He could only stop for a moment and resume refining Chakra.
"If one-third isn't enough, should I split half of my Chakra to create a Clone?"
"Alright, once the Chakra Refining is complete and I've fully recovered, I'll give it a try!"
Not long after, his Chakra was fully restored. Thanks to his special physique and skilled Chakra Refining Technique, it didn't take much time.
Naruto took a deep breath.
He directly allocated half of his Chakra to his Clone.
"Clone Technique!"
Bang... A puff of white smoke, and a perfectly solid, utterly identical physical Clone... finally appeared before Naruto!
Naruto was exhausted but overjoyed.
"I... I succeeded!"
"This is a true physical Clone!"
His Clone also started laughing: "Ah ha, that's great!"
Naruto jumped in surprise: "W-w-what?!"
"You... you can talk?!"
"Of course!"
Naruto had no idea that, unconsciously, he had independently created the Shadow Clone Technique, which far surpassed the ordinary Clone Technique!
In the Hokage Office, watching this scene in the crystal ball, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pipe clattered to the floor... "Th-that's the Shadow Clone Technique invented by the Second Hokage!"
"Naruto, that guy, actually taught himself and recreated it with his own power?!"
"Could he... really be a genius?!"
Chapter 47: Naruto, that's just a Ninjutsu for you to dispel your loneliness! Please give me your monthly votes!!!
Shadow Clone Technique.
In today's Ninja World, it's certainly not new anymore.
It could even be said to be widespread.
But in reality, this is not a Ninjutsu that has existed since ancient times.
It was created by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.
Its original purpose was solely for espionage, gathering information, and so on.
But now, it has been spread and mastered by almost all Five Great Ninja Villages, becoming one of the essential Ninjutsu for excellent Ninja.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared blankly at Naruto and his Shadow Clone, not even noticing his pipe had fallen to the ground.
He didn't know how the Second Hokage had created the Shadow Clone back then, but now, he had personally witnessed Naruto independently recreating the Shadow Clone!
One must know that, at Naruto's current level, it was impossible for him to have encountered the Shadow Clone.
The Ninja Academy certainly wouldn't teach such a high-level Ninjutsu.
In a word... he was an absolute genius who taught himself!
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of Naruto's training when he visited his home: Divided Attention combined with the Clone Technique... "Was that the source of his inspiration?"
"To merge the two into one, creating a Clone with a physical body that can act independently?"
"But even with inspiration, what Ninja would be so reckless as to directly experiment..."
One must know that creating new Ninjutsu is no easy task.
Not to mention the difficulty, the accompanying dangers are unimaginable.
Just like Naruto just now, constantly increasing the amount of Chakra he allocated, even to the extent of one-half, a single mistake could easily deplete his Chakra, or even lead to physical exhaustion, with very serious consequences.
But... precisely because it was Naruto, he dared to think this way, and dared to do this!
Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a long time before letting out a sigh in the darkness.
"Naruto..."
"It seems that everyone, including me, in the entire Ninja World has underestimated you..."
"Perhaps, you are the true genius!"
...The ANBU Ninja secretly monitoring and protecting Naruto were equally dumbfounded.
Creating Ninjutsu is often something only legendary Ninja can do.
Let alone an Uzumaki Naruto, even among all the Jonin and Elite Jonin in Konoha Village, how many could achieve it?!
They exchanged glances, looking at each other in dismay, as if re-evaluating Naruto's strength. In their eyes, as they looked at Naruto again, there was a hint of surprise and admiration.
Naruto looked at the Shadow Clone that could communicate with his main body.
He was both shocked and delighted.
He had actually created a solid Clone!
Moreover, it had its own thoughts, could talk, and communicate!
"Th-then, can you also fight?"
Shadow Clone Naruto said proudly: "Of course I can!"
"I can do everything you can do!"
Naruto was overjoyed: "Th-then, do you want to try sparring?"
"Alright! I won't lose to you, you guy!"
In an instant, the "two" prepared for battle, then shouted, and charged at each other simultaneously!
Because the Chakra was perfectly divided, there was almost no difference between the Shadow Clone and the main body.
Forget about Byakugan or Sharingan, even Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, the progenitor of Chakra, couldn't distinguish them.
As for their strength, they were equally matched.
The two's fists and feet collided fiercely, unleashing a powerful shockwave!
Naruto felt that his solid Clone's strength was indeed not inferior to his own!
He was ecstatic, and his fighting spirit was ignited even further.
"Good! Then let's have a great battle!"
The two quickly fought until the sky and earth were dark, and the sun and moon were without light. The room became an intense battlefield.
However... taught by the same master, it was inevitable that they couldn't break each other's moves.
But Naruto was enjoying it immensely.
Until the end, with a Leaf Whirlwind to decide the winner, the Shadow Clone also unleashed this ultimate technique.
The two clashed, and although both were sent flying, Naruto only felt pain, while the Shadow Clone finally disappeared... only a puff of white smoke was left on the scene.
"Hmm? Did it disappear?"
Naruto felt a sense of loss.
"So that's how it is. Although it's exactly like me, its defensive power is ultimately not as good as the main body's..."
"It disappears when it takes a fierce attack..."
"Then..."
"I'll just make another one!"
Naruto immediately took action, reallocating half of his Chakra and creating another Shadow Clone!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's pipe, which he had just picked up, trembled slightly in his hand again.
"Naruto, if he keeps this up, it will be very dangerous..."
His current situation was somewhat similar to when Jiraiya taught him the Summoning Technique in the original story.
He had to exhaust all his Chakra before he could draw out the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Chakra and summon Gamabunta.
At that time, Naruto also constantly created Shadow Clones, making them fight the main body, and quickly became exhausted, collapsing completely to the ground.
But at that time, Jiraiya was by his side as a guardian.
Although dangerous, it wasn't fatal.
Now that he was messing around like this by himself, something serious might really happen... Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately prepared to notify the Anbu to intervene and stop Naruto at any time... But just then.
Naruto recreated a Shadow Clone, but he didn't continue fighting.
Instead... he started chatting with it.
No one understands oneself better than oneself.
For the first time, Naruto had a companion to chat with before going to sleep late at night.
Even though it was just a Shadow Clone.
He was still overjoyed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and all the Anbu members sighed in their hearts.
"He's treating the Shadow Clone as a Ninjutsu to dispel loneliness and solitude..."
"Sigh..."
Naruto chatted with the Shadow Clone for a long time, and the system didn't even stop them.
Clearly, Naruto's performance in independently creating the Shadow Clone surprised even the cold, mechanical system; this was an excellent talent beyond imagination.
As Naruto and the Shadow Clone chatted, he finally drifted off to sleep involuntarily.
This time, he fell asleep with a smile on his face... Naruto's Shadow Clone looked at its main body, also sleeping beside it, and soon fell into a dream...
However, Shadow Clones cannot last forever.
Especially a Shadow Clone that Naruto had just created.
In his sleep, this Shadow Clone still turned into white smoke and disappeared... Strangely...
His sparring partner in his dream also changed from Sasuke to himself...
Naruto was incredibly excited, fighting himself to a standstill.
Perhaps... he was his own best friend, and his best opponent.