Kurama roared extremely fast, trying to cover up something with volume and disdain.
But the overly intense reaction, the eyes that stared at Naruto as if to see through him, and the attitude of continuous questioning that was obviously inconsistent with "dismissiveness" made Naruto's guess even more certain.
Looking at the tough-tongued and irritable beast in front of him, the smile on Naruto's lips became even deeper.
It turns out that someone as powerful as Nine-Tails would have such awkward thoughts similar to "pets competing for favor"?
This discovery made him feel a little funny, and a little... strangely warm.
"Yes, yes, you are not jealous, you are the most generous."
Naruto waved his hand and said in a child-like tone, "Big Yellow is just an ordinary Ninja Dog. There is no comparison with the majestic Kurama. Don't worry."
These words sounded like comfort, but combined with Naruto's suppressed smile expression, it sounded full of ridicule.
"Humph! I need you to comfort me?"
Kurama snorted angrily, but the gaze that enveloped Naruto seemed to relax slightly.
It retracted its huge head angrily and lay down again.
But his tail was still slapping the ground impatiently, splashing mud. He was obviously very dissatisfied with Naruto's attitude, but he couldn't bear to continue to have more "dog" issues.
He had to hold back his breath and turned his head to the side, leaving Naruto with a bulging, furry silhouette.
Consciousness Space temporarily restored "peace", leaving only the sound of Kurama's heavy breathing and the dull sound of its tail occasionally slapping the ground.
Naruto Looking at its appearance, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
This laughter seemed to make Kurama's ears move slightly, but its head turned further to the side, as if to say "I'm too lazy to pay attention to you."
Naruto stopped laughing, but the warmth and seriousness in his eyes gradually replaced the previous smile.
He took a few steps forward, until he reached the edge of the sealed iron fence, and looked up at the huge figure with his back to him.
The voice was not high, but it carried an unprecedented clarity and solemnity, echoing in the space that belonged to the two of them:
"Hello, Kurama."
"..."
There was no response, only the sound of tail slapping the ground for a moment.
Naruto took a deep breath and continued, "You know, you have been sealed in my body since the night I was born.
We spent the days together when I was ostracized by the villagers and was alone, and we also experienced many, many times together."
He paused, Blue Eyes's eyes looked particularly bright in the dim space.
"We have a common enemy, the one who created Nine-Tails' Attack, killed me Parents, and also controlled you Masked Man."
At the mention of this name, Naruto's voice also had a chill, but it soon turned to a more determined warmth.
"Facing such an enemy, facing this world that still has many problems but I want to change... aren't we the most important to stand side by side?"
He stretched out his hand forward, and even though it was separated by the sealing railing, the action was like an invisible invitation and confirmation.
"So, Kurama."
Naruto's voice became extremely soft, but full of power.
"To me, we are brothers, comrades who must trust each other, and... the most special family in a sense.
Your position in my heart is unique and cannot be replaced by anyone.
Big Yellow is a partner and a friend, but it will never be 'Kurama'.
This position, from beginning to end, can only be occupied by you."
After the words fell, Consciousness Space fell into true silence.
Even Kurama's heavy breathing seemed to have softened.
The tail that had been flapping irritably finally calmed down completely and rested softly on the "ground".
After a while, Kurama's thunderous voice sounded again. It still had the same impatient tone, but the sharpness and anger in it seemed to have dissipated a lot, and it was even mixed with a very slight and imperceptible awkwardness:
"... Hmph, you slippery-tongued brat. Who is your brother and family... stop trying to get close to each other here."
Having said that, it slowly turned its head back and looked at Naruto with those lava-like beast eyes again.
This time, there was less of the glare and annoyance in his eyes, and more of a complex, deep look, and a slight touch.
It did not admit it, but it also did not refute it.
Naruto looked at the face that turned back, with a bright smile without any haze.
He knows that some words do not need to be acknowledged by the other party.
Some connections have quietly taken root and are indestructible in this long symbiosis full of confrontation and friction.
"Then it's settled!"
Naruto said with a smile, as if he had just completed a major agreement.
Kurama looked at his heartless smiling face, and finally just snorted another stream of hot air from his nose, lay down again, and closed his eyes.
But this time, its posture seemed much more relaxed, and its silent acquiescence was already the best response.
Naruto clapped his hands crisply in front of his chest, his eyes focused and bright.
He didn't say any more, but started Hand Seals directly.
Hand Seals's movements were not fast, and each handprint carried a strange rhythm, faintly echoing the huge pulsation of Chakra in his body.
With the completion of the Indian posture, he raised his right hand.
In his palm, instead of the ordinary Chakra light, complex and simple black words emerged. Those words squirmed slightly like living creatures, exuding a deep, stable atmosphere that contained the dual meanings of sealing and unlocking.
This is obviously not an ordinary Sealing Jutsu, but touches on the core high-level skills of Eight Trigrams Seal, with the Sealing Jutsu style of Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, but it seems that Naruto has made some kind of "adjustment" or "inherited application" with its own understanding.
Eight Trigrams Seal·Variation.
"This feels like..."
Kurama in the cage suddenly raised his head, his pupils shrank, and he stared at Naruto's hand pressing towards the sealed door.
The next second, Naruto's right hand, with those flowing black words, pressed gently but extremely firmly on the huge sealed door.
There was no earth-shattering loud noise, nor was there the violent impact of Chakra.
There was only a slight "click" sound, as if the lock cylinder was moved by a delicate tool.
Then, on the indestructible sealed door that symbolized absolute confinement, near the bottom, a round hole with regular edges suddenly appeared between the wooden boards and the talisman that were originally tightly together.
At the edge of the hole, the black seal words are wrapped and still like vines, which not only maintains the existence of the breach, but also wonderfully restrains the violent Chakra from inside.
"Wow~"
Nine-Tails couldn't help but let out a low, startled roar.
It clearly felt that the rock-solid Eight Trigrams Seal that had bound it for more than ten years had indeed opened a controllable and stable gap at this moment!
"Naruto, what are you doing?"
"Although Eight Trigrams Seal still needs to be maintained, I have recently gained some insights from studying Sealing Jutsu, which can create some space without triggering the Fourth Hokage couple to leave behind, giving you more freedom."