Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 173 Advanced Spells

"Xing'er, I'm keeping my promise and bringing you to see the real body. Wake up!"

Young Payne called out, and seeing that she didn't respond, his heart finally relaxed. He turned around, hugged her, and prepared to leave.

Lone Star suppressed a laugh for a moment, knowing she couldn't continue pretending to be asleep. She opened her eyes, feigning confusion, and asked, "Pain, I think I heard you come to take me to see your true form in my dream. Is that true?"

She jumped off his arms and looked inside. It was too late for young Payne to stop her.

Lone Star couldn't wait to go inside and finally saw Nagato, whom she had been longing to control, and his red hair attracted her the most.

"Now that you've seen it, you can leave," Nagato said, bowing her head as she gave the order to leave.

Gu Xing saw inferiority in his eyes and Changmen's emaciated appearance. Her original desire for revenge vanished instantly, replaced by heartache. Besides, she was not that shallow. "I'm not leaving. I want to free you. You can't stay cooped up here forever."

Lone Star grabbed Nagato's hand, and her spiritual energy flowed into Nagato's body through her hand.

"Xing'er, it's no use," Changmen said, trying to pull her hand back, but it was held tightly.

"Give me some time, trust me, okay?" Gu Xing pursed her lips and glanced at him. "Also, you're not allowed to talk and distract me."

With a domineering instruction, she focused intently on controlling her spiritual power to examine his body.

The more she investigated, the more surprised she became. She pursed her lips and tried using the 'Rejuvenation Technique'. The effect was not obvious, but it was still somewhat useful.

"Then let's try a few more," she said without thinking, throwing in a few more dishes.

"Hmm...something's not right, it seems to have returned to normal."

Lone Star frowned slightly. "Does this mean we have to replenish his depleted life force all at once?"

Then try the latest healing spell, 'Eternal Life'.

"Wait for me a moment." After she finished speaking, she withdrew her hand and sat down to meditate and adjust her state.

This is a high-level spell; she has to take it seriously.

Nagato stared at her intently, his mind churning with thoughts.

Half an hour later, Gu Xing barely replenished the spiritual power she had used up. She opened her eyes, stood up again, and stood face to face with Nagato.

"Nagato, I don't mind what you look like. Give me your hand." Nagato was visibly distracted for a moment, but still didn't extend his hand.

Lone Star had no idea what Nagato was being so coy about. He didn't dare look at her from beginning to end. He should have shown the same composure he had when he controlled Pain. And yet he still wanted to marry her.

She waited for a while, but Nagato remained unmoved. "Fine, let her do it herself!"

Lonely Star took his hands and intertwined their fingers tightly, then instructed him, "No matter what happens along the way, you must not let go!" She gave this special instruction before starting the journey.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xing emitted a faint red light, and a powerful life force burst forth from his body, continuously flowing into Nagato's body.

As time passed, her complexion grew paler and paler, becoming frighteningly pale, and the red light emanating from her body gradually dimmed.

Lone Star hadn't expected this spell to consume so much spiritual energy, but seeing that it was about to succeed, she couldn't give up halfway, so she could only desperately squeeze out the little spiritual energy left in her body.

"Still not good?"

She was starting to feel dizzy, and only after biting her lip hard did she regain her senses, but the spell wasn't finished yet.

Lone Star took a deep breath and frantically absorbed the spiritual energy in the air. However, this time was different from usual. There was no time to filter out the impurities, and her body immediately became violent and painful. She gritted her teeth and endured it for five minutes before she could barely complete the spell.

Before she fainted, she saw that Nagato's appearance had changed drastically, and then she collapsed completely.

"It must have been a success!"

"However, this time, this body probably can't be saved."

"It's a pity she hasn't had enough fun yet; I doubt she'll have another chance to come out."

"I finally managed to cure him, but now that she's gone, I don't know if she'll find another woman. It makes me so angry. It feels like I miscalculated."

As she brooded with resentment, she completely fainted and collapsed to the ground, seemingly lifeless.

One second Nagato was overjoyed that his body had returned to normal, but the next second he saw Lone Star lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, and a tremendous pain swept over his entire body.

"Xing'er... wake up, don't scare me, okay?"

"You've always wanted to leave Akatsuki, and I promise you... I really... I won't go back on my word..."

"As long as you live well, I'll agree to anything you ask."

Unfortunately, all that responded to him was that icy cold body.

At this moment, Nagato deeply regretted why he hadn't dared to face her earlier; otherwise, he would have realized something was wrong much sooner, and things wouldn't have turned out this way.

As soon as Konan entered, she sensed something was off; the atmosphere was a bit strange. She quickly looked towards where Nagato was.

