This Naruto is too easily persuaded.

Chapter 91 Batteries

As the light faded, the last vestige of warmth vanished as well.

Naruto stood there, quietly looking at his empty palm, as if the warmth of his mother still lingered in his hand.

A moment of silence.

Then, he slowly turned around and looked at the Nine-Tails, which was being held down on the ground by Minato and Kushina.

The warmth on Naruto's face faded, replaced by rationality and determination.

"Okay, we're done chatting."

Naruto raised his hands and clasped them together.

Behind him, the sixteen Vajra chains that belonged to him, thicker and marked with incantation patterns, soared into the sky like raging dragons.

"To fulfill that promise—Nine-Tails, give me everything!"

Naruto pressed his hands to the ground, and a large number of cursed seals erupted from his hands, spreading towards the Nine-Tails.

A brand new technique was introduced.

The Nine-Tails, already immobilized by the power of the Minato couple, didn't even have the strength to struggle.

Sixteen chains pierced its limbs, tail, and spine with precision, pinning it to the ground.

Subsequently, smaller, finer chains split off from the large chain, binding and entangling it tightly.

Nine-Tails let out a mournful cry of resentment, but the sound was quickly drowned out by the rattling of the chains.

The numerous spells on the ground absorbed the Nine-Tails' energy and transferred it along the chains to the Hogyoku floating in the air.

The Nine-Tails was completely suppressed.

Outside, by the river.

The red chakra storm that had erupted centered on Naruto began to recede at an alarming speed.

All the terrifying aura was absorbed into Naruto's body in the blink of an eye, disappearing without a trace.

The riverbank has returned to calm.

Naruto remained seated cross-legged on the boulder, his expression calm.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just everyone's illusion.

"call."

Orochimaru, who had been on edge the whole time, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Has the Nine-Tails been completely controlled?"

He looked at Naruto, his golden pupils flashing with a complex light.

If that enormous chakra had been unleashed completely, it would have been enough to destroy an entire ninja village in an instant.

However, Naruto managed to suppress it from the brink of losing control and completely tame it.

"As expected of Naruto-kun."

Orochimaru licked his lips, his awe deepening.

He originally thought that once he was completely controlled, he would become like a fanatic.

But what he didn't expect was that after his soul was controlled, he was no longer as fanatical as before.

His rationality returned completely, and apart from his absolute loyalty to Naruto, he was almost no different from before.

This made him secretly feel that he had made a wise choice.

Kabuto and Karin, who were standing to the side, were already soaked in cold sweat.

Faced with power of this level, they felt as insignificant as ants.

Just when everyone thought it was all over.

suddenly.

An even more unsettling wave suddenly emanated from Naruto's body.

A faint blue light began to emanate from the location of the Hogyoku on Naruto's chest.

A large amount of Nine-Tails chakra was greedily devoured by the Hogyoku, transformed into a different kind of energy, and began to impact the shackles within Naruto's body.

[Gene Lock - Stage One]

The impact begins.

Naruto's skin began to turn red, and his body temperature rose sharply.

In his perception, the world had slowed down.

The movement of the wind, the rustling of the leaves, and even the frequency of the flapping wings of distant insects were all clearly visible.

An instinct originating from ancient times is awakening.

He could sense that once he pushed open that door, his combat instincts and reaction speed would be enhanced to an incredible degree.

The thrill of evolution was tempting him to keep moving forward.

however.

A slight cracking sound.

Naruto's skin suddenly ripped open, and a spurt of blood gushed out.

Then came his cheeks and neck—fine beads of blood began to seep from his pores.

His muscles were trembling, as if he were groaning in unbearable pain.

Naruto frowned slightly.

He could clearly sense that if he forcibly broke through the gene lock now, although he could gain power, his body might suffer irreversible damage because it could not withstand such intense gene recombination.

Even—a collapse.

This is not because he is not strong enough; on the contrary, it is because his physique is too strong, and the shackles of his genes are more firmly established than those of ordinary people.

For ordinary people, it would actually be easier.

Now, his success rate is only 70%.

There is a 20% chance of damage.

There's a 10% chance they'll die.

Even with the addition of styrax, the success rate may not reach 80%.

This is a sudden collapse at the cellular level, which cannot be resolved by simple external wound healing.

"stop."

Just as he was about to break through that threshold, Naruto decisively stopped the energy supply.

All the strange phenomena disappeared, and his shattered body rapidly recovered under his powerful regenerative abilities.

Naruto opened his eyes, pushed up his glasses, and his gaze remained as calm as ever.

He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and slowly wiped the blood off his body, as if he hadn't been the one who had just been gushing blood.

"Naruto-kun?"

Orochimaru instantly appeared beside him, looking at the bloodstains on Naruto with a hint of concern in his eyes: "What happened? That was—"

"It's nothing."

Naruto casually burned the blood-stained handkerchief: "I want to take it a step further, but something's still missing."

"Orochimaru, is Tsunade the strongest medical ninja in the world?"

"That's right."

Orochimaru laughed in a hoarse voice.

"Although that woman has many problems, she is indeed the best in the ninja world when it comes to medical ninjutsu."

Naruto stood up, his tone resolute and unwavering: "What I lack right now is medical care to pull me out of the brink of life and death."

"For a more perfect evolution, I need some insurance."

"An absolute insurance that can forcefully help me survive the evolutionary period when my genes are on the verge of collapse."

Naruto's gaze swept over Orochimaru, Karin, and Kabuto.

Orochimaru is proficient in forbidden techniques and human modification. Although he also knows medical ninjutsu, he is not considered top-notch in delicate tasks such as maintaining life.

Although Karin has immense vitality, her current physical condition is too weak to withstand the vitality Naruto needs, and Naruto doesn't want to take the risk.

As for Kabuto Yakushi, although he is a medical genius, his skills and experience are clearly no match for Tsunade's.

Therefore, there is only one goal.

Naruto turned around and looked at Kabuto Yakushi, who was waiting nearby: "Question."

pocket.

"Your subordinate is here."

Yakushi Kabuto immediately stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

"Go and investigate that woman's whereabouts."

"Konoha might need her right now, so we need to hurry."

"Report to me after you find her, and I will personally invite her."

"Yes."

Yakushi Kabuto accepted the order and left.

Karin whispered, "What if she doesn't want to?"