Hokage: You Call This Guy the Savior?!

Blood!

He actually hadn't managed to dodge it; he was injured!

Such a formidable Chakra Scalpel; it was simply impossible to guard against.

"You guy, are you really one of Orochimaru's people?" Naruto felt deeply hurt, feeling as though he had been deceived. He charged forward in a fit of rage, only to be kicked away by Kabuto Yakushi.

"Don't get in the way. This battle isn't something a child can participate in, and I'd rather not accidentally kill you." Kabuto Yakushi glanced at him, the intense killing intent in his eyes causing Naruto to freeze in place, unable to move his body.

This feeling was just like when he first encountered Orochimaru!

Without Orochimaru's orders, Kabuto wasn't prepared to strike at Naruto, so he simply ignored him.

Kabuto Yakushi turned his head, refocusing his attention on Keiichi. Although the person before him was also a child, he had never once viewed him as one.

This person always gave him the feeling of an experienced Jonin who was cunningly using a child's skin to hide himself!

He was practically a mirror image of himself.

But in the moment he was lost in thought, he suddenly sensed danger behind him. He turned and grabbed, catching two shuriken in his hand.

"Hey, you bastard, don't look down on me!" Naruto stood up, still holding the pose from throwing the shuriken, his expression extremely serious.

"Naruto..."

"Big Brother Keiichi! Don't make a move yet; I want to see just how much I've improved!"

Keiichi stopped speaking. He knew Naruto's personality well; he was a man of his word.

Then...

Then let's see what you can do.

"Overestimating yourself." Kabuto hadn't intended to deal with Naruto, but since the boy insisted on getting in his way, he didn't mind teaching him a lesson.

To be honest, having been a spy for so long, he had always had to play the fool in front of the weak despite his great strength. No matter how good his temper was, he looked forward to the day he could finally hold his head high and display his true power.

And now, he could finally act without restraint.

In an instant, Kabuto appeared at Naruto's side. Even when dealing with a Genin, he showed no mercy.

Naruto turned in a hurry, but before he could even see where the enemy was, a gash was sliced into his arm.

"Biceps Brachii Rupture."

Kabuto's 'surgery' was incredibly precise; Naruto couldn't even feel that he had been injured, experiencing not a shred of pain.

He threw a punch with his injured arm, only for Kabuto to catch it in his palm with ease.

"Too weak. What a powerless punch. Next step, Flexor Retinaculum Severing."

Naruto watched helplessly as blood sprayed from his wrist, unable to do anything about it.

So strong...

He was actually far stronger than Sasuke!

So he had been hiding his strength all along; he truly had malicious intentions!

Kabuto released his hand, and Naruto hurriedly put some distance between them, clutching the wound on his arm, his eyes filled with caution and fear.

"If I wanted to kill you, I could have just severed your main artery a moment ago. Do you understand the gap between us now?" Kabuto adjusted his glasses and said, not without a hint of smugness.

"I was just careless before. Come again!" Naruto gritted his teeth and began to weave hand signs.

Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!

Chapter 56: Wind Style: Humming Shuriken

In an instant, a massive number of shadow clones surrounded Kabuto. Naruto's figure was visible everywhere, yet he felt no fear.

"Don't you understand a simple truth? No matter how many zeros you add together, they still equal zero!" Kabuto moved with agility, instantly shattering several shadow clones with effortless ease.

The lethal Chakra Scalpel in his hand was like the scythe of the Grim Reaper; one touch meant death.

In less than a minute, Naruto's clones had been wiped out, leaving only the original standing there, gasping for air.

However, what surprised Kabuto slightly was that the wound on Naruto's wrist had already stopped bleeding, despite him not having applied any bandages...

Tsk tsk, truly worthy of being the Son of the Demon Fox.

"Do you know the gap now? If you dare to strike at me again, I'll slaughter you." Kabuto looked at Naruto with an expressionless face, his voice cold and indifferent.

