Chapter 372: 316. Chapter 311: The Hatred of the Severed Kun-Kun is Irreconcilable

316. Chapter 311: The Hatred of the Severed Kun-Kun is Irreconcilable

After falling into the fox's maw, the brothers Gin and Kin held on for only a few seconds before feeling overwhelmed; the armor they took such pride in was no match for the Nine-Tails' sharp teeth.

After a bout of teeth-grating chewing sounds, the two brothers were forced to deactivate their transformation.

Just moments before they were about to be chewed into fragments by the Nine-Tails, the long-dormant Tailed Beast cards inside the transformation devices at their waists suddenly flashed with a glimmer of light.

Immediately following, a mass of dense Tailed Beast chakra overflowed from the cards, instantly enveloping the unconscious brothers; while resisting the Nine-Tails' sharp teeth, they quietly slid into its belly.

"Open your eyes!"

"I am..."

The brothers Gin and Kin, who had already been greeting their late father on the opposite bank of the Sanzu River, were drawn back by a low, murmuring whisper; they had to wave at their waving father, signaling that he would have to wait a while longer, as they still had unfulfilled wishes.

"Ugh..."

"Where is this?"

The awakened Kin and Gin struggled to open their eyes; what met their gaze was a dark red space. The scorching, viscous sensation beneath them made the brothers frown, and sniffing the strange, meaty aroma permeating the air, they slowly stood up.

"Big Brother, look!"

Just as Kin was pondering where they were, Gin's surprised voice interrupted his train of thought. Following the direction his younger brother pointed, he saw a hair-raising sight.

The ground of this space was covered with incomplete, charred corpses. From the silver-shining forehead protectors on them, the brothers identified the symbol of the Hidden Cloud Village.

"Big Brother, could this be..."

Gin, who had crouched down to inspect them, raised his head with a tense expression, a bold guess already forming in his mind.

"That's right, this must be the stomach of the Nine-Tails."

Kin was no fool; judging by the writhing walls around them, he and his brother had actually been swallowed alive by the Nine-Tails.

But then, what was that voice from earlier?

"Gin, did you hear any strange voices while you were unconscious?"

"Big Brother, you heard it too?"

Sure enough, that voice was no hallucination.

"Slurp~ slurp~"

Just as the brothers were communicating, gastric juice dripped from above and landed on the ground, splashing onto Kin's leg and instantly corroding a large hole in his pants.

"Now is not the time for idle chatter, let's find a way to escape first!"

Kin realized the oxygen in the air was becoming increasingly thin. Feeling that something was wrong, he began to search for a way to escape.

Thus, the brothers began searching all around for an exit. Through unremitting effort, they discovered two slightly closed holes, one above and one below, but because their physiques were too large, they were truly unable to escape through the narrow openings.

Just as they were at their wits' end, that familiar voice suddenly rang in their ears again.

"Hmph~ foolish humans."

At the same time they heard this voice, their consciousnesses were pulled into a pitch-black room. Just as they were filled with suspicion and uncertainty, two massive figures slowly emerged from the darkness; it was the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails they had previously subdued.

"What do you want to do?"

Kin and Gin stood together, looking vigilantly at the two familiar Tailed Beasts.

"Truly ungrateful. If it weren't for us, you two would have long since been chewed into fragments by that traitor, the Nine-Tails, and would have been excreted by now."

The Eight-Tails, Gyuki, shook its massive ox head and recounted their righteous deed to the two brothers in detail.

"Save us? You would be so kind? I'm afraid you have ulterior motives, don't you?"

Gin had been harmed by the Two-Tails several times and did not believe for a second that the Tailed Beasts would suddenly show kindness and save them.

"That was because we saw you performed well earlier, so we stepped in to save your lives."

The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails had not expected that the transformed Gin and Kin brothers could actually sever the Nine-Tails' Kun-Kun. As they spoke, their beastly eyes held a faint trace of admiration.

Although the Tailed Beasts explained it this way, Kin, standing to the side, saw things more thoroughly. He lowered his head to glance at the transformation device at his waist, then raised his head and said in a slightly mocking tone,

"If we died in the mouth of the Nine-Tails, wouldn't you, who are sealed in the Tailed Beast cards, have to stay here forever?"

