Naruto Bond

After a short rest, Lu Fei and Naruto continued to walk deeper into the cave. At this time, the cave was filled with a solemn silence, and only their footsteps echoed in this dim passage, as if telling the aftermath of the fierce battle just now.

As they went deeper, the air around them became more humid, and water droplets on the walls kept dripping, forming small puddles on the ground. Occasionally, the sound of dripping water could be heard, which was particularly clear in this silent environment, adding a bit of eeriness to the cave.

After walking for a while, they found a faint light ahead. The light was different from the brilliant colors emitted by the giant fox before, but a soft and mysterious light. The two looked at each other, their hearts tightened, knowing that there must be something unknown waiting for them ahead, but they did not retreat at all, and still walked firmly towards the direction of the light.

As they approached the source of the light, they were stunned by the sight. A huge circular pool appeared before their eyes. The water in the pool was a strange light blue, as if the color of the sky was condensed into it. The water surface was as calm as a mirror, reflecting everything around it, but it also had an indescribable depth, as if it was hiding endless secrets.

The pool is surrounded by a circle of ancient stone pillars, which are engraved with various mysterious runes and patterns. These runes and patterns emit a faint light, which echoes with the blue light in the pool, as if they are having a silent conversation. On the top of the stone pillars, there are crystal balls emitting soft light. The light of these crystal balls interweaves to form a mysterious light covering the pool.

"This place looks so mysterious. I wonder what these runes and crystal balls are used for." Naruto looked around curiously, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Lu Fei also frowned and observed carefully. He could feel that these runes and crystal balls contained powerful energy, but it was hard to tell what they were. "Well, we have to be careful. There might be some mechanism or trap hidden here." He held the Thunder Flame Sword tightly, and the power of the source surged slightly on the sword, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

Just as they were about to explore the area around the pool, suddenly, the water in the pool began to ripple. At first, it was just a slight fluctuation, but soon, the ripples grew larger and larger, forming circles of water waves that continued to spread in all directions. At the same time, a low humming sound came from the pool, and the sound seemed to come from deep under the water, with an ancient and mysterious rhythm.

Lu Fei and Naruto immediately became alert. They stared at the pool intently, secretly preparing their own means of attack in their hands.

As the water rippled, a huge object slowly rose in the center of the pool. It was a platform shaped like a lotus, made of a jade stone that emitted a light blue light, and looked exquisite. In the center of the lotus platform, there was a huge blue gem, the light of the gem was dazzling, much more dazzling than the surrounding crystal balls and the blue light of the pool. Its light was like a beacon, illuminating the entire cave, making everything around clearly appear in front of Lu Fei and Naruto.

"Wow, what a big gem!" Naruto couldn't help but exclaim. His eyes were attracted by the gem and he felt an urge to go forward and touch it.

However, Lu Fei grabbed him and said, "Don't be impulsive. The appearance of this gem is too strange. It must not be that simple." There was caution in his eyes. He knew that in this continent full of mystery and danger, any seemingly tempting treasure may hide a huge crisis.

Just as they were talking, the blue gem on the lotus platform suddenly shone brightly, and blue rays of light shot out from the gem, shooting towards Lu Fei and Naruto like sharp arrows.

Lu Fei reacted quickly. He swung the Thunder Flame Sword and formed a shield of flames and lightning in front of him. The light hit the shield, making a crackling sound, like raindrops hitting iron, but the shield successfully blocked the attack of the light.

Naruto was not to be outdone. He quickly formed seals with both hands and performed the Shadow Clone Technique. Countless shadow clones rushed towards the direction of the light, trying to block the light with their bodies and protect the original body. Some shadow clones were hit by the light and instantly turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared, but the other shadow clones continued to move forward bravely and continued to rush towards the direction of the gem.

"We have to find a way to get close to the gem and see if we can collect it. Maybe it will be helpful on our journey." Lu Fei shouted loudly. While resisting the attack of light, he was thinking about how to deal with it.

Naruto nodded, "Okay, I'll try to break its attack with ninjutsu."

