Chapter 18: The Nine-Tails, Enraged by Naruto
"Brat, come here!"
The Nine-Tails hadn't expected to see Naruto appear at this moment.
Although it was sealed, it could still see everything that happened outside Naruto's body. For a long time, the boy's meals and living conditions had been terrible, but that only made the fox feel satisfied. After all, it was this brat's parents who had sealed it away.
Recently, however, it noticed that Naruto's body seemed to be in poor condition. He had spent so much time in the hospital, and it didn't know what had happened.
Who would have thought that now, while the boy was simply sleeping, he would appear in front of it without anyone touching the seal? Could its luck finally be turning? Was it about to get a chance to break free?
Watching the still-dazed Naruto slowly walking closer, the corners of the Nine-Tails' mouth curled upward.
Its freedom was finally within reach!
"Um… excuse me… who are you?"
Naruto's hand had already touched the large gate covered in the sealing formula, but he only rested his palm below the seal, gently stroking the surface of the gate without touching the sealing paper itself.
He opened his eyes. His large, ocean-blue eyes blinked innocently as he looked at the massive creature separated from him by just one gate.
"Uzumaki Naruto, do you want to know why everyone calls you the demon fox? Do you want to know who your parents are? If you do, just peel off that sealing paper. Then I can tell you the entire truth…"
The Nine-Tails grew increasingly frustrated as Naruto refused to touch the sealing paper. It racked its brain, trying to figure out how to make the boy obey.
Unfortunately, the gate completely blocked direct contact. Even though a tiny bit of its power could leak through, it wasn't enough to truly control Naruto.
"If you want to tell me, then tell me. If not, forget it. This is the first time in my life I've eaten until I was full. If you don't want to talk, just let me go back. I still want to enjoy the feeling of sleeping on a full stomach…"
Naruto patted the gate lightly, then took a step back and sat down on the ground.
Even though the floor was covered in water, it didn't matter — right now he was only a soul and consciousness.
"First time eating until full?
You brat… this is really your first time eating until you're full!
Minato Namikaze! Kushina Uzumaki! Are you seeing this?
Your son has grown this big, and this is the first time he's ever eaten his fill…"
The Nine-Tails burst into loud, delighted laughter inside its cage. A strong sense of vindictive pleasure spread through it.
It had been sealed again and again. Every time it regained freedom, it felt excited, only to be sealed once more.
Although it had previously been controlled by that red-eyed man, if not for his help, it would still be trapped inside Kushina's body.
Sadly, it now only possessed half its original power. Still, watching the child of the previous jinchuriki and its sealers suffer brought it immense satisfaction.
Seven years. It was almost seven years now!
For seven years, this brat hadn't eaten a single full meal. The suffering it had witnessed was truly delightful!
"So… my father is Minato Namikaze, and my mother is Kushina Uzumaki?"
Naruto rested his cheek on his hand, sitting outside the cage and tilting his head as he watched the nearly manic Nine-Tails.
Right now, he was starting to suspect that the Nine-Tails' intelligence was questionable.
Wasn't it supposed to use this information to tempt and manipulate him?
Why blurt everything out so directly? What was the point of negotiating conditions earlier?
"You… you damn brat! You tricked me on purpose!"
The Nine-Tails froze for a second, then slammed a massive paw against the bars of its cage.
With a loud crack, it quickly pulled back its injured paw, hiding it from Naruto's view before glaring at him furiously.
"I didn't trick you. You're the one who kept talking. But I am quite curious… If I remember correctly, Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage, and Kushina Uzumaki was his wife. They died sealing the demon fox back then. So… the demon fox is you, and I am their child, used as the vessel to contain you. Is that right?"
Naruto looked at the Nine-Tails' angry yet helpless expression with clear disdain, then began calmly sorting through the information the fox had just provided.
This calm, almost casual way of piecing everything together from a few clues once again infuriated the Nine-Tails.
Unfortunately, its injured paw still hurt badly, so it couldn't slam the cage again for now.
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