The Crystal on the Armor

Kazahana Dōtō, clad in reinforced Chakra Armor, showed no fear as he looked at the Nine-Tails fox behind Naruto.

Ice Release: Black Dragon Storm Kill!

His hands rapidly formed seals. Then the Chakra Armor on his body lit up, as though a layer of gray mist had settled over him.

He threw a punch, and a snow dragon streaked with black energy surged forth.

Two claws extended from Naruto's body and forcibly blocked the attack.

The ground was blasted into a crater more than a meter deep.

Natsuki was teaching Sasuke about his experience with Susanoo.

Sensing the power of Kazahana Dōtō's attack, he looked at Dōtō's armor with interest.

This kind of Chakra Armor was not particularly rare technology in itself.

After all, a backwater like the Land of Snow could not possibly possess any valuable technology.

What interested Natsuki were the stones embedded in the Chakra Armor.

He keenly observed that the reason such a powerful ninjutsu could be unleashed was the amplification provided by those stones.

Natsuki cast the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique on himself and Sasuke. "Let's go watch Naruto film his scene."

Sasuke obediently followed behind Natsuki. Natsuki flew up, rising above Naruto and Kazahana Dōtō.

It had to be said that Kurama had quite a talent for filming.

He could clearly have dispersed the Ice Release with a single slap, yet he insisted on making it look like they were evenly matched.

Natsuki noticed that every time Kazahana Dōtō attacked, a peculiar power surrounded his body.

All of that power came from the stone on his chest.

And when Naruto's Rasengan had struck Kazahana Dōtō's body earlier, it had actually been quickly neutralized.

Meanwhile, the stone had rapidly shown signs of wear.

Kazahana Dōtō also quickly realized that something was wrong. His three elite Snow