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The thought of possibly flying around battlefields in a seven-colored dazzling light mode made Naruto's head throb.
It was worrying enough for a homebody like himself to be influenced into becoming a hothead; was he going to develop in a Mary Sue direction too?
What about his Chakra-transformed Nine-Tails later?
Would it change color too? A constantly changing colored sphere... Rainbow candy?
The thought alone made him lose his appetite for the table full of delicious dishes... His heart was so heavy, his stomach started to bloat.
"Naruto-kun's request is truly quite troublesome."
For Sasuke to go to Ryūchi Cave to learn Sage Mode was not part of Orochimaru's plan at all; it disrupted his entire setup.
"Could you give me some time to consider?" Pakura, under control, asked.
"Yes," the clone replied.
"Naruto-kun, aren't you going to mention any other conditions?"
"No, it's pointless," Naruko, who had just taken over, said.
After a series of rotations, it was finally Naruko's turn to be present again.
Pakura tapped lightly and rhythmically on the wall. "Then, farewell, Naruto-kun."
"Crystal Release: Crystal Pentagonal Prison!"
Guren, who was hidden by the door, received the signal and unleashed the ninjutsu she had already prepared.
Naruko's feet began to crystallize, the process spreading upwards. "???"
Why me again?
A year ago, when it was my turn, I was suddenly tied up by Karin. Today, it's finally my turn again, and you actually want to tie me up again?
Naruko sensed someone at the door but didn't expect it to be Guren.
Guren, whose Kekkei Genkai was Crystal Release, could crystallize matter. She was one of Orochimaru's followers.
This technique, Crystal Pentagonal Prison, could trap people within crystals; without a Chakra layer for protection, even the person themselves would be crystallized.
Naruko knew the power of this technique. To obtain her Chakra, Orochimaru was really going all out, even deploying Guren.
Was he trying to crystallize the entire clone, preventing it from dissipating, and thereby retaining the last trace of Chakra?
"Big fox," Naruko connected live to her off-stage guest.
Clones could also communicate with the Nine-Tails.
"Ugh, h-hiccup~"
Main body, can't you feed me a little more gently? You've fed a perfectly good fox so much it can't even speak anymore.
Giving her Chakra to the Nine-Tails, Naruko then borrowed fox Chakra from the Nine-Tails.
If you want Chakra so badly, then here, take it!
"Boom!"
A powerful burst of Chakra erupted from Naruko, who was crystallized up to her calves. The bubbling Chakra not only enveloped and protected her entire body but also shattered the crystals coiling around her feet.
Naruko's eyes became slit pupils and turned crimson, a single tail gently swaying behind her. With a fierce flick, gusts of fierce wind swept through the room.
Everyone present felt the ominous Chakra. Karin, with her excellent sensory abilities, even perceived a sense of immense weight from it.
Currently, the people present were Orochimaru, Kabuto, Karin, Naruko, Sasuke, Kimimaro, Guren, and a certain fox spirit who was watching the show. Not counting the controlled Pakura, there were eight in total.
The next second, the underground base became a stage for interpersonal relationships even more complicated than the emotional drama of an eight-person all-female dormitory.
Sasuke was the first to act.
"Chidori." Sasuke, his hand glowing with lightning and emitting a bird-like chirp, burst forth with incredible speed, piercing through the wall and instantly appearing before Guren.
While Naruto and Orochimaru had clashed before, it was always in places Sasuke couldn't see, and he never bothered himself with it. But this time was different; the two sides clashed directly in front of him. Sasuke didn't even hesitate before choosing his stance.
"Crystal Release: Crystal Wall!" Guren used Crystal Release to crystallize the air, solidifying it into a shield before her eyes.
"Sizzle~" "Crack~ crack~"
The Chidori, learned from that slacker Kakashi, possessed extremely strong piercing power.
Piercing through the surface with a single point, the Crystal Shield cracked, and small crystal fragments continuously fell.
"Crystal Release: Crystal Spikes!" Guren again crystallized the air. Several spike-shaped crystals rapidly grew larger, spinning as they shot towards Sasuke.
Guren was Orochimaru's initially chosen reincarnation vessel. After being brainwashed, she was utterly loyal to Orochimaru. To ensure Orochimaru obtained the best vessel, she trained diligently day and night.
