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Chapter 182 The Knight and His Steed

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The waves rolled beneath them like a living beast, black under the night sky, frothing silver where wind met water. Mist blanketed the ocean in a thick sheet, but it did nothing to hide the killing intent radiating between them.

Guren stood on a floating crystal platform, her form outlined by the pulsing black veins of the Curse Mark's first phase. Her body shimmered with a protective lattice of pink crystal armor. Her lips curled into a smirk as she sent a clone to distract Oscar while she dealt with Zabuza.

"Didn't think you'd actually meet me out here," Guren said. "I assumed you'd keep hiding in your fog."

"I am the fog," Zabuza said darkly and disappeared.

Guren instantly shot backward.

Zabuza's blade sliced through the space her torso had occupied a second earlier. She twisted in midair, landing on a thin spear of crystal she conjured from the sea surface, then launched a crystal barrage in a wide arc. Dozens of needle-thin projectiles screamed through the mist, exploding on contact.

Zabuza was gone again. Mist surged in unnatural waves. Guren gritted her teeth.

Then the sea erupted.

Water Style: Five Hungry Sharks tore from the sea like summoned beasts, their jaws snapping with chakra-fueled fury. They homed in on Guren from below.

She didn't flinch.

Her hands clapped together in a sharp seal.

Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Blade Dance.

Twin crystal scythes erupted from her forearms with a jagged gleam. As the sharks lunged upward, Guren spun midair like a cyclone of death, her blades cleaving through the water constructs one after another. Mist and spray exploded around her as she descended, straight toward the shadow of Zabuza.

With a shout, she brought both blades down, aiming for his neck like a reaping goddess.

SPLASH!

Zabuza's body burst into water the instant her scythes hit.

Water Clone Explosion.

The clone detonated in a high-pressure column of water and chakra, catching Guren mid-fall and blasting her skyward. Her crystal armor splintered along her ribs and shoulder, hair whipping violently in the force.

And the moment Guren's boots touched the ocean's surface, arms burst from the water, wrapping around her legs like iron chains.

Water Style: Double Suicide Drowning Jutsu.

Zabuza dragged her down beneath the waves.

Darkness swallowed her.

The water wasn't just cold, it was dead. Light faded instantly as she was yanked deeper, the sea pressing in from all sides. Her limbs thrashed, bubbles escaping her mouth as panic clawed at her mind. The deeper she sank, the blacker it became. No sound. No direction. Just the crushing weight of the abyss and the Mist-nin pulling her into oblivion.

Zabuza had trained for this. Years spent mastering breath control, learning how to drown others long before he drowned himself. If this jutsu completed its course, she would die, and he would simply pass out.

She knew it.

And in that realization, fear turned to rage.

Guren's armor responded first as long, jagged spikes of crystal erupted from her legs, slashing outward like sea mines. Zabuza was forced to let go, retreating as the needles cut through the water, breaking the hold.

She surged upward.

But she didn't even make it halfway to the surface before the sea around her hardened.

Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu.

Zabuza's chakra coiled around her like a snake tightening. The pressure was unbearable. Her limbs refused to move. Her lungs screamed.

She couldn't breathe. Couldn't swim. Couldn't escape.

The Demon of the Mist was waiting for her to go still.

She was going to die.

Unless the seal on her back ignited. Guren didn't hesitate. She welcomed it. Called for it.

Version Two: Curse Mark Release.

For one terrifying second, the sea began to boil. The water prison trembled. The entire black ocean glowed red as Guren's body was overtaken by Orochimaru's corruption. Vile chakra poured out of her like sludge from a broken dam, melting the jutsu around her.

The prison shattered like glass.

Guren exploded from the ocean surface, airborne in a spiral of steam and red mist.

Zabuza surfaced as well, gasping, but when he saw her, he froze.

Over the pitch-black waves, under the moon, Guren floated like a monster. Her skin had turned a cold, stone-gray. Her once-short hair now cascaded to her thighs, dark blue and alive with chakra. Her eyes were slate gray, and four curved, pink crystal rams' horns had sprouted from her skull like a crown.

She exhaled, steam trailing from her lips.