Following Kin's words, a look of slight embarrassment appeared on the faces of the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails.

Seeing this, Kin, now even more certain of his guess, curled his lips, a sense of mischief suddenly arising. He continued,

"Or perhaps, go on an exciting journey through the rectum?"

"Shut up!"

Kin was indeed right; this was exactly what the two beasts feared most. If they were truly excreted by the Nine-Tails, the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails would likely never be able to hold their heads high in the Tailed Beast circle again.

【Excrement~ excrement~ you are all excrement~】

They could already imagine the ugly faces of the other beasts, especially the Nine-Tails, the culprit of this mess, who would be able to mock them for this for the rest of their lives.

"Do you still want to get out?"

The Eight-Tails, having calmed down, changed the subject with a gloomy expression.

"Oh? You have a way?"

Kin couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

"If you don't want to go out through the stinky fox's anus, then get to work!"

Gyuki and Matatabi exchanged a glance, a flash of mockery in their eyes. If they could escape and torture this stinky fox at the same time, why not?

"Huh?"

"Hmph~ hurry up and eat!"

Prompted by the Eight-Tails, the brothers, who were already feeling a bit hungry, felt their stomachs rumble like thunder. After returning to reality, the two exchanged a glance, pressed their hands together, bowed to the still-writhing stomach wall, and shouted in unison,

"Itadakimasu~"

"Uh, did I eat something bad?"

With no time to grieve for its missing Kun-Kun, the Nine-Tails next had to face the unbearable pain in its belly.

Nearly two weeks had passed since it ate the Gin and Kin brothers. At first, the Nine-Tails only felt a slight twitch in its stomach. Always gluttonous, it assumed it had just overeaten on charcoal-grilled 'Lao Da' and didn't pay it any mind.

However, as time went on, this pain not only failed to disappear but actually showed signs of intensifying. It hurt so much that it clutched its belly and rolled on the ground, devastating a large, lush forest into a barren plain.

"No! There is definitely a problem!"

Unable to endure it any longer, the Nine-Tails decided to perform a self-check and immediately activated its perception to scan its stinging abdomen.

It didn't know until it scanned, but it was shocked by what it found: it actually sensed two deep sources of malice inside its own belly. Recalling the brothers it had eaten raw two weeks ago, the Nine-Tails suddenly realized.

This wasn't a stomachache; it was clearly maggots growing in its belly.

"Get out of me!"

Having grasped the truth, the Nine-Tails pounded its abdomen in anger, attempting to kill the Gin and Kin brothers in the womb.

"Uh, Big Brother, why is it shaking so much?"

Inside the Nine-Tails' stomach, Gin, who had eaten until he looked like a 'Genshin' boy, struggled to twist his neck, which was now folded into three layers, and asked Kin, who was a size larger than himself.

"Crunch~ crunch~ it is indeed shaking a bit, it should be normal fluctuations. Don't worry about it, just keep eating!"

Kin swallowed a large chunk of Nine-Tails meat, smacked his lips, and after calming his mind to feel it out, he felt nothing unusual and urged Gin to hurry up and chow down.

"But... I really can't eat anymore~"

Looking despairingly at the riddled stomach wall, Gin covered his mouth in pain. Ever since they received the hint from the Tailed Beasts two weeks ago, the two brothers had been traveling day and night; the moment they opened their eyes, they were eating, not daring to be the least bit negligent.

"Eat! As long as you don't burst, you keep swallowing it down."

The Eight-Tails' voice appeared once again. As the supervisors of the Gin and Kin brothers' 'mukbang', the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails had exhausted their efforts, urging them punctually every day, fearing the two would eat less and the Nine-Tails would suffer less.

"You aren't lying to us, are you?"

The Gin and Kin brothers angrily threw the Tailed Beast meat in their hands onto the ground and prepared to stand up to protest, only to find that due to their weight, they couldn't stand up at all and had to sit on the ground and complain loudly.

"Two idiots, you are descendants of the Old Man, how can you not even distinguish between chakra and meat?"

