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But his tone then shifted to an even more unsettling fervor: "However, it is precisely because you are such a special being that I have prepared this 'gift' for you."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Om-! ! !
The ground of the entire city of Loulan suddenly began to shake violently!
In the central square of the city, the ground splits open like flower petals, revealing a huge, bottomless vertical passage!
Immediately afterwards, an enormous black shadow, accompanied by a deep hum of energy, slowly rose from the bottom of the passage!
It was a huge, cylindrical device that was entirely black and had a unique shape.
Its surface is covered with complex energy patterns and interfaces, emitting a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.
As it rose completely off the ground and hovered in mid-air, an opening appeared at its bottom.
A dense, almost tangible beam of green energy shot out from it, precisely enveloping the mechanical Naruto wreckage below!
The next moment, something horrifying happened!
The nearly destroyed mechanical Naruto wreckage was being pulled along by a green beam of light.
Following the channel formed by the beam of light upstream, it shot rapidly toward the huge black cylinder!
Click! Click! Click!
A series of tight mechanical sounds rang out!
The remains of the mechanical Naruto, like a core component returning to its lair, fit perfectly into the groove reserved inside the black cylinder!
Immediately afterwards, the massive black cylinder began to emit an even more intense hum, and the energy patterns on its surface were instantly illuminated like a circuit board!
It began to unfold and transform at an astonishing speed!
The massive armor plates slide, flip, and combine;
Complex mechanical structures extend, interlock, and fix;
The terrifying dragon vein energy surged wildly within it like blood!
The whole process was so fast it was dazzling, taking less than two breaths!
With a heavy thud, dust billowed up!
When the smoke cleared, what appeared before Naruto and Sasuke was no longer a cold, cylindrical device.
Instead, it is a statue...
A colossal steel behemoth, so large that one has to look up to it, radiating boundless pressure!
It roughly resembles a fox, but its entire body is made of black armor that gleams with a cold metallic light, with ferocious lines and a sense of power.
And what is most terrifying and suffocating is—
Behind it are nine enormous tails made entirely of highly condensed, almost tangible dark purple dragon vein chakra.
Like nine destructive tentacles, they danced and thrashed wildly in the air.
Each swing generated terrifying energy ripples, causing the surrounding space to distort slightly!
This form... Naruto would never mistake it!
This is simply... the steel incarnation of the Nine-Tailed Fox!!!
"You guy...!"
Naruto stared at the enormous mechanical Nine-Tails.
They felt the overwhelming pressure that was countless times more terrifying than the previous pseudo-Six-Tails state.
His voice trembled with extreme shock and anger: "They...they actually did this?!"
He couldn't believe that Orochimaru had studied him so thoroughly in just three years.
They even simulated the Nine-Tails' form and power to such an astonishing degree!
This goes beyond the realm of ninjutsu and technology.
Orochimaru spread his arms wide, his face displaying an almost manic expression of ecstasy, as if admiring the most perfect work of art in the world:
"Let me see, the real Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is stronger!"
"My mechanical nine-tailed fox, which combines the power of the dragon vein with ultimate technology, is still superior!"
"Alright! Let's begin the experiment!"
At Orochimaru's command, the enormous mechanical Nine-Tails' empty eyes suddenly blazed with a scarlet light.
It let out a deafening, terrifying roar that was a mixture of metallic friction and the roar of energy!
Dark purple chakra erupted like a tsunami, and the countdown to destruction officially began!
Chapter 326 The Day Naruto Died, the Day Sasuke Was Defeated!
Despair, like the coldest tide, completely overwhelmed Naruto.
Facing that towering, mountain-like mechanical nine-tailed fox exuding an aura of destruction.
Naruto unleashed his "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation" with the last of his chakra.
The scorching sea of fire, enough to turn forests into scorched earth, bombarded the black armor of the mechanical nine-tailed fox, but it was like a stream hitting a reef.
It merely caused a faint red glow to appear on its surface, which quickly vanished without leaving even a scratch.
The absolute power disparity was suffocating.
The mechanical nine-tailed fox's scarlet electronic eyes coldly locked onto him.
A massive tail, made of dark purple dragon vein chakra, lashed down like a whip of divine punishment, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air!
Naruto tried to dodge, but his exhausted body could no longer keep up with the speed of his thoughts.
A huge crater was smashed into the ground, and Naruto was thrown away by the terrifying shockwave like a kite with a broken string.
A mouthful of blood gushed out, tracing a gruesome arc in the air.
Before he even landed, another tail swept over him like a nimble python, lashing him hard across the back!
A clear cracking sound rang out.
"Ugh—!"
The excruciating pain almost made him faint instantly, and his body was uncontrollably flung into the air again like a rag doll.
What followed became an endless nightmare for Naruto.
He was wantonly toyed with and brutally abused by the mechanical nine-tailed fox.
The enormous tail would sometimes slam him hard into the ground, sometimes lift him up and throw him into the air, and sometimes whip him back and forth like swatting a fly.
Each impact brought excruciating pain from shattered bones and nausea from displaced internal organs.
The outer garment was already tattered and barely shimmering, making a last, futile resistance.
Blood stained his tattered clothes, and his consciousness grew increasingly blurred and weak amidst the intense pain and shock.
My vision began to dim, and all I could hear was the groaning of my own bones and the cold, mechanical groan of the monster in operation.
"Naruto!!!"
In the distance, Sasuke, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Orochimaru, witnessed all of this. His heart was breaking, and his eyes were bloodshot with rage!
He wanted to rush over to help, but Orochimaru clung to him like a ghost.
"Hehe, Sasuke-kun, your opponent is me."
"I can't let you disturb my baby's performance testing."
Orochimaru easily parried Sasuke's frenzied attacks, his tone mocking: "Besides, I've been longing for this body of yours for a long time."
"Get away!!!"
Sasuke completely lost his usual composure, and his lightning erupted wildly.
The attacks became chaotic, reduced to pure anxiety and rage.
He had only one thought in his mind—
However, the flaws revealed by the loss of emotional control were too great.
"The worst thing you can do in battle is to lose your composure."
Orochimaru shook his head regretfully.
Seizing an opening, a long, purple snake shot out from his sleeve at incredible speed, biting Sasuke's wrist precisely!
Sasuke felt a numbness in his arm, the Chidori Stream was instantly interrupted, and the Kusanagi sword almost slipped from his hand.
Orochimaru seized the opportunity to close in and struck Sasuke in the open chest with a palm strike!
Sasuke spat out a mouthful of blood, and as if he had been hit by a high-speed train, he flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground.
He tried to struggle to get up, but the ground suddenly cracked open, and a giant python as thick as a water bucket shot out.
It coiled around him at an astonishing speed, binding him tightly from head to toe, the powerful contraction almost breaking his bones!
"Let me go! Bastard!"
Sasuke struggled desperately, lightning flashing, but he couldn't immediately break free from the specially made summoning python.
Orochimaru walked slowly over, looking at Sasuke who was tightly bound and still struggling.
His eyes were filled with greed and satisfaction: "Although it's a little later than planned, it's not a big deal."
"Come on, Sasuke, stop resisting and accept your fate."
"I will gratefully accept this new body that contains the power of the Uchiha clan."
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The mechanical Nine-Tails seemed to have grown tired of the one-sided beating, and it carelessly tossed the nearly unconscious Naruto to the ground like trash.
Then, its massive steel head lowered, and the layers of its menacing maw armor opened, revealing an incredibly complex energy focusing device inside.
The terrifyingly dark purple dragon vein energy began to converge wildly.