Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 85 The Abyss Palace, the Man-Eating Gate?!

Huff... huff huff...

The sound of the wind was exceptionally clear in the deathly silence and darkness.

At this moment, the Cloud Village group had already entered the so-called "Abyss" in the scroll.

They initially thought the word "abyss" was an exaggeration, but once they stepped inside, they realized that the word truly suited the place.

Its shape resembles a crack, as if the earth had been directly torn apart.

Standing on the ground and looking inside, all you can see is an incredibly deep, pitch-black darkness. Even the light can't illuminate its interior; it's a darkness that can swallow up even light.

However, the group, including the two Yugitos, still came in, gathering chakra at the soles of their feet to adhere their bodies to the rock wall—a skill that any ninja could master.

How far have we come?

The two wooden figures walked at the front of the procession, their cat-like eyes gleaming eerily in the darkness, and asked a question.

Behind him, a dozen elite ninjas from Kumogakure followed closely, their breathing heavy beneath their masks, the lamps in their hands the only source of light in this boundless darkness.

The dim, yellowish light could only illuminate a few feet of ground beneath our feet; the deeper darkness greedily devoured the edges of the light.

"Lord Yukito, the depth is almost a thousand meters."

"A ninja in charge of surveying said in a low voice, which echoed in the narrow space, carrying a hint of tension that was barely perceptible.

They had been descending into this seemingly endless abyss for a long time, the air growing thinner and thinner, carrying an indescribable, decaying smell mixed with rust and dust.

Above them was an unreachable sky that had disappeared into the darkness, and on either side were rough, wet rock walls that resembled the intestines of a giant beast.

"Yes, based on the estimated depth given by Lord Raikage, we should be there soon."

Yukito didn't turn around, but simply nodded slightly.

The group cautiously moved forward in absolute darkness, the slippery ground requiring them to be extra careful with every step.

All they could see was a deathly darkness, with only beams of light guiding their way.

Thinking back to how relaxed they were when they first entered this place, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

They had no idea how deep or high this place was before they came; even a ninja wouldn't survive a fall from there.

Just then, Yugito's cat-like eyes suddenly narrowed, and she could feel the Two-Tails' chakra stirring within her body.

It wasn't a warning; it was more like an instinctive fear.
"Stop." Yukito raised his hand, his voice calm and clear.

The line of people came to an instant, and all the light sources focused forward.

The beam of light pierced the darkness, but seemed to have hit a wall.

They finally reached the deepest part of the abyss.

Snap... Snap...

After letting go of their feet on the rock face, and after a brief fall, the group landed on the ground.

No longer a narrow crack, the space in front of me suddenly opened up and finally became bright.

"What, what is that?" a young Cloud Village ninja exclaimed in a low voice.

The beams of their searchlights stretched forward, outlining the breathtaking silhouette of the colossal figure before them.

At the end of the abyss, a vast space seemed to have been carved out by human hands, and an unimaginably enormous underground palace lay silently in the darkness.

"keep alert."

Yu Muren's deep, solemn voice broke the deathly silence of the underground palace: "It seems this is the objective of our mission."

With that, she took the lead and walked forward, followed closely by the Cloud Village ninjas behind her, silently gripping their weapons.

The overall structure of the underground palace is difficult to see at a glance; at least the walls in front of us seem to stretch endlessly into the dark depths where no light can reach.

As they drew closer, they could see the surface of the underground palace.

The main body of this underground palace appears to be composed of a kind of dark-colored megalith that is difficult to identify, and its surface is covered with moss that shimmers with a dim light and a black, hard shell similar to barnacles.

The surface of the boulder is covered with traces of erosion from the torrent of time, its ruggedness and antiquity exuding an aura of a primitive era.

The first impression one gets is that it has been dormant here for countless times longer than the history of the five great powers.

Most striking was a huge portal directly in their direction.

"Is this the door that Lord Raikage spoke of, the one that 'eats people'?"

The light in the hands of the crowd flickered on the huge, silent portal, like tiny fireflies swaying anxiously in the deathly darkness.

The gate, tightly closed and embedded in the center of the front of the underground palace, is over a hundred meters high. Its material is neither stone nor gold, and it presents a somber bronze color.

The door is covered in mottled patina and is engraved with huge, twisted totems, the details of which are difficult to discern in the dim light.

All they could feel was an overwhelming, heart-pounding sense of oppression; even those without megalophobia felt their scalps tingle.

"..."

Standing before that gate, the two wooden figures looked at the stone tablet in front of them, which was covered with characters they couldn't understand.

