Chapter 46: The Mysterious Cave

Chapter 46: The Mysterious Cave

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"Dialogue" 'Thoughts' -Author notes-

Chapter 46: The Mysterious Cave

A few days later, Naruto was making his way to a team meeting during the early hours of the morning.

They had been given a short period of time to rest after that difficult mission at Wave.

In fact, they were supposed to have three more days left, but their sensei, Kakashi, had sent them a message to meet earlier than expected.

He would have felt more annoyed by this, but his cultivation was progressing at a faster pace than he anticipated.

He was already approaching the peak of the Body Forging Stage. If this continues at this rate, he would be breaking into the Qi Refining State in less than a month. his previous experience, this usually took between six months and a year, depending on the person's talent and resources.

Naruto was sure that this fast pace was thanks in great part to the Golden Script. It had granted him the perfect cultivation method for his current body.

And it wasn't just the speed that impressed him. As he paid such close attention to his progress, Naruto could tell how solid his foundation was.

He lamented not having found this divine artifact earlier in his last life. Had he come across it before stepping into the Core Formation stage... things would have been much different then.

During his early years, he had no choice but to use the cultivation method provided by the sect.

However, the outer disciples like him were given the lowest rank manual they had available. They also received little guidance and resources, and this led to many disciples making serious mistakes during their cultivation.

She had long silver hair and wore some golden robes that still seemed to shine despite all the dust that had been deposited on top of them.

The woman was sitting in a lotus position and was not moving or even breathing.

At first, he thought she was a powerful cultivator in the middle of a long session of closed-door cultivation.

He had already heard tales about ancient powerful beings capable of remaining still for decades with no food or water.

If this was such an incredible individual, there was no chance he could just stumble upon her cave and go inside.

But he felt nothing while standing this close to her. There wasn't even an ounce of energy left in her. She was definitely dead, he had absolutely no doubts about that.

He did find it odd that her body looked so pristine despite being dead. By the dust on her, she must have passed away years ago... but she still looked completely perfect and there was no stench at all.

It was then, when he began to observe her more closely, that he saw it... she had both hands open with her palms up, and resting on top of them, was a small book with a golden leather cover.

The moment he saw it, he knew this was something very special. He felt an immediate connection with this book, and before he could even think about what he was doing... he reached for it.

When his hand touched the cover, he was suddenly blinded by an intense golden light emerging from the book.

He screamed in pain and tried to retreat while covering his eyes. In his desperation, he fell backward and hit his head against the walls of the cave.

It was the last thing he remembered of that day. When he woke up next, he found himself outside, with his back resting against a rocky wall. The cave was nowhere to be seen.

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