Divine Powers: Myriad Transformations and the Immortal-Binding Rope (Please Vote and Tip)

After lunch, Naruto hurried back to the woods. On the surface, he created fifty Shadow Clones and had them pretend to train. In fact, he created one more.

Naruto himself used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach another location and hide.

Once he was sure no one was around, Naruto opened his Personal Status Panel:

Host: Naruto Uzumaki (Sunglasses Man)

Age: 12

Strength: Chunin

Chakra affinities: Yang, wind, water, earth (granted by Sage Body)

Special title: [Heart of Slaughter]

Bloodlines:

Uzumaki Clan Sage Body (Level 4, divine bloodline)

Deidara's Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai (Level 1)

Skills:

Uzumaki Clan Sage Body innate skills (Masterclass) (Huge Chakra Amount, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Physical Healing, Fuinjutsu Talent)

Deidara's Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai innate skill (Novice) (Clay Ant)

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique (Masterclass)

Transformation Technique (Masterclass)

Clone Technique (Masterclass)

Substitution Technique (Proficient)

Super Chakra Control (Novice)

Flying Thunder God Technique (Minor Accomplishment)

Impure World Reincarnation (Uninitiated)

Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags (Uninitiated)

Bringer-of-Darkness Technique (Uninitiated)

Hashirama Senju's Wood Release Ninjutsu (Uninitiated)

Tobirama Senju's Water Release Ninjutsu (Uninitiated)

Basic Taijutsu (Proficient)

Basic Genjutsu (Proficient)

Basic Ninja Tool Throwing Technique (Proficient)

B-Rank Wind Release Ninjutsu: Great Breakthrough (Novice)

C-Rank Wind Release Ninjutsu (Proficient)

(Great Breakthrough, Gale Palm)

C-Rank Earth Release Ninjutsu (Proficient)

(Subterranean Catch, Subterranean Voyage, Decapitation Skill, Hiding Like a Mole Technique)

C-Rank Water Release Ninjutsu (Proficient)

(Wild Water Wave, Water Prison Technique, Water Clone)

Items:

[Bloodline Upgrade Scroll] ×1

Then Naruto studied the offerings in the System Mall that cost 200 points. Besides B-rank Ninjutsu, there were Skill Upgrade Scrolls, Bloodline Upgrade Scrolls, and a [Skill Synthesis Scroll] he had never seen before.

A [Skill Synthesis Scroll] could combine two Masterclass skills into one Divine Power!

"Holy crap!"

Naruto let out a startled cry. He had plenty of Masterclass skills. Did that mean one scroll was all he needed to gain a Divine Power?

A Divine Power! Just imagining it made him think its strength would be incredible.

Which two skills should I combine? First, I need to decide what kind of Divine Power I want.

Thinking of his plan to travel the Shinobi World under another identity, Naruto considered it for a moment before asking the system, "System, what Divine Power would I get if I combined the Masterclass Clone Technique and Transformation Technique?"

"Ding! You would obtain the Divine Power [Myriad Transformations]!"

"[Myriad Transformations]? Is it like Sun Wukong's seventy-two transformations?"

"Ding! Very similar! However, this skill grants only Sun Wukong's ability to transform."

"The greatest benefit of this Divine Power is not merely that it lets you take someone else's appearance like the Transformation Technique. Nor will you automatically revert to your original form when attacked.

It can also conceal the Nine-Tails Chakra within you, preventing even powerful sensory Ninja from detecting anything unusual."

Delighted, Naruto realized it was exactly what he had hoped for. He quickly said, "System, spend 100 points on a Skill Synthesis Scroll, then synthesize the [Myriad Transformations] Divine Power!"

"Ding! The Divine Power [Myriad Transformations] has been synthesized!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host on obtaining your first Divine Power! You have been awarded another [Skill Synthesis Scroll] as a special bonus!"

"Haha! The system came through for me again. Hell yeah!" Laughing, Naruto scanned his remaining skills.

"System, what would I get if I combined Masterclass Adamantine Sealing Chains and Fuinjutsu Talent?"

"Ding! You would obtain the Divine Power [Immortal-Binding Rope]."

