Naruto: The Chosen Undead-Chapter no.168 Dark Souls

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Chapter 168 Power comes with Cost

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[ Name: Naruto Uzumaki ]

[ Covenant: Way of White ]

[ Level: 48 ]

[ HP: 616 / 616 → 600 / 600 ]

[ Stamina: 93 ]

[ Equip Load: 42.8 / 51.0 ]

[ Stats ]

[ Vitality: 12 → 10 ]

[ Attunement: 12 → 10 ]

[ Endurance: 11 → 10 ]

[ Strength: 24 → 12 ]

[ Dexterity: 20 → 10 ]

[ Resistance: 12 → 10 ]

[ Intelligence: 20 → 15 ]

[ Faith: 20 → 15 ]

[ Humanity: 0 ]

A few minutes later, Naruto and Oscar made their way to the familiar stairway, the soft hiss of distant water echoing through the stone walls.

They stopped at the edge of Rickert's cage.

In the mist-swept silence of the Valley of Drakes, Naruto took a long breath and grinned.

"Alright," he said, stretching his arms. "You ready to witness the glorious union of magic and chakra?"

Oscar gave a dismissive chirp.

Author Note: And… scene. Hope you guys liked this chapter. Now let's get into some boring Q&A (but not really, because this stuff's cool if you're into how power systems work).

Q: What's the deal with Magic-Enhanced Jutsu?

Okay! Let's go over Naruto's current jutsu, how they've changed due to magic fusion, what the limitations are, and why I wrote them that way. I'll also explain the internal logic behind the mechanics, so you can see how they're meant to evolve over time.

1 — Shadow Clone Jutsu (Magic-Enhanced Version)

Effect: When enhanced with magic, Naruto can create physical clones instead of chakra illusions.

Limitation:

Naruto splits his soul to make the clone. That piece of soul becomes a real, physical body.

The clone is naked, can use weapons, eat, think, and yes, even reproduce.

Naruto's physical stats are halved when the clone is active, since his strength comes from his soul's accumulated power.

If the clone dies, Naruto has to physically travel to its death location to retrieve his soul shard.

Inspiration / Logic: Originally, I planned to have Naruto "discover better clones" with magic, but that felt way too convenient. The whole point of this crossover is that chakra and magic shouldn't mix cleanly, they should be dangerous, unstable, and unpredictable. Naruto gaining mastery over this chaotic system will be a major long-term arc. The stat debuff makes sense because Naruto's strength comes from soul fragments he's absorbed. Take part of that soul away? Of course he gets weaker.

That said, this version of clones has massive potential especially if Naruto starts messing with dark magic or learns how to safely manipulate his soul.

2 — Transformation Jutsu (Magic-Enhanced Version)

Effect: Naruto can shapeshift like Mystique from X-Men, but only into organic beings.

Limitation:

He needs to study the organism—its body, movements, and structure—in detail.

If he wants to impersonate someone perfectly, he must study their soul, too.

He can only shapeshift within the limits of his current mass. No shrinking into a bird or growing into a bear out of nowhere. Conservation of mass/energy applies.

Inspiration / Logic: The original version was more like optical camouflage, Naruto bending light around his body like an octopus. That worked for stealth, but for actual combat and infiltration, real shapeshifting felt more fun. The Mystique vibe just fits. But it still requires hard work, Naruto needs to study animals, observe people's souls, and train to hold transformations longer. So no insta-transformation hax here. If Naruto wants to turn into a wolf or a hawk, he better hit the books (or the forest).

3 — Substitution Jutsu (Magic-Enhanced Version)

Effect: Naruto releases a burst of chakra from his legs and rides it in a quick, short-distance escape, kind of like a controlled chakra explosion under his feet.

Limitation:

Consumes a ton of chakra.

Only goes from Point A to Point B, Naruto must pre-calculate trajectories.

If miscalculated, the enemy can easily predict or intercept him mid-flight.

