The next day, dawn had barely broken.
Naruto slowly opened his eyes.
A whole night of storytelling had left Kurama thoroughly satisfied.
Especially when Kurama heard that the protagonist, Lin Yan, had ventured deep into a desert with the Three-Tails Fox Demon and found someone called the Immortal Fox Queen Medusa. His eyes had positively lit up.
Naruto was quite good at wildly rewriting fantasy novels from his previous life.
For four years, Naruto had persisted in telling Kurama stories every day, and their relationship had grown much closer.
It made sense. Forget the Nine-Tails trapped inside a seal-even a girl in the real world could hardly resist four years of someone's sweet talk.
Whether human or animal, the most dangerous thing was growing accustomed to something or someone.
Never mind whether Naruto would miss the Nine-Tails if they parted; the Nine-Tails certainly wouldn't be used to life without him.
He looked at the brightening sky outside, then carefully sensed Sasuke, confirming that he was still fast asleep.
Only then did he get up and quietly enter the kitchen.
Click.
Naruto switched on the light and began preparing breakfast.
About an hour later.
At around ten past six in the morning, Naruto carried a bowl of carefully prepared century egg and pork congee into the bedroom.
Ever since Sasuke first tasted this delicious congee four years ago, he had never been able to forget it.
Setting the congee on the table, Naruto carefully sat beside Sasuke, then leaned down and gently kissed his smooth, fair forehead.
"Sasuke, time to get up and eat."
At the kiss on his forehead, Sasuke's long lashes fluttered. Then he slowly lifted his eyelids, revealing a pair of clear, bright eyes.
"Mmm..."
Sasuke seemed to have slept very soundly and murmured softly, reluctant to leave