The Eight-Tails looked at the Gin and Kin brothers with disappointment. These two fellows had some atavistic bloodlines, reaching nearly one percent of the purity of Otsutsuki Hagoromo.

Eating Nine-Tails meat raw was actually just the surface; what they were devouring was the Nine-Tails' origin chakra. Although the amount wasn't large, it was pure enough. If they refined it well, Gin and Kin would be able to use a portion of the Nine-Tails' power in the future.

"Uh, what do you mean by that?"

Kin, feeling that there was more to the Eight-Tails' words, couldn't help but ask.

"Fool, every cell in your bodies is now stuffed with the Nine-Tails' chakra. If you keep eating without training, you'll burst sooner or later."

Unable to watch their hope of escape die suddenly, the Eight-Tails had no choice but to teach the two brothers a lesson.

"Sou desu ne~"

The Gin and Kin brothers immediately realized. No wonder they had grown so fat in just half a month; they had previously thought it was because their absorption was good, but it turned out to be just bloated fat.

Understanding this, the Gin and Kin brothers immediately closed their eyes and began to meditate, controlling the chakra within their bodies and grabbing hold of the expanding scarlet Tailed Beast power.

"Hmph~ watch me refine this in an instant!"

Scorching steam rose from the brothers' bodies, and their white, flabby fat collapsed like a deflated balloon. In no time at all, the Gin and Kin brothers had returned to their usual burly selves.

"We did it!"

Opening their eyes with joy, Kin and Gin hugged and wept; they were finally not fat boys anymore~

"Since you've slimmed back down, then keep eating for me!"

Looking at the two brothers with their extraordinary talent, Gyuki nodded with satisfaction, then changed the subject and continued to urge the mukbang forward.

"ROAR!!!"

Just as the confident Gin and Kin brothers were preparing to return to their mukbang, the two suddenly felt the world spinning. The hole above their heads, which was usually slightly open, instantly expanded to a size large enough for two people to pass through.

Accompanied by an extremely strong suction force, the caught-off-guard brothers felt their vision go black, and the next second, they were sucked into the hole.

"Get out of me! Blegh~ blegh~"

Outside, the Nine-Tails, having stuck its sharp claws into its throat to gag itself for half a day, had tears of pain streaming down. Feeling a foreign object in its throat, it hurriedly retched a few times and spat them out.

"Thump~"

The Gin and Kin brothers rode the Nine-Tails esophageal train and finally landed successfully.

"Finally out!"

After two weeks of torment, the brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku wept as they saw the light of day again, kneeling on the ground to kiss the damp earth, savoring their hard-won freedom.

"Damnable humans, so it was you two causing a ruckus in my belly?"

Having finally gotten rid of the parasites in its stomach, the Nine-Tails, after a moment of relief, glared at the weeping brothers with murderous intent, its sharp teeth radiating a chilling gleam.

"This time, I will tear you into pieces before swallowing you."

"Hmph~ Our mission isn't finished yet!"

Facing the Nine-Tails' overwhelming pressure, Kinkaku reached into his robes to pull out a transformation device, stepping forward without a hint of fear, his eyes burning with intense fighting spirit.

As the younger brother, Ginkaku also silently took out his transformation device; as long as his big brother gave the word, he would not hesitate even if it meant going through fire and water.

"Ugh, this strange thing again."

Watching the brothers pull out the transformation devices, the Nine-Tails instinctively squeezed its legs together, but the empty, hollow feeling between them only deepened the hatred in its heart.

If the Nine-Tails ever found out who had cooked up this wretched contraption, it would surely chop off that person's manhood.

"Nine-Tails! Return my disciple's life!"

Just as both sides were at daggers drawn, a familiar roar suddenly erupted from afar, startling the brothers so much that their hands shook, nearly dropping their transformation devices. The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously shifted their gaze toward the source.

They saw a sharp bolt of lightning flash across the already gloomy sky, the dazzling thunderbolt descending with unstoppable force toward the Nine-Tails' head.

"Lightning Oppression Horizontal Thousand Generations Dance!"

"Big brother, it's the instructor!"

Through the blinding lightning, Ginkaku was the first to spot the black figure within, calling out excitedly to his brother.

