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Chapter 18 Five Elements Seal
Chapter 18: Five Elements Seal
The scroll in the hands of the three Otogakure Ninja was the Earth Scroll. Combined with the second Heaven Scroll Uzumaki Yuta obtained while searching for Team 7, Team 7, whose scrolls were destroyed by Orochimaru, had now gathered the Heaven and Earth Scrolls required for the Chunin Exams.
However, even with the scrolls, Team 7 still couldn't proceed to the Death Tower, their destination, as Sasuke and Naruto's injuries were too severe. Sasuke's injuries were much worse than Naruto's; the constant erosion of the Cursed Seal combined with Yuta's merciless kick made it extremely difficult for Sasuke to even remain conscious.
The target tower was about an eight-hour journey from their current location. If they forced the incapacitated Naruto and Sasuke to the tower, Yuta worried about potential complications if they encountered enemies. To allow them to recover basic combat and mobility, the six of them spent a day near the cave.
"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle..."
Sasuke stood by the lake not far from the cave, touching the Cursed Seal on the back of his neck, a determined glint in his eyes.
Serpent – Ram – Monkey – Boar – Horse – Tiger
Great Fireball, a basic Fire Style Ninjutsu of the Uchiha Clan. Sasuke was extremely proficient with this Ninjutsu, but this time, it didn't go as smoothly as usual. When he formed the Boar hand seal, the Chakra flowing through his body suddenly converged towards the Cursed Seal.
"Ah!" Sasuke clutched the Cursed Seal, groaning in pain.
"Still can't use Chakra normally?" Yuta appeared beside Sasuke and asked.
"Yes, as soon as I use Chakra, the Cursed Seal starts to spread," Sasuke said, stopping his Chakra manipulation, and the Cursed Seal slowly receded.
"There's nothing for it. We'll have to let Kakashi use the Evil Sealing Method to suppress the Cursed Seal. Time's almost up; we should go," Yuta said.
"Alright."
The rest of the journey went smoothly. The stronger teams had already successfully gathered their scrolls and headed to the tower, and the remaining weaklings posed no threat to the six of them.
Yuta and Sasuke placed their scrolls on the ground and opened them as required by the Chunin Exams. White smoke erupted, and Iruka emerged from it: "You've passed the test."
"It's finally over," Naruto plopped down onto the ground.
"Yosei, what are you going to do later? I heard the third stage of the Chunin Exams won't start immediately," Nao asked, tilting her head.
"Let's take a bath first. I wonder if there's a place to bathe in the Chunin Exams area," Yosei said, sniffing himself for a non-existent odor. Three days without a bath or change of clothes was torture for Yosei.
Things became simpler after that. The two teams that arrived early at the destination got some rest. Sakura, Nao, and Yosei found a place to bathe within the Chunin Exams area. Sasuke sought Kakashi's help to suppress the Cursed Seal. As for Naruto's Five Elements Seal, since Jiraiya hadn't been found yet, he could only silently endure it.
Two days later, the second stage of the Chunin Exams concluded. A total of seven teams passed, but due to the excessive number of successful participants, Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily decided to add a preliminary round.
Yuta's opponent was an unknown Ninja from Amegakure. Faced with the Adamantine Sealing Chains, which he didn't know how to break, the Amegakure Ninja was quickly defeated.
Nao fought a Amegakure Ninja, victory.
Yosei fought Temari, defeat.
Sasuke fought Akado Yoroi, victory.
Naruto fought Kiba, victory.
Neji fought Hinata, victory... Rock Lee fought Gaara, defeat!
"Gaara of the Sand," Sasuke clenched his right fist tightly.
The power unleashed by Rock Lee's Five Gates shocked Sasuke. Yet, such an opponent, whom Sasuke couldn't defeat with his current strength, was miserably defeated by Gaara.
As for the drawing results after the preliminary round, Yuta would face Gaara in the third stage of the Chunin Exams a month later!
"Uzumaki Yuta!" A crazed smile spread across Gaara's face. He hadn't expected to encounter the person he wanted so easily.
"Gaara of the Sand," Yuta returned a faint smile.
"How did these two end up fighting each other? What was the Third Hokage thinking?" Kakashi looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, puzzled.
Jinchuriki fighting Jinchuriki? This was no laughing matter. If one of them lost control, the disaster it would bring to Konoha would be immense.
