Kurama: This Monster Wants to Eat Me? (Please Keep Reading)

"Is this world's system different from Appetite Energy?" Slime became somewhat interested.

Setsuna explained, "This world's energy system is called chakra. It is refined by mixing physical energy and spiritual energy at a one-to-one ratio..."

"Wait." Slime interrupted him. "By your logic, I don't even have a body. How am I supposed to refine chakra?"

"That's true." Setsuna pondered for a moment. "In this world, there are creatures called Tailed Beasts. Even after losing their bodies, they can still condense chakra. Perhaps it's because they are chakra aggregates themselves, but they do indeed go through the process of condensing chakra."

He did not dare claim that every other Tailed Beast could condense chakra, but the Nine-Tails definitely could. When Naruto Uzumaki fought Sasuke Uchiha in the future, the Nine-Tails had helped Naruto Uzumaki condense chakra.

After thinking for a moment, Setsuna said, "How about this? Tomorrow, I'll invite some friends over for a banquet. One of them has a Tailed Beast named Kurama inside her. Pay attention then and see if you can observe how it condenses chakra."

After saying that, Setsuna added, "You can observe the sealed space inside someone's body without affecting them, right?"

Doubted, Slime was extremely displeased and immediately shouted, "Who do you think I am? I'm the Emperor of the Universe! How could such a trivial matter stump me?"

"That's good." Setsuna nodded.

Only then did Slime ask, "But why do you want me to learn chakra? The power called ki inside you seems to have far greater potential than chakra."

Setsuna sighed. "That brings us to this world's Genjutsu. Ordinary Genjutsu can be broken by disrupting the flow of chakra, but Genjutsu cast through ocular techniques can only be broken when someone else disrupts the flow of chakra within your body."

"I understand. But that is entirely because your soul is too weak. As long as your soul is strong enough, no kind of Genjutsu can control you," Slime judged.

"You're right." Setsuna nodded. However, cultivating ki did not improve the soul all that much. Even Dabura, the King of the Demon Realm, whose strength could rival Super Saiyan 2, could still have his mind controlled by magic.

Although Dabura's inner evil played a part, if the gap between their spiritual powers had not been too great, the mighty King of the Demon Realm would not have been controlled by a mere magician.

Of course, cultivating ki could also cultivate the mind, but it was not particularly suited to that purpose. He could only wait and see whether there would be other universes where the soul could be cultivated.

The next day, Setsuna invited everyone to his home.

Besides his own team, Setsuna also invited Minato Namikaze's team and the team led by Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai.

The main part of Setsuna's home was not large, but the backyard was fairly spacious.

After all, it was located on the outskirts of Konoha, where land was plentiful and people were few.

The main house had to be built with money, so it was not large. But the surrounding yard was another matter. As long as he put up a fence, everything within it counted as his home.

Everyone followed Setsuna into the backyard, immediately growing puzzled. The setting was quite nice, but aside from tables and chairs, they could not see any of the tableware needed for a banquet.

Minato Namikaze did not ask further, merely smiling gently. "How about we help out?"

Just as everyone was about to get to work, Setsuna hurriedly reassured them. "No need to rush. Please wait a moment. I'll bring out the food I prepared soon."

Setsuna returned to the house, while everyone boredly looked around at the surroundings.

Suddenly, an incredibly rich fragrance drifted out from the house.

Obito Uchiha closed his eyes and imagined it, drool streaming from his mouth. "What is that smell? It's so good."

Asuma Sarutobi was stunned. "This aroma is countless times more fragrant than the grand feasts made by my family's chefs."

Everyone present kept looking toward where the aroma was coming from, so tempted by it that they could barely look away.

Fortunately, Setsuna soon emerged carrying a tray piled high with hamburgers. He placed them on the table and smiled. "Everyone, please start eating. I'll go bring out the other dishes."

Kushina exclaimed, "There's more delicious food?"

"Of course." Setsuna brought out curry dishes, Shining Rice Bowl, and dishes made from the meat of the Four Beasts by several high-ranking chefs.

Thanks to the complete isolation of the pocket space inside Titan, not even the tiniest bacteria could enter. There was no need to worry about the food spoiling.

Although reheating it slightly affected the taste, for people who had never eaten such delicacies before, that tiny flaw made no difference at all.

Seeing that everyone insisted on waiting for him to sit down before starting, Setsuna had no choice but to set an example. After taking his seat and picking up a serving of Shining Rice Bowl, he said, "All right, everyone, start eating."

Obito Uchiha cheered and impatiently grabbed the hamburger closest to him. The instant he took a bite, tears streamed down his face. Waving his arms around, he shouted, "This is the taste of happiness!"

Is it really that exaggerated? Those who had not started eating thought so. But after tasting the food, they instantly felt that Obito Uchiha had actually been holding back. Such indescribable deliciousness truly could only be expressed through exaggerated body language.

As Setsuna ate his Shining Rice Bowl, he asked in the space of his consciousness, "How is it? Can you sense the Nine-Tails?"

"Don't worry. I've already seen the little fox you mentioned. Huh..."

"Hm? What is it?"

Slime replied, "The seal you mentioned seems like it's about to be dug through by that little fox."

"Oh? Trying to escape?" Setsuna asked. "Can you teach it a lesson?"

"Not a problem. Normally, I can't leave the Gourmet Cells for too long, but you just happened to feed this woman delicious food. I can absorb some Appetite Energy from her body." Slime let out a sinister laugh.

Within Kushina's sealed space, a huge orange fox was boredly counting its tails, muttering to himself, "Hmph, Kushina has been far too careless lately. She actually dared to come to the edge of Konoha's barrier. As long as she goes a little farther in, I can try to tear apart the seal completely. But I can't be hasty yet. I can't let Kushina notice."

At that moment, a round, adorable black creature that looked like jelly appeared before the prison gate.

Kurama naturally noticed the strange creature. "What is this thing?"

"My name is Slime Leader. I came to study you," Slime Leader said frankly.

"Study me?" Kurama could not help baring his teeth. That word made him feel offended, bringing back some unpleasant memories.

"You're courting death!" One of Kurama's front paws passed through the gaps in the cage and grabbed Slime Leader.

But in the next instant, Kurama was horrified to discover that his front paw had vanished. The black monster smacked its lips, an eerie gleam blooming in its eyes as it looked at him. "You're actually top-tier ingredients. What a pity there isn't a top-tier chef to prepare you."