A Living Room Full of Shin-chans

After finishing dinner, Hiroshi sat on the sofa in the Living Room and let out a burp.

Shin-chan was lying on the Tatami, looking at something.

Hiroshi's gaze swept around the Living Room and landed on the scroll next to the coffee table.

"Shin-chan."

"Um?"

What is this?

Shin-chan followed Hiroshi's gaze.

"Given to me by my Grandpa Hokage." He got up and handed the scroll to Hiroshi. "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."

Hiroshi's brow twitched slightly as he unfurled the scroll in his hand.

The text on it was densely packed, interspersed with diagrams illustrating the circulation of Chakra.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique— " Hiroshi's gaze swept down from the first word, "This is a forbidden technique."

"That's what my Grandpa Hokage said too." Shin-chan looked up at him, "He said it's something ordinary people can't learn."

Hiroshi continued reading, his brows furrowing deeper with each glance.

"Shin-chan."

"Um?"

"Listen carefully to what your father says. This technique requires an extremely large amount of Chakra." Hiroshi's finger stopped on the sentence highlighted in red on the scroll. "If you force its use when you don't have enough Chakra, it may lead to Chakra depletion and endanger your life."

He looked up at Shin-chan.

Did you understand that? Forcing its use could be dangerous.

Shin-chan blinked. "Oh."

Hiroshi waited for him to continue.

Shin-chan was looking at him too.

The two stared at each other for about three seconds.

"That's it?" Hiroshi asked.

"Um."

"You only have one 'oh'?"

Shin-chan scratched his head. "But my Grandpa Hokage said this technique isn't difficult for me."

Hiroshi opened his mouth. The Hokage-sama must have had his reasons for giving this technique to Shin-chan.

To be fair, Shin-chan's Chakra reserves and talent are indeed outrageous.

But those four words on the scroll just wouldn't leave my mind.

Life-threatening.

What if?

What if Shin-chan is that "what if"?

Hiroshi took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

But he also understood that Shin-chan was already Ninja.

In the world of Ninja, the stronger you are, the higher your chances of returning alive.

He didn't want his son to be exposed to forbidden techniques so early, but he also didn't want his son to face danger one day in the future without enough leverage.

Hiroshi remained silent for a long while, then finally sighed.

"Shin-chan."

"Um?"

"Come here, Daddy will read it to you."

Shin-chan sat cross-legged in front of Hiroshi.

"Listen carefully." Hiroshi spread the scroll between the two of them.

"Um."

Hiroshi's finger landed on the first line of the scroll, pointing down one character at a time.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, a Rank A forbidden technique, utilizes a massive amount of Chakra to increase the number of Shadow Clone, capable of creating up to a thousand physical clones at once."

Shin-chan's eyes lit up. "Thousands?"

"Don't interrupt." Hiroshi's finger continued moving down. "This technique distributes the Chakra evenly among each physical clone, and each clone possesses independent consciousness, memories, and the ability to act."

What does "independent" mean?

"It means that each of your clones is just like you, able to talk, walk, and eat on their own."

Shin-chan's mouth opened wide.

"Can I have my clone eat the green peppers for me?"

Hiroshi paused for a second. "Theoretically, yes."

Shin-chan's eyes lit up as if he had discovered something incredible.

Hiroshi tapped the scroll with his finger. "There's more at the end."

His finger moved to the sentence highlighted in red, and he slowed down.

"This technique requires an extremely large amount of Chakra." His voice deepened. "If someone with insufficient Chakra tries to use it, it may lead to Chakra depletion and endanger their life."

After reading the line, Hiroshi looked up at Shin-chan.

"Repeat this sentence to Dad."

Shin-chan tilted his head and thought for a moment, "It would be very dangerous if I didn't have enough Chakra."

"Yes." Hiroshi nodded. "So if you feel you don't have enough Chakra, you absolutely cannot use this technique, understand?"

"Knew."

Hiroshi glanced at him again, then continued moving his finger backward.

"After the clone dissolves, its experience, memories, and fatigue will all be fed back to the original body."

He finished reading everything on the scroll, then looked up at Shin-chan.

Did you understand?

Shin-chan scratched his head. "I don't really understand."

"But it's okay." Shin-chan stood up. "I'll try and see."

Before Hiroshi could say anything, Shin-chan had already crossed his hands together, forming a cross.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Wait a moment..

Before the words were even finished, a series of "bang bang bang" sounds rang out in the Living Room.

White smoke billowed from the floor to the ceiling, filling the entire Living Room.

After the smoke cleared, Hiroshi froze completely.

The Living Room is full of Shin-chan.

"Wow!!!"

"So many of me!"

Are you me?

"I am you!"

"Then who are you?"

"I'm Shin-chan!"

All the Shin-chan started talking at the same time, and the Living Room erupted in chaos.

Hiroshi turned his head left and right, a layer of sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Shin-chan -chan—you guys—please be quiet for a moment—"

None of Shin-chan listened to him.

The Shin-chan on the sofa were huddled together, and the one in the middle was so squeezed that its face was distorted.

"It's so crowded."

"Move over a little."

"I can't get through."

"Then I'll go over there."

You won't get through this either.

Some of the Shin-chan even poked each other's faces.

Your face is so soft.

"Your face is so soft."

"No, my face is the softest."

"Our faces are both so soft."

Hiroshi was completely overwhelmed by Shin-chan.

"Shin-chan."

No one answered him.

Because all of Shin-chan are talking at the same time, and jostling each other at the same time.

Hiroshi continued shouting, "Shin-chan, release the Ninjutsu!"

The Shin-chan closest to him looked up. "How do I undo it?"

"The way to undo this is to either withdraw the Chakra or have the caster do so voluntarily."

All of Shin-chan closed their eyes at the same time.

Then came a series of "bang bang bang" sounds, and white smoke filled the Living Room again.

After the smoke cleared, only Shin-chan remained in the Living Room.

The Living Room was a mess. Sofa cushions were on the floor, the coffee table was crooked, and even half of the curtains were torn down.

After recovering, Shin-chan looked around.

"Wow."

Hiroshi looked around, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

Just then, Miya walked to the Living Room doorway, her gaze shifting from the messy Living Room to the two people, one big and one small, sitting on the floor.

A vein throbbed on his forehead.

"You!!!"

Hiroshi and Shin-chan both shrank their necks at the same time.

"You've turned the Living Room into this!!!"

Miya's voice was squeezed out, one word at a time, through clenched teeth.

"Clean this up right now!"

Shin-chan got up from the floor and picked up a sofa cushion from beside him.

Hiroshi also got up and straightened the coffee table.

Miya stood at the doorway, watching the two people bend down to pick up their things, and took a deep breath.

"Don't use Ninjutsu in the Living Room next time."

"Good."

Shin-chan- chan answered readily.

Hiroshi stared at the back of Shin-chan's head.

This kid's Chakra reserves are truly outrageous.