"Waterfall?!"
"Great! It must be here!!"
Following Hinata's directions, the group arrived at the majestic Great Waterfall. Yu, somewhat excited, shouted as they could vaguely see a pitch-black cave behind the waterfall.
"Let's go in…"
After speaking, Yu picked up Hinata without further ado and dove headfirst into the waterfall. Haku and Kimimaro exchanged glances and then followed him in without hesitation.
"Indeed, it's a different world inside…"
After entering the cave behind the waterfall and gradually adjusting to the darkness, Yu noticed that the cave had a vast space.
"Wait, it seems there's something inside…"
Sensing Haku and Kimimaro had followed in from behind, Yu noticed a glowing substance on the ground deep within the cave.
"Let's go in and take a look…"
With Hinata by his side, Yu waved to Haku and Kimimaro behind him and slowly walked towards the depths of the cave.
"That's right! It's here!!"
Upon reaching the depths of the cave, they saw a pool on the ground emitting a faint green light, exactly matching Yu's memory of the scene.
"It doesn't even get wet… What a magical water…"
Squatting down and scooping up a handful of the pool's water, Haku was amazed to find that the water didn't wet his hand or sleeve.
"The Byakugan's vision is distorted…"
"Yu-nii, I can't see what's underneath the pool…"
At this moment, Hinata, using her Byakugan to observe beneath the pool, discovered that the Byakugan's vision couldn't penetrate the magical pool.
"Hmm, let's go in first!!"
The reason Yu specifically brought Hinata along was because, as the princess of the Hyuga Clan with the Byakugan, her bloodline might come in handy. After saying this, Yu jumped directly into the water with her, and Haku and Kimimaro followed suit.
"It seems that we can speak underwater here."
As Yu and Hinata swam deeper into the pool, Yu discovered that his voice traveled through the water without any distortion.
"Yes, it's quite interesting…"
Haku and Kimimaro, also curious, swam around in the water, observing the huge bubbles all around them and couldn't resist reaching out to touch them.
"Stop!!"
"Don't touch those bubbles! They're Genjutsu traps!!"
However, Yu, who was leading, immediately stopped them. If he remembered correctly, these giant bubbles were produced by a giant crab Summon Beast in the cave. Touching them would trap a person in a Genjutsu memory illusion.
"Ah…"
Not expecting such a frightening consequence, the two boys reluctantly withdrew their outstretched hands.
After swimming underwater for about a minute, Yu and the others finally surfaced.
They found themselves in the same pitch-black cave, but this cave was filled with floating orbs that emitted a dim glow, illuminating the dark space, along with scattered quartz-like rocks.
"What a magical place!"
"Yu-sama, is this the place we were looking for?"
Looking at the floating orbs that resembled small planets, Haku said curiously.
"This is just the first layer. We still need to go to the second layer…"
Yu used his Observation Haki to sense the surroundings and pointed to another pool ahead.
"This place… why does it feel like I've seen it somewhere before…"
Using her Byakugan to observe the mysterious environment, Hinata murmured thoughtfully.
"Stop talking. Let's hurry in…"
Realizing that the area below this pool might be the ruins of the Otsutsuki Clan, Yu grabbed Hinata and dove back into the water.
The situation underwater was basically the same as the first pool they had swum through. As they emerged from the second pool, Yu and Hinata noticed that a particularly formidable enemy seemed to be waiting for them outside.
"Hissssss…"
As Haku and Kimimaro jumped out of the water, they saw a gigantic crab on the shore, waving its massive pincers in a threatening manner!
"What a huge crab!!"
Seeing the enormous crab on the shore, Hinata next to Yu also displayed a look of astonishment.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
Seeing the intruders in its territory, the giant crab was momentarily startled. After reacting, it immediately scuttled forward on its eight legs, charging toward Yu and the others, knocking aside a pile of stones along the way.
Bang!!
As the massive crab swung its powerful pincers toward them, it seemed about to clamp down on Yu and Hinata. However, Yu's face showed no sign of panic. His arms, covered in Armament Haki, effortlessly gripped the giant pincers of the colossal creature.
"Tch, quite strong, aren't you…"
Using his Armament Haki-covered hands, Yu held back the gigantic crab's pincers with ease. Feeling the immense force transmitted through them, Yu spoke casually.
Boom!!
As he finished speaking, Yu's hands suddenly exerted force. With a tremendous roar, the seemingly small human body lifted and threw the giant crab down onto the ground, causing a cloud of dust to rise.
"So… so much strength!!"
Seeing Yu effortlessly lift and overturn such a huge monster with his bare hands, Hinata, standing next to him, couldn't help but stare in astonishment.
"Goo goo goo…"
The massive crab, furious at being toppled and slammed to the ground by such a small human, immediately flipped over and began waving its giant pincers, opening its mouthparts to shoot out a torrent of white foam at Yu and the others.
"Just as I thought…"
"It seems that the Genjutsu-inducing bubbles in the pool were caused by this big guy…"
As the crab expelled a series of huge bubbles, Yu's eyes lit up. He quickly grabbed Hinata's hand and vanished from their original spot, avoiding all the Genjutsu foam.
"Thread Bind!!"
Before the massive crab could react, black threads swirling with Armament Haki wrapped around the air.
Except for its pincers, the entire body of the giant crab was quickly bound and sealed by Yu's Thread Fruit ability, rendering it immobile.
"Wow, that's amazing…"
Seeing that Yu had quickly subdued such a large and fierce Beast, Hinata felt amazed but also a hint of disappointment. "Hinata came here with you, but I haven't been able to help at all…"
"Idiot, just successfully bringing us here is already your accomplishment…"
Seeing Hinata's look of disappointment and lack of confidence, Yu couldn't help but smile. He patted her head, then turned to the bound giant crab and mused, "It seems this Beast hasn't signed a Summoning Contract with a Ninja yet…"
"If that's the case, why not have it sign a Summoning Contract with you? What do you think?"
As he spoke, Yu turned to Hinata. "Although it looks a bit fierce, this big guy has excellent defensive and offensive capabilities…"
"More importantly, its bubbles, which induce Genjutsu upon contact, are very powerful. If it signs a Summoning Contract with you, it would undoubtedly be a strong ally and a powerful trump card."
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