait, what is this guy trying to do??

I thought that after transferring my consciousness, the only enemy I would face was Madara Uchiha.

But to everyone's surprise, before Madara Uchiha even arrived, this strange-looking black dragon, in Kurama's eyes, charged over first.

The Nine-Tailed Fox, extremely sensitive to malice, naturally wouldn't think anything of it; the Black Dragon was just naively thinking he was just coming over to say hi.

Others might not be able to sense it, but Nine-Tailed Fox knew very well that the black dragon's malice towards him was practically overflowing!

Nine-Tails was filled with confusion and anger.

It didn't provoke this guy, so why did this black dragon charge at it directly? Does it really think it's some kind of easy fox to bully?!

Not only is the Nine-Tails very difficult to bully, but it also has a terrible temper. It immediately condensed a mini version of the Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth and launched it at Acnologia without hesitation.

It has to be said that Kurama's behavior of unleashing Tailed Beast Balls at the drop of a hat is quite similar to the scene where Acnologia unleashed the Black Dragon Roar towards Konoha.

The Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball was incredibly fast, hurtling towards Acnologia with overwhelming force, and in the blink of an eye it had reached Acnologia's front.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, sand and stones flew and scattered wherever the Tailed Beast Ball passed.

Just as Kurama thought the Tailed Beast Ball was about to hit the black dragon, Acnologia's flying body suddenly stopped, its wings contracted forcefully, and its huge body flew upwards with an agility that seemed disproportionate to its size, perfectly avoiding the attack of the Tailed Beast Ball.

Acnologia's long tail narrowly passed over the Tailed Beast Ball, seemingly extremely dangerous, but to these battle-hardened ninjas, it was nothing short of exquisite.

Not only does it possess an incredibly strong physique, but it also has rich and superb combat experience?

The ninjas following far behind Acnologia all thought the same thing after seeing Acnologia's actions.

The Tailed Beast Ball, having missed its target, continued forward and eventually crashed into a distant hill, exploding with a bang.

Seeing that the Tailed Beast Ball missed Acnologia, Kurama first shook its tail in displeasure, then took Acnologia's dodge as a sign of weakness and became somewhat smug.

So what if this guy overpowered Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju? In the end, he still didn't dare to face my Tailed Beast Ball.

As expected, my power as the Nine-Tails is the strongest!

Completely disregarding the fact that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were currently lacking in combat power, Kurama's ears twitched smugly, its fox chin slightly raised, inwardly gloating.

At this moment, Acnologia had arrived directly opposite Kurama.

Because Acnologia slowed down its flight speed to avoid the Tailed Beast Ball, the group chasing behind Acnologia finally arrived at this moment.

Even Kakashi, along with Sasuke and Sakura, observed the situation from a slightly distant location.

Acnologia stopped in front of Kurama, its black eyes scanning Kurama up and down, as if something obscure and profound was surging within its gaze.

Previously, the black dragon hadn't even bothered to speak to anyone except Zeref. Now, looking at Nine-Tailed Fox, a deep voice came from his mouth: "Your strength is somewhat like that of a dragon, which makes me feel a little nostalgic."

Like a dragon? Nostalgia?

This seemingly random statement left the arriving ninjas completely bewildered.

In fact, not only the ninjas, but also Kurama, who was initiated into conversation by Acnologia, was completely bewildered.

It snorted coldly and said, "What dragon nonsense! I am the strongest of all the tailed beasts, the Nine-Tails! If you miss dragons, go back to where you came from!"

Acnologia chuckled softly upon hearing this, his deep voice seemingly echoing throughout the sky.

As the laughter gradually subsided, his tone turned icy: "I truly miss it, I miss the feeling of tearing apart a dragon's body and bathing in its blood!"

Nine-Tails: ...? Oh no, it seems I've run into a pervert.

Acnologia's words plunged the entire room into an eerie silence.

Orochimaru pondered: If Acnologia is called the Dragon King, then his form should be that of a dragon. As the Dragon King, why is his relationship with the other dragons not harmonious?

A moment later, Kurama finally realized what was happening and, after processing Acnologia's words, flew into a rage.

Even the not-so-bright Nine-Tails understood Acnologia's intention to attack, as well as his undisguised arrogance that revealed his belief that he was stronger.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Enraged, the Nine-Tailed Fox let out two panting breaths, its eyes also revealing the cold cruelty unique to wild beasts.

Its front paws gripped the ground tightly, its body leaned slightly forward, and its nine-tailed tail swayed gently.

Feeling offended and enraged, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) became unusually quiet.

Acnologia and Kurama stared at each other with their beast-like pupils, as if a long time had passed, yet it also seemed like only a moment had gone by.

The Nine-Tails was the first to attack, and its most skilled and powerful Tailed Beast Ball appeared in its mouth once again.

At this moment, Acnologia stopped dodging as before, and dazzling blue-white energy also condensed in Acnologia's mouth.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed. Judging from this, was Acnologia actually going to take on the Tailed Beast Ball head-on?

What a huge commotion that will be...

Turning his head to look at the golden barrier that still enveloped the entire Hidden Leaf Village, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Compared to the Konoha members who were worried about the unknown outcome and nervous about the sturdiness of the Fairy Sphere, Orochimaru, Madara Uchiha, and Izuna Uchiha were simply driven by pure and intense curiosity.

The three, who didn't care much about Konoha, just wanted to see which was stronger, the Tailed Beast Ball or the Black Dragon's Roar!