After gazing at Yue Yan for a moment, the Nine - Tailed Fox let out a sneer.
"What? Do you want to break the seal and let me out?"
"That's impossible," Yue Yan shook his head. "If I let you out, Sister Kushina will die."
"Humph, then what's there to talk about with you?"
Hearing the mocking tone of the Nine - Tailed Fox, Yue Yan wasn't angry. He plopped down on the ground and began counting on his fingers.
"Look, even if I let you out, others will surely capture you again and seal you inside someone else. For you, it's just changing the place to stay. Essentially, nothing has changed."
"It's still better than being sealed inside this stupid woman."
As he spoke, the Nine - Tailed Fox struggled a few times, making the chains rattle.
Based on its hatred for jinchuriki, the Nine - Tailed Fox hated Kushina more than Mito Uzumaki.
When it was sealed inside Mito, the Nine - Tailed Fox was just imprisoned, but at least it wasn't restricted in its movement. However, when it was inside Kushina, it was firmly tied up by these chains, and even moving a finger was difficult. Being sealed like this for more than twenty years, anyone would find it unbearable.
There was no other way. After all, the Nine - Tailed Fox couldn't defeat Mito, so it had to stay put obediently. Since Kushina was weaker than Mito, she could only use chains to completely restrain the Nine - Tailed Fox.
Feeling the strong resentment from the Nine - Tailed Fox, Yue Yan shrugged.
"This is what I want to talk to you about. Instead of being captured again after breaking the seal, it's better for you to stay obediently inside Sister Kushina. Then I'll ask Sister Kushina to change your living environment."
"Humph, trying to deceive me with such sweet talk. I'm not going to be taken in by you, you naturally evil brat."
When the Sage of Six Paths was still alive, the Nine - Tailed Fox heard him say that it should live in harmony with humans and understand each other's feelings. The Nine - Tailed Fox also tried, but throughout the millennium, it only met people who coveted its power, and many words were just lies. Over time, the Nine - Tailed Fox no longer believed any human. Moreover, after being thrashed by Hashirama and Madara later, the Nine - Tailed Fox believed even less that it could live in harmony with humans.
"Human lifespan is always limited, while I'm immortal. Just you wait. One day, I'll break out and kill all of you arrogant humans."
Hearing this, Yue Yan scratched his head in annoyance. He didn't have enough skills in persuasion. Now he couldn't even get the Nine - Tailed Fox to listen to him patiently. Couldn't he be like someone, open the cage and use skills like Karyū and War Trample?
If he really did that, once the seal was broken, the Nine - Tailed Fox would probably rush out of Kushina's body without even looking at them.
"Okay, let's talk about something else."
Yue Yan tried to change the topic.
"Just as you said, if you break out and kill all of us, then what will you do?"
When the Nine-Tailed Fox heard this, it snorted disdainfully.
"Is that even a question? Of course, I'd do whatever I wanted."
"Specifically?"
"Specifically..."
The Nine-Tailed Fox murmured as it recalled the time before it was sealed inside a jinchuriki. It seemed that apart from lying around and sleeping in a place with beautiful scenery, it hadn't done much else.
When the Nine-Tailed Fox told Yue Yan about this, Yue Yan clapped his hands and showed an expression of "just as I thought."
"Look, it's the same whether you're outside sleeping or inside the sealed space after I ask Sister Kushina to modify it. Here, no one will bother you. All you gotta do is not release your chakra to mess with Sister Kushina and not go out causing trouble."
Hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Fox squinted at Yue Yan for a long time and seemed a bit tempted.
"How the hell can I trust you?"
"You've got no choice, do ya?"
"Humans aren't trustworthy. How do I know this isn't just an excuse for you to use me?"
No matter what Yue Yan said, the Nine-Tailed Fox just kept saying, "Humans aren't trustworthy."
After trying to persuade the Nine-Tailed Fox for a long time without any success, Yue Yan grabbed his hair in annoyance.
