Chapter 81 : Meeting Nine-Tails!!
"Delicious, so delicious... cough cough," Naruto Uzumaki muttered, stuffing his mouth with roasted fish as if he'd never tasted anything this good.
He was eating so quickly that he choked on a fishbone! Luckily, Genya carefully removed the bone for him.
"Take it slow. If it's not enough, there's more here," Genya reminded, watching Naruto wolf down the fish.
But at that moment, he felt a pang of sympathy for the little guy.
From a young age, Naruto's fate was already sealed: chosen as the Jinchuriki for the Nine-Tails, orphaned, and shunned by everyone around him. Though his parents were heroes of Konoha, and he himself was its Jinchuriki, he was ignored, isolated, and mocked.
"Thanks," Naruto said with a nod, then continued to eat hastily.
Just like that, after finishing two fish, he leaned back against a rock, letting out a satisfied burp. A few fish were enough to make him feel content.
"Thank you!" Naruto looked at Genya with eyes full of warmth. His nature was simple: if someone treated him kindly, he would genuinely repay them in kind.
"What's your name?" Genya asked, looking at Naruto. Though he already knew, he still asked, mostly because a few people nearby were watching. He needed to act naturally, asking questions any stranger would ask a child.
After all, when two kids just meet, it's only natural to exchange names.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki!" Naruto immediately straightened up when asked, looking at Genya carefully as he responded.