"Hmph~ We could have handled it ourselves; this guy always likes to meddle."

Kinkaku, who had also recognized the newcomer, pouted in dissatisfaction, but the faint, imperceptible touch of emotion at the corners of his eyes betrayed his true feelings.

The Nine-Tails also sensed that the lightning above was no natural phenomenon. Smelling danger, it forcibly shifted its head, attempting to dodge the bolt.

"Boom!"

But with its stomach in such unbearable pain, how could it possibly be faster than lightning? With a deafening crash, the Nine-Tails felt as if its skull had been struck hard by a hammer, and it instantly saw stars.

"Plop~"

The Second Raikage, having landed the hit, touched the ground. Fresh blood slowly seeped from the hand he had just used to strike, dripping onto the earth and kicking up dust. He paid it no mind, instead fixing a fierce gaze on the reeling Nine-Tails, preparing for his next attack.

Two weeks ago, Kinkaku and Ginkaku had gone missing during a mission to capture the Nine-Tails. According to the only survivor at the scene, the brothers had been chewed up and swallowed by the Nine-Tails, leaving no bodies behind.

Upon hearing this, the Second Raikage, in a fit of rage, shattered his own desk—which he had barely had time to sit at—and issued an order with bloodshot eyes, demanding the entire village mobilize to track the Nine-Tails; he would avenge his beloved disciples.

Though Kinkaku and Ginkaku were usually arrogant and domineering, they held great respect for the First Raikage and the Second Raikage, especially the latter, with whom they shared a bond of master and disciple.

This dated back many years; when the brothers first joined the Land of Lightning, they were fortunate enough to attend a training camp hosted by the Second Raikage. Under his careful guidance, their strength grew steadily. The Second Raikage valued the brothers highly, often giving them extra instruction, and even shared the Lightning Armor technique developed by the First Raikage without holding anything back.

Although the brothers had never formally apprenticed, they had long considered the Second Raikage their master in their hearts.

Here, the Second Raikage, with all his attention locked on the Nine-Tails, erupted with dazzling lightning, his dark face filled with deep sorrow.

"How dare you eat my most cherished disciples, watch me..."

"Instructor!"

"Watch me..."

"We're still alive!"

"Huh?"

Thinking he was suffering from auditory hallucinations due to excessive grief, the Second Raikage turned his head in confusion upon hearing the familiar voices twice. Seeing the two brothers running toward him, he realized that apart from their tattered clothes, they were completely unharmed, and the sorrow in his eyes was instantly replaced by surprise.

"You... you really don't let a person rest easy!"

Bursting into tears of excitement, the Second Raikage gave Kinkaku and Ginkaku a sharp rap on the head before pulling them into a hug.

"Oof."

The brothers rubbed their heads, pretending to be in pain, but their hearts were warmed; the Second Raikage's genuine display of emotion truly moved them.

"Roar!"

On the other side, the Nine-Tails, having recovered from its dizziness, watched the three embracing and weeping, baring its teeth in a threatening roar, though it was calculating its own schemes.

Another one had arrived, and he didn't look weak.

The Nine-Tails was actually considering retreating. On one hand, its physical condition was poor; the wound where its manhood used to be was still throbbing, and its stomach was riddled with holes, severely affecting its combat performance.

On the other hand, the brothers' transformation method was too bizarre; the Nine-Tails still couldn't understand how these two humans could wield the power of the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails.

"Whatever you have to say, we'll talk after we finish off this big fox."

Hearing the Nine-Tails' roar, the Second Raikage straightened his expression and stood in front of the brothers.

"A mere human, daring to speak such wild words."

The Nine-Tails, originally planning to run, was so angry its nose nearly went crooked upon hearing the Second Raikage's arrogant remark.

Please, when you're out in the world, you have to talk about your background~

You, this big black-prison guy, can you ride a wooden man, or can you pilot a Gundam?

"Rumble~"

Just then, another bolt of lightning lit up the sky. The Nine-Tails shrank its head back in a stress response, glancing at the battle-ready Second Raikage, and only then did it slowly heave a sigh of relief.

