Chapter 2: Uzumaki Naruto and the Nine-TailedUzumaki Naruto walked down the street, twirling the Third Hokage's pipe in his hand. Looking at the vast, white expanse around him, he felt a bit dizzy.He realized he didn't know the way at all. Since he was born, he had only left the house once. Heaven knows where Hinata was squatting and crying right now.To be honest, he felt like crying too. What if he missed her just because he didn't know the way? He would die of grief if that happened.That stinky old man, the Third Hokage, didn't even think to give him a map or anything. Next time, he'd find an opportunity to slip some medicine into his food. Hmm, just enough to make him run to the bathroom for half a day would do. After all, he was an old man; too much might actually kill him.If he did die from it, he'd probably have to run away with the fox spirit in his belly.Just as Uzumaki Naruto was pondering how to drug the Third Hokage, a sound of crying reached his ears, making him shudder and tremble twice.He was in a place where not a single soul could be seen; all around him were only flickering streetlights and houses with their lights turned off.The sudden crying made him think of some supernatural novels he had read in his past life.But thinking that it might be Hinata, he swallowed hard, mustered his courage, and carefully wobbled toward the source of the sound.Soon, he saw a little girl in a kimono squatting on the ground, sobbing quietly.Seeing this, he slowly let out a breath of relief. It was good that it wasn't one of those things.Uzumaki Naruto collected his thoughts and stepped forward."Why are you crying here?" Uzumaki Narutowobbled over to the girl and asked.The girl looked up, stunned, and her crying stopped.Before her stood a little blond boy wrapped up like a rice dumpling, with a gentle smile on his face."Where is your home?" Seeing the girl didn't speak, Uzumaki Naruto asked again.The girl reacted this time; she shook her head, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes again."How about you come with me? I'll take you home." Uzumaki Naruto took off two layers of his clothes to put on Hinata, then took a hamburger he had made for practice from his system space, handed one to Hinata, and kept one for himself.He reached out and took Hinata's hand, walking along unsteadily while eating his hamburger. As for where the Hyuga Clan was? Who cares? He had found his wife anyway.In the end, Hinata remembered the location of her home and led the way to the Hyuga Clan, otherwise they might have been wandering the streets until dawn.After delivering Hinata to her doorstep, Uzumaki Naruto took off his scarf, wrapped it around Hinata, stuffed two more hamburgers into her hands, and then waved goodbye with a smile."Next time you're unhappy, come find me here. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I'll take you out to play." Uzumaki Naruto placed a hand-drawn, simple map marking his home's location into the pocket of Hinata's clothes and wobbled away.Leaving Hinata standing there, staring blankly at Uzumaki Naruto's departing figure.Back home, Uzumaki Naruto peeled off layer after layer of his coat, let out a long sigh, took a bath, and collapsed onto his bed.Just as he closed his eyes, he felt something wet beneath him. He opened his eyes immediately and saw the familiar iron gate, along with the Nine-Tailed's disdainful gaze."Kid, you are truly too weak." The Nine-Tailedstarted with a taunt, leaving Uzumaki Narutostunned.That's not right, is it? We haven't seen each other for a year, and you're taunting me the moment we meet? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?Uzumaki Naruto scrambled up from the ground and immediately rolled up his sleeves, wanting to go up and give the Nine-Tailed a few slaps. But looking at the Nine-Tailed's massive mouth, and then at his own small frame, he realized he probably wouldn't even be enough to fill the fox's teeth.However, seeing the fox's slender figure and recalling some things that transmigrator predecessors he had read about had done, his eyes rolled, and he thought of something.Immediately, he took out a pile of bricks, pre-mixed concrete, some yellow soil, a cement trowel for smoothing, and a small bucket for the concrete from his system space, and began to build a stove.Yes, in the system's view, this pile of construction materials also counted as kitchenware. After all, to cook, you need a stove, right? It was quite magical.Seeing that Uzumaki Naruto was ignoring it, the Nine-Tailed became immediately annoyed."Hey, kid, I'm talking to you." The fox slammed the iron cage and shouted angrily."Quiet, can't you see I'm cooking?" Uzumaki Narutodidn't even look up, continuing to busy himself with his work."Cooking? Are you planning to eat stones?" The fox watched Uzumaki Naruto working with a puzzled look. It knew what cooking meant, but it didn't understand what Uzumaki Naruto was doing."If you don't understand, don't talk. You're always fussing about, disturbing my work."The Nine-Tailed was