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Chasing monkeys in a forest like this should, by rights, be impossible, but Naruto had enough stamina that he actually caught up.
The first to be caught was that Shadow Xuanyuan Guard.
This person could merge into surrounding shadows, giving him a huge advantage in this forest.
After the clone chasing him was killed, Naruto opened a portal from a distance and teleported over.
Standing in the middle of a small clearing, Naruto asked, "What? Not running anymore?"
He didn't know where the enemy was, but he could feel someone nearby, a very peculiar sensation.
It was like that feeling during school when you were secretly playing on your phone and suddenly sensed the teacher behind the door.
In the forest on an early morning, amidst the chirping of birds, a low voice emerged: "Are you the main body?"
He didn't plan to run anymore. This blond kid was very fast, had numerous clones, and could teleport. Kill one, and the next would continue the chase, as if intent on pursuing him until he died of exhaustion.
And during the previous battle, those overwhelming numbers of clones gave him the illusion that he had stumbled into a blond hornet's nest.
Naruto's method of dealing with them using clones was called a 'swarm tactic', but considering the clones' fanaticism, 'biohazard' seemed more appropriate.
The shadow of a tree gradually distorted, as if the opponent was moving. Naruto, without a word, charged directly.
"Boom."
He kicked the tree. The tree snapped and went flying backward, brushing past the Shadow Xuanyuan Guard.
Due to the length of the name, and considering his abilities and appearance, he will henceforth be referred to as Shadow Xuanyuan.
Shadow Xuanyuan took the opportunity to dive into another tree's shadow. He was very frustrated.
His abilities were suited for assassination, not combat, but the opponent's pursuit capabilities forced him to fight.
Naruto caught up to the shadow Shadow Xuanyuan had merged into and stomped down.
He didn't know if it would be effective, but it was better than doing nothing.
After twisting to dodge the stomp, Shadow Xuanyuan suddenly solidified, holding two specially made daggers and slashing towards Naruto's throat.
He was a true assassin, only aiming for the head.
Naruto leaned his upper body back, dodging the strike.
Shadow Xuanyuan had already anticipated this. He reversed his grip on the dagger, about to thrust it downwards into Naruto's eye socket, but then saw a clone, mouth steaming with white mist, flying towards him with a sword in both hands.
[This guy is so ruthless? He even blows up himself?]
Calculating in his mind that he would definitely die first if this continued, Shadow Xuanyuan had no choice but to block the sword with one hand and slash the clone with the other.
Meanwhile, the recoiling Naruto braced himself with both hands on the ground, delivering a high single-leg kick, executing an overhead kick towards Shadow Xuanyuan, who was flying over him.
Caught in a pincer attack with nowhere to escape, Shadow Xuanyuan bent his legs to block, was kicked away, broke two trees, and only stopped when he hit a rock. He shook his head a few times to alleviate the dizziness. Just as he was about to get up, Naruto's second wave of attack arrived.
Using Spider Thread strengthened by Lion Combo, Naruto pulled up a broken tree and threw it, following closely behind.
Shadow Xuanyuan rolled sideways to dodge the broken tree. Seeing a mess of weapons flying through the air, he rolled a few more times, then activated his ability and merged into a tree's shadow.
After a few jumps, he went into hiding.
Glancing at the bloodstains on the ground, Naruto stood calmly in place, smiling, searching for Shadow Xuanyuan's location.
In close combat, as long as it wasn't an overwhelming power difference, he wasn't afraid of anyone. And the opponent clearly didn't have the power to overwhelm him.
After waiting for a few seconds, the opponent still didn't appear. Naruto asked, "Not coming out?"
This time, Shadow Xuanyuan didn't reply. He was lurking, seeking an opportunity for a decisive strike.
Naruto, who could sense the opponent's presence but not their exact location, opened a portal beside him.
Stepping through the portal, Naruto spoke, "No time to play with you. You stay hidden for now."
