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Chapter 158 158: They Must Be Captured · Oct 25, 2026

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151 Chapter 151 151: We’re Going to Help Sasuke 2026-10-25
152 Chapter 152 152: The Rinnegan Invasion 2026-10-25
153 Chapter 153 153: For the Sake of World Peace 2026-10-25
154 Chapter 154 154: Peace Through Destruction 2026-10-25
155 Chapter 155 155: Shinra Tensei 2026-10-25
156 Chapter 156 156: Konoha Is Nearly Wiped Out 2026-10-25
157 Chapter 157 157: Karin’s Excitement 2026-10-25
158 Chapter 158 158: They Must Be Captured 2026-10-25
159 Chapter 159 159: Sasuke Makes His Move 2026-10-25
160 Chapter 160 160: Hinata Is Impaled 2026-10-25
161 Chapter 161 161: Nagato’s Story 2026-10-25
162 Chapter 162 162: As Expected… It Was Danzō Again 2026-10-25
163 Chapter 163 163: Naruto — I Believe 2026-10-25
164 Chapter 164 164: A Little Sun Begins to Shine 2026-10-25
165 Chapter 165 165: Talk no Jutsu Succeeds 2026-10-25
166 Chapter 166 166: The Crow with the Sharingan 2026-10-25
167 Chapter 167 167: Got You 2026-10-25
168 Chapter 168 168: Naruto Has Been Hit 2026-10-25
169 Chapter 169 169: The Demon God Loves Me Most 2026-10-25
170 Chapter 170 170: When Darkness Descends, Even Light Must Recede 2026-10-25
171 Chapter 171 171: Asura 2026-10-25
172 Chapter 172 172: Playing with Fire 2026-10-25
173 Chapter 173 173: Does Your Father Not Like You? 2026-10-25
174 Chapter 174 174: Planetary Devastation 2026-10-25
175 Chapter 175 175: Breaking the Seal 2026-10-25
176 Chapter 176 176: A Single Sigh 2026-10-25
177 Chapter 177 177: The Demon God’s Favorite Child 2026-10-25
178 Chapter 178 178: A God-Tier Move 2026-10-25
179 Chapter 179 179: Naruto and Sasuke Awaken 2026-10-25
180 Chapter 180 180: Heroes? 2026-10-25
181 Chapter 181 181: Descendants of Traitors 2026-10-25
182 Chapter 182 182: The Devil Fruit 2026-10-25
183 Chapter 183 183: Yamata no Orochi 2026-10-25
184 Chapter 184 184: Let’s Call Them the Seven Warlords Under the King 2026-10-25
185 Chapter 185 185: Jiraiya — I’ll Be Fine 2026-10-25
186 Chapter 186 186: Naruto — Even If I Become a Puppet 2026-10-25
187 Chapter 187 187: Maybe… It’s Better If You Don’t Come Back 2026-10-25
188 Chapter 188 188: This Is What an Invasion Looks Like 2026-10-25
189 Chapter 189 189: You Konoha Are Far Too Arrogant 2026-10-25
190 Chapter 190 190: Tsunade Was So Angry She Laughed 2026-10-25
191 Chapter 191 191: Would You Bare Your Heart to an Ant? 2026-10-25
192 Chapter 192 192: Hashirama Senju Was the Ultimate Weapon 2026-10-25
193 Chapter 193 193: A Trace Discovered 2026-10-25
194 Chapter 194 194: Danzō Appears 2026-10-25
195 Chapter 195 195: The Mysterious Bark-Skinned Man 2026-10-25
196 Chapter 196 196: Toying With Him 2026-10-25
197 Chapter 197 197: The Perfect Fall Guy 2026-10-25
198 Chapter 198 198: Utter Nonsense 2026-10-25
199 Chapter 199 199: One of the Seven Warlords 2026-10-25
200 Chapter 200 200: Elevating Karin’s Status 2026-10-25

Karin gestured wildly, trying to describe what she was sensing.

”The thing inside Naruto… it feels so warm! Like the sun in the middle of winter! Radiant and blazing!”

”No— even warmer than the sun! More embracing! More… inclusive!”

”Just feeling it makes me… makes me tremble with excitement!”

She really was trembling— but from the exhilaration of discovering a priceless treasure.

Kabuto’s guarded expression instantly dissolved into astonishment—then into blazing scientific hunger.

”You mean… Naruto, like Sasuke, also houses some kind of existence inside him?” he blurted out. ”And its nature is completely opposite to the one inside Sasuke?”

