"Boss, two bowls of ran!" Uchiha Akira called out as he entered the ran shop. It wasn't his first ti here; he'd been before, just to check it out.
As he spoke, Akira's eyes narrowed slightly, and the three-tomoe Sharingan appeared, staring intently at Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ran.
Before his reincarnation, Akira had been a fan of the Naruto series. There was a popular fan theory that Teuchi, the ran shop owner, was actually Otsutsuki Teuchi, a hidden mastermind behind the scenes.
The most significant evidence for this theory was when Pain used his Almighty Push to destroy the entire village, but Ichiraku Ran remained untouched.
So, Akira couldn't help but activate his Sharingan to carefully observe Teuchi.
But, well, it turned out to be just a rumor. Akira saw no sign of any chakra activity after scrutinizing Teuchi with his Sharingan.
Moreover, considering the original series, there was no plot where Teuchi turned out to be a hidden villain.
"What's with the eyes?" Teuchi asked, noticing Akira's sudden activation of his Sharingan and feeling a bit puzzled.
"Oh, nothing," Akira replied, shaking his head as he deactivated his Sharingan.
"By the way, do you think two bowls of ran will be enough?" Teuchi asked after a brief pause.
"Huh?" Akira was montarily stunned by the question. Two large bowls of ran for two seven-year-olds-why wouldn't that be enough?
Wait... could it be...
Just then, Naruto's voice chid in, confirming Akira's suspicions.
"Uncle, start with ten bowls of miso ran. If that's not enough, I'll let you know!" Naruto said, with a tone that suggested it was the most natural thing in the world.
"That's more like it," Teuchi nodded to himself, secretly thinking that this matched Naruto's usual appetite. He then turned to start preparing the order.
Akira, on the other hand, could only place a hand on his forehead in resignation.
Right, he had almost forgotten that Naruto's appetite was legendary. He could stack ran bowls to impressive heights.
It was a typical trait found in many ani protagonists: a massive appetite, a straightforward nature, and a tendency to get into amusing situations.
Characters like Naruto, Luffy, and Goku all fit this mold perfectly...
But instead of dwelling on it, Akira focused on the here and now. Teuchi's ran preparation was swift, and once the bowls were ready, Naruto began eating with gusto.
Slurp, slurp! In no ti, Naruto had already polished off four or five bowls!
anwhile, Akira was still working on his first bowl. Glancing at Naruto's seemingly unchanged stomach, Akira couldn't help but silently wonder if Naruto's stomach was connected to another dinsion.
How could he not even show the slightest sign of being full after five large bowls of ran?
"Akira, you're really strong, but one day, I'll surpass you! People say you'll beco the Sixth Hokage, but we'll be rivals in the future!" Naruto declared after downing two more bowls, slowing down a bit as he started to feel slightly full.
"Mm, I'll be waiting," Akira nodded seriously, acknowledging Naruto's challenge.
Naruto was still just a child who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy, while Akira was already the head of the Anbu.
For anyone else, Naruto's claim to compete for the Hokage title would seem utterly ridiculous.
But Akira knew better. If there was anyone who could rival him for the Hokage position, it was definitely Naruto.
As the reincarnation of Asura and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto was destined to be a powerhouse in the Naruto world.
Of course, with the addition of his life simulator, Akira was also quite formidable.
"By the way, tomorrow I'll be leading the village's top fighters to the border to demonstrate Konoha's strength. Want to co along?" Akira asked, changing the subject after they had chatted for a while.
"Huh? You're inviting to leave the village?" Naruto put down his chopsticks and looked at Akira in surprise, clearly not expecting such an invitation.
"Yes, so what do you think? Are you up for it?" Akira smiled slightly as he posed the question.
"What's there to be afraid of? I've been wanting to leave the village for ages!" Naruto responded enthusiastically, not one to back down from a challenge.
"Great. Once you're done eating, I'll give you the rest of the night to undergo so special training!" Akira said with a grin.
Dinner wrapped up quickly after that. Once Naruto had finished his ran, Akira took him to a lake at one of the training grounds.
As the protagonist of the original series, a Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, a mber of the Uzumaki clan, and the reincarnation of Asura, Naruto was already formidable despite being only seven years old.
Akira believed that if Naruto's potential were fully developed, his power could be imnse. Even though Naruto was still just a kid who hadn't graduated from the academy, Akira knew that killing him would be no easy feat, even if he opened all Eight Gates.