so enraged by the retort that it immediately wanted to swat the kid to death, but its curiosity made it hold back. It decided to see what on earth the kid was up to.Soon, the stove was finished. It was a double-burner stove. Uzumaki Naruto surrounded the edge of the stove with bricks, took out a torch and firewood, placed them on the bricks, sprinkled some gasoline, and lit the fire, using the high heat to speed up the concrete's setting.Well, all these things were classified under the kitchenware category in the system shop, which was very strange. There were also many other messy things inside: induction cookers, microwaves, ovens, air fryers, and even gas cylinders.The electrical appliances couldn't be used because there was no electricity here. The gas cylinders were too dangerous; if the fox went on a rampage and accidentally blew one up, he'd be finished. So, he could only use firewood to light the fire for cooking, and the stove he built was the old-fashioned wood-burning type used in his village in his past life.While the stove was drying, Uzumaki Naruto took out a table and a pile of ingredients, starting to chop vegetables for preparation. After finishing the cooking, he used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire ring and collected all the waste into the system's recycling bin, which was very environmentally friendly.Then, he placed the torches and firewood into the two fire inlets, took out two pots, one for washing rice and cooking it, and the other for stir-frying.Watching Uzumaki Naruto take out all kinds of things like magic, the Nine-Tailed was completely dumbfounded. It had never seen anyone capable of producing so many things.It didn't speak, just watched Uzumaki Narutobustling about, jumping up and down. Soon, a rich, fragrant aroma drifted into its nose, making its mouth water uncontrollably."Hey, kid, what is that you're making?" The Nine-Tailed quietly gulped down some saliva and asked."Good stuff you've definitely never eaten before." Uzumaki Naruto said, quite proudly, while cooking.Soon, a pile of delicacies was ready: iron pot stewed goose, sweet and sour pork, and pork stewed with vermicelli. The main focus was on large portions to keep one full, mainly intended to tempt the fox.As for the side effects of the dishes, it wasn't actually important, as the improvement to the fox was negligible.The fox had never eaten anything before; this kind of steaming hot, overwhelming fragrance was something the fox had never experienced.Even though it had seen the Six Paths Sage eat before, the food back then was relatively bland and lacked such an overpowering aroma.Watching Uzumaki Naruto eat until his mouth was covered in oil, the fox's saliva was almost dripping onto the ground."Kid, is it good?" The fox asked while swallowing its saliva. Honestly, even though it was a Chakraaggregate, it was actually experiencing hunger and an impulse to eat. But it couldn't be bothered to think about that now; its eyes were only on those delicacies."You mean this? I'll eat it for you to see. Mmm~ so delicious." Uzumaki Naruto picked up a piece of meat and waved it in front of the fox. Seeing the fox's eyes follow the meat, he knew his goal had been achieved.Then, he smiled slightly, put the meat into his mouth, and sighed with a particularly flashy flair."Kid, let me have a taste, will you?" The fox wiped the drool from the corner of its mouth with its paw, its face showing a hint of ingratiation and shyness.After all, having lived for thousands of years, asking a child for food was somewhat embarrassing for a fox, but the smell was truly irresistible.This was the perverted nature of the system, combined with the fact that Uzumaki Naruto had intentionally added a lot of flavor-enhancing seasonings. That scent could directly trigger the most instinctive desires of all living creatures; even the fox couldn't resist it."You want to eat?" Uzumaki Naruto grinned and picked up a piece of meat, gesturing it towards the fox.The fox nodded its head like a chicken pecking at rice, its eyes filled with longing."I can give you some, how about we make a deal?" Uzumaki Naruto smiled and tossed the meat into the fox's mouth, though given the size, it was like an ant entering a human's mouth.It was only because Uzumaki Naruto had gone through a year of hard training, greatly improving his culinary skills, that the fox could taste anything from that tiny bit of meat."What kind of deal?" The fox savored the taste in its mouth, eyes squinting, looking completely satisfied."You teach me how to cultivate, and I'll provide your three meals a day. How about that?""