This Naruto Is a Player!

The Nine-Tails drew closer, its immense size startling Naruto.

He kept backing away, almost tripping.

Suddenly, it dawned on him.

This was the training space. According to the instructions, he was its absolute master.

If he wished, he could control every blade of grass, every drop of water here. He was immortal, the undisputed god of this training space.

Since that was the case, what was there to fear?

Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails stared at Naruto, utterly perplexed.

It had been squatting in its prison, as usual, in its self-imposed isolation, when the next second, it was 'summoned' here.

It initially thought it was being controlled by Uchiha Madara again, and let out an angry roar.

Then, it realized.

Where was Madara?

It looked around but found no trace of Uchiha Madara, nor any powerful chakra signatures nearby.

First, it was confused, then exhilarated.

It, Kurama, was finally free!

It trembled with excitement, frolicking around like a happy dog.

But, in the next instant, it sensed a familiar chakra and decided to investigate.

And so, it saw this brat.

The Nine-Tails approached, its enormous eyes full of confusion. "Brat, how are you still alive?" it asked.

The Nine-Tails didn't understand. It had been released, so why was Naruto, its host, still alive?

'How am I still alive?'

Naruto curiously shot back, "Why would I die?"

Seeing Naruto alive and well, the Nine-Tails thought it was under a genjutsu, but it was a Tailed Beast; besides the Mangekyō Sharingan, it was invincible.

Could it still be Uchiha Madara?

It cautiously looked left and right, finding no enemy. In fact, there wasn't even a third chakra signature anywhere around.

"Can you shrink?" Naruto asked.

The Nine-Tails was too big. At its current size, anything it did would cause massive destruction.

Just walking casually could crush many flowers and plants.

Was this good? No, it wasn't.

Hearing this, the Nine-Tails instinctively shook its head.

"Alright then, I'm going to shrink you now, don't be surprised," Naruto said gently.

The Nine-Tails seemed quite intelligent; he planned to befriend it.

Naruto loved making friends, after all.

Most importantly: he was set on having this awesome, 200,000-point combat pet!

Not even Jesus could stop him!

Naruto clapped his hands together, activating the power of the rules. Instantly, the Nine-Tails felt itself changing.

The once tiny trees grew taller and taller, until it was the same size as Naruto before it.

This thoroughly scared the Nine-Tails. "Brat, what did you do? Where is this place?" it exclaimed in shock.

"This is a training space, and I'm its master."

With that, Naruto waved his hands. The flowers and plants on the ground rapidly grew, weaving themselves into a table and chairs adorned with fresh blossoms. Naruto then spread his hands again, and the sand on the ground floated up, gradually becoming transparent in mid-air, coalescing into a pair of crystal cups.

After setting the cups down, Naruto took out the ice-cold Pepsi he had just bought, pouring a cup for himself and one for the fox.

This cola was in the food section of the shop, a co-branded drink within the game, costing 3 liang per bottle.

He had only 6 liang left, so he bought two bottles directly.

To win over the Nine-Tails, Naruto painfully sacrificed one bottle to share, keeping the other for himself.

He took a sip of the sweet drink; the icy sensation was incredibly refreshing, and the bubbles continuously burst in his mouth.

Hiss~ It was a familiar taste.

Naruto had a strong sense of nostalgia for this flavor.

"Come on, try it. This sweet drink is delicious."

The Nine-Tails, which had been watching Naruto's every move, was truly a bit bewildered.

From shrinking to everything that had happened since, the Nine-Tails' mind was struggling to process it all.

It instinctively picked up the crystal cup with its paw and drank the sweet liquid.

The sweet, peculiar, yet very refreshing taste made its eyes light up.

"Here, take these. Drink them while I go train."

Seeing the Nine-Tails enjoying its drink, Naruto reluctantly gave it the remaining cola. Then, without a backward glance, he went to train.

Naruto suddenly understood many things now.

Why was the Nine-Tails here?

Because only spiritual power could enter this training ground. Since the Nine-Tails was sealed within him, when he entered the training ground, it automatically brought the Nine-Tails' spiritual power along.

Now aware of all this, Naruto could naturally kick the Nine-Tails out.

He could do it, but there was no need.

Moreover, Naruto guessed that the villagers calling him a 'demon fox' was probably also because of the Nine-Tails.

Just think about it: if such a massive Nine-Tails appeared in the village, how much damage could it cause?

Naruto vaguely understood why those people hated him so much.

He understood, but he didn't accept it.

If anyone was to blame, it was the person who sealed the Nine-Tails inside him.

That person was now his enemy.

Once he found him, a sparring match would be inevitable.

As for his speculative future identity as the ultimate villain, it was most likely due to the Nine-Tails' manipulation.

However, fate had changed from this moment onward.

This Nine-Tails seemed rather unintelligent, probably only capable of manipulating a 3-year-old child, while he was in his twenties.

Given the gap in their understanding, it was hard to say who would exploit whom.

No, wait, how could it be called exploitation? He merely wanted to acquire a combat pet!

No, that's not right either. Should it be called a partner for battle?

"Hmm, something like that."

Building a relationship wasn't urgent; he was only three years old, and he'd see the other party every day in the future, so there would be plenty of time to get along.

For now, Naruto just wanted to try out the skills he had just learned.

Naruto walked to an empty space and began to form hand seals.

He had never learned hand seals, nor had he ever encountered related knowledge, but his exceptionally high talent and Uzumaki bloodline provided an initial boost, causing the values of all 9 attributes under 'Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu' to surge, directly reaching a moderate level of 50 points each.

Naruto didn't know what 50 points counted as, he only knew that he was infinitely stronger than before, and his mind was filled with vast amounts of new knowledge.

So, when forming hand seals, Naruto was not at all clumsy; in fact, his hand seals were incredibly fast.

Ram → Snake → Tiger

Bang~

A completely identical Naruto appeared beside him.

The new Naruto looked lifelike. Naruto reached out to touch it, and the clone disappeared.

"It really is just a shadow."

Naruto glanced at his status panel. Chakra consumption: 20. The experience for Clone Jutsu actually increased by 382.

It increased that much?

His SSSSS talent was still at work.

Seeing this, Naruto continued to train.

One benefit of this training ground was its infinite chakra. With just a thought, Naruto could instantly replenish his chakra.

Next, Naruto tirelessly ground the levels of the three ninjutsu.

From Master to Perfect.

Two hours passed, and Naruto checked; he had actually maxed out all three skills.

Clone Jutsu: 10000/10000 (Perfect)

Substitution Jutsu: 10000/10000 (Perfect)

Transformation Jutsu: 10000/10000 (Perfect)

He had nothing left to grind, and he had mastered these three basic ninjutsu to a miraculous degree.

"Huh? Where did the Nine-Tails go?" Freeing up, Naruto looked up, and the Nine-Tails had long since disappeared.

"I wanted to ask it how to cultivate, too."

Grumble~~~

His stomach rumbled at the opportune moment.

Naruto suddenly remembered that he had planned to make dinner but had kept delaying until now.

No wonder his stomach was rumbling.

Naruto exited the training ground. He thought for a moment and also kicked the Nine-Tails out.

Back in reality, Naruto cooked, washed up, and prepared for bed.

Moving around, his senses were clearer; he truly had become stronger.

Naruto felt that he now seemed to have more strength than a normal adult.

"Hehe, being a ninja is so much fun."

With that thought, Naruto drifted off to sleep.

Drip-drop, drip-drop~~

Naruto opened his eyes, finding himself in a damp space.

"Where is this?"