Chapter 264: A Scoop of Water
"Ahh…?"
A minute later, Ah Fei and Deidara stood where Li Jie Xuan had just been, scratching their heads in confusion. "Was that commotion just now caused by that kid?"
Deidara hesitated, then nodded. "That kid… is pretty terrifying…"
"What, senpai, are you scared?" Ah Fei flailed his arms exaggeratedly. "I firmly believe your explosions are the number one form of art!"
Hearing that, Deidara puffed out his chest confidently. "Of course. Art is an explosion! Power like that can only be considered trash!"
After a moment of silence, the two of them looked at the devastated land and spoke at the same time:
"But kids these days are really scary…"
Meanwhile, the story had reached a crucial turning point.
On the lake where the Three-Tails lived, Konoha's sealing team was in the middle of sealing it. Guren, along with Gozu and the others, attempted to stop them…
"Crystal Release Shattering Crystal Dragon Technique!"
Seawater transformed into a crystalline dragon and charged toward Ino and the others. Even though Rock Lee and Tenten tried their best to stop it, the sealing was still disrupted.
"ROAR!!!"
Repeated sealing attempts completely enraged the Three-Tails. It burst out of the lake with a furious roar, firing a terrifying Tailed Beast Bomb its immense power capable of destroying everything.
Just like in the original storyline, the exhausted Guren collapsed on a cliff. To protect her, Yukimaru voluntarily unleashed his chakra to control the Three-Tails.
What followed was predictable Naruto and Guren were swallowed by the Three-Tails together, and after a series of events, they turned from enemies into allies.
"Such a classic Naruto plot…" Li Jie Xuan leaned against the lakeside helplessly, watching the events unfold in an orderly fashion in the distance.
Actually, Li Jie Xuan had always had one question…
What exactly does Naruto rely on to judge whether someone is good or bad? And what does he use to decide whether to kill someone or let them go?
Logically speaking, Guren was undoubtedly a villain. She had followed Orochimaru since childhood, committing countless acts of slaughter including the killing of Yukimaru's parents…
Yet a person like that, simply because of her guilt toward Yukimaru, managed to redeem herself in front of Naruto and go on to live a happy life.
It was truly baffling…
But none of that really mattered. The plot had reached its peak Naruto removed Rinji's mask, revealing Kabuto beneath it.
Then Naruto engaged Kabuto…
"Dead Soul Technique!"
Kabuto, worthy of being the prodigy who had followed Li Jie Xuan for so long, effortlessly used a resurrection jutsu, summoning Rinji's spirit to charge toward Guren.
"Bat Ultrasonic Waves!"
Rinji explained in simple yet clear terms: Crystal Release is fundamentally composed of multiple polyhedral structures, and with Sound Release, it becomes extremely fragile!
Characters in Naruto could be strangely contradictory primitive enough to seem stuck in an agricultural era, yet possessing an incredibly deep understanding of biological science.
"Big Sister Guren, my only destination is with you!"
"Don't worry, I won't die!" As she said that, Guren embraced Rinji's spirit with her Crystal Release and plunged into the sea.
"Guren!" Naruto and Yukimaru cried out emotionally. But who would have thought Guren didn't die at all…
Li Jie Xuan sat quietly by the lake, watching as Gozu who had turned himself into mud dragged the severely injured Guren up from the bottom of the lake.
Gozu, who had disappeared not long after the beginning, stepped forward at the critical moment. For the woman he deeply loved, he stood up without hesitation.
Who knows why someone would fall in love just because of a single scoop of water…