"Sasuke!"
Naruto looked at Sasuke, his eyes glistening with emotion. For the first time, someone had entrusted him with such an important task. His teammate had placed his hopes for survival in Naruto's hands!
"Have you come to help, too?"
Gaara looked at Qinglong, who had appeared at some point on a tree branch. He'd always wanted to fight him.
"Your opponent is me!"
Naruto shouted at Gaara, powerful Chakra surging from his body.
"Because you're so much like me—you've always lived in loneliness, sadness, and solitude. You've always fought alone, for your own sake. That's why I thought you were strong."
"But true strength shouldn't be like that. Fighting only for yourself won't make you truly strong!"
Naruto's gaze was resolute, and his energy had returned in full. He formed Hand Seals, and his Chakra erupted.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
"Boom!"
Hundreds, even thousands of clones appeared at once, filling a vast stretch of forest. Naruto was everywhere, covering every tree.
Gaara stared in disbelief. One man, an army! The number of Shadow Clones was simply terrifying!
Everyone watching was stunned. Even though they knew Naruto was ridiculously overpowered, Qinglong was shaken by the sight, too.
He imagined Naruto using the Harem Jutsu with that many clones. No wonder so many renowned veteran ninja couldn't resist it.
Then countless Narutos beat the half-transformed Gaara black and blue. Enraged, Gaara roared and transformed into the complete Tailed Beast form, instantly blasting every Shadow Clone apart.
A gigantic One-Tail towered over the forest like a mountain. The tall trees only reached his knees.
"You actually pushed me this far!"
A tendril of sand appeared and wrapped around Naruto as Gaara roared from inside the One-Tail.
"Die!"
"Sand Coffin...!"
"Boom!"
A tiny human figure appeared, small as an ant, and streaked across