You're the Worst Jinchuriki I've Ever Had!

One month later...

Konoha's Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki had miraculously survived.

When the child had first been brought to the hospital, every Medical Ninja who saw Naruto's condition could only shake their heads and wave their hands.

Everyone had been certain the child would not live much longer, yet less than a week later, they discovered that the patient's vital signs had returned to normal.

Then the hospital declared that the child was crippled. With every bone in his body broken like that, he would have to spend the rest of his life in the hospital.

But a week later, the hospital discovered not only that every bone in the child's body had healed, but that there was not even a scar on him.

Konoha Hospital was starting to question its entire existence.

Anyone who did not know better would have thought Konoha had produced some kind of medical miracle in the ninja world.

Once again, everyone's understanding of the child's recovery ability had been overturned.

Konoha Hospital had been established during Tsunade's era, and most of its Medical Ninjas had survived from that time.

They had seen the previous Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki. A few had even witnessed the condition of the first Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, Mito Uzumaki.

If it had been either of the previous two Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, and they had suffered such injuries at Naruto's age...

They could have started preparing the funeral feast right away.

In short, this generation's Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki was utterly absurd.

Inside the Sealing Space—

"Big Fox, when do you think I'll wake up...?"

Naruto lay on the sofa, holding grilled meat snatched from the fox in his left hand and an ice-cold grape soda in his right.

Ever since he had fallen unconscious, his consciousness had entered the Sealing Space.

The moment Kurama saw Naruto, he immediately launched into a tirade.

This brat was genuinely going to piss him to death.

He had no idea what kind of jutsu the brat had been recklessly using!

If Kurama's Chakra had not kept the boy's final breath hanging on, he would have long since gone to the Pure Land to see Kushina Uzumaki.

And Kurama's glorious reputation would have been ruined at this brat's hands.

Whenever he thought of Konoha's Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki smashing himself to death against the village barrier, Kurama felt his Chakra rush straight to his head.

If the other Tailed Beasts found out, they would definitely laugh at him for the rest of his life.

"You're the worst Jinchuriki I've ever seen!"

Naruto turned to look at Big Fox, his face filled with shock.

Why did that sound so much like something my old homeroom teacher used to say...?

You were the worst class of students I've ever taught...

Teacher Kurama's oppressive aura hit him all at once.

"Once you recover, your training will be doubled."

"As my Jinchuriki... you are far too weak!"

"When I was your age, I was much stronger than you."

Kurama lectured his student while chewing on skewers.

After listening, Naruto did not even know how to argue with the guy.

You've got some nerve saying that!

Could a Tailed Beast even be compared to me when it was six years old??

Naruto did not dare say anything about Big Fox's words. He was truly afraid of angering the fox again.

After Naruto finished eating, he realized that his body had recovered quite a bit more.

The reason he possessed such freakish recovery abilities was not only because of the Uzumaki Clan bloodline and Tailed Beast Chakra. It was also inseparable from the Magic Dragon Meat he had eaten since childhood, which could restore both the mind and body.

Moreover, during this past month, Naruto had discovered that even eating inside the Sealing Space helped heal his injuries.

"Big Fox, can't you give me a break?"

"I haven't rested at all since I started training Chakra!"

Naruto thought about it and realized that his life now seemed even harsher than being an office drone in his previous life.

At least in his previous life, he had gotten one or two days off each month...

But Teacher Kurama was different.

There was no rest at all seven days a week, and now that his injuries were almost healed, Kurama was clearly about to increase his training...

He was still just a child!

Couldn't the fox consider a child's mental health?

"Hmph!"

Kurama completely ignored Naruto's protest.

Getting stronger...

The brat had been the one to bring it up first.

Besides...

It was time for the brat to leave.

Kurama stopped eating his skewer, glanced at Naruto, and said in a deep, muffled voice, "Brat, look over there."

Seeing Big Fox point to the left, Naruto instinctively turned his head.

Then Kurama slapped him out of the Sealing Space.

On the hospital bed, Naruto was wrapped up like a mummy. His eyelids fluttered, and he suddenly sat bolt upright.

"Careless!"

Naruto gritted his teeth after waking up, inwardly cursing the fox for being underhanded.

It had actually kicked him out of the Sealing Space while he was not paying attention.

He had originally been looking forward to waking up, but after learning that he would have to train even more afterward, he would honestly rather slack off in the Sealing Space...

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell across Naruto's face. It was not harsh, yet he still found it somewhat blinding.

Naruto raised a hand to shield his eyes slightly, looking out the window through the gaps between his fingers. His heart gradually calmed.

"It's really great to be alive."

He sighed, then noticed the bedside table piled with greeting cards, along with a fruit basket filled with bananas and apples.

After briefly looking through them, he found that most had been written by little Hinata. There were also ones from Kakashi, Shikamaru, Choji, Inuzuka Kiba, Ino...

Hm?

Why is there even one from Sakura?

And I don't remember talking much with the other students in class, either?

Forget it... none of that matters.

Naruto casually picked up an apple from the fruit basket, wiped it on his clothes, and took a loud, crunchy bite.