Starts In Konoha: Unlocking Shadow Clone

'Oh, good boy, you even know how to use the Rasengan.'

The white-haired man had another objective for Naruto, so ironically, being bound made Naruto the safest person present, letting him watch the spectacle from a VIP seat.

Unfortunately, the white-haired man rose even higher into the air, making it impossible for Boruto to reach him with his jump.

"Who is that guy?"

Jiraiya, who had just arrived, asked.

"If I linger here, more nuisances will gather. Since I've captured Uzumaki Naruto, I won't need any of you."

The white-haired man's fish basket began to emit a red glow, followed by bright yellow flashes that were so intense they forced everyone to shield their eyes. All they could hear were loud explosions echoing around them.

When Boruto, Sasuke, and Jiraiya opened their eyes again, they found themselves trapped within a stone fortress that had formed around them.

"Well then, goodbye!"

Boruto spotted a gap in the stones and tried to use it as an escape route, only to be startled by the white-haired man's face suddenly filling the gap. Before Boruto could react, the last crevice was sealed.

"Who knew you'd be so thickheaded. I'd thought you'd be smart from a young age."

Outside the stone fortress, the white-haired man couldn't help but mock Naruto.

Seeing that Naruto didn't say anything, the white-haired man continued: "Scared speechless? Well, no matter. I'll figure out why I can't extract your Chakra."

After saying that, he picked a direction, slung his fishing rod over his shoulder, and took off again...

…

Inside the stone fortress.

Bang, bang, bang!

Boruto tried hitting the stone with his kunai, but it was no use. Frustrated, he muttered, "No good, it won't budge an inch!"

"What exactly is going on?" Jiraiya asked.

Having just arrived, he still didn't know the full situation.

"That person is called Urashiki, and he wants to obtain the Kyubi's Chakra." Sasuke explained.

"Hmm?"

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes slightly, "I had already guessed that you weren't just any ordinary street performers, but I didn't expect you to mention the Kyubi."

Sasuke explained, "We're Shinobi from a certain village, sent to eliminate Urashiki. Since we knew his target was Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha, we came here."

Jiraiya naturally didn't believe it, so he asked again, "So, why does he want the Kyubi's Chakra?"

"We don't know his full intentions."

Sasuke naturally couldn't tell the truth, but he also knew that this wouldn't fool Jiraiya, so he added, "But one thing is certain: he's after a power that could threaten the peace."

"How do you know he'll threaten the peace?" Jiraiya frowned.

Sasuke's eyes darted as he quickly explained, "You're probably aware of a criminal organization that targets Biju, right? Our village suspects that Urashiki is connected to that group."

Fortunately, Naruto was captured. If Naruto had been there, he'd probably have burst out laughing.

Why not just say Akatsuki outright?

The idea of a future enemy being linked to Akatsuki was a stretch, but Sasuke managed to make it seem plausible, slyly shifting suspicion onto the group.

Hearing this, Jiraiya's expression turned somber, and after a long while, he finally responded, "I didn't expect you knew so much."

Boruto added: "Our purpose for coming here is to protect Uzumaki Naruto who is being targeted by Urashiki."

"Ah, I see. We can discuss more later, but let's focus on rescuing Naruto first." Jiraiya showed a meaningful smile.

"But how are we supposed to save him if we can't get out of here?" Boruto was puzzled.

Jiraiya walked to the wall, tapped the stone, and murmured, "Hmm, guess we'll need a little muscle."

After saying that, Jiraiya bit his thumb and slammed his palm on the ground. Then, with a loud poof and a burst of smoke, they were suddenly standing on top of a massive toad.

"Okay, let's go find that guy called Urashiki." Jiraiya said, gesturing grandly as the toad leaped forward, breaking through the stone fortress effortlessly.

"Amazing!" Boruto exclaimed in admiration.

Following the direction that Urashiki flew, the three of them rode on the giant toad, searching for any sign of him.

As time passed, Boruto grew anxious, "We have to find him."

Jiraiya said, "But without a solid lead, searching could take a while."

"By then, he might have already taken Naruto's Chakra."

Boruto was growing increasingly worried.

Jiraiya was puzzled and asked, "Speaking of which, how exactly does he extract Chakra?"

Boruto explained, "Once Urashiki's strange hook pierces your body, it can pull out your chakra. But for some reason, it didn't work on Naruto earlier."

"That must be because Naruto has a seal on him. The seal might be protecting his Chakra from being extracted." Jiraiya mused.

"The Kyubi's seal?"

Sasuke thought about it and seemed to have come up with a good plan.

Boruto on the side relaxed slightly and said, "If that's the case, we don't need to worry about Naruto's Chakra getting taken."

"No, we can't be sure of that."

Jiraiya thought and said, "If Urashiki tries to break the seal by force, it could unleash the Kyubi, and the consequences will be disastrous. At that time, not only will everyone be in danger, but Naruto will also die."

"Then we really do have to find him as soon as possible."

Boruto said, his face growing tense with worry.

…

Meanwhile, in a natural cave deep within the forest.

Urashiki looked around and said, "This place should do."

"What are you going to do to me?" Naruto feigned alertness, but inside, he wasn't worried. He was actually eager to understand Urashiki's real motive.

"I want the fox inside you."

Urashiki said, pressing a finger to Naruto's forehead protector, "If I can't pull the Kyubi's Chakra out, then I'll just enter your mind myself!"

As he said this, Urashiki lifted up Naruto's clothes.

"Fuck, why are you so perverted?"

But beyond his quip, Naruto felt zero anxiety. Even without the seal, he wasn't concerned. After all, his connection to the Kyubi wasn't the result of the fox's consent, but rather a reward from the system.

'Did this guy really think he could just take a reward from the system?'

'That wasn't going to happen!'

'Not even the Otsutsuki with Rinnegan could compete with the system!'

But Urashiki had no idea of this. After his consciousness entered Naruto's body, he treads across a dark, watery corridor, then eventually arrived at a massive iron gate marked with a sealing talisman.

"Found it. So this is what's in the way?" Urashiki flew up to the seal.

The locked Kurama narrowed his eyes and asked, "How did you get here? Who are you?"

"I'm here to take your Chakra..."

Urashiki was halfway through his words when Kurama interrupted with a surprised excitement in his tone, "What, you're going to get me out of here?"

"Well, that's one way to look at it," Urashiki muttered.

"Then go for it! You've got this!" Kurama encouraged.

"Oh?"

Urashiki didn't expect Kurama to be so cooperative. If it wasn't for the need to take back Kurama's huge chakra, he would even want to keep him as a pet.

However, just as he was about to tear off the seal and his fingers touched it, something strange happened...