But the next moment, another figure descended from the sky.

"Righteous Lightning Heavy Angry Thunder Axe!"

The First Raikage, dressed in a loose yukata, kicked down. His wooden clogs instantly vaporized under the scorching lightning, and his massive, pitch-black foot struck the Nine-Tails directly on the buttocks.

"Ah!!!"

This kick was truly adding insult to injury. The Nine-Tails, already not fully recovered, was completely broken on the spot. After a miserable scream, it painfully condensed a Tailed Beast Bomb and fired it toward them.

These humans' taijutsu was too monstrous; it had better avoid the edge of their blades and come back for revenge after it healed.

Thinking of this, the Nine-Tails didn't linger. After firing a few more Tailed Beast Bombs, it limped away toward its old home in the Land of Fire.

"Quick, dodge!"

The Second Raikage waved his hand, and dazzling lightning erupted from them all at once, turning into four bolts of lightning to dodge the dense barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs, eventually landing on a mountain peak far from the battlefield.

"Big brother, it's running away!"

Ginkaku fixed his gaze on the Nine-Tails' retreating back and reminded his brother.

"We can't let it get away!"

Kinkaku, having not yet completed his mission, could not let the Nine-Tails go; he was counting on this mission to become the Second Raikage!

"Forget it, it has already escaped the borders of the Land of Lightning."

Just as Kinkaku was about to pursue, the First Raikage reached out to stop him, shaking his head slightly to block him.

"Lord Raikage, I..."

"I am no longer the Raikage now."

Waving his hand to interrupt Kinkaku, the retired First Raikage pointed to the Second Raikage beside him and explained with a smile.

"Nani!"

The brothers were shocked. Shifting their gaze, they realized the Second Raikage was wearing the robes that symbolized the Raikage. They instantly slumped to the ground like deflated balloons.

"It's over~ it's all over~"

Despair filled Kinkaku's eyes, and his heart was filled with bitterness; he had been only one step away from the position of leader, yet he had let it slip through his fingers.

"You brat, are you dissatisfied with me?"

Seeing Kinkaku's state, the Second Raikage grew angry and gave him a sharp rap on the head, questioning him with displeasure.

"No, not at all~"

Kinkaku shook his head innocently, indicating he had no complaints about the Second Raikage.

"Then what is the meaning of this pathetic look?"

"Because I promised someone I would become the leader, and now I have broken my word."

Standing up listlessly, Kinkaku and Ginkaku exchanged a look; the bitterness on their faces did not seem feigned.

It turned out the brothers were still holding onto a promise made to someone years ago, and it was their desire to fulfill that vow quickly that had made them so eager for success.

"Huh?"

The First and Second Raikage were both stunned, their faces darkening in confusion, before they burst into laughter and promised the brothers:

"Don't worry, you are still Raikage candidates, though the Second generation is out of the question—as for the Third generation, you can be it if you want~"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The brothers immediately nodded like chickens pecking at rice, a light called hope rising in their eyes once more.

"Alright, although we didn't capture the Nine-Tails, it's good enough that you survived. Double your training when we get back; stop letting your minds wander all day."

"Yes! Master!"

"I've really suffered a great deal~"

Limping through the forests of the Land of Fire, the Nine-Tails harbored secret resentment. If it had known that the big black-prison guy was also not to be trifled with, it would have just stayed hidden in the Land of Fire.

Sigh~ round and round, it had returned to its happy old home, hadn't it?

"It's a good thing the damage in my stomach can be repaired, but my manhood..."

Slumped on the ground, carefully rubbing its belly, the Nine-Tails sensed its stomach slowly recovering and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. But when its gaze fell upon the gruesome wound between its legs, it couldn't help but shed tears again.

It had tried many times, but the wound where its manhood had been simply would not heal. This experience couldn't help but remind it of years ago, when the Three-Tails Isobu had its eye poked out; that wound also could not be repaired with chakra, and even with regeneration, it remained.

It was basically confirmed that its manhood, which had accompanied it for a thousand years, had truly left it forever. In despair, the Nine-Tails went completely mad.

"The grudge of my severed manhood is irreconcilable; you all just wait!!!"