...Change to something else."The fox's answer significantly exceeded Uzumaki Naruto's expectations; he hadn't expected the Nine-Tailed to refuse."Why? Are you afraid that if I become powerful, you won't be able to take over my body?" Uzumaki Naruto put down his chopsticks and asked, looking at the Nine-Tailed."It's not that, it's, it's..." The Nine-Tailed muttered for a long time but couldn't manage to say what it was, the whole fox squirming uncomfortably."What is it? Just say it! How would I know if you don't tell me? You keep saying 'it's, it's, it's'—can I read minds or read faces? Besides, I can't read anything from your fox face anyway."Uzumaki Naruto was driven a bit crazy by the fox; surely this hard-won opportunity to get stronger wasn't going to slip away again, was it?"I don't know how!" The Nine-Tailed was so stunned by Uzumaki Naruto's retort that the whole fox froze for a moment, then it took a deep breath and roared it out loud.Uzumaki Naruto was shaken until his head spun. He shook his head vigorously, picked at his ears, and looked up at the fox with an unfriendly expression."If you don't know, you don't know. Why shout so loudly? If you roar me to death, who's going to make food for you? Also, what is it that you don't know?""I don't know your human cultivation methods." The fox decided to just give up and let it be; it was already like this, it didn't matter anymore."No way, you've lived for thousands of years and don't know how to cultivate? In all these years, you've never seen anyone else cultivate?" Uzumaki Naruto looked at the Nine-Tailed in disbelief, even forgetting his own identity."How do you know I've lived for thousands of years?" The Nine-Tailed looked at Uzumaki Narutowith suspicion."I saw it in a book." Uzumaki Naruto was startled internally, but on the surface, he calmly spouted nonsense."Which book? And one that records information about me?" The fox expressed disbelief."Why do you care so much? Do you still want to eat or not?" Uzumaki Naruto went straight to threats, and the fox selectively skipped over the topic."I can only supervise; I really don't know how to teach. You should choose something else.""Teaching Taijutsu should be fine, right? Don't tell me you've never seen people fight." Uzumaki Narutorubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache."...How about I teach you how to read? And I can supervise your training in the meantime, how about that?" The Nine-Tailed scratched its head in embarrassment. It had seen the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara fight, but when those two fought, it was earth-shattering; it couldn't teach that at all."...You, fine! You win!" Seeing this, Uzumaki Narutocould only grit his teeth and accept it. Actually, he had originally just intended to build a good relationship with the fox; cultivation was just a bonus—if it worked, it was a huge gain, and if not, it didn't matter.It was just that he never expected that the fox actually wouldn't know how to teach. It had lived for so long in vain. If the Six Paths Sage knew, he wondered if he would be angered to death all over again.
Chapter 3: TrainingThe final deal was struck, and Naruto pushed the prepared food directly into the iron cage. The Nine-Tailed grabbed the iron pot as if it were a teacup, dumping all the food into its mouth in one go.Naruto's mouth twitched at the sight. He had used three whole geese for that meal, and it was gone in one bite! If it went on like this, how much would he have to cook every day to satisfy this fox?Thinking of this, Naruto felt a bit of regret, but it was already too late.The Nine-Tailed chewed the food in its mouth, its eyes shining like two giant lightbulbs, almost blinding Naruto. Fortunately, he had left himself an out in what he said. It should, probably, possibly, work… right?"Kid, hurry, make me more. This isn't even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth." The fox devoured all three dishes in a few gulps, along with the pot of rice."Seriously, can't you shrink down to eat?" Narutolooked at the Nine-Tailed, speechless. With a build that large, it would be a miracle if it could ever be full."Do you even hear yourself? I'm sealed, you know? If I could use my power, I would have escaped already, wouldn't I!" The Nine-Tailed looked at Naruto with an expression that said it was looking at an idiot."That's not right. I can often feel something overflowing from my body." Naruto looked at the Nine-Tailed, unconvinced."Nonsense. I can only use your body as a medium to exert power. Here, I can only use Chakra, but using Chakra doesn't mean I can transform. Do you think this seal is just for show?" The Nine-Tailed said, curling its lip in disdain."Uh… I really didn't know that." Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment, then spoke up again."But at your current size, even if I cooked from morning till night, I couldn't make enough food. I can't just spend my whole day doing nothing but cooking for you, right?""That's not my problem. You were the one who said you'd cover my three meals.""I said I'd provide three meals, but I didn't say I'd provide until you were full, did I?" Naruto said, looking at the fox cautiously."Kid, are you playing word games with me?" The Nine-Tailed narrowed its eyes, and a faint killing intent leaked from its body."If you teach me how to cultivate, I'll let you eat until you're full." Seeing that the Nine-Tailed was about to lose its temper, Naruto hurriedly said."