"Lord Orochimaru… I am honored to be your blade," she whispered, voice reverent and broken.

Zabuza clenched his fists, fatigue eating at his muscles. Jutsu after jutsu made it so that he was almost out of chakra. And she had only just begun.

But before the fight could resume, a sharp chime rang out behind Guren.

A mirror of ice formed in midair, casting a cold glow.

CRACK!

Haku shot out like a bullet, rapier drawn, striking for Guren's throat. She twisted midair, narrowly dodging, and Haku landed in front of Zabuza with a calm grace, body lowered in a protective stance.

Guren blinked in disbelief.

"What the hell am I looking at?" she muttered. "How is this possible?"

"Haku..." Zabuza said, voice rough with things he couldn't say yet.

"We can talk later, Zabuza-sama. Right now, we finish this."

Zabuza's tired eyes softened. Then he gave a short grunt and raised his blade.

"You don't have to call me 'sama' anymore, partner."

"Zabuza-chan?"

"Don't push it, brat." Zabuza snorted.

Crystal Release: Crystal Rainstorm Burial.

Dozens of spears burst from the ocean beneath them as long, spiraling javelins of pink-tinted crystal that shot upward with incredible speed. Each one tracked with precision, aiming to impale the duo from below.

Zabuza reacted instantly, slamming his Executioner's Blade down in a circular arc.

Water Style: Water Encampment Wall.

A massive dome of water burst around him and Haku, shielding them for a second.

Then they moved.

Zabuza charged. Haku vanished.

Like a well-oiled machine, they danced around Guren's attacks. Zabuza went in first, blade gleaming, crashing into Guren with a series of brutal overhead swings. His movements were wild but calculated, forcing Guren to block and parry, not giving her the chance to weave hand signs.

But Guren wasn't idle. With every clash, her arms gleamed brighter as the Jade Crystal Blade Dance activated again, her forearms edged with curved scythe-like extensions. Sparks flew as they clashed, blade against crystal, muscle against power.

Ice Release: Thousand Flying Needles of Death.

Haku appeared midair from an ice mirror, his rapier extended in one hand, the other casting his jutsu. Razor-thin needles shot toward Guren from every angle.

She twisted, flipping backwards.

Crystal Release: Shattering Prism Barrage!

Dozens of jagged crystal shards burst outward in a shockwave, intercepting most of the needles. Haku dodged midair, launching himself into another mirror.

Zabuza didn't let up. He ducked under her spinning blade, grabbed her by the arm, and slammed her into the water surface with bone-breaking force. But her cursed form absorbed the impact. She twisted beneath him, a spike bursting from her back and nearly skewering his neck.

He rolled off just in time.

Guren rose. Her chakra surged.

Crystal Release: Adamant Dome.

A dome of ultra-dense crystal encased her instantly, reflecting moonlight in rainbow glints. Zabuza backed up, raising his sword.

"She's hardening up," he growled. "Haku!"

"On it."

Ice mirrors formed in a full circle around the dome. Haku zipped through them, building momentum. His rapier lit up with chakra.

"Piercing Fang!"

He drove the blade into the dome's weakest seam. It cracked. Zabuza followed up immediately with a Water Style: Great Waterfall Jutsu!

A tidal wave smashed the dome apart, sending crystal shards flying into the air like razors.

Meanwhile, watching the chaos unfold from atop the cliffs, stood Naruto and Hinata.

"Should we interfere?" Hinata asked, her Byakugan eyes tracking the movement below. "Zabuza and Haku are in sync as they've trained together for years. If we jump in now, we might throw off their rhythm."

Naruto didn't respond. His eyes were locked on the floating system window in front of him.

[ Name: Guren ]

[ HP: 400 / 600 ]

Without hesitation, he pulled out his massive greatbow with one hand and began weaving hand signs with the other. A dozen shadow clones puffed into existence, each equipped with identical bows. He turned to Hinata.

"You're leading this unit. Pin Guren down. Keep her guessing."

Hinata nodded sharply, slipping into a calm, focused state. She took a breath, but before she could speak again, Naruto unsheathed his Uchigatana and, without flinching, pressed it to the side of his neck.