For one, the Nine-Tails wouldn't want Naruto to die. Otherwise, it wouldn't have lent him chakra in monts of crisis in the original series.
Secondly, the Sage of Six Paths was practically omnipresent in the Naruto world, keeping a close eye on everything. If his son's reincarnation were in danger, who knew if he might
intervene?
Lastly, and most importantly, Naruto was the main character, blessed with a protagonist's luck. Who knew what sort of unexpected developnts might occur if soone tried to kill
him?
So, considering all these factors, Akira thought it would be wise to have Naruto join him.
If Naruto could
sh his full power, that would ideal.
But even if he couldn't, having Naruto-soone blessed with the luck of the protagonist- by his side would be like carrying a good luck charm.
And who knows, maybe in a crucial mont, Naruto could even talk an enemy into
submission!
"Akira, you said you'd give special training? What kind of training?" Naruto asked, growing curious as they stood by the lake.
"Naruto, you've t the Nine-Tails sealed inside you, right?" Akira asked, getting to the
point.
"Yeah, I've t it," Naruto nodded.
"You have two ways to beco stronger," Akira explained.
"First, you could focus on using your own chakra while further strengthening the seal on the
Nine-Tails."
"Second, you could tap into the Nine-Tails' chakra."
"Either way, you should be able to grow stronger," Akira continued.
This was true. In the original series, Naruto had relied heavily on the Nine-Tails' chakra.
But in Akira's view, even without the Nine-Tails, Naruto's chakra reserves were almost
limitless.
Rember when Naruto, before even graduating from the Ninja Academy, used the Multi-
Shadow Clone Jutsu and created thousands of clones at once?
Was that solely due to the Uzumaki clan's physical constitution?
And how do you explain the seemingly endless chakra of Hashirama Senju?
To Akira, both Naruto and Hashirama were reincarnations of Asura.
So, they were both on a different level-while others had chakra, Naruto and Hashirama had
"chato-ns" of chakra!
If not for the influence of the Nine-Tails' chakra, Akira believed Naruto could have reached the sa heights as he did in the original series, even without the fox's power.
"In that case, I'll choose the second option. If I strengthen the seal further, that fox will be all
alone inside, with no one to talk to. That would be too sad," Naruto said after considering Akira's two options.
He wants to choose the second option because he feels sorry for the Nine-Tails being locked
up all alone?
Akira gave Naruto a strange look, thinking to himself that this was just like Naruto.
After all, if Naruto could forgive even Obito, the man who killed his parents, it made sense
that he wouldn't harbor hatred for the Nine-Tails.
In fact, Naruto probably didn't even hold a grudge against the Third Hokage. "Alright, in that case, let's have a good chat with the Nine-Tails!" Akira said with a sigh,
nodding as he reentered Naruto's ntal space.
"Hmph! You want to cooperate with this brat? Forget it!" the Nine-Tails growled as Akira stepped into the seal's space. Before Akira could say anything, the fox had already refused.
Though sealed away, the Nine-Tails was not completely unaware of what was happening outside. Otherwise, it wouldn't have lent Naruto chakra during monts of danger. "There's no need to be so stubborn. Can't we just have a proper conversation?" Akira asked, looking at the caged fox.
"I have nothing to say to you! I hate those eyes of yours!" the Nine-Tails grumbled, clearly annoyed by Akira's Sharingan. The fox lay down inside the cage, closing its eyes, clearly uninterested in further discussion.
"So, this is the great Nine-Tails, huh? All bark and no bite?" Akira smirked. "If you're really that upset, why don't you go after Uchiha Madara instead? Or how about Senju Hashirama?
He's the one who said you were too powerful and sealed you away!" Akira rolled his eyes at the Nine-Tails, mocking it without holding back.
"You... How do you know what Hashirama said back then?!" The Nine-Tails, who had been feigning indifference, suddenly opened its eyes wide in shock, staring at Akira.
The fox could never forget how, after Madara used his Sharingan on it, it had no choice but to
fight Hashirama.
And then Hashirama, living up to his na as the "God of Shinobi," had unleashed his thousand-ard Buddha, completely overwhelming the Nine-Tails.
Even worse, as he claid the fox was too powerful, Hashirama had sealed it away with ease.
That familiar phrase brought back the darkest mories for the Nine-Tails.
"So, can we talk now, Kurama?" Akira asked with a small smile, taking a seat outside the cage,
showing no signs of leaving anyti soon.
Note: If you are interested, you can read up to chapter 136 at /Emiko1.
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