Naruto: I, Naruto, don't want to try anymore.

Chapter 112 Response

Lunchtime at Sasuke's house.

Naruto sat at the dining table, eating heartily as always.

Mikoto ate her meal slowly and deliberately, occasionally glancing with a smile at Naruto, whose mouth was bulging like a hamster's.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."

Mikoto gently placed a piece of stewed meat into Naruto's bowl.

Naruto chuckled, "It's been a few days since I've eaten..."

"You really like my cooking that much?"

Upon hearing this, Mikoto rested her chin on her hand and asked, "Then tell me, who's a better cook, me or Kanako?"

"Of course it's for you, Mikoto-nee."

Naruto answered without hesitation or delay, which was very satisfying!

"Aunt Kanako cooks to cater to everyone's tastes."

"Me too!"

"But no matter what Mikoto-nee makes, it's always to my liking!"

As he spoke, his crossed legs under the table casually brushed against Mikoto's calves.

Then, Naruto raised his other leg, his toes seemingly unintentionally touching Mikoto's calf.

Just as Mikoto was about to laugh out loud, she felt the movement under the table, her expression froze instantly, and two red clouds quickly crept up to the tips of her ears.

Naruto tilted his head with a grin: "I'm speaking from the heart."

"Um…"

Mikoto's heart skipped a beat. The turmoil she had just suppressed resurfaced. She dared not look at Naruto again and lowered her head to eat silently.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

When Naruto's bowl of rice was empty, Mikoto suddenly reached out, took the bowl from Naruto's hand, got up and added another bowl of rice for him. As she sat down again, she accidentally stepped on Naruto's slippers.

Naruto's heart skipped a beat, and he symbolically stretched out his leg to reach for the slippers, then 'accidentally' stepped on Mikoto's foot.

He paused, looked up at Mikoto, and found her engrossed in her meal, seemingly oblivious to everything.

Naruto stopped moving and ate his meal silently.

However, the delicate warmth coming from the soles of his feet made him somewhat distracted.

After thinking for a moment, Naruto silently stretched out his other foot and placed it next to Mikoto's foot.

Then a delicate touch was gently applied to the instep of his foot.

For a moment, the atmosphere became even more silent.

The two ate silently at the table. Under the table, Naruto lightly stepped on Mikoto's left foot with his right foot, while Mikoto lightly stepped on Naruto's right foot with her left foot.

Naruto looked at Mikoto again, only to find that her cheeks were burning red.

No...shameless!

God!

What am I doing?!

This child belongs to Kushina…

I'm going crazy!

As Mikoto ate her meal, she felt a surge of frustration, yet she dared not move an inch.

Fortunately, Naruto didn't offend him too much. He just rubbed his feet together a few times, chuckled, and continued eating.

His name is Naruto Uzumaki, not Naruto Uzumaki.

I'm still aware of the limits when it comes to certain things.

Despite Mikoto's seemingly coy demeanor, this is probably the limit she can accept right now.

Continuing further might trigger resistance, while maintaining this subtle ambiguity might actually increase the other person's anticipation.

Everything should be done step by step.

"Misaka-nee, shall we go shopping later?"

"Huh? Why are we suddenly going shopping?"

Mikoto seemed somewhat surprised by Naruto's invitation.

"I just thought you'd be bored at home by yourself, and I happen to have nothing to do either, so why don't we go out for a walk together?"

"No need..."

Mikoto was a little embarrassed: "What's the point of shopping with an old lady like me?"

"Misaka Mikoto isn't old at all."

Naruto slightly raised his eyes, activated the Inari God, and Mikoto in front of him instantly transformed into a teenage girl.

"Hey, is it alright now?"

"Eh..."

Sensing this familiar eye technique, Mikoto tugged at her clothes somewhat awkwardly.

"Well... let me tidy up first."

With that, she got up, cleared away the dishes, and went back to her room.

At the same time, within the mental space, the Nine-Tails suddenly burst into a deafening laugh.

"Hmm... Hahahahahaha!"

"What's wrong with you?"

Naruto turned around, looking puzzled.

"You little brat, you wouldn't be eyeing Sasuke's mother, would you?"

The nine-tailed fox bared its teeth, its face full of wicked amusement, its nine tails practically flying off its sides...

Naruto tilted his head: "Aside from the age difference, there shouldn't be any problems, right? I didn't force anyone, and I didn't poach anyone..."

"This isn't a problem... never mind, I don't have any objections anyway."

Nine-Tailed Fox chuckled, as if it had remembered something interesting.

"But are you planning to have Sasuke call you 'Dad'?"

"No need for that. Let's just stick to our own ways. Whether you call me teacher or dad, I'll accept it."

"Hahahaha..."

Nine-Tails burst into another earth-shattering laugh.

"I remember you said before that the kid has the aptitude to awaken the Rinnegan, probably because he possesses the other half of the power that merges with all things in the universe?"

"That's right."

Naruto nodded.

"Then that's it!"

Nine-Tailed Fox sneered.

"You possess Ashura's chakra... then that Uchiha brat is the reincarnation of Indra's chakra! And if nothing unexpected happens, Uchiha Madara is the reincarnation of the previous Indra!"

"This also explains why that brat has never gotten along with you. You two are the reincarnations of the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths' two sons! Those two brothers have been at odds for thousands of years."

Naruto's expression was strange: "So... what are you trying to say?"

"Go for it!"

Nine-Tails said with a cold arrogance, "You slept with his mother, which is practically the same as sleeping with Madara's mother!"

"Is this how it's calculated?"

Naruto was stunned: "How could you be so despicable, you old fox? I was just internally criticizing Sasuke!"

"You don't understand! If the strongest Uchiha of each generation is the reincarnation of Indra, then in the past thousand years, almost every Indra reincarnation should have embarked on a path of pursuing power by any means necessary."

Nine-Tails snorted coldly: "And quite a few of them have offended me! Those inherently evil Uchiha..."

As she spoke, the fox spirit gave another sinister smile.

"Over the years, many Asuras have defeated Indra, but not a single one has slept with Indra's mother! If you can do that, you'll be unprecedented..."

"I don't know why, but just thinking about this makes every pore on my body feel refreshed!"

Nine-Tails, always eager for drama, remarked, "Speaking of which, this woman is Kushina's best friend..."

"Hmph, she's your mother after all, so I won't say anything. But if that woman knew this from beyond the grave, her expression would probably be quite something, wouldn't it? Hehehe..."

"Um…"

Naruto rubbed his chin.

Although the plot involving his mother's friend is quite exciting, he doesn't really have a real connection to the word "mother"; his attraction is more due to Mikoto's personal charm.

"There's no need to get so worked up..."

Clang——

Nine-Tails extended a finger, its sharp tip pointing directly at Naruto.

"I don't care! You, go and give Sasuke a younger brother!"

"..."

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