"Whoosh."
Feeling the timing was right, the Xuanyuan Guard struck, his dagger slicing towards Naruto's neck from behind.
Unfortunately, he passed right through.
During teleportation, one cannot be touched.
A few seconds later, two clones emerged from another portal and attacked him. After them, more clones were teleporting over.
This person's stealth ability was excellent. Even Little Qi could only sense a rough location. Unless he used a Tailed Beast Bomb to flatten the area, Naruto truly couldn't find him.
If he stayed hidden, Naruto didn't plan to waste time on him. So, he just sent out clones to wear him down.
Because, the Shadow Clone chasing the leader had already caught up.
With teleportation and clones, Naruto alone could fight on two fronts, or even multiple fronts.
The leader looked at Naruto approaching from a distance and asked, "Are you the main body?"
Naruto's entrance method was different from his clones'.
Clones didn't care about life or death; they would go through a portal no matter where it was. The main body, however, would find a safe location to teleport.
"We can talk. The insects we released haven't caused any damage to you. Now we've already lost three people..." The leader wanted to resolve the issue through negotiation.
The pursuit and teleportation of this person's clones made him unable to even run away. And fighting... the opponent could summon a Sannin who wasn't afraid of insects at any moment.
"Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Are you fighting or not?" Naruto said impatiently.
First, you release the insects, then you attack, and now you say you don't want to fight? You're too late.
He directly threw an axe with his left hand, a signal to start the battle.
He hated people who talked endlessly before a fight. If you're not dead after the fight, then we can chat.
"Wind Style: Wind Cutter." Seeing the flying axe, the leader chose to engage. Running was no longer an option, so he decided to kill this brat.
He cupped one hand in front of his mouth, his hand turning with his head. A wind blade cut through the scaffolding, then continued towards Naruto.
Naruto, moving, saw the cut axe and roughly guessed the opponent's ninjutsu.
This ninjutsu had strong cutting power; an iron pot wouldn't be able to block it.
He bent his body backward and sank down, sliding several meters across the grass in a kneeling position, passing under the wind blade.
Then, using the power in his legs, he jumped into the air, dodging the second wind blade.
The third was dodged by pulling himself with spider thread wrapped around a tree.
After dodging the wind blades, Naruto was about to use his charge skill on the leader when he noticed the leader was already releasing a second ninjutsu.
"Wind Style: Multiple Wind Blades." Seeing the opponent's exceptional dodging ability, the leader opted for a large-scale Wind Style attack.
"Earth Style: Triple Stone Wall."
Feeling that one wouldn't be enough to block it, Naruto erected three.
The wind blades shattered the stone walls, scattering debris into the air. The small stones in the air were then further pulverized by the passing wind blades.
Large areas of trees in the forest were cut down and collapsed.
"Wind Style..."
"Ding, ding..."
The leader, about to release a third ninjutsu, drew his weapons and batted away three steel axes.
There were five in total; he dodged the remaining two.
He had released so many ninjutsu in one breath precisely because he feared this move. During his fight with the clones, he had noticed that their interruption ability was too strong, making it difficult for him to even cast a ninjutsu.
He had only been able to release the wind blade earlier by secretly channeling chakra while speaking.
Looking at the newly teleported clone outside the battlefield throwing axes, the leader felt a little helpless.
They claimed to be Ninja Hunters, but now he realized that the opponent's ability, which didn't even allow ninjutsu to be cast, seemed to be specifically designed for hunting ninjas.
Naruto, hidden behind a rock, spotted an opening, leaped out from behind the stone wall, and produced an axe in one hand.
Every time he finished a transaction with Tiantian, the shop would inexplicably stock a large number of weapons. After his last transaction with Tiantian, the shop had a crazy influx of axes.
They ranged from stone to Mithril. Leaving them unused would be a waste, so now was a good time to put them to use.
The axe spun as it flew towards the leader, and Naruto followed with a Rasengan in hand.
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