After saying that, the original Naruto quickly formed seals with his hands again, muttering something. "Senjutsu? Wind Style? Nine-tailed Rasenshuriken!" He shouted, and a huge Rasenshuriken appeared in his hand. This Rasenshuriken was surrounded by nine tails formed by chakra, like nine agile dragons. Each tail contained powerful chakra, which increased the power of the entire Rasenshuriken several times more than before. He threw the Rasenshuriken in the direction of the gem, and the Rasenshuriken continued to grow larger during the flight. The powerful wind attribute chakra cut through the air, making a sharp whistling sound.

The spiral shuriken flew towards the gemstone and met the light emitted by the gemstone, causing a violent explosion. The energy shock generated by the explosion spread in all directions, and the powerful impact temporarily dispersed some of the light and caused the lotus platform to shake slightly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Fei and Naruto rushed towards the lotus platform. They quickly approached the target while dodging the remaining light attacks.

When they came to the bottom of the lotus platform, they found that the platform was a certain height from the ground, and they needed to find a way to climb up to get the gem. Lu Fei observed the surrounding environment and found that there were some grooves carved on the stone pillars for climbing. Although it was not very obvious, it was also a feasible way.

"Let's climb up from the stone pillar." Lu Fei said. He took the lead and walked towards a stone pillar. He grabbed the grooves on the stone pillar with both hands and began to climb up with difficulty.

Naruto followed, using his agility to climb up the stone pillar as swiftly as a monkey.

During the climbing process, the light emitted by the gems continued to shoot towards them, and they needed to avoid the light while continuing to climb up. This made their climbing process very difficult and every step was full of danger.

After some hard work, they finally climbed up to the lotus platform. At this moment, the huge blue gem was right in front of them, very close. The light it emitted made them feel as if they were in a blue ocean. The light was warm and mysterious, making people want to indulge in it.

"Be careful, don't be fooled by its light." Lu Fei reminded. Although he was also attracted by the light of the gem, he never relaxed his vigilance.

Naruto nodded, and he stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the gem. Just as his hand was about to touch the gem, the gem suddenly emitted a strong electric current, which spread through his arm and throughout his body. Naruto only felt a sharp pain, and his body fell backwards involuntarily.

"Naruto!" Lu Fei shouted, and he quickly reached out and grabbed Naruto, pulling him to his side.

"It hurts so much, how can this gem be so powerful?" Naruto said with a frown, his arms still trembling slightly, obviously the electric current just now caused him a lot of pain.

Lu Fei observed the gem carefully and found that there seemed to be an invisible energy field around the gem. This energy field was the source of the current just now. "This gem has protection. We have to find a way to break its protection before we can get it." He said.

They began to carefully study the energy field around the gem, trying to find a way to crack it. During the observation process, Lu Fei discovered that the energy field would fluctuate briefly after the gem launched an attack, which might be its weak link.

"Naruto, after its next attack, let's attack the place where the fluctuation is happening together. Maybe we can break its defense." Lu Fei said.

Naruto nodded, "Okay, I'm ready."

They prepared themselves again, waiting for the next attack from the gem. Not long after, the gem indeed launched another beam of light attack. They used shields and shadow clones to block the beam attack in the same way as before. After the beam attack ended, the energy field around the gem showed obvious fluctuations.

"Now!" Lu Fei shouted, he increased the power of the Thunder Flame Sword to the extreme, and slashed towards the place where the energy field fluctuated.

Naruto also used his magical power, the Super Large Rasengan, and threw it towards the place where the energy field was fluctuating.

Their attacks simultaneously hit the place where the energy field was fluctuating, and the powerful force caused a violent explosion. The energy shock generated by the explosion spread in all directions, and the energy field around the gem finally couldn't withstand the impact of this powerful force, making a crisp cracking sound, and completely shattered into countless tiny energy fragments, splashing in all directions.

As the energy field shattered, the huge blue gem lost its protection and lay quietly on the lotus platform, emitting brilliant light, as if waiting for them to pick it up.

Lu Fei and Naruto smiled at each other. They had successfully cracked the gem's protection and could now finally take the mysterious gem into their possession.

They walked forward and carefully picked up the gem. The moment their hands touched the gem, a strong energy surged into their bodies, making them feel full of strength.

"The power of this gem is so strong, it may be of great help to our future adventures." Naruto said excitedly.

"Well, let's put it away first and then move on." Lu Fei responded.

After they properly stored the gems, they came down from the lotus platform and continued walking deeper into the cave.