Kid, Do You Need My Power?

This was just like the last Kunai Throwing Technique gamble.

When all was said and done,

wasn't it because Second Pillar had interrupted Uzumaki Naruto and Hinata's time together?

That interruption alone had made Uzumaki Naruto so furious.

And now... Hyuga Hinata had been suspended from school...

None of the rookies dared imagine what would happen once Uzumaki Naruto learned the news.

Nara Shikamaru said stiffly, "Naruto, the Hyuga Clan is still a major clan. They won't let you in so easily."

"Just wait another couple of days. Maybe Little Hinata will be allowed out by then."

Uzumaki Naruto broke into a radiant smile, but Nara Shikamaru could not find even the slightest trace of amusement in his eyes.

"Hey, Shikamaru, you said Little Hinata would be allowed out. So... Little Hinata has been confined!?"

Nara Shikamaru wished he could slap himself twice. He was usually so clever, so why did he always mess up at critical moments?

"Naruto..."

Uzumaki Naruto stood up and strode toward the door.

"Naruto, you can't go there."

Nara Shikamaru was frantic. He rushed forward and grabbed Uzumaki Naruto by the shoulder, his face filled with anxiety.

He had only heard from his father yesterday that Hyuga Hinata had been confined.

And it was not just confinement. He had heard that there would be even harsher punishment, all to keep Hyuga Hinata away from Uzumaki Naruto.

Uzumaki Naruto liked Hinata so much. If he saw that scene, he would definitely do something irrational.

Inuzuka Kiba, Akimichi Choji, Aburame Shino... even Second Pillar understood the severity of the situation. They quickly stepped forward and grabbed Uzumaki Naruto's arms, trying to restrain him.

Several rookies clung tightly to Uzumaki Naruto's legs and arms like koalas.

However.

Uzumaki Naruto seemed completely unhindered. With a brilliant smile on his face, he forcibly dragged the rookies toward the Hyuga Clan.

Second Pillar's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets as he blurted, "Uzumaki Naruto, your strength is actually this great?"

The weight of five boys was pressing down on Uzumaki Naruto, yet he was dragging them along. What monstrous strength was this?

"I can't control him at all..."

Cold sweat beaded on Nara Shikamaru's forehead. He clung to Uzumaki Naruto's leg and was dragged several hundred meters.

Yet Uzumaki Naruto did not look tired in the slightest.

"No choice."

Nara Shikamaru gritted his teeth, released Uzumaki Naruto's leg, and dropped to one knee, forming hand seals.

"Shadow Imitation Jutsu!"

At once, the shadow beneath Nara Shikamaru's feet stretched out as if alive and connected to Uzumaki Naruto's shadow.

Only then did Nara Shikamaru let out a breath of relief. Akimichi Choji and Yamanaka Ino did the same.

They knew Nara Shikamaru's abilities.

Shadow Release could use shadows to control others, forcing them to make the same movements as the caster.

Although using ninjutsu to restrain Uzumaki Naruto felt wrong, they had no other choice. If Uzumaki Naruto went to the Hyuga Clan, the Hyuga Clan's ninja could easily beat him badly enough to seriously injure him.

Uzumaki Naruto's steps paused slightly as he glanced at the shadow beneath his feet.

Then he took a step forward.

"Bang!"

The shadow connected to Uzumaki Naruto was torn apart by force, and Nara Shikamaru's eyes widened sharply.

"You've got to be kidding!?"

Uzumaki Naruto had actually torn apart his shadow with brute strength.

This was ninjutsu!!!

"Everyone, move together!!!"

Nara Shikamaru shouted. He knew that he alone could not restrain the enraged Uzumaki Naruto.

"Got it!"

"Leave it to me!"

Akimichi Choji and Yamanaka Ino did not waste any words and quickly used their clan's secret techniques.

"Partial Expansion Jutsu!!!"

"Shadow Imitation Jutsu!!!"

"Mind Transfer Jutsu!!!"

Akimichi Choji's arm instantly expanded dozens of times in size. Like a giant's arm, it seized Uzumaki Naruto's body.

The black shadow beneath Nara Shikamaru's feet once again connected to Uzumaki Naruto's shadow, attempting to control his movements.

Yamanaka Ino formed a heart shape with her hands, and her consciousness pierced into Uzumaki Naruto's mind.

The next second.

"Get lost!!!"

The Nine-Tails' roar echoed through Uzumaki Naruto's mind.

Yamanaka Ino's consciousness was blasted out in an instant. Her face turned deathly pale as she collapsed onto the ground, staring in shock at Uzumaki Naruto's back.

"What was that voice!?"

"Just how furious is Uzumaki Naruto!?"

Uzumaki Naruto did not pause in the slightest. He took step after step, forcibly dragging Akimichi Choji, who was using the Partial Expansion Jutsu, forward. Nara Shikamaru's shadow was torn apart in an instant.

Nara Shikamaru's face went pale. Looking at Uzumaki Naruto's back, he could not help muttering, "Uzumaki Naruto, just how strong are you!?"

Although Nara Shikamaru had always felt that Uzumaki Naruto was strong, he had never had a concrete sense of it.

But now, the young heirs of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans had joined forces, yet they still could not restrain Uzumaki Naruto. Instead, they had been utterly defeated by him.

Second Pillar watched from the side with a stunned expression. He had originally thought that he was the strongest in the class, at most—

At most, with Uzumaki Naruto added in, since Naruto was skilled at the Kunai Throwing Technique.

But now it seemed that both Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji possessed special abilities. In a fight, he might not necessarily be able to beat them.

As Uzumaki Naruto's figure gradually disappeared at the end of the street, Nara Shikamaru and the other rookies looked at one another.

What were they supposed to do now?

Their strength alone definitely could not stop Uzumaki Naruto.

But if they let Uzumaki Naruto go alone, he could easily come into conflict with the Hyuga Clan's ninja and might even be beaten severely enough to suffer serious injuries.

Nara Shikamaru gritted his teeth.

"I'll go get my father. You all follow him."

"We represent Ino-Shika-Cho, after all. Even if the Hyuga Clan wants to attack Naruto, they should show us some consideration and hold back."

Meanwhile.

Inside the Sealing Space, the Nine-Tails rose to its feet and growled, "Naruto, I have never seen you this angry."

"Do you need my power?"

"I'll control the chakra and do everything I can to keep you from going berserk."

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