…" The Nine-Tailed was instantly silenced. It really couldn't do that. While it could just teach randomly, Lord Kurama disdained doing such a thing.Seeing the Nine-Tailed fall into a struggle, Narutobreathed a sigh of relief and spoke again."How about you wait until I refine Chakra, go find the old Third Hokage to learn Shadow Clone or something, and then I'll let you eat your fill?"The Shadow Clone technique was something the Third had used in front of him, so he wasn't afraid of the fox being suspicious, although it already was."...That works. But until then, I need ten pots of food per meal." The fox thought for a moment, nodded, and said."No way, that's too much. Five pots at most.""It must be ten pots. These three pots were only enough for me to get a taste; ten is already very little.""Fine, but you have to help prepare the ingredients. Preparing ingredients takes a lot of time, after all." The ingredients from the system only had the simplest preparation; the rest had to be done by hand.After all, as a Master Chef, if he couldn't even chop vegetables, would that be acceptable?"Huh? How am I supposed to prepare them?" The Nine-Tailed looked at its claws, then at the kitchen knife and ingredients on the table, feeling completely bewildered."Are you stupid? Use Chakra to assist! Don't tell me you can't use Chakra to create a smaller claw. If you can't do that, you're too useless." This time, it was Naruto's turn to look at the Nine-Tailed with disdain, which infuriated the Nine-Tailed.But there was no choice. Now that it had tasted delicacies, it would rather die than go back to its old life. Helplessly, it tried to follow Naruto's instructions and used Chakra to create two mini Chakra claws.Under Naruto's guidance, it began to cautiously learn how to chop vegetables and prepare ingredients.Afterward, the Nine-Tailed also fulfilled its promise, beginning to teach Naruto how to read and supervising his physical training.He first tried the training method of the Bald Demon King, only to find it had no pressure at all. After eating his own cooking for a year, his physical strength had far surpassed that of the original Naruto.He tripled the training volume, and only then did he feel like he was reaching his limit. Every time he was exhausted and about to collapse, the Nine-Tailedwould add, "Get up and continue," and then finish by mocking him, "Kid, you are truly too weak."This infuriated Naruto to the point of death. He even considered putting some medicine in the fox's food, but thinking about the fox's build, if he really drugged it, he probably wouldn't be able to stay in this Sealing Space anymore. He decided against it.The Third watched Naruto start training through his crystal ball. Initially, he was quite gratified, but after a month passed and the child was still only doing physical training, he couldn't take it anymore.What is this? Are you planning to become a Taijutsu specialist or what? You are an Uzumaki, you have a lot of Chakra! You are a Jinchuriki, you have even more Chakra! Why are you practicing physical training instead of learning Ninjutsu?Thinking of this, the Third suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering that he hadn't given him a method for Chakra cultivation. He hurriedly went to the warehouse, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and finally found the Chakra cultivation method specific to the Uzumaki Clan.Just as he was about to leave, he stopped. Then he thought, and found the scroll recording the Shadow Clone technique. Holding both that and the cultivation method, he headed toward the woods where Naruto was training.The Third found Naruto, handed him the scrolls, gave him some instructions, and turned to leave. He was afraid that if he didn't leave, he'd have a heart attack.Looking at Naruto's body, which was beginning to look slightly robust, the Third only felt a headache.Naruto, meanwhile, looked at the Third's retreating back with an expression that said he was looking at an idiot. Was this old man suffering from dementia? He hadn't even taught him how to read!He just threw the scrolls down and ran off. What, was he in a rush to get back and peek at the women's bathhouse?Naruto spat at the Third in his heart, cursed him for being an elder without dignity, and then opened the scrolls to read.Fortunately, he had learned quite a few characters from the Nine-Tailed during this time, so he could understand a bit. If he didn't know a word, he would just call out to the Nine-Tailed in his heart.With the Nine-Tailed reading aloud, Narutomemorized the contents of the scrolls and began to refine Chakra according to the methods described, though his posture left the Nine-Tailed completely confused.Naruto sat cross-legged, with his thumbs and middle fingers pinched together, the backs of his hands resting on his knees, his body sitting perfectly straight.The Nine-Tailed looked at Naruto, speechless. What kind of madness was this kid up to now? Sitting cross-legged was