"Naruto-kun, what are you doing?!" she gasped, her voice cracking.

"Preparing," he said flatly, and dragged the blade across the skin. Blood welled up instantly, but he was precise, avoiding arteries—just enough to trigger what he needed.

Hinata's hand shot up to her mouth as she choked on a gasp.

A faint crimson aura burst to life around Naruto's body as the Red Tearstone Ring activated. Naruto used a clone to preserve the low-HP state, then slammed an Estus Flask into his belt. The golden light healed the wound, but the red aura remained, crackling around his body like rage given form.

He clenched his fist.

Perfect.

"Naruto-kun…" Hinata said softly, stepping forward, her trembling hand brushing the newly healed skin on his neck.

"Sorry for the scare," Naruto said, trying to sound light. "I just needed the ring to kick in."

But as he looked at Hinata, he couldn't shake the feeling gnawing at his gut. Bringing her here might've been a mistake. Moments like this made him realize just how much Lordran had warped him. How far he'd drifted from being… normal.

"I'll keep you safe," Hinata said, more to herself than to him.

Naruto gave her a thin smile. "Well, if I've got the eyes of Hinata watching my back, what could possibly go wrong?"

He raised his catalyst and, in a blur, flickered down to the battlefield.

Below, Oscar was locked in battle with one of Guren's crystal clones. Naruto raised his hand and fired a Soul Arrow. The clone dodged—only for the arrow to curve mid-air and slam into her head, shattering her into sparkling shards.

Oscar turned, sniffing the red-tinged air, and gave a low growl.

"Yeah," Naruto muttered, stepping onto Oscar's back, "I was thinking the same thing."

In response, Oscar's crystals shifted, forming a hardened saddle and footholds. The lizard growled again, crouched, and prepared to charge. Naruto turned his head and shouted: "Haku! Get Zabuza out of here and use the flask! I'll continue this."

Haku didn't hesitate. He flickered in, grabbed the half-conscious Zabuza, and disappeared in a swirl of mist.

Naruto lowered the visor on his helmet with a heavy clang that echoed like a bell toll across the battlefield.

Above the black waves, as the mist receded like a curtain drawn back by unseen hands, the sea stretched wide and silent beneath the pale gaze of the moon.

At the center of it all, Naruto stood atop Oscar, whose crystalline scales glistened like fractured stars. The red aura of the Tearstone Ring flared around him, pulsing with lethal intensity. It painted his elite knight armor in bloodlight, making him look less like a shinobi and more like a harbinger summoned by the night itself. In his grip, the Black Knight Halberd caught the moonlight and drank it, the edge gleaming with a promise of death. Oscar's massive form shifted beneath him, the crystal beast silent and poised, forming a perfect silhouette against the endless sea.

And for one suspended heartbeat, the entire battlefield stared in silent awe.

A rider and his steed carved from a fairytale.

Guren hovered over the water, her crystal armor fracturing from the pressure of the last exchange. Her breath came hard, fast. Below her, the surface rippled—and then the tide surged.

Oscar lunged left, and the halberd carved wide as Guren ducked under it.

Crystal Release: Growing Crystal Thorns!

The halberd's arc cleaved apart one of her growing crystal thorns before it reached full formation.

A crack of displaced air as Naruto fired a Soul Arrow. The projectile curved unnaturally mid-flight, catching Guren off guard. It detonated as it connected with one of her shoulder-mounted crystals. The explosion shattered half her armor and sent her skidding across the water.

She didn't hesitate. With a single breath, she kicked backward and formed a dense field of overlapping thorns behind her to slow Oscar's advance.

Naruto dipped low, dragging the halberd behind him. Oscar feinted right, then pivoted hard. A claw slammed the sea. A burst of speed. The weapon carved upward in a brutal rearing swing.

Crystal Release: Crystal Encampment Wall!

Guren brought up a crystal wall to block. Too slow.

The halberd slammed into it, cracking the surface. The kinetic force didn't break through entirely, but it disrupted the wall's repair function. A flick of Naruto's catalyst sent another Soul Arrow to the weakened spot.

This time, the wall exploded.

