"What a strange life form."
Naruto mused to himself after leaving.
The Otsutsuki clan, their life forms were somewhat similar to the Tailed Beasts, but their resurrection abilities differed. In Naruto's view, the Tailed Beasts' resurrection abilities were much stronger than the Otsutsuki's.
If an Otsutsuki died, they were truly dead. A Tailed Beast, however, would only need a few decades to resurrect, with no significant change in strength, much stronger than the Otsutsuki.
However, on the other hand, the average strength of the Otsutsuki clan was much greater than that of the Tailed Beasts, capable of enslaving them at will.
But to the current Naruto, the gap between them and the ordinary Tailed Beasts wasn't significant. To him, it was merely the difference between a sesame seed and a grain of rice.
"Naruto, that guy gave me a feeling similar to the old Sage of the Six Paths, but not exactly the same. I suspect he might be a close relative of the Rikudou Sennin, someone from the Otsutsuki clan," Kurama said.
"Eh, could that guy be Urashiki?"
Naruto said with an awkward smile.
From the wounds on that guy, it was clear Sasuke had cut him. He had just escaped, allowing Orochimaru to pick up the slack. Time-wise, it felt slightly off, but it could also be due to a temporal displacement.
"We can't rule out that possibility."
Kurama also fell into deep thought.
In the sealed space, Naruto and Kurama looked at each other, unsure of what to say. If Otsutsuki Urashiki had been captured by Orochimaru to be used as research material, then there was no need for them to continue to be on guard. It would make them look foolish.
"Whether it is or isn't, if Orochimaru doesn't speak of it, neither will we. At worst, we'll just enjoy the show," Naruto said with a laugh.
"Sounds reasonable!"
Kurama agreed, nodding in response.
The man and the Tailed Beast reached a consensus. Then, ripples suddenly appeared in the space beside them. Naruto frowned slightly as he looked at the figure in white emerging from the spatial ripples.
Pale skin, white eyes, light blue hair, a headpiece that looked as if it was clamped by two bricks, holding a red fishing rod, and carrying a fishing basket on his back—it was exactly as Sasuke and Boruto had described.
Just... what a coincidence?
"Oh my, to think I'd encounter my target just as I arrived in this time period. Seems like my luck isn't too bad, haha, how interesting!" Otsutsuki Urashiki said with a laugh.
"Oh? So what now?"
Naruto chuckled, tilting his head slightly, looking at him as one would a clown, curious about what this guy was planning to do next.
"Your chakra, and the Nine-Tails' chakra, I'll take them both!"
Otsutsuki Urashiki, without much guard against the young Naruto, laughed heartily as he swung his fishing rod, aiming the hook straight at Naruto.
He hit his mark, and Naruto didn't dodge.
"Got it."
Otsutsuki Urashiki pulled hard, but nothing moved.
His expression gradually changed, furrowing his brows as he muttered to himself, "Can't reel it in? Could it be because of the seal? Why do I get the feeling that something's off with this guy?"
"This thing reels in chakra? Looks pretty unique, almost like a fun toy."
Naruto grabbed the fishing line with one hand, boldly removed the hook from himself, and then looked at it closely, asking,
"You took it off yourself?"
Otsutsuki Urashiki was a bit stunned; it was the first time he'd seen a target remove the fishing hook by themselves. But he quickly recovered, angrily pulling on the other end of the hook, shouting, "Let go, you foolish native!"
But he couldn't pull it.
Naruto slowly raised his head, looking at the frustrated Otsutsuki Urashiki with a mocking and disdainful smile, speaking with an extremely contemptuous attitude, "Is that all?"
"Damn it, what's the deal with this guy?"
Otsutsuki Urashiki was baffled. He couldn't understand why this young Naruto was stronger than him. Was this the young Naruto? Had the adult Naruto not only failed to become stronger but actually become weaker? Something wasn't right!
"This fish basket of yours is quite interesting."
Naruto's voice rang out again, but this time it didn't come from where it had before, but from behind Otsutsuki Urashiki.
"What?"
Otsutsuki Urashiki turned around in a panic, and there he saw Naruto floating behind him, casually playing with his fish basket, the shock in his heart even greater.
When had he come over?
Had he used some kind of Ninjutsu?
Why couldn't my eyes see it?
"There's quite a bit inside this thing, hmm, this purple chakra, that must be old Sasuke, right? Tsk tsk tsk, to have your chakra reeled in by such a toy, that guy is still lacking in training. I'll have to make Sasuke train more in the future," Naruto commented to himself as he looked inside the fish basket.
"Damn it, don't get cocky!"
Otsutsuki Urashiki, furious, swung his fishing rod around and threw it.
"Oh."
But the next moment, he felt a void in his hand, the fishing rod had disappeared, and the fish basket on his back had been taken without him knowing. On the other side, Naruto, carrying the fish basket and holding the fishing rod, said with a smile, "This fishing rod is quite fun, it's mine now."
"Damn it!!"
Otsutsuki Urashiki was seething with anger yet wary of Naruto. He activated his blue Rinnegan, ready to use its time-reversal power to observe Naruto's movements and discern how he was attacking.
Every Ninjutsu has a flaw, and such elusive Ninjutsu must have a corresponding weakness. Find that flaw, and victory is assured!
It couldn't just be sheer speed, could it?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
He must have used some kind of space-time Ninjutsu!
"This fishing basket is quite nice. Orochimaru would probably be dazzled by it. A container that can independently store different chakras is quite rare," Naruto mused to himself, seemingly oblivious to the Otsutsuki before him.
But Urashiki remained vigilant. If this guy could appear suddenly at his side and snatch away his fishing rod and basket, it meant he might also have the ability to teleport instantly and take him out. One cannot be too careful in such situations.
"Do you have any other toys?"
Naruto took a step forward and instantly appeared before Otsutsuki Urashiki, asking with a smile.
'What, again?!'
'Time reversal!'
One of Urashiki's eye abilities allowed him to revert to a few seconds in the past, repeatedly observing the enemy's moves to find the most secure countermeasure.
With this ability, Otsutsuki Urashiki could watch Naruto's appearances over and over again, finding the right way to counter and even discover his weak points.
But was his time reversal truly effective?
(End of Chapter)
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