Naruto walked home with a light step, his mood quite pleasant.
In his mind, he was still thinking about the way Sasuke had nodded at the end.
Although Uchiha Itachi didn’t seem to welcome him, Sasuke didn’t seem to dislike him.
And that strange feeling…
It was like they were brothers.
Naruto shook his head and quickened his pace toward home.
Arriving home, Naruto made himself dinner.
After eating, he washed the dishes and sat on the edge of the bed.
It was already dark outside.
The bright moon hung in the sky.
“By the way, Kurama, do you know what kind of people my parents were?” Naruto asked casually.
The Nine-Tailed’s voice quickly rang out, sounding a bit reluctant: “Hmph…
although I hate them, I have to admit that they were both ‘geniuses.’ Very few people of their era could compare to them.”
Although it didn’t know why this brat brought up this topic, the Nine-Tailed still answered.
After these two days of interaction, both sides were gradually moving toward becoming friends.
Naruto turned his head and looked out the window.
On the Hokage Rock, the Fourth Hokage’s face was carved there, illuminated clearly by the moonlight.
Naruto rubbed his chin and muttered: “Geniuses, huh…
It’s a pity my talent isn’t up to par.”
This was the truth.
Whether it was Chakra or magic, he couldn’t reach the level of a genius.
His good grades at the Ninja Academy were also because his mental age of twelve gave him much more time to understand those things than others.
This in itself was a shortcut.
The Nine-Tailed didn’t speak; after all, it was the one interfering with Naruto’s cultivation.
However, whether someone is truly a genius or not, no one knows until they reach the end.
Naruto didn’t know what the Nine-Tailed was thinking, and he didn’t pursue it.
After a while, he asked again: “Have you seen the outside world?”
“Ever since Konoha was founded, I have been imprisoned inside a Jinchuriki,” the Nine-Tailed replied in a deep voice.
“Occasionally, I can perceive the outside world through them, and that is all.”
Naruto leaned on the windowsill, resting his chin on his arms, and gazed at the moon in the sky: “Then do you want to see the outside world?”
“Duh,” the Nine-Tailed curled its lip.
“If I could, of course I wouldn’t want to be locked in this dark, damp cage.”
It paused and looked down at the sea of flowers below the cage.
Those flowers were ones it had conjured itself using magic.
They were colorful and completely out of place in the surrounding environment.
Magic, huh…
How similar it was to Chakra, yet completely different.
It really wanted to see the world Naruto spoke of with its own eyes.
Naruto smiled: “I want to see the outside world too.
I want to go and see places outside of Konoha Village.
But…
the Third Hokage would definitely not agree, after all, I am just a ‘weapon’.”
He said it very calmly, but his words still revealed a longing for the outside world.
“But…” Naruto changed his tone. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
“Besides the Ninja World, I also want to travel through the Magic World, just like the adventures of Hero Himmel.”
“Heiter hoped that Grandma Frieren would take me and Sister Fern on an adventure together, but she hasn’t agreed yet…”
The Nine-Tailed listened silently, its eyes softening quite a bit.
This brat was completely different from the other calculating Jinchuriki.
Truly a ‘naive’ child.
It sighed softly: “It’s a pity we can’t find a way to go to the Magic World.”
Naruto didn’t respond, intending to try the method he had found today.
So he stood up directly from the window, returned to the bed, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.
He began to quietly feel the flow of magic power within his body.
Concentrate…
Cast aside distracting thoughts…
Soon, Naruto felt his control over magic power reach an unprecedented peak.
If he could return to the cliff, he would definitely be able to hit that boulder one hundred percent of the time.
And…
I really want to see Heiter, Sister Fern, and Grandma Frieren again.
I want to return to that world to go on adventures, to learn more magic…
Magic power surged within Naruto, but it was deliberately restricted, without leaking out in the slightest.
Even ordinary demons wouldn’t notice that Naruto, who looked like an ordinary person, contained vast magic power within him.
