The next morning, Lexon didn't sleep in, but got up at a normal hour.
"Bang bang bang!"
A continuous knocking rang out.
"Burn with youth!!!"
Even before opening the door, Lexon could clearly hear the passionate, high-spirited voice from outside.
Click...
Lexon opened the door. Standing outside was a watermelon head.
"You want to learn taijutsu, right! To learn taijutsu, you must work hard, work hard, work hard! So let's go train!" Might Guy looked at Lexon and said in a booming voice.
'Although this person was an enemy of the village last night, he isn't today! Therefore, Might Guy will not be prejudiced against someone who loves to train in taijutsu! He even wants to completely reform Lexon through training and make him a good partner to the village!'
"Ah..." Lexon smiled and held out a hand.
Might Guy, seeing this, grabbed Lexon's hand with great passion, even shaking it vigorously.
[Sign-in]
[Sign-in successful]
[Congratulations on obtaining "Burning Passion": Arouses an active and upward-striving mentality in others, encouraging them to strive forward!]
'Tch...'
Lexon impassively pulled his hand from Might Guy's grasp and then closed the door.
"Huh?"
Might Guy was dumbfounded. 'Why'd he go back inside? What about learning taijutsu?'
"I'm not feeling well today. Come back tomorrow."
A light voice drifted from behind the door.
"You're not feeling well! Then it can't be helped! See you tomorrow!" Might Guy nodded emphatically, then left, shouting "Youth!"
"What a weird guy," little Naruto, who had been woken up by the noise in the room next door, muttered, peeking out from his half-open door as he watched Might Guy leave.
"Naruto." After Might Guy left, Lexon opened his door and came face-to-face with Naruto.
"Lexon!" Naruto called out in pleasant surprise.
He hadn't seen Lexon yesterday and thought it would be a while before he saw him again...
In Naruto's mind, Lexon was a ninja. If he was busy, he must have been on a mission and wouldn't be back for a while.
"Did you go on a mission yesterday?" Naruto ran to Lexon's door and asked. "Also, also, why are you here... Are you living here now?"
"Mn, I went on a mission yesterday. And yes, I'll be living here from now on," Lexon said, a gentle smile on his face as he continuously ruffled Naruto's little head.
"Ooh~~" Little Naruto was very happy. His friend had become his neighbor. He could find him to play whenever he wanted.
After that, Lexon went to be a guest at Naruto's place again.
"I'm going to wash up first. You wait," Naruto had just woken up and was still in his pajamas. He hadn't brushed his teeth or washed his face, so he went to wash up first.
Lexon sat on the tatami, and with a thought, his consciousness shifted.
The scene suddenly changed.
Water... a prison... darkness...
Lexon had once again come to the mental dimension where the Nine-Tails was sealed.
However, the current sealing space was clearly much livelier than before.
As soon as Lexon entered, he heard the continuous sound of a game playing, mixed with the Nine-Tails' fierce cries of "I'll kill you!", "I'm invincible!", "Ahahahaha!", "Jyejyejyejye..."
He looked inside the prison.
In the dim cage, a small, orange-red, fluffy fox was sitting on its nine tails, which were curled up beneath it like a cushion. It sat in front of a display, its paws tapping furiously at a controller. Its foxy body seemed to rock up, down, left, and right along with its operations.
The continuous "rat-tat-tat" of gunfire and the roars of some kind of creature could be heard.
'Playing a zombie shooter...?'
'Why does he sound like he's lost his mind...'
Lexon easily passed through the prison bars and approached the Nine-Tails, who had its back to him.
This prison wasn't meant to restrict humans, but was specifically for the Nine-Tails, so people could enter and exit freely. It was just that one's safety couldn't be guaranteed after entering.
Lexon's strength was his guarantee, so there was no safety issue. He walked right into the prison and gradually approached the Nine-Tails.
And just like that, he stood behind it, quietly watching it play...
'How can he not notice me even when I'm this close...'
Lexon was a little speechless.
'A magnificent Tailed Beast, and he doesn't even notice someone walking into his sealing space, even walking right up behind him.'
'This is really...'
"Hahaha, this 'gun' thing is so much fun! If I had one, and that bastard Lexon showed up, I'd shoot him full of holes!"
The Nine-Tails shouted excitedly as he killed zombies.
A few dark lines appeared on the forehead of Lexon, who was standing right behind him.
"Kurama."
Lexon suddenly spoke.
The Nine-Tails, immersed in the game, suddenly heard a voice that made a fox's blood run cold. His body trembled violently, and he jumped in fright.
'It can't be...'
The Nine-Tails thought.
He whipped his head around, and sure enough, he saw that human's figure!
It wasn't just the Nine-Tails who jumped; Lexon also jumped a little when Kurama turned around.
Because... the Nine-Tails had two huge dark circles under its eyes, as if it had been punched in both sockets.
'He could pass for a giant panda.'
Lexon muttered to himself.
"You're... addicted?" Lexon asked, looking at Kurama.
"I... I..." Kurama stammered for a long time, unable to get out a complete sentence.
His strong pride as a Tailed Beast wouldn't allow him to admit he'd been captivated by a game console and gotten addicted.
But... he had truly never seen anything so interesting in his entire life... It was too much fun!
"Don't overdo it," Lexon warned.
'He's wrecked, and it's because of me... I should at least give him a friendly warning.'
"I know, I know," Kurama replied dismissively.
"By the way, I asked you to try and communicate with Naruto. How's that going?" Lexon asked.
"It's only been a few days... I'm still trying out this machine..." Kurama continued to press the controller, shooting zombies. He seemed to have boarded a helicopter and shouted in excitement again, "Woohoo~ I'm flying!"
'Wrecked... He's truly wrecked...'
Lexon shook his head, looking at Kurama.
"Just try to put some effort into it." After saying this, Lexon left the sealing space.
"Lexon! Lexon..." When Lexon's consciousness returned to his body, he saw Naruto, finished washing up, calling him.
"Let's have breakfast." Lexon took two roast chickens from his space ring. Although he felt this might not be a good breakfast, the other food in his space ring was pretty much the same.
So, this was it.
This was, of course, no ordinary roast chicken. It was food cooked by a chef from an anime called Food Wars!.
It had the powerful effect of restoring half of one's mental consciousness.
Lexon just liked buying these sorts of random things...
"Whoa... Lexon, I want to learn this when I learn ninjutsu," Naruto said excitedly, looking at the fragrant roast chicken.
"You probably can't learn this," Lexon said with a smile, then urged, "Hurry up and eat."
"Mn!" Naruto nodded.
After eating, the two habitually started playing a two-player game.
These happy days continued for half a month.
Then, one morning, Lexon received a message from his communicator.
It was from Kakuzu.
[Have news on the Three-Tails and its approximate location. We can move to capture it.]
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