Chapter 386: Chapter 385 : Multi Shadow Clones!!
"Don’t stay, kid. Think carefully—you’re no match for him!"
The Nine-Tails listened to Genya’s words and couldn’t help but warn him.
With Mizuki’s current strength, Naruto definitely wasn’t his opponent.
If Mizuki caught him, Naruto wouldn’t even have a chance to escape.
The Nine-Tails wasn’t sure what Naruto was thinking at this moment.
But,
Since Naruto wanted to stay here, then let him stay!
"You’re not running away?" Mizuki sneered when he saw Naruto standing still.
"Run? Do you think I can escape?" Naruto shook his head seriously as he looked at Mizuki. "I’ll give you the Scroll of Seals. Let us go, how about that?"
Naruto was trying to negotiate with Mizuki, hoping he would let them go.
"No way. Even if I kill you, the Scroll of Seals is mine too!" Mizuki shook his head decisively, giving Naruto no way out.
"Then what if I destroy the Scroll of Seals?" Naruto’s eyes narrowed as he stood firm.
He placed the Scroll of Seals in front of him.
If Mizuki dared to attack, Naruto would tear the Scroll of Seals apart with his own hands.
Click!
Mizuki, who was about to move, suddenly stopped and stared seriously at Naruto, as if trying to figure out his intentions.
"Kid... what do you want?" Mizuki frowned and asked.
"Simple. Let me and Iruka-sensei leave, and I’ll hand over the Scroll of Seals to you," Naruto said clearly, word by word.
Mizuki shook his head. "Impossible. If I let you go, you’ll just run away!"
"Easy. Let Iruka-sensei leave, and I’ll stay here. As soon as Iruka-sensei leaves, I’ll give you the Scroll of Seals!" Naruto said seriously. His only demand was for Mizuki to let Iruka go.
This was literally sacrificing his own life to save Iruka!
"Naruto." Iruka collapsed weakly to the ground, and when he looked at Naruto, the gratitude in his eyes was impossible to hide!
Naruto truly cared about him!
"So, Mizuki-sensei, do you agree to my condition?" Uzumaki Naruto looked at Mizuki and asked again.
Actually, Naruto wasn’t thinking that much. He wasn’t sacrificing his life just to save Iruka.
The Nine-Tails said that Mizuki was currently using up his own life energy to increase his strength!
What Naruto had to do now was buy time—delay until Mizuki’s life energy ran out inside him.
Then Naruto could win without fighting.
But in Mizuki and Iruka’s eyes, this was a deep bond between master and student!
These words moved Iruka so much that tears started to flow again.
"Haha, what a deep master-student bond!" Mizuki laughed heartily, but spoke seriously. "Do you think Iruka still has a chance to escape now? Even if he could run, he doesn’t have the strength!"
"It’s simple. I have some rations here. As long as you let Iruka-sensei eat them and retreat three kilometers with me, I will hand over the Scroll of Seals in my hand. You can deal with it however you want!" Naruto was still firm with Mizuki, his eyes serious.
The main goal now was to buy time!
"Sizzle... You’re pretty smart, kid. You know this guy won’t last long while using up his life energy!" The Nine-Tails nodded approvingly. It seemed this kid wasn’t as foolish as he looked.
Without reinforcements, this was the best choice!
If we can delay for a while, then that’s a while!
"Oh, your conditions aren’t impossible to accept!" Mizuki rubbed his chin, his tone thoughtful, but when he looked at Naruto, his interest grew even stronger. "But..."
"But what?" Naruto frowned, his eyes fixed on Mizuki’s movements!
He didn’t believe Mizuki would give up on Iruka so easily, nor did he trust Mizuki’s usually cruel nature to take his words at face value.
Sure enough,
As soon as Mizuki finished speaking, he moved!
In an instant!
Mizuki was already in front of Naruto, throwing a punch straight at him!
"This means you want to attack me!" Naruto’s gaze hardened.
A faint red chakra surged in his hands, trying to destroy the scroll, but... the scroll wasn’t damaged at all!
At the same time,
Mizuki’s fist was already there, and Naruto had no choice but to give up on destroying the scroll and quickly retreat!
Still,
Even so, Mizuki’s bone blade on his arm slashed Naruto, opening a deep cut!
Blood seeped from his chest!
"Heh... Naruto, you’re still too young," Mizuki said, looking at the large scroll in his hands. A smile finally appeared on his face.
With a casual tone, he raised his eyes to Naruto: "Next, it’s time to deal with you!"
Putting the Scroll of Seals aside, it was time to deal with that brat Naruto.
If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have had to swallow the potion Orochimaru gave me!
"Damn... I didn’t expect this!" Naruto muttered with frustration. No wonder Mizuki dared to make a move against him.
Damn it, now he might have to face such a terrifying opponent.
"Yo, kid. You’re in for some trouble!" The Nine-Tails teased in Naruto’s ear, his voice laced with amusement.
"Cut the nonsense. Lend me some chakra!" Naruto’s expression turned serious as he communicated with the Nine-Tails in his mind.
"What do you want to do? Run away?" The Nine-Tails asked, puzzled.
"No, I learned a new jutsu. Now’s the perfect time to try it!" Naruto’s tone grew determined as he began forming hand signs.
"Ha, brat. I’ll lend you chakra, but I want to see what kind of jutsu you’ve got!" The Nine-Tails scoffed, then shared some chakra with Naruto.
As the hand signs completed, Naruto’s chakra fused with the Nine-Tails’ energy, and smoke began to rise.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With each explosive sound, the smoke cleared, revealing multiple clones.
Ten. Twenty. Fifty. A hundred.
One after another, shadow clones appeared, all glaring fiercely at Naruto.
"Huh? Clones? Multiple clones?" Mizuki raised an eyebrow, surprised to see the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu in action.
Is this a jutsu from the Scroll of Seals?
Truly strange—so many clones at once. His expression darkened.
"You think having many clones means you’ll win? Watch me break your clones!"
Muttering under his breath, he lunged into the crowd of Naruto’s clones.
In the Hokage’s office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Asuma Sarutobi watched the scene inside the crystal ball closely, especially when Naruto performed the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Their eyes nearly popped out!
"This is the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu... Naruto actually learned it?"
Today, their mood was a bit down, but now that this happened, they knew they had to recover their spirits quickly.
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