Guren was already midair, spinning.

Her palms flared with chakra as she conjured five overlapping crystal prisons in the air, catching Oscar mid-leap.

Naruto jumped off before impact, flipping through seals.

The water hissed as Wind Bullet lanced forward, a tight compressed spear of air. It collided with the crystal prisons just as Oscar released a beam of magic, crystal spines erupting in all directions. The prisons burst in a hail of shrapnel.

Naruto landed, one foot on Oscar's spine. The halberd twirled in his hand and swept out as Oscar charged again. Guren countered with a massive wall of red crystal from her labyrinth technique, but Naruto didn't aim to break it—rather, he used the curved surface as a springboard, pushing off at blinding speed.

Guren spun around, too late. Naruto was already behind her. The halberd swept low, forcing her to leap. Midair, her eyes flared as crystal thorns erupted from beneath, targeting Oscar.

Oscar dropped beneath the waves just as Naruto flickered forward.

Their clash was brutal. Halberd met crystal blades with sparks flying, screeches ringing out as steel scraped against hardened chakra. Guren spun with vicious grace, the edge of her blade carving a line across Naruto's armor. He didn't flinch.

The shoulder slam landed with brutal force, cracking into her midsection and staggering her. In the same breath, Naruto brought the halberd up in a vicious arc. It tore through the air and through Guren's defenses.

The blow sent her hurtling back, a gash stretching across her torso, blood splashing on the sea like paint across canvas. The only reason she wasn't cleaved in two was the reinforced, senjutsu-infused crystal armor that flared to life across her body, absorbing the worst of the damage.

[ Name: Guren ]

[ HP: 100 / 600 ]

She rose slowly, breath ragged, shoulders trembling—but her eyes still sharp with fury. Behind Naruto, Oscar reared with a thunderous hiss, crystals along his back glinting in the pale moonlight. Naruto lowered his halberd, pointing it like a knight calling judgment.

Guren spat blood and muttered through clenched teeth, "So this is the power of the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki…"

The sea beneath them lit up in eerie red as she clapped her hands together.

Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Labyrinth Technique.

Crimson crystal flowers bloomed across the water. One by one, they exploded into growth as walls of red crystal spiraled upward, twisting and spreading until the entire battlefield became a disorienting maze of mirror-like surfaces and shifting light. The labyrinth shimmered with clones, illusions, reflections so thick it could confuse even the Byakugan.

But high above, on the cliff, Hinata gave a silent command.

Archer-clones loosed their arrows.

Hundreds of them.

The sky turned black with steel-tipped bolts. A rainstorm of death fell from above, piercing the crystal canopy. Walls cracked. Reflections shattered. The maze fractured under the sheer volume and force, like stained glass under a hammer.

Zabuza finished his hand signs.

Water Style: Water Fang Bullet.

The surface of the sea convulsed. A drill-shaped jet of water erupted, spiraling toward Guren with lethal speed. At the same time, Haku flickered between ice mirrors, a blur of silver and momentum, his rapier slicing the wind.

Hinata exhaled as her arrow soared, aimed directly at Guren's blind spot.

Naruto and Oscar surged forward, in sync.

There were no illusions and no hiding. Just the end, drawing closer.

No... not like this... Guren's breath hitched. Her body tensed. She felt like a cornered animal—and a cornered animal always bites back.

"Lord Orochimaru… I won't fail you," she muttered, forcing chakra into every limb.

She bit down hard. Blood spilled across her lip—and then, she gambled everything.

Pressure Points of Harm and Death.

Two of her body's gates flared open. A toxic rush of life force surged into raw power. Her skin shimmered with energy as veins pulsed and her muscles bulged unnaturally.

Crystal Release: String of Glory.

A massive prism of jagged crystal enclosed her completely. The sea roared as the prism lifted into the sky, floating on raw force. It spun slowly, cold and radiant, untouchable.

The wave of attacks collided as Hinata's arrow splintered, Zabuza's water drill fizzled, Haku's rapier bounced with a spark, and Naruto's halberd rang out uselessly.

The prism was nearly invincible and it was rising.

