Beg Me

The instant Naruto entered, Nine-Tails had already awakened.

Hearing the sound, it opened its eyes and glanced at the fierce-looking little brat standing before the iron gate. After a moment's thought, it understood what had happened.

In order to break through the Eight Trigrams Sealing that imprisoned it, it had continuously released Chakra to erode this Sealing Space. Naturally, Naruto, as the Jinchuriki, had also been affected.

Although being nourished by Nine-Tailed Chakra had greatly improved Naruto's physical and spiritual energy, it had also drastically weakened his control over Chakra.

Though this was not an insurmountable problem, Naruto was still only a beginner ninja.

Though Nine-Tails had not deliberately caused the problem, the result left it somewhat satisfied.

That little brat had looked down on its power not long ago. Now he knew the consequences, didn't he?

"Oh, little brat, it wasn't this old man interfering with your ninjutsu training. My Chakra merely leaked naturally from the seal and affected your control over your own Chakra."

Nine-Tails opened its eyes. Rather than baring its fangs to frighten Naruto, it spoke with a half-smile.

Knowing that this Big Fox had not done it on purpose, Naruto's anger subsided somewhat.

"Then rein in your Chakra and stop interfering with my ninjutsu training. Consider it rent for living in my body," Naruto said, making what he considered a reasonable request of the Big Fox before him.

"Brat, do you feel this old man's power now?"

Nine-Tails grinned and refused without hesitation. "Impossible, brat! Hahaha! You dared to look down on this old man. Prepare to become trash who can't use ninjutsu. You can forget about ever becoming a ninja in this lifetime."

After saying that, it waited to see Naruto's furious expression, but it never came.

Slightly disappointed, Nine-Tails curled its lip in boredom.

Then it ignored Naruto, lay back down in its original spot, and closed its eyes to sleep.

Naruto was annoyed by this, but he did not give up.

After all, this concerned his future.

"Hey, Big Fox, let's make a deal. What would it take for you to withdraw your Chakra and stop interfering with me?"

At first, Nine-Tails had no intention of responding to Naruto.

But Naruto did not give up and kept trying to communicate with it.

Finally, irritated by the noise, Nine-Tails opened its eyes impatiently and snarled, "Brat, beg me. Beg me as hard as you can, then offer me your body. Maybe then I'll forgive you."

As a Tailed Beast, aside from breaking the seal and escaping, it had another way to gain freedom.

It could control the Jinchuriki's mind and use the Jinchuriki's body to live freely in the outside world.

Nine-Tails had considered this before, but the Eight Trigrams Sealing was too sturdy, rendering all its plans futile.

But if Naruto, the Jinchuriki, willingly offered up his body, that would be another matter.

Of course, Nine-Tails did not even need to use its tail to know that this little brat would never agree.

Therefore, there was no chance that it would withdraw the Chakra eroding the seal.

"Are you sure? There's no room for negotiation?" Naruto frowned.

"I'm sure. There's nothing to negotiate." Nine-Tails snorted, turned its head away, and closed its eyes, refusing to look at Naruto again.

"You forced me to do this," Naruto said viciously before disappearing.

Nine-Tails did not care. They were merely meaningless threats from a human brat. What could he possibly do to it?

Could this brat possibly have some way of making the noble Lord Nine-Tails submit?

Impossible. Even this brat's father, the Fourth Hokage, could not do it!

With that thought, the Big Fox closed its eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Trapped within the seal, sleep was its best way to pass the time in its boredom.

Meanwhile, Naruto, who had left the Sealing Space, did not dwell on the matter too much.

There were always more solutions than problems. He was only dealing with a stupid fox.

After thinking for a moment, Naruto came up with an idea and temporarily put the matter aside. It was not yet time.

Before that, he could not neglect what needed to be done.

Taking out the book Basic Methods of Physical Training, Naruto began reading.

The contents of the book were roughly divided into three parts.

The first part covered the importance of Taijutsu to a ninja. Whether traveling long distances or evading ninjutsu and an enemy's Kunai, a good body was necessary. A healthy body could also promote the growth of Chakra.

Building upon the first part, the second described various methods for strengthening physical fitness, as well as precautions to take while training the body.

The third part covered several methods of exerting force in Taijutsu, along with ways to use Chakra to enhance Taijutsu.

Before dinner, Naruto read through the entire book.

Then, after night fell, he went out and began putting the book's physical-strengthening training methods into practice.

This training replaced Naruto's previously low-intensity physical education classes. Though it lasted only an hour and a half, it still left Naruto somewhat overwhelmed, and he felt a long-forgotten fatigue when he returned home.

But he did not pay much attention to his exhaustion. After washing up and lying down in bed, he began carrying out his plan.

Then, Nine-Tails in the Sealing Space noticed something very strange.

Its Jinchuriki brat began appearing and disappearing repeatedly. Each time he vanished and reappeared, some new items would be added outside the gate of the Sealing Space.

Naruto had taken these items out of his Learning Space.

After completing study sessions in the Learning Space, he was rewarded with entertainment time. If he did not use it all, he could convert it into learning points and exchange them for items from the list provided by the space.

Over the past year or so, Naruto had accumulated quite a few learning points.

Now, those points had finally come in handy.

After this moving-like process continued for roughly two hours, the entire Sealing Space had been completely transformed.

First, incandescent lamps spread throughout the dark space lit it up. Then, a pump quickly drained the water covering the ground.

All the wastewater was discharged into the outermost areas of the Sealing Space. After that, a dryer was used to dry the floor.

Next, thick plush carpeting was laid across the now-dry ground.

Then, an exquisite set of fabric sofas, along with matching coffee tables, television cabinets, and other furnishings, was arranged. Together with the screens around them, they formed a comfortable little area—a perfect Entertainment Room.

After finishing all that, Naruto turned on the television directly facing Nine-Tails.

He found Investiture of the Gods in the Video Library. Then, the mythological tale set in ancient Huaxia began unfolding before Naruto and Nine-Tails.

Naruto ignored Nine-Tails, curled up comfortably on the sofa, and began watching with rapt attention.