Chapter 616 Hagen Das
Chapter 616 Hagen Das
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Ugh!" Choji Akimichi collapsed to the ground, his limbs outstretched. His body was covered with scorch marks from the explosion, and his once bulging muscles had completely given way.
"The poison...it's completely useless..." Not far away, Shino Aburame hung on the ruins of the collapsed building, his fingers still clutching several broken poison tubes, the liquid inside having long since evaporated in the explosion.
But it took him a great deal of effort to lift his head, his eyes behind his sunglasses fixed on the figure that had so easily and completely defeated him. "But this guy looks...why does he look so much like that person..."
The figure standing in the center of the smoke was also made of steel. The curves on its body were smooth and rounded, and every joint was a riveted metal component, making it clear at a glance that it was a complete robot.
However, all of this robot's physical features are exactly the same as Naruto Uzumaki.
But to Shino in this world, this appearance is that of a stranger he just met yesterday.
"The chances of winning a battle are 100%. Defeat is absolutely impossible."
With a "click," the mechanical Naruto retracted its outstretched wings, then stood up straight and announced its victory in a monotonous and steady mechanical voice.
"Choji! Shino! How dare you treat my comrades like this!"
A roar erupted from the other end of the street. Kiba Inuzuka, who had finally arrived, slammed his feet to the ground. His eyes widened, his pupils contracted sharply, and he saw his companions lying haphazardly on the ground in front of him.
Without another word, he rapidly formed hand seals. "Let's go, Aomaru!"
"Meow!" A meow came from deep inside the collar of the tooth.
Immediately afterwards, a white figure darted out from his collar and landed steadily on top of Ya's head.
"Light Foot Technique! Man and beast as one, human and cat following each other like shadows!"
"Claw through claw!"
A burst of white light erupted. The white kitten's body rapidly transformed within the light, instantly changing from a tiny kitten the size of a palm into a human form almost as tall as Ya.
The figures of the human and the cat overlapped in the white light, merging into one. A white whirlwind rose from the ground, transforming into a high-speed spinning white drill that hurtled straight towards Mechanical Naruto!
Mechanical Naruto stood still, making no attempt to dodge. It raised its right hand, its five fingers snapping outwards to reveal miniature firing ports hidden within its knuckles.
Something deep within each launch port was flashing an unsettling white light.
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—!"
Several small missiles shot out from its knuckles, bombarding the white drill vortex like a meteor shower.
The flames of the explosion burst forth on the surface of the whirlwind, and the shockwave ripped the teeth apart from their combined state.
Kiba and Aomaru were thrown out by the blast wave. The two tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily onto the rubble-strewn ground.
"Cough...cough!" Kiba braced himself on his elbows and managed to lift his head. Aomaru lay beside him, his white fur covered in dust and gunpowder stains, his belly heaving violently.
Ya glanced at his partner, then gritted his teeth and refocused his gaze on the steel monster in front of him. "What on earth is this thing...? Is it a puppet? No, puppets wouldn't have this level of firepower. Where did this thing come from?!"
"Hmph, fools." The white-haired youth standing behind the mechanical Naruto pushed up his glasses, a cold, contemptuous smile playing on his lips. "You actually think you can fight our organization with ninjutsu, the pinnacle of Orochimaru's wisdom? Every move you make, every characteristic of your ninjutsu, every habitual attack path—all of it has been written into the mechanical Naruto's combat database. Against its calculations, you don't even have a one in ten thousand chance of winning. What a waste of my observation time."
This face was not unfamiliar to Naruto at all.
Yakushi Kabuto.
"You bastard! Don't underestimate the Inuzuka clan's only cat master!" He gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand up.
He turned his head and met the little white cat's round eyes.
Kiba reached into his ninja tool pouch and pulled out a special soldier's ration pill. He held the pill in his palm and offered it to Aomaru's mouth. The little white cat swallowed it without hesitation.
The moment it was swallowed, Aomaru's body began to undergo visible changes.
Its back arched sharply, and most noticeably, its fur color changed rapidly, starting from the tips of its paws. Its snow-white fur was turning from white to light yellow, and then from light yellow to orange.
"Here we go, Aomaru!"
"Bang--!!!"
A huge plume of white smoke exploded on the spot, engulfing everything. Moments later, the smoke dissipated. A massive figure stood there, casting shadows over both mechanical Naruto and Kabuto Yakushi.
"ha--!!!"
It was a huge orange cat, comparable in size to a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Its ears were completely flattened back, close to the sides of its head, and two rows of sharp teeth were exposed in its wide-open mouth. A thick orange tail was whipping violently from side to side in the air behind it.
However, when Kabuto looked at the enormous creature in front of him, which was large enough to flatten a house, his expression showed no tension whatsoever; instead, it became even more mocking.
"What an unlovable cat. It even hisses at people, tsk tsk. You know, cats that are unfriendly to their owners usually need to be euthanized. Go, Mechanical Naruto, let it see what a real power difference looks like."
"Hahaha--!!!"
The giant orange cat hissed three times in succession. After the three hisses, its entire body suddenly curled into a ball, and then it exploded, transforming into an enormous orange tornado drill vortex that crushed towards the mechanical Naruto!
Mechanical Naruto raised his right hand once more. Instead of launching a missile, the arm completely transformed amidst the sounds of mechanical reassembly, eventually turning the entire right forearm into a giant, high-speed rotating drill.
"Bang--!!!"
The two drills collided head-on in mid-air. The next instant, the giant orange cat was blasted away by the force, its massive body arcing weakly through the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
The transformation was deactivated. Kiba, Aomaru, and the cat all passed out, completely incapacitated.
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