"Come on, you're as stubborn as a mule, you fox!"
Gritting his teeth, Yue Yan used electromagnetic levitation to float next to the Nine-Tailed Fox's ear and whispered in a voice that only they could hear.
"Kurama, trust me. And the person the Sage of Six Paths told you to wait for is about to appear. It's the child of Kushina and Minato Namikaze."
When the Nine-Tailed Fox heard its name, it was stunned. Apart from the Sage of Six Paths and the other Tailed Beasts, no one in the ninja world knew its name. How did Yue Yan know? And the words that followed made it seem that this human knew a lot.
Just as the Nine-Tailed Fox was about to ask Yue Yan how he knew all this, Yue Yan shook his head to stop it.
"Don't ask. Even if you ask, I can't tell you. Just think of it as the old man's guidance to me."
Yue Yan knew that his greatest advantage wasn't the system, but his familiarity with the plot as a time traveler. So, unless it was absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to disrupt the original plot. The reason he told the Nine-Tailed Fox this time was that Tailed Beasts didn't have as many schemes as humans.
"Don't tell anyone what I told you."
After looking at Yue Yan for a long time, the Nine-Tailed Fox finally agreed. It didn't trust Yue Yan, but it trusted the old man.
"Fine. For the old man's sake, I'll trust you for now, and only you. I hope you won't lie to me like other humans."
Hearing this, Yue Yan finally let out a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and gave a thumbs up.
"You can count on me, buddy."
The Nine-Tailed Fox didn't care that Yue Yan called it "buddy" and looked down at Kushina with Yue Yan.
Noticing their gazes, Kushina still looked a bit conflicted.
At this time, Minato Namikaze stepped forward.
"Yue Yan, can you guarantee it won't go back on its word?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan nodded seriously.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Minato Namikaze. I trust the Nine - Tailed Fox."
Seeing Yue Yan's insistence, moreover, Minato Namikaze didn't want Kushina to be affected by the Nine - Tailed Fox's violent chakra any longer, he finally agreed.
However, before that, just to be on the safe side, Minato Namikaze and Kushina jointly released a Four Symbols Seal.
Just like the one used on Naruto later, it manifested as a huge railing - shaped seal.
When performing the Four Symbols Seal, Kushina explained it in advance.
Regarding this, the Nine - Tailed Fox didn't have any objections. As long as it wasn't tied to this lava ball, it didn't care.
After the Four Symbols Seal took shape, Kushina then released the chains that were binding the Nine - Tailed Fox and removed the lava ball.
Under the nervous gazes of Minato Namikaze and Kushina, after the unshackled Nine - Tailed Fox stretched its body, it just lay there, showing no intention of breaking the Four Symbols Seal.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze and Kushina finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Yue Yan looked at the Nine - Tailed Fox and asked, "What kind of environment do you want?"
Hearing this, the Nine - Tailed Fox raised its eyebrows in surprise and looked at Yue Yan.
Noticing its expression, Yue Yan was also a bit puzzled.
"What's the matter? Didn't we promise to change your living environment before?"
"Nothing. I just suddenly think you're not as annoying as you were just now."
Saying that, the Nine - Tailed Fox turned to look at Kushina.
"Transform this place into a forest. It doesn't matter what type, as long as it's a natural setting."
After hearing this, Kushina nodded. This is her spiritual space. Transforming the environment will only consume some of her spiritual energy, which is quite worth it to stop the Nine - Tailed Fox from affecting her.
Watching the originally dim space instantly turn into a mountainous wilderness, the Nine - Tailed Fox felt the best it had in thousands of years.
Seeing that the Nine - Tailed Fox just sized up the environment and then lay down obediently, Yue Yan thought this mission was completed and wanted to take Minato Namikaze away.
Just at that moment, the Nine - Tailed Fox looked over.
"Kid, come and visit the old fox when you have time. You're much more interesting than that stupid woman."