Devil Fruit Seal in Naruto

Dragons, no matter the world, are always creatures of myth.

At this moment, Uchiha Raizen had completely transformed into a beast, unleashing the power of the Azure Dragon Curse Mark, becoming a half-dragon, half-human being.

He stood firm and unmoving, radiating the pressure of the strongest creatures of sea, land, and sky. 

This presence made the beasts in the forest and even ordinary humans feel a heavy psychological pressure.

"That is Raizen-kun's Dragon Power!"

Inori looked at Uchiha Raizen with admiration, her beautiful eyes shaped like hearts.

To her, Raizen's beast form was not ugly at all. Instead, it was tall, handsome, and exuded a powerful and majestic aura!

"Asuma-san," Uchiha Raizen spoke, his voice deeper and stronger than before, showing a thick and commanding tone. "Please protect Inori and Miss Kurenai. Leave this guy to me."

Asuma snapped out of his shock at Raizen's incredible transformation.

He didn't ask any questions.

After all, everyone had their own secrets.

"Can you handle it alone? He still has four masked monsters assisting him."

"Precisely because of those four masked monsters, I need Asuma-san to protect Inori and the others."

Asuma immediately understood—Raizen wanted to remove all worries from his mind.

He said no more.

At this moment, already injured and with limited chakra, Asuma could only choose to trust Raizen.

Whoosh— 

Asuma stepped back quickly.

Kakuzu stared intently at Uchiha Raizen.

"What's with the scales on your body? What kind of strange jutsu is that? Do all Leaf ninjas like to turn into snakes or something disgusting like that?"

He must have mistaken Raizen's dragon scales for snake scales, and that made him think of Orochimaru, who also happens to be part of the Akatsuki now.

"Snakes?" Uchiha Raizen sneered coldly, not bothering to explain.

He stomped the ground hard with both feet, lightning wrapping tightly around his spiked club, and without another word, swung it fiercely.

"So fast!"

Kakuzu was shocked.

Raizen's speed was clearly much faster than before.

Of course, the power of the Azure Dragon Curse Mark was fully activated, greatly enhancing his speed, strength, and all his physical abilities.

"Raimei Hakke!"

The fierce spiked club swung quickly toward Kakuzu, who looked grim.

"That move again? Damn it, I can't defend with Earth Release here."

The four masked creatures were too far away to help, and Kakuzu had no choice but to barely dodge with his body.

Bang! 

The overwhelming force mixed with lightning struck hard.

Even though Kakuzu's taijutsu was not weaker than Kakashi's, the power gap between him and Uchiha Raizen was huge.

He was thrown back again, completely unable to resist.

During the backward flight, he spat blood from his mouth, feeling as if his heart was about to be shattered by that immense force.

Having practiced the Earth Grudge Fear secret technique, his body could be reinforced by black tentacles in every part—except his heart, which was his weak spot and shortcoming.

If his heart broke, his life would be over.

"Damn it!"

Kakuzu endured the severe pain and controlled four masked monsters representing Fire, Lightning, Water, and Wind Release to surround Uchiha Raizen, launching powerful ninjutsu attacks from four directions.

Uchiha Raizen, at the center of the attacks, showed no expression.

He stomped his feet.

That jump reached over a hundred meters high, directly escaping the ninjutsu attack range, his figure becoming small, and the ground beneath him cracked into a big hole.

Kakuzu was stunned.

Is this still human physical ability and physique?

This kid, just like him, was a blatant monster that couldn't be judged by normal standards!

Kakuzu completely dropped his disdain for Uchiha Raizen.

While using his water clone to dodge the giant spiked club that Uchiha Raizen swung down from the sky, he merged the four masked monsters into two.

Fire Release fused with Wind Release, and Lightning Release fused with Water Release.

Wind enhances fire, and water conducts electricity.

The combined monsters could use compound ninjutsu, making them even harder to deal with.

"Your scaled armor seems to have high defense. So can you defend against this?"

Kakuzu formed hand seals and shouted lowly:

"Fire Release: Head Piercer!"

"Wind Release: Crushing Harm!"

"Compound Ninjutsu: Flame Wind Chaos Wave!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Endless fierce winds stirred up a boundless sea of flames, rushing forward like a raging flood, burning the entire dense forest.

Even ninjas skilled in Water Release found it difficult to extinguish a fire of this scale.

Uchiha Raizen furrowed his brow, thinking that the members of the Akatsuki were truly tough opponents.

Although he had the power of the Azure Dragon Curse Mark assisting him, he only had the upper hand in taijutsu.

Of course, this was mainly because he had yet to develop the Azure Dragon Curse Mark to its peak.

"Raizen-kun!!"

In the distance, Inori couldn't help but shout out worriedly, almost instinctively running toward Uchiha Raizen.

"Don't go, it's dangerous!" Kurenai grabbed Inori's wrist quickly.

"But Raizen-kun is—"

"If you go now, you'll only distract him. You have to trust Raizen-kun!"

Kurenai was a few years older than Inori and could stay calm and think clearly.

Actually, Inori was mainly worried and tended to lose judgment when it came to Raizen.

Being reminded by Kurenai, she bit her lip hard and her expression grew firm.

"I understand. Thank you, Miss Kurenai."

After speaking, she closed her eyes, formed hand seals, and focused to release all her sensory power.

Within the endless sea of flames, she sensed that Raizen's chakra was still there and showed no signs of weakening.

She felt great joy deep in her heart, but her face suddenly changed sharply.

Opening her eyes wide, she said, "Another monster is coming toward us!"

Just as she finished speaking—

The two-headed creature, a fusion of lightning and water ninjutsu, suddenly dropped from the sky.

Asuma, who was guarding the area, reacted quickly.

"Wind Release: Green Gale Tempest!"

He threw his chakra blade, infused with wind chakra, at the two-headed monster.

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