Naruto's eyes sharpened. Hawkeyes read the angles. He saw a gathering point of chakra at the prism's tip, a weapon being aimed. And it was locked on Hinata.

"Oscar!" Naruto shouted.

The crystal lizard reared, mouth glowing. Naruto threw his arm forward and channeled every drop of chakra into Oscar's crystal mech.

Magic met chakra as the air cracked and pressure crushed down on the battlefield.

The prism fired first.

A beam of concentrated chakra and natural energy sliced downward.

Oscar roared as a stream of soul-magic breath erupted upward.

The beams clashed midair.

Light split the sea.

The sky turned red and violet.

Neither beam gave ground. The sea churned beneath them, caught between titanic forces.

Naruto gritted his teeth. He could push harder but Oscar would be the cost. His partner's crystal suit groaned, fracturing.

Hinata stepped forward as her Byakugan saw the weak point in the prism.

She loosed one arrow. It struck right at the fault line in the prism's flow. A sharp crack echoed. Then another. Then a web of them.

The beams stopped.

Oscar's suit finally gave out. Armor exploded in a thousand fragments as the true lizard within fell.

Naruto caught him midair.

"Good job, bud," he whispered, kissing Oscar's head. "Let's leave the rest to them."

Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu.

Zabuza's final hand seal locked into place. A serpent of water exploded from the sea, snarling through the mist. Haku followed, layering his own chakra into the technique—ice spreading like veins through water, crystallizing the beast mid-flight. The dragon wrapped around Guren's cracked crystal prism and hardened into a towering spire of ice.

Ice mirrors formed in a spiral around it.

Haku blurred between reflections, rapier jabbing precise, relentless holes into the tower's surface. Each strike chipped away at its stability like a ticking clock.

Zabuza charged next. The aura of the Demon enveloped him. His blade swung wide, cleaving through the tower in a single, earth-splitting strike.

Silence followed.

The tower collapsed in a storm of shattering ice and shimmering pink fragments. No body. No scream. Just sparkles of broken crystal drifting across the shore.

Zabuza exhaled. "...Is she dead?"

Naruto clicked his tongue, scanning the field with Hawkeyes as he found no soul drop.

Hinata landed beside them. "That kunoichi used a reverse summoning technique. Just before Zabuza's blade landed, I saw her bite her tongue. The seal flared. Space twisted. She slipped away."

"Coward," Naruto muttered.

"No," Zabuza growled. "That was smart. Faking your death to retreat? That's a shinobi who knows when they're outmatched."

He turned to Hinata and gave her a nod. "But too bad for her… we had a real Byakugan user on the field."

Hinata frowned. "What do you mean by real?"

Zabuza looked her dead in the eye. "In the Mist, we once stole a pair of Hyūga eyes. Implanted them into one of ours. They worked but not like you. The difference is night and day."

Hinata stood frozen. Her breath hitched. A cold weight settled in her chest. So even that can be taken… and still mean nothing.

Haku landed beside them, silent until now. "What's next?"

Naruto rubbed Oscar's head absentmindedly, then looked at Zabuza. His tone hardened. "Where's Gato?"

Zabuza hesitated. "He stopped talking to me directly after that Archer of Providence torched his gang. Started using radio only. But..." he nodded at Haku, "I had Haku do some digging."

"Just get to the point," Naruto said flatly.

"He's hiding in the Daimyō's palace," Haku answered.

Naruto's jaw tightened. His eyes darkened. "Of course he is."

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Author's Note

Wow. That was a tough chapter to write. Mainly because I had to rewatch the Guren filler arc from Shippuden. And let me tell you, my brain went numb. So much of it was just… boring. The animation looked rough, the pacing was glacial, and by the end, I was ready to strangle half the cast.

Goddamn, I remember now why I hate filler arcs with a passion.

Hope you guys enjoyed my suffering. Now let's get into it:

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1. Special Souls – What Should Guren's Give Naruto?

In Dark Souls, special souls can be used to craft unique boss weapons. Like how the Moonlight Butterfly Soul can get you either the Crystal Ring Shield or the Moonlight Butterfly Horn. So it raises an interesting question:

What would special souls from the Naruto world give our protagonist?