Inspiration: Remember why Iruka taught Naruto the Body Flicker? Because Substitution had too many holes. With magic, this jutsu got closer to Body Flicker in speed but still falls short in complexity and adaptability.

4 — Body Flicker (Magic-Enhanced Version)

Effect: Like Substitution, but better. Naruto bursts forward using chakra, but here, he can chain bursts within the same movement, riding one explosion after another for increasing speed.

Limitation:

Tunnel vision at high speed (fixed by Hawkeyes).

Friction and momentum can literally burn him alive (wind chakra cloaking helps).

But… wind chakra is now magically enhanced, so:

Armor durability plummets.

HP drops with extended use.

Weapon damage risk increases.

Inspiration: I based this on Hirenkyaku from Bleach. Naruto's top speed now rivals Shisui Uchiha, and may even surpass it later. But unlike Shisui, Naruto has to deal with the fact that he's basically weaponizing his own body. Magic didn't fix Body Flicker. It broke the brakes.

5 — Vacuum Blade

Effect: Wind chakra coating enhances a blade until it can slice on the atomic level.

When enhanced by Nahr Alma's Sigil:

Wind chakra turns blood red.

Adds a devastating bleed effect that stacks rapidly.

Limitation:

Completely destroys weapon durability.

Can break a weapon in minutes.

Inspiration: Think frequency blades from Metal Gear, mixed with Asuma's trench knives.

Also remember when Naruto was learning from Asuma, I added that wind chakra can't be added to regular metal because it vibrates through the blade and destroys it. Hence why Naruto learned Vacuum Blade, which is a coating of wind around a weapon but they have a vacuum between them so the wind doesn't break the weapon. I took that idea, added magic, and said: What if it cuts by weakening the bonds of whatever it hits?

The result is absurdly strong, like Rasenshuriken in blade form, but the cost is brutal.

6 — Wind Bullet

Effect: Naruto fires a compressed wind cannon shot.

Limitation: Shreds Naruto's throat, lungs, and mouth. Think of it like pressure damage jutsu that Kakuzu uses, but Naruto's version shreds the enemy.

Q: Why is Wind Chakra so violent now?

Ah, now this is the good stuff.

In canon, certain elements had weird variants like Black Lightning, oil jutsu, blue flames. They were never really explained, but they hinted at elemental mastery, which gave me the idea that each nature has an apex form.

So I asked: What would Wind's look like?

And the answer is this: wind chakra that vibrates at such a frequency it weakens the bonds, allowing for more powerful cuts.

Why it's OP: It is.

Why it's okay: It comes at a massive cost:

Naruto loses HP.

His armor melts.

His weapons fracture.

A normal shinobi using this with the Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring would probably disintegrate themselves in seconds. Naruto has power, sure—but none of it is free. He's not a god yet. He's a test dummy at best. Magic and chakra don't mix cleanly, and every step forward could literally kill him. That's what makes this fun to write.

Let me know what you all thought of this chapter, especially the whole "jutsu getting powered up" plot beat. I've really tried to make each technique feel like a double-edged sword (sometimes literally). Magic-enhanced jutsu isn't about making Naruto overpowered, it's about forcing him to grow, adapt, and earn every inch of progress.

Clearly, there are ways to stabilize these volatile techniques. He pulled it off with the magic-enhanced Substitution + Hawkeyes combo. So yeah, it's dangerous. But remember, kids: where there's a will, there's a way. Or in Naruto's case, where there's soul damage, chakra bleeding, and armor degradation, there's probably a very angry lizard watching in concern.

Now for a fun hypothetical:

If Naruto had the Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring during his spar against Kakashi… how well do you think he'd do?

Another question: what would the dragon ring do to something like the Rasengan, which is an incomplete jutsu?

That's it… for now.

Thank you all for your incredible support. Writing this story has been one hell of a journey, and you make it worth every word.

As always, thanks for reading.

— Adam

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