"Not interested."
Naruto shook his head.
As a transmigrator, Naruto naturally wasn't like his original counterpart, who, despite being isolated, bullied, and disliked from a young age, still had a strong sense of identity and belonging to Konoha Village.
Moreover, Kurama was being a bit too arrogant, speaking as if he was invincible, but in reality, there were still super strong individuals in the Ninja World who could deal with him. Letting him out would only cause unnecessary trouble and increase variables.
"Tear off that tattered seal!"
"Let this lord out!!"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox opened his gaping maw, threatening viciously, his roar like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami shaking the entire sealing space.
"No."
"Also, if you speak so loudly next time, I won't come to chat with you."
Naruto looked at the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's gaping maw without changing his expression. He thought for a moment, having nothing to do here anyway, then turned and waved, gradually moving away.
"Come back!"
"You hateful brat—"
"You come back here!!"
The giant beast let out a deafening roar, his sharp claws constantly striking and pounding the sealing cage, his tone filled with anger, unwillingness, and resentment.
After a long time.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox calmed his anger, his mountain-like body gradually retreating into the darkness, leaving only a pair of scarlet, blood-moon-like demonic eyes, flickering with captivating light in the darkness.
"You will return!"
"When your friends betray you, your loved ones die, and you are powerless and filled with despair, you will return."
"At that time… you will beg for this lord's power!!"
…
Exiting the sealing space of his mental world, Naruto opened his eyes again, already back in the real world.
Outside the window, a tide of cheers and lively music could be heard.
Naruto got up from bed, pushed open the wooden window, and saw a bustling, noisy scene. It seemed as if all the residents of the Border Town had come out, lining the streets to welcome the dragon-slaying heroes back.
"It's so lively."
Naruto poked his head out, looking around outside the window.
Although the Border Town was located on the kingdom's frontier, it was very prosperous due to the large number of adventurers, far surpassing nearby villages.
Now, the entire town was brightly lit, with residents, adventurers, and temple priests all out.
"Thump thump"
A knock came from the door.
The Sword Saintess joyfully called from outside the door: "Naruto, Naruto, come out quickly and join the town's Dragon-Slaying Celebration!"
Naruto opened the door to find the Sword Saintess's pretty face full of excitement. Her cool little hand grabbed his and pulled him out.
As they went down the stairs, they happened to run into the Witch.
The Witch's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, with a smile, she said word by word: "What a coincidence, I was just about to go, find you, together?"
"Together!"
Passing by the tavern, they found the Counter Lady pacing back and forth, seemingly hesitating about something.
When she saw Naruto, the Sword Saintess, and the Witch, she paused slightly. It was her colleague beside her who helped: "Naruto, Ashina wants to join the Dragon-Slaying Celebration with you."
"Um… Hmm… That… Anyway, it's off-duty hours now, so…"
The Counter Lady murmured, turning her head, her eyes unfocused, one hand constantly stroking the braid resting on her shoulder.
"Why are you being so wishy-washy? Let's go to the celebration together, it's livelier with more people." The Sword Saintess giggled and pulled the Counter Lady along.
Just as they exited the tavern, they saw a burly woman, one hand on her hip, one foot resting on an oak barrel.
She was the proprietress of the Bluebell Tavern.
"Everyone, sing and drink to your heart's content for this old lady tonight, it's on me!"
The tavern proprietress yelled, kicking open the stopper of an oak barrel. Honey-colored liquor sprayed into the sky like a fountain—It just happened to fall on the blood-stained armor of the dragon-slaying team.,Turn the smell of dragon blood into the fragrance of malt.
At the very front of the procession, the piper's crimson cheeks suddenly puffed out, and the brass horn let out a sharp, dawn-like blast.
The dragon-slaying party behind was led by a short-haired girl with purple hair.
"It's her?"
A look of surprise flashed in Naruto's eyes.
She had appeared before in the open space next to the adventurers, when he was sparring with an adventurer whose name he had forgotten. He remembered she was a Gold-Grade Adventurer and used a long spear.
Wait a minute…
The long spear that pierced the flying dragon's heart, wasn't that her weapon!
"It seems Gold-Grade adventurers have some skill."
Naruto mused to himself.
He considered whether he could defeat the flying dragon if he faced it alone.
Although Ninjutsu and Shadow Clone Jutsu were not weak in ground combat, they were insufficient against flying monsters.
"I still need to learn Ninjutsu as soon as possible. The B-rank Ninjutsu, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, is a bit harder to master than I imagined, after all, it requires not only practicing the corresponding Chakra flow routes but also learning Chakra shape transformation and nature transformation."
"Rasengan also needs to be arranged as soon as possible."
Naruto thought as he observed the huge flatbed cart passing in front of him.
The flying dragon's corpse on the cart, even in death, still retained a rather intimidating presence. Naruto observed the wounds on the dragon's body, deducing the general course of the battle in his mind.
It must have been the purple-haired girl, wielding her long spear, first performing a series of "Meteor Stabs" to damage the dragon's wings, making its flight unstable and causing it to lose balance in the air. Then, a high-ranking priestess of the supreme god released a "Miracle" to blind the flying dragon.
Before that, there should have been extremely skilled elven archers providing interference.
The purple-haired girl delivered the final blow, piercing the flying dragon's heart!
"Naruto, Naruto, let's hurry and catch up."
The Sword Saintess pulled Naruto, moving forward with the crowd.
At the same time, the Counter Lady and the Witch flanked him, one on each side.
"There… there are too many people, I'm just making sure you don't get lost."
The Counter Lady blushed, taking Naruto's other hand herself.
Seeing that Naruto's hands were both occupied, the Witch could only press close to his side, seemingly able to feel her voluptuous figure through her thin magic robe.
In the central square of the Border Town, seven musicians stood on a makeshift stage of beer crates, the harpist plucking strings, and the bard singing generously, resonating with them. The melodious tune echoed in the night sky.
Girls in lace dresses wove through the crowd, selling flowers, selling wine, or singing and dancing with their beloved men around the bonfires.
The pine wood burning in the bonfires sparked golden flames as it cracked, making a "crackling" sound.
"To the Dragon Slayers! To the great Glas Tomac!"
The one-eyed thief jumped onto a small mountain of wine barrels, raising his wooden goblet high.
Glas Tomac was his name.
"Oh, come on, it's as if you're the dragon slayer."
"Get down, get down, don't make a fool of yourself."
"The real dragon slayer is over there."
"Hahaha, drink, drink!"
Wooden goblets clinked in the air, amber liquid splashing into rainbows.
At this time, the priests of the Earth Mother God cult were performing healing miracles for the members of the dragon-slaying party, healing their wounds.
These Silver-rank Adventurers were all injured, the only uninjured adventurer was probably the strongest purple-haired girl.
She saw Naruto strolling through the celebration, took a step, swift as a meteor, and went forward to ask: "Young man, are you interested in dragon-slaying?"
"Flying dragon?"
The purple-haired girl shook her head.
"Dragon."