Naruto Has Been Won Over; The Group Is Stunned!

"Then... Mizuki-sensei said that if I could steal the Scroll of Seals for him, he could use his authority to make me pass the exam."

"Today, you passed both the written test and the ninja tool test," Kitahara Kaede said. "So you failed at the Clone Technique, right?"

Naruto nodded.

"Even though I worked really hard."

"But when it comes to ninjutsu... I'm really bad at it. I don't know why all my clones come out looking so messed up."

"Then lie down," Kitahara Kaede said. "And take off your shirt."

Observing Kitahara Kaede Small Group

Hashirama Senju: What are they doing?

Minato Namikaze: Yeah, why is Kitahara Kaede asking Naruto-chan to take off his clothes?

Tobirama Senju: You're already calling him Naruto-chan...

Tobirama broke into a cold sweat.

Watching Minato like this also made him wonder how Tsuna was doing. Since Hiruzen was still alive, then Tsuna should still be around too, right?

He kind of wanted to see her.

Kakashi: Based on Naruto's account, he has trouble using ninjutsu. There may be something wrong with his Chakra system.

Minato Namikaze: Then I understand. It should be the Nine-Tails' Chakra affecting him.

I hoped Naruto could grow up carrying our hopes, but now it seems that sealing the Nine-Tails inside him only harmed him. Sigh.

Amid Minato's sigh, everyone continued watching.

Then.

They saw Kitahara Kaede curl his right hand into a claw and press it against Naruto's abdomen.

Bang!

A sealing pattern appeared on Naruto's stomach.

Tobirama Senju: This kid is really impressive.

Kakashi: Why do you say that, Second Hokage-sama?

Tobirama Senju: Look at Kitahara Kaede. He's altering the structure of the seal, but the seal itself won't loosen. Instead...

He's making adjustments from within the seal itself. That requires an extremely high level of control.

His control surpasses that of the person who originally placed the seal.

Minato Namikaze: Awesome.

Minato praised him, because he was the one who had sealed the Nine-Tails... so the person Tobirama said Kitahara Kaede had surpassed was him.

As the three chatted, the seal on Naruto's abdomen had already changed.

At first, it had been a pattern of writing spreading outward in every direction. Now, it transformed into a cross.

"Ah... what is this?!"

Only then did Naruto notice the pattern on his stomach.

"This is what has been affecting the circulation of your Chakra," Kitahara Kaede said. "Naruto, there's something inside your body."

"Something?" Naruto was shocked.

But Kitahara Kaede had no intention of telling him about the Nine-Tails yet, so he continued.

"Now, try circulating your Chakra again."

"Okay!"

Naruto quickly sat up and began forming hand seals.

"Clone Technique!"

"Mm!"

Bang!

An identical Naruto appeared.

The two Narutos looked at each other and tilted their heads.

"I did it!" The Naruto sitting on the bed lit up with excitement.

Kitahara Kaede returned to his original seat. He had directly cleared and reconstructed Naruto's Chakra system just now, which had taken some effort, but it was nothing serious.

Kitahara Kaede said, "Your abilities aren't limited to this, are they?"

"Of course!" Naruto said. "I've always trained really hard!"

"Clone Technique!"

"Clone Technique!"

"Clone Technique!"

"Clone Technique!"

In an instant, the room was filled with Narutos.

There were twenty-three of them in total.

Observing Kitahara Kaede (^_-) Small Group

Hashirama Senju: Fourth Hokage, your son is pretty impressive. He can actually make a whole crowd of clones.

Tobirama Senju: Although they aren't Shadow Clones, creating that many at once is still excellent. Give him time, and he might even figure out the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.

"After your Chakra system was repaired, your performance really is quite good," Kitahara Kaede said.

"Yeah, because I only sleep four hours a day. I spend all the rest of my time training."

There were twenty-four hours in a day. With four hours spent sleeping, that meant he trained for twenty hours.

