"Heh heh, are you scared now?"
"Those who treat others as fools are, in fact, the real fools."
"Regret? If regret was useful... then what would be the point of the darkness of konoha?"
Inside the Root Organization's base.
Danzo's lips curved into a satisfied smile.
"Hiruzen, you are the Hokage!"
"Hahaha~"
As a good friend who had clashed with Hiruzen Sarutobi for many years,
How could Danzo not guess what Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking?
He was just waiting for his good friend to come to him and prostrate.
"Indeed, in the end, I still have to clean up Hiruzen's mess."
["Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"]
[After the little Naruto made hand seals, he felt a considerable obstruction when Chakra flowed through his body.]
[He didn't need to think; it was definitely the Great Fox inside him interfering.]
[Naturally, a look of solemnity also appeared on little Naruto's face.]
[Bang—]
[The shuriken embedded itself in the tree trunk.]
[The Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu was not successfully performed.]
Phew~!
It failed... Everyone in the Ninja World breathed a sigh of relief.
If little Naruto had succeeded on his first try,
Their Dao hearts would have shattered.
This Ninjutsu was not simple.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so few Ninja in the Ninja World who had mastered this technique.
Of course.
The main reason was the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.
To say it's powerful, it is indeed powerful.
But in front of a powerful Ninja, it wouldn't have the imagined power.
In reality,
The Five Great Ninja Villages
Have never been without alliances.
Everyone was mutually suspicious and wary of each other.
Otherwise, Konoha would have been destroyed by the four great Ninja Villages long ago.
The only time they worked together was to destroy the Land of Whirlpools.
And war, often, is general against general, king against king.
Facing Ninja of the same level, the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu seemed a bit useless.
If one attack fails, it's easy to be defeated.
No other reason: if the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu doesn't consume a large amount of Chakra, it's not a powerful Ninjutsu, but if a large amount of Chakra is expended, it feels like the effort and reward are disproportionate.
Looking at the little Naruto on the black-framed big screen,
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
This technique, like Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, was very suitable for little Naruto, who had a massive amount of Chakra.
"Naruto, you must learn this technique." Neji looked at Naruto.
Naruto, however, was a bit confused.
"Why?"
"shuriken... it doesn't seem that powerful."
"And it seems very difficult to cultivate."
Neji shook his head.
"If each of your Shadow Clones uses this technique... your Chakra should be enough."
"Thousands of Shadow Clones, each throwing thousands of shuriken in one breath..."
Neji couldn't continue.
Looking at Naruto,
He could only sigh helplessly, a foolish son of a wealthy landlord.
Just thinking about such an attack made one's scalp tingle.
And Inoichi Yamanaka, who was nearby, twitched at the corners of his eyes upon hearing this.
That scene was too brutal.
[Little Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly: "That old man's self-developed Ninjutsu is quite difficult."]
['This active communication with the Great Fox has yielded considerable results. The Great Fox seems very proud. Although the current interference is much stronger than usual, it won't last long, and the Great Fox will return to its previous state.']
['And as my mental strength grows stronger in the future, the Great Fox's interference will only continuously diminish... It's like a tug-of-war, but the Great Fox is currently just watching with cold eyes, not personally entering the fray... Is it because its past power forged its arrogant heart?']
[Whoosh—]
[As the thought fell, little Naruto took a deep breath.]
[He made hand seals, bang—]
[He instantly split into ten Shadow Clones.]
["Shikamaru said that Shadow Clone is indeed a 'castrated' Ninjutsu. Since there's no way to get the complete version, I'll try to deduce it myself."]
["Currently, splitting into ten Shadow Clones is the limit... It's not because of insufficient Chakra, nor insufficient proficiency, but rather the limitations of this technique. It's very difficult to stack beyond ten."]
["If forced to stack, the Chakra consumed will only increase exponentially, and Shadow Clones beyond ten will also become unstable."]
[Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed little Naruto's mind.]
[He looked at the shuriken still embedded in the tree in the distance.]
["Given That old man's style of doing things... Iruka-sensei said that Shadow Clone is a widely circulated Ninjutsu."]
["If it really was a Ninjutsu developed by that dead old man, there's absolutely no way he wouldn't heavily promote it."]
["It seems, then, that the dead old man very likely developed this Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu after being inspired by the Clone Technique."]
["Just like how I, after seeing the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, thought of developing a shuriken Clone Technique using clones."]
["But Shadow Clone has limitations... while Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu has no limitations... which means that the true Shadow Clone Jutsu, like the shuriken Shadow Clone's characteristics, has no quantity limit. The number of Shadow Clones one can create depends entirely on the caster's Chakra reserves."]
["Wait! Shadow Clone is already dangerous... If one were to disregard the quality of the Shadow Clones and Chakra consumption, and create thousands, tens of thousands of Shadow Clones..."]
[Hiss—]
[Thinking this, little Naruto felt his scalp tingle.]
["No wonder it was 'castrated'... Perhaps, it's a forbidden Jutsu?"]
[The term 'forbidden Jutsu' was something little Naruto had only recently encountered, information that Iruka had only divulged after Naruto cornered him several times.]
["Forbidden Jutsu... If the complete Shadow Clone is a forbidden Jutsu, then it makes perfect sense."]
[Little Naruto looked at the ten Shadow Clones he had created. No need to say anything more.]
[He had spoken his inner thoughts after creating them, so the Shadow Clones naturally heard them.]
["I'm counting on you all."]
["Don't worry, main body, we will do our best." The ten Shadow Clones nodded slightly.]
[Before little Naruto created Shadow Clones each time, he would constantly give himself psychological suggestions.]
['The babbling is a part of my power, but what if this power, this Chakra, is like water without a source, once consumed, it's gone? So, be prepared to lose the benefits that the babbling brings. The Shadow Clone is me, and I am the Shadow Clone. I will only focus on one thing.']
[This was the method little Naruto had come up with, best suited for him, to reduce the pressure on his brain when using Shadow Clones for training.]
[The effect was good. As the number of times he used Shadow Clone Jutsu increased, his brain's tolerance also continuously improved. The key was that during each training session, the Shadow Clones had clear divisions of labor, and little Naruto didn't need to worry about them getting distracted and adding unnecessary pressure to the main body.]
Orochimaru: "No need for words!"
Orochimaru: "Just wait! When the time comes... offer your heart to Black-framed Naruto-kun!"
Orochimaru was already somewhat fanatical.
At this moment,
His deep-seated obsession with the Uchiha clan completely vanished.
Even if Uchiha Sasuke was brought before him now, he wouldn't bother to look at him again.
Looking at the little Naruto in the black-framed big screen,
He wished he could replace his own self in the black frame world.
He truly wanted to witness Black-Framed Naruto's growth firsthand.
Genius and madman, it was often just a single thought apart.
[In the time that followed, little Naruto immersed himself in the training of the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.]
[This was the first A-rank Ninjutsu he had encountered, and its learning difficulty was among the top of A-rank Ninjutsu.]
[...]