Ninja Pot Shadow

Ino shook her head, feeling that this task would be difficult.

Delivering the message depends on chance. Thinking of what happened before, she followed the water pipe to continue her search for Naruto.

"Naruto? Where are you? If you're not coming out, I'm going back now."

"Am I really going back?"

"Didn't see a single ghost, boring, let's get rid of it!"

She shouted the word "solve" loudly, but didn't actually do anything; instead, she was observing her surroundings.

As it turns out, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) isn't stupid either; she can just disappear without a trace. Ino's tricks for fooling children simply don't work.

"I will come back." Leaving those words behind, she released the spell to turn her body back into her own.

She opened her eyes and saw Choji standing in front of her, holding a kunai.

"What's wrong? It sounds like fighting?" Ino asked.

She stood up and looked outside.

Wow, looking outside, I found it was quite lively.

The Sound Ninja trio arrived at some unknown time, and the two sides couldn't agree on anything, so they started fighting.

Naruto and Ino are unconscious inside the cave, protected by Choji, while Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Sakura fight back.

Sasuke beat Six Paths Dosu so badly that his mouth was crooked. Shikamaru, who had been trapped by Ino for half a year, was much stronger than in the original timeline and also gave a good beating to that mentally challenged guy with three "death" characters written on his body. The only ones still fighting now are Sakura and the female ninja from Otogakure.

Sasuke and Shikamaru were both very sensible. The two from Otogakure were covered in injuries, but their injuries were not fatal.

Ino glanced at Sakura's battle and felt that she didn't need to help at all.

She turned her attention back to Naruto.

After thinking for a moment, she said to Choji, "Something might happen to me in a little while. Don't worry, and don't touch me. I can control the progress. My water magic can also heal all external injuries."

Choji didn't know why she said that, but he nodded emphatically to show that he understood.

Ino glanced at the panel. Ashura Chakra was indeed of utmost importance. With this, just like when she possessed Haku's body last time, her panel finally revealed the necessary conditions for Wood Release.

Haku's Ice Release has a mixture of water and wind chakra, while his Wood Release is even more complex.

Earth Release plus Water Release equals Wood Release. This is a bloodline limit, not a bloodline elimination that is a mixture of three types of chakra. However... before Earth Release and Water Release are mixed, Yang Release chakra must be added first. It must be added to both water and earth. Strictly speaking, Wood Release is a mixture of Water Release chakra with Yang Release chakra and Earth Release chakra with Yang Release chakra, with Water at level four and Earth at level six.

The required attributes are Ninjutsu 10, Spirit 10, Yang Release lv5, Water Release lv5, and Earth Release lv5. You need five maxed-out attributes to unlock Wood Release.

Currently, she only meets the requirement of Ninjutsu 10, while the remaining attributes are Spirit 8, Yang Release lv1, Water Release lv4, and Earth Release lv2, which are clearly far from sufficient.

Ino nodded to Choji, and then used the Mind Transfer Technique to enter Naruto's body again.

She came prepared this time, and as soon as she entered the spiritual world, she began to shout.

"I'm not good with words."

Ino started by throwing out an opening line, then said, "Actually, you were right there, weren't you? I know you, Nine-Tailed Fox!"

The matter of the Nine Lamas cannot be discussed at all now; we can only use the term "demon fox."

"You can't stop me from leaving, so you can't stop me from coming in. What's the point of you throwing a tantrum and making Naruto unconscious? Will that help you escape? Or will you be satisfied if you kill Naruto? You know why I'm here, but what are you doing? Pretending you're not home? Avoiding me?"

Ino pointed at the air and yelled, "What's the point? Do you think your actions are a sign of maturity? Let me tell you, your behavior is childish! Utterly childish!"

It seems that the "childish" remark angered Kurama, and a blurry, fiery red figure appeared on the wall on Ino's side.

The Nine-Tails remains firmly sealed. What it has now is merely a wisp of chakra that has overflowed due to the confusion between the Five Elements Seal and the Four Symbols Seal. To the Nine-Tails, this is nothing at all.

