The first time is always quick. As Naruto's figure gradually faded, realizing he was about to leave the Sealing Space, Naruto shouted to his Big Fox, "Hey, Big Fox! See you later!"
With this farewell, Naruto's consciousness, formed of Chakra, began to become transparent and blurry, like a television image with poor signal, rapidly dissipating in the Sealing Space.
Damn it, that damn brat! That scoundrel brat who treated it as a tool, who used its violent power as nourishment, and even complained it was noisy! Did he just walk away like that?! And even said goodbye with a grin?!
"ROOOOAARRR—!!!!"
This roar was mixed with extreme frustration and a helpless rage from being taken advantage of! Like a husband in a movie who can only watch, powerless and furious!
Nine mountain-like bodies crashed against the Sealing Gate, each impact making the entire Sealing Space violently shake!
"Despicable worm!!! Shameless thief!!! Get back here, you hear me!!!"
"I will sever your limbs! I will pierce your soul!"
"I will hack your filthy body apart! Cut it open! Mince it to pieces!"
"Uzumaki Naruto, you deserve to die! I will kill you a thousand times, and it still won't be enough!"
"ROAR—!!!"
The roar was deafening, filled with impotent fury. It was like a thoroughly enraged but firmly bound husband, who could only madly destroy everything destructible in his cage, using the most violent means to vent the immense humiliation of being toyed with by a brat, a humiliation that had nowhere to go!
However, no matter how it roared or charged, the hateful brat's consciousness had completely vanished. The space was left with only the even more violent Chakra storm it had created.
And the Nine-Tailed discovered with shock and anger that these Chakras seemed to be leaking out even more fiercely than before?! The strange power left by that brat was like the most efficient water pump, greedily and steadily drawing out the extra energy it had unleashed due to its rage!
The angrier it got, the faster its power leaked! And the more benefits that brat gained?!
"ROAR—!!!" The Nine-Tailed let out a mournful cry of extreme frustration, its huge beast head slamming hard against the cold sealing bars, producing a dull thud. It felt like an idiot! An idiot being played by a three-year-old brat!
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps due to exhaustion, or perhaps realizing that pure rage would only benefit that brat, the world-shattering commotion finally gradually subsided.
The Sealing Space was a mess. The crimson Chakra fluid, like a sea ravaged by a storm, slowly calmed its ripples. The Nine-Tailed's massive body lay in the pool of blood, its nine tails hanging limply. Only heavy, suppressed gasps, like a volcano about to erupt, could be heard.
Its vertical pupils, like a lava hell, stared fixedly at the spot where Naruto's consciousness had disappeared. The burning rage within them had not extinguished, but there was an unprecedented, cold scrutiny and wavering uncertainty.
Something is wrong!
This human brat is definitely not right!
The Nine-Tailed's thoughts, like a cold tide, began to wash away some of its fury, leaving behind a deeper contemplation:
Its hatred shock, refined over a thousand years and capable of destroying the minds of Jonin, was ineffective against that brat!
What shocked it even more was the opponent's efficiency in converting Chakra!
Its violent power poured out, and even the leaked parts contained its millennium of hatred and destructive will. Ordinary humans, even Uzumaki clan members, would be corrupted and go mad after prolonged contact.
But that brat was not only fine but seemed to be enjoying it?! He could strip away hatred so efficiently and purely, only absorbing pure energy?! This completely defied the common sense of Tailed Beast Chakra!
The main thing was that its Chakra was absorbed immediately as soon as it flowed out. What exactly was going on?
And this brat definitely didn't stumble in by mistake; he came in on purpose!
His goal was terrifyingly clear—to make it leak more Chakra! Beneath that grinning face, there was a calmness and greed that made even it feel a slight tremor?
He seemed completely unconcerned about the stability of the seal? Even somewhat hoping it would impact the seal? Because the stronger the impact, the more leakage? Was he not afraid that if the seal broke, he would be the first to be torn to shreds by it? Or did he have some reliance?
The Nine-Tailed's huge head slightly lifted, its lava vertical pupils narrowed, flickering with dangerous and shrewd light.
This brat is not an ordinary vessel!
Although this current Jinchuriki was just a brat, he was different from Mito and Kushina. This brat had no ill will towards it; instead, he looked at it as if it were something precious?
This realization made the Nine-Tailed feel an unprecedented absurdity and a hint of vigilance that even it was unwilling to admit.
A three-year-old human child actually treated it, the chief of the nine Tailed Beasts, as a Big Fox to be exploited?
"Heh..." A low, cold, and infinitely mocking sneer echoed in the dead silent Sealing Space. This laugh was not directed at Naruto, but more at itself.
"Interesting..." The Nine-Tailed's voice returned to its deep, rumbling quality, but with less pure violence and more inquisitiveness and playfulness, "Uzumaki Naruto... I remember you."
Its massive body slowly lay down, revealing only a pair of vertical pupils burning with ghostly light, staring fixedly at the void beyond the sealing bars.
"You want to exploit me? You want to use my power?"
"Very well!"
"Then let me see how far you, this little monster, can go?"
"Let's see if you'll be the first to burst from my power! Or..."
A highly subtle and anomalous gleam, which even the Nine-Tailed itself hadn't fully perceived, flashed in its eyes.
"Or can you bring a different kind of fun to this boring cage?"
The massive beast eyes slowly closed, and the Sealing Space fell into an even deeper silence than before. Only the slowly flowing, vast amount of crimson Chakra seemed to silently portend that a game beyond the limits of age and power had just begun.
Meanwhile, outside in the hut behind the mountain.
Naruto suddenly opened his eyes, feeling the surging, almost overflowing pure Chakra within his body, and the prominent "Uzumaki Chakra Refinement Method" LV2 prompt on his system panel. He couldn't help but grin, revealing two rows of small white teeth, and made a victory sign in the air:
"Done! Big Fox brand power bank, excellent effect! Next time, I'll go for another top-up!"
Now, it's time to figure out how to go AFK. The Chakra leaking from the Nine-Tailed is much greater than before, so the previous AFK plan can be completely redone!