This Naruto is too easily persuaded.

Chapter 93 New Curse Seal

Tansaku Street, the underground black market.

Kabuto Yakushi wore inconspicuous clothes, disguising himself as an ordinary person.

He pushed up his round-framed glasses, his gaze sweeping over a loan shark agency on the street with a sign that read "Financial Mutual Aid."

At that moment, loud arguing and the sound of things being smashed could be heard coming from inside.

"You idiot! How dare you lend money to that woman!"

"But on the IOU—that woman wrote on the IOU—"

"Damn it! That woman has never paid back the money she borrowed!"

"The boss said we have to find her! Otherwise, you'll be in for it!"

Hearing those roars, Kabuto Yakushi's lips curled into a playful smile.

"Sure enough, no matter where I go, that legendary fat sheep always attracts a lot of attention."

No complicated in-depth investigation is needed.

With just a little simple illusion magic and by following this group of debt-collecting gangsters, Tsunade can be easily found.

Intelligence has confirmed that Tsunade is currently in Tanabata Town.

Kabuto adjusted the brim of his hat, turned around and blended into the crowd, preparing to go back and report to Naruto.

However, just as he was walking through a dark alley to leave.

jingle.

A clear, crisp bell rang out abruptly on the street.

Dou paused, his intuition, honed from years of being a spy teetering on the edge of life and death, sending chills down his spine.

He quickly concealed his presence, using the corner of his eye to casually glance towards the source of the sound.

They were two figures wearing straw hats and black robes with red cloud patterns.

They stood quietly under the eaves of a dumpling shop, seemingly out of place with their surroundings.

"dawn----"

Dou's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat slid down his forehead.

"Uchiha Itachi, and Kisame Hoshigaki—what are these two S-rank wanted criminals doing here?"

"Is it because of the Nine-Tails? But how did they know Naruto-sama would come here?"

Dou didn't linger. Forcibly suppressing his unease, he pretended to be nonchalant and blended into the crowd, quickly leaving this place of trouble.

Deep beneath the Hidden Sound Village in the Land of Fields.

Under the stark white operating lights, Naruto and Orochimaru stood beside the operating table.

Lying on the platform is none other than Kaguya Kimimaro.

At this moment, Kimimaro was shirtless, his body covered with dense black magic symbols.

That's Orochimaru's Earth Curse Seal.

But at this moment, under Naruto's control, these cursed seals seem to have undergone some strange changes.

"marvelous----"

Orochimaru stared intently at the cell slice under the microscope, his golden vertical pupils filled with fanaticism and admiration: "Incredible—"

"Originally, the cursed seal used Jugo's bodily fluids to introduce a natural energy that would erode the host's cells, thereby forcibly stimulating power."

"But this will also accelerate Kimimaro's bloodline disease, leading to his physical collapse."

Orochimaru raised his head, looked at Naruto beside him who had a calm expression, and spoke with undisguised admiration:

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"But you used the radiation from the Hogyoku to rewrite the underlying logic of the Cursed Seal!"

"It induced his genes to adapt to this force, even revitalizing dying cells!"

"This method—it's simply a miracle!"

Even Orochimaru, who prides himself on mastering core technologies, had to admit that the young man's methods had transcended his understanding of ninjutsu and medicine.

"Orochimaru, don't be fooled by these superficial things."

Naruto pushed up his glasses, his eyes not showing any joy, but rather a slight frown: "This is just a preliminary, unfinished product."

He reached out and placed his hand on Kimimaro's chest.

"Wake up, Kimimaro, and feel the new power."

At Naruto's call, Kimimaro, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes.

Click!

Sharp bone spurs burst through his body instantly.

A terrifying aura instantly swept through the entire laboratory, a power far exceeding his previous strength.

"Power—is surging up—"

Kimimaro looked at his hands, his eyes flashing with confusion and surprise: "Orochimaru-sama, Naruto-sama—am I cured?"

However, before he could finish speaking...

It was accompanied by a teeth-grinding tearing sound.

Where Kimimaro's bone spurs grew, his skin suddenly ruptured, and blood gushed out like a torrent.

Next came his chest and back—fine cracks spread all over his body like a spider web.

"Ugh!"

Kimimaro let out a painful groan, his body convulsing violently.

"really."

Naruto seemed to have anticipated this scene.

He acted swiftly, using a sealing technique to forcibly suppress the agitation within Kimimaro's body, causing him to fall into a coma again.

"It failed?"

Orochimaru suppressed his smile and immediately began treating Kimimaro, while frowning and asking a question.

"That shouldn't be the case—the cells have clearly adapted."

"No, theoretically it's successful."

Naruto took off his blood-stained gloves and casually tossed them into the processing tank. Looking at Kimimaro, who was covered in blood, he calmly analyzed, "The evolution brought about by the Hogyoku was too domineering. His cell division rate couldn't keep up with the rate of bone growth, leading to the collapse of his physical body."

"Using Hashirama Senju's cells might alleviate this problem, but I have other ideas—"

"As expected, I still need that woman."

Naruto turned his head and commented mercilessly, "While your techniques are good at modification and forbidden techniques, they are still too crude when it comes to maintaining life and repairing cells."

Orochimaru licked his lips, somewhat unwilling but unable to refute: "Indeed—to support this perfect evolution, we need more advanced medical methods."

Just then, the laboratory door was pushed open.

The travel-worn Yakushi Kabuto walked in.

He glanced at Kimimaro, his body mangled and bloodied on the operating table, then at the two madmen calmly discussing the reasons for the failure, and sighed inwardly.

"Lord Naruto, Lord Orochimaru."

Dou's face regained its respectful expression: "The intelligence has been confirmed."

"Tsunade just owed the yakuza a huge sum of money, and she'll probably be gambling in Tanabata Street for the next few days."

Upon hearing this name, Naruto finally managed a satisfied smile.

"very good."

"It seems the time has come to complete our final piece of the puzzle."

Dou paused, his expression turning somewhat serious, and continued his report: "Also—when I left Tanabata Street, I discovered something interesting."

"Two people wearing black trench coats with red cloud patterns were also there."

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki."

"Oh?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.

"That Uchiha Itachi, the one who wiped out the Uchiha clan? Why would he go to Tanabata Street?"

Orochimaru let out a sinister laugh: "Hehehe—Uchiha Itachi? Looks like he's here for Uchiha Sasuke."

"It's so lively!"

Naruto untied the white tonic, hung it aside, and picked up the scroll that had been prepared on the table.

"Let's go."

"Go and deliver a gift to Princess Tsunade that she can't refuse."

Naruto turned around, and the oppressive aura emanating from him made Kabuto and Orochimaru instinctively lower their heads.

"While we're at it—let's test the Akatsuki's true strength."