Chapter 265 Whirlpool
Chapter 265 Whirlpool
Naruto looked at Shukaku ahead, who was deflated like a punctured balloon, filled with both resentment and a hint of fear, and made up his mind. Alright! Now's the time to use physical means to "persuade" this giant back into Gaara's body!
A golden light flashed around him, and he was about to teleport closer again. However, in that instant—
A sudden, intense, and unexpected feeling gripped his heart! It made him gasp for breath, disrupted his chakra flow, and caused him to stumble, nearly falling from the treetop.
"Well…!"
Naruto clutched his chest with one hand, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead. What...is this feeling?
Why does my body suddenly send out such a strong alarm when there is a powerful enemy in front of me and I don't sense any new threats around me?
He couldn't understand this sudden anomaly, but his intuition was screaming wildly—this was definitely not a good thing!
He forced down his unease and regained his footing. In that instant of heightened vigilance, he caught a glimpse of something unnatural, shimmering with strange golden light, silently scattering in the sky.
"boom--!"
A sudden whooshing sound rang out! Naruto pushed off with his feet, his figure transforming into a golden afterimage as he sped forward!
Almost at the same moment he left his original spot, the area where he had stood, along with the large woodland behind him, was completely covered by an incredibly heavy, metallic-looking golden "sea of sand." The enormous impact caused the ground to tremble violently, and dust mixed with golden debris shot into the sky.
Naruto landed lightly at a safe distance and suddenly looked back.
"This is... placer gold?!"
He immediately recognized the signature ninjutsu—wasn't this the ninjutsu of Gaara's somewhat mentally unstable father, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa?! What's going on?! Could it be that this guy isn't dead... or...?
No, that's not right. If Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha goes ahead as scheduled, he would never let Rasa, such an important pawn and obstacle, go. Therefore, the only possibility is...
Naruto's suspicions were cruelly confirmed a few seconds later.
In the distance, a figure floated down, hovering in mid-air, atop a suspended platform of gold dust. It was none other than the Fourth Kazekage—Rasa!
However, his eyes were now empty and lifeless, like a meticulously crafted puppet, revealing his true state.
Impure World Reincarnation!
Why is Rasa, who was resurrected through Edo Tensei, here? And why is he targeting Naruto again? A series of questions flashed through Naruto's mind, but the current critical situation did not allow him to think about them in detail.
Because in the distance, Shukaku, who had been hesitant to move forward, saw Naruto being blocked by a suddenly appearing powerful enemy, and actually dragged his broken and huge body and began to flee clumsily and quickly!
Oh no! We must end this battle quickly!
Naruto made a decision instantly. Rasa, summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation, could never possibly be stronger than him in his current state. Moreover, Naruto felt no affection whatsoever for this father who had repeatedly tried to kill his own son, and had nothing to say to him.
As the second, even more turbulent wave of gold dust crashed down on him like a wall, Naruto's body blazed with golden light! Two incredibly condensed golden chakra claws instantly formed in front of him, then clasped tightly together, like a giant warhammer, and slammed down on the sea of gold dust below!
"Bang--!!!"
A deep, thunderous roar! A huge hole was blasted open in the sea of gold dust! Gold dust scattered everywhere like a torrential rain, losing its original shape and control.
Now! While he's temporarily suppressed, let's send him back to the peaceful land where he should rest in one fell swoop!
The golden chakra claw did not stop, and tightly gripped Rasa, who was floating in mid-air with an empty expression!
Naruto himself also lunged forward, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, preparing to unleash a sealing technique to completely end this spirit that should not exist in the mortal world.
"Naruto! Watch out behind you—!!"
Just as the sealing technique was about to be completed, Kurama's panicked and almost out-of-control roar suddenly rang in his mind.
This was perhaps the first time Naruto had ever felt such intense emotional fluctuations from Kurama; its voice was filled with unprecedented anxiety.
The Nine-Tails' spiritual power was locked onto a certain spot behind it, where the chakra it least wanted to sense was rapidly approaching!
Without even having time to think, Naruto, relying on his unwavering trust in Kurama, abruptly interrupted the sealing technique that was about to be completed! His figure immediately shot upwards at high speed!
"Whoosh—!"
Several whooshing sounds whistled past his feet! Naruto twisted in mid-air, looking down in surprise and disbelief, and saw clearly what had nearly hit him—
They were several chains radiating a soft golden light and exuding an aura of sealing.
It seems this is the source of that ominous premonition...
Naruto hovered in mid-air, his heart feeling as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand. He finally understood that the inexplicable palpitations were not unfounded.
The sneak attack failed, and behind Edo Tensei Rasa, two more figures slowly emerged from the shadows of the forest and stood silently not far from Naruto.
Their eyes were equally empty and lifeless, but when Naruto's gaze fell upon those two faces, his pupils contracted sharply, and his breath almost stopped. He completely understood why Kurama was so panicked.
Those were two women.
On the left is a person dressed in a spotless white kimono, with her hair elegantly styled into a bun, and a clear purple diamond mark adorning her forehead.
The person on the right has long hair and is dressed in ordinary home clothes, yet his gentle yet resilient temperament is undeniable.
The only thing they have in common is that they all have a head of bright red hair, like flames, symbolizing their bloodline as a member of the Uzumaki clan!
Inside the sealed space, the Nine-Tailed Fox was completely out of control. It bared its teeth and growled threateningly, staring intently at the two old friends outside who had spent a long time with it in a sense.
Naruto recognized them.
The first one is the wife of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who was the previous Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails—Mito Uzumaki.
The second one... is the wife of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, a hero who once protected the village as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... and also the one who gave him life, yet he never had the chance to call her "Mother"—Kushina Uzumaki!
"..."
Kurama could clearly sense that Naruto outside was initially in a blank, dazed state, but then an indescribable, intense emotion, a mixture of sadness and anger, burned wildly within him.
Naruto had thought more than once that if he had enough power, he might be able to find a way to bring his parents back to life in this miraculous ninja world... but never in the form of desecrated and manipulated spirits like this!
"boom--!"
Behind them, the gold dust controlled by Luo Sha condensed once more, poised to be unleashed.
Ahead, Mito Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki's bodies began to be forcibly enveloped and eroded by an ominous, blood-red chakra. That chakra was filled with violence and pain, completely at odds with their originally peaceful demeanor.
"roar--!!!"
Accompanied by two inhuman roars filled with pain and madness, the two Uzumaki clan women underwent a horrifying transformation as they were completely devoured by the crimson chakra.
Their bodies swelled and twisted, eventually transforming into two tailed beast monsters with multiple tails swaying behind them, their bodies completely red, and only pure destructive desire remaining!
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