Naruto shook his head. "After eating the Chakra Fruit, a person undergoes a fundamental evolution, gaining immense power while also breaking through their life stage."
"Devil Fruits are different. Some abilities do grant the host a certain degree of enhancement, but for the most part, they require the person who ate it to develop them themselves."
"And there are side effects."
"What side effects?"
"Fear of seawater."
Naruto paused. "There's also a material called Seastone; as long as you touch it, you lose the ability to move."
Nine-Tails fell silent for a moment, its voice laced with oddness. "Fear of seawater?"
"Isn't this the world of the sea?"
"To actually have a fruit that fears seawater, what a strange world."
Nine-Tails shook its head and said no more.
Naruto looked down at the power of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit in his palm. The Barrier-Barrier Fruit flickered slightly between his fingers, as if it had a breath of its own.
He watched it for a moment, then swallowed it whole.
The moment it hit his throat, a surge of power exploded inside his body, like countless fine needles piercing every inch of flesh simultaneously.
Naruto clearly perceived that this power wanted to alter his bodily structure, wanted to take root within him, and wanted to turn him into a vessel fit to carry devilish power.
Naruto closed his eyes, activating Absolute Control.
The next moment, this power attempting to reshape him was suppressed by Absolute Control.
Then Naruto used his own consciousness to wrap around it layer by layer, thoroughly subduing it.
A moment later, the application techniques of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit entered his mind.
Naruto opened his eyes and stirred his thoughts.
The next moment, a transparent barrier appeared in front of him.
There were no hand signs, nor was there