Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

"You really won't tell me? Fine, I'll figure something out myself."

………………

The next morning, Naruto got up listlessly to wash up.

He spent half the night trying to find a way to leave the sealed space: concentrate your mind, strengthen your resolve to leave, and you can leave whenever you want.

The methods for entering and leaving are similar.

Concentrate your mind on the seal in your lower abdomen, strengthen your resolve to go in, and you can go in whenever you want.

After yawning and finishing his breakfast, Naruto left home and went to the forest to train.

We had a picnic at noon, then sat on guard outside the village's milk tea shop in the afternoon, and had Ichiraku Ramen for dinner...

Daylight passed quickly, night fell, and the bright moon gradually rose, like a bright lamp hanging high above Konoha Village.

In the bedroom, Naruto lay on the bed asleep, his consciousness entering the sealed space.

Naruto waved and greeted politely, "Good evening, fox. We meet again."

The nine-tailed fox's eyes were closed and its tail was not raised, as if it were asleep.

"During the day, I suddenly realized something: the villagers call me a fox demon because of you."

The Nine-Tailed Fox slowly opened its beastly eyes: "That's right, it's because of me, brat. You can start hating me now."

Humans are all like this anyway, blaming others for their own mistakes; Kurama is used to it.

Naruto asked in surprise, "Why should I hate you? Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. If anyone should hate someone, it should be those who insulted me."

"...An interesting little brat."

Kurama showed some interest in Naruto; this year's Jinchūriki seemed a bit different.

The nine-tailed fox's eyes darted around, and it tempted, "Do you want revenge? I can grant you power so you can take revenge on those who insulted you."

Naruto said, "Thank you, but you don't need my help. I have my own plans."

Instead of being disappointed, Nine-Tails was very interested and said, "So what do you plan to do? My suggestion is that you kill them all, otherwise it won't be enough to vent your anger."

The son of the Fourth Hokage murdered villagers and became a rogue ninja... Just thinking about this plot makes Kurama (the Nine-Tails) incredibly excited.

Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, for how you treated me back then, I will not only take revenge, but also corrupt your children.

Hehehe………

Naruto wasn't fooled. He sighed and said, "You fox, I'm not stupid, so stop giving me bad advice, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Kurama looked down at Naruto for a moment.

His youthful face was full of composure, unlike that of an ordinary five-year-old child, and he was clearly not someone to be fooled.

How boring. It turns out he's just a precocious brat. Nine-Tails felt bored and closed his eyes to go to sleep.

Naruto didn't disturb them, said "Goodnight" and left the sealed space.

Conquering the fox is a long-term task, and Naruto isn't in a hurry; haste makes waste.

Every night before going to sleep, he would go into the sealed space and chat with the Nine-Tails for a few minutes.

But most of the time it's Naruto talking to himself, expressing joy, sadness, liking, dislike...

He says whatever comes to mind, treating the Nine-Tails as a confidant and a place to vent his feelings and relieve stress.

Nine-Tails usually sleeps with its eyes closed; whether it's actually asleep or not is unknown, but it doesn't really pay much attention to people.

But, stick to the adhesive tape!

Even without speaking, Kurama is a very suitable confidante.

Naruto, who lives alone all day without friends and surrounded by malice, appears proud and indifferent on the surface, focusing solely on making money and training to become stronger.

but--

Humans are ultimately social animals, and deep down, Naruto couldn't help but feel a little lonely.

But now that we have the Nine-Tails…

well.

As time went on, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) began to get used to Naruto's arrival. Although his attitude was still not particularly good, he would occasionally chime in with a few words when he was in the mood.

Just now, Naruto complained, "Kyuu, I've always felt I should have a pair of powerful round eyes, but for some reason I never have..."

Nine-Tailed Fox opened its scarlet eyes, bared its teeth, and said fiercely, "That sounds awful, you brat, don't call me Little Nine."

Sigh, finally they spoke.

Naruto was taken aback, and immediately retorted, "If you're not calling me Kyuu, what should I call you? You're not saying your name."

Naruto already knew that the Nine-Tails' name was Kurama.

But he couldn't say it out loud, because saying it wouldn't explain the reason and would only cause him more trouble.

It would be best if Kurama himself told me, because that would mean Kurama approves of him.

However, gaining Kurama's approval at this stage is not easy, at least... it's unlikely at the moment.

Nine-Tailed Fox sneered, "Kid, you're far from knowing my name."

Naruto retorted, "You're acting like... a lady from an ancient noble family, as if you're afraid others will know your given name."

Maid name? !

Kurama was furious, feeling that his dignity as a tailed beast had been severely insulted.

"Roar! Are you looking to die?"

As it stood up, a terrifying aura emanated from the Nine-Tails' body.

Naruto froze, stunned for a moment, before he withstood the pressure and said, "It was just a joke between friends, don't take it seriously."

The nine-tailed fox stared at him silently.

Naruto felt a little uneasy and tentatively asked, "Uh, aren't we friends?"

Nine-Tailed Fox scoffed, "Friends? You mean friends locked in cages?"

Treating each other as equals makes us friends, but keeping someone in a cage... well, that's just being a pet at best.

Naruto understands the道理 (principle/reason), but he can't change anything.

It's not that I'm unwilling, but rather that I'm unable.

He didn't set up the seal, so he doesn't have the ability to break it.

"What am I even expecting...?"

Seeing Naruto leave silently, Kurama couldn't help but laugh at itself, thinking, "To have expectations of humans... I guess I'm still too naive."

He made a decision... From now on, no matter what Naruto says, he won't reply with a single word.

……

the next day.

night.

Nine-Tails awoke from her daze to find the gate empty. The guy who should have been talking to himself at this time of day hadn't shown up yet.

"Now it seems that kid actually has some self-awareness..."

Nine-Tails grew increasingly disappointed, closed its eyelids, and prepared to continue sleeping.

Suddenly, he felt something strange behind him.

Turning my head, I saw a person lying on one of his tails, fast asleep.

"You bastard! How did you get in here?! How dare you come in?!"

Nine-tailed creature bristled and swung its tail.

The air whistled and flowed, and Naruto was thrown into the air before crashing into the door with a loud bang.

"I'm telling you, Xiao Jiu, you've really gone too far..."

Naruto stood up groggily, rubbing the red marks on his face, looking on with a complaining expression.

Kurama (the Nine-Tails) didn't care about how Naruto addressed it. Its massive, sharp claws were held horizontally in front of Naruto, and it said menacingly, "Kid, now that you're in, you're probably ready to die, aren't you?"