"Hmph!"
Kazeka's reputation for being downright twisted had long since spread throughout the village. If they really fought him head-on, they might actually end up worse off.
Besides, Hinata and Hideo were both unconscious right there beside him. After thinking it over, Naohito could only snort coldly.
"Kazeka, this isn't over. One day, sooner or later, you'll regret this!"
Leaving behind those threatening words, Naohito took his people and left.
Kazeka didn't pay them the slightest attention. Instead, he hurried over to the computer and eagerly began checking the test data it had recorded, clicking his tongue as he went.
"I see. The lenses are much stronger and recover far better than an ordinary person's, so he doesn't mind overusing his eyes..."
"The nerves around the eyeballs are more compatible with Chakra..."
"The conjunctiva of the eyeballs shows abnormally high Chakra activity..."
Kazeka analyzed the data point by point, the corners of his mouth gradually lifting into an increasingly perverse smile.
After spending ages analyzing the data, he finally noticed Naruto still standing there, frozen in place.
"What are you still doing here?"
"Uh..."
Seeing Kazeka like this, Naruto was already starting to regret staying. Still, his mouth moved on instinct.
"Um, Kazeka, didn't you say you'd help me get stronger...?"
"Oh, goodness. I got so excited studying the data that I completely forgot..."
Kazeka tapped his forehead. As he looked at Naruto, his eyes shone even more brightly than before.
He set down the data and pressed Naruto into a chair threaded with countless cables, then busied himself with one task after another.
The awkward atmosphere got to Naruto, so he tried to make conversation.
"By the way, that guy called Zhaixiong was such a pervert. I can't believe someone with his temperament managed to become a Chunin!"
"Ah, he wasn't like that before..."
Kazeka continued working as he spoke to Naruto.
"I ran into him a while ago and deliberately gave him a drug!"
Naruto: "...Why?!"
"Oh, isn't it obvious?"
Kazeka glanced at Naruto in surprise.
"I made Zhaixiong's personality a little abnormal. When he started getting distressed and ordinary doctors couldn't solve his problem, I showed up. He wouldn't refuse me then.
"Laying the groundwork ahead of time is also how a qualified scientist finds experimental subjects!"
Hearing Kazeka's explanation made Naruto even more inclined to refuse the experiment and leave.
But he could feel that Kazeka had fastened him firmly to the chair. He had no choice but to resign himself to his fate. Trying to distract himself, he asked again.
"So what kind of experiment are you going to do on me? How are you going to strengthen me? Are you going to increase my potential and change my personality like you did with Hinata?"
"Your constitution is far more unusual than Hinata's, so I came up with an even more wonderful method..."
Kazeka looked at Naruto as if he were the most marvelous experimental subject in the world.
"Perhaps no one's told you, but the power of a Tailed Beast—the Nine-Tails Fox—is sealed inside you. It's an incredibly powerful force. I'm sure you've felt it to some extent in your daily life.
"So I won't make any special alterations to your body. I only want to draw out the fox's power within you and put it to good use!"
"So... that's what it is..."
At Kazeka's words, Naruto jolted, as if he'd suddenly understood something.
"The Nine-Tails Fox... It was the evil being that once destroyed the village.
"A lot of people lost their families because of it, so it's no wonder the villagers hate the fox. But that doesn't make sense..."
Naruto's gaze grew confused again.
"If the fox is sealed inside me, then I should count as a hero, shouldn't I? Why aren't people grateful to me? Why do they hate me instead?"
Naruto thought about it for a long time, but no matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't figure it out. Eventually, he could only set the question aside.
Looking at Kazeka, who was still busy beside him, Naruto forced himself to perk up.
"So, Kazeka, are you planning to draw out the Nine-Tails' power and attach it to my body to increase my overall strength?"
"Hmph. This method of using a Jinchūriki does have its merits.
"But the Sealing Jutsu on your body is already nearly complete. An experiment like that wouldn't be challenging at all for me.
"So I've decided to take a different approach and propose a new research topic..."
Kazeka tapped at the keyboard, and a torrent of test data flashed across the screen. He hadn't even laid a scalpel on Naruto, but the look in his eyes had grown so perverse that Naruto felt a chill deep in his soul.
"Naruto, I'm calling this project: 'Breaking Reproductive Barriers: The Tailed Beast Offspring-Breeding Experiment!'"
Gulp!
Naruto struggled to swallow.
"Kazeka, I'm not sure what you mean..."
"Naruto, don't play dumb with me..."
Kazeka stared at Naruto, his face alight with feverish excitement.
"Just think about it. A Tailed Beast has enough power to destroy an entire village.
"Each one is a match for countless Jonin.
"If we can pass their power down to the next generation, we can create a powerful army of second-generation Tailed Beasts!
"Isn't that the kind of power you've always wanted?
"With an army like that, you could leap straight to the top of the Shinobi World!"
"I do want an army like that, but listening to your experiment..."
Naruto shuddered.
"It sounds terrifying!"
"It's not terrifying at all!"
Kazeka opened a cabinet, revealing several vixens inside.
"I once heard that passing on life is one of the greatest pleasures, Naruto. You can enjoy yourself to your heart's content!"
"Enjoy my ass! That still sounds terrifying!"
When Naruto saw the cage of foxes Kazeka pulled out, he was stunned. He struggled frantically against the chair.
"You lunatic! Let me go!"
"Hmm... I didn't realize vixens would affect you so much. I hadn't considered that..."
Kazeka glanced at Naruto in surprise. Then he put away the cage of vixens and brought out a much more robust fox instead!
The bells between its hind legs made it obvious: it was a male!
"I can tell you like Sexy Jutsu, so you seem like the submissive type.
"I prepared male foxes a long time ago, too. But there are still quite a few technical challenges to overcome before you can become the one carrying the offspring. Still..."
Holding the male fox in one hand, Kazeka strolled toward Naruto.
"The road of experimentation is always full of obstacles, but I believe that if we face our difficulties and keep working hard, we'll find a way to solve them!"
"You... You..."
As Kazeka approached like a demon, his words whispered like something from hell, and his expression looked utterly sincere. Naruto was so terrified that tears streamed down his face.
He deeply regretted not listening to Iruka. How could he have come to this demon's lair?
Summoning every bit of strength he had, Naruto cried out:
"Y-you stay away from me!"
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