'What is this bastard saying?' Kurama felt a chill, 'This monster actually wanted to eat me?'
Since his birth, Kurama had always been seen as a symbol of disaster and destruction, feared by countless people. This was the first time he had seen greed and appetite in another creature's eyes.
"What exactly are you?" Kurama bared his teeth, trying to appear fierce, hissing like a giant cat.
"I am the Devourer of All Things, the Destroyer of the Starry Sky. This entire world will become my food." Don Slime's mischievous side flared up. He shrieked loudly, releasing the aura he once possessed as a Cosmic Emperor.
'No, this creature's peak power might be even more terrifying than the Sage of Six Paths.' For the first time, Kurama felt fear. He could tell the other wasn't lying, and he seemed to have truly destroyed world after world.
Although he was theoretically immortal, facing this creature that was clearly beyond his understanding left Kurama feeling insecure.
"I won't let you succeed!" Kurama roared and began reinforcing the seal with all his might.
He couldn't affect the seal from the outside, but he could reinforce it from the inside!
Don Slime fell silent. He had originally been thinking of knocking the Nine-Tails out and then having Setsuna remind this woman to reinforce the seal.
'But what happened? This stupid fox reinforced the seal himself, making it impregnable. Did it not plan to escape anymore?'
Seeing Don Slime fall silent, Kurama laughed triumphantly, "This is my territory! Don't even think about breaking the seal!"
Looking at the cage, Kurama felt a sense of relief. The seal that had originally imprisoned him had now become a protective barrier, isolating him from that monster.
Don Slime was actually indifferent now. He had only wanted to analyze the source of the Nine-Tails' power. Now that he had consumed a part of his Chakra, he could go back and analyze it slowly.
"Hmph, let's see how long this seal can protect you," Don Slime left these threatening words and departed.
Meanwhile, in the outside world.
"Kushina, Kushina..." Kushina, who was enjoying the food, suddenly heard a voice in her mind and her expression changed drastically.
"Kushina, what's wrong?" Minato noticed Kushina's distress and asked with concern.
Kushina grabbed Minato's hand and said worriedly, "The Nine-Tails is calling me."
"What, the Nine-Tails?" Minato also panicked, forgetting about the delicious food, "I'll take you to the Hokage immediately."
"Wait, not so fast. I want to hear what it has to say." Kushina stopped Minato, took a deep breath, and said.
The others at the table didn't fully understand what was happening, only noticing the atmosphere had suddenly become tense.
A moment later, Kushina came back to her senses with a bewildered expression.
Minato asked urgently, "What did the Nine-Tails say to you?"
Kushina tilted her head, unable to comprehend. "It reminded me that there's a flaw in the seal and told me to reinforce it from the outside quickly."
"Ah?" Minato was also dumbfounded, 'The Nine-Tails actively asking for the seal to be reinforced? What kind of joke was this?'
Kushina continued, "It also told me that a very terrifying monster tried to eat it but failed. It told me to inform the Hokage quickly, and then have the Hokage notify the other Ninja Villages, to make sure to reinforce the seals on the other Tailed Beasts. We absolutely cannot let that monster eat the Tailed Beasts and regain its power, or something very terrible will happen."
Minato was silent for a long time before finally saying, "Did the Nine-Tails hit its head on the seal and break it?"
"I think so too," Kushina nodded in deep agreement, "So I reinforced the seal, scolded it a few times, and left."
Minato couldn't help but sigh, "Loneliness is truly a terrifying force. Even a disaster beast like the Nine-Tails can't endure it, to the point of breaking its own head. If I ever lost you, I truly cannot imagine how I would bear that loneliness."
Kushina moved, leaning on Minato's shoulder. "We will definitely be together forever, forever and ever."
Setsuna watched this, feeling speechless, 'Was this appropriate?'
'Weren't they just talking about the Nine-Tails? Suddenly they start showering everyone with affection? Was the Nine-Tails also part of their 'play'?'
At that moment, Obito suddenly started crying again.
Noticing that Obito's tears this time were different from his earlier exclamations of happiness, Rin asked concerned, "Obito, what's wrong?"
"I was thinking... my grandmother has probably never eaten anything this delicious in her life," Obito said sadly, looking at Setsuna. "Setsuna-san, can I take some food back for my grandmother?"
"Of course. Delicious food should be shared to bring happiness," Setsuna smiled and added a caveat, "But I must remind you, I came across these delicacies by chance, bought from a special-grade chef. Who knows when we'll be able to eat them again in the future."
Guy followed up, "I also want to take some back for my dad."
Asuma raised his hand, "I'll take some back for the old man too, so he can use his resources to find that special-grade chef."
"Take it, everyone take some. Don't hold back," Setsuna waved his hand grandly.
Two hours later, everyone left supporting themselves against the wall.
Clearly, they didn't have the overpowered digestive abilities of Gourmet Cells, but their faces were all radiant with happy smiles.
In this world barren of gourmet food, when had they ever eaten anything like this?
After everyone had left, Don Slime calmly clapped his hands. "I consumed a part of that little fox's power. His Chakra is absorbed from nature and then refined, like refining gasoline from crude oil. By the way, can you understand this analogy? My apologies, I forgot your world is still quite primitive."
"That joke isn't funny," Setsuna felt somewhat speechless. He was actually being looked down upon.
Don Slime continued, "You said that fox claims to have infinite Chakra, but that's not entirely accurate. If the rate of Chakra consumption is greater than his rate of refining Chakra from nature, his Chakra will gradually be depleted."
Setsuna nodded slightly, 'It seemed nature indeed contained Chakra that was difficult to utilize. Perhaps the infinite Chakra of the Edo Tensei bodies was because they could absorb Chakra directly from nature without needing to refine it.'
'As for why ordinary people couldn't absorb it, it was probably because this Chakra was mixed within Natural Energy.'
'For those Sages who could absorb Natural Energy, absorbing Natural Energy was already difficult enough. Trying to also focus on absorbing that Chakra would be sheer recklessness.'
"In short, I can now also refine Chakra from nature. Of course, my efficiency definitely can't compare to that fox's."
Setsuna nodded, not particularly concerned about how much Chakra Don Slime could refine. He couldn't use Ninjutsu anyway, and the small amount of Chakra needed for his Taijutsu he could produce himself. There was no need to borrow Chakra from Don Slime.
Then, Don Slime asked mysteriously, "Didn't you say yesterday that you have no talent for Ninjutsu?"
Setsuna nodded, "What? Do you want to help me use Ninjutsu?"
"Hah, I have no interest in such a weak power," Don Slime said, his voice suddenly lowering. "I just discovered a problem. You actually aren't lacking in ninjutsu talent like you said."