Atop the enormous head of Senju Hashirama in the Valley of the End.
Naruto's clones continued charging at Sasuke one after another, and no one could understand what Naruto Uzumaki was trying to do.
Could it be that this was the only move he knew?
Even the battle-hardened Konoha Jonin watching from afar could not help but frown, completely unable to make sense of Naruto's tactics.
"Jiraiya, what the hell is Naruto doing?"
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya in confusion.
Xiao Yun, standing beside her, could not help turning his gaze toward Jiraiya as well. "Even if he can use the Nine-Tails' Chakra, he can't waste it like this, can he?"
Jiraiya tossed back his flowing hair and smiled faintly. "Just watch. He'll leave you stunned. He's the disciple personally taught by me, Jiraiya, the Mount Myōboku Toad Sage."
On the battlefield.
The sword in Sasuke's hand moved like a blue dragon emerging from the sea, lightning flashing with every swing. In the blink of an eye, Naruto's clones had been reduced to only three.
"Naruto, if this is all you've got, then today's battle ends here."
With an angry shout, Sasuke plunged his sword into the stone statue and formed hand seals with both hands.
Blue light flashed at once, accompanied by the cries of a thousand birds. Chidori—Raikiri!
An overwhelmingly powerful killing intent instantly spread across the entire field.
"Hmph, then come on."
Naruto stared at the Raikiri in Sasuke's hand, utterly fearless.
He stretched out his left hand, while the clone beside him extended both hands and rubbed them back and forth over it. Before long, a watery blue sphere of Chakra condensed in his palm.
That was right—this was Naruto's trump card, the ultimate technique invented by the Fourth Hokage: the Rasengan.
"Wow, I didn't expect Naruto