Then he turned around to look at Keiichi, who had remained silent the entire time.

Come on, don't hide it anymore. Let me test your true strength!

But just then, a clod of dirt struck him in the head. While it caused no damage, the insult was profound.

"You... your opponent is me!" Naruto panted heavily, his eyes filled with stubbornness, showing no fear despite Kabuto Yakushi's threats.

"You're courting death!" Kabuto Yakushi's expression turned ferocious. He lowered his body and dashed forward, his scalpel thrusting directly into Naruto's chest.

However, with a 'poof', Naruto was popped like a balloon; this was also a shadow clone!

"Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!"

By the time he looked up, a massive number of 'Narutos' had appeared around him once again, surrounding him anew.

"Hmph, what is the point of doing this? It is nothing but a waste of chakra!"

Come to think of it, how could this guy have such an inexhaustible supply of chakra?

This thought flashed through the mind of Kabuto Yakushi, and just as he was about to repeat his previous tactic to wipe out all the Shadow Clones, he discovered that these clones were actually throwing themselves at him of their own accord.

Kabuto Yakushi's movements were already swift, but no sooner had he eliminated three of the clones than the others, regardless of the cost, clamped onto his arms, thighs, waist, neck, and head, pinning him down so he could not move for a moment.

However, Kabuto did not feel panicked; he only needed ten seconds, and he could naturally clear the clones attached to him one by one, just as simply as excising necrotic cells during surgery.

"Big Brother Keiichi, although it is not exactly as you described, please witness the fruits of my training!"

As he spoke, all the Naruto clones began to perform the same action: they drew a shuriken from their ninja tool pouches, then spat a small amount of Wind Style chakra onto the blade.

Seemingly influenced by the nature transformation, these shuriken began to spin at high speed, emitting a sound like a humming bee.

Then, all the Shadow Clones moved in unison, accurately hurling the shuriken toward Kabuto Yakushi, and in an instant, the air was filled with piercing buzzing sounds from every direction.

At this moment, Kabuto's head was tightly held by one of the clones, leaving him unable to see what was happening outside, hearing only the increasingly clear humming.

Therefore, no matter how keen his hearing was, he could not judge from which direction the attacks were coming; it seemed as if they were everywhere.

What kind of ninjutsu is this? Kabuto Yakushi's face showed shock.

"Wind Style: Humming Shuriken!" Naruto gave his newly developed ninjutsu a fitting name.

It takes a long time to describe, but it all happened in a mere instant, and then all the shuriken landed accurately on Kabuto's position, the wind blades wantonly shredding everything in the vicinity, and suddenly dust rose, obscuring everything from view.

He hit him! Keiichi was absolutely certain.

But soon, a figure stumbled out from the dust; Kabuto Yakushi looked as if he had been subjected to a thousand cuts, his body covered in wounds, his ninja uniform completely soaked in blood, looking utterly miserable.

Anyone else would have been in a bad way after taking such a hit, but after all, he was Kabuto Yakushi; realizing he could not dodge, he had activated Yin Healing Wound Destruction in advance, allowing the bleeding to be staunched quickly.

It was a pity that this was a ninjutsu Naruto had just created, and it still had many shortcomings, such as the low amount of chakra attached; otherwise, Kabuto might not have been able to stand there so well.

Kabuto Yakushi took off his cracked glasses, revealing a look of extreme ferocity, and muttered to himself.

"Kill you..."

"Kill you, I must kill you!"

He had never suffered such humiliation!

Ever since he was trained as a spy, even when people bullied him, he would only respond with a grinning expression.

Because he knew that if he got serious, these people would be no match for him; his mindset was that of looking down from a high place, much like how one wouldn't get angry at a mosquito after being bitten.

However, this time was different; he was truly serious, having come to demonstrate his real strength.

This should have been his moment of triumph, so how could he be reduced to such a pathetic state?

What he found even more intolerable was that the one who had injured him was a brat of only thirteen!