He transformed into a blurry, blood-soaked figure with bared fangs and claws, as tall as a mountain, attempting to scare Ino away.

Ino secretly made a "release" hand seal with one hand, and pointed at him with the other: "You really are childish. What's the use of becoming like this? Trying to scare me? Do you think I'm easily frightened? Come and hit me if you dare!"

Nine-Tailed Fox was furious. Isn't your "come and hit me" statement childish?

Ino heard a sharp, hissing sound that seemed to be grinding teeth in her ear, and then she realized that she had completed the Mind Transfer Jutsu and gained control of Naruto's body.

In less than a tenth of a second, she felt her body filled with an unparalleled amount of chakra. The quantity of this chakra was simply unbelievable. Unlike human chakra, the Nine-Tails' chakra was highly corrosive. Because the energy was too hot, her skin, muscles, and bones were being burned.

Because of his Uzumaki clan bloodline, Naruto has a strong ability to recover. Chakra burning is basically on par with his own recovery ability, while Ino does not have this ability.

The drawback of the Mind Transfer Technique is that if the target is injured, the user will also be injured. Therefore, this technique is generally used as a support skill and is rarely used in combat.

It seems that Kurama knew about this technique, or saw its weakness. He used the connection of this technique to burn Ino's body using Naruto's body.

He was filled with delight; he wanted to see what this sharp-tongued woman could do!

Chapter 133 Sealing the Nine-Tails' Chakra

Ino immediately dispelled the Mind Transfer Jutsu and returned to her own body, but Kurama completely disregarded the slight chakra loss. Instead, it desperately squeezed its own chakra out of the prison like toothpaste, seizing the last bit of connection time of the Mind Transfer Jutsu and pouring it into Ino's main body.

How naive! You silly fox have no idea how dirty human tricks can be!

Ino made a mental comment, then waved to Choji to indicate that he didn't need to worry about her, and quickly returned to her Oni Castle.

At this moment, she looked somewhat terrifying, her body swirling with red chakra, and the blood beneath her skin surging wildly. Even though her own chakra was desperately resisting, she still couldn't escape the damage caused by the Nine-Tails' chakra. Her entire body was red, and she was showing signs of burns.

Karin, who was lost in thought, heard the noise and rushed out to see what was happening. She saw Ino quickly going up the stairs to the third floor from the other side.

"Are you OK?"

Ino's entire body was flushed red at this moment, which definitely meant she was not alright.

She simply shook her head to indicate that she was fine.

She originally wanted Karin to go back to her own room, but after thinking about it, she waved to Karin to come along.

Ino arrived at a room deep within the castle, where she had drawn nine sealing magic circles and stored enough water to fill three swimming pools.

Like a maidservant serving a queen, Karin helped her slowly into the water, then casually picked up a bath sponge and shower gel from the side, her face full of anticipation.

Ino glared at her. What are you trying to do?

Karin was at a loss, realizing she had misunderstood, and subconsciously stretched her arm out in front of her, indicating that she should bite her to heal her injury.

"Did I really bite it?"

"Uh-huh."

"Aren't you afraid of pain?"

"...I, I'm not afraid of pain..."

Why are you blushing?

Ino ultimately didn't bite. She didn't need such methods to recover from her injuries. She always remembered her identity; she was a medical ninja!

She asked Karin to go to the side and activate the sealing array.

These magic arrays require a sealing team, that is, six ninjas working together, to open. Originally, she planned to come by herself, but now that she has a free helper, she naturally doesn't need to be polite.

As a member of the Uzumaki clan, Karin's chakra is not as much as Naruto's, but it is more than that of an average person. However, her ninjutsu level is too low. She is busy and sweating profusely. Ino's lower body is in water, while her upper body is lying on the edge of the pool giving her pointers.

The water in the pool evaporated rapidly, and the Nine-Tails' chakra, which could not be decomposed or transformed, slowly extracted from her body.

Soon, she changed the water in another pool and then went to the third pool.

All the water in the three swimming pools was used up, and Karin had also set up a sealing array.