Naruto said it casually, but everyone who heard it felt complicated emotions.

Minato Namikaze: Sigh.

Minato sighed.

In other words, because Naruto was the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, his talent had been sealed away all this time?

And he had to work this hard, a hundred times harder than ordinary people!

So this was all his fault.

"You have quite a lot of Chakra," Kitahara Kaede said as he watched Naruto. "I heard that members of the Uzumaki Clan all know a Sealing Jutsu."

"What is it?" Naruto asked curiously.

Even though his Chakra system had been restored and the Scroll of Seals, treated as the village's treasure, was right beside him.

Naruto was now more interested in Kitahara Kaede's ninjutsu.

Kitahara Kaede said,

"It's called Adamantine Sealing Chains."

"It materializes the Chakra within your body and reshapes it into golden chains. You need an exceptionally abundant amount of Chakra to use it."

"Right?" Kitahara Kaede said, suddenly turning his gaze toward the window.

Naruto hurriedly turned around. Only then did he realize that Mizuki-sensei was somehow sitting there.

"So you noticed me!" Mizuki-sensei said. "Naruto, you got the Scroll of Seals, right?"

"Looks like you've learned the Clone Technique too."

"But..."

"Unfortunately, you're both going to die here!"

Without any hesitation, Mizuki hurled a massive shuriken.

Its target was Kitahara Kaede.

The space was cramped, and they had no defensive ninja tools with them.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

For some reason, Naruto suddenly erupted with power. He stepped in front of Kitahara Kaede as three Adamantine Sealing Chains burst from his back. They moved with incredible speed and instantly bound Mizuki.

Naruto Has Been Won Over, the Small Group Is Shocked!

One chain blocked the shuriken, while the other two bound Mizuki and hoisted him into the air.

"Wh-what is this?!" Mizuki was shocked.

"Kitahara Kaede..." Naruto was shocked as well.

"This is the Uzumaki Clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains," Kitahara Kaede said. "Naruto, you might actually be a genius."

The original Naruto learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu in ten minutes. The Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu not only required a huge amount of Chakra, but also demanded talent.

So Naruto might truly be very talented.

"R-really?" Naruto scratched the back of his head and gave a foolish grin.

"Then this makes things simple," Kitahara Kaede said.

"The Scroll of Seals, Mizuki-sensei, and this giant shuriken."

"We can frame it as Mizuki stealing the Scroll of Seals, after which we captured him," Kitahara Kaede said.

"Huh, huh, huh?" Naruto froze.

"Th-this is okay?"

Mizuki-sensei had fooled him into stealing the Scroll of Seals, but now Mizuki-sensei was taking the blame instead.

"Of course it's okay," Kitahara Kaede said. "Mizuki just caused such a disturbance that the patrolling Anbu will arrive soon."

"I can testify for you."

"Then you captured Mizuki and protected the Scroll of Seals."

Kitahara Kaede said, "You can apply to the Third Hokage for a reward. Then... choose to learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu."

"The Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu?" Naruto blinked lightly. "It sounds really strong."

Of course it was strong. It was the skill you used from the first episode all the way to Boruto.

Kitahara Kaede grumbled inwardly.

Even if he thought the skill was kind of lame, Naruto who couldn't use Shadow Clones wouldn't be Naruto anymore.

As though confirming Kitahara Kaede's words, the Anbu indeed arrived very quickly.

Then Kitahara Kaede and Naruto repeated their prepared story. When the Anbu saw Naruto's Adamantine Sealing Chains, they did not dare delay and immediately returned to report to the Third Hokage.

Mizuki had already fainted and could not speak.

Observing Kitahara Kaede (^_-) Small Group

Tobirama Senju: Kitahara Kaede's solution is good.

This is the best way to handle the situation. It was originally this Mizuki fellow's fault anyway, so they were simply returning the blame to him.

Minato Namikaze: Whew, then my Naruto-chan has turned misfortune into a blessing this time.