A brat!

He had to wash away his shame with blood and death!

Thus, the next moment, he accelerated violently, charging toward Naruto with murderous intent, no longer intending to hold back.

Those who insult me shall die!

Naruto was already exhausted; to execute that move, he had consumed a massive amount of chakra, and he sat down on the ground with a thud.

Now he could only watch helplessly as Kabuto Yakushi charged toward him, not knowing how to respond.

At this moment, he was truly panicked.

But just as Kabuto was about to slice Naruto's throat with his scalpel, a figure suddenly blocked the space between them, one hand directly gripping the scalpel, preventing it from piercing forward no matter how much force he applied.

Big Brother Keiichi!

Naruto's eyes lit up.

"You did well! Leave the rest to me."

"How is this possible?!"

Kabuto's surprise was not that Keiichi had blocked Naruto, but that he was horrified to discover his Chakra Scalpel had not cut through Keiichi's fingers!

It had only broken the skin!

How could his flesh be so tough?

"Spirit: Iron Wall."

Within 30 minutes, the body is greatly strengthened, and any physical damage suffered is reduced to 20%.

This was an item opened from a gift pack; he had been reluctant to use it, as it was a one-time consumable, but its effects were heaven-defying.

But now, in order to deal with Kabuto, he chose to activate it directly; this was the main reason he dared to catch a blade with his bare hands.

Kabuto seemed unwilling to give up, circling around Keiichi and frantically attacking with his scalpel, attempting to sever the muscles and blood vessels in his body.

His technique was nothing if not precise, but to his disappointment, Keiichi had no intention of dodging, letting him do as he pleased, only for the result to be that he merely cut through a layer of skin and could go no further.

He felt as if he were practicing carving on a piece of tempered iron; there was simply no way to start!

"Is it my turn now?" Keiichi smiled and launched a counterattack on the spot, his kunai stabbing out in rapid succession, attacking Kabuto's weak points with a frenzy.

However, Kabuto Yakushi's movements were far too agile; the result was that even with his full effort, Keiichi found it difficult to even touch him.

For this reason, he was forced to activate his Sharingan. While this did indeed allow him to track the movements, his body's reaction speed was too slow to keep up with his thoughts.

Naruto watched from the sidelines, his eyes wide; the close-quarters offensive and defensive battle between these two was simply too high-level. If it were him up there, he feared he would be beaten to the ground in just a few moves.

It turned out that what Kabuto Yakushi had said earlier was not wrong at all; if he truly got serious, he could really kill him.

Is this really just a battle between genin?

I fear even jonin would be no better than this.

Subconsciously, he used Kakashi as a point of comparison; perhaps it was only slightly inferior to that battle against Zabuza.

Was Big Brother Keiichi actually this formidable?

They were both the same age, yet the gap between them was simply too vast, wasn't it?

But soon, he convinced himself; since he was able to help him with special training, it was only normal for him to be a bit stronger, right?

Regardless, one day sooner or later, I will be even stronger than Big Brother Keiichi!

What made him even more smug was that even a guy as formidable as Kabuto Yakushi had been wounded by him; it seemed this move he had created himself was quite impressive too!

Sasuke, you just wait and see; don't think that just because you received special training from Kakashi that you can leave me in the dust. My special training is no worse than yours!

"Keiichi, I admit I underestimated you, but your speed is simply too slow; you cannot hurt me." Kabuto Yakushi had calmed down by now, assessing the current situation.

He had indeed sustained a significant injury, but through medical ninjutsu, he had already stopped the bleeding; at the very least, he could maintain his original strength for a short time.

Looking at Keiichi, on the other hand? Aside from having thick skin and being sturdy, he posed no threat to him.

Therefore, he did not want to retreat yet; he would be truly unwilling to leave without regaining some ground.

The opponent was far too calm; he had to give him some stimulation...

"Keiichi, I heard your teacher is Gekko Hayate?"