Though it was only a shallow scratch, with barely any blood spilled, it was enough to surprise Hyuga Kagami.
Thanks to the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, this Lightning Release Clone ranked among the best of all his clones in both speed and neural reflexes.
Only the atavistic Wind Clone Technique could compare to it.
Even his Yin Release original body, in its normal state without activating Tenseigan Chakra Mode, was inferior to this Lightning Release Clone in terms of speed.
And yet, even at such speed, he had nearly been caught off guard!
As Hyuga Kagami was secretly astonished, Naruto slowly rose to his feet. His head hung low, obscuring the expression on his face.
Naruto's entire body was now wrapped in orange-red Nine-Tails chakra. This Tailed Beast cloak seemed denser and more violent than before, with bubbles constantly boiling and churning within it, as though reflecting Naruto's furious, agitated state of mind.
Then, tails began extending from the Tailed Beast cloak.
One...
Two...
Three...
Four...
When the fifth tail slowly emerged from the cloak, Hyuga Kagami's expression immediately turned grave. He's gone berserk?!
The number of tails directly reflected the degree of Tailed Beast transformation. Before this, Naruto had only ever reached four tails at most during his transformation. Thus, the appearance of a fifth tail either meant Naruto had made another breakthrough, or that he had lost control and gone berserk!
Naruto's sudden outburst immediately drew the attention of everyone nearby.
Feeling the violent Nine-Tails chakra radiating from Naruto, Neji hurriedly shouted from the ground, "Naruto, stay conscious!"
Orochimaru, who was gripping Sasuke by the throat, smiled indifferently. "Lost control, have you?"
In the distance.
Seeing Naruto reveal his fifth tail, chief examiner Asuma cried out in alarm, "This is bad! Naruto's gone berserk!"
Kakashi stared intently at