Chapter 4: Showdown with the Nine-Tailed"Kid, they treat you like this, and you aren't angry at all?You should know, your father was the Yondaime; he died in battle just to protect these people.But what about them?Hurling such malicious words at the child of their benefactor... are you really just going to endure it?You don't need to worry about lacking the ability; if you need it, I can lend you some.Don't worry!My power is enough for you to kill them all."The Nine-Tailed spoke with a voice full of hatred, trying to entice Naruto.Naruto, who was currently getting used to his rubber body, didn't even look up as he said faintly, "And then?Even if I kill them all, do you think I could still survive?Don't forget, the two of us share a life now; if I die, you won't live either.Besides, they only know me as the Demon Fox that attacked the Village; they don't know my true origins, which is why they treat me this way.The real target of my revenge should be the person who spread this information.You can rest easy; when I have the ability, I will naturally go to him for an explanation."This answer clearly didn't suit Kurama's taste, so it immediately roared, "What about me then?Your parents both died because of me, you know that, right!Aren't you planning to take revenge on me?"Naruto was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.Then, he stopped his movements, closed his eyes, and with a flash of his consciousness, he entered the mental space where the Nine-Tailed was sealed.Upon seeing Naruto, it sneered, "What's wrong?As soon as you heard I'm the enemy who killed your father and mother, you couldn't help but come in?"Naruto just watched it quietly, not speaking for a long time.After a while, he shook his head and said, "I've known about this for a long time too.As you know, my consciousness is extraordinarily powerful.I can even recall the scene from back then now.""Wha—what? You even know about that?Then why do you still..." The Nine-Tailed trailed off into silence.Naruto picked up the conversation, saying, "Still what? Why do I still try to get close to you and chat with you?Heh, I don't know either, but I really can't bring myself to hate you.Instead, I have a very familiar feeling toward you.And as far as I know, attacking Konoha didn't seem to be your original intention either!It seems you were manipulated by someone else; speaking of which, you're also one of the victims, dattebayo!"This time, Kurama was even more shocked. It said, "How is that possible?How could you even know that? You were just born at that time."Naruto thought for a moment and decided it would be better to fabricate a lie first, so he said, "Actually, the reason I know all this is because of the Six Paths Sage."Kurama: "The Six Paths Sage!You've seen him? Is he... still alive?"Naruto nodded, then shook his head again, saying, "The form in which he exists could be called eternal and indestructible.But it's a bit different from a living organism in the true sense.To put it simply, he is now a spiritual entity with massive Chakra.And the reason he looked for me is simple: because I am the reincarnation of Ashura.And the old man predicted that in the future, Grandma Kaguya will be reborn.And I am one of the candidates who can seal her.So, do you understand now?You could say that whether it was my parents' deaths or you being manipulated to attack Konoha, it was all part of destiny; I even knew about these things in advance.And my task is to rapidly increase my strength.Because there is an existence even above the Six Paths Sage who also gave me a task."The Nine-Tailed felt that in all the years it had lived, it hadn't been shocked as many times as it had today.It asked somewhat numbly, "An existence... even above the Six Paths Sage?Who is that? What kind of existence is it?"Naruto said unhurriedly, "That person is known as the Plane God, who controls multiple universes.The reason he told me these things is because some small problems have appeared in this parallel world.But as the Supreme God, he cannot interfere in the affairs of lower planes, so he can only act through me.You must have heard a bit about the Ōtsutsuki, right?He told me that they will invade here in the future.The Ninja Worlds in other parallel dimensions all succeeded in resisting, but only this one was ultimately conquered.This result is clearly wrong, so he told me this because he wants me to get stronger sooner to bring this world back on track."The Nine-Tailed fell silent after hearing this.For many days in a row, no matter how Narutocalled it, there was no response.It wasn't until a month later that it finally spoke to Naruto again.On this day, it took the initiative to ask, "Is the strength of the Ōtsutsuki really that great?Even with the combined strength of the entire Ninja World, they couldn't hold them off?"Naruto didn't know how to answer its question and could only say helplessly, "Actually, I have the images of the battle from that time in my mind.If I had the Sharingan or Genjutsu, I could show them to you.But right now, I don't know anything; I can't even perform the simplest Genjutsu.I can only answer your question later."The Nine-Tailed retreated into the darkness again, falling silent.In the days that followed, the Nine-Tailed had clearly accepted Naruto.It began to actively plan a way to get stronger with Naruto.One day, it said to Naruto, "Why don't you undo the seal for me?I can give you great power!If you can perfectly master my power, although you might not be as powerful as the Ōtsutsuki you mentioned,at least you'll be much stronger than Konoha's current Sandaime."Naruto smiled happily upon hearing this and said, "Kurama, I'm really happy to hear you say that.But now is not the time.Your power is too great; I can't withstand it yet.Don't worry!When I am strong enough, I will definitely give you back your freedom."Upon hearing this, the Nine-Tailed propped its chin on its hand and said gloomily, "Then how long do I have to wait!I have such great power for nothing, yet I'm stuck in the body of a little brat like you; it really infuriates this old man.By the way, do you have any training plans lately?"Naruto nodded and said, "Of course I do; I'll pay attention to that without you needing to remind me.The Chakra in my body right now is almost entirely used to suppress you, so it's practically zero.Plus, I'm still young, and there's no one to teach me Ninjutsu.So, I can only start by practicing Taijutsu first.At least, I can still find a teacher who can teach me Taijutsu."