However, according to the scroll sent by Lord Raikage, the village should have already deciphered part of it, learning about the origin and secrets of this underground palace. Yugito frowned and looked up at the dark stains on the door.

She could clearly feel that the two tails inside her body had become unusually active again.

But it wasn't excitement; it was more like a wildcat instinctively crouching down and letting out a silent growl when faced with an unknown threat.

The objective of the mission is to open this door, but at this moment she is at a loss as to where to begin.

The feline instincts were screaming a warning: this door should never be touched lightly, and the scroll also solemnly cautioned...

As she was thinking.

Seemingly sensing something, Yugito's cat-like eyes flickered slightly as he glanced into the darkness behind him.

“Let’s look around and see if there are any other entrances,” she said.

Upon hearing this, the Cloud Village members were stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and followed Yugito away, walking into the darkness on the left.

Shortly after they left, a figure silently approached, wearing a headband from a rogue ninja from Kumogakure, clearly a bounty hunter.

"Even the Two-Tails Jinchuriki has come, plus the bounty on Onoki from Iwagakure. It seems we've caught a big fish this time."

A thoughtful look appeared in the eyes of the rogue ninja from Kumogakure, but when he looked up at the gate in front of him, the thoughtful look in his eyes turned into greed.

Driven by extreme tension and some inexplicable impulse, he took a step forward and inexplicably reached out his hand.

clatter……

His fingertips trembled slightly as he gently touched the icy surface of the door, and he instinctively shivered.

At the same time, his previously dazed mind instantly cleared, and he realized that he seemed to have done something stupid, and tried to pull his hand away.

But it's too late.

hum!
A faint yet penetrating hum resounded, as if it were resonating from the very material of the door itself.

Suddenly, an eerie, deep blue light shone from the door, and an incredibly powerful suction force pulled his hand in.

"What...what is this? This door is draining my chakra?!"

The chakra within the body of the rogue ninja from Kumogakure was being torn apart by an invisible force, and began to surge wildly from his seven orifices and even from the pores of his entire body.

The deep blue light on the door seemed to have become a little brighter.

However, the entire process of absorbing chakra was so fast it was suffocating. The chakra in the body was drained away like a flood, and was frantically squeezed and absorbed in just a few seconds.

"Damn it! What the hell is this?!"

The rogue ninja from Kumogakure struggled and screamed in agony, but soon his chakra was completely depleted, leaving him powerless.

However, this is only the beginning.

Seemingly sensing that his chakra was exhausted, the deep blue light on the door suddenly went out, but a new and even more terrifying change followed.

“No! No no!!”

Under his horrified gaze, the flesh beneath his skin withered at a visible speed, melting away as if corroded by strong acid!
"Ah!! Help..."

A short, almost inaudible scream of terror escaped from his twisted throat, stopping abruptly after only uttering a single broken syllable.

puff!
With a slight, tooth-grinding tearing sound, his body collapsed like a punctured air sac!

In less than two breaths, his skin clung tightly to the withered bones, and his eyeballs dried up into two grayish-white glass beads.

As a gentle breeze blew by, the bones and skin, which had completely lost all flesh and blood and clung to the cold door, turned into fine powder and scattered like dust.

"..."

In the distance, both the two Yugito and the other Cloud Village ninjas, as well as the several figures who were quietly observing from the shadows, fell into dead silence!
Absolute silence enveloped everyone.

Everyone who witnessed this scene felt their blood freeze at that moment.

A bone-chilling cold, mixed with an indescribable fear, crept up everyone's spine and onto the top of their heads.

Just seconds ago it was a living ninja, but now it has become another stain on the door, looking like two terrifying and distorted murals.

The whole process was swift, bizarre, and thorough, without even a drop of blood being shed, because even flesh and blood were completely plundered!
The colossal gate stood silently, radiating a silent terror that grew ever clearer in the air.

"What exactly is that...?"

The murmurings of the Cloud Village ninja behind Yugito were filled with an uncontrollable tremor and fear.

Yugito's cat eyes had shrunk to slits as he stared intently at the giant door that had swallowed a life, and the two tails within him emitted an unprecedented low groan.

The unique flames on the Two-Tailed Matatabi can burn away the soul, so it can be clearly felt that the human was not only drained of his flesh and blood, but his soul was also absorbed invisibly after death.

However, amidst her fear, Yugito keenly sensed some changes.

"That door..."

Her voice was hoarse and soft as she asked, "Has it opened up a little?"

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