Another Year

"Damn brat, I want to watch Investiture of the Gods."

At this moment, the Nine Tails really wanted to roar this at Naruto.

However, doing so would be tantamount to it yielding to Naruto in a roundabout way.

It was a matter of face, and the Nine Tails couldn't get over this hurdle in its heart.

But soon, it stopped dwelling on it, because the first episode of Calabash Brothers started.

"Hmph, Calabash Brothers it is then. It looks quite interesting, too. Although it's not Investiture of the Gods, it's better than nothing."

Comforting itself like this, the Nine Tails reluctantly forgot about Investiture of the Gods for the time being, and focused its attention on this cartoon called Calabash Brothers, watching it with great interest.

From the old man obtaining the lotus seeds, to planting the Calabash Brothers who were captured by the Snake and Scorpion Demons, and finally to the Big Bro, who was infinitely powerful and could grow bigger and smaller, wanting to save people but being trapped by the monsters.

A total of three episodes, although each episode was not long, adding up to only about half an hour, the plot was gradually improving.

Then, just as it was enjoying the show, the Nine Tails realized it was gone again!

Immediately, the Nine Tails turned its head and glared at the little brat who was changing to a new program while looking at it with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"Beg me, beg me and I'll let you watch."

The Nine Tails clearly read this meaning from Naruto's face.

"I, Nine Tails, have thousands of years of experience, how can I be led by the nose by a little brat."

"Hmph, I won't watch it."

The Nine Tails roared in its heart, sneered, bared its teeth at Naruto, and simply stopped watching TV.

It closed its eyes and lay down, going straight to sleep, so as not to be bothered by what it couldn't see.

Seeing this, Naruto didn't care. He found another cartoon called Doraemon to play, and then lay back on the sofa to wait for the cartoon to start.

Although the Investiture of the Gods he watched last night was also very good, for a child Naruto's age, the type he liked to watch most was undoubtedly cartoons.

The story of the robot cat Doraemon traveling through time from the future to the past on a time machine, taking out all kinds of magical future props to help the good-for-nothing elementary school student Nobita grow up, quickly attracted Naruto.

Although the Nine Tails closed its eyes, the sound from the TV entered its ears without missing a beat.

Making it unconsciously begin to outline the picture in its mind.

Although because the story took place in a world it didn't know, it couldn't clearly restore it.

But precisely because of this, it made the Nine Tails feel restless.

It wanted to watch, but it foresaw that the little brat would definitely cut off the TV when it was getting into it, in order to force it to submit.

It could directly turn off its hearing, but the animation had already started, and it had successfully aroused its interest. Being able to watch but not watching the content made the Nine Tails a little reluctant.

It really wanted to directly snatch the control of the TV remote control and watch all the content it wanted to watch at once, but unfortunately, its Chakra couldn't affect that particularly rational little brat.

And coming at it hard was even more impossible, it couldn't break through this Eight Trigrams Sealing.

"Damn brat."

After thinking about it, the Nine Tails couldn't find a way to solve the problem.

"Could it be that I really have to yield to this brat? Agree to his demands?"

The moment this thought surfaced, it was dismissed by the Nine Tails.

"Hmph, impossible! The noble Lord Nine Tails would never bow his head to a lowly human!"

In an instant, it had a new idea.

"I've got it! This old man can still keep an eye on the TV, but there's no way I'm agreeing to his demands. At worst, I'll just watch the beginning of each episode, which should kill plenty of time and foil this brat's plans."

"Hmph, human brats have limited lifespans after all. In a few decades, once you've kicked the bucket, all these TV shows will be mine!"

Thinking viciously, the Nine Tails convinced itself, opened its eyes, and looked at the TV.

Then, it saw Naruto's seemingly smiling expression.

Afterward, Naruto thoughtfully rewound the Doraemon episode, which had already been playing for a short while, back to the beginning, so the Nine Tails could watch it from start to finish.

At that moment, the Nine Tails's mood was somewhat complicated.

However, it didn't have time to think too much before it was completely captivated by the plot of the cartoon.

More than half an hour later, Naruto turned off the TV on time, pulled out the memory card, and said goodbye to the Nine Tails with a smile, "Good night, Big Fox, see you tomorrow. We'll watch TV together, bye-bye."

The same words as yesterday.

After a three-second pause, Naruto's figure disappeared.

The Nine Tails was tempted to ask him to stay, but ultimately couldn't bring itself to speak.

Meanwhile, Naruto, back in the Learning Space, began studying as usual.

Time passed, day by day.

For a long time afterward, Naruto returned to his regular, methodical life as before.

Waking up early every day.

While most of the people in the Hidden Leaf Village were still sound asleep, Naruto had already finished washing up.

Afterward, after finishing chores like laundry, cooking, and cleaning, Naruto would take his lunch and dinner bento and head out to the quiet, deserted forest on the edge of the Hidden Leaf Village.

Here, he would begin his day of training.

The main content of the training was physical strengthening and shuriken throwing practice, occasionally refining Chakra, and practicing the Three Body Technique, as well as the enhanced application of Chakra to taijutsu.

Although the negative effects of that Big Fox's Chakra were always present, they were gradually overcome by Naruto's persistent practice. He could now successfully use the Three Body Technique.

And those Chakra-enhanced taijutsu applications, which were no less difficult than the Three Body Technique, were also gradually mastered by Naruto.

During the practice, in the gaps between resting and recovering his strength, Naruto would read books.

At first, it was the books that the Third Hokage had given him, and after reading them, he would go back to the Learning Space to read, making full use of every minute and second.

And when the night enveloped the earth and the moon climbed into the sky, Naruto would end his practice.

Passing through the Hidden Leaf Village, which had become quiet due to the night, he would buy the necessary ingredients or ninja tools along the way, and then return to his home to take a bath and sleep, ending his fulfilling day.

And while his body was asleep, his mind remained active.

Every day, he would spend about an hour watching TV with the Big Fox in the Sealing Space, and then return to the Learning Space to focus on studying.

To the people of the Hidden Leaf Village, Naruto had become like he was in the year before.

He became a person who existed in rumors but not in their sight.

Although the two were in the same village, their lives would never intersect, just like the times Naruto had experienced in the past.

But this time, Naruto already had a clear goal.

He worked hard every day, moving towards his goal.

In his heart, there was no confusion.

In the blink of an eye, spring passed and autumn came, and Naruto was already five years old.

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