Naruto: I open a pet shop in the Ninja world.

After Naruto had dinner, took a shower, and made sure that he had finished his homework for the day, Chi Qing brought up what they had said during the day.

He made the dessert and placed it in front of Naruto: "Go ahead, tell me in detail how you 'bullied' Xiao Jiu."

Chi Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, with an expression that urged Naruto to confess and not to hide anything.

Naruto smiled shyly and explained in detail what he had done to the Kyuubi.

He even told Chi Qing about Jiuwei's angry expression at the time: "Xiaojiu seems a little stupid."

Chi Qing held his forehead with his hand: "I'm not stupid, I'm just too arrogant." He didn't expect that Naruto and the Nine-Tails' first meeting would be brought forward, but now everything has long gone off track, so it is normal for this to happen earlier.

He pinched Naruto's cheeks angrily, "You've really grown up. Is this something you can joke about? Huh? You don't know how dangerous that guy is!"

If the Nine-Tailed Fox hadn't been too arrogant and looked down on human cubs, it wouldn't have been played around by Naruto.

"I did this only because I was sure. I was wrong. I'm sorry, uncle. I promise there won't be a next time!" Naruto raised his hands to make a promise, admitting his mistake sincerely.

Chi Qing knew that the tearful look was just fake, but she still fell for it.

He released the hand that was pinching her cheek and rubbed it gently: "If anything happens to you..." He sighed.

Naruto's heart was also gripped: "I really know I was wrong, little uncle." He leaned over and buried himself in Chi Qing's arms: "And Xiao Jiu is not really in danger now, right? Otherwise, I believe that little uncle would have kicked him away for me~"

Hearing Naruto's words full of admiration, Chi Qing was helpless: "I, your uncle, am not omnipotent." Chi Qing really couldn't do such a thing as extracting the tailed beast from the Jinchūriki's body and letting the Jinchūriki live well.

"I don't care~ My uncle is the best to me!" Naruto rubbed his head against Chi Qing's face: "And my dad is here to protect me."

"My uncle always says they are great heroes, but I don't know what they have done."

"Do you want to know now?" Chi Qing said along Naruto's back.

Naruto nodded: "Well, tell me, little uncle, about mom and dad."

"When should I start talking about this... Let's talk about Xiaojiu first." Chi Qing had rehearsed the words he was about to say many times before.

"A tailed beast is a life form that has a huge chakra materialized from its tail. The one in your body is the Nine-Tails, the strongest of the tailed beasts. All the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki of all generations are from the Uzumaki clan. The previous Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was your mother."

"When you were born, the seal loosened, the Nine-Tails was released, and destroyed Konoha..." Chi Qing spoke slowly, and his tone was like the bedtime story he told Naruto when he told him about the confrontation between Konoha and the Nine-Tails.

"Konoha was saved by your parents and you, but the timing of your appearance was too coincidental. Someone connected your existence with the Nine-Tails. When more people spread the word, everyone thought it was the truth. In fact, Minato-san wanted you to be regarded as a hero and loved by Konoha."

Whenever he thought of this incident, Chi Qing blamed himself for his weakness and incompetence: "I was too weak at the time. I had made all the preparations, but I still couldn't let your parents protect you and grow up safely. I didn't have the ability to stop the rumors when they first came out."

Naruto got up in shock, held Chi Qing's face with both hands, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "Even if everyone apologizes in this matter, only my uncle shouldn't apologize!"

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I still have work to do, so that’s all for today.