"You two scheming some disgusting trick again?" Orochimaru looked at them with his usual calm face.
Naruto grinned with confidence after speaking: "Disgusting? What are you talking about? Our tactic is the crystallization of Konohagakure's ninjas, passed down for decades from our ancestors!"
Orochimaru: "..."
If I hadn't been a Konohagakure ninja myself, I might have actually believed that.
Orochimaru's face darkened. "No matter what it is, it won't work on me."
With Yellow Izumi Biliasaka in his grasp, even if he couldn't sneak up on them, he had already reached a point that was nearly untouchable.
"Heh, don't be so sure." Naruto formed a hand seal. "Sasuke, are you ready?"
Sasuke's body trembled, and his voice became a little shaky without meaning to: "R-ready."
It looked like he was ready to face death bravely.
But right after, Sasuke quickly added: "Don't tell anyone else about this, not even Hinata!"
"Relax, I'm not that kind of guy." Naruto grinned wide.
In the next moment, a massive burst of chakra erupted from him. "Ninjutsu: Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Hundreds and thousands of Narutos filled the lava space, smoke billowing upward. When the white smoke cleared, Sasuke had completely vanished.
Orochimaru showed a look of interest. "Shadow clones with transformation, huh… Even I can't tell the difference between the real one and the clones, and finding one transformed chakra trace among so many clones isn't easy. Yes… it can definitely trick me."
"But did you forget? This isn't an open space!" Orochimaru's expression shifted as he punched out, "Eighty Gods Vacuum Fists!"
Phantom fists formed out of thin air, carrying enormous power, crashing into the countless Narutos.
"Six Paths Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan!"
"Six Paths Sage Art: Tailed Beast Bomb!"
"Six Paths Sage Art: Tailed Beast Rasengan!"
All the Narutos raised their hands, unleashing Rasengans of all shapes but with the same core form. For a moment, it looked like a meteor shower.
The strange Rasengan variations clashed against the Eighty Gods Vacuum Fists, but none of them could withstand its power. They only managed to slow it down for a split second before being destroyed.
But that was exactly Naruto's goal.
At the instant the Eighty Gods Vacuum Fists were stalled, all the Narutos scattered. Except for a few unlucky clones, the rest spread across the entire lava space, surrounding Orochimaru layer by layer.
They wrapped around him from all sides, leaving only one Naruto with Truth-Seeking Orbs standing far away.
"Hmph, that must be a clone." Orochimaru wasn't dumb. He had been tricked by this once before, but he wouldn't fall for it again.
Naruto and Sasuke's real bodies had to be hidden among those clones.
But it didn't matter. The nature of shadow clones meant that in high-level fights, they couldn't decide the outcome. One touch and they vanished—what use could they really be?
With that thought, Orochimaru readied himself, countering the countless Narutos with soft fists, each strike carrying immense force. In just ten seconds, dozens of clones were destroyed.
Naruto knew this wouldn't be enough, so while some clones went up to die, countless others began forming massive Rasengans. Each one looked like a transformed Deidara, staring at Orochimaru with excited faces.
Orochimaru frowned, stabbed two clones with a flick of his hand, then leapt up to avoid the others' attacks. They really were annoying.
As he saw the countless Narutos charging up their giant Rasengans, Orochimaru let out a cold laugh. The black space portal opened again, and without hesitation, he stepped into it.
Seeing this, Naruto shouted, "Stop charging! Just blast her already! Otherwise she's going to escape again!"
The group of Narutos gathering chakra all "changed expression" at the same time and hurled their Rasengans. Countless powerful auras rushed at Orochimaru as if they truly wanted to kill her in one blow.
Half of Orochimaru's body sank into the black space portal as he sneered. "Such lousy acting. You're just trying to force me to use Yellow Izumi Biliang Slope, aren't you?"
Since Naruto's eyes could see where the portal opened, their goal was probably to make him use Yellow Izumi Biliang Slope, then attack by knowing his location in advance.
Fine, that's fine. Orochimaru's eyes turned cold as his figure slowly sank into the black portal. "But this is also my chance."
The portal closed. Orochimaru vanished. Countless clones clashed and exploded together, fire and chakra shaking the entire lava space.
"Step one, complete." Naruto grinned.
Of course he knew his acting was terrible. But did it matter? Not at all.
Ignoring the violent explosions, countless Narutos all looked around, just to find the spot where Orochimaru would appear.
A few seconds later, one clone's eyes lit up. He instantly flickered to the spot where the portal was about to open, then shouted at all the other Narutos in the sky:
"Brothers! Fire on me!"
The roar shook the heavens and earth, echoing through the lava space.
He smiled. The last image in his memory was the slowly opening space portal, and countless black Rasengan flying in. He… closed his eyes in peace, still smiling faintly.
Would they remember his sacrifice?
Not a chance!
At that moment, all the Narutos clutched their chests. The pain of being blown apart by countless Rasengan spread to every Naruto, making them all feel what it was like to die in a storm of explosions. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
His face twisted in pain, but Naruto still stared firmly at the black portal, imagining Orochimaru's current expression.
Then, a cold laugh echoed.
"Natural fusion…"
Flames shot high into the air. In Naruto's shocked eyes, the crimson lava suddenly erupted, giving him no chance to dodge. Lava kept surging upward, squeezing the already narrow space tighter. Countless Narutos couldn't react in time and were swallowed by the molten flow.
The rest tried to dodge in the tight space, but they kept blocking each other's paths, and ended up dying miserably under the lava.
The eruption lasted only a few seconds, but in that brief moment it wiped out most of the clones.
Only a few dozen Narutos remained in the air, stunned as they looked down at the sea of lava. Orochimaru's figure was nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly, Naruto spotted another space portal opening. Without hesitation, he once again shouted to the sky: "Fire on me!"
At the same time, all the Narutos reacted. Hands moved in sync, forming seals, gathering massive chakra toward Naruto's position.
The black portal opened. Orochimaru's face appeared, full of cold mockery. "Still haven't learned your lesson?"
If the same trick didn't work the first time, how could it work the second?
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack…"
But before the words finished, the Naruto standing before the portal pulled a goofy face. "Orochimaru, are you a man or a woman right now?"
Orochimaru froze for a second, sharp instincts telling him something was wrong.
But it was already too late.
The next second, dozens of Narutos shouted at the same time: "Ninja Art: Harem Technique!"
Take a look at this ultimate jutsu I've been practicing for way more than two and a half years!
Boom—
Smoke filled the air, and Orochimaru froze, staring dumbfounded at the shocking scene in front of him.
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