Naruto hodgepodge

Naruto pushed open the door and stepped into the warm home. The warm yellow light in the house gently sprinkled in every corner, creating a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere. Shisui returned home one step ahead of Naruto when he was about to get home. He also sat on the edge of the soft sofa, staring at the TV screen, and greeted Naruto when he saw him come back.

Naruto's eyes naturally fell on Naruko who was also curled up on the sofa. Naruko was lying in an extremely lazy posture, holding the remote control in one hand and changing the channel casually, while the other hand did not forget to stuff snacks into her mouth, with a satisfied smile on the corner of her mouth, as if the troubles of the whole world had nothing to do with her.

"Naruto, staying at home every day like this, neither exercising nor going out for fresh air, is really bad for your health." Naruto said with a slight smile on his face.

Hearing this, Naruko looked up and glanced at Naruto, with a sly look in her eyes: "Hey, Naruto-kun are back? I thought you would remember to bring me some delicious food after eating and drinking, but it turns out you came back empty-handed."

Naruto suddenly remembered that he and Shisui had only tasted a few bites of grilled fish, but had stopped their gourmet journey because of Shisui's inadvertent melancholy. At this moment, the feeling of emptiness in his stomach quietly came over him, reminding him of his unsatisfied taste buds. Looking at Naruko's face that instantly came to life at the mention of food, he scratched his head lightly, and raised a warm smile at the corner of his mouth: "Sorry, sorry, Naruko, it is indeed my negligence. However, in order to make up for this mistake, I will cook for you myself and make you a few bowls of delicious seafood ramen, which will make sure you are satisfied!"

When Naruko heard this, her lazy attitude instantly disappeared. She seemed to be injected with energy. She sat up straight, her eyes wide open, flashing with anticipation. Naruto's cooking skills were naturally impeccable. She seemed to have already sensed the aroma of the seafood ramen. She nodded with satisfaction, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Humph, you are sensible." She looked cute and a little arrogant.

Then, Naruto turned and walked into the kitchen to start his cooking journey. Naruto used chakra skillfully and waved his hands gently, and a subtle energy fluctuation suddenly filled the kitchen. His little hands seemed to be endowed with magic, and began to knead the dough. The speed and force were far beyond the reach of ordinary people. The addition of chakra made the dough softer and more elastic.

Then, Naruto took the carefully selected seafood ingredients from the refrigerator, including fresh shrimp, chewy squid rings, and a few slices of fish slices as thin as cicada wings, and added them to the ramen. His movements were skillful and elegant. As the hot water boiled, the aroma of the seafood blended perfectly with the richness of the ramen, and the whole kitchen was filled with this tempting aroma.

Soon, several bowls of steaming, delicious seafood ramen were presented on the table, and Naruto, Naruko, and Shisui began to eat.

As night fell, everything was silent. Naruto forced Naruto to turn off the TV and let Naruto rest in her bed. After covering her with a blanket, he returned to his room and lay down on the bed.

As he slowly closed his eyes and fell into sleep, his consciousness was pulled away by Jiu Lama.

Kurama: "Naruto, let's talk."

Naruto looked around and confirmed that he was in the spiritual space, then he calmed himself and responded, "Okay, Kurama. Are you bored too?"

The two sat side by side and began a deep conversation. The topic gradually turned from daily trivialities to deeper thoughts, and finally, inevitably touched on the hidden pain in Naruto's heart, his parents.

"Naruto, I've always wanted to ask you." Kurama's voice became particularly serious, "For your parents, they sacrificed themselves to protect the village, and you became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, bearing such a fate... Have you ever hated them?"

Naruto's eyes dimmed slightly when he heard this, but then he became firm again. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "At first, I did have confusion and resentment. Why me? Why do I have to endure such loneliness? However, as I understand more, I no longer care about these things."

"It's like a well-written novel. As the protagonist, I naturally use at least two of the ten major tropes in a novel.

1. Both parents died at the beginning, which is consistent.

2. You are a useless idiot at the beginning, but the Naruto you and I have experienced is a genius, so it doesn’t count.

3. I don’t think I’ll always meet beautiful women when I go out.

4. The villain dies because he talks too much. I've heard you say this. People like Pain, Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara all talked a lot of nonsense and were defeated in the end.

5. There must be a villain around you, but this one doesn’t exist.

6. Being surrounded will definitely lead to victory, this is true.

7. Parents have a strong background. This doesn’t fit. My parents are just ordinary ninjas.

8. No matter how serious the injury is, he will not die. This is in line with the requirements.

9. A strong friend. From what you said, Sasuke fits the bill.

10. It must be a fight of higher level, this should be counted when we fight Kaguya and Isshiki. "

Kurama nodded silently. "Indeed, Naruto, it is really as you said. It is extremely terrifying if you think about it. But I can't figure out what kind of power you gained after losing me in that world?"

