"Nennen butterfly."
Naruto walked over in a few quick steps, raised his hand, and slapped him down.
Snap!
A crisp, loud sound rang out.
The naughty kid fell to the ground, his little face flushed.
He looked like he was too embarrassed—if you ignored the blood at the corner of his mouth!
"You?!"
The remaining two naughty kids stepped back, staring at Naruto in fear.
Immediately after, two more crisp slaps landed.
As soon as Naruto appeared, all three naughty children were on the ground, doubting their life choices.
However, Naruto didn't hit them too hard.
After all, although they were hateful, their actions didn't deserve killing.
Even if they didn't die, they would probably remember this lesson for a lifetime.
Naruto picked up the drawing board from the ground and walked toward the girl in the wheelchair.
According to the plot of the original work,
this little girl named Kurama Yakumo should have joined Naruto and Kurenai Yuhi's team by now to help her get rid of her inner demon.
But Naruto wasn't following the plot anymore.
This had caused Kurama Yakumo's condition to worsen.
Now she could only come out in a wheelchair.
"Is this yours?"
Naruto handed the canvas over.
Kurama Yakumo's face looked deathly pale. She raised her trembling hands to take the canvas and held it tightly against her chest.
"Thank you... thank you."
The few words escaped her pale lips.
Just this small action already exhausted her.
This was too cruel for someone who dreamed of becoming a ninja.
Naruto had recently been planning to form his own group.
Looking at the weak girl in front of him, he made up his mind.
Kurama Yakumo lowered her head, rubbing the canvas nervously with her fingers. After hesitating, she quietly began to move her wheelchair.
Due to her weak health, Kurama Yakumo's personality had become withdrawn.
She didn't know how to respond to Naruto's kindness.
Naruto reached out, held her wheelchair, and smiled gently.
"Uh..." Kurama Yakumo lifted her head.
That sunny, handsome face...
She quickly lowered her head in embarrassment, too shy to speak, letting Naruto push her forward.
Naruto found a place with a good view for her and began to "kidnap" her like a little sister: "What's your name?"
"I... Kurama..."
Kurama Yakumo's pronunciation was soft and unclear.
Naruto nodded. "A very good surname. The Kurama clan..."
"Miss, how about a deal?"
Little sister?
Deal?
Kurama Yakumo froze.
No one had ever called her that before.
And a deal?
What did she even have to offer?
She was a useless person who couldn't even control her own chakra.
Her only bloodline ability had backfired.
Without any real capability, she was worse off than a normal civilian.
"I don't understand..." Kurama Yakumo asked softly, "What do I have?"
Naruto was straightforward. He ignored the deeper meaning behind the question and directly stated his offer: "I'll help you recover your body, and you'll work for me. That's it."
"What?" Kurama Yakumo sat up suddenly.
The sudden motion made her dizzy, and she quickly covered her forehead.
Naruto repeated, "How about it? Then you'll be able to become a ninja."
Kurama Yakumo steadied herself, then clenched her teeth and said, "Okay!"
She never doubted whether Naruto truly had that ability.
All she knew was that she had to trust him now.
Naruto nodded slightly, placed his hand on Kurama Yakumo's shoulder, and began examining her body.
Under Naruto's Kagura Mind's Eye, Kurama Yakumo's chakra was extremely unstable.
But her mental power was astonishing.
The reason Kurama Yakumo's body was so weak was because her spiritual power was too strong, which had created a monster.
This monster devoured Kurama Yakumo's emotions and disrupted her chakra.
This was similar to Naruto's childhood.
At that time, Kurama was sealed inside him, resentful.
If given the chance, it would never let Naruto go. Its constant interference with his chakra prevented Naruto from even learning the Clone Technique.
Finding the cause made things simple.
A monster existed in her spiritual world, and it was disrupting her chakra.
Then the solution was simply to kill the monster.
Naruto closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, they had transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Another name for the Sharingan is "the eye of spiritual reflection."
Mangekyō's abilities are not only extensions of the user's desires,
but can also perceive and enter the mental world of others.
Just like when Sasuke and Naruto met inside Naruto's mind in the original work.
Sasuke used his Sharingan to enter Naruto's sealed space.
…
After Kurama Yakumo agreed to Naruto, she felt dizzy and soon fell into a deep sleep.
In her sleep, her consciousness arrived in a strange world.
And Naruto also appeared there.
But…
"This doesn't feel like a dream," Kurama Yakumo muttered.
She looked down at the lines on her palms.
They were incredibly clear.
This definitely wasn't a dream!
But…
Kurama Yakumo could stand and walk without a wheelchair.
Was it still a dream?
Kurama Yakumo felt a bit disappointed.
Beside her, Naruto stood quietly.
"This is not a dream," he said softly, "but your spiritual world."
"Spiritual world?" Kurama Yakumo was confused.
Naruto explained, "The spiritual world exists inside the human mind."
"My eyes saw the reason your chakra is out of control."
"That's because a demon living in your spiritual world feeds on your emotions."
Naruto stepped forward.
Kurama Yakumo quickly followed him.
"We only need to destroy that demon," Naruto continued, "and your body will regain its ability to control chakra."
Chakra is the energy of this world.
It corresponds to life force.
Every living creature has some amount of chakra.
But chakra can't be used without refinement.
So the difference between ninjas and ordinary people is not merely in training, but in chakra refinement and ninjutsu.
Without chakra, a living being dies.
Kurama Yakumo couldn't control her chakra, so her body naturally showed severe symptoms.
This was exactly what the demon in her spiritual world wanted.
It caused more negative emotions.
And negative emotions were its food.
Kurama Yakumo listened carefully, sticking close to Naruto as they walked.
Soon, the two arrived at the core of her spiritual world.
And when they saw the scene—
both Naruto and Kurama Yakumo froze.
Because…
They were staring at an incredibly terrifying creature!
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