Naruto

"Has Sasuke become this strong too?"

Naruto's expression was very serious as he stared intently at Sasuke and whispered.

Just by watching, Naruto could instinctively sense the danger of Sasuke's technique.

He was quite confident in his Tailed Beast form, thinking he could surpass Sasuke and stop being a loser, and even Sakura would no longer be out of reach.

After each of them practiced like this, and two incredibly Susanoo were displayed before Naruto, he realized that he had misunderstood.

He is indeed growing rapidly, but Sasuke and Sakura are growing just as fast!

Am I still the worst student in Team Kakashi?

Naruto pursed his lips, thinking to himself.

I felt a little uneasy.

"In the state of Takemikazuchi-no-Kami," Sasuke continued, "The speed and power of Susanoo have been greatly enhanced, a stark contrast to before."

"Furthermore, it will make you more adept and free to use Lightning Release Ninjutsu!"

"To conserve my eye energy, I'll only demonstrate one move," the black-haired boy smiled and said, "Watch closely."

Susanoo raised its right hand and aimed at the Forest of Death opposite the training ground.

Intense lightning gathered on the purple giant's arm, and the restless electricity, under Sasuke's powerful control, transformed into a calm and peaceful stream of light, converging into a straight and hollow arrow.

At the end of the arrow was a specially made streamlined Kunai.

Sasuke a deep breath.

"This move... is called the Super Electromagnetic Cannon!"

Under the intense Amaterasu, even his faint smile appeared extremely imposing.

As soon as he finished speaking, the boy clenched his open hand into a fist.

Whoosh--!

In an instant, boundless light burst forth from Susanoo, the blinding blue light filling the entire field of vision; followed by an extremely shrill whistling sound!

A deafening roar and dazzling light filled the entire training ground.

For a second or two, Naruto felt a heavy ringing in his ears and couldn't open his eyes at all.

After a long while, he finally came to his senses and looked intently.

In the direction the Railgun was pointing, the fallen trees formed a straight and thin line, as if the Forest of Death had been cleaved in two, the cut extending deep into the forest until it disappeared from sight.

The penetrating power of the Super Electromagnetic Cannon is terrifying!

Naruto opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Sasuke retracted his Susanoo and jumped down from the sky.

"How about it?"

"Very strong."

Sakura Haruno said calmly.

She had to admit that, in terms of sheer power and penetrating force, the Railgun was far more powerful than her Wind Blade Torrent.

"Of course, if we used better metal projectiles, the power of this move could be increased even further," Sakura Haruno continued calmly, "In short, it's already very powerful."

It could traverse the Forest of Death, and even the entire Konoha without any problem!

"Hmph." Sasuke glanced at the girl, a slight smile playing on his lips, clearly pleased.

"Naruto, it's your turn."

"Hmm... I understand." The orange-haired boy rubbed his hands together and replied.

He swallowed hard and walked toward the training ground, which was already riddled with holes and in a terrible state.

"I only have two new special techniques," Naruto said in a deep voice as he stepped into the arena. "One is the Rasengan incorporating Wind Release Nature Transformation, and the other is a new Tailed Beast Mode."

Compared to Sakura and Sasuke's diverse array of new techniques, Naruto's number of new jutsu seems rather meager.

However, in terms of quality alone, the Wind Release: Rasengan and the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Mode are in no way inferior to the "Yasaka Tomoe" and Susanoo.

"It's coming..." Sakura Haruno raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Naruto immediately entered Tailed Beast Mode.

Article 1, Article 2,..., all the way to Article 6!

In the arena, Naruto's figure was covered by an extremely high density of Chakra, and the dark red Tailed Beast Cloak wrapped around his body, transforming the boy into another kind of demon fox!

The massive amount of Chakra solidified into a tangible form exuded a terrifying aura as heavy as a mountain, so powerful that it could even make it hard for people to breathe.

"Six tails?! Naruto, hang in there!"

Sasuke looked at the boy before him with a solemn expression and a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

"Naruto... are you alright?" Sakura Haruno asked with some concern, pulling her clone forward and saying, "Don't push yourself too hard!"

"I'm fine..."

The Chakra aggregate in the form of a demon fox opened its mouth and struggled to speak.

That sounds nice, but in reality, Naruto had only mastered the Five-Tails Form before.

The Six-Tails Form was too unstable, and he had never succeeded in it. Every time, just as he condensed the sixth tail, his defenses were broken by the evil intent of the Nine-Tails, and he had no choice but to detach from the Tailed Beast form with Jiraiya's help.

Therefore, Naruto's immediate activation of the Six-Tails Form is rather reckless.

Sakura Haruno knew this.

But she knew even better that the reason Naruto was forcing himself into the Six-Tails Form was simply because he didn't want to fall behind her and Sasuke — the Five-Tails Form was clearly no match for Susanoo.

The girl felt a little guilty; she had been so focused on showing off that she had forgotten to consider Naruto's feelings.

"Go for it, Naruto!"

She clenched her fist and whispered.

The clone stood beside her, reactivating its Mangekyō Sharingan fixed on the dangerous Chakra aggregate in the arena.

Fortunately, perhaps because of her and Sasuke's encouragement, Naruto maintained a sliver of clarity in his eyes, firmly suppressing the Nine-Tails' evil intentions.

The sixth tail gradually solidified completely.

Naruto ultimately didn't lose control, remaining stable in this state, and letting out a low growl.

"Success!"

Sakura and Sasuke exchanged a glance, then said with delight.

But Naruto still didn't stop.

"No... this level of power... is not enough!"

The Six-Tails Form? It's only superficially powerful.

After witnessing Sakura and Sasuke's Susanoo, Naruto knew that even if he activated his sixth tail, it was still nothing compared to the two of them!

Naruto gritted his teeth and continued to frantically draw upon the Nine-Tails' power, striving towards a higher level of Tailed Beast form!

The seventh tail gradually materialized.

Deeper and more somber dark thoughts from Nine-Tails also surged forth and landed on Naruto.

The Nine-Tails' voice, like a demonic chant, poured into the boy's ears.

"Whee..."

"Naruto, why won't you accept my power?"

"What's wrong...? You need my power."

"Otherwise, you'll fall too far behind those two."

"Look, Sakura and Sasuke are walking side by side, they've already forgotten about you."

"Quickly borrow my power and catch up with them..."

Amidst these suggestive words, the last glimmer of clarity in Naruto's eyes gradually turned into confusion.

The boy is in danger!

This time, Naruto was too impatient.

He hadn't even mastered the Six-Tails Form yet, so how could he suddenly jump two levels and maintain the Seven-Tails Mode?

Naruto, who resembled a fox spirit, began to roar like a wild beast!

"Roar--!"

"He's starting to lose his senses!"

Sakura Haruno exclaimed in surprise, quickly exchanging a glance with Sasuke.

She took her doppelganger's hand, and the latter's Mangekyō began to spin rapidly.

The scene changed abruptly in the next instant.

Sakura Haruno's figure flashed and appeared in a dark and damp underground hall.

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