Naruto Bond

According to the clues on the stone tablet, Lu Fei and Naruto began to search for the five special gems in the mysterious forest. Although there is no longer the obvious danger in the forest as before, it is full of mystery and every step may hide unknown challenges.

They walked along a winding path, and the trees around them became denser and denser, and the sunlight could only shine through the layers of branches and leaves. Suddenly, Naruto stopped, squatted down, and carefully observed some strange marks on the ground.

"Lu Fei, look, these footprints look very strange, they don't look like they were left by ordinary animals." Naruto pointed at the footprints on the ground. These footprints were huge and had sharp claw marks. The distance between each footprint was very far apart, showing that the creature that left the footprints had an amazing stride.

Lu Fei frowned, "This may be left by the creature guarding the gem. We have to be careful." He gripped the Thunder Flame Sword tightly and looked vigilantly in the direction where the footprints extended.

They followed the footprints and soon heard a low roar coming from behind a bush, accompanied by heavy breathing, as if a huge creature was lurking there.

Lu Fei and Naruto slowed down their pace and approached the bushes carefully. When they pushed aside the bushes, a huge black beast appeared in front of them. The beast was shaped like a bear, with hard black scales all over its body, and each scale shone with a metallic luster. Its eyes were like two burning flames, full of wildness and vigilance, and its mouth revealed sharp fangs, on which there was still some blood.

The beast saw Lu Fei and Naruto and immediately let out a deafening roar before swooping down on them. It was extremely fast, and its huge body created a gust of wind as it ran, knocking the surrounding trees to the ground.

Lu Fei was the first to meet it. He jumped high, and the Thunder Flame Sword ignited with blazing flames and leaping lightning. He swung the sword at the beast's head, and the force of the sword collided with the beast's scales, splashing sparks. However, the beast's scales were extremely hard, and the sword did not cause much damage to it.

The beast was enraged by Lu Fei's attack, and it swung its huge claws and slapped Lu Fei. Lu Fei quickly dodged, and the claws landed on the ground, creating a huge deep pit, and mud and rocks splashed.

Naruto watched the opportunity and used the Shadow Clone Technique. Countless Shadow Clone Techniques rushed towards the beast, attacking it from all directions, trying to distract it. The original Naruto began to gather chakra, preparing to perform a powerful ninjutsu.

The attacks of the shadow clones made the beast a little overwhelmed, but its power was too strong. Every time it waved its claws or swung its tail, it could disperse a large number of shadow clones. However, the attacks of the shadow clones also bought time for Lu Fei and Naruto.

Lu Fei rushed towards the beast again. This time, he focused his source power on the sword and performed a new sword technique. The flames and lightning on the Thunder Flame Sword intertwined to form a rotating energy vortex. He stabbed towards the beast's abdomen. The energy vortex was like a huge drill, trying to break through the beast's scale defense.

The beast felt the threat from its abdomen and tried to block Lu Fei's attack with its claws. But at this moment, Naruto finished preparing the ninjutsu.

"Wind Style? Rasenshuriken!" Naruto shouted, and the Rasenshuriken in his hand flew towards the beast. The Rasenshuriken grew larger and spun at high speed during the flight, driving the surrounding air and forming a powerful tornado. The tornado swept the Rasenshuriken towards the beast, forming a pincer attack with Lu Fei's attack.

The beast was caught in the middle, facing a dilemma. At the moment it hesitated, Lu Fei's sword pierced its abdomen. Although it did not completely penetrate the scales, it was injured. Then, the spiral shuriken hit its back, and the powerful force knocked it forward and fell heavily to the ground.

The black beast was badly injured, but it did not give up. It struggled to stand up and roared at Lu Fei and Naruto again, the fire in its eyes burning more vigorously, showing its unyielding will.

Lu Fei and Naruto did not relax at all. They knew that this beast was a powerful obstacle in their search for the gems and they had to defeat it completely. They rushed towards the beast again, ready for a more intense battle.

During the battle, Lu Fei discovered that after each attack of the beast, a scale under its neck would tremble slightly, which might be its weak point.

"Naruto, attack it below the neck!" Lu Fei shouted.

After hearing this, Naruto immediately ordered his shadow clones to rush towards the beast's neck. He also used wind attribute chakra to move quickly with the help of wind and attacked the beast's weak point.

Lu Fei continued to confront the beast head-on. He used the Thunder and Flame Sword to continuously attack the beast's head and claws, attracting its attention and creating opportunities for Naruto.

The beast sensed their intentions and tried to protect the area below its neck, but Lu Fei's attack made it a little flustered. At this moment, Naruto's shadow clone and real body attacked at the same time, exerting all their strength towards the weak spot below the beast's neck.

A flash of light passed by, and the beast roared in pain. Their attack had successfully hit its weak spot. A deep wound appeared under the beast's neck, and blood gushed out. Its body shook a few times, and finally fell down with a bang, and there was no movement anymore.

Lu Fei and Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. They successfully defeated the guardian creature. In the beast's lair, they found the first special gem. This gem was dark blue and emitted a soft light. It seemed as if there were stars twinkling inside the gem, beautiful and mysterious.

"We found one, there are four more to go." Naruto said excitedly.

"Well, let's keep going." Lu Fei responded. He put the gem away and continued his journey to find other gems with Naruto.

They shuttled through the forest, looking for the next target based on some subtle clues. Along the way, they encountered various traps, including pits covered with spikes, walls that would suddenly shoot poisonous arrows, and quicksand areas hidden under the ground. However, they relied on their rich combat experience and tacit understanding with each other to overcome dangers time and time again.

After overcoming a series of difficulties, they came to a quiet valley. The valley was filled with a thin layer of smoke, and there were colorful lights flashing in the smoke. They felt that the second gem might be in this valley.

As they walked into the valley, the surrounding smoke began to grow thicker, and the colorful lights became more dazzling. Suddenly, they found themselves in a huge maze, the walls of which were made of a transparent crystal with complex patterns and ever-changing lights, dazzling the eyes.

"This is a maze. We have to be careful not to get lost." Lu Fei reminded.

"Well, let's try to find an exit." Naruto said.

They began to explore the maze, but it seemed to have some mysterious power, and they kept going around in circles in a familiar place. Moreover, there were some strange sounds coming from the maze from time to time, like someone crying softly, or the whispers of some mysterious creature, which made people feel cold.

Lu Fei and Naruto were not intimidated by these difficulties. They left some unique marks in the maze, trying to find a way out of the maze. During the exploration, they found that the light on the crystal wall seemed to have a certain pattern, and the changes in these lights might be related to the passage of the maze.

After a long period of observation and experimentation, they finally found the pattern of the maze. Following the guidance of the light, they walked in one direction and gradually approached the center of the maze. In the center of the maze, they found an exquisite stone platform on which the second special gem was placed. This gem was green and shaped like a leaf, exuding a fresh breath, as if it contained the power of life.

"I found another one." Naruto picked up the gem happily.

"We are one step closer to our goal." Lu Fei said.

They left the maze valley with two gems and continued to search for the remaining gems in the mysterious forest.