Nine-Tails: I Hate the Uchiha Clan

"Really, it's like this, then like this, then..."

It was already midnight. A Luo sat in the middle of the bedroom, with Sasuke on one side and Izuna on the other. One big face and one small face, both with red-rimmed eyes, were glaring at him resentfully.

But he had demonstrated it so many times already. This kind of ninjutsu could not exactly be broken down piece by piece; they had to rely more on their own understanding...

"Sasuke, your little brother—give him a couple of slaps. He's getting worked up!"

Izuna raised his hand, then lowered it when Sasuke glared at him. After telling Sasuke to educate his little brother properly, he went out.

He continued basking in the moonlight on the roof.

It would not really matter if he did not learn a technique like Flying Thunder God, right? That Tobirama Senju fellow might not even be brought back through Impure World Reincarnation...

Tobirama Senju...

Senju Clan...

Damn Senju Clan. He refused to believe it—he had to learn this Flying Thunder God!

"Good thing this ancestor doesn't have a physical body. Otherwise, he might have torn our house apart..."

A Luo raised his head and watched the faint spiritual energy darting around wildly. This ancestor certainly had a good attitude toward learning.

As for whether he could actually learn it, A Luo truly had no idea.

Still, Sasuke should be able to, right? He had spatial talent, so learning Flying Thunder God was probably only a matter of time. It was just a pity that Sasuke did not have many chances to try it now.

As a living person, everything he did was watched by ANBU. His soul could not completely leave his body, and even if he learned it, he would have to wait until there was no ANBU surveillance before he could try it.

But here in Konoha, at least one ANBU was always watching Sasuke, and there might also be long-range crystal balls or certain technological devices capable of detecting chakra fluctuations.

"It's fine. Now that you know how to learn it, you can try again when you get the chance. A Luo, you should go back and rest early too. Your soul keeps leaving your body, and that isn't good for you..."

His fingers ruffled A Luo's hair. Sasuke reached out and hugged his little brother. After holding him for a while, he let go and voluntarily withdrew the half of his spirit body that had emerged back into his body.

Over the past two days, A Luo had not returned, and he had kept wondering why A Luo had not come.

But now that A Luo had returned, he remembered some of Ancestor Izuna's speculations. Even if a soul could come and go freely, if it remained away from the body for too long, the body's growth might gradually diverge from the soul.

"Mm, I'll go check on Naruto Uzumaki once more, then I'll go home. Sasuke, get some good rest. Teacher Orochimaru is already researching some nutritional medicine that won't be too noticeable. In a few days..."

A Luo still had a lot he wanted to say. After saying it all to Sasuke, who was lying under the covers, he waved and ran out the door, taking two laps around the village.

He first checked on Hiruzen Sarutobi. Nothing was happening; he had gone home to dote on his grandson.

Then he checked on Danzo Shimura, who was once again giving brainwashing lessons to the Root members.

After making the rounds, A Luo arrived at Naruto's home and directly brought Naruto into the sealing space.

The Nine-Tails, which had been secretly trying to cultivate, immediately relaxed and pretended to sleep when it sensed A Luo and Naruto's arrival.

"A Luo!"

Naruto had occasionally read that when one met someone they liked and trusted, they should express their joy with an enthusiastic hug.

So the moment he saw A Luo, he spread his arms and hugged him without letting go.

"I've been busy with some things these past few days. How has your cultivation been going?"

A Luo was somewhat stunned by such an enthusiastic hug.

But Naruto's smile was far too bright. Resisting the urge to kick him away, A Luo softly comforted him before grabbing two more clumps of chakra, molding them into chairs, and sitting down with Naruto to chat.

The Nine-Tails, pretending to sleep, was very displeased. But it felt guilty about secretly cultivating, so it could only continue pretending to sleep, keeping its ears perked as it listened to the two brats discuss cultivation.

"Maybe I'm just too stupid, or maybe I still haven't learned it..."

The moment cultivation was mentioned, Naruto wilted.

He had tried hard for many days, but even when he occasionally sensed a trace of energy, he could not absorb it.

"Try it now. Let me see where the problem is."

A Luo glanced at the Nine-Tails. He broke off a corner of the chair he had just made with his fingers and crushed it, turning the orange chakra in his palm into a small clump of spiritual energy.

This sudden "magic trick" left Naruto staring in shock, his gaze shifting back and forth between A Luo and the Nine-Tails.

It was not that he suspected there was some connection between them. Rather, the moment A Luo transformed chakra into spiritual energy, the sleeping Nine-Tails sprang up and bared its teeth, opening its mouth wide at them.

If not for the cage blocking it, the Nine-Tails probably would have preferred to bite down and chew both of them to pieces.

"It's fine, ignore it. It can't get out anyway. It spends all day secretly listening, watching, and learning, yet it still hasn't learned a thing!"

A Luo placed a hand on Naruto's head and rubbed it a few times.

"You little brat, who are you calling a secret learner? I'm learning openly and honestly! If you've got the skill, take him out of here and teach him somewhere I can't hear!"

The Nine-Tails opened its mouth. Having been exposed for secretly learning—and then failing to learn anything—made it extremely angry.

But it had learned, so it absolutely would not admit that it had done so in secret. It was learning openly!

"If you want to learn, then learn. I wasn't planning to hide it from you anyway. But if you're going to learn, then learn properly. After Naruto asks his questions, hurry up and ask whatever you don't understand. I still need to go home and sleep soon!"

A Luo glared at the Nine-Tails. After grumbling at it a few times, he turned back and explained to Naruto once more how to absorb the energy around him.

There was no rush when it came to soul cultivation. He could learn as much as he could.

This time, however, with Naruto certain that the spiritual energy was in A Luo's palm, absorbing it was not difficult.

Just as Naruto successfully absorbed it and happily stood up to give A Luo another hug, A Luo had already turned around with a strange look in his eyes and stared at the Nine-Tails again and again.

"Don't glare at me. What does this have to do with me? My chakra is much stronger than that spiritual energy. If he can't compete with me, that's his problem..."

The Nine-Tails' gaze drifted around. Without even waiting for A Luo to ask, it had already confessed first.

The reason Naruto could sense it but could not absorb it was that the Nine-Tails had snatched it all away.

But given the Nine-Tails' strength, the tiny bit of spiritual energy would be assimilated as soon as it was absorbed, leaving neither of them able to cultivate...

"If you don't let him cultivate, then you won't be able to cultivate either. Your relationship is centered on Naruto. Once he adapts, only then can you cultivate normally."

A Luo shook his head and very seriously explained the order of things to the Nine-Tails.

After being lectured, the Nine-Tails listlessly lay back down, covering its ears with both front paws to show that it did not want to listen.

"Let's go. Go back and cultivate. It's time for me to go home too."

After glancing at the Nine-Tails, A Luo directly took Naruto and left.

After they left, the Nine-Tails lowered its paws and raised its head to look at the huge iron gate.

It wanted to get out, which was why it wanted to cultivate something different.

But now, if Naruto did not cultivate, it could not learn either.

Yet if Naruto successfully cultivated, then it might be restricted from leaving again...

The Uchiha clan really were the most hateful!