69novels Chapter 163 Unraveled
Chapter 163 Unraveled
At dawn, in a deep forest, Naruto groggily awoke from his sleep, feeling unwell all over, as if he were floating in mid-air.
Naruto wanted to stretch and relax, but found that he couldn't move his hands and feet freely.
"Ah... what's going on?" After regaining his senses, Naruto saw himself hanging several meters off the ground from a large tree. He frantically twisted his body, trying to break free.
Below, Jiraiya, who was sound asleep, was awakened by Naruto's vigorous movements and noises. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Jiraiya asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Naruto? Why are you making so much noise?"
Naruto shouted down to Jiraiya, "I was just about to ask what happened! I was sleeping soundly, why am I hanging from a tree?"
Just then, a kunai flew from afar and precisely cut the rope suspending Naruto, causing Naruto's body to fall from the tree.
Boruto then stepped forward and began to untie the ropes binding Naruto.
When Naruto saw Boruto there, he was initially pleasantly surprised, but his expression quickly turned accusatory: "Boruto! You're back! So, hanging me from the tree was your doing?"
Naruto recalled that if he sleepwalked at night, he would wake up the next day to find his whole body inexplicably wrapped in a blanket and hanging from the rafters in his room.
Jiraiya ignored Naruto's complaints and instead called out to the two of them, "Boruto, Naruto, come here for a moment, I have something important to tell you."
Upon hearing Jiraiya's call, Boruto and Naruto moved towards him.
After Boruto and the others sat in a circle around Jiraiya, Jiraiya looked at them and formally said, "Naruto, now that Boruto is back, today's training will be different. I plan to release the Bagua seal within you and let you try to control the Nine-Tails' chakra on your own."
Naruto's expression turned extremely serious upon hearing Jiraiya's words, his fists clenching involuntarily. He thought to himself, "Has this day finally come?" The Nine-Tails inside him was like a time bomb, not only making him a target of the Akatsuki but also eroding his consciousness and potentially harming his comrades.
Boruto was also somewhat surprised by this, not expecting that they would be trying to unseal the Nine-Tails' chakra so soon, when they hadn't even finished half of their training outside.
Jiraiya then explained in detail the principle of the Eight Trigrams Seal within Naruto's body, pointing out that this seal is a double seal structure composed of two Four Symbols Seals.
This sealing technique is specifically designed to seal powerful enemies or demons. It utilizes the principle of the four elements cycle to block evil forces, making it a powerful sealing technology.
The Bagua Seal is similar to a lock on a door, which can be set with a specific "key". The person who has the "key" can freely open or close the seal. However, there is a serious problem: if the seal is weakened to a certain extent, then even if you have the "key", you cannot close it again.
Then, Jiraiya bit his finger, slammed his hands together, and blood dripped from his palms as he shouted, "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"
Immediately afterwards, Jiraiya raised his head and looked up at the sky, opened his mouth wide, and spat out a tiny orange and blue toad.
This is a small orange toad with a scroll-like body covered in blue-green patterns. It usually hides in Jiraiya's mouth, and he can spit it out when needed.
The scroll, Toad Tiger, was entrusted by the Fourth Hokage to guard the key to the Bagua seal placed within Naruto Uzumaki. This weighty responsibility compelled it to uphold this contract for approximately ten years.
Boruto frowned as he watched a live toad emerge from Jiraiya's mouth. He had thought that eating insects on Mount Myōboku was already incredibly impressive, but now he realized how limited his knowledge truly was.
Naruto couldn't help but show a surprised expression. Among the three of them, he felt out of place. Boruto ate insects, and the perverted sage spat out toads, all of which made him feel different from others.
After being spat out by Jiraiya, Gamakara looked around at everyone before him, then fixed his gaze on Jiraiya. He crossed his arms and asked in a questioning tone, "Jiraiya, did you summon me for something?"
Jiraiya replied seriously, "I plan to use the key of the Bagua seal within Naruto's body to release some of the Nine-Tails' chakra and help Naruto learn to control the Nine-Tails' power."
Gamabunta seemed somewhat agitated, his tone tinged with tension: "Jiraiya, are you crazy? That's the Nine-Tails! The Nine-Tails that killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife..."
Jiraiya stopped Gamabunta with a look, signaling him to stop talking: "If anything goes wrong, I, Jiraiya-sama, one of the legendary Sannin, will personally intervene."
“But…” Gamabunta did not doubt Jiraiya’s strength, but he still had some worries.
Jiraiya then grabbed Boruto beside him and laughed heartily: "What's more, I have a powerful helper. Don't let his young age fool you, he's much stronger than me."
From the moment Jiraiya witnessed Boruto successfully use Perfect Sage Mode after training at Mount Myōboku, he knew that Boruto's strength had far surpassed his own.
"You...?" Gamabunta circled Boruto's body, a look of suspicion on his face.
After all, Gamakura knew Jiraiya's strength well, otherwise he wouldn't be known as one of the legendary Sannin. Therefore, he was surprised that this young boy in front of him was already stronger than Jiraiya.
"Alright then." Seeing Jiraiya's insistence, Gamabunta had no choice but to comply and say no more. Then, its entire body slowly floated in front of Naruto: "You're Uzumaki Naruto?"
In response to Gamabunta's question, Naruto looked at the toad floating in the air and nodded slightly to confirm.
After receiving Naruto's affirmative response, Gamabunta pointed with his claws and said, "Pull open your clothes and show your belly. I'm going to help you break the seal."