As for the drawing, that was just a joke. As the organizers of the Chunin Exams, it would be simple to use a small trick to prevent the two from meeting.
And so, with everyone harboring different thoughts, the second stage of the Chunun Exams drew to a close... "Swish."
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the Hokage's office door. A white-haired Ninja wearing an 'Oil' forehead protector was already waiting by the desk.
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Jiraiya, you know everything, don't you?"
Jiraiya's expression was grave: "Ah, that Orochimaru."
As one of the Sannin, Jiraiya understood even more clearly what a dangerous individual Orochimaru was.
"I didn't expect the Fourth Kazekage to die at Orochimaru's hands. But who sent that intelligence?" Jiraiya asked, puzzled. Who had the ability to obtain such information and leak it to Konoha?
"You might find this a little hard to believe," Hiruzen Sarutobi pushed a crystal ball towards Jiraiya, on which an image of a young boy appeared.
"Minato's son?" Jiraiya looked at the image in disbelief. A mere twelve-year-old child discovered Orochimaru's plan? What a joke!
"Hmm, that's just a guess. Besides that, there's one more thing," Hiruzen Sarutobi channeled a small amount of Chakra into the crystal ball.
"Buzz."
A faint blue light glowed, and the image in the crystal ball changed.
A young boy clad in a Nine-Tails Chakra cloak, cruelly and elegantly killing three Otogakure Ninja.
"He's already able to control it to this extent? Uzumaki Yuta." Jiraiya fell silent, looking at the boy with violent eyes in the image.
"I hope you can become his teacher, and of course, Yuta's older brother, Naruto. After much thought, only you are the most suitable," Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe, and the red glow flickered in the dark room.
Jiraiya left a single sentence as he jumped out the window: "Alright."
The next day, at the Village training ground, Yuta and Naruto were undergoing Chakra control training.
Naruto slowly extended one foot and stepped onto the lake surface, and then, the next second...
"Splash!"
"Puh... ha... puh." Naruto awkwardly swam from the water to the shore: "Why did it suddenly stop working?"
Water walking, using Chakra to allow a Ninja to move on water as if on flat ground. Compared to a stationary tree, the water surface would fluctuate due to various reasons, requiring the Ninja to constantly adjust the Chakra at the soles of their feet. This is one of the basic courses for Ninjas to train Chakra micro-control.
With Yuta as a variable by Naruto's side, he naturally wouldn't wait until the Land of Waves arc to train tree climbing and water walking. As early as two years ago, Naruto was already able to move freely on the water surface. At this point, Naruto had even roughly mastered the Rasengan.
"Because of the Five Elements Seal," Yuta returned to the shore from the lake surface.
Naruto asked, puzzled, "Five Elements Seal? What's that?"
"It's a high-level Sealing Technique that sealed the Nine-Tails Chakra within you, and simultaneously disrupted and suppressed your Chakra. Although you can release simple Transformation Jutsu or crude Shadow Clones, you cannot use water walking, which requires extremely high Chakra micro-control," Yuta said, taking off his clothes and circulating Chakra within his body, revealing the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style pattern.
Yuta pointed at the pattern and said, "This is the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style pattern that seals the Nine-Tails under normal circumstances, composed of two Four Symbols Seals. Brother, try circulating your Chakra now."
"Okay," Naruto nodded and also began to circulate Chakra. An identical pattern to Yuta's appeared on his abdomen, and the next moment, a different pattern from the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style emerged.
Yuta pointed at the pattern and said, "This is the Five Elements Seal. According to your description, it should be the Sealing Technique Orochimaru applied to you in the Death Forest. To Release this Sealing Technique, you must use Five Elements Unseal, but very few people can use such a high-level Ninjutsu."
"So that means there are still people who can use the Five Elements Seal? Who?" Naruto looked nervously at Yuta. If this broken seal really couldn't be undone, let alone training, the Chunin Exams a month later would be a problem.
"Brother, you're lucky. A Ninja who can use the Five Elements Seal has just returned to the Village," Yuta said, pointing to the opposite side of the lake.
Naruto looked in the direction Yuta pointed. When he clearly saw the creature on the opposite side of the lake, Naruto was dumbfounded for a second.
"A to... toad?"