Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 47 The stranger the eyes, the stranger the abilities.

Boruto and his friends had been traveling non-stop since the afternoon, and it wasn't until nightfall that they finally arrived at their destination.

"Alright, we can finally see that tower! Now we're going to go all out." Kabuto Yakushi stretched out his hand and pointed to the tower in the distance.

Naruto's eyes gleamed with excitement: "Alright! Let's charge in one go!"

Just then, a faint crawling sound suddenly came from all around, which made everyone's hair stand on end and their scalps tingle.

"No way... enemies are already intercepting us so soon?" Boruto immediately became alert, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily.

"Over there!" Naruto suddenly turned around and hurled a kunai behind him.

With a muffled thud, Naruto pinned a giant centipede, several meters long, precisely to the tree trunk.

"Ah, it's just a centipede." Naruto lost interest when he saw that it was just a centipede.

"Ugh! How can there be such a huge centipede! How disgusting!" Someone covered their mouth, showing a look of disgust.

Kabuto frowned and said sternly to Naruto, "Naruto, from now on, I hope you will refrain from any reckless actions or careless noises."

Naruto looked bewildered and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Boruto looked at the centipede that was still struggling and said, "Could this centipede be a reconnaissance ninjutsu used by someone?"

Kabuto patiently explained, “In this situation, if you make a loud noise and move forward quickly, it’s equivalent to sending a clear signal to the enemy—'We’re here,' and you’ll definitely be warmly welcomed.”

"Oh... I see." Naruto suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Therefore, from now on, as long as time permits, we must conceal ourselves as much as possible and proceed slowly and cautiously," Kabuto Yakushi emphasized again.

"Okay, I understand." Naruto nodded seriously.

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Next, Boruto and Naruto's group cautiously approached the central tower. Just then, Naruto suddenly saw a rope hanging in the middle of the road ahead.

Boruto looked up and saw several gruesome corpses hanging from the tree, their bodies riddled with kunai.

Boruto couldn't help but wonder, "Is this a trap?"

Kabuto Yakushi answered confidently, "That's right, there are definitely all sorts of traps set up here, and each one is more dangerous than the last. Everyone must be very careful."

Before Kabuto could finish speaking, Naruto accidentally stepped into a trap, and instantly, a large number of kunai shot out from the tree.

Boruto reacted quickly, grabbing Naruto and rolling away to narrowly avoid the deadly traps.

"Wow, that was really dangerous!" Boruto said, still shaken.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Sakura, exhausted, sat down on the ground: "I can't go on..."

"Ah, Sakura."

Sakura, supporting herself on the ground, said weakly, "How far have we gone? It seems we haven't gotten any closer to the tower..."

Naruto stared at the central tower not far away and muttered, "It's right in front of me, how strange."

Boruto looked around: "Illusion? It seems we've been welcomed."

Sure enough, Kabuto pointed into the distance: "Quick! Look over there." The centipede that Naruto had previously pinned down with kunai was right next to them.

"How is this going?"

"No way?"

Boruto said helplessly, "So you're saying we've been going around in circles, probably trying to wear us down."

Kabuto Yakushi said, "It seems so. We've completely fallen for their trap. They'll attack us again while we're exhausted."

Sasuke nodded and said, "The enemy's plan has succeeded."

"They should be here by now."

Just then, a series of rustling sounds came from the trees, and soon many figures sprang out of the trees.

Boruto immediately realized that these were all clones: "Ninjas from Amegakure?"

The Amegakure ninja, looking at their prey, said, "This is like catching a turtle in a jar, hehehe..."

"Hand over the scroll..."

"Shut up!!!" Naruto rushed forward and punched the Amegakure ninja clone in front of him.

Although Naruto hit the clone in front of him, it did not dissipate but instead split into two.

Boruto gritted his teeth and said, "These guys seem to be physical clones. So this is also an illusion?"

"Attacks on these guys are pointless, and it's impossible to pinpoint their exact location."

"Those who like to use this tactic are usually those who are weak in physical combat or mental warfare. The real enemy will not show up until we are completely incapacitated."

“But I know where they are right now,” Boruto suddenly said, pointing to a large tree not far away. “Look, over there, isn’t it clear?”

Everyone looked in the direction Boruto pointed, but they didn't find anything unusual.

Kabuto exclaimed in surprise, "Boruto... your eyes..."

To his surprise, Kabuto discovered that Boruto's right eye had somehow transformed into something resembling the Byakugan.

Meanwhile, the three people from Amegakure who were hiding not far away were watching Boruto nervously. Boruto was pointing his finger at the direction where they were hiding.

"This is bad! They seem to have noticed our presence. Should we evacuate?"

"Perhaps it's just a bluff, an attempt to trick us into showing ourselves."

"Fools, didn't you notice his strange eye? The more unusual the eye, the stranger its abilities tend to be. Don't you even know this basic common sense?"

"That's true...we should retreat quickly..."

Just as they were discussing countermeasures, Boruto suddenly launched an attack. A torrent of water surged forth like a tidal wave, instantly knocking them to the ground.

Boruto quickly approached them, his gaze sweeping over one of the ninjas, a mocking smile appearing on his face: "Oh, isn't this the ninja who attacked us last time? What a coincidence."

Then, Boruto searched them without hesitation and found a scroll on their person. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the "Book of Heaven" that they had been searching for.

Kabuto watched Boruto's retreating figure with his head down. So that's how it is... He possesses the same level of insight as the Byakugan...