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The air in the Forest of Death was thick with the smell of rain-soaked earth and old blood. Team 7 was losing. The Sound Ninja had cornered them, their leader, a pale-haired boy named Kaguro, wielding a dark, pulsing mark on his neck—the Curse Seal of Heaven.

He pressed his palm to Naruto’s forehead. A cold, serpentine chakra seeped in. It wasn't the fiery, malevolent rush of the Fox. It was something else—slick, ambitious, whispering promises. naruto curse seal

And deep within his gut, the Nine-Tails chuckled—a low, rumbling sound that might have been respect. For the first time, the demon and the boy agreed on something: real power can’t be given. It has to be earned. The air in the Forest of Death was