If Naruto remembered correctly…
The demon in Kurama Yakumo's inner world was called Ido.
Although Ido looked like a devil in the original work, he was relatively thin.
But the Ido in front of them was enormous—scarlet eyes like lanterns, ears like tree trunks, a gaping mouth full of sharp teeth, and muscles more exaggerated than a bodybuilder.
What was especially terrifying was that…
This Ido was surrounded by a swirling mass of evil spirits that made people shudder.
Ido's bull-like nose puffed out steam.
It sensed an unfamiliar presence and turned toward Naruto and Kurama Yakumo.
"Heh~" Ido opened its huge mouth, a twisted grin appearing on its face. "So it's you? And the person next to you… your friend?"
In the original work,
Ido was not powerful yet.
Back then, it still had to deceive Kurama Yakumo with the lie: "I am you, and you are me."
But now, this grown and strengthened Ido was far more brazen, acting as if Kurama Yakumo didn't matter at all.
Perhaps in Ido's mind, Kurama Yakumo's spiritual world was simply its house—
and Kurama Yakumo herself was nothing more than the vegetable patch where it harvested food.
Kurama Yakumo's eyes slowly widened, filled with fear as she stared at Ido.
She subconsciously stepped back and hid behind Naruto.
"Tsk~" Ido clicked its tongue, feeling even more contempt seeing how timid she was.
But as it followed Kurama Yakumo's movement, Ido noticed Naruto.
This yellow-haired kid…
Why did he feel so unfathomable?
Naruto stood straight in front of Kurama Yakumo, his gaze calm as he looked at Ido.
Ido frowned and asked Naruto, "Who are you?"
Naruto ignored the question. Instead, he glanced back at Kurama Yakumo and said, "This guy is the demon in your spiritual world. The reason you can't become a ninja—it's all because of him."
"I'll restrain him. You just need to kill him."
"Do you understand?"
Naruto's calm and gentle tone reached Kurama Yakumo's ears—
as if restraining Ido wasn't difficult at all.
Her fear eased a little.
But she still lacked courage…
Or rather—
Kurama Yakumo whispered, "How… how do I kill it?"
She didn't even know how to 'attack'!
Naruto's eyes shifted toward the paintbrush tightly held in her hand.
Kurama Yakumo followed his gaze.
She bit her lip, recalling every painful moment caused by her inability to become a ninja—
Her parents' disappointment.
The clan's neglect.
Then the incident when her power ran wild and the fire broke out.
Her parents' screams still echoed in her mind.
Self-blame. Regret.
Two emotions pushed to the extreme.
They made her regret being born.
Without her, the clan wouldn't have been disappointed.
Her parents wouldn't have died.
Ido wouldn't exist.
Now, Naruto shone into her life like a long-delayed light.
Destroy Ido.
Become a ninja.
Become the pride of her parents.
Kurama Yakumo's eyes gradually filled with determination.
She nodded hard at Naruto to show it.
"Heh~"
"Restrain me?"
Ido was enraged that Naruto hadn't answered its question earlier and instead discussed with Kurama Yakumo how to kill it.
This was humiliation.
A demon like him being ignored?
Instead, they calmly talked about killing him?
"Then let me see your little trick—"
Before Ido finished speaking, its expression froze.
That terrifying, ferocious face suddenly twisted in shock.
Kaka—
Several crisp metallic sounds echoed from Ido's direction.
Ido lowered its head—
Five golden chains had pierced into its body.
Its limbs and chest were all bound.
Its power—
Its power was fading!
"Who are you?!!!"
Ido finally felt fear.
When Kurama Yakumo lifted her brush, Ido instantly went mad.
It spewed the most vicious curses in the world at her.
But Kurama Yakumo had already used her ability to block her hearing.
She raised her brush—
and erased Ido from her spiritual world.
…
Standing on Hokage Rock, basking in the warm sunlight.
The scenery was beautiful.
The girl in the wheelchair and the blond boy beside her opened their eyes at the same time.
Naruto asked, "How do you feel?"
Kurama Yakumo raised her hand and slowly curled her fingers into a fist. "My… strength is returning."
Although she was reborn—
there was no joy in her voice.
Because her life had been twisted into a nightmare by this bloodline ability.
Parents.
Clan.
Teachers.
She had failed so many people.
Did she even deserve a second chance?
"That's good." Naruto nodded. "Rest for a few days. Our home isn't in Konoha. When it's time to leave, I'll come pick you up."
Kurama Yakumo hummed softly.
She waited for Naruto to say more—
but when she turned around, he was already gone.
…
Inside the Hokage's office.
Tsunade rubbed her forehead, looking painfully at the documents on her desk.
"This Uzumaki Naruto really knows how to cause trouble!"
Everything on her desk was related to Naruto.
Tsunade's biggest responsibility now was to keep Naruto in Konoha.
So of course she needed to know all of this.
But before she could continue, Naruto walked in.
Seeing him enter, Tsunade shook her head. "You're really rude. Don't you know you should knock?"
"I'm sorry, auntie." Naruto apologized casually, then glanced at the papers. "I saw these documents outside and got curious, so I thought… uh…"
Halfway through, Naruto noticed something wrong in Tsunade's expression.
Black lines covered her face as she stared at him with dangerous eyes. "Kid… what did you just call me?"
Naruto's lips twitched. "I didn't think you'd care about that so much…"
"Heh~" Tsunade grabbed the documents about Naruto, chakra surging through her body. "Even if you're strong, let's see if you can grab them before I destroy them."
Naruto: "…"
Seeing Naruto's distressed expression, Tsunade smiled threateningly. "Unless you change how you address me."
Naruto sighed helplessly. "There's really nothing I can do with you… Aunt Tsunade, okay?"
Considering her age—
calling Tsunade "aunt" was already making her sound young.
But Tsunade clearly wasn't satisfied…
She ordered Naruto, "Say it again. Call me 'Beautiful Big Sister Tsunade.'"
Naruto: "…"
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