I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

Before even arriving, the Third Hokage could smell the aroma of food and thought to himself that he was not late.

Naruto makes delicious food, and eating together helps to foster relationships, making the Jinchuriki feel the warmth of family. This is also part of the Hokage's job.

"Naruto, I've come to see you."

The Third Hokage opened the door and saw Naruto standing on a stool cooking.

Naruto also noticed the Third Hokage and was somewhat surprised, but still put on a smile: "Grandpa Hokage, you've come. Would you like to have dinner at my house this time? I have quite a lot of ingredients."

"How could I possibly accept this?" The Third Hokage looked embarrassed.

"You're really shameless..." Naruto thought to himself, secretly adding some brightly colored mushrooms to the side dishes and stirring them in the pot.

Ten minutes later, Naruto had prepared lunch: grilled fish, steamed egg custard, and mushroom soup.

After serving the food, the Third Hokage couldn't wait to start eating. He didn't miss a single dish: grilled fish, steamed egg custard, and mushroom soup, as if he had never eaten before.

After eating until he was half full, the Third Hokage suddenly felt unwell and began to feel dizzy.

"Could it be that someone has set up an illusion trap in the room?" The Third Hokage became alert, then noticed a few bright colors in the mushroom soup and instantly understood everything.

"Naruto, are you feeling a little dizzy? And that mushroom of yours doesn't look right, does it?"

Naruto glanced at the Third Hokage, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Yes, maybe the mushrooms weren't cooked properly, or maybe we ate poisonous mushrooms. But it's okay, the stomachache will be fine in a few hours. I'm used to it."

"How can you get used to this? Can't you tell the difference?"

Naruto said in a serious tone, "Why did you ask that, Grandpa Hokage? This is just how to identify poisonous mushrooms. I've always used this method to tell if a mushroom is poisonous or not. I just had bad luck today."

The Third Hokage was speechless for a moment, but his stomach was churning violently.

For the next two hours, the Third Hokage and Naruto took turns running into the toilet.

It wasn't until their faces turned pale that the two of them recovered, looking at the pot of mushroom soup with lingering fear.

Naruto tentatively asked, "Grandpa Hokage, shall we eat some more? This mushroom soup is really delicious."

The Third Hokage shook his head, using the Healing Palm Technique to heal himself as he said, "Naruto, I'll give you a complete guide to wild plants from now on. Don't eat random things anymore; it's too dangerous."

"You were lucky before, you didn't encounter any highly poisonous plants, but you can't always rely on luck."

Naruto nodded, then seemed to remember something and said, "Could the Hokage give me some books about ninjas? After I become a ninja, I won't have to worry about getting a stomachache anymore."

The Third Hokage glanced at the mushroom soup, then at Naruto, and said, "Okay, but don't tell anyone else about my stomach upset."

The Jinchuriki will definitely become a ninja in the future. It's good for him to get in touch with things related to training early on. In addition, training can also wear down Naruto's energy and prevent him from running around in the wild.

I almost got poisoned by the mushroom soup just now.

If the other four Kage found out that he had been poisoned by a kid who wasn't even a genin, he would probably ruin his reputation in his later years.

Chapter 9 Ninja Training and the Three-Body Technique

The more excited you are when you arrive, the more miserable you are when you leave.

After being seen off by Naruto, the Third Hokage walked alone in the alley, his shadow stretching long under the streetlights until it disappeared at the end of the road.

Inside the room, Naruto was busy clearing away the dishes. Thinking of the Third Hokage's ugly expression, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Big fox, tell me, wouldn't you say I fought the Hokage and managed to escape unscathed?"

"It seems our strengths aren't that far apart."

Kurama remained expressionless, somewhat speechless at Naruto's behavior of killing eight hundred enemies while suffering a thousand casualties himself.

However, seeing Naruto's happy smile, Kurama felt an indescribable sense of relief, and its eyes softened considerably.

Unlike the previous two Jinchuriki, Naruto is willing to open his heart to himself.

The next morning.

Naruto had just returned home from his morning exercise when he found a cardboard box outside his door.

Naruto hugged the cardboard box and looked around. He was quite satisfied with the Anbu's delivery service; at least they didn't use violence during transport and delivered the items to his door.

Opening the box, you'll find books related to ninja training, a selection of Naruto episodes.

The book covers titles such as "How to Properly Extract Chakra," "Key Points of Taijutsu Training," and "The Cultivation and Insights of the Three Body Techniques," covering all aspects of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

Naruto looked excited upon seeing the books.

Having transmigrated from his mother's womb, he can finally access extraordinary powers and fulfill his dream of scaling walls and leaping across rooftops.

Naruto picked up the book that taught how to refine chakra and sat on the sofa to read it carefully. Although some sentences were a bit obscure, he tried his best to understand their meaning.

Combining his memories from his past life, Naruto roughly figured out what chakra really was.

Chakra is the embodiment of spiritual and physical energy. By mixing the two in a one-to-one ratio, one can obtain the cornerstone of the ninja power system, a high-level energy called chakra.

However, integrating mental and physical energy is not an easy task.

Beginners often need more than half a month to refine chakra, while mediocre people may never be able to refine chakra in their entire lives and thus cannot become a true ninja.

Naruto extracted chakra in just a few hours.

It was a warm current flowing through my body, which felt very comfortable as it circulated through my meridians, and I could activate it through my consciousness.

Trying to channel chakra into his arm, Naruto bent down, grabbed the sofa leg, and with a gentle lift, the sofa, weighing over a hundred pounds, was raised above his head.

But his chakra was quickly depleted, and unable to maintain his power, Naruto was pinned to the ground by the sofa.

