Chapter 19: Kurama
As Kurama looked at the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, while looking different than Madara's, he could tell that one Sharingan had the chakra like one of Madara's eyes.
Mito sighed and removed the chains, letting Kurama relax and stretch his body for the first time in 14 years.
He decided to feign sleeping, and closed his eyes. Fearing that he will fall in genjutsu. Even though he sensed no malice from the Third Hokage, and she called him innocent victim, he didn't trust her.
First Hokage also had no malice against him. Yet he sealed him inside Mito.
The first thing Akame did was doing a 90° bow.
"I apologise that you had to suffer in the matters concerning Konoha."
"Hmph! Then why don't you let me get out?"
"I am sorry. But that will kill Mito-sama, and we can't risk Madara controlling you again."
"Madara is alive!?"
Mito exclaimed.
Kurama became fearful. He couldn't sense her lying.
Now that he was free from the chains, he started trying to sense Madara on the planet.
And after a while, he sensed it.
The disgusting chakra, along with Hashirama's chakra slowly merging.
"I found him! I will lend you my power! Let's kill him!"
Kurama shouted, but Akame shook her head.
Until he awakens the Rinnegan, she won't kill him. For battling against the Otsutsukis in the future, Rinnegan is necessary.
Moreover, right now Madara is around 50 years old, though ordinary ninjas start declining in strength, with the cells of First Hokage, he should have gotten even stronger.
Madara battled against Hashirama all his life. And even made sure to have enough vision in his Mangekyo. His main strength doesn't come from his Mangekyo Sharingan abilities, which is scary.
Compared to him, Akame has only three years of experience in war.
She will need a lot training and to be able to reach Madara's level. Even though she has Kamui, Madara has most likely prepared countermeasures against the space-time ninjutsus due to it killing her father and his brother.
And she wasn't really interested in peace through Fourth Ninja War. She understood one thing. Konoha needs to remain strong so that no one even thinks of starting a war.
Understanding could only go so far. Her job is to protect and nurture Konoha, and pass on the Ninshu process to all villages and hope they try to understand each other.
If even Sage of Six Paths couldn't bring upon eternal peace, there is no way she can. Peace through controlling everyone with genjutsu is not an option. And even if she united the world through brute force, after her death, a civil war would surely erupt.
And civil wars are more dangerous than wars against an external threat.
Even if her successors aren't strong enough, she can atleast pass on her eyes to ensure that Konoha remains strong enough for no one daring to launch attack on it. But it is impossible to know that her successors will be strong enough to hold the world together just by her eyes.
Akame sighed.
"Please tell me the location. And don't be reckless. Without the First Hokage, I and even you working together wouldn't be able to defeat Madara.
It's best to not provoke him right now. It will only lead to a disaster.
Anyway, Kyuubi-kun, I have learnt from my mother that the ancestors of the Senju and Uchiha clans were brothers, sons of Sage of Six Paths. And you and the other eight tailed beasts are created by Sage of Six Paths too. Is that correct?"
Kurama looked at Akame strangely. With Madara being present, he was more willing to form amicable relationship with her. Afterall, her Sharingan is the only thing possible that can protect him from Madara's Sharingan.
And her mother, she has been constantly advising Mito to try to understand him and that he is a softy and innocent victim.
Thinking about it, one of Akame's Sharingan does resemble her mother's.
"I will tell you, if you make sure that this bitch doesn't chain me up."
"I understand. Mito-sama, as the Hokage, I order you to not chain up Kyuubi-kun, and please be accommodating to him.
You two need good synergy if you want to be able to avoid Madara controlling Kyuubi. You two must be able to break each other out from genjutsu.
Kyuubi-kun, I will make sure to find entertainment for you, and I request you to work with me and Mito-sama to find a way for you to be able to come out of Mito-sama from time to time without killing her. Perhaps possessing a Shadow Clone?
I am sorry, but I can't let you out fully for now. That will be dangerous for Mito-sama and the village."
Kurama hmph'ed.
"Indra and Asura, two brats of Sage of Six Paths. They got into a petty sibling fighting, and their descendants have been going at it for thousands of years.
And yes, all nine bijuus are creation of Sage of Six Paths. We are his true children."
"I understand. Kyuubi-kun. First Hokage's idea of giving other tailed beasts to other villages was stupid-"
"Hmph!"
"So, I want your suggestion on what to do about it. I intend to ensure that the tailed beasts that are currently dead remain uncaptured and don't attack Land of Fire.
Though, I want to talk to Five-tails. Boil release will increase my speed and strength by a lot and become his jinchuriki if he agrees.
Six-tails can reside in Shikkotsu Forest with Katsuyu.
But I haven't really thought of where the rest of the tailed beasts should be placed so they can remain peacefully-"
Suddenly, Akame got an idea.
"Hey, would it be a good idea to occassionally let the tailed beasts let loose and have a tournament in a safe place? If you guys get bored?"
Kurama scoffed.
"I can beat all of them at the same time. I have no interest in your battleground idea.
And in the end, you are also trying to use our power.
Why do you want Five-tails power anyway? If you go to fight Madara, I will lend you my chakra!"
Well, given that an eyeless Madara defeated all tailed beasts so easily...
"You are doubting my power huh!?"
Akame sighed.
"I will work on a way so that you can remain out of Mito-sama's body without killing her, as I promised.
Anyway, I have a safe place in which we can spar without damaging the world.
For all the chakra you have, why haven't you learnt ninjutsu aside from Bijudama? I heard that even One-tails can use some ninjutsu like wind bullets."
"That tanuki needs ninjutsu because he is weak."
Kurama scoffed. Akame could only sigh at the disdain for ninjutsu.
"Anyway, I will start making some preparations so that tailed beasts can live more freely. Afterall, you guys are brothers and sisters of my ancestor.
Mother told me that the teachings of Sage of Six Paths, Ninshu, has been lost with time. You must know about it, right? Mother said he used it for people to understand each other and such.
Can you teach me that?"
Kurama pondered about it. Now, he was definitely suspicious about the identity of Third Hokage's mother. How does she know so much?
While he didn't trust Third Hokage, because in the end, she is vying for the power of the tailed beasts, yet only wants to free them without paying for the sufferings that they had due to her predecessor. And she doesn't want to fight Madara.
Since she doesn't want to fight Madara, he decided against giving her some of his chakra.
But, he was willing to teach her Ninshu. To see if she is any better than others.
He raised his fist and put it in front of her.
Akame did the same, and they fist bumped.
While Akame felt his doubts, Kurama was rather shocked.
Because not only he didn't feel any fear, hatred or even suspicion, she actually felt guilty about not freeing him.
"This is Ninshu. Really simple. Just let chakras interact."
Explaining it shortly, he closed his eyes and laid down, pretending to sleep. He didn't want to talk anymore.
"By the way, what's your name?"
"Kurama."