"Naruto, what is this?"
Haruno Sakura asked curiously.
Naruto coughed dryly: "Don't ask so many questions. Anyway, right now I just want to get you a little Nine Tails."
Seeing Naruto refuse to say more, Haruno Sakura felt a little disappointed and replied without much interest, "Oh."
At the same time—
In Naruto's sealed space.
Kurama had already sucked the slightly grown little Nine Tails down to only a few dozen centimeters in size again.
The little Nine Tails felt extremely humiliated, but remembering the fate of the first two little Nine Tails, it didn't dare resist.
On the outside, Naruto raised his hand, pressed it on his abdomen, and directly pulled the little Nine Tails out of his body.
That furry little thing perfectly matched Haruno Sakura's aesthetic.
Naruto held the little Nine Tails by the back of its neck and said, "You know the rules, right?"
The little Nine Tails let out an angry scream: "Don't try to make me pretend to be a sissy!"
Last time, the little Nine Tails Naruto sealed into Karin's body was forced into becoming female.
That incident left the little Nine Tails psychologically scarred.
Naruto's expression darkened. His eyes narrowed, carrying a hint of danger: "You do realize you aren't irreplaceable, right?"
The little Nine Tails fell silent, still struggling internally.
If it were sealed inside Haruno Sakura, it could finally leave Kurama.
It wouldn't be absorbed by Kurama's chakra anymore.
That would mean developing independently again.
After some time, it could gradually regain its strength.
But the little Nine Tails really didn't want to act like a sissy…
Kurama, being the real Nine Tails, naturally understood its thoughts.
Kurama's voice echoed in Naruto's mind: "Hah… I know exactly what you're thinking."
"You want to regain your strength but refuse to submit? You think the world works that conveniently?"
"I advise you to consider carefully. If you choose wrong, the consequences will be very serious."
Hearing Kurama's voice, the little Nine Tails showed a very human, aggrieved expression.
But then, it gave in…
"I agree…"
…
"Uuugh…"
Haruno Sakura curled up on Naruto's bed, one hand covering her abdomen, her expression completely uncontrollable.
But since she cared about her image in front of Naruto, she forced herself not to scream.
Hiss~
This bed is full of Naruto-kun's scent~
Haruno Sakura took a deep breath of Naruto's scent and immediately felt refreshed. Even the burning pain from the seal in her abdomen weakened.
Naruto, watching from the side: "…"
It took a while before Haruno Sakura finally calmed down.
"No wonder Karin felt so uncomfortable back then." Haruno Sakura released the hand covering her abdomen and looked down.
There were only some light burn marks along her vest line—traces from training—and the freshly formed seal of the little Nine Tails.
Haruno Sakura said with lingering fear, "So it really hurts this much…"
But her faith in love was invincible.
Even so, Haruno Sakura still managed to maintain her image.
In Haruno Sakura's mind:
Victory!
Not to mention…
Naruto walked over, placed his hand gently over her abdomen, and performed medical ninjutsu.
Being taken care of by Naruto—
A huge victory!
"It's alright, Naruto-kun." Haruno Sakura's cheeks were rosy as she asked, "Naruto, why were you so tired earlier… and why do you smell so good?"
"Uh…" Naruto stopped his medical ninjutsu and coughed: "Ahem~ Don't ask so many questions. Focus on getting along with the little Nine Tails these next few days."
"In a few days, I'll teach you the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode."
"Nine-Tails Chakra Mode?" Haruno Sakura echoed, still recalling the scent in her mind.
Haruno Sakura had seen Karin before.
She'd also seen Karin's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
Just activating the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode required going through Naruto's illusion.
Sasuke fulfilled that condition but backed out for some unknown reason.
That mode was incredibly powerful. If she could activate it too…
Haruno Sakura's eyes sharpened slightly, and she thought viciously:
I can reclaim my status in front of that woman!
When Haruno Sakura met Karin, their relationship was terrible.
Karin was curvier than Haruno Sakura and stronger too.
Haruno Sakura originally planned to teach Karin a lesson, but ended up getting beaten instead.
If her strength suddenly increased, she would definitely teach Karin a lesson—and interrogate her on how she seduced Naruto…
…
Over the next few days, Naruto fully understood a certain famous saying from his previous life:
There are no barren fields—only exhausted oxen.
Ever since confessing to Kurenai Yuhi, Naruto hadn't had a decent night's rest.
But he was genuinely happy.
Fortunately, three days later, Kurenai led her team out on a mission.
Naruto's body could handle it, but he still needed some rest.
He bought supplements in Konoha and took good care of himself.
Meanwhile, Haruno Sakura had fully gotten used to the little Nine Tails.
Naruto then brought her to the training ground.
Naruto looked at Haruno Sakura, who stood at attention before him, and asked:
"Sakura-chan, do you have any plans to improve your strength now?"
"Plans to improve?" Haruno Sakura thought for a moment. "Does learning monstrous strength count?"
Monstrous strength?
Hearing that, Naruto immediately pictured an enormous, terrifyingly muscular woman descending from the sky and kicking Jiraiya away…
Tsunade's monstrous strength really was overwhelming.
"Yeah, monstrous strength is one." Naruto nodded. "But since you're already familiar with the little Nine Tails, let's start training the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode."
Haruno Sakura immediately stood straight: "I don't know what it is, but Naruto-kun would never hurt me. I'll do my best!"
To Naruto, abandoning Haruno Sakura was impossible.
This version of her was completely different from the one in the original story.
Since that was the case, Naruto felt he had to help her grow stronger.
At the very least, Haruno Sakura needed the ability to protect herself.
Otherwise Naruto would have to protect everyone all the time.
Wasn't that exhausting?
Whenever danger appeared, Naruto had to rush in. Wasn't that troublesome?
Even if it was his responsibility, Naruto couldn't always be perfect.
So instead of protecting everyone himself, it was better to let them protect themselves.
But…
Naruto tentatively said, "I'm actually interested in the monstrous strength technique too."
"Really~? Naruto-kun, you want to learn monstrous strength?" Haruno Sakura became excited. "Okay, actually, it works like this—"
She was about to explain the principles on the spot.
Naruto quickly waved his hand to stop her: "Wait, wait. This technique belongs to Tsunade, right? I'll go ask her myself."
"Ah? Why?" Haruno Sakura blinked, confused.
Naruto shook his head and explained:
"This technique belongs to someone else. Even though I taught you many things, you don't have the authority to teach her technique to others."
"This is… also a rule."
"If you told me everything directly, how do you think Tsunade would feel?"
Haruno Sakura slowly lowered her head. "Oh…"
She understood.
But since it was Naruto who wanted to know, she didn't care at all.
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