Then Orochimaru discovered Kimimaro, and feeling Kimimaro was more suitable, Orochimaru abandoned Guren, focusing on training Kimimaro.
Guren became the backup.
Later, when Kimimaro fell seriously ill, Guren thought she had a chance, only to find Orochimaru had chosen Sasuke instead.
She was still the backup.
That would have been fine, but then Kimimaro suddenly recovered, which made Guren's position even more awkward. She became backup number three.
Normally, with Orochimaru suppressing her, Guren couldn't act. But now that Sasuke had made the first move, she thought, "Let me test if you are qualified to be the best vessel."
Under a tangled mix of love and hate, Guren, in the role of a mistress, challenged Sasuke, the rightful partner.
Karin's Chakra Chains extended from her chest, but she didn't know whom to bind.
The plan was to bind Naruto's clone, but now Sasuke was under attack...
Though she had been lured away by Orochimaru, Sasuke's place in her heart was far more important than Orochimaru's.
Command or Sasuke? Karin found herself in a dilemma.
She hesitated, but Kimimaro didn't waver for a moment.
"Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!"
Kimimaro extended his hands, aiming at Guren's crystal spikes.
"Pat-pat-pat..."
His evolved Shikotsumyaku had extremely strong offensive power. It shattered the crystal spikes and embedded itself into the wall.
Sasuke was Orochimaru's chosen optimal vessel. Usually, during training or against enemies, Kimimaro wouldn't interfere if Sasuke was attacked.
But Guren was Orochimaru's subordinate. Attacking Sasuke without command, in Kimimaro's view, was disrespect towards Orochimaru.
"Go fight them," the fox spirit incited.
This was truly too exciting; it was more thrilling than any drama it had watched.
"Whom can I even beat?" Naruko rolled her eyes at the fox spirit.
A clone's endurance was limited. Up to three tails was fine, but four tails would damage the body, and if the clone was injured, it would shatter.
Because two or three tails would transform into Chakra bubble spheres, the Nine-Tails wouldn't manifest two or three tails; it was either one or four.
Naruko, with only one tail to manifest, couldn't even defeat the weakest Karin; her Adamantine Chains were no joke.
"Fight whoever you want; you're just a clone anyway," the fox spirit continued to incite.
"Alright," Naruko thought. "I'm just a clone. Why overthink it? If I die, the main body can just make another one."
With the Nine-Tails' cooperation, a red Chakra tail slammed towards Kimimaro.
Naruko didn't want to interfere with Sasuke's fight, nor did she want to hit Karin. Pakura over there was practically a dead person anyway, so she had no choice but to pick Kimimaro.
Moreover, the clone was also influenced by the main body; Naruto had always wanted to fight Kimimaro but never found the chance.
"Boom." Kimimaro didn't choose to block directly. He easily leaped to dodge the tail, and two gray bones grew from his palms.
His often-unreliable ability suddenly worked for once, though due to insufficient awakening, the base of the bones was still white.
"Bang... whoosh whoosh..."
The two bones, propelled by Chakra, shot towards Naruko.
The bones were very fast. Realizing she couldn't dodge the attack, Naruko pulled out a steel door to block it.
"Thud, thud!"
The bones pierced the steel door, their entire gray front sections embedding themselves, leaving only the white rear sections protruding from the other side.
The gray parts that almost pierced Naruko shattered, leaving behind a small remaining section on the door, and two round bone tips less than two centimeters long protruding from the other side of the door.
Completely fearless, Naruko grabbed the steel door and flung it towards Karin, the door sliding several meters, with the side showing the two less-than-two-centimeter bone bumps facing up.
Naruko mocked, "Doesn't it look alike?"
It took a second for Karin to react, then she flew into a rage. "Bastard! I'm going to kill you!"
Karin, unleashing her full power, extended even longer Chakra Chains from her chest. The chains formed loops in the air, binding towards Naruko.
Pakura remained indifferent to the melee before her. Kabuto wasn't particularly concerned with any of them. He only obeyed Orochimaru, so Kabuto didn't order her to stop them.
He was currently reporting the situation to Orochimaru.
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