fine, but don't press your hands on your legs!If you're going to put them on your legs, do it properly. Can't you feel that you're pressing on your acupoints? If your blood circulation is blocked, how are you going to refine Chakra?Naruto sat like that for the whole afternoon; his legs had gone numb before he finally felt a warm current coming from his lower abdomen."Kurama, I did it!" Naruto was so excited he wanted to jump up, but as soon as he moved, the tingling numbness and weakness in his thighs made him lie back down.The Nine-Tailed silently covered its eyes with its claws, unable to bear watching; it was just too embarrassing.It wasn't just the Nine-Tailed who felt embarrassed; the Third felt embarrassed too. Could this child have been swapped by someone?Minato and Kushina were both geniuses, and Minato was a genius among geniuses. How could their child have a brain that seemed to be missing something?The Third turned off the crystal ball, took a bottle of blood pressure medication from his drawer, poured out two pills, and swallowed them, rubbing his temples and sighing continuously.Naruto himself was quite happy. After all, he could finally use Chakra, and he could be considered to have some self-preservation ability.The days that followed consisted of ordinary training, cooking, and feeding the fox.The old Third, who knows what he was thinking, just gave him Shadow Clone and never came back. His monthly living expenses were always delivered by Anbu.This meant that even if Naruto wanted to find the old man to learn some Ninjutsu, he couldn't. He could only exercise every day, punch trees, and occasionally take out a kitchen knife to perform a wild, nonsensical sword technique.This caused the Third's consumption of blood pressure medication to increase from one bottle a month to one bottle a week, making him the biggest customer for blood pressure medication in Konoha.Later, the Third really couldn't stand it anymore and sent someone to teach Naruto basic Taijutsu and basic swordsmanship. He just never thought to teach him a few Ninjutsu, and kept complaining in his heart that the child was wasting his talent.During his training, while chatting with a Ninja who wasn't in the best health and coughed frequently, named Gekkō Hayate, Naruto learned about the Third's constant complaints and was so angry he wanted to point at the Third's nose and curse him out.I want to use Ninjutsu, but the prerequisite is that you actually have to teach me! If you don't teach me, how am I supposed to use it? Do you really take me for Minato Namikaze, capable of creating my own Ninjutsu?Thinking of creating his own Ninjutsu, Narutoremembered a bug-level basic Ninjutsu. He planned to study it carefully and give the old Third a surprise later on. After all, with the experience from his past life, he could definitely come up with something even more explosive.As for whether Gekkō Hayate would be punished by the Third for revealing his complaints? Heh, this was something the entire Ninja circle knew about. Besides, the Third wouldn't be idle enough to go and cause him trouble; he might even thank him for telling Naruto about it.If Naruto had a change of heart and started practicing Ninjutsu, the Third would probably even reward him.This training continued until Naruto was six. A month ago, he finally graduated from Gekkō Hayate's instruction. If it were just basic Taijutsu and basic swordsmanship, it wouldn't have taken this long.It was just that Gekkō Hayate saw that Naruto truly had a talent for swordsmanship and developed a bit of appreciation for his talent, so he taught him quite a few advanced things, even teaching him his trump card, the Dance of the Crescent Moon, though Naruto hadn't mastered it yet.Naruto was still very grateful to Gekkō Hayate. Although the other person was only eleven or twelve years older than him and was only a Chunin, he had been very diligent when teaching him and didn't seem to be just going through the motions.Naruto decided that during the future Chunin Exams, he would give this mentor of his a helping hand. In the Shippuden, he shouldn't die; it would be better if he just had a little Gekko for him to play with later.As for Hinata, Naruto hadn't forgotten. At the age of five, he successfully staked out the spot, saved Hinata for the second time, and completely captured the heart of his future wife.But after that, they never met again, until the NinjaAcademy started.
