PS: I was originally doing two updates a day, but I gritted my teeth and increased it to three this month just to make it feel less like filler. After all, as one reader said, as long as you update enough, even if it is filler, it won't be noticeable, hahaha...
This was also the reason why Naruto wanted to acquire the ability to absorb natural energy as quickly as possible to learn Sage Mode. Only by reaching that level, or even further developing a Sage Mode bolstered by Nine-Tails chakra, would Naruto have the capital to talk about resistance—or at the very least, the possibility of surviving an all-out attack from Guy using the Eight Gates!
"Hmph, I'll let you off easy this time, Mr. Orochimaru!"
After Naruto took a deep breath.
A glimmer of bright light appeared in his pupils.
He pulled a scroll from his bosom.
It contained not only what he already knew, but also techniques related to mental cultivation and chakra integration from the Uzumaki Clan that his mother had told him about. Finally, he took out another special scroll capable of sealing chakra.
He instantly mobilized the Nine-Tails chakra within his body.
A surging momentum spread outward.
He partitioned and channeled a small portion of the Nine-Tails chakra.
Then, he sealed it into the scroll before him.
This certainly carried the implication of aiding the enemy.
But considering it from a realistic perspective.
The pros and cons were balanced.
Besides, if Orochimaru were a bit stronger, he could attract a larger portion of attention away from Naruto. In any case, Naruto didn't believe Orochimaru could become so powerful that he wouldn't be able to handle him in the future; surely he couldn't be more troublesome than Kaguya Otsutsuki, right?
However, for the sake of