"Hey, Yue Yan, I'm counting on you with the Nine - Tailed Fox."
Yue Yan watched as Kushina left the spiritual space. He had a confused 'WTF' look on his face.
"You're going on a date with Senior Brother Minato Namikaze. Why did you drag me into the sealed space? Do you just see me as a tool?"
Just as Yue Yan was complaining, the Nine - Tailed Fox glanced at him.
"Hey, kid, do you think it's a hardship to be with This old fox?"
"Don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand, okay? Isn't it just that Sister Kushina promised to take you out to see the world before, and then she suddenly went on a date with Senior Brother Minato Namikaze. She was afraid you'd throw a fit, so she dragged me here. It sounds like there's some improper relationship between us."
"Humph. It's that woman who promised me. If you get her to lift the seal that blocks my perception of the outside world, I wouldn't have to make you come here." The Nine - Tailed Fox snorted. "I really don't know what that stupid woman is thinking. It's just a date. Why won't she let This old fox watch?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan was also speechless. To maintain his spiritual form in the sealed space, Kushina took him with them when she went on a date with Minato. No matter how much Yue Yan refused, it was no use. He could only reluctantly be a third wheel. Now he had to come and appease the Nine - Tailed Fox.
"By the way, why do you want to see the outside world so much?"
This really puzzled Yue Yan. From the original story, the Nine - Tailed Fox wasn't a fox with a strong sense of curiosity.
Hearing this, the Nine - Tailed Fox arrogantly turned its head away.
"This old fox is just curious about what that woman usually does. After all, she's always blocked This old fox's perception of the outside world before."
Well, the mystery is solved. In the original story, the protagonist (Naruto) didn't know how to seal the Nine - Tailed Fox's perception of the outside world, so the fox could see outside through him. Now, this Nine - Tailed Fox has been cooped up for too long and wants to take a look outside.
Suddenly, Yue Yan thought of the actions of a time - travelling senior named Xu Xian, also known as San Duo. This method could not only let the Nine - Tailed Fox see the outside world but also save him from being a third wheel between Minato and Kushina. Thinking of this, he immediately put the plan into action and told the Nine - Tailed Fox his plan.
After hearing it, the Nine - Tailed Fox's eyes lit up.
"Kid, your idea is really unique. But this method does work."
Hearing this, Yue Yan also turned his attention back to his real body and threw all the big and small bags on his body to Minato, who was also holding all sorts of things.
"Sister Kushina, I have a way to make the Nine - Tailed Fox stop bothering you. After all, I'm not always available when you two go on dates."
Hearing this, Kushina, who was munching on a bunch of Three Colouring Pills, was stunned. After thinking about it, she felt that what Yue Yan said made a lot of sense and wanted to hear what the method was.
"Sister Kushina can create a kage clone and give its control to the Nine - Tailed Fox so that it can wander around through the clone. Also, since a kage clone has limited chakra, there's no need to worry about the Nine - Tailed Fox causing trouble."
"Hey, this is really a good idea."
Kushina only thought for a moment before agreeing. Then she formed hand seals and created a kage clone.
Inside the sealed space, after the Nine - Tailed Fox sensed that Kushina had given it the control of a kage clone, it immediately injected a part of its chakra with its own will into the clone and gained control of it.
When the Nine - Tailed Fox opened its eyes again, it curiously looked around.
"So this is what it's like to see the world from a human's perspective. It seems all right."
When Yue Yan saw that the eyes of this Kushina clone had changed into the vertical pupils of the Nine - Tailed Fox, he finally didn't have to be the third wheel here. He said a word and was about to leave.
After a while, Yue Yan turned his head and stared at the Nine - Tailed Fox following him with dead - fish eyes, looking speechless.
"Hey, aren't you supposed to go and see the outside world? Why are you following me?"
Hearing this, the Nine - Tailed Fox's expression remained unchanged. It spoke with its deep voice, "I'm not familiar with this place, and the only person I know is you. Most importantly, I don't trust other humans."
Yue Yan opened his mouth but couldn't say a word for a long time. Finally, he could only sigh helplessly.
"Alright. Since you want to see the current world, I can take you to a good place."
Then, as they walked along, Yue Yan took the Nine - Tailed Fox to the Konoha Bookstore.
"They have all the books published over the years here. There should be something that interests you, and it'll be convenient for you to understand this world."
The Nine - Tailed Fox didn't say a word. It just nodded and walked in.
After the Nine - Tailed Fox had selected the books it was interested in, Yue Yan looked at the pile of books in front of him that resembled a small mountain. He couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Why does it feel like I'm taking a friend's kid to the supermarket, and the kid grabs a bunch of snacks, expecting me to pay for them?
Even though Yue Yan was complaining in his heart, he still paid for the books.
After sealing the books with his Scroll, Yue Yan went to the training ground. After greeting Xiaolan, who had already been training there, he also started his day's training.
As for the Nine - Tailed Fox, it sat quietly on one side reading the books.
Although the Nine - Tailed Fox behaved like a normal person, it was still a Tailed Beast, and its way of thinking was really different from that of a normal person.
Therefore, there were not only books for passing time but also several books like "Postpartum Care of Sows", which didn't seem like something a Tailed Beast would be interested in at all.
However, since the Nine - Tailed Fox was just sitting there quietly reading, Yue Yan just let it do as it pleased without being disturbed.
As for the money spent on the books, he planned to ask Minato Namikaze for reimbursement later. After all, these were books for the fox in their family. It would be too much if they didn't reimburse him.
Well, mainly because these books were so expensive that Yue Yan felt bad for his wallet.
In the next few days, the Nine - Tailed Fox would come to this training ground in the form of Kushina's kage clone to read books. Meanwhile, Yue Yan continued his self - directed training as usual, and from time to time, he gave some pointers to Obito Uchiha and his friends to help them with their training.
Obito Uchiha and his friends were quite curious when they saw the Nine - Tailed Fox. Then, Obito Uchiha acted cheekily and was retorted by the Nine - Tailed Fox, who had learned Yue Yan's way of scolding, to the point of doubting his life. After that, there was the story of a broken - down Obito Uchiha wanting to fight the Nine - Tailed Fox one - on - one and getting beaten up badly. Well, let's not dwell on that.
One day, just as Yue Yan stopped his training and planned to take a break, the Nine - Tailed Fox came over.
"I've finished reading all those books. Do you have any other ones?"
Yue Yan: "Huh?"
Wait a minute. Didn't you buy hundreds of books last time? And later, you even sent Minato Namikaze to the bookstore several times. How could you have finished them all so soon?
Hearing Yue Yan's question, the Nine - Tailed Fox let out a proud snort.
"I'm not like you guys (humans). I learn much faster, and there are no more books in the bookstore that interest me."
"Er..."
Yue Yan scratched his head. What should he do? Could he write books for the Nine - Tailed Fox himself? Well, it seemed not a bad idea. After all, he had read a lot in his past life.
Acting on this idea, Yue Yan created a kage clone and told him to write down the stories from his past life for the Nine - Tailed Fox.
Well, he wasn't sure how much he could remember. If not, he could just make stuff up on the spot.
Anyway, he hoped that the Nine - Tailed Fox in this world wouldn't deviate from the norm.