Master-Servant Symbiotic Life-Generating Technique

At noon the next day

Xiao Yun returned with a huge pile of food, most of it Naruto's favorites—ramen, dumplings, chocolate.

"Come on, Naruto, have something good. Training is grueling, so you need to keep up your nutrition. Look how skinny this kid has gotten."

Xiao Yun wore a fatherly, benevolent smile.

"Master, I... sob, sob..."

Naruto ate as he cried. Since childhood, no one had ever treated him this well or bought him so much food he liked.

"Don't cry, kid. Your master was just like you too, without parents since childhood. I... achoo." Xiao Yun wiped his nose and gave an awkward smile. "What a fine chilly autumn day!"

"I never expected you to be someone with such a hard fate too, Xiao Yun."

Might Guy sighed. The five great ninja nations now ruled the entire world. Though peace was generally maintained, small-scale wars were practically happening every day.

There were simply too many children like Xiao Yun and Naruto, with neither father nor mother.

"Eat slowly, don't choke. Look how hungry this kid is!"

Xiao Yun gently stroked Naruto's hair, the "benevolence" on his face growing even stronger.

"Junior Brother is truly wonderful to Naruto. Naruto, you must remember Xiao Yun's kindness."

Rock Lee said solemnly.

"Yeah. Master not only teaches me skills, but also buys me so much delicious food. I'll remember such immense kindness for the rest of my life."

Tears filled Naruto's eyes as he looked at Xiao Yun with deep emotion.

"It's nothing worth mentioning!"

Xiao Yun's old face reddened. For no reason, he felt intensely ashamed. He had not taught Naruto any cultivation at all. As for treating him well, it was only because he wanted to sign a slavery contract with him and share his Nine-Tails Chakra.

Damn it!

He really was a beast!

But there was nothing he could do. Tsunade owed a mountain of gambling debts. He couldn't just stand by and watch her marry the Raikage's younger brother, that tentacle freak, could he? With the Eight-Tails inside him, that made eleven hands. What woman could stand that many hands?

Sigh.

Having a gambling wife sure brought endless trouble!

Naruto, don't worry. From now on, I'll treat you as my best brother. Your business is my business, your friends are my friends, and your wife is my... uh... my disciple's wife.

Xiao Yun silently made up his mind.

After they finished eating, as usual, Naruto was responsible for cleaning up the dishes. Might Guy and Rock Lee flamboyantly ran off to climb Jier Mountain again today.

Only Naruto and Xiao Yun remained.

"Come on, Naruto, put down the dishes. Leave this kind of menial work to your master. Go and make the most of your time training. If you want to become Hokage, you must fight for every second. Haven't you heard that time is money, my friend?"

Xiao Yun said with immense concern.

"Master, why are you so good to me?"

Naruto's eyes welled with tears again.

"Uh, I told you already. You and I have suffered the same fate. We're both wanderers cast adrift in this world."

Xiao Yun sighed deeply.

Bang!

"Master, from today onward, whoever you tell me to cut down, I'll cut down! I'll climb mountains of blades and plunge into seas of fire. If I, Naruto Uzumaki, so much as furrow my brow, then I'm not human!"

Naruto Uzumaki heavily kowtowed.

"Sigh, Naruto, if I could, I truly would want to stay by your side every day and watch you grow up. But unfortunately... sigh..."

Xiao Yun trailed off.

"What is it? Master, what happened?"

"Sigh, forget it. Even if I told you, you wouldn't be able to help."

Xiao Yun waved his hand, a troubled expression appearing on his face.

"Master, tell me. Even if I can't help you now, once I grow stronger, maybe I'll be able to help you."

"It's like this..."

Xiao Yun began to explain. His wife owed one hundred million in gambling debts outside. If she couldn't repay them, someone would take her away. He had no choice but to fight in underground black-boxing matches to repay the debt. Ordinary matches did not earn much, so he had to challenge opponents above his level to earn more money.

Although he was a genius and highly skilled in both taijutsu and ninjutsu, his Chakra reserves were simply too low. It was difficult for him to challenge opponents above his level!

Maybe one day, he would die in an underground black-boxing arena.

"How can that be?! Master, I think you should just divorce Mistress. I heard the Hyuga Clan is arranging to marry one of their women to you."

Naruto said indignantly.

"Uh, well... a husband and wife share a bond after even one night together. No matter what, she is still my wife. I won't abandon her."

Xiao Yun said solemnly.

"Master truly is loyal and righteous."

Naruto gave him a thumbs-up. After a moment of silence, he added, "To be honest, there's a monster called the Nine-Tails inside me. Its Chakra is ridiculously abundant. Unfortunately, I can't give it to you. Even when I want to use it, it refuses to lend it to me. And even if it did lend it to me, I still couldn't give it to you!"

Naruto Uzumaki looked troubled. He really had no way to help his master with this.

"What? The Nine-Tails is inside you?"

Xiao Yun looked at Naruto in "utter shock."

"Master knows about the Nine-Tails too?"

"I do. How could I not? I never expected the infamous Nine-Tails to be sealed inside you. If that's the case, then you can help me after all, but... sigh... forget it!"

Xiao Yun trailed off again.

"Master, I can help you? How? Tell me!" Naruto grabbed Xiao Yun's sleeve, his gaze urgent.

"Naruto, I know a ninjutsu. As long as a drop of blood from your body merges into mine, you can sign a contract with me. Then I'll be able to share your Chakra. Would you be willing? If..."

Drip.

Before Xiao Yun could finish, Naruto bit his finger open.

"Master, take it!"

Xiao Yun: ...

"Brat, what are you standing around for? Hurry up and merge his blood into your body. From now on, not only can you share his Chakra, you can completely enslave him. What's more, you can also fully share the fruits of his training."

The system's urgent voice rang out.

"Is this really okay?"

Xiao Yun looked at the innocent Naruto and hesitated for a moment. This technique was actually called the Master-Servant Symbiotic Life-Generating Technique. Both parties had to be completely willing before the contract could be formed.

Once it was signed, the master could not only completely share all of the servant's ninjutsu and Chakra, but the servant's life and death would also rest on the master's whim.

Even more outrageous, the master would not need to cultivate at all. As long as the servant cultivated, the master's strength would increase along with it.

In other words, once the contract was signed, Xiao Yun could lie flat from then on. He could simply snack on sunflower seeds and watch Naruto train.

Most importantly, this contract caused a certain degree of harm to the servant's body.

"Brat, don't worry. That harm is controllable. As long as you regularly send him Wood Release Chakra, it won't harm his body at all. Instead, it'll bring him enormous benefits."

The system seemed to have seen through Xiao Yun's concerns.

"Really?"

"If I'm lying, may my father have a son with no Jier."

Xiao Yun: ...

Under Naruto's repeated pleading, Xiao Yun signed the contract "with extreme reluctance."

However, the instant the contract was completed, a violent aura abruptly rose from nowhere. Xiao Yun only felt his consciousness being dragged into another space.

"Where is this?"

Xiao Yun looked around in confusion. He found himself inside a massive sealed chamber. Within it, a gigantic monster was staring fixedly at him. Its blood-red eyes alone were larger than his entire body, and endless bloodthirsty savagery filled the whole space.

Just one glance made cold sweat pour down Xiao Yun's back, and he could not stop himself from trembling.

Fortunately, a massive sealing gate stood between him and it. Otherwise, he would have been scared to death.

"Kid, I'm going to kill you!"

A deafening howl like metal scraping against glass thundered through the space...