Several scattered white stone tablets stood on a large open space, and the pitted ground indicated that this place had experienced the baptism of gunfire.
"Amaru, it's dangerous there, don't go there!"
Watching Amaru walk listlessly across the uneven ground, Sakura called out softly, her expression filled with barely suppressed worry.
"Sakura, don't follow them. Amaru is acting strangely right now."
Naruto stretched out his arm to stop Sakura and reminded her.
"What?"
Sakura frowned and asked Naruto in confusion.
"Look at Amaru."
Naruto gestured to Sakura to look at Amaru.
"What?"
Sakura's pupils contracted. "What is this black substance? Chakra?"
"That's right, it's chakra."
As Naruto watched the black, gaseous substance slowly cover Amaru's body, he nodded and shielded Sakura behind him.
"Thud!"
With the final step completed, Amaru froze, head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.
"Sakura, stay behind me and don't come out. Amaru is in danger right now."
Naruto gave Sakura a heads-up.
"Natural mode!"
With a low shout, Naruto's body immediately entered natural mode.
"I am... Zero Tail!"
Slowly turning around, Amaru's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Naruto.
"When evil thoughts fill people's minds, the power of evil is unleashed at that moment..."
Muttering to himself, Amaru's body was gradually enveloped in a dark gray liquid.
"What is that guy?"
Standing behind Naruto, Sakura frowned as she watched the dark gray liquid slowly forming around Amaru and asked.
"Zero tail!"
Looking at the snake-like creature opposite him, Naruto replied in a deep voice.
"Zero...tail?"
Sakura muttered to herself, her gaze fixed on Zero-Tails' repulsive body.
"Naruto Uzumaki?"
Zero's voice drifted over, "In your heart, there is also evil hidden."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Naruto impatiently interrupted Zero-Tails' incessant chatter, "Wind Release: Sage Release: Wind Blade!"
"Sizzle! Boom!"
Naruto swung a pale blue wind blade, several meters in diameter, toward Zero-Tails. His dark green pupils and eyes surrounded by three maple leaves stared intently at Zero-Tails, whose body had been cleaved in half by the wind blade.
"Gurgle..."
The half of the body that had been severed by the wind blade wriggled and reattached itself to Zero-Tail's remaining upright body.
"Such a troublesome ability..."
Looking at Zero-Tails' unharmed body, Naruto frowned deeply. It seemed that physical attacks could not harm Zero-Tails.
"Naruto, how come this guy is completely unharmed?"
Sakura looked at Zero-Tails in surprise and asked Naruto.
"Sakura, physical attacks won't work on it."
Naruto explained, "So, Sakura, you need to be extra careful."
"Since physical attacks are ineffective, then..."
Naruto's eyes narrowed. "Let's try this! Nature Technique: Primordial Chaos!"
As Naruto's low shout fell, Zero-Tails felt himself enter a red world, filled with active volcanoes, every spot emitting blue smoke and releasing scorching heat and aura.
"Damn it, where am I?"
Lingwei's tone unusually carried a hint of panic.
This illusion is beyond Zero-Tails' current strength to break.
"Boom!"
The volcano erupted, and all the active volcanoes spewed out lava together, with scorching lava splashing everywhere.
"Wow..."
Lava continuously splashed onto Zero Tail's energy body, slowly corroding its body. This excruciating pain, amplified a thousandfold by the intense mental stimulation, was something not just anyone could endure.
Even zero tails are not acceptable.
The screams continued.
Finally, Zero-Tails could no longer bear the excruciating pain and voluntarily withdrew its consciousness from Amaru's mind.
"untie!"
As Zero-Tails' body vanished, Naruto immediately dispelled the genjutsu, as it would be bad if Amaru had been injured.
"Amaru…"
Naruto flashed to Amaru's side and caught her as she slumped to the ground. He frowned as he looked at Amaru, whose face was pale.
Slowly opening his eyes, Amaru's gaze was initially somewhat confused before focusing on Naruto's face.
"Naruto?"
Amaru called out weakly.
Are you alright?
Naruto asked with concern.
"Um... what's wrong with me?"
Amaru shook his groggy head and asked Naruto.
"Amaru, it's all over now, don't worry."
Naruto smiled and comforted him.
"Boom..."
The next moment, the ground trembled violently. In the distance, a huge mechanical castle was slowly rising from the ground. Accompanied by the collapse of large sections of mountain rocks, the castle slowly rose and gradually revealed its full appearance.
The Sky Kingdom Fortress—the Royal Fortress—revealed its ferocious fangs at this moment, as if it wanted to devour someone.
"Amaru, do you want to come with me and level this wicked base?"
Naruto grinned at Amaru and encouraged him.
"kindness!"
Amaru paused for a moment, then nodded with a resolute expression.
"Alright, Amaru, let's go! Sakura, wait outside for news of our victory!"
Naruto waved to Sakura and ran towards the base with Amaru.
"Hey! Naruto..."
Sakura called out sweetly as she watched Naruto's retreating figure, then gave a helpless, wry smile, "He's really impatient..."
"Amaru, follow behind me!"
Stepping into the base, Naruto pulled Amaru behind him and called out to him.
"Hey! Naruto! Don't underestimate me!"
Amaru glared at Naruto, then walked inside alongside him.
"Tch, she's clearly a girl who can't use ninjutsu, yet she's acting so tough."
Naruto stared speechlessly at Amaru's resolute face, feeling helpless.
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