Naruto also fell into deep thought, not knowing that the protagonist had already been replaced. He thought for a while: "After that, it's nothing more than being abused by the villains, internal fighting among the villains, swarms of aliens, alien help, scientific development, the appearance of androids, genetic modification, or merging with Sasuke, traveling through time and space, etc."

Kurama's imagination was not that wild, and then the topic of their conversation naturally turned to Naruko.

"Naruto, you and Naruto can have a private mental connection, right?" Kurama's tone was serious. Naruto thought about it and nodded.

"Her current situation is indeed special. As a tailed beast in human form, her chakra system has undergone fundamental changes. It is no longer a pure tailed beast mode."

Naruto nodded in understanding, and then offered his own idea: "Then, according to our ninja way, refining and controlling chakra through training should be feasible for her, right?"

Kurama pondered for a moment and replied, "Yes, in theory. But the key is that Naruko's own chakra has not been cultivated and purified. It still maintains a primitive state. When I drained her chakra, only her own chakra remained. Now she can't automatically absorb chakra like the tailed beasts, unless she practices or I pass chakra to her."

Naruto frowned when he heard this: "So, if I guide her to practice according to human chakra extraction, it should work, right?"

Kurama nodded, "Your idea is correct. Naruko has indeed become my 'jinchūriki' in a sense now, although this is different from your situation. If I had not been reborn, I would be her in the future, and she would actually be me in the past. She would not be able to avoid future crises at all, and she would have to become stronger."

Naruto began to think, "So Kurama, there won't be any problem for Naruko to absorb the chakra of your tailed beasts, right?"

Kurama nodded: "Of course there is no problem, she is originally a tailed beast, and her current body is White Zetsu, which is actually the spores of the sacred tree."

Naruto: "According to what you said, White Zetsu was created by ancient people who grew out of the sacred tree. Kaguya's purpose was to deal with the future Otsutsuki, but during the Fourth Ninja World War, the combat effectiveness of these White Zetsu was very weak. The real trouble is that the White Zetsu contains the cells of the sacred tree. After the White Zetsu performs the Impure World Reincarnation, the person who appears can be close to the strength before his death. According to Kaguya's purpose in creating White Zetsu, there is probably a form similar to evolution. So if this is the case, can Naruko become a tailed beast that is not afraid of Wood Release? Then, if Naruko obtains the chakra of other tailed beasts, will their will not be devoured by other tailed beasts?"

Jiu Lama said proudly: "How could she be invaded by them? She is the Nine-Tailed Fox. How can those few with fewer tails invade her consciousness?"

Naruto: "Just like what you said, Naruto gathered the chakra of the 9 tailed beasts, and the gathering of chakra should produce new properties, in addition to absorbing most of the tailed beasts' chakra to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Another way is like me adapting to your chakra and finally gathering the chakra of all the tailed beasts. Compared to Naruto, getting the chakra of the tailed beasts should be easier than me in terms of adaptability, right?"

Kurama also began to think along the lines of Naruto's words, and then nodded: "Yes, it is indeed easier for her to adapt than for you."

Naruto: "If Naruto has gathered all nine types of chakra, and she has the seeds of the sacred tree, she won't be possessed by the Ten-Tails, right?"

Kurama was a little dissatisfied: "The possibility is too low. The Ten-Tails only has the consciousness of the Outer Path Demon Statue. His consciousness can only take the lead after devouring the tailed beasts. And Naruko is the Nine-Tails. The only foreign consciousness in her is the little consciousness of the White Zetsu, the seed of the sacred tree, which was swallowed into slag long ago. The other tailed beasts only took a little power. Naruko is the absolute dominant consciousness."

Naruto: "In that case, if all the tailed beasts' chakra is gathered together, her power will be the same as the Ten-Tails' power, and it will enter a new level."

Kurama: "That's right, but unlike the Ten-Tails, it is not as powerful as the Ten-Tails because it has not consumed chakra."

Naruto: "To put it simply, the quality is the same, but the quantity is not enough. Since Naruko is the Nine-Tails herself, how can we let Naruko be recognized by all the tailed beasts?"

Kurama pondered: "It's a bit difficult to recognize it. Unless the Ten-Tails really appears, those eight guys will probably be willing to recognize it."

Naruto: "Can't you tailed beasts just use illusions like I do to transfer memory images or something?"

Kurama: "The tailed beasts can communicate through the deep spiritual space of the tailed beasts, but since we separated that year, that deep spiritual space has been cut off. The spiritual space deep in the soul has been closed, and we need to be close to communicate. However, the transmission of memories requires receiving chakra from each other, and for you Jinchūriki, it is a fist bump of trust. Naruko is now in human form, and it is quite difficult for Naruko to fist bump with them to recognize each other. Speaking of which, you got the recognition of the tailed beasts at that time, which was actually a choice that all the tailed beasts had no choice."