Chapter 4: Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu"Cough, cough. Naruto, I have nothing left to teach you. From now on, you will have to rely on yourself. Cough, cough." Gekkō said, one hand covering his mouth as he coughed, while the other rubbed Naruto's head."Wait, no, Sensei Hayate. I remember making you rock sugar pear soup and all sorts of other dishes for two years, right? Why are you still coughing?" Naruto looked at Gekkō Hayate, speechless.This guy was just ridiculous. Some of his specific dishes had special effects; that rock sugar pear soup was specifically for treating coughs. He had made it for him every day, along with various other health-nourishing dishes. After eating them for two consecutive years, he was still coughing? It was making Naruto lose confidence in himself."Cough, cough. My body is fine now, it's just that coughing has become a habit. If I don't cough a couple of times, it feels like something is missing." Gekkō Hayate scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed, making Naruto's mouth twitch uncontrollably.He had thought his cheat ability wasn't working, but who would have thought this guy had just made it a habit? He had never seen anyone so absurd."Alright, I won't say any more. Train hard in the future." Gekkō Hayate smiled at Naruto and rubbed his head again.In truth, when the Third Hokage first asked Gekkō Hayate to teach Naruto, he had refused. After all, he was only a teenager at the time, just an ordinary Chunin, still a kid himself.On top of that, his health was poor, and the other party was a Jinchuriki. If he accidentally provoked him and he went berserk, he would die for nothing.However, under the Third Hokage's persuasion, he reluctantly agreed.When he first started interacting with Naruto, he was cautious in every way, terrified of suffering a disaster he didn't deserve.But after spending more time with him, he realized the kid was actually quite good—hardworking, earnest, and caring. Most importantly, his culinary skills had completely conquered his stomach.Gradually, he began to treat Naruto like a younger brother. Seeing him cough, Naruto would cook for him every day.At first, he didn't think these things would be effective, but after eating them a couple of times, he noticed the frequency of his coughing had actually decreased, and his health was gradually improving. This discovery shocked him.He mentioned this to the Third Hokage, who told him that if Naruto invited him to eat, he should just eat it and not overthink things.The Third Hokage was the first to know about Naruto's magical food. After all, during the year Naruto was practicing, they basically finished the food together. The reason he would go over to mooch meals whenever he had free time was a habit formed back then.It's just that he visited less frequently later on.First, he couldn't save face by constantly mooching meals. Second, he didn't want interested parties to learn about Naruto's special nature. And third, because Naruto trained in Taijutsu every day, he would easily get heart palpitations just seeing the kid, so he decided it was better not to see him at all.After Gekkō Hayate left, Naruto sighed briefly about being back to just himself and the fox, then continued his training.Inside the Sealing Space, three of Naruto's Shadow Clones were busy cooking for the fox.One was frantically tossing an iron wok by the stove, another was molding rice balls, and the third was making fried chicken—they were happily busy.The fox was processing ingredients on the side while shoveling food into its mouth with a large plate. Next to it was a pile of fruit for snacking.This plate had been specially fired by Naruto. Although it looked a bit ugly, it was large enough—exclusive for the fox.On the other side of the fox was a huge cup filled with cola. This item was categorized under side dishes in the System shop, which left Narutodumbfounded. There were also milk, juice, alcohol, and various other drinks, along with a bunch of recipes for milk tea, cocktails, and the like in his mind.As a God of Cooking, being able to make beverages was reasonable, right? Regardless, Naruto had accepted his fate.After letting the fox try various drinks, it developed a special fondness for cola and white liquor. Narutoeven fired a cup for it.However, this thing wasn't made of porcelain; the raw material used was concrete, with a ceramic inner liner fired inside. There was no helping it; the fox was a bit too strong, and after drinking, it couldn't control its strength well. The original ceramic cups and plates he had fired had all been wrecked by it.In a fit of anger, Naruto just fired it using concrete. Anyway, even if the fox ate this stuff, it wouldn't die, and it was much more durable.After three years of feeding, the fox had successfully evolved from skin and bones to being slightly plump. One could see the signs from how it used to sleep on its stomach, to now sleeping on its back, as well as its protruding belly.The once majestic and domineering fox face had also become somewhat round, completely losing its deterrent power. Whenever Naruto had free time, he liked to lie on the Nine-Tailed's stomach, feeling that addictive, fleshy sensation.The Nine-Tailed didn't really have much resistance to this. After all, he was its "poop scooper"—though it didn't need its poop scooped, it did need to be fed. As long as the brat wasn't too excessive, it couldn't be bothered to care and just let him do whatever he wanted."Damn it, that bastard of a main body, why hasn't he come in to switch out!" The Shadow Clone tossing the wok cursed with a