Especially Hashirama.
That man had shown off in front of the Nine-Tails countless times.
Frustrating.
Truly frustrating.
In an instant, the way the Nine-Tails looked at the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, changed.
There was shame in its eyes, but also anger.
It finally understood why Ren had not attacked.
Just those two famous scenes alone had already publicly humiliated the legendary Nine-Tails in front of the entire shinobi world.
From now on, whenever people saw it, their first thought would probably be Hashirama's line—
"This thing can hurt people?"
It was unbearable.
The Nine-Tails almost wanted to cry.
In that moment, it deeply felt the cruelty of the shinobi world.
Ren's methods were far too cruel.
It wanted to go back into its jinchūriki, Naruto Uzumaki.
This Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, was truly ruthless.
"Hahahaha! The Nine-Tails really only acts tough against the weak!"
"The Nine-Tails is amazing. It truly opened our eyes!"
"So even the mighty Nine-Tails had such humiliating moments. I can't stop laughing!"
"Lord Fifth is practically a god. He even found scenes like this. We've really learned something today."
Soon, after the initial shock and disbelief, Konoha erupted with laughter and cries of surprise.
The way countless people looked at the Nine-Tails instantly changed.
Because for some reason, whenever they looked at it now, they could only think of the image of Hashirama holding it like a kitten.
"Damn… the Nine-Tails has been publicly humiliated."
"Who would've thought the boss among us tailed beasts had such an embarrassing side?"
"The Nine-Tails' lifelong reputation is ruined. Submitting to Lord Fifth early was truly the wisest choice."
As for the One-Tail, Two-Tails, Three-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, Seven-Tails, and Eight-Tails, who had been watching the show, they desperately held back their laughter.
At the same time, they gained a new understanding of Uchiha Ren's methods.
This was destroying its pride.
The Nine-Tails was the perfect example.
Thinking about how the entire shinobi world had now seen the Nine-Tails' humiliating past, the other tailed beasts felt a chill run through them.
"This is way too dramatic."
"The Nine-Tails must want to crawl into a hole right now. How embarrassing."
"It didn't understand the situation and insisted on provoking the Fifth Hokage. Now look. Complete public humiliation."
Farther away, Tsunade, Jiraiya, the Queen of Loulan, Fugaku Uchiha, Hiashi Hyūga, Konan, Mei Terumi, and the others finally recovered from their shock and began discussing it as well.
They had all been curious about the giant screen in the sky.
Now they finally understood.
This screen existed to expose the Nine-Tails' embarrassing moments.
Especially when they remembered Hashirama's line—
"This thing can hurt people?"
They could not help laughing again.
At this moment, it was not only Konoha.
The instant the images appeared on the screens, the entire shinobi world was shaken.
After watching the scenes, countless people were amazed by the overwhelming strength of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
At the same time, they were shocked that the Nine-Tails had such a laughable past.
"Will there be more scenes?"
"There definitely will. The screen in the sky hasn't disappeared yet."
"I think so too. Besides the Nine-Tails, Lord Fifth will probably show other famous scenes. Just thinking about it is exciting."
Because of this, countless people across the shinobi world took a deep breath.
Then they began speaking with anticipation.
Clearly, after watching the Nine-Tails' humiliation, they now wanted to see other unknown famous scenes involving other people.
At the same time, inside the camp of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Otogakure within the Land of Fire—
"Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama are both terrifying. They played with the Nine-Tails like it was nothing."
"Hahaha! 'Can this thing really hurt people?' The First Hokage's words are too brutal. The Nine-Tails must have been furious back then."
"So Uchiha Ren wanted to publicly humiliate the Nine-Tails? This move kills without spilling blood."
After watching the screen, the shinobi of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Otogakure could not help crying out in shock.
Some even turned to look at Madara Uchiha and the revived Hashirama Senju.
Back in the era of Madara and Hashirama, the two had reached a level where they towered over the entire world.
Even the Nine-Tails had been treated like a pet in their grasp, crushed again and again.
"Brother, you were still the ruthless one."
Tobirama grinned.
"Looks like the Nine-Tails really couldn't hurt anyone."
"…"
Hashirama's expression did not change.
He said calmly, "Something like the Nine-Tails can be suppressed with one hand. It's nothing special."
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