"Nagato, you...you're all better?" Her eyes flashed with surprise, but when she saw Gu Xing in Nagato's arms, a bad feeling welled up in her heart. "Gu Xing, what happened to her?"

"Could it be...?"

Xiao Nan was a little afraid to think about it. She couldn't believe that the once flamboyant Lone Star had become like this, silent and lifeless.

"Xing'er, I promise I won't let anything happen to you."

At that moment, Nagato completely forgot about the so-called Eye of the Moon plan; all he wanted was for her to live.

"Nagato, what are you trying to do?" Konan shouted as she saw Nagato assume a hand seal posture.

"Xiao Nan, I'm sorry, please take good care of Xing'er after I die..."

"Xing'er, you would be very happy if I weren't here!"

He recalled the time they spent together, how he had forcefully kept her by his side. Nagato lifted a strand of hair that had fallen across Hoshino's forehead and kissed her. "Hoshino, this is the last time. You will forgive me, right?"

If you don't respond, I'll take that as a yes.

Nagato's eyes were filled with deep affection. He laid the person down and looked at them intently for a moment, his gaze immediately hardening as he began to form hand seals, chanting, "Reincarnation..."

Suddenly, a hand landed on his hands as he formed a hand seal. "No..."

As soon as Lone Star regained consciousness, he heard Nagato trying to use the 'Reincarnation Technique' and quickly interrupted him.

Hearing the familiar voice, Nagato's face was filled with disbelief, "Hoshi, you're still alive?"

"How can this guy talk like that?"

"You wouldn't really want to take advantage of her death to find another woman." Lonely Star, who had been angry, regained some strength and pinched the soft flesh on his waist hard before fainting. She had already reached her limit by lasting this long.

Instantly, Nagato panicked.

Seeing this, Xiao Nan quickly spoke up, "Nagato, Lone Star has just fainted."

This was the first time she had seen Nagato so out of control; the last time was when Yahiko wasn't around.

Konan is happy that Nagato met Lone Star, so he won't just dwell on the pain of the past. That's good.

During his recovery, Gu Xing, wrapped in a blanket, mumbled, "I don't want to take the medicine. Take it away."

"My body will recover on its own."

"Xing'er, taking the medicine will help you get better faster, be good!" Changmen sat by the bed and coaxed her gently.

"I don't care, I'm not drinking it." She'd rather recover slowly than drink such bitter medicine.

Seeing this, Nagato sighed helplessly, "Alright, then you get some rest, I'm leaving."

Immediately afterwards, a door slammed shut, and the room fell silent again.

"Gone?" Hearing the voice, Lone Star poked his head out from under the covers.

She had barely peeked out before being pulled into his arms. "You...you lied to me again," Gu Xing said angrily, pointing at Changmen's nose.

"Who told you to be so disobedient? I had no choice but to resort to this!" Nagato's demeanor changed from gentle to domineering.

"Hmph... Even so, you can't do anything to me." Gu Xing gave him a somewhat provocative look, unaware that she was about to walk into the lion's den.

Nagato felt both helpless and amused. He picked up the bowl of medicine beside him, took a sip, and lowered his head to seal those soft lips with his.

"Damn it...he's up to his old tricks again..."

The lone star pounded on his chest, only to be met with a deeper exploration.

It took a full half hour to finish feeding her the medicine. During that time, she tried to drink it herself, but Nagato ignored her.

Nagato was very glad that Xing'er hadn't heard the words to let her leave, otherwise she would definitely have been used against her, and she would have been very difficult to coax.

He didn't know that Lone Star was someone she didn't want to leave, someone she missed.

After taking the medicine, she sighed inwardly, "Another day where there are no human rights!"

She had barely finished her thought when her mouth was enveloped by that familiar scent again. "Didn't you finish your medicine? What does this mean?"

"Xing'er, concentrate." Nagato's voice was a little hoarse as he finished speaking and covered her lips with his mouth again.

"Ah...she regrets it; she shouldn't have helped him recover."

"So all that gentleness these past few days was just an act. Now she's turned into a wolf again, hmph..."

Lone Star was inwardly chuckling to herself, but her expression showed she really liked him. Changmen noticed this and was overjoyed. "Star, you really do like him." In the end, the two of them succumbed to each other.

"Nagato, could you grow your hair a little longer? I like red..."

"Okay, whatever you say... But you don't like me just because of this color, do you?!"

"How...how could that be...Don't talk nonsense."

"Really?"

"Of course...you don't even believe me, humph..."

"I was wrong, please don't be angry."

"Then I'll reluctantly forgive you."

"..."