Naruto emerged from under the sofa, looking somewhat embarrassed, while also realizing that chakra training was not simple and involved various risks.

In his next few attempts, Naruto became more cautious.

However, the act of moving the furniture still attracted the attention of the downstairs neighbors, who immediately started cursing and yelling at whoever was so rude.

Soon, after the initial excitement subsided, Naruto ran to the sealed space to brag about it to Kurama.

Kurama raised its eyelids slightly, looking listless, as if to say: I know you've refined chakra, but in this village, there are thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people who have refined chakra. It's not a big deal.

How about I throw you a few tables to celebrate?

As for Naruto's first attempt at refining chakra, he refined an amount comparable to a genin, while Kurama (the Nine-Tails) simply ignored it.

In the face of tailed beasts, there is no difference in the amount of chakra among genin, chunin, and jonin.

Naruto understood Kurama's gaze and, realizing the situation was uninteresting, left the sealed space. Although his chakra was not as strong as Kurama's, it was still at the level of chakra tonura, at least equivalent to four katakana.

Refining chakra consumes a lot of physical strength, and Naruto, who was starving, began to prepare lunch.

After lunch, Naruto took a walk around the room while picking up the remaining books on the subject.

Having experienced the amplification of strength and speed by chakra, it's time to try out ninjutsu. Compared to the powerful and sweeping style of warriors, Naruto still firmly believes that the sorcerer is the true embodiment of romance.

Unfortunately, the only ninjutsu the Third Hokage sent was the most basic Three Body Technique.

However, although the Three Body Techniques are basic, they are the most useful ninjutsu. The Shadow Clone Technique can confuse the enemy, the Transformation Technique can be used for espionage and intelligence gathering, and the Substitution Technique... has no presence.

In short, Naruto had longed for these three basic but useful ninjutsu for a long time.

The hand seals for the Three Body Technique are very simple; Naruto memorized them at a glance. However, hand seals are only an aid; the most important thing is how to mobilize the chakra within the body.

Having understood the underlying principles, Naruto began forming hand seals.

With a bang, as the smoke dissipated, a twisted clone appeared beside him, foaming at the mouth.

The clone technique failed, and the reason for the failure was simple. He was interfered with during the execution of the ninjutsu by the Nine-Tails' overflowing chakra.

After realizing this, Naruto ran to the sealed space and saw the Nine-Tails looking lazy.

Before Naruto could speak, Kurama mocked, "Kid, I know why you're here. You can't even master such a simple ninjutsu. You should give up on becoming a ninja. The path of the ninja is not for you."

Naruto glanced at Kurama and sneered:

"Don't think I don't know you're up to something. My hand seals and chakra flow are all fine. The only reason the Shadow Clone Technique failed is because your chakra interfered with it."

"You mean those chakras? I didn't intentionally target you. It was your own inability to resist the interference of external chakra that caused the ninjutsu to fail. However, if you are willing to ask me for help and call me 'Grandpa' from now on, I can consider helping you out."

As it spoke, Kurama proudly raised its fox head, seemingly already seeing Naruto's pleading expression.

Naruto took a deep look at Kurama, then left the sealed space and began to think about a solution.

Judging from the current situation, it is difficult for him to get rid of the influence of the Nine-Tails' chakra, but he is unwilling to submit to the Nine-Tails.

Only by precisely controlling every bit of chakra power can one completely escape the influence of chakra.

But that one was really too troublesome, requiring diligent practice, and I hadn't mastered the method myself.

Moreover, the Nine-Tails doesn't ask for much. All you need to do is call it "Grandpa Nine-Tails," become its underling, and act respectfully in general to gain its favor.

In the future, with the help of the Nine-Tails' power, activating Kurama Mode and advancing to Kage level is not an unattainable dream.

Nine-Tails probably thinks the same way.

Unfortunately, he has a cheat code, and not long ago he also obtained the 'Gentle Fist Training Insights', which, judging from the name, involves chakra control, which is exactly the ability he needs right now.

Thinking of this, Naruto immediately received the 'Gentle Fist Training Guide', and a memory about Gentle Fist training was instantly added to his mind.

After digesting this memory of cultivation.

Naruto has gained a new understanding of how to precisely control chakra and how to use taijutsu to kill enemies, but he still needs a lot of practice to fully master this training memory.

However, the most urgent task is to prepare dinner; only after filling one's stomach can one have the energy to think about other things.

With fewer people freeloading, Naruto ate his fill.

Meanwhile, because of a day of training, Naruto's appetite increased significantly. His food reserves, which were originally enough for fifteen days, were exhausted in ten days, plunging him into a food shortage.

At that time, we'll have to outwit and outmaneuver unscrupulous merchants again.

The Third Hokage is really stingy; the living expenses he gives are not enough. He only gives me one month's allowance each month. If I were a certain God King, the Third Hokage would probably be courting death by now!

Lost in thought, Naruto felt tired, lay on the bed, looked at the moon, and fell asleep.

Chapter 10 Harmonious Coexistence Between Humans and Foxes

With the goal of controlling chakra, Naruto's daily routine became extremely regular.

After getting up promptly at four in the morning, Naruto started running around Konoha, and then, amidst the strange looks from the villagers, he returned home to cook.

In the morning, Naruto chose to read and study, gaining a deeper understanding of the ninja world.

Around 11 a.m. is lunchtime. Naruto spends half an hour cooking, and after lunch, he takes a half-hour nap before starting to refine his chakra and train in ninjutsu and taijutsu.

This process will continue until 5 p.m., when Naruto, drenched in sweat, will go home to rest.