Shinji: Your entrance looks awfully familiar

The Nine-Tails scoffed. "Hahaha! That stupid brat, a genius? As long as I feel like it, he won't learn a single jutsu in his life!"

"..."

Shinji stared up at him. "What are you so happy about?"

"Uh..."

The Nine-Tails' eyes darted about. Then he obediently lay down.

Resting his chin on his forepaws, he glanced sideways at Shinji. "Heh. Just as I thought. You care about that brat. But as long as I'm here, he'll never become a ninja!"

"Unless..."

Shinji tilted his head. "Oh? Unless what?"

The Nine-Tails grinned, utterly confident. "Ugly humans... How amusing. You care about him, so you won't tear me out to control me. That would kill him."

"I know that man left behind a Sealing Jutsu that can turn my Chakra into the brat's own Chakra."

"Even so... No matter how carefully you sever the Chakra linking us, you'll cause him irreversible harm. Unless you inject new Chakra in time, he'll still die... Or perhaps you'll find some way to keep him alive by sheer luck? He'll be a cripple afterward."

"It's only a matter of time!"

The Nine-Tails lazily licked a paw and narrowed his eyes at Shinji. "Well? Am I right?"

"Tch."

Shinji looked up at the Nine-Tails.

"Looks like you do have a brain, beast. I bet you've spent a long time thinking about this since our last meeting."

"Hmph!"

The Nine-Tails snorted.

He glared at Shinji. "Whatever you do, all you can manage is taking a little Chakra from me. It barely tickles. So enough with the ridiculous threats."

"Now... get out!"

"I don't want to see you or any of your disgusting Uchiha Clan!"

"Tch..."

Shinji shook his head. "Kurama, I think you've misunderstood something."

"Hmm?"

The Nine-Tails shot Shinji a sidelong glance and gave a flat grunt.