Think Thrice Before Acting
The moment Naruto saw the giant fox waving its nine tails, he suddenly understood.
Why those people called him the Nine Tails Demon Fox.
Why those people said he had killed the Fourth Hokage.
Why those people hated a child who had done nothing wrong so much.
"How truly ugly."
Involuntarily, a mocking expression appeared on Naruto's small face.
"You seem to understand something?"
The Nine Tails Demon Fox lowered its head, looking down at the little brat standing in front of the iron gate, its ferocious expression slightly lessened, replaced by a somewhat playful look.
"Yeah."
Naruto nodded, then looked up, staring directly into the eyes of the giant fox before him, without fear, and calmly asked, "Are you the Nine Tails Demon Fox? Did you kill the Fourth Hokage?"
The Nine Tails admitted without hesitation, answering with a playful tone, "This old man is the Nine Tails. The Fourth Hokage did die because of me. Before he died, he sealed me inside you, which is why those villagers are so hostile towards you.
Do you hate him? Hate the Fourth Hokage who sealed me inside you.
Do you hate them? Hate those villagers who are taking their anger out on you.
Come, accept my power. You did nothing wrong; they are the ones at fault. Use the power I give you to kill all these people, wash away the hatred in your heart."
With that, the Nine Tails's playful expression deepened.
It could feel the darkness in this little brat's heart expanding, the killing intent on his body becoming increasingly intense.
Correspondingly, the Nine Tails's Chakra responded to this darkness, pouring out of the seal gate in greater quantities, sinking into Naruto's body.
This was a Chakra that was dozens of times stronger than before.
It was foreseeable that before long, this killing intent would break through Naruto's reason, allowing him to be completely dominated by the destructive desires brought about by the killing intent.
At this moment, Naruto seemed to have returned to that day.
The first time he was allowed to go out, he wanted to find the little friends he had longed to play with, but he was denounced by everyone as a Demon Fox, a man-eater, the culprit who killed the Fourth Hokage.
He tried hard to explain, but was ignored again and again.
They even wanted to kill him.
Clearly, I didn't do anything wrong.
Those adults are the ones at fault.
Why should they take their anger out on me!
"Kill all these people, wash away the hatred in your heart."
In his ears, the Nine Tails's words echoed, just like a devil, tempting Naruto to release the emotions in his heart to his heart's content, to destroy everything that made him unhappy.
"No, I can't let Third Hokage down. He's so good to me, doing everything he can to protect the village. I can't deny this world because of the mistakes of a few people."
Just like the first time he was affected by the negative emotions of the Nine Tails's Chakra, Naruto used this reason to comfort himself.
However, this time, it wasn't like the last time, where Naruto could maintain his sanity under the onslaught of murderous intent.
A blood-red power began to emanate from his body—the Nine Tails's Chakra.
This power enveloped Naruto, causing the murderous intent in his heart to spread and surge even more violently.
"Come, accept more of my power, destroy everything."
Seeing this, the Nine Tails grinned, the smile on its face fully blooming as it transmitted more Chakra to Naruto.
Ji Wenzi thought thrice before acting. When the Master heard of it, he said: "Twice, then, is enough."
Just as Naruto felt his reason reaching its limit, a line from the Analects he had read not long ago surfaced in his mind.
Think thrice before acting in all matters, so that you can plan and then act, and be invincible.
At that moment, Naruto thought a lot.
Gradually, Naruto's emotions calmed down.
The murderous intent on his body disappeared, and the blood-red Chakra began to dim.
At this moment, the Nine Tails's face was full of disbelief.
It didn't understand how this kid, who was about to lose control and go berserk, could pull back from the brink at the most critical moment and regain his sanity.
Even now, in its perception, the darkness on this kid's body seemed to have disappeared, and no matter how it urged its Chakra, it couldn't affect him.
"Impossible, kid, how did you control yourself?"
The mountain-like beast was shocked and couldn't help but take a step back, questioning him.
Looking at the small figure standing in front of the iron gate, the contempt from before was gone, replaced by a hint of solemnity.
Only it knew how strong the corrosive power of its Chakra was.
Even someone like the Hokage couldn't ignore it, let alone a Jinchuriki kid who had just extracted Chakra and was only four years old.
At this moment, the mountain-like beast thought a lot. It thought of its childhood, of the old man who gave it life and always spoke of love.
Was it love that restrained this kid?
Naruto gasped for breath, his whole body drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
The small him stared at the mountain-like beast, but at this moment, he had a presence that was not inferior to the other party, and a hint of unyielding smile appeared on his face: "You're puzzled?"
After a pause, Naruto continued without waiting for the Nine Tails to answer, "Your bewitchment is indeed very attractive. Kill all those ugly people, wash away the hatred in your heart, and feel happy."
"But, have you thought about the consequences?"
"You are locked up here, in my body, which means your power is not invincible. Even if there are no strong people in the village who can match you, there must be ways to restrain you."
"Even if I accept all of your power, what can I do?"
"Go on a killing spree? Or can't even do that? Can only destroy some unimportant buildings, and then be subdued by them. As a beast, you have enough value, of course others can't do anything to you."
"But what about me?"
"My existence should be like a cage to lock you, this beast, right? Since the cage is broken, or there are safety hazards, then the safest way is to replace the cage, so what will be my end? I will definitely be executed for making such a big mistake."
"Or, they have no other cages to replace, and can only grit their teeth and accept this loss. I won't be executed, but the best outcome should be complete house arrest, losing all freedom, right?"
"I don't want to gamble. I must have freedom, and then become a ninja, a powerful ninja, and then do everything I want to do, instead of being buried with those villagers."
"Those people are indeed ugly, but the mistake is theirs, not mine. If I use their mistakes to punish myself, and perish with them, that is the most foolish behavior, it is self-inflicted suffering."
"One day, I will make them feel my pain and understand their mistakes."
"But the time to do this is not now, not with your not-so-invincible power."
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