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

Chapter 4 Anomaly

Knock knock knock…

The next morning, Naruto was woken up early by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

Yawning, Naruto got up, rubbing his messy hair with one hand and scratching his belly with the other, and slowly got out of bed to open the door.

"Oh~ Hi~ Yo! Na~ Lu~ Duo!"

Outside the door, Ino, wearing a thick cotton coat and carrying a large bento box, had a warm smile on her face.

Naruto rubbed his sleepy eyes: "How did you find me?"

For the past few months, the group had been meeting in the forest, and Naruto had not told Ino his exact location.

"I asked Shikamaru."

Shikamaru shouldn't have known either...

Naruto glanced at Ino, who chuckled, shoved the bento into Naruto's arms, and scurried into the house with her head down.

Naruto didn't stop her. He opened the bento box and glanced at it. The first layer was sushi, the second layer was Japanese-style grilled meat, and the third layer was two fried fish and steaming white rice.

Ino rushed into the house, her eyes scanning the room.

The room contained only a bed, wardrobe, dining table, refrigerator, bathroom, and a small kitchen. It looked somewhat basic, but it was very clean.

Ino's eyes flickered slightly, and then, as if realizing something, she gently opened the wardrobe, her gaze falling on the few scattered pieces of clothing.

In a daze, an endless sense of loneliness seemed to wash over her, as if it would engulf her completely.

Turning to look at Naruto, Ino forced a smile: "Naruto, are you going shopping after dinner?"

"I'm not going."

Ino's face fell when she heard Naruto's firm refusal.

"So what do you usually do?"

"Lie down."

Naruto grabbed a piece of sushi and stuffed it into his mouth: "It tastes good."

Ino wasn't happy about Naruto's praise. She suddenly realized that once she left the forest, she had no idea how to interact with Naruto.

Thinking back, all that had happened between the two of them before was just me talking to Naruto all by myself.

She knew absolutely nothing about Naruto…

Realizing this, Ino instantly lost her appetite, and her original desire to share food with Naruto also diminished considerably.

Ino left with a disappointed look on her face, only after Naruto wolfed down his bento.

"You're quite popular, kid."

Inside the sealed space, Kurama chuckled, "This girl is much gentler than your mother. As for Kushina, it's hard to tell whether she's angry or her tailed beast chakra has gone berserk."

Naruto glanced at Kurama: "You were actually captured and sealed away because you said nasty things, right?"

The Nine-Tails glared and said, "It's clearly you humans who covet my power!"

"We...humans..."

Inside the sealed space, Naruto was enveloped in chakra, and a pair of fluffy fox ears appeared on his head. Nine orange-red tails swayed gently behind him, his pupils turned into crimson vertical pupils, and a black eyeshadow appeared on his eyelids.

"It's hard to tell whether it's human or a tailed beast from its appearance."

Naruto gently flicked the tail that was swaying unconsciously behind him, his eyes filled with curiosity: "It looks just like the real thing..."

He had long sensed that there was some hidden power within him, but out of caution, he had never activated it.

Now that we've partnered with Kurama, there's no need to hide anything in the spiritual space.

"That's true."

Kurama squinted and looked at Naruto's fox ears and tail, and surprisingly found them pleasing to the eye.

"Or perhaps, it's an organ made of chakra. Kid, do you know how the tailed beasts came to be?"

"How did you get here?"

"Tailed beasts are chakra that has gained life."

The Nine-Tails twitched its ears and recalled, "The Sage of Six Paths used Yin-Yang Release to create our forms and give us life. That is the origin of the Tailed Beasts."

"So the Sage of Six Paths is actually your mother?"

"This... I guess you should call him Dad, the old man's male—what kind of weird things are you focusing on?!"

"Haha, sorry, sorry."

Naruto scratched his head: "So... I became a tailed beast?"

"No, you are still human."

Kurama snorted and pointed at Naruto's ears and tail: "But these extended parts are completely consistent with our tailed beast body. They are a manifestation of a life form. You can think of them as flesh and blood made of chakra. They can also feel pain if they are injured."

Naruto blinked. "So, this is what happens to humans who receive the power of a Tailed Beast?"

Don't try to fool me, I'm not very educated!

The original tailed beast cloak wasn't like this at all!

"You're the exception, kid."

Kurama shook his head: "Other Jinchuriki can only be said to borrow the chakra of the Tailed Beasts. Although they will manifest the characteristics of the Tailed Beasts, the essence of these characteristics is still chakra."

"And you have truly replicated my power! Unlike those who temporarily borrow the power of the tailed beasts, you have indeed become the master of this chakra."

"But the chakra of tailed beasts is different from that of humans. Human flesh and blood are too weak, and the chakra extracted from them is very mild. The chakra of tailed beasts is of higher quality, more violent, more aggressive, and of course, more powerful."

"The reason for these differences lies in their different life forms. As I just said, the tailed beasts are chakra life forms with physiques far superior to humans, while you are a human and do not have the conditions to refine the tailed beast's chakra..."

Naruto understood Kurama's meaning: "So if I need to refine this chakra, I must become a chakra life form like a tailed beast?"

"That's right! But not entirely. Your body is still made of flesh and blood, just with some chakra organs."

Nine-Tailed Fox nodded and chuckled.

"Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. Two annoying guys once obtained my power, and they only manifested facial markings and beards, just like you did before."

"However, you have stolen far too much power, far enough to rival that of the real Nine-Tails, and yet your physique is far too weak. As a result, this excess chakra has evolved into a chakra organ just like that of a tailed beast."

"From this perspective, although you are essentially still a human, you can be considered half a tailed beast."

Kurama said with a cold snort, "You stole my chakra and even manifested my characteristics, you brat... you're really annoying."

Naruto glanced at Kurama, then at the tail behind him: "Emmm... matching outfits?"

"Who's your biological child?! You brat!"

Enraged, the nine-tailed fox clung to the gate and howled.

"Then...brother?"

"Awooo—!!"

Kurama resumed its house-destroying mode, while Naruto fell into deep thought.

He has now inherited Ashura's Sage Body and Wood Release ninjutsu, the Fourth Hokage and his wife's sealing techniques, Rasengan, Flying Thunder God Technique, as well as some basic or commonly used ninjutsu such as Three Bodies, Body Flicker, and Shadow Clone Technique.

But unfortunately, he has absolutely no combat experience, and he doesn't even know the most basic things like climbing trees or wading through water...

"It's time to start cultivating."

Naruto looked out the window and saw a blanket of white snow.

"Forget it, let's talk about it in the spring..."

This is the second update today! Please continue reading! Thank you everyone!

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