Kakashi patted Yoruha on the shoulder and said, "Alright, it's settled. Focus on learning sealing techniques. As long as you master them, I won't have to worry about Naruto losing control."
"You mentioned that the seal in Naruto's body is already loosening, didn't you?"
"You wouldn't want him to go berserk and destroy the Leaf Village, nor would you want the Nine-Tails to break free and harm him, right?"
Yoruha smiled bitterly. "You're really laying it on thick."
"But I don't have a reason to refuse. I'll give it a try and see if I can master sealing techniques. That said, if even you couldn't learn them, I'm not very confident I'll be able to either."
"Just two tails were already so hard to deal with. Who knows how strong he'll be if more tails appear."
If the Nine-Tails heard Yoruha's words, it would undoubtedly be infuriated.
Yoruha had subdued Naruto in his berserk form with just one technique. Who was the truly powerful one here?
If the Nine-Tails heard this, it would surely recall what the First Hokage once said to it.
The technique Yoruha used combined water and lightning, and the water dragon alone reached a height of 300 meters—several times larger than the First Hokage's wooden dragon.
For context, the wooden golem was only a few dozen meters tall, and even the Great Buddha Statue was just a few hundred meters high. Only with the addition of the Thousand Hands technique did it surpass 1,000 meters.
Yet Yoruha's water dragon alone was 300 meters tall, enhanced with lightning for devastating destructive power.
The combination technique Yoruha used could rival, if not surpass, the wooden dragon technique.
And yet Yoruha claimed that if Naruto continued to lose control, he'd become so powerful that Yoruha wouldn't be able to suppress him.
In truth, after subduing Naruto with two tails unleashed, Yoruha had only used about 10% of his chakra. And that was after expending a considerable amount of chakra earlier in his fight with Kurosuki Raiga.
What was most infuriating was Yoruha's statement that his technique could only suppress a two-tailed Naruto, implying he wouldn't be able to handle three tails.
If the Nine-Tails heard that, it would have cursed Yoruha to no end. The power of Yoruha's technique was overwhelming; even a three-tailed Naruto wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Kakashi, however, wasn't aware of the full extent of a three-tailed Naruto's strength. But based on what he had witnessed from the two-tailed Naruto, he was convinced that beyond two tails, it would be nearly impossible to control Naruto in his berserk state.
The two-tailed Naruto's overwhelming chakra had already left Kakashi feeling utterly powerless.
It was an even more terrifying sensation than the killing intent Orochimaru had once directed at him.
Back then, Orochimaru had subdued Kakashi with just a glance. Despite being injured at the time, Orochimaru's sheer presence left Kakashi too afraid to attack.
That experience had left a lasting impression on Kakashi.
But the malevolent chakra exuding from the two-tailed Naruto was even more terrifying than Orochimaru's killing intent.
Kakashi wasn't mistaken. At the time, even Haku had been completely overwhelmed by Naruto's berserk state.
Although Haku could have teleported away in an instant, the intense bloodlust radiating from the Nine-Tails had paralyzed his body.
And at that moment, Naruto had only unleashed a single tail.
The more Kakashi thought about this, the more determined he became to see Yoruha master sealing techniques.
The power of the Nine-Tails was far beyond his imagination.
The memories of the Nine-Tails' rampage were still vivid in Kakashi's mind.
Even someone as powerful as Minato Namikaze had to sacrifice his life to seal the Nine-Tails.
If Kushina Uzumaki had still been alive at the time, no matter how strong the Nine-Tails was, it wouldn't have been able to break free from the seal.
The sealing techniques of the Uzumaki Clan were simply that overwhelming and uncompromising.
Just the Adamantine Sealing Chains alone were enough to completely restrain the Nine-Tails.
Kakashi and Yoruha talked for a long time.
It wasn't until midnight that the two finally went to rest.
When Yoruha returned to the room, Sakura was tending to Naruto and Sasuke, wiping their faces.
Both of them were badly injured.
Looking at Sasuke, Yoruha said, "Kakashi-sensei, despite how Sasuke usually acts like he looks down on Naruto, when it comes to life-threatening situations, he truly would risk his life to protect him."
"If his family hadn't gone through what they did, I think Sasuke would have been an exceptional ninja."
"When I first tested those three, it was Sasuke who gave his food to Naruto, even though he knew it might risk him failing the test."
That was one of the reasons why Kakashi valued Sasuke so highly.
Aside from Obito Uchiha and the Sharingan, Kakashi clearly understood what kind of person Sasuke was.
Kakashi always hoped Sasuke could let go of the hatred he carried for his clan's tragedy and avoid walking down such an extreme path.
But he also understood that such deep-seated hatred was not something easily cast aside.
The group was staying in the same room.
Lying on his futon, Yoruha stared at the ceiling and said, "If he could let go of the hatred in his heart, he would definitely live a happier life."
"But unfortunately, that's impossible. Kakashi-sensei, I don't think what you're trying to do is likely to succeed."
Kakashi didn't deny it.
He simply said, "I can only do my best."
Even knowing that there was little hope of Sasuke letting go of his hatred, Kakashi was still willing to try and change him.
As for helping Sasuke kill Itachi Uchiha and seek revenge, Kakashi didn't think he could accomplish that.
After all, this was Itachi Uchiha. Even before Itachi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, Kakashi already found it difficult to match him in combat.
Moreover, Kakashi had always found the circumstances surrounding Itachi's massacre of the Uchiha clan and his defection from the Leaf to be highly suspicious.
He was certain that the Third Hokage and Danzo were somehow involved.
However, such matters weren't something he could easily investigate.
In fact, Kakashi had once greatly admired Itachi Uchiha.
After all, Itachi was one of the few members of the Uchiha Clan who didn't exhibit the usual arrogance.
Before the Nine-Tails' rampage, the Uchiha Clan held a high status in the Leaf Village, especially as they controlled the police force, which only fueled their pride.
The Second Hokage's original intention in giving the Uchiha Clan such authority was to limit them while also integrating them into the village.
But the significant power wielded by the police force only made them more conceited. Coupled with their many achievements in war, members of the Uchiha Clan generally became quite arrogant.
Uchiha members like Obito, Itachi, and Shisui were rare exceptions.
In his earlier years, Obito Uchiha had a personality similar to Naruto's—kind and caring.
Back then, Kushina Uzumaki even hoped that her child would grow up to be like Obito.
Before the tragedy, Obito and Kushina had a very close relationship, even closer than the bond between Kakashi and Kushina.
Of course, that was before everything went wrong.
After the tragedy, Kushina could never have imagined that the boy she once regarded as a younger brother would say to her upon seeing her again, "The Uzumaki Clan's vitality is truly something else. Even after all this, you still won't die."
Kakashi had always wanted to change Sasuke, but the more he tried, the more he realized that he couldn't.
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