Gaara's exchange with Shukaku in the mental space had only taken a few short breaths in reality.
With so little time, and with the sand protecting him automatically, Naruto did not choose to attack while Gaara was distracted.
The two sides returned to a standoff.
"Naruto, let's restart this match!"
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
As soon as the two finished speaking, they moved again.
However, without Shukaku's interference this time, Gaara only split off half his sand to attack Naruto.
"Ninja Art—Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
When in doubt, overwhelm them with numbers!
That was Naruto's plan.
"Poof, poof, poof, poof!"
White smoke rose, and in an instant, over a hundred Narutos had appeared in the center of the arena!
And the advantage of having so many people was that Naruto's real body could hide among them.
"Gaara, here I come! ×n"
The synchronized roar echoed throughout the entire spectator stands with Naruto's voice.
"Every time I see this many Narutos, it still feels ridiculously exaggerated!"
"Yeah, that amount of Chakra is probably comparable to Lord Naruto's, right?"
"No, I think you can remove the words 'comparable to.'"
"Sasuke really had it rough. He always had to fight a whole crowd of Narutos by himself..."
"Judging from Naruto's condition, this probably isn't even his limit."
"No one would want to run into an opponent like that, would they?"
"Naruto's Chakra reserves are getting more and more terrifying!"
Looking at the densely packed army of Narutos on the field, their friends all began commenting.
Many people were held back in strength because they lacked enough Chakra.
But Naruto was different. His Chakra practically seemed free. His friends could only watch in envy, jealousy, and resentment!
All they could say was that Naruto had so much Chakra that he could afford