I, Vortex Chang Wei, Possess Innate Divine Power

Although Kurama was asking about the Space Gate, his eyes never left the grilled meat, not moving in the slightest.

Naruto looked suspiciously at the grilled meat, then at the Big Fox. Once he realized what was going on, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Heh!

I knew no Big Orange could resist the temptation of grilled meat!

Just look at the Big Fox. His eyes were practically glowing green.

And the drool in his mouth was about to drip onto the ground.

Forget about that Space Gate already.

To preserve a little of the fox's dignity, Naruto did not point it out directly.

He lowered his head and continued turning the meat, adding seasonings now and then.

Sizzle—

The meat crackled continuously over the charcoal fire. Its aroma seemed to turn into a hand that tugged at Kurama's heartstrings.

Kurama swore that he had never smelled such a fox-enticing fragrance.

If not for the cage in front of him, he would have rushed over to that brat and swallowed the piece of grilled meat in one bite.

Kurama stared fixedly at the grilled meat, his throat bobbing nonstop.

"That's my Innate Divine Power."

As he spoke, an image of 'Chang Wei Beats Lai Fu' instantly appeared in Naruto's mind.

He just did not know when he, Vortex Chang Wei, would get to bully Jiu Lai Fu.

"Hey, Big Fox."

"Do you know how to get stronger quickly?"

As Naruto spoke, he continued making the grilled meat smell even more delicious.

At that moment, his words sounded like a demon's whisper in Kurama's ears.

Tell him... tell him quickly...

Then you'll get to taste that grilled meat.

Kurama shook his head. Then, with a quick turn of thought, a plan came to him.

He was no fool. If he told this brat the method today, he would only get to eat it once.

What he wanted was not one full meal, but to be full every meal!

Over the years, he had also watched the brat train outside.

Those strange exercises were only said to strengthen the body. What did they have to do with becoming stronger?

Clearly, Konoha had provided the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki with no guidance whatsoever in cultivation.

After thinking it through, Kurama raised his head high and looked down at Naruto from the corner of his eye, putting on an utterly arrogant posture.

But in Naruto's eyes, the fox's movements looked no different from those of a Big Orange cat.

"Of course I do."

"This old man has lived for a thousand years. What haven't I seen?"

"This old man can teach you how to become stronger..."

"But you have to prepare five... no, six meals of grilled meat for this old man every day!"

Kurama had finally shown his true colors.

"No way!"

"You're so huge, Fox!"

"If I had to feed you six meals, wouldn't I have to stay here all day?"

"Three meals at most."

Naruto looked troubled, and what he said was indeed true.

The largest meat in the system was only a little over two meters long, and even something that size would only barely fill the Big Fox's teeth.

Leaving aside whether feeding the fox six times a day would be troublesome...

He was worried that if the fox ate too much, he would eventually turn into a gas cylinder.

The Big Orange from his previous life had already turned into a gas cylinder. No matter what, he could not raise another one in this life.

Kurama looked at six-year-old Naruto's body and felt that demanding six meals might indeed be a little excessive.

Then he thought of the delicious grilled meat, and Kurama decided to take a step back.

"Five meals. No less."

"Deal!"

The moment Kurama finished speaking, Naruto gave a crisp, decisive answer.

For some reason, Kurama felt as though he had been cheated...

Naruto was overjoyed.

After all, the system had an industrialization module. All he needed was to set up a grilled-meat Assembly Line, and it would take just one command.

From feeding in ingredients, to the automated grilled-meat Assembly Line, and finally using a conveyor belt to feed the Big Fox.

Perfect!

Kurama raised his head, signaling that the brat could begin.

Naruto scratched his head. After hesitating for a moment, he took his first step toward the cage.

As the orange before his eyes gradually filled his vision, Naruto could not help feeling a little unnerved.

Everything he knew about Kurama came from the anime in his previous life. After watching it, all he had felt was that Kurama was powerful, and then that he was basically a giant Chakra power bank.

Besides, Naruto had never been this close to Kurama since the day he was born.

Only now, as he slowly approached the cage, did he feel the astonishing pressure emanating from Kurama.

He could vividly sense all the negative emotions carried by the Nine-Tails—violence, rage, and more.

Naruto would not have found it strange at all if Kurama suddenly attacked him right then.

The distance between the boy and the fox was not great, but Naruto felt as if he had been walking for hours.

When he arrived before Kurama, his six-year-old body looked incredibly tiny compared to the Nine-Tails' body, which was five or six stories tall.

The largest creatures he had seen in his previous life had been tigers and elephants at the zoo.

How could that compare to this experience...

"Brat, get up here."

Just as Naruto's thoughts were running wild, Kurama extended his palm and told Naruto to stand on it.

After looking up and seeing the urgency in the fox's eyes, Naruto cursed himself inwardly.

What the hell am I even thinking about?

This is just a greedy fox!

His temperament is practically the same as the Big Orange from my previous life. What am I even afraid of?

With that thought, Naruto slowly set aside the fear in his heart, took a firm step forward, and stood on the Nine-Tails' palm.

Kurama raised his palm high above his head, then opened his enormous, blood-filled mouth.

Seeing that abyss-like maw, Naruto froze for a moment. Then he took out Meat Chop from the system and began tossing it into Kurama's mouth.