Ino began to form hand seals.

Inside, the red chakra, which appeared as a mist, kept gathering and took shape, resembling a small, misty fox that charged left and right. Ino firmly controlled the magic circle, using its power to surround and intercept it. Finally, the last bit of Nine-Tails chakra transformed into a ball of scorching energy the size of a washbasin within the sealing magic circle.

Ino doesn't have the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths, like Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and she doesn't plan to put the Nine-Tails' chakra into her body, but keeping it certainly won't do any harm.

She wouldn't have bothered with this if it weren't for the Nine-Tails' chakra.

It took her a while to hydrate, separate, and seal the Nine-Tails' chakra. By the time she came out, Naruto had already woken up.

Sakura also defeated the female ninja from Otogakure and was now full of confidence. The psychological trauma Orochimaru had inflicted on the three of them was rapidly fading.

It was getting late, so the two classes, along with Karin, rested in Ino's Oni Castle. Choji cooked for everyone, and they all enjoyed the meal.

Naruto was the only one who wasn't feeling well. He was fearless, but he was terrified of ghosts. The eerie atmosphere inside the Shusaki Castle made him tremble.

The next day, the two classes separated and continued their search for the "Heaven" scroll.

Karin also separated from Team 10. After all, she was a ninja from Kusagakure, and it wasn't appropriate for her to keep getting mixed up with Konoha ninjas.

Ino offered to recruit her, and Karin agreed to work for her. Later, in front of several Kusagakure ninja, Ino "killed" Karin, resolving her identity issue. Ino then told her to go to Takigakure to find Shibuki, and that she would be there in a few days.

……

A day later, Team 10 obtained the "Heaven" scroll from a group of genin. Without wasting any time, they immediately rushed to the central tower.

On their way, they also encountered Gaara's Sand Village trio. Both sides were wary of each other and did not fight, but retreated.

"Hmph, it's just that I don't have enough chakra. I'll teach them a lesson next time I meet them! Especially that strongwoman from Sunagakure, her arrogance makes me uncomfortable!" Ino complained.

Shikamaru and Choji were both looking at her, completely bewildered. Big? Strongwoman? Who was she talking about?

Ino's ability to criticize others was top-notch: "Look, it's Temari, didn't you see her? She swung her fan, and whoosh, three ninjas flew out. She's really strong!"

Shikamaru was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. Describing a woman as a strongwoman? That didn't sound like a compliment at all. Women were truly terrifying…

Ino wasn't exaggerating. Temari was able to send Uchiha Madara flying with a single fan later on, so her strength was definitely not small. Even now, she estimated that Temari's strength was no less than Choji's.

The second exam lasts for five days, and only three days have passed so far. They can use the remaining time to rest.

Upon arriving at the central tower, Ino immediately reported Orochimaru's actions.

Whether the Third Hokage knew his good student had arrived was his business. As a Konoha ninja, Ino had to report any rogue ninja she encountered.

Orochimaru's attempt to disguise himself seemed somewhat unnecessary. He made almost no attempt to conceal his identity, and Sakura already knew his name. Ino also reported on the snake transformation, wind release, and the Five Elements Seal, and after that, it was no longer her concern.

The resting conditions at the Central Tower were not as comfortable as those at Ino's Oni Castle, but she didn't show off. She greeted Gekko Hayate, the examiner who was hosting the preliminary rounds, and then went to find a place to rest.

……

Two days later, the genin who passed the exam arrived at the central tower one after another to participate in the preliminary rounds of the Chunin Exams.

Sasuke easily defeated Akado Armor, and Shino Aburame also defeated the injured Otogakure spirited young man Zaku. The order of the matches was exactly the same as in the original timeline.

After Kankuro of Sunagakure defeated Kenshin of Konoha, butterfly wings appeared, and Ino did not face Sakura.

This time, Sakura's opponent is Hinata.

The two female ninjas first tested each other in various ways, and then used the Shadow Clone Technique against Gentle Fist and the Water Prison Technique against Byakugan.