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"Is that… the power of the Nine-Tails?!"
Kabuto Yakushi, who had been sent flying into a tree hollow, watched Naruto, whose body was enveloped in a crimson chakra curse mark, with eyes wide in shock.
As he stared in astonishment, his right arm, which had blocked the attack, continuously made sizzling sounds of cell regeneration—it was his medical ninjutsu, Yin Healing Wound Destruction, which he had activated at the last moment.
"How dare you attack Sakura while I was unconscious… Unforgivable!"
As Kabuto stared at Naruto, Naruto also glared at him with bloodthirsty eyes, his voice filled with venom.
If Sakura hadn't shouted just now to wake him up!
Sakura might have… How could Naruto accept such a thing?!
"Naruto, actually I…"
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu…"
Kabuto saw that Naruto was fully conscious and was about to try to deceive him, but his words were forcefully cut off by Naruto.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang… To Sakura and Kabuto's stunned expressions, several large plumes of white smoke suddenly erupted from all directions… The next moment,
Thousands of Naruto clones appeared simultaneously from all directions, completely surrounding Kabuto… "I will absolutely never trust you again… You hypocritical, black-hearted senior!
Go, everyone…"
Naruto shouted at Kabuto, then waved his arm, and thousands of Naruto clones attacked simultaneously.
"Oh no…"
Seeing so many Naruto clones attacking, Kabuto's face darkened, and he hastily defended himself… With so many clones, it was impossible for him to defeat them with the strength he had shown.
Even if he went all out, he might not be able to defeat them… And that would surely attract the attention of Konoha!
If Lord Orochimaru's plan was accidentally discovered, he would be held responsible… After all, Orochimaru hadn't told him to provoke Naruto and Sasuke.
"So, this is the only way?"
While quickly fighting the Naruto clones that had already charged at him, Kabuto's mind raced, and he made a decision.
"Naruto, I really have no ill intentions… If you're talking about the scrolls, I'll give you both of them!"
Thinking quickly, Kabuto immediately threw the scrolls to Naruto, shouting to show weakness.
Hmph, let this Nine-Tails brat be proud for a while!
"Scrolls??
Hmph, I'm not that stupid!
This must be a trap, fake scrolls…"
Seeing this, Naruto instantly judged others by himself, confidently kicked the scrolls away without hesitation, and roared.
At the same time, he and a hundred clones around him simultaneously performed hand signs… "Fake??
This conceited idiot…"
Kabuto, who had been ready to stop fighting, was speechless, looking at Naruto's smug expression that said 'you can't trick me' and cursing inwardly.
But that wasn't the point now; the point was that Naruto was about to use a ninjutsu!
As far as he knew, Naruto only knew Shadow Clones… "Puff… puff puff…"
Seeing Naruto and his clones already performing hand signs, Kabuto immediately sped up, breaking through the surrounding clones.
He wanted to seize the opportunity to perform hand signs for defense… But the Naruto clones around him were not to be trifled with; these were shadow clones created with the power of the Nine-Tails curse mark.
Their quality and speed were much stronger than the flimsy clones from before, and they immediately swarmed him, giving Kabuto no chance to perform hand signs!
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough…"
In less than a second, Naruto and over a hundred clones simultaneously completed their hand signs and shouted, unleashing their attack.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…"
A hundred clones simultaneously opened their mouths and blew towards Kabuto, while the other clones instantly dispelled themselves.
The next moment, to Kabuto's disbelief,
A hundred wind releases instantly merged into a super hurricane that roared towards him… Although this incredibly powerful wind release was not as sharp and fierce as Orochimaru's wind nature transformation,
The powerful wind pressure still snapped tree branches, turning countless sand and branches into weapons that continuously slammed into Kabuto… In desperation, Kabuto could only unleash his chakra and use medical ninjutsu, Yin Healing Wound Destruction, to enhance his recovery.
"Hmph, is this all you've got?
Without other attack methods, the power of the Nine-Tails and the curse mark only increased his chakra… Compared to the One-Tails Jinchuriki of Sunagakure, Nine-Tails Naruto is still too weak!"
Kabuto thought to himself, a hint of disdain in his eyes, as he watched Naruto, who seemed to have run out of tricks.
This level of attack posed no threat to him at all… "Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique…"
Just as Kabuto was secretly feeling smug, Sasuke's voice suddenly roared out.
The next second,
To Kabuto's horrified expression, a terrifying fire dragon roared and plunged into the wind release attack… In an instant, fire fueled the wind's might, and wind strengthened the fire's momentum… The already furious hurricane roared, transforming into a scorching stream of fire, surging forward, turning the surroundings into a raging inferno with devastating force.
This also plunged Kabuto into a life-or-death crisis… 'Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique…'
With his life on the line, Kabuto no longer hid his strength; at the cost of extensive burns, he unleashed his Earth Release and vanished.
"He escaped??
Damn it… It's all your fault, Sasuke… Your Fire Style Jutsu was too slow…"
As the fiery stream receded, Naruto, who didn't see Kabuto's body, turned and roared in anger.
His eyes glowed with a wildness and malice… "So what if he escaped!
Do you want to kill him??"
Sasuke feigned disdain, his crimson Sharingan fixed on the cursed Naruto.
This guy, why does he seem so bloodthirsty and irritable?
Is it because of the curse mark or the Nine-Tails chakra?
But no matter which one, he had to be wary… "Hmph, don't talk to me like that… I'm very strong now!
He dared to hurt Sakura, why shouldn't I kill him?!"
Naruto raised his head, unwilling to show weakness, and looked at Sasuke with a hint of challenge in his eyes.
He should be able to challenge the genius Sasuke now, right… "Sakura got hurt??"
Sasuke's breathing hitched when he heard that, and he immediately turned and rushed towards the tree hollow.
He had thought he returned just in time, but he didn't expect to be a step late… If only he hadn't escorted Karin to the edge of the Forest of Death!
"Sasuke-kun, Naruto… Come and look, this seems to be a real scroll…"
Just as Sasuke was about to reach the tree hollow, Sakura's shout came from the nearby woods.
This instantly eased Sasuke's tense feelings… Good, from the sound of her voice, she seemed to be fine.
"A real scroll?
Did I misunderstand him??"
Naruto, behind him, heard this and his eyes lit up; his figure blurred, he sped past Sasuke, and arrived beside Sakura to look down and examine it.
"So fast… At least five times faster than my curse mark transformation!"
Sasuke stared at Naruto's figure, his eyes wide with shock, but he quickly relaxed.
The Cursed Seal of Heaven was inherently a low-grade Sage Mode that overdrafted the body's potential and drew upon natural energy!
With Naruto's Uzumaki physique and Nine-Tails chakra enhancement, the power he developed was naturally stronger than his… Anyway, it was all overdrafted power, so it didn't really matter… "Hehehe… It really is a genuine Heaven and Earth Scroll.
Sasuke, this time I've surpassed you!
I think, you, the top student, are nothing special… Want to fight?
Whoever wins gets to be the top student!!"
After checking, Naruto held the scroll and challenged Sasuke to a fight.
Who among the dead-last students wouldn't want to turn the tables and beat the top student!
Naruto was naturally no exception… Moreover, if he defeated Sasuke in front of his goddess Sakura… Hehehe, just thinking about it made Naruto unable to suppress his inner excitement and anticipation… [Naruto's malicious suggestion detected, triggering a C-rank 10x reward.
Mission: Defend the Top Student's Honor; Reward: 1 unit of chakra…]
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