”Yes! Absolutely!” Karin nodded vigorously, her face flushed red with excitement.

”One is the ultimate ’Yin’—cold and dark. The other is the ultimate ’Yang’—warm and bright!”

”Like night and day! Like… like two sides of the same coin!”

”This cannot be a coincidence!”

”There’s a massive secret hidden here—there has to be!”

For the first time, Karin felt she had brushed against something buried deep within the shinobi world’s foundations.

Kabuto’s eyes gleamed.

”Then we have to capture them,” he said immediately.

”We must capture them both.”

”Only by studying them side by side can we truly uncover the nature of this ’opposing’ or perhaps even ’resonant’ power.”

Karin nodded fiercely. Her eyes shone with a mix of research mania and destructive curiosity.

”Yes! Capture them! Two completely opposite forces—this is too interesting!”

”I especially want to see whether the ’sun’ inside Naruto… has any darkness hidden in its core.”

”If even the sun can be stained black… or if it already casts its own shadow…”

”How fascinating would that be? Hahaha!”

For a fleeting moment, Sasuke seemed less compelling to her.

Now she longed to use her so-called ”Devil’s Whisper” to probe—perhaps even corrupt—that incomparably warm and pure power she sensed within Naruto.

The urge to test an ”absolute” thrilled her to the brink of losing control.

Kabuto, equally electrified, had already forgotten Pain and Konoha entirely.

”To think that one trip to Konoha would present not one—but two—irreplaceable specimens.”

”This is a gift from fate.”

”We must devise a plan. At the right moment… we retrieve them both.”

Konoha – Ninja Academy (Present Timeline)

Naruto and Sasuke had also heard everything.

Naruto scratched his head, looking confused.

Sasuke’s eyes narrowed sharply.

”Opposing forces…”

When they heard Karin speak of testing Naruto’s inner darkness—and Kabuto suggest ”retrieving” them both for experimentation—anger flared in both of them at the same time.

”Those creeps!” Naruto clenched his fists.

”Delusional fools,” Sasuke said coldly.

For the first time, faced with a shared threat, the two boys felt a subtle flicker of common ground.

Hokage’s Office – Present Timeline

When Tsunade heard Karin describe the stark contrast between the ”sun-like warmth” within Naruto and the ”cold darkness” within Sasuke, her instincts as a top-tier medical ninja and researcher stirred.

”Two completely opposing forces… existing within two specific individuals… and possibly linked…”

She muttered thoughtfully, then turned to Jiraiya.

”If… there were an opportunity to place them both in a controlled observation environment, it might be possible to uncover the truth.”

Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly.

”In theory, sure. Naruto might cooperate if it’s for the village. But Sasuke…”

He sighed.

”That kid won’t take it well. He’ll think we’re scheming against him again.”

Tsunade’s eyes sharpened.

”If the time comes, I’ll speak to him personally. But it must be voluntary. No coercion.”

Jiraiya nodded.

”As long as it’s handled carefully. That boy carries too much darkness already.”

Orochimaru’s Hideout – Present Timeline

The younger ”Devil Child” Karin was bouncing in place, pointing at the Tenkai excitedly.

”Did you hear that?! That future me and ugly Kabuto noticed it too! Naruto and Sasuke both have something special inside them—and they’re opposites!”

”Orochimaru! Kabuto! Let’s go to Konoha right now and grab them!”

”I haven’t even gotten to see or touch it myself! I want to study them up close!”

Kabuto adjusted his glasses, his mouth twitching slightly.

Marching into Konoha—guarded by Tsunade and Jiraiya—would be suicide.

But arguing logic with Karin rarely worked.

Orochimaru, however, let out a low, amused chuckle. His golden eyes slid toward Karin.

”Karin… compared to the entire shinobi world, your value is far more… intriguing than Naruto and Sasuke combined.”

He paused meaningfully at her confused expression.

”You possess a higher-order ability. They are merely ’vessels’ or ’inheritors.’”

”They cannot compare to you.”

”Better to observe carefully. The Tenkai may yet reveal their secrets.”

Karin puffed her cheeks.

”Orochimaru! You’re too cautious! If there’s something good, you grab it! Watching is boring!”

Orochimaru merely smiled, his long tongue sliding across his lips.

”Relax, Karin. Opportunities for ’research’ always arise.”

”I know Konoha very well.”

”When the time is right… I can take you inside.”

”Then you may observe—up close—those two little boys to your heart’s content.”

Only then did Karin nod reluctantly.

”Fine… that’s more like it.”

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