Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

Chapter 76 An Unexpectedly Powerful Enemy

"It seems that Kuangfeng is indeed still alive. So, just as Grandpa Kosuke guessed, he was incapacitated and taken hostage by Kumogakure?"

After pondering for a moment, Chiba took out a map, circled his location, bit his finger, and began to cast a summoning spell.

Bang!

A puff of smoke appeared, and then a little monkey jumped out of the smoke; it was the communication monkey that belonged to Rope Tree.

Anyone who presses their bloody handprint on Rope Tree's address book—oops, I mean, the spirit scroll—can communicate with the Communication Ape and remotely transmit information to Rope Tree.

"Senior Communications Ape, could you please pass this map to Rope Tree and tell him that the person is with me? Thank you."

Chiba handed the map to the communications monkey, who, knowing the urgency of the situation, nodded and instantly vanished in a puff of smoke.

After doing all this, Chiba silently continued forward, following the direction in which the talisman paper had floated.

"Hmm, to be honest, these 'dog eyes' are actually quite effective at night," Chiba muttered to himself.

After walking in the dark for more than ten minutes, Chiba seemed to sense something, grabbed the talisman floating in the air, and disappeared into the ground.

……

Amidst a jumble of rocks, two figures were hidden, back to back, gnawing on dry rations and warily surveying their surroundings.

If Chiba were here, he would definitely recognize that the two of them were wearing the uniforms of the Kumogakure Anbu.

"Sigh, Lady Brubi has gone hunting again. This is the fifth time on this trip, isn't it?"

"That's right. He's become bloodthirsty. In my opinion, he'll lose control sooner or later. We need to keep an eye on him."

There was nothing unusual around them. The two members of the Cloud Hidden Guard, somewhat bored, tapped the stone with their knuckles and started chatting in secret.

"Hey, you two, can't you be quiet? Don't distract me, you bastards!"

At this moment, another member of the Cloud Hidden Guard emerged from the rocks behind the two and muttered curses at them.

"Ahem, no, A, it's been so long, haven't you broken the restriction in that Konoha guy's head yet?"

"Sigh, why bother with all this effort? If you ask me, we should just kill him and get back to the village to report back sooner."

The two members of the Cloud Hidden Guard were somewhat embarrassed and spoke in hushed tones.

"You two don't know anything. The harder it is to crack, the more valuable the information in his head is."

A member of the Cloud Hidden Army, known as A, licked his lips and said, "Let me tell you, this is definitely a big fish!"

A returned to the pile of rocks once more, placed his hand on the head of a motionless figure, closed his eyes, and began to invade the other's mind.

The two Cloud Hidden Guards, named Yi and Bing, stopped chatting and finished their rations before getting up to be on guard.

"Hmm? Why do I feel a little sleepy? Is it because I just ate... no, poison!"

"Watch out! Enemy!"

The two Cloud Hidden Guards realized something was wrong and instantly held their breath, drawing their swords. At that moment, a figure suddenly emerged from the ground and rushed towards the two of them.

"Is this the real body?"

"Yes, this chakra fluctuation is definitely not a clone!"

After a brief exchange, the two separated, one on the left and one on the right. Yi took a step forward, holding a knife in both hands. The steel knife in his hands brought out a cold glint in the darkness and slashed fiercely at the attacking figure.

Clang!

The figure seemed unable to dodge in time, and Yi's slash landed squarely on the opponent's body. But the next instant, Yi's expression changed drastically.

"This feels wrong!"

Just as Yi was about to draw his sword and retreat, the figure in front of him suddenly exploded into a shower of paper, which came rushing towards him like sharp arrows!

"The Dance of Shikigami - Paper Rain!"

At such close range, facing such a wide-ranging killing move, Yi had no way to avoid it and was instantly riddled with holes by the paper scraps.

"You son of a bitch, you call this the real body?!"

Yi's eyes gradually lost their luster, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, cursing his unworthy companion even in his dying moments.

"Second!"

Everything happened too fast. From the moment Yi drew his knife to his death, it was only a blink of an eye. Only after he fell to the ground and died did Bing react and let out a grief-stricken roar.

However, this is not entirely the fault of the two Cloud Hidden Anbu members.

Konan's technique of shedding her human skin and turning into paper would leave anyone bewildered the first time they encountered it, since there are very few people in the ninja world who can freely change their physical form.

"Damn it, we've been found out!"

The countless sheets of paper gathered together again, forming the figure of Chiba on the ground, his expression somewhat grim.

He intended to bypass the two Cloud Village Anbu members, but one of them turned out to be a sensory ninja, which exposed his whereabouts.

