Don't Touch My Tail Casually!

"First, I must open up an exclusive Tailed Beast space."

After all, the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha had only occurred a few hours ago, and the village higher-ups were likely already suspicious of the Uchiha clan. If another Nine-Tails were to appear within the clan grounds, it would be nothing but trouble.

Suppressing the eagerness in his heart, Sasuke connected his spirit to the Soul Space and then focused his intent.

Following that, he saw that within the Soul Space, in addition to cells No. 1 through 10, a new space marked with the character "Pet" had appeared out of thin air.

That was simple enough.

I just love this kind of straightforward system!

Silently giving the Soul Space a thumbs-up, Sasuke's consciousness entered the new space.

It still needs some remodeling. Looking at the desolate space, he focused his intent once more.

Immediately, the space began to expand continuously; green mountains, lush forests, rivers, lakes, flowers, and greenery appeared one after another.

Before long.

Looking at this space of rolling hills, verdant greenery, and swirling mists, which resembled a paradise on earth, Sasuke nodded in satisfaction.

"Extract Yin Nine-Tails!"

"Ding!"

"Extraction successful!"

As the prompt sounded, Sasuke looked up with an expectant expression.

A long moment passed.

??? Where is my massive Nine-Tails??

Sasuke looked left and right, but still could not find any sign of the Nine-Tails.

Just then.

"Master Sasuke, look here, here, I'm right here!"

Hearing this delicate voice tinged with a hint of dissatisfaction, Sasuke looked down in astonishment.

He saw a cute, snow-white little Nine-Tails, with pink fluff on her ears and the tips of her nine tails, sitting right at his feet...

??? That's not right!!

Are you sure there wasn't a mistake?

The color is wrong, and the size has shrunk—fine!

But why is it a girl's voice?

"What's wrong, Master?"

Noticing that Sasuke's expression seemed slightly off, the little Nine-Tails first followed his gaze to look at herself, then realized something and looked up: "Does Master not like it?"

"No, of course not!" Sasuke hurriedly waved his hands, then said: "It's just..."

As he spoke, he half-knelt on the ground, stretched out his hand to gesture at the little Nine-Tails' size, and then looked up to gesture a massive circle in the empty air: "Isn't the Nine-Tails supposed to be this big?"

"Oh~" The little Nine-Tails said with an 'I understand' look: "So Master likes them big~"

Once she finished speaking, her body expanded, and in an instant, she had grown to several dozen meters tall.

So she can grow bigger... Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief.

Rubbing his chin with his right hand, he looked up and down at the Nine-Tails, whose every movement and expression carried an air of nobility, nodding from time to time.

Elegant, simply too elegant!

Compared to the original wild, untamed, and rough-looking Nine-Tails, the one before him—snow-white, with pink fluff and a refined aesthetic—was truly far more elegant!

Noticing Sasuke's satisfied expression, the Nine-Tails beamed with joy, affectionately lowered her head, and reached out to lick him.

However, she didn't seem to gauge her strength well; she covered Sasuke in saliva and even knocked him over a few times.

"Ugh~"

Seeing this, the Nine-Tails wore a look of having done something wrong, timidly crouching on the spot, at a loss.

"It's fine, it's fine." Sasuke climbed up, wiped the saliva off his face, and said: "Alright, you can change back now."

??? Didn't he say he liked them big?

The Nine-Tails tilted her head in confusion, her face full of question marks.

"Ahem~" Sasuke coughed lightly and explained: "I was just surprised you were so small earlier. As long as I know you can grow big, that's enough. Change back."

Although she didn't quite understand, the Nine-Tails obediently shrank her body, returning to her original size.

Seeing this, Sasuke stepped forward and picked her up.

Hmm, that's good; since her size had shrunk, her weight had also become lighter.

Otherwise, if he couldn't lift her, that would be embarrassing.

Thinking this to himself, he first smoothed out the silky, smooth fur on the Nine-Tails' body, then gently stroked her chin.

He saw the Nine-Tails narrow her eyes, lift her chin slightly, and subconsciously wag her nine tails from side to side, looking completely relaxed and content.

How adorable!

In his past life, Sasuke had often thought about keeping a pet, perhaps a cat or a dog, though that idea had always remained just a thought.

He never expected that in this life, he would skip straight to the top and end up raising the Nine-Tails—and even get to pet her!

He had to admit, this sense of accomplishment was something no cat or dog could ever compare to.

Watching her tails sway rhythmically, Sasuke instinctively reached out to grab one.

Immediately, the Nine-Tails' eyes widened, her look of contentment turning into shame and anger. With a violent struggle, her nine tails fanned out and slapped against Sasuke's right hand with a sharp "smack." She landed on the ground and snapped indignantly, "Don't go around touching people's tails, you bastard master!"

"Uh..." Sasuke looked at the Nine-Tails, whose fur was standing on end and who was baring her teeth, then looked at his own right hand.

Remembering that an animal's tail was indeed off-limits, he could only say awkwardly, "Sorry, sorry, it won't happen again."

"Hmph!" The Nine-Tails snorted coldly. "I'll let it slide this time!"

As she spoke, she pushed off the ground toward him. Sasuke immediately opened his arms to catch her, and then, seeing the Nine-Tails lift her head, she said, "Continue!"

Continue...?

Continue what?

Continue touching her tail?... Sasuke instinctively reached his right hand toward her tail, only for a "smack" to ring out as his hand was swatted away again. The Nine-Tails' eyes widened, and she scolded him with a fierce, milky-voiced glare, "I didn't tell you to touch my tail, you bastard master!"

So it wasn't the tail... Sasuke awkwardly withdrew his hand and instead began to gently stroke her fur. The Nine-Tails narrowed her eyes once more, her face full of comfort.

"Right!" After petting her for a while, Sasuke remembered something and looked excitedly at the Nine-Tails in his arms. "Little Nine-Tails, calling you Nine-Tails or Kurama doesn't seem quite right. How about I give you a name?"

"A name?" The Nine-Tails, who had been enjoying herself, was stunned for a moment. The image of the original Nine-Tails flashed through her mind, and she shivered, thinking, I don't want a name like that rough beast. She then looked at Sasuke and nodded with anticipation. "Mm, okay!"

"What name would be good?..." Having received her consent, Sasuke frowned slightly in thought. Then, noticing her swaying tails, a spark of inspiration struck him. "How about Little Nine?"

??? Little Nine?

Stare! The Nine-Tails stared blankly and unblinkingly at Sasuke.

Judging by her expression, it was clear she was dissatisfied with the name. Sasuke had to scratch his head awkwardly. "Ha, just kidding, just kidding! I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere!"

Stare!

You didn't look like you were kidding at all just now... the Nine-Tails muttered to herself.

"Let me think again, let me think." Sasuke went back into deep thought, then his eyes lit up. "How about Setsuna?"

Setsuna?

At least it wasn't something like Little Nine (dog)...

The Nine-Tails breathed a sigh of relief. She chewed on the name 'Setsuna' and found it surprisingly pleasant. The 'Setsu' (snow) also fit her fur, which was as white as snow. She nodded heavily in agreement. "Mm!"