Naruto Bond

While the dwarf blacksmiths were busy making weapons, Lu Fei and Naruto were also busy. Although the area around the valley was relatively peaceful, they followed their instinct to explore and headed towards a lush jungle at the edge of the valley.

As soon as they stepped into the jungle, a humid and hot air hit them in the face. Birds and insects chirped incessantly, and all kinds of rare plants were everywhere. However, not long after they walked, the ground under their feet suddenly became soft and muddy, and the two of them instantly realized that they were trapped in a swamp. The more they struggled, the faster their bodies sank. In the blink of an eye, the mud had already reached their knees.

Lu Fei forced himself to calm down. He inserted the Thunder Flame Sword deeply into the ground beside him, trying to use the supporting force of the sword to stabilize his body, and shouted: "Naruto, don't move! Use the shadow clones to pull the surrounding branches over." Naruto hurriedly performed the Shadow Clone Technique, and many shadow clones scattered, quickly breaking off tough branches and handing them to the original body.

Lu Fei took the branch and laid it across the swamp surface, and together with Naruto, he slowly pulled his legs out of the swamp. But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, a group of swamp crocodiles that looked like crocodiles but were larger and covered with hard armor emerged from the swamp. They opened their big mouths full of sharp teeth, let out a dull roar, swung their powerful tails, stirred up a large piece of mud, and pounced on Lu Fei and Naruto.

Lu Fei used "Flame Lightning Slash", and the sword energy shuttled through the mud and hit several swamp crocodiles. But the hard armor resisted most of the damage, only slowing down their momentum. Seeing this, Naruto used "Senjutsu? Wind Style? Nine-tailed Rasenshuriken", and the huge Rasenshuriken wrapped in a strong wind, knocking the approaching swamp crocodiles to the ground.

During the fierce battle, Lu Fei discovered that after each swing of the swamp crocodile's tail, a subtle gap would appear in the hard armor where their abdomen connected to their limbs, and the defense there was weak. "Naruto, hit them where their abdomen and legs connect!" Lu Fei shouted.

Naruto commanded his shadow clone to change direction, and his main body also used "Senjutsu? Lava Release? Rasenshuriken", and the high-temperature lava release accurately hit the vital point of a swamp crocodile. The swamp crocodile twisted wildly in pain and sank into the swamp. Lu Fei took advantage of the situation to use "Flame Thunder Demon Breaker", pushing the sword power to the maximum, and hit the weak points of other swamp crocodiles one after another. For a while, the swamp crocodiles were injured and retreated to the depths of the swamp.

After getting rid of the swamp crocodile, the two continued to move forward, and an ancient ruins entangled by vines appeared in front of them. The door of the ruins was closed, and the door was engraved with strange hieroglyphs and mysterious patterns. Lu Fei reached out and touched the door, and in an instant, the pattern on the door lit up faintly, as if sensing something.

Naruto activated the Sage Mode, observed carefully and said, "These patterns seem to be some kind of ancient puzzle, which can only be solved to open the door." Lu Fei nodded, and the two of them studied around the door. After some hard thinking, Lu Fei and Naruto worked together to inject chakra and lightning power into the corresponding pattern grooves in a specific order based on similar symbols he had seen in ancient books.

With a dull sound, the door slowly opened, and a stale and decayed smell filled the air. They walked into the ruins, and in the hall were stone statues of various shapes, some with human bodies and animal heads, and some with multiple heads and arms, which made people shudder.

As they looked around, the stone statues came alive one by one, making creaking sounds, waving stone weapons, and approaching step by step. Lu Fei and Naruto quickly stood back to back, ready to meet the enemy. Lu Fei's "Flame Thunder Sky Slash" kept blocking the stone statues' attacks, while Naruto used his shadow clones to fight the stone statues in close combat, looking for flaws.

Lu Fei was sharp-eyed and noticed that every time the stone statues raised their weapons, there would be a brief energy fluctuation at the back of their necks, which should be the weak point. "Naruto, attack the back of their necks!" Lu Fei shouted. Naruto received the order and directed his shadow clones to focus on the back of the stone statues' necks. His main body also switched to "Senjutsu? Lava Release? Rasenshuriken" and broke the backs of several stone statues in succession. The stone statues instantly turned into rubble and scattered all over the ground.

After dealing with the stone statue, they walked deeper into the ruins. In the dark room at the end, they found a fist-sized crystal that emitted a soft glow. There seemed to be stars flowing inside the crystal, which was very mysterious. As soon as Lu Fei picked up the crystal, the ruins shook violently, as if they were about to collapse.

The two did not dare to delay and ran out of the ruins at high speed. When they returned to the valley, the dwarf blacksmith came to meet them with a happy face, holding a brand new weapon in his hand. This weapon combines meteorite iron and superb craftsmanship. The sword body is wide and engraved with runes. The blade flashes coldly in the sun, and the hilt is inlaid with gems. It is very different from Lu Fei's Thunder Flame Sword, but it also exudes a powerful aura.

"With this new weapon and the mysterious crystal, we will be more confident in dealing with dangers in the future." Lu Fei said excitedly. Naruto also nodded in agreement, his eyes full of anticipation for the subsequent adventure. After a short rest, they set off again, heading towards a more mysterious area of ​​the forest.