"This is bad! I wonder if that Cloud Ninja ANBU inside will just eliminate Gale!"

"You bastard, I'll make you pay for this...!"

Just as Chiba's heart was racing, Bing roared and charged at him, his eyes fixed on him as if he wanted to tear him apart with his gaze.

"Hmm? Sharingan!"

Chiba was stunned, not expecting such a good thing. He instantly activated his Sharingan, affecting the other party's mind.

puff.

Taking advantage of Bing's momentary lapse in concentration, Chiba raised his hand and transformed it into a chakra scalpel, swiftly piercing his heart and sending him to reunite with his comrades.

So, when A regained his composure, got up, and stepped out of the pile of rocks, he was shocked to discover...

In just a short while, both of his companions died tragically!

"not good!"

A retreated in a panic, seemingly wanting to return to the rocks to finish off Kuangfeng.

Seeing his reaction, Chiba's eyes lit up. Could it be that Kuangfeng is still alive?

"Earth Escape·Yellow Spring Marsh!"

In his Sharingan state, Chiba saw through A's movements. He formed hand seals and turned the ground where A was about to land into a mud pit.

Swish!

Forced into a corner, A had no choice but to temporarily land on the nearby rocks. In the blink of an eye, Chiba arrived, his right arm instantly doubling in size, and slammed down hard on A.

"Multiply Technique - Powerful Strike!"

Faced with a fist the size of a casserole dish, Jia's eyes twitched. He dared not take the blow head-on and could only retreat again and again, until he was forced by Chiba to the opposite direction from where the raging wind was.

Bang!

After smashing the stone next to Jia to pieces with a single punch, Chiba withdrew his slightly aching right hand, snorted coldly, and began forming hand seals.

"Hmph, it's over. Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!"

If these Cloud Ninja ANBU members had any accomplices, they would probably have noticed the commotion already. So Chiba stopped trying to control his presence and opened his mouth to spit out a series of magma balls at Ka.

boom! boom! boom!

The dark night was instantly illuminated by the scorching lava. In Jia's desperate eyes, the lava balls that had blocked all his escape routes suddenly crashed down!

"what--!!"

Amidst Jia's piercing screams, Chiba darted into the jagged rocks and found a figure lying paralyzed on the ground.

"It's a strong wind!"

Chiba's spirits lifted. The man's face was exactly the same as the one on the scroll, and he even seemed to be breathing!

But when Chiba placed his hand on Kuangfeng's body and used his chakra to explore the other's body, his previous joy vanished instantly.

"Looks like I won't be getting the reward this time..."

Kuangfeng is beyond saving. Not only have his injuries been left untreated for too long, but he also has multiple brain injuries, leaving him riddled with holes that even Chiba cannot repair.

Since Chiba and Kuangfeng are not related, she naturally wouldn't use her one-time "resurrection" ability on Kuangfeng.

"Ugh!"

Chiba sighed inwardly, raised his hand, and injected a stream of pure chakra into Kuangfeng's body, allowing the nearly extinguished candle to burn one last time.

"Ho...ho...!"

As chakra continued to flow in, Kuangfeng, like someone who had just escaped from drowning, suddenly began to tremble violently, desperately inhaling air.

"Strong wind, claw blade, method, lights out, denial..."

Chiba rapidly repeated the secret code of Konoha's Anbu beside Kuangfeng.

Upon hearing these familiar words, a sliver of clarity finally returned to Kuangfeng's blank and lifeless eyes.

"A brother from the Dark Division?!"

Kuangfeng suddenly sat up from the ground, grabbed Qianye's hand, and said anxiously, "Kill me and get out of here!"

"The Eight-Tails, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is here!"

Chapter 77 Chiba VS Ya-Tails

"What?! The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?!"

Chiba's expression changed drastically. His first reaction was that it was impossible. What kind of ninja village would let its precious treasure wander around aimlessly?

But the gale was even less likely to lie to him!

"Or perhaps the enemy's chakra reserves are astonishing, exceeding the absorption capacity of Dark Release..."

Chiba remembered what Nono had said back then, and his brows furrowed. Maybe the one who defeated the Gale Team really was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!

Chiba wanted to ask more questions, but the raging wind could no longer provide him with any useful information.

After giving Chiba a desperate warning, Kuangfeng's hand fell limply to his side, and he collapsed into Chiba's arms, completely lifeless.

"Brother, I'll take you back to Konoha with me. The sealing scroll—sealed!"

Chiba took out a sealing scroll with a pre-carved spell, affixed it to Kuangfeng's body, and activated the spell to collect Kuangfeng's corpse.