Naruto Bond

Lu Fei and Naruto continued to walk deeper into the forest along the path beside the pond. The surroundings became increasingly quiet, with only the rustling sound of their footsteps on the fallen leaves echoing in the silence. As they walked, the trees in front of them gradually became sparse, and an open grassland appeared before them.

The grass was covered with all kinds of exotic herbs, some of which shimmered, and some of which exuded a unique fragrance. You could tell at a glance that they were all extraordinary. However, in the middle of the grass stood an old and dilapidated stone tower. The tower was covered with traces of erosion over the years, and many stones had fallen off, revealing dark holes inside. There were several vines growing on the top of the tower, winding down along the tower, adding a bit of vicissitudes and mystery to the stone tower.

"This stone tower looks quite old. Maybe there are important things hidden inside. Let's go and take a look." Lu Fei said, and walked towards the stone tower, with Naruto following closely behind him.

When they approached the stone tower, the door suddenly opened slowly, and a stale and decayed smell blew in their faces. At the same time, an eerie cold wind blew out from the door, making the two of them shiver.

They stepped into the stone tower carefully. It was dimly lit inside, with only a few rays of light coming through the cracks in the tower wall, barely allowing them to see the surroundings. The ground inside the tower was engraved with complex magic circle patterns, which emitted a faint light, as if maintaining some mysterious balance of power in the stone tower.

Walking slowly up the spiral stone steps, you can occasionally hear some strange noises coming from above, like someone crying softly, or some unknown monster roaring in the dark, which is creepy.

Not far away, they encountered a group of gargoyles. These gargoyles looked like bats, with sharp claws and wings, their bodies were made of hard stone, and their eyes flashed with strange red light. They were originally stationary on the wall, but when they noticed someone breaking in, they flapped their wings and flew up, attacking Lu Fei and Naruto.

Lu Fei immediately used the "Flame Lightning Slash", and the flames and lightning on the sword turned into sharp sword energy, slashing towards the gargoyles. The sword energy hit the gargoyles, sparking sparks and leaving some shallow scratches on their hard stone bodies, but this did not make the gargoyles retreat, but instead provoked them to attack more fiercely. They screamed and rushed towards the two people at a faster speed.

Seeing this, Naruto performed the Shadow Clone Technique, and many shadow clones dispersed. Some hugged the wings of the gargoyles to try to restrict their flight; others found the right time to attack the eyes, mouth and other vital parts of the gargoyles. The original Naruto quickly formed hand seals on the side, preparing to perform a powerful ninjutsu to deliver a heavy blow.

"Senjutsu? Wind Style? Nine-tailed Rasenshuriken!" Naruto shouted, and a huge Rasenshuriken flew towards the densest part of the gargoyles. The Rasenshuriken grew bigger as it flew, and the powerful force sucked several gargoyles into it. With a violent explosion, the gargoyles were blown into pieces, and some cracks appeared on their bodies, but they still struggled and continued to attack.

During the battle, Lu Fei discovered that every time these gargoyles flapped their wings to attack, there would be a brief energy fluctuation at the point where their wings were connected to their bodies. The stone structure there seemed to be relatively loose, which might be their weakness.

"Naruto, attack where their wings are connected to their bodies, that's the weak point!" Lu Fei shouted loudly.

After hearing this, Naruto immediately ordered his shadow clones to change the direction of attack and attack the part where the gargoyle's wings were connected to its body. The real Naruto used "Senjutsu? Molten Release? Rasenshuriken", and the high-temperature Molten Release Rasenshuriken with blazing flames accurately hit the part where the gargoyle's wings were connected to its body. After the part where the gargoyle's wings were connected to its body was hit, part of the stone was instantly melted, and the wings' attacking movements became slow. The body even shook a few times and almost fell from the air.

Lu Fei took the opportunity to perform the "Flame Thunder Demon-Breaking Slash", increasing the power of the Thunder Flame Sword to the extreme, and slashed with all his strength at the parts where the wings of other gargoyles were connected to their bodies. Under their attacks, the parts where the wings were connected to their bodies were damaged, and the power of their attacks was greatly reduced. Some even fell directly to the ground because they lost control of their wings, and broke into a pile of rubble.

