The Shadow Clones and Sasuke were searching for cats, while Naruto walked aimlessly, taking in the sights. He looked like a villager who had just entered the city.
"Big Fox, look at that..."
"What's so interesting about a pile of small people stacked together?"
"Oh, right, Big Fox, aren't you able to see what my clones are doing? Tell me if they've found anything." Naruto remembered that in the original story, Kurama could observe the outside world through the protagonist's clones, and his observational perspective was quite unique.
"This old man doesn't like watching your clones."
"Why?" Naruto asked, looking up from where he lay on the Kitsune's belly.
"This old man remembers you watched a movie, as you humans call it, before, didn't you?"
"Mm."
"If, every time you were happily watching, the screen suddenly went black, would you still watch?" Kurama said, downing his cola in one gulp, a murderous impulse in his eyes.
"Uh..."
Naruto understood. It was like when he used to watch those old big-screen TVs at home. He'd be watching, and suddenly, it would be all static. Usually, he'd choose to go up and slap it a couple of times.
At first, Kurama really did observe the outside world through the clones, but every time he got truly into it, the clone would suddenly die! They died without warning, just mysteriously gone. And the ways they died were incredibly varied, which was quite an eye-opener for Kurama. So humans can die like this too.
"Then aren't you really bored?"
"This old man doesn't feel bored."
Kurama wasn't bored at all; watching Naruto's clones die every day was enough entertainment for him.
"Oh, right, Big Fox, do you watch movies or TV series?"
"This old man doesn't want to watch the fake worlds imagined by you humans."
Naruto pouted. The time before last, you said you wouldn't eat human food, and now you're fat as a ball. And last time, you said you wouldn't get drunk, but what happened? You got your hair permed for a whole day, and a perfectly good fox ended up looking like a honey badger.
While they chatted, Naruto received a message from Sasuke. Sasuke drew a circle with the oil lamp. This circle was their special signal, meaning there was no one around.
Naruto, who had teleported over, was stunned. In a deserted alley, over twenty cats surrounded Sasuke, purring, rubbing their heads, and begging for pets. What was going on? Sasuke, did you secretly spray catnip? Or does your Uchiha clan's handsomeness extend to attracting cats?
"Where are those two?"
"There."
Following Sasuke's gaze, in a corner, two cats snuggled together. The black and white Fishcake was licking the fur of the orange and white Ginger.
"Why is this pig... cat so thin? Didn't you say the whole city feeds them?" Naruto asked, puzzled. This was completely different from his imagined scenario of grabbing two pigs and running off. It was fine that Fishcake, the black and white one, was slim, but why was Ginger, an orange cat, also so slender? It didn't match her color.
"They can't compete for food." To prove his point, Sasuke broke off a few pieces of bread and threw them on the ground. The other cats swarmed over, and Ginger and Fishcake were squeezed out, circling around.
You two are truly an embarrassment to the world. If it weren't for the fact that he and these two cats were the only ones from his world to come here, Naruto would have kicked them out of the group. But then he remembered the group was just one human and two cats, so he decided against it; it would be too lonely if he kicked them.
The two cats, unable to compete for food, gave up. Fishcake rubbed its head against Sasuke, begging for food, while Ginger approached Naruto. As expected of an orange cat, she instantly knew who could feed her fat.
"Let's go." Taking advantage of the deserted surroundings, Naruto picked up the cats and teleported away. He had intended to steal them, but if they ran with him, could it still be called stealing? That would be kidnapping.
Somewhere outside the city, a group of Shadow Clones gathered, being lectured by Naruto. "I ask you, you bunch of useless fellows, what do I feed you for? A hundred of you can't find a cat faster than one person?"
Sasuke looked at him strangely.
"Report, there are ninety-nine of us."
"Didn't I make a hundred?"
"One is still running for Sasuke."
Naruto scratched his head. So I'm the hundredth?
"Never mind that. Are any of you interested in watching movies or TV series?" This was a question Naruto had to ask. Although the Uzumaki Construction Team didn't pay salaries, didn't provide food, and the captain would inexplicably scold employees, the management was still very humane. They wouldn't force someone who liked singing to do acrobatics, because employees would accumulate negative emotions when doing jobs they disliked, and if too much accumulated, they might explode.
"I... like it," a clone raised his hand.
"Good, you're the one. Go to the Land of Snow and watch." This clone would henceforth be for Kurama to watch with. A shut-in like Kurama should watch anime with cola. By the way, would 'Animal Planet' count as an adult (to avoid sensitive terms) anime for Kurama?
Naruto thought as he formed the hand sign to dispel the clone. It wasn't easy; since learning Shadow Clones, this was the first time he had dispelled one using the normal procedure.
Just then, an anomaly occurred. Among the group of clones disguised as passersby, a bald figure suddenly appeared! The clone held a mithril sword in each hand and shouted, "Ryūjin Jakka!" He began rampaging among his allies!
The other Shadow Clones hastily tried to stop him. However, this clone was exceptionally brave, cutting down forty-two clones before being dispelled. After the clone died, Naruto received its last words.
"Last time, there were ninety-nine who hit me. Fifty-seven more to go."
Naruto sat dumbfounded, petting the cats to soothe his emotions. Naruko, are your parents aware of how vengeful you are?
Sasuke was also bewildered. What's wrong with this person? It's bad enough he curses me, but when he goes crazy, he even cuts down his own people?
After the clone running for Sasuke exhausted itself to death, Naruto sent Sasuke back.
Jiraiya, having spent a day gathering material in the Capital of Fire, returned satisfied, now hunched over in his room, writing his masterpiece. "Naruto, come take your Shunpu away! He's chewing on my rough draft!"
Shunpu, the Husky's name, given to him before setting off, meaning "smooth sailing." He also had a nickname—Er Gou (Second Dog).
"Go write in another room!" Naruto, sleeping with a cat on his chest, pushed the cat away and replied groggily. Both cats were good in every way—obedient, sensible, didn't bite or meow—but they kept lying on his chest, which was unbearable. He wondered how their previous owner raised them. It was fine now, but if they got fat and still lay there, they really could suffocate a person. And their timid nature, not daring to grab anything.
The next morning.
After seeing the Capital of Fire, the master and student embarked on a brand new journey from the Land of Waves.
On the Mo Xie Treasure Brick, there was a small hut with a shock-absorption device, furnished with bedding and blankets, where Ginger and Fishcake lay. Naruto, like a rickshaw puller, pulled the Treasure Brick from the front, with the Grass-Cutting Sword tucked into his waist. The Mo Xie Treasure Brick was heavy; even with Naruto's physique, he couldn't run while dragging it, only walk, occasionally crawling when exhausted.
"Kid, get up and continue," the orange fox, who had been sharing the view with a clone watching a movie, now transformed back into the strict Teacher Kurama.
Naruto was pulling the brick, and Shunpu was also pulling, but he was pulling a bone tied to an independent iron pillar on the brick, his movements very similar to Naruto's. The bone belonged to Kimimaro.
Inside the small hut.
Fishcake: "Meow~ Meow meow~"
Ginger: "Meow~"
Translation:
Fishcake: "Look at that person, he looks like a dog."
Ginger: "I'm hungry."
Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion until Naruto put Shunpu on the ground. When Shunpu ran ahead to lead the way, the collapse of the shinobi world began.
A husky led the way, followed by Naruto, who wielded the Grass-Cutting Sword with its comes with entry skill.
Sword in hand, follow the dog.
Given these conditions, it was difficult not to have an incident.
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