"You should know why I created you as a clone."
"Of course. I'm the worm in your stomach, Big Boss."
Naruto: -_-||
Why did this clone feel like such a suck-up?
Naruto shook his head and tested him. "Then tell me why."
"Because the Nine-Tails said that Uchiha Madara was the culprit behind Nine-Tails Night, and he even held you in his hand that night. You were scared half to death—"
"Stop. Don't bring up those embarrassing things. Skip straight to the conclusion."
Clone Naruto scratched his head, feeling as though he had flattered the wrong person.
He continued, "You want me to swagger around the ninja world under Uchiha Madara's name in order to lure out the real Uchiha Madara, then kill him!"
"That's right."
Naruto stressed fiercely, "Remember your objective well. No matter who that masked person is, whether he's Uchiha Madara or not, find him for me, humiliate him viciously, then kill him! Got it?"
"Also, tell me the rules you need to remember strictly."
"First, never act on impulse. Second, absolute fairness and justice."
"Stop."
Naruto cut off Six Tubes' nonsense. "First, unless someone attacks you, you are not allowed to make a move. Second, aside from that Uchiha Madara, you are not allowed to kill anyone."
Compared to the previous twenty-odd special clones, Naruto's requirements this time were far stricter.
These Wood Style Clones had increasingly unique personalities, and their actions were impossible to predict.
Therefore—
Naruto had no choice but to give a death order to prevent accidents.
He emphasized again solemnly, "You're too strong. If you wanted to, you alone could destroy the ninja world. So unless I permit it, you are not allowed to take the initiative against anyone, much less kill anyone."
"Got it, Big Boss. Don't worry, Big Boss."
Six Tubes was somewhat excited, greatly looking forward to his future life wandering the ninja world.
"Dismiss!"
"Just watch, Big Boss. I definitely won't let you down."
Six Tubes took out the Tiger Skin Mask that had long been prepared from the shared inventory and put it on.
Whoosh—
He left with Flying Thunder God.
In the darkness, Naruto stood still for a while.
He was recovering Chakra, while also thinking.
Even now, the Nine-Tails had not described the events of that night in detail.
Naruto also knew that the Nine-Tails feared creating a rift between them. After all, it had directly caused the deaths of his parents.
That was why Naruto had never brought it up himself.
However, the Nine-Tails never forgot the enemy from that night, Uchiha Madara, and had mentioned him many times.
That was why Naruto remembered that outfit.
There was nothing else in particular, mainly that Tiger Skin Mask.
In truth, Naruto had always suspected that an old guy like Uchiha Madara might already be dead, and that someone else had used his name to do evil that night.
But it didn't matter.
Whoever it was would be found and killed!
People always said not to bully the poor when they were young, yet this guy had actually bullied him when he was still a baby.
Heh.
The very first page of Naruto's little notebook recorded this grudge.
After waiting bitterly for twelve years, it was time to settle it.
As though he had remembered something, Naruto suddenly perked up.
When he got back later, he would look for Uchiha Madara in the Duel Arena and beat him senseless.
Yeah, that settled it pleasantly enough.
With his thoughts racing, an idea suddenly popped into Naruto's head.
Since the clones are all so strong, why not make them the Kage of the other villages? Could that work?
And if the clones became Kage, it would be easier for them to cooperate with his future plans.
It seemed feasible!
Not merely feasible—it was incredibly feasible.
Naruto was so delighted that he nearly shouted.
He would call this plan "Cuckoo Takes the Nest."
After figuring it out, Naruto ordered his clones to pay more attention to the successors and powerful figures in each village.
They were to seek out suitable targets.
As long as the plan proceeded smoothly, Naruto would become Hokage, while his clones became the Kage of the other villages.
All Five Kage would be me!
Uh.
He only hoped his clones' personalities would be a little more normal by then.
Otherwise, the whole thing would be far too bizarre.
Next, Naruto prepared to go home and sleep.
"Let's go, Old Wan."
Wan Liang was still puzzled. "Don't you need me to keep looking for materials?"
"I've already had the clones help look for them. You don't need to run around everywhere."
"All right, then."
Whoosh—
Naruto dropped Wan Liang off in a nearby market town.
Tomorrow, Wan Liang would return to Konoha openly through the main gate.
When Old Daddy Fast Food reopened tomorrow, the children who liked cola and fries would surely have far more smiles on their faces.
Naruto, too, had contributed to Konoha's happiness.
With another Flying Thunder God, he returned home and found that the Shadow Clone was still asleep.
Thinking of that group of Shadow Clones from the daytime, Naruto instantly became furious.
Sleeping, sleeping, sleeping!
All you know is sleep! Do you know how great an undertaking I accomplished outside?
Naruto walked over, kicked him, then sent him home with another punch.
Then he happily lay down himself.
Sleep.
The next day, Kakashi was unusually only ten minutes late.
"Here."
The moment they met, Teacher Kakashi took out several sheets of paper and handed them to the three of them.
Naruto picked one up and asked, "What's this?"
"Chakra Paper."
Kakashi explained, "It can be used to test Chakra Attributes."
There was something like that?
"Then how do you test it?" Naruto was quite curious.
"Just channel Chakra into it.
Lightning will make the paper wrinkle; Wind will split it; Fire will burn it; Water will make it wet; Earth will crumble it."
Oh?
If it had the poverty attribute, would it automatically turn into an IOU?
After making that quip, Naruto remembered his seven attributes and asked, "Teacher Kakashi, what happens if someone has multiple attributes?"
"You'll know once you try it."
Naruto tried channeling Chakra into it, and the Chakra Paper indeed changed.
When he looked again, it had all five poisons!
No, it had all five transformations.
Kakashi's pupils shrank sharply as he watched, and he was utterly amazed.
This kind of Chakra Paper generally only displayed the tested person's strongest attribute.
Even though Kakashi possessed every attribute, it only displayed Lightning for him.
Yet Naruto had all five.
At the very least, Naruto was equally adept at all five Chakra Attributes. It was hard to imagine.
Has he really mastered them all to the same level as yesterday's Water Style? Kakashi found it somewhat unbelievable.
There was no need to test any further.
Sasuke tried as well. Lightning.
He was not surprised.
Teacher Leopard had already given him a detailed examination last night and asked about his preferences, saying that he would create a detailed career plan for him tonight.
But what was a career plan?
Sakura tried as well. It was more or less what Teacher Leopard had said last night: Water.
After looking at the Chakra Paper of his other two students, Kakashi had a rough understanding.
"Very good. I now have an understanding of everyone. We'll continue taking missions today."
Seeming to recall how listless the three had been yesterday, Kakashi added, "If there are higher-level missions today, we can give them a try."
"Higher-level missions? C-rank missions?"
"Yes," Kakashi confirmed.
With Naruto and Sasuke around, the three of them were strong enough to take on more advanced C-rank missions.
C-rank missions were merely things like protecting people or dealing with bandits. They would not encounter other ninja, at most some ordinary people.
And ninja completely overwhelmed ordinary people.
They could serve as whetstones for the three of them.
"Great!" ×3
Naruto and the other two nearly jumped up.
They finally would not have to pick up trash anymore!
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