Konoha: I, Naruto, will eat the Forest-Forest Fruit!

"Come to think of it, this is our first real meeting, isn't it?"

The sealed space is inside the sewers.

Naruto looked at the tall iron gate in front of him, with a seal as a lock in the very center.

Behind the iron gate was a fox that was many times larger than him.

The fox stared at him in astonishment, its nine tails tucked in.

After a long while, Nine-Tails came to its senses and said with an incredulous expression:

"Kid, how...how did you get in here?"

Naruto smiled. One day, he discovered that he could use his mental power to block Kurama's shared vision and perception.

He basically stopped letting the Nine-Tails see or sense anything.

That's why I slept for a long time at the beginning.

Every day they are stuck in the same sealed space, unable to see what their own Jinchūriki see.

How can you not be bored?

"I won't say anything else, I'll just ask you, do you want to live like a human?"

"Hahaha~"

Kurama scoffed at Naruto's words.

"I don't know where you got the courage to say such absurd things."

"But I can only tell you that even that old man, the Sage of Six Paths, dares not say it, nor dares to think about it."

Naruto smiled faintly, "Just because he can't do it doesn't mean I can't."

"And the Sage of Six Paths?"

"It's just one of the weapons that Kaguya Otsutsuki reproduced asexually."

"What did you say?"

"Of course, it's the Sage of Six Paths, who is omnipotent in your eyes, and his brother."

"Having been in the ninja world for so many years, you must have seen White Zetsu, right?"

Nine-Tails remained silent.

"White Zetsu were created by Kaguya Otsutsuki."

"Do you think I'm weak?"

"That's perfectly normal, because that's just the initial form."

"Perhaps, the final form will be like the Sage of Six Paths. All of these are preparations made by Kaguya Otsutsuki to prepare for the battle against the Otsutsuki clan."

"Too bad, those two idiots were fooled by a toad."

"Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed on the moon, and the Ten-Tails was divided into nine parts. That's right, you are one of them."

You should be well aware of this.

"You don't want to end up as nourishment for the Ten-Tails, do you?"

"Shut up, brat!" Nine-Tailed Fox roared.

Naruto picked at his ear and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Could you please stop yelling for no reason?"

"If you were that powerful, you would have broken through the seal."

"It has Wood Release, which you fear most, and..."

As he spoke, Naruto's eyes transformed into Sharingan.

"You...you?!"

Nine-Tails was so shocked that he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"So, you think what I just said was a lie?"

"Furthermore, if Kaguya Otsutsuki can create White Zetsu, so can I. In fact, I would create them even better."

Naruto already had a plan in mind.

After the Mori-Mori Fruit has been developed to a certain extent.

They can directly absorb nutrients from trees, which is pure natural power, and possess energy similar to that of White Zetsu.

Then inject it into the specially made wooden clone that it separated.

Once you have a physical body, you only need to inject your mental energy and let that mental energy guide the specially made wooden clone to complete another form of resurrection.

Since this world has spiritual power, can the soul be categorized under spiritual power?

We don't know yet, but Naruto thinks this path is feasible.

"Kid, I admit, you've surprised me time and time again."

"You're special... so, kid, tell me, what mischief are you up to?"

After Kurama calmed down, it glared at Naruto and asked somewhat unwillingly.

"What is bad water? It's nothing more than something that benefits both of us."

"What I need to do is very simple."

"You know Ashura and Indra, the two sons of the Sage of Six Paths, right?"

Nine-Tails nodded; his mental fortitude had improved considerably.

"The battle between these two has always continued. After their first life, they were reincarnated and continued to fight. The previous generation was Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and I am the Indra of this generation."

The Nine-Tailed Fox is already numb.

It felt as if it had lived as a fox for thousands of years.

"By combining their powers, they can create all things in the universe and gain the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths."

"But the Rinnegan could only be awakened when Madara Uchiha was old and near death."

"If you open it normally at this time, and then obtain the power of both, and with the help of the Six Paths Sage's chakra guarding the Pure Land, you will be able to awaken the Rinnegan ahead of time."

