A New Day

Naruto awoke from his sleep in the early morning.

He stretched lazily, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

Everything that had happened in the Sealing Space yesterday remained vivid in his mind.

"The Nine-Tails Fox Demon." He murmured softly, a calculating smile spreading across his face.

His first communication with the Nine-Tails had not been pleasant.

The malicious, hot-tempered Nine-Tails constantly tried to influence him.

It even interfered with his control over Chakra.

Naruto wasn't sure he could shake off the Nine-Tails' Chakra interference; perhaps his future Chakra training would be fraught with difficulties.

But at least he had finally figured out his own origins and the reason the villagers despised him.

"It's just a beast, nothing more." Naruto got out of bed and smoothed out his blanket.

He felt his mental state was unusually good.

He began calling out to Aizen in his mind.

"Mr. Aizen."

"What is it?" Aizen's gentle voice echoed in his mind, and Naruto immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Aizen, you're still here."

Hearing Naruto's words, Aizen frowned. His sharp instincts caught that Naruto seemed different today.

There was a hint of relief in his tone.

Naruto's next sentence cleared up the doubt in Aizen's mind.

"Mr. Aizen, last night I saw the Nine-Tails Fox Demon."

Naruto briefly recounted his encounter with the Nine-Tails, and Aizen fell into deep thought.

From the villagers' words, he knew the Nine-Tails Fox Demon possessed the power to destroy Konoha—yet such a formidable existence was still sealed inside Naruto by the village.

It seemed Konoha was not as weak as he had assumed.

A pity he couldn't make direct contact with the Nine-Tails Fox Demon himself.

The ninja world had suddenly become far more interesting.

"Today, continue your training in ninjutsu and Reiatsu control. In a few days, you'll be able to start learning Kido." Having received a lot of information today, Aizen had no intention of lingering on small talk. He ended the topic, ready to sort through his thoughts.

"Kido?! I can finally learn Kido." Naruto's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Kido was similar to ninjutsu—it used specific methods to condense Reiatsu into various forms of attack, defense, or support.

The difference was that ninjutsu required hand seals, while Kido required incantations.

Half a year ago, Naruto had been fortunate enough to witness Aizen using Kido in the Sealing Space.

At that time, he had been captivated by the complex, obscure, yet awe-inspiring chanting spells.

Throughout the year, he had worked hard to practice controlling his Reiatsu, eagerly awaiting the day he could begin Kido training.

That day had finally arrived.

Filled with excitement and anticipation, Naruto quickly prepared himself a hearty breakfast.

A slice of toast, two sunny-side-up eggs, with a drizzle of soy sauce.

It was a simple breakfast he'd found in a cookbook.

After trying it once and finding it tasty and nutritious, he often made the same meal.

Saving time and effort, and delicious too.

Having read many books from the Bleach modern world, Naruto understood the importance of daily nutrition. Even with limited funds, he always found ways to get decent ingredients.

Setting fish traps and hunting—he was skilled at all of it.

After breakfast, Naruto set aside his distractions and continued training the Three Body Technique.

He wanted to verify the suspicion in his heart once more.

He formed hand seals, controlling the flow of Chakra inside his body.

"Clone Technique!"

The moment he executed the Three Body Technique, Naruto keenly sensed the red Nine-Tails Chakra beginning to interfere with his own.

Though this interference was subtle and almost negligible.

But the operation of human Chakra was itself a delicate process; even a slight disturbance could cause the technique to fail.

"Poof." Smoke billowed.

Naruto turned his head. Standing beside him was a fat, sausage-lipped 'Naruto Uzumaki'.

"Poof." Naruto punched his own clone into oblivion with a blank expression, his eyes filled with danger.

"Nine-Tails Fox Demon, well done. You've done very well." He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.

"Hahahaha!! You little brat, acting all tough, hahaha, with me here, don't even think about using a single ninjutsu, hahaha, I'll make you kneel and beg for mercy in the end, and I'll stick out my paw so you can kiss my toes."

The Nine-Tails rolled around laughing in the Sealing Space.

Then he started muttering to himself:

"With me messing with you, you little brat will never become a great ninja."

"I'm waiting for the day you beg for mercy on your knees. Even if you're clever, you're still just a snot-nosed kid." The Nine-Tails snorted coldly and began counting silently.

"I'll count to five. If you come in and apologize within five seconds, I'll forgive you and still offer you the same cooperation terms as before. Five... four... three... two... two... three."

The Nine-Tails started counting in the Sealing Space, but after several minutes, he was still stuck on five seconds.

His face gradually twisted, baring his fangs.

Finally, an enraged roar echoed through the Sealing Space.

"You damn brat, you think this is cool? You'll regret it!! I'll do everything I can to mess with you—you'll never become a ninja!!"

What's it like having an outrageous tenant in your body?

Naruto arrived at the training ground, holding Kyōka Suigetsu expressionlessly as he began practicing Zanjutsu.

With the Nine-Tails' interference, controlling Chakra was tens of millions of times harder than usual.

But if Naruto could still master the perfect Three Body Technique under these harsh conditions, it meant his Chakra control had reached an astonishing level.

Once the Nine-Tails' interference disappeared, the accumulated results of this daily training would erupt like a geyser, and learning other ninjutsu would be twice as effective with half the effort.

Understanding this, Naruto refused to give up training in ninjutsu.

But every time a technique failed, his mind involuntarily conjured the Nine-Tails' ugly face, baring its fangs as if mocking him.

Even though Naruto was very mature, he was still just a child.

It really pissed him off!

With that thought, Naruto's swinging speed and force increased a notch.

He stared intently at a massive boulder before him, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. The next moment, his aura surged.

Kyōka Suigetsu in his hand turned into a flash of cold light as he slashed fiercely.

An invisible blade aura burst from Kyōka Suigetsu, rushing swiftly toward the boulder.

"Boom." Under the impact of the blade aura, the boulder split from the inside out, its interior exploding violently, sending fragments flying in an instant.

Naruto sheathed his sword gracefully, revealing a relieved smile.

"Success."

His Zanjutsu training had finally reached the small goal Aizen had set.

Next up was Kido.

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