ferocious expression."I've been frying for five hours straight! Didn't we agree to switch every four hours?" The Shadow Clone by the oil pot grumbled while turning the fried chicken in the pot."Screw this! I'm done!" The Shadow Clone molding rice balls threw the rice ball in its hand into the pot, then pulled out a fruit knife and stabbed it directly into its own heart. With a "poof," it exploded into a cloud of smoke."I'm done! I'm striking!" The clone by the oil pot jumped straight into the oil, let out a miserable shriek, and also exploded."Holy crap, I was just saying that! Are you guys for real?" The clone tossing the wok was stunned to see the other two instantly gone. Then, he felt a wave of intense pain wash over him. He immediately grabbed a kitchen knife, slashed his own throat, and exploded too.The Nine-Tailed on the side was left dumbfounded. What kind of madness had taken this brat? Why did they suddenly commit suicide?Outside, Naruto suddenly clutched his chest and crouched on the ground, gasping for air. Before he could recover, he immediately collapsed on the ground, shaking like chaff, his face contorted and flushed crimson.When he finally managed to catch his breath, he hurriedly went to the Sealing Space, only to see the Nine-Tailed extending a few Chakra claws to pour the food into its plate and fish the fried chicken out of the pot to drain the oil.Seeing Naruto enter, the Nine-Tailed paused for a moment, then looked at Naruto with a complex expression. Naruto felt that look was like it was staring at a lunatic.Naruto rubbed his temples, then created three more Shadow Clones to take over the work, while he himself left the Sealing Space.After this commotion, he wasn't in the mood to train anymore. He was now curious about what had gone wrong with his Shadow Clones.He sat on the ground and thought carefully. He realized the change seemed to have started two days ago when he learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu. He had specifically gone to the old man Third Hokage to ask for it; after all, a regular Shadow Clone could only create a few at a time, but with the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, he could create as many as he wanted.Originally, the old man Third Hokage refused Narutoon the grounds that it was a forbidden jutsu. But Naruto's mouth crooked, and he immediately used the most broken skill in all of Naruto: the Sexy Jutsu.A blonde beauty with twin tails, wearing that bikini from One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes Nezha, struck a seductive pose and blew a flying kiss at the Third Hokage.The Third Hokage's nosebleed instantly erupted like a high-pressure water gun, blasting him backward. He crashed to the ground, rolling his eyes, and lost consciousness.The guards (not Anbu) who heard the commotion immediately rushed in, and then lay down in a neat row right next to the Third Hokage.After dispelling the transformation, Naruto snorted disdainfully and rummaged through the Third Hokage for a while. He actually found a scroll, and on it was the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.It seemed the old man Third Hokage had been prepared all along. But if you were prepared, why refuse? It really was a calamity destined by fate.Afterward, Naruto twirled the scroll in his hand and left the Hokage Building, humming a little tune.The memory ended. Naruto took out the scroll and began to examine it carefully. Then, he saw a line of very small text at the very end."This Ninjutsu is not recommended for frequent use, as it may easily cause mental issues. If you notice any abnormalities in your mental state, please immediately go to the Konoha Hospital for medical attention." Naruto read the small text, word by word.Immediately, the corners of his mouth began to twitch uncontrollably."This is such a scam!" Naruto jumped up from the ground and slapped the scroll onto the floor with a "thwack." Naruto was certain he had a problem, but he didn't want to go to the hospital.He couldn't exactly say he'd broken his brain practicing Shadow Clones, could he? Did he, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, have no face to save?Besides, only the clones were having issues, not him personally. He felt his mental state was perfectly fine and there was absolutely no need for medical treatment. Probably?Naruto was silent for two seconds, picked up the scroll from the floor, threw it back into the System space, and created a Shadow Clone."Let's play rock-paper-scissors." After saying that, Naruto immediately threw Rock. The Shadow Clonehadn't even recovered yet, still in a dazed state, and looking at Naruto's fist, subconsciously threw Scissors.Naruto looked at the Shadow Clone's hand and fell silent. Then, he waved his hand, dispelling the Shadow Clone, plopped down on the ground, and began to contemplate life.Inside the Sealing Space, the Shadow Clones, upon receiving the message, all looked at each other, and the same thought popped into their heads.The main body has gone crazy?