"But I didn't pass my memories to her. She is living a carefree life now. She eats and sleeps comfortably every day, but I can only be an energy body. No, I have decided. From tomorrow on, I will let her enjoy herself, hehe."

Mingzi, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes. Who could be so malicious? I will tear him apart.

Naruto: "Kurouma, speaking of fist bumps, we haven't done it yet." Then Naruto slapped his head and remembered that he hadn't released Kurama yet. He looked at the iron bars and saw a seal. "Kurouma, I can release you from the cage after I remove this seal."

Kurama hurriedly stopped Naruto who was eager to try: "Idiot, if you reveal it, you will die immediately. Even if I suppress the chakra, your body is too weak. Compared with that Naruto who has been practicing chakra, you are far behind. When he graduated from the ninja school, in addition to suppressing the chakra that I accidentally leaked, he also had nearly four times the chakra of a jonin. (Four cards)"

Naruto scratched his head and said, "Now that I have learned how to think, I am actually worse than before."

Kurama: "Indeed, he practices chakra diligently every day and works much harder than you do in this regard. Of course, if it's limited to chakra, if Naruto at graduation had the battle awareness he had when he was Hokage, he would not be weaker than the current Third Hokage. And Sasuke is stronger than you, and he can kill you in a second if we really fight. You can barely beat him with the two of us plus me. But in terms of the amount of chakra, yours is many times stronger than his, not counting mine, so strength has nothing to do with chakra, and you don't have to worry about it. In the next few years, I will gradually infiltrate a small amount of chakra into you, and wait until you can withstand the chakra that I unconsciously leak out, then open the seal, otherwise I won't be able to sleep in the future, and if I accidentally leak a little unconscious chakra, I will kill you."

Naruto: "Okay, then you just bear with it for a while. I will come back to unblock you later when I have the ability."

Kurama was silent for a moment. After all, Naruto had different experiences. He asked Naruto: "Naruto, what do you think of our tailed beasts?"

Naruto said sincerely: "Kuroma, to me, the tailed beasts are not just powerful chakra entities, they are part of this world, with their own unique emotions, memories and stories. In the past, most of the tailed beasts were misunderstood, used, and even imprisoned, which was undoubtedly an extremely painful experience. However, I believe that every life has its meaning and value, and the tailed beasts are no exception.

After I met you, I felt this even more deeply. Although your power is great, your heart also longs to be understood and accepted. No matter what kind of existence it is, as long as you try to understand and communicate with your heart, you can find resonance and connection with each other.

So, my view on the tailed beasts is that they are both symbols of power and carriers of emotions. They should be respected and protected, not used as tools or weapons. Of course, I will do the same as Naruto you have met, and eventually let all the tailed beasts live freely in this world, no longer bound or hurt. But there is a prerequisite, everything must wait until those so-called Otsutsuki are defeated, otherwise you tailed beasts will become their pills, which will increase the difficulty. "

Kurama: "Well, if that one move can kill him once, it can kill him again."

At this point, Kurama changed the subject and mentioned the seal: "As for my seal... Naruto, that seal is not just a physical restraint, it also carries the chakra of your father, Minato Namikaze. He set up this seal to protect the village. So, the purpose is also to let you master my power."

Naruto was shocked when he heard the sudden news. He had never seen this before. After all, the Nine-Tails would deliberately ignore his dark history. His father was the Fourth Hokage. "The Fourth Hokage... my father..." Naruto muttered to himself, his eyes full of unbelievable and complicated emotions.

Kurama saw this and knew that Naruto needed time to digest this information, so he quietly stayed by his side, waiting for his emotions to gradually calm down. "Naruto, you are too smart. You are only 6 years old, but you seem to know more than me who is 1000 years old. I thought you knew it when I heard that your mother's name is Kushina. Your father, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, sacrificed his life to protect the village and sealed me in your body." As for the fact that he was stabbed to death by his own claws, I won't talk about it.

Naruto recovered and said, "Sorry, Kurama, I'm fine now. It's just that I can't accept that he is the Hokage. I have to add another protagonist routine to it."

Kurama was relieved to see Naruto calm down, and then he thought of the trick he just mentioned and joked, "In fact, there is another trick. Naruto started out as the last one, so the one who started out as a loser should also fit the bill."

Naruto has relaxed: "Alas, as the protagonist, the only blood feud left is between you and the Fourth Hokage. This vengeance cannot be avenged at all."

Kurama suddenly remembered Obito who controlled him in the identity of Madara. Although Naruto forgave Obito in the end, it did not mean that all the things Obito did disappeared: "Besides me and the Fourth Hokage, you have another enemy, that is Obito who controlled me at that time."

Naruto: "The guy who initiated the Fourth War and finally came to his senses to help fight Kaguya! I am not him, and I will not let Obito go."

Kurama saw that it was getting late and said to Naruto, "Okay, let's take a rest."

Naruto: "Good night, Kurama"

Kurama: "Good night, Naruto"