After a hard fight, they finally eliminated all the gargoyles and continued to walk up the stone steps. As they continued to climb, the mysterious atmosphere in the stone tower became more and more intense, and the temperature around them became lower and lower.

Finally, we arrived at the top floor of the stone tower. The space on the top floor was not big. In the center was an ancient stone platform, on which was placed a book emitting golden light and a crystal clear gem. The pages of the book seemed to be very old, but still intact, with some mysterious patterns and obscure words drawn on them; the gem seemed to have light flowing inside, faintly emitting powerful energy fluctuations, making people feel that they could draw strength from it as long as they approached it.

"These two things must be treasures, but it seems that it is not so easy to take them away." Lu Fei said while looking at the stone platform, his eyes showing both expectation and a hint of vigilance.

Just as they approached the stone platform, the surrounding air condensed instantly, and ice-blue energy chains surged out from the surroundings of the stone platform. These chains quickly coiled towards them like spirit snakes, trying to bind them.

Lu Fei quickly swung the Thunder Flame Sword and performed the "Flame Thunder Sky Slash". The flames on the sword intertwined with the power of thunder and lightning, turning into a series of light curtains, cutting off some of the chains that were approaching. However, the chains kept coming, more and more, and they were about to be completely trapped.

Naruto performed the Shadow Clone Technique, and many of the Shadow Clone Techniques took action. Some tried to pull the chains to stop them from continuing to entangle; others tried to find the source of the chains to destroy their generation from the root. The original Naruto quickly formed hand seals on the side, preparing to perform a powerful ninjutsu to counterattack.

"Senjutsu? Wind Style? Nine-tailed Rasenshuriken!" Naruto shouted, and the huge Rasenshuriken flew towards the densest part of the chains. The Rasenshuriken grew larger as it flew, and the powerful force hit the chains, causing a violent energy collision, and the growth rate of the chains also slowed down temporarily.

Taking this opportunity, Lu Fei carefully observed the chains. He found that these chains extended from the four corners at the bottom of the stone platform. The energy fluctuations there were the strongest, which must be the key. As long as the energy source in the four corners was destroyed, perhaps the chains could stop growing and break the restriction.

"Naruto, attack the four corners at the bottom of the stone platform, that's the key!" Lu Fei shouted loudly.

After hearing this, Naruto immediately ordered his shadow clones to change the direction of attack and attack the four corners at the bottom of the stone platform. The real Naruto used "Senjutsu? Molten Release? Rasenshuriken", and the high-temperature Molten Release Rasenshuriken with blazing flames accurately hit the energy source in a corner. After the energy source in that corner was hit, the light was instantly disordered, and the surrounding chains also became sluggish, and the growth rate slowed down significantly.

Lu Fei took the opportunity to perform the "Flame Thunder Demon-Breaking Slash", increasing the power of the Thunder Flame Sword to the extreme, and slashed at the energy sources in the other three corners with all his strength. Under their combined attack, the energy sources in the four corners at the bottom of the stone platform were destroyed one by one, the light gradually dimmed, the chains stopped growing, and finally slowly withered, falling to the ground and turning into a pile of debris.

"Huh, we've finally solved this restriction. Let's go and see the treasure." Lu Fei said with a sigh of relief.

They walked to the stone platform, and Lu Fei carefully picked up the golden book and opened it. He found that it recorded some long-lost powerful spells and deeper mysteries about this forest and even the entire continent. This knowledge is undoubtedly an invaluable treasure for them. Naruto picked up the crystal clear gem and felt it was cold. He could feel that it contained a pure and mysterious power, which seemed to be able to be used to enhance his own strength or exert special effects at critical moments.

"This time the harvest is huge. With these, we will be more confident in protecting the continent." Naruto said excitedly.

"Well, let's put them away first and continue exploring this forest. Maybe there are more surprises waiting for us." Lu Fei responded, carefully placing the books in his arms, and together with Naruto, he slowly walked down the stone tower along the stone steps with the newly acquired treasures, preparing to leave this place and head towards other unknown areas of the forest.