Does It Look Good?

"Now there's one more thing that no one else knows, so let's keep it a secret from everyone," Naruto said.

Ino reacted strongly; her palms were warm and soft.

She let him lead her, and in a daze, he led her home, as if they had gone out for a long walk and returned.

The door was flung open with a bang. Without waiting for the light to turn on, Ino flushed, flung her arms away and rushed into the bathroom.

"Are you alright?" Naruto knocked on the bathroom door from outside.

"Fine!"

The living room lights were off. Naruto lay on the sofa, thinking that it would be a while before Ino came out, so he simply closed his eyes and let his consciousness sink into the Sealing Space.

Tick-tock.

Tick-tock.

Naruto suddenly opened his eyes, and the Nine-Tails' mountain-like form appeared before him. The DVD player was empty, but the Nine-Tails wasn't lying there dozing off; instead, it was staring intently at him.

It was as if Nine-Tails) had known Naruto was coming all along, its face showing wariness and apprehension.

"What have you done now? You smell disgusting."

"Really?" Naruto sniffed himself, then looked up at Nine-Tails. "Spiritual consciousness can have a scent?"

"Of course there will be." Nine-Tails spoke in a tone that sounded like he was lecturing a junior. "You've been tainted by other scents, like curses or something. Anyway, kid, stay away from me."

He thought about it carefully and concluded that the curse from the Nine-Tails could only be the Evil God's Hound given to him by the system. Since the Nine-Tails, even in its sealed state, could sense it, it was highly likely that the system could contain the Nine-Tails.

In fact, he would rather take Danzo in and get a dog with the Sharingan that possesses Izanagi.

However, Danzo's current fighting power is truly outrageous. It takes a thousand days of sharpening one's sword to seal a single bridge. Without the necessary skills, it's best not to touch Danzo yet; ultimately, we still need to resolve the issue of where to place the Nine-Tails first.

"Kurama, are you scared?" Naruto suddenly laughed, his tone extremely disdainful.

"How could I be afraid? I just don't want to get too close to you."

"I see, then I'm truly sorry." Naruto said this, but his smile only grew wider. "Kurama, how about we have a proper talk?"

He realized that his moral standards were getting lower and lower, and he was even deceiving foxes.

"What's there to talk about with a human brat like you!" Nine-Tails scoffed, its massive fox head hovering over the red fence, its gaze particularly fierce.

"Get out of here, you cursed brat, stay away from me."

"You're making me sad by talking like that. Don't you have any feelings for us at all?"

"What past relationship do we have? Can you speak like a human being, instead of a..." The Nine-Tails couldn't make facial expressions, but surprisingly, Naruto saw contempt in its eyes.

"To be honest, Kurama, I'm the one who cares about you the most." Naruto moved closer. "The humans outside all want to seize your power. They either seal you away or want to use you as a tribute."

"I'm different. Not only did I never think of using you, but I also think about giving you your freedom all the time. If you're not good enough, go out and ask around. You won't find Jinchuriki as good as me in the entire Shinobi World."

Nine-Tails shifted its gaze, staring at Naruto with a suspicious look, but remained silent.

"Do you know what kind of life Shukaku of the Sand lived? He spent his days in jail chatting with an old man, and later he was sealed into the body of a nobody, where he was suppressed all the time."

Naruto tried to persuade Kurama with his emotions and reason, attempting to make Nine-Tails realize the difference in quality of life among the Tailed Beast.

"Look at you, you watch DVDs all day and eat whatever you want. Isn't that enough for you? These are things I work myself to the bone outside and can't afford to eat or buy."

"I don't even earn enough to live on my own, yet I'm desperately trying to save money to buy you toys and food. I already owe 30 million taels of silver in debt, and I'm constantly on the run, afraid of being killed by debt collectors."

As he spoke, Naruto covered his face in pain. If he hadn't been unable to cry, he would have shed tears in the Sealing Space.

Nine-Tails finds him annoying, and after listening to Naruto's long explanation, his head is about to explode.

"Is everything you're saying true?"

"Of course it's true! I, Naruto Uzumaki, never lie."

"Well, considering you've been making offerings to me, I'll believe you this once," Nine-Tails- Tailed Fox said hesitantly. "But don't get cocky, this is what you should do."

"As Jinchuriki, I am guilty. It is all my fault that Kurama has suffered. I repent every day. I often wake up in a fright from my dreams. The indescribable guilt makes me want to atone with my death."

"Ah, no, there's no need to feel so guilty." Nine-Tails didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Absolutely! I want to work three more jobs for Lord Kurama, even if it means working myself to death."

Naruto's acting became increasingly smooth. He recalled all the sad things he could think of in his past life, forced out a few tears, and collapsed to the ground.

"I don't care if I have to be a beast of burden, since I was born into a miserable life. If worshipping the Kurama can give my life some meaning."

"I'd be willing to do even the smallest thing."

Kurama wavered a bit. Looking at Sun Ze who had collapsed in the Sealing Space, and thinking about how he had killed both of Sun Ze's parents, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

"Young man, get up before you speak. Don't act like an old man."

"Huh?" Naruto suddenly realized that his consciousness was gradually fading away, as if he was about to exit the Sealing Space.

"How did he fall asleep on the sofa again? It's really a headache."

"The living room lights aren't on either. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold sleeping here?"

Naruto suddenly opened his eyes and happened to meet Ino's gaze as she bent over, wrapped in a bath towel. Her wet hair hung down, and a drop of water fell onto her cheek.

"Ah!" Even though Ino had one hand wrapped in a bath towel, she was still startled.

The living room was completely dark, with only the orange light emanating from the bathroom providing any visibility. Naruto woke up on the sofa and could only see Ino bathed in Ino that was as bright as silk threads.

Her skin was flushed and hot from the bath, its color resembling that of a vibrant flower. Ino suddenly felt like she had nowhere to hide; her expression was one of anger, but she didn't utter a word of rebuke.

"Is it pretty?" Ino asked.

"Cough cough cough!!" He was choked and bent over coughing incessantly. He left with a "I'll get you some clothes" and rushed into the room.

After saying that, Ino's face flushed red, and she began to regret it.

But my mother said that if I didn't say those things at a time like this, I wouldn't be able to touch a man's heart at all, and I'd probably lose completely. But no matter what, it was still...

How embarrassing.

Although she received that unexpected and surprisingly cute reaction from that jerk, Ino stood beside the sofa, her eyes lowered, trying her best to suppress her laughter.

I can only revise it chapter by chapter now. The pace is too fast, I need to tone it down. I still have 30,000 words in my drafts, and I'll try to finish revising them before midnight tonight.

Swear to QD, reject lewdness, starting with you and him.