Naruto Bond

After Lu Fei and Naruto left the valley, they continued along a winding path. The grass on both sides of the path swayed gently in the breeze, as if telling of the peace after surviving a disaster, but they all knew in their hearts that this peace was only temporary, and the dark forces could stir up trouble elsewhere at any time.

Not long after they walked, they came to the edge of a small town. The scene in the small town made people feel nervous. The streets that should have been bustling were empty, and most of the houses were dilapidated. Some roofs had collapsed in half, the walls were full of traces of attacks, the doors and windows were broken, and various daily necessities were scattered everywhere, making it a mess.

"It seems that this place cannot escape the clutches of the dark forces." Lu Fei said with a frown. He gripped the Thunder Flame Sword tightly and walked carefully into the town.

Naruto followed closely behind, watching the surroundings vigilantly. At this moment, a dull sound of footsteps came from the direction of the town center, and the ground shook slightly. They looked at each other and quickened their pace to rush towards the source of the sound.

When we arrived at the square in the center of the town, we saw a huge dark puppet beast standing there. This puppet beast was several stories tall, and its entire body was made of black metal, with strange red light flashing at its joints. Its limbs were as thick as pillars, and every step it took left deep footprints on the ground. Its head was a ferocious beast head with a bloody mouth, from which black smoke would occasionally spurt out, emitting a pungent smell.

"It's another big guy, but we're not afraid of it!" Naruto quickly formed seals with his hands and performed the Shadow Clone Technique. Many shadow clones rushed towards the Dark Puppetmon like a swarm of bees, some trying to climb onto its body, while others attacked its legs, trying to interfere with its movements.

Lu Fei also wielded the Thunder Flame Sword, performing the "Flame Thunder Demon Slash", and a powerful flame and thunder sword energy slashed towards the puppet beast's abdomen. The sword energy hit the puppet beast, splashing a spark, but only left a shallow scratch on its hard metal shell.

The Dark Puppet Beast seemed to be enraged by the attack. It swung its huge arms and swept towards Lu Fei and the shadow clones. The shadow clones dodged flexibly, but a few were still swept by the strong wind brought by the arms and dissipated instantly.

"This guy's shell is too hard. We have to find its weakness." Lu Fei shouted.

During the battle, Lu Fei discovered that every time the puppet beast launched an attack, an energy core on its back would flash, and the metal connection there did not seem to be as tight as other places. Perhaps that was its weak point.

"Naruto, attack the energy core on its back!" Lu Fei reminded loudly.

After hearing this, Naruto immediately ordered his shadow clones to change the direction of attack and rush towards the back of the puppet beast. The real Naruto then used "Senjutsu? Molten Release? Rasenshuriken", and threw the high-temperature Molten Release Rasenshuriken with blazing flames towards the energy core on the back of the puppet beast.

The Molten Release Rasenshuriken hit the target accurately. After the energy core on the back of the puppet beast was hit, the light flickered and its movements slowed down for a moment. Lu Fei took the opportunity to perform the "Flame Thunder Overlord Slash". He increased the power of the Thunder Flame Sword to the extreme and slashed at the energy core on the back of the puppet beast with all his strength.

This sword contained great power, and successfully cut a crack in the energy core. The Dark Puppet Beast roared in pain, and its body began to tremble violently, and its attacks became chaotic.

"Now, keep attacking!" Lu Fei shouted.

Naruto once again used the "Senjutsu Super Large Rasengan" and threw it towards the back of the puppet beast. The Rasengan hit the crack, causing it to expand further, and the energy core began to show signs of collapse.

Lu Fei continued to use various powerful fire and lightning moves, constantly attacking the damaged part of the energy core. Under their continuous attacks, the energy core on the back of the Dark Puppet Beast finally couldn't bear it and exploded. The huge body of the Puppet Beast also lost power and slowly fell down, hitting the square, raising a cloud of dust.

"Huh, finally solved this trouble." Naruto wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Well, but there may be other dangers in the town. Let's take a look around." Lu Fei said.

They continued to search in the town, and in a relatively intact house, they found a diary buried under debris. The diary paper was a little worn, and the handwriting was a little blurry, but the contents were still roughly legible. It turned out that this town was a prosperous place for commerce, but it was suddenly attacked by dark forces not long ago. The dark forces seemed to be looking for a mysterious treasure, and they destroyed the town into its current state when they didn't find it.

"A mysterious treasure? I wonder what it is. Could it be the key item in some conspiracy of the dark forces?" Lu Fei frowned and thought.

"No matter what it is, we can't let them succeed. We have to find clues to see what this treasure is and where it is hidden." Naruto said.

So, they began to carefully check the town based on some related places mentioned in the diary. After some searching, they found some strange symbols and marks in the cellar of the town. These symbols and marks seemed to have some connection with those seen in other dark forces' strongholds before, as if they were pointing to a certain direction.

"It seems that these marks are the key. Let's look for them in the direction they point." Lu Fei said.

They followed the direction indicated by the sign and walked out of the town towards a barren Gobi Desert. The Gobi Desert was full of howling winds, flying sand and rocks, and the harsh environment made it very difficult to move forward. But they did not retreat at all and continued to move forward despite the wind and sand.