"What exactly happened?"

Naruto sighed; it seemed he still had to tell a story.

Then, he revealed the entire bromance between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.

Finally, Kurama closed its eyes, processing the massive amount of information.

Then, with a hint of dissatisfaction, he said:

"You've said so much, and while it sounds very credible, there's no evidence to back it up."

"I can't possibly trust you that easily!"

Naruto knew from its expression that it was being arrogant again.

It doesn't matter, there's still a long way to go.

"In that case, let's talk about it another day."

"Think about it carefully during this time. Also, you've done well these past few years, at least you haven't interfered with my chakra. That's all for now, I've exhausted too much mental energy, it's time for me to go."

"It's all because you're a stinky fox, all talk and no action. I had to get in by myself."

"Hmph." The Nine-Tailed Fox closed its eyes, neither refuting nor getting angry, wagging its tail as if it were none of its business.

After Naruto's figure slowly disappeared.

Kurama opened its eyes and looked at the spot where Naruto had been standing.

The fox's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Damn it!"

"They keep calling him 'kid,' but they forgot... in human terms, he's only about six years old!"

"What you say makes a lot of sense. Besides, I'm not stupid. Do you think I can't tell what's real and what's fake?"

"But... Naruto, I've lived for thousands of years, what kind of people haven't I seen... I can't believe, and I dare not gamble, that your eyes will eventually become... no, even more powerful than Madara Uchiha's eyes."

"I have no confidence!"

Nine-Tailed Fox let out a long sigh.

"Fine, even if it's a lie, at least... I won't be controlled by those damned eyes anymore."

On the other side, Naruto's mental energy was almost depleted.

After exiting the sealed space, he returned to his body.

The moment I opened my eyes, I felt a little tired.

"The practice of meditation must continue."

"Actively going in does consume a lot of mental energy."

Suddenly, he felt that the chakra within his body seemed to become more active.

Once under control, that faint resistance completely disappeared.

"Hehe, what a proud and arrogant fox."

Naruto did not block out Kurama's words.

"The amount of chakra has increased by at least four chakras, so there is no need to expend it on sealing power anymore."

Naruto then fell into a deep sleep.

Meditation and spiritual practice can be supplemented by sleep; the two are not mutually exclusive.

In the early morning, after saying goodbye to Tiantian, I entered the classroom.

Looking at the group of kids, Naruto knew it was time for him to make his escape.

The ninjas monitoring him no longer dared to come openly.

He has plenty of time to cultivate other things.

Realizing this, Naruto sat back down.

"At noon, with these powerful ninja children acting as cover, the ninja bear didn't dare to be too brazen and used a live-streaming device to spy on them."

"Let's choose lunchtime then."

"From now on, I'll have my wood clones go to school in my place. With the children of powerful ninja clans providing cover, I don't need to worry about being discovered."

"I'll come back at noon to cook for myself and replenish the chakra of my wood clone... The wood clone isn't yet capable of absorbing nutrients from the food in its stomach... So, to prevent the ninja bear from being tempted to check on it using the live-streaming device, I have to come back in person."

Today's lesson is on theory, and Iruka is somewhat knowledgeable in this area.

Their eyes met.

Naruto could still sense the disgust, hatred, and inner turmoil that remained in his eyes.

But he's not Naruto from the original story, so he doesn't need Iruka.

Moreover, even without Iruka, there is still Erluka.

Iruka was able to accept Naruto and acknowledge him.

It's just that Ninja Bear has been trying to brainwash people with the Will of Fire.

In the original work, Iruka only truly acknowledged Naruto's talent when Naruto graduated, which is the first episode of the anime.

During this period, Renxiong did a lot of ideological work.

Shaking his head, Naruto simply lay down on the table and pretended to sleep.

Continue secretly practicing chakra nature transformation, and then meditate.

Waiting for noon to arrive.

It's time to put the training for the Rasengan on the agenda.