Chapter 121: Unknown Chakra Reaction
Byakuya nodded, believing that Naruto possessed a powerful will that rivaled anyone's. "Adjust the angle of the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, and don't exhaust your Chakra output all at once. Take it slow."
Under Byakuya's guidance, Naruto gathered his Chakra again. This time, he controlled his Chakra much more carefully, then threw the new jutsu at Kakuzu.
Amidst the roar, Kakuzu was hit squarely by the new jutsu, his body blown to pieces.
"It worked!" Naruto shouted excitedly.
"Well done, Naruto," Byakuya nodded with a smile.
Kakashi watched all this, sighing inwardly. The era belonging to their older generation of Ninja was finally coming to an end.
However, just as everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, a sharp pain suddenly shot through Naruto's right wrist.
"Naruto, your wrist..." Byakuya keenly noticed Naruto's abnormality.
Naruto looked down and saw deep cracks appearing on his right wrist, with blood continuously seeping out. This was the injury left behind when he used the new jutsu, and it was finally flaring up.
"It's nothing, just a small injury..." Naruto tried to hide his injury, but the pain on his face betrayed him.
"This is no small injury! You must receive treatment immediately!" Byakuya said sternly, realizing that Naruto's injury was more serious than imagined.
Under Tsunade's examination, it was confirmed that Naruto's injury was very severe, even affecting his Meridians. Tsunade warned Naruto that if he used the new jutsu again, his wrist might be completely ruined.
Hearing this news, Naruto's mood hit rock bottom. The new jutsu he had worked so hard to cultivate would actually cause such great harm to his own body.
"Is it really impossible for me to use this new jutsu?" Naruto asked, somewhat unwillingly.
"It's not that you can't use it, but you need to use it more cautiously," Byakuya comforted him. "You can try to learn other Ninjutsu to make up for this flaw."
Thus, Naruto decided to follow Jiraiya to a Hot Spring Town for training. He hoped to find a new Ninjutsu there to replace the new jutsu.
At the Hot Spring Town, Jiraiya proposed a new Ninjutsu to Naruto—a collaborative Ninjutsu with toads. This Ninjutsu could launch attacks through cooperation with toads, which was not only powerful but also carried less risk.
However, when Naruto tried to summon a toad, an accident occurred. The toad summoned turned out to be Gamariki, who was extremely incompatible with Naruto!
Tsunade slammed the table and said, "This time, we absolutely cannot let Orochimaru escape again!"
Through the relentless search of the Anbu, they finally had a lead on Orochimaru's base. Upon receiving this intelligence, Tsunade immediately called for Kakashi, Shino, and others to form a search team. Led by Kakashi, they rushed toward the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
"This is within the borders of the Land of Wind; everyone stay alert," Kakashi said.
Kakashi, Shino, and Might Guy, who had brought the Ninja Dog Pakkun, dispersed to conduct their search. Before long, Shino discovered traces of Orochimaru's group.
However, just as Shino was preparing to continue the pursuit, the Kikaichu he sent out to track the enemy were attacked by an unknown Ninjutsu.
"This is..." Shino looked at the information sent back by the Kikaichu, showing a look of shock. "Crystals... there's an unknown crystallization reaction!"
Hearing this, Kakashi immediately realized the severity of the situation.
"Could it be... Orochimaru's new jutsu?" Kakashi wondered to himself.
"Might Guy, take Pakkun and immediately retrieve the items from Shino's side, then rush them back to Byakuya for him to analyze exactly what it is!" Kakashi issued the command.
Might Guy nodded in understanding, then quickly headed to Shino's location with Pakkun. They successfully retrieved the attacked Kikaichu and rushed back to Konoha Village with it.
After receiving Kakashi's instructions, Byakuya immediately waited in the laboratory for Might Guy's arrival. When Might Guy handed the Kikaichu to Byakuya, Byakuya immediately began the analysis.
"This is... an unknown Chakra reaction..." Byakuya said in surprise. "This crystallization... could it be the effect of some Ninjutsu?"
Shino looked at the Kikaichu attacked by the Crystal Release and found that while most were dead, a few were still feebly struggling.
"These Kikaichu... they have antibodies against Crystal Release!" A glimmer of hope flashed in Shino's eyes.
To obtain more Kikaichu with antibodies, Shino decided to temporarily leave everyone and go deep behind enemy lines to search. He believed that if he could find immune Kikaichu, they could counter Orochimaru's new jutsu.
After a hard search, Shino finally found the Kikaichu he wanted. These Kikaichu were not only immune but also numerous. Shino immediately collected them, preparing to bring them back to Kakashi and the others.
When Shino returned to Kakashi and the others, he immediately handed the Kikaichu to Kakashi.
"Kakashi-sensei, these Kikaichu are immune to Crystal Release. We can use them to counter Orochimaru's new jutsu!" Shino said excitedly.
However, Shino shook his head. "These aren't enough. To ensure we can successfully counter Orochimaru's new jutsu, I need more Kikaichu. I've decided to temporarily leave the front line again to breed a large number of these Kikaichu that are immune to Crystal Release."
Hearing Shino's words, Kakashi and Might Guy both showed worried expressions. But they knew Shino's decision was correct. So, they nodded in agreement and told Shino to be careful.
Shino went deep behind enemy lines alone once more. Using his Ninjutsu and wisdom, he successfully bred a large number of Kikaichu immune to Crystal Release. Then, he returned to Kakashi and the others with these insects.
After analyzing the Kikaichu sent back and hearing Shino's report, the Hokage's expression became extremely serious. "It seems Kakashi and the others will be facing a very troublesome enemy. We must send reinforcements immediately!"
Thus, the Hokage sent Yamato, Sai, and Sakura to support Kakashi and his team.
Naruto was very dissatisfied upon hearing this news.
"Why? Why won't you let me go? I can help too!" Naruto argued impulsively in front of the Hokage's desk.
However, the Hokage's attitude was firm. "Your training isn't finished yet, you can't give up halfway. Besides, the situation on the battlefield is dangerous; you need more training to adapt to that level of combat."
"But..." Naruto wanted to say more, but the Hokage interrupted him.
"No buts, this is an order!"
Seeing the Hokage's serious expression, Naruto knew he couldn't change the decision and could only leave the Hokage's office helplessly.
On the other hand, Orochimaru seemed to have started taking action as well.
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