If Naruto were to obtain Guren's soul, could he forge a weapon infused with Crystal Release? Or maybe an item that lets him use Crystal Release like a kekkei genkai of his own?

I'm opening this up to you. What do you think Naruto should gain from Guren's soul?

Yeah, yeah, I know what you're thinking.

But Guren got away!

Exactly. She's not dead. And that's because I've got big plans for her in the future. It'd be a total waste to kill her off in this arc when her potential hasn't even been tapped fully.

Let me know what you'd want to see from Guren later on—story beats, rivalries, evolutions, anything.

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2. Guren's Power Level

Let's not downplay it. Guren is a beast in the filler arc. In my opinion, she's absolutely Kage level. Her Crystal Release is one of the most busted abilities in the series. Here's a quick reminder of her actual feats in canon filler:

She can crystallize literally anything, even moisture in the air, to create an endless arsenal—dragons, walls, weapons, clones, etc.

She once sent out a chakra wave that instantly crystallized and shattered an entire squad of Orochimaru's subordinates.

She temporarily restrained the Three-Tails on her own.

She fought Kakashi, Yamato, Naruto, Shino, Sai, Kiba, Sakura, and Hinata all at once using crystal clones.

Would've killed Kakashi if not for Shino's bugs adapting to her crystals.

She could spar with base Rock Lee in taijutsu.

Completely blitzed Kabuto and restrained him (he wasn't going all out, but still).

Now, the Guren you saw in this arc is younger than filler Guren, about three years earlier. So she isn't quite on that level yet. But she's already ridiculously strong, especially considering she fought Zabuza, Haku, and Red Tearstone Ring–enhanced Naruto and Oscar.

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3. The Beam Clash

Yeah, yeah. I know one of the biggest criticisms near the end of Naruto was that it started feeling too much like Dragon Ball. And now here I am… throwing in a beam clash.

Why?

Two reasons:

A) It looks cool.

B) It's actually canonically possible.

In the filler arc, Guren uses Crystal Release: String of Glory, which is literally a laser made of chakra. And if we look at Naruto: The Last, chakra lasers are 100% a real thing in the universe.

So, yeah. Guren has a chakra laser.

Naruto and Oscar have their own soul-chakra laser.

Beam clash. Boom.

And in case you're wondering, almost every jutsu Guren used in this chapter is pulled from her filler arc. I didn't just make stuff up. These are "canon" techniques, even if filler canon.

Anyway, I hope you guys liked Guren's various fights throughout this chapter. She's not done yet.

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4. Healing Miracles and Soul Damage

In Dark Souls, you've got healing miracles like Heal, Great Heal, Estus, etc. They all do one thing: restore HP.

But from a storytelling point of view? That's kinda boring.

Then a reader on SpaceBattles hit me with a banger idea. What if advanced healing spells like Great Heal didn't just fix your body, but actually healed your soul?

Not just cuts or broken bones, but trauma. Emotional collapse. The psychological wreckage war leaves behind.

That stuck with me. Because it fits the tone of Dark Souls perfectly. A world where despair isn't just a feeling, it's part of the atmosphere. You don't just die over and over… you lose who you are, piece by piece.

So what if Great Heal didn't just top off your health bar, but kept your mind and spirit from falling apart? That would make the Way of White way more important than people give them credit for.

Maybe their miracles suck in gameplay… but lore-wise? They might be the only reason knights, paladins, and nobles haven't gone completely hollow after years of war.

That makes healing not just helpful. It makes it political. Spiritual. Dangerous.

It turns salvation into control.

And that? That feels very Dark Souls.

Now, about Hinata and how she's handling the trauma of what she saw Naruto do...

Naruto used Great Heal Excerpt on her. Basically, a weaker version of the full Great Heal. It didn't erase her memories. They're still there. But the connections are fuzzy. Blurred. Like they've been buried under mental fog.

She'll remember eventually. Once she's ready. Or if something forces her to face it head-on.

Either way, that's coming. Be patient.

Let me know your thoughts, as always.

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That's it for now!

As always, I appreciate you all taking the time to read, comment, and just come along for the ride.

—Adam

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