Chapter 18
The monster inside Naruto soon began to stir...
"It's not easy for a child to live alone after all... I'll replace these expired milk cartons for him tomorrow or the day after..."
Yūgao thought silently, the hero's child should be taken care of.
Then, Yūgao remembered the other main purpose of her visit today.
"That's right, Naruto, can you properly control... the Nine-Tails Power?"
This question was a taboo question.
Yūgao's heart couldn't help but pound faster.
She was still young the year of the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs Attack, but the destructive power the Nine-Tailed displayed still left a huge impression on her.
Just from the ruins of Konoha at the time, one could see how terrifying a Tailed Beast was.
Moreover, this question was not entrusted by Hokage-sama, but came from her personal doubts.
"Nine-Tailed... what is that?"
Naruto tilted his head, indicating he didn't know the term.
"Hiss..."
Yūgao took a deep breath, then remembered that Naruto might not even know the professional concept of a "Tailed Beast."
It should be said that most people in Konoha, including low-ranking Ninja, didn't know the specific information about such creatures.
"That's me, the great one..."
The Nine-Tailed, lying behind the sealed iron gate with its eyes closed, spoke its true identity in a deep but authoritative voice.
"Oh, so you're called Stinky Fox Nine-Tailed."
Naruto nodded, indicating he understood.
"Just call me Nine-Tailed, you brat!"
The Nine-Tailed immediately opened its eyes, somewhat exasperated and baring its fangs.
Mention the Nine-Tailed, and anyone who's been around the Ninja World would shiver.
How come it has no deterrent effect on you?
The Nine-Tailed's grumbling was clearly saying: Wandering half a life, only regretting not meeting a good master... how did I end up with such a Jinchuriki!
On Yūgao's side, seeing Naruto talking to himself, she immediately realized Naruto was conversing with the Nine-Tailed.
"It's called Nine-Tailed, huh? Is this Chakra easy to control? Oh, and Anbu-nee-san~, I still don't know your name..."
Seeing Naruto with an innocent expression, the Nine-Tailed knew that this kid, full of mischief, was planning some evil scheme again.
Of course, this also indicated that the female human in front of him was about to suffer again.
"My name is Yūgao Uzuki..."
After a moment of hesitation, Yūgao still told Naruto her name.
"This is a secret. Anbu Ninja generally aren't allowed to reveal information to others. You have to keep it a secret for me, okay?"
"Okay, no problem! Yūgao-nee-san~."
Naruto, feigning excitement, looked particularly happy, as if he had gained a new friend.
"Well then, Yūgao-nee-san, I'll tell you a secret too... Actually, my strength is very strong, even stronger than yours."
Naruto, fishing again, began to actively entice Yūgao to take the bait.
Yūgao, who was still bothered by being instantly defeated by a child, naturally wouldn't agree.
Naruto: "For example, right now, Yūgao-nee-san~, I can still defeat you in one move."
"..."
Yūgao didn't have a personality that refused to admit defeat.
But faced with a child's wild talk, she was naturally provoked into a rebellious mindset.
Under her mask, Yūgao's face began to flush, her past too painful to recall.
To be defeated by a child... Hokage-sama had instructed her to take good care of Naruto.
If Naruto's strength was that great, what would she be needed for?
"I'm going to use the Nine-Tails Power on Yūgao-nee-san."
Naruto, feigning harmlessness, spoke these childish words.
Wind rose... clouds surged!
Boom!
The calm indoor space suddenly erupted with a gale of Nine-Tailed Chakra!
Orange, visibly surging waves instantly rushed to the ceiling, forming a roaring Chakra Nine-Tailedhead above!
"Roar~~~!"
The roaring Nine-Tailed head, its materialized sound, triggered a shockwave that violently struck Yūgao.
"Ugh~!"
One second ago, Yūgao's mind was calm, even a little eager, but in this second, the expression under her mask turned to shock.
Blasted by the storm, her purple long hair behind her suddenly flew backward.
Her entire body was forced almost immobile by the blowing storm.
Just fixing herself in place consumed almost all her strength.
"How can this be... Chakra can actually materialize..."