"Huh? That sounds like the Magic Treasure from Journey to the West. Could it be just as powerful?" Naruto wondered. "System, synthesize it!"

"Ding! The Divine Power [Immortal-Binding Rope] has been synthesized!"

New memories and training experience appeared in Naruto's mind. They taught him how to use his two Divine Powers.

He extended his right hand, and a Black-and-Gold Rope about a meter long appeared in it.

Dense, mysterious runes were faintly visible along the rope. Naruto flicked it forward, and it instantly coiled tight around a wild boar passing through the grass ahead. The boar struggled but could not move an inch.

"Haha! This [Immortal-Binding Rope] really is something else. Now I need to test it on an enemy!"

Just then, Naruto sensed three Ninja slipping toward Konoha from the direction of the Land of Wind.

Ninja from the Land of Wind? Could they be... Naruto thought of the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams, then remembered Orochimaru's Konoha Crush Plan.

Are those unfamiliar Chakra signatures from Sunagakure Shinobi taking part in the Konoha Crush Plan?

The thought stirred his excitement. Hadn't some Ninja—and points—just delivered themselves to his doorstep?

Judging their route, Naruto lay in wait a kilometer ahead of them. He also placed dozens of Flying Thunder God Marks on the surrounding trees and ground.

To carry out the Konoha Crush Plan, Sunagakure intended to assemble more than two hundred elite Ninja, send them to the Land of Fire in batches, and position them near Konoha.

Koizumi Sakame led this batch of Sunagakure Shinobi. Besides him, a Jonin, the team included two Elite Chunin.

All three were thrilled to be heading to Konoha for the operation. Sunagakure and Konoha had been enemies for generations, and countless members of their parents' generation had died at the hands of Konoha Ninja.

Now they could almost see Konoha falling by their hands.

After all, Konoha was far too weak. The Third Hokage and Danzo were old and frail, while Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were also getting on in years, rarely stayed in the village.

Under the leadership of Sunagakure's Fourth Kazekage, still young and vigorous, they were certain they could breach Konoha and plunder it before forcing it to surrender and hand over vast resources.

Koizumi Sakame and his two companions practically drooled at the thought.

As they raced through the woods, lost in their fantasies, a Black-and-Gold Rope suddenly appeared above Koizumi Sakame and whipped toward him.

Koizumi Sakame proved his worth as a Jonin. He immediately used the Substitution Technique to evade it, then spread out with the two Elite Chunin and went on guard. All three looked toward where the rope had appeared.

But nothing was there anymore.

"Watch out!"

Koizumi Sakame shouted to one of his teammates. The Black-and-Gold Rope had appeared again, this time behind him.

His warning came too late. He could only watch as the rope bound his teammate tight, and then both vanished.

He did catch a glimpse of the enemy: a masked woman in black with fiery red hair.

Naruto had used the Divine Power [Myriad Transformations] to take the masked woman's appearance.

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he had appeared behind an enemy, bound the Elite Chunin with the Immortal-Binding Rope, and teleported ten kilometers away.

Bound by the Immortal-Binding Rope, the Sunagakure Elite Chunin could no longer circulate his Chakra. Even his physical strength gradually drained away.

Like prey caught in a snare, he could only watch as the hunter slowly drove a Kunai into his neck.

Naruto wiped the blood from his Kunai and instantly returned to Koizumi Sakame's location. Killing the Elite Chunin had taken him no more than two seconds.

Koizumi Sakame had not left. He was still on guard, searching for his missing teammate, when the masked woman holding the black rope appeared nearby again.

Koizumi Sakame and his remaining teammate both launched Ninjutsu at her. But the masked woman's "Body Flicker Technique" was too fast. Before they could finish their hand signs, she vanished again.

No, she had not vanished. At that very moment, she appeared three meters behind the other Elite Chunin.

She flicked the black rope forward. Though it had looked only a meter long, it suddenly stretched to five meters. The Sunagakure Elite Chunin had barely reacted and was about to flee when it bound him fast. Both vanished again.

Cold sweat broke out across Koizumi Sakame's body. The enemy was like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, striking without warning. He had no idea when she would appear next.

But whenever she did, the Black-and-Gold Rope in her hand was like a chain sent to claim souls. No one could resist it.