He didn’t know how long this feeling lasted.
His body felt like it was being pulled heavily by something.
Naruto opened his eyes.
All around was a sea of flowers, and there was a huge iron cage.
Kurama was lying in the cage, curiously looking him over.
“Not bad,” the Nine-Tailed grinned.
“This is the second time you’ve come here relying on your own strength.”
Naruto was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses.
It was still the Mental Space.
He lowered his head in disappointment: “I still couldn’t go to the Magic World…
I thought I would definitely succeed this time, after all, the feeling was completely different from when I was practicing before.”
The Nine-Tailed was about to say something when its expression suddenly changed: “Naruto, it seems you succeeded.”
“Succeeded?!” Naruto was overjoyed and suddenly raised his head.
“Hmph, don’t get happy too soon,” the Nine-Tailed scolded with a laugh.
“Hurry up and fulfill your promise, take me to see everything in the Magic World.”
It paused, its voice becoming a bit more serious: “Also, be careful not to die.
I don’t know if I can resurrect in the Magic World.”
Tailed Beasts could be said to be immortal existences; although they can be ‘killed,’ they can resurrect after three years.
But Tailed Beasts are themselves a collection of Chakra.
If there is no Chakra in the Magic World, can they still resurrect?
This was an unknown.
But the Nine-Tailed didn’t think too much about it, just wanting to follow Naruto’s senses to see this strange yet anticipated world.
As the Nine-Tailed’s voice fell, Naruto felt his body being pushed outward by a force.
The sea of flowers and the iron cage in front of him became increasingly blurry.
…
In reality.
The rain was still falling.
His body was very cold, his clothes were almost soaked through, and the rain was constantly dripping onto him.
Through the curtain of rain, two boulders still stood on the cliff opposite.
He was back.
He really was back.
Naruto took a deep breath and gripped the staff tightly in his hand.
“This time, I will definitely be able to do it.”
He began to gather magic power at the tip of his staff.
A white light lit up in the rain, becoming brighter and more solid.
Naruto raised his staff, aiming at the boulder in the distance.
A beam of light shot out from the tip of the staff, piercing through the curtain of rain, and struck the boulder directly.
“Bang!”
The boulder was pierced by the beam of light, rocks splashed and fell below the cliff without making much noise.
“Finally…
I did it!”
Naruto raised his staff high and cheered.
The Nine-Tailed inside his body showed a look of surprise.
This must be the long-range attack magic that Naruto had mentioned before.
It was much stronger than when he demonstrated it empty-handed earlier.
The power and range of this attack, if placed in the Ninja World, could definitely be called an A-rank Ninjutsu.
And it didn’t even require hand signs.
Is this magic?
If Naruto could do the same in the Ninja World…
A ‘Ninja’ who has mastered both Chakra and magic would definitely achieve higher accomplishments in the future than Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
This was what the Nine-Tailed thought in its heart.
On the other side, Fern stared blankly as Naruto pierced through the boulder.
Her own magic control had always been much stronger than Naruto’s.
She didn’t expect that he would surpass her in such a short time.
“Naruto…
you did it.” Fern showed an expression of surprise.
“Yeah.” Naruto nodded with a smile, his eyes full of joy.
“Now I can finally put Heiter’s mind at ease.”
He looked at Fern, feeling as if he hadn’t seen her for a long time.
In reality, it was only an instant.
But the year or so he spent in the Naruto world still gave him a sense of reunion after a long separation.
“It seems I have to keep working hard.” Fern turned around and continued practicing on her own boulder.
Naruto stood to the side without leaving: “I will wait for you, and we will go together to tell Heiter and Grandma Frieren.”
Fern turned her head and glanced at him.
Then she smiled and nodded heavily.
“Yeah!
When the time comes, we will both go together to tell Heiter!”
The rain gradually eased.
Two figures stood at the edge of the cliff, one continuing to practice, the other waiting quietly.