Before she, shielding herself from the gale with her arms, could react.
Naruto, whose body had undergone an even greater change, covered in a layer of orange transparent Tailed Beast Cloak, lunged forward!
Bang!
What Yūgao saw before she fainted, besides a pair of vertical pupils shining with a needle-like red glow, was a certain part of her clothing unnaturally bulging... Thud!
"Kid, you hit too hard! How are you going to clean this up now!"
Watching Yūgao fall to the ground with a thud, instantly knocked unconscious, the first to exclaim was the Nine-Tailed.
Its gaze turned to Yūgao's forehead, where Narutohad landed a heavy punch.
It wasn't an ordinary straight punch, but a fist covered by the "Tailed Beast Cloak."
In this state, the Jinchuriki's offense and defense would not only be greatly enhanced, but would also come with a "poison" attack.
The Nine-Tailed Chakra possessed corrosive power.
In other words, not everyone was qualified to be a Tailed Beast's vessel.
This was almost a consensus in the Ninja World.
A special physique was needed to better utilize the Tailed Beast's power, which could also be said to be the foundation for building the Jinchurikiplatform.
And when a Jinchuriki, covered in a Tailed Beast Cloak, attacked an opponent.
The hatred contained in the Tailed Beast Chakrawould directly interfere with the outside world, entering the human body through "contact" attacks.
Upon contact, it would cause negative statuses such as... paralysis, difficulty in healing, continuous harm...
So, on the surface, Naruto merely punched Yūgao Uzuki casually.
In fact, the "enchanted" damage caused would have serious long-term effects on Yūgao Uzuki.
This "poison" would only become pure, free of "venom," when the Jinchuriki became a perfect Jinchuriki and completely resolved the Tailed Beast's inner turmoil.
"You're finished, kid..."
Unlike the Nine-Tailed's schadenfreude.
Naruto, as a scholar of fire, understood Nine-Tailed Chakra to some extent even better than the Nine-Tailed itself.
The Tailed Beast Chakra was indeed poisonous.
But Ninja were also very resilient.
This punch, hitting the forehead.
Yūgao Uzuki's brain probably instantly fell into a state of paralysis.
Similarly.
A punch to the hand would numb the hand, a kick to the foot would numb the foot.
Even a skilled Medical Ninja like Sakura in the original story couldn't immediately heal injuries corroded by Nine-Tailed Chakra.
Naruto roughly estimated... Yūgao Uzuki might be unconscious for at least 2 days.
This was indeed a problem.
But it wasn't a big deal.
Snap.
Casually flipping open the Anbu mask.
Yūgao Uzuki's delicate, porcelain doll-like fair face instantly appeared in Naruto's eyes.
Her tightly furrowed brows did not detract from her beauty, but rather made her even more endearing.
Her loose purple long hair spread out on the floor... beneath her.
The allure of the Anbu uniform further added a different kind of charm.
Watching the unconscious Anbu girl, Naruto's breathing... began to grow heavy.
"Yūgao-nee-san is unconscious~, it's all my fault, I hit too hard... So next, I must let her rest well... And then..."
—Begin feeding her milk to ensure nutritional intake. Take good care of her until she wakes up.
Nine-Tailed: "..."
Naruto walked to Yūgao's side and took her right wrist in one hand.
And this time, Naruto didn't go to the basement.
Because the basement was where enemies were interrogated.
Now Yūgao-nee-san had become his friend~.
So, Naruto directly dragged Yūgao Uzuki into his bedroom.
With a casual toss, the immense power of the Nine-Tailed Chakra easily sent Yūgao flying.
The unconscious Anbu girl was immediately thrown onto the large bed.
The clean white sheets reflected the seductive posture of the human form.
And as Naruto drew the curtains, the room was instantly enveloped in shadow.
Rustling sounds soon began to echo.
The shadows rapidly swelled and grew.
As the ferocious shadow emerged from its cage, its dark, blurry form also began to move, gradually approaching... Sizzle~!
The shadows merged, beginning to intertwine with each other... Naruto: "Oh~~~."
Yūgao Uzuki: "..."