This clone of Naruto carried half his chakra and was already nearly as strong as his original body. On top of that, the Nine-Tails had deliberately given most of his chakra to the clone, leaving it almost as powerful as the original. That also made the clone much more durable while training on Mount Myōboku, so it was not easily destroyed.
Naruto's clone had now created five clones to practice Sage Mode, their bodies covered in the toad oil used for senjutsu training in the sacred land of Mount Myōboku. Just as Shima finished making dinner, she came over to call Naruto and Fukasaku to eat.
Naruto's clone sat meditating along with four other clones, the natural chakra around them flowing steadily toward the five. Suddenly, one of the clones began turning into a frog. Fukasaku hurriedly struck Naruto on the head with his discipline stick, instantly dispersing the natural chakra in his body.
Naruto clutched his head in pain as another large bump rose on it. "Grandpa Fukasaku, can't you go a little easier on me? You're going to beat me stupid!"
"No," Fukasaku said gravely. "This is training. We can't afford to be careless. What if I hit you too lightly and fail to knock the natural chakra out of your body? That's why I can't go easy on you. Stop complaining and get back to training."
"Yes, yes, yes. I'm getting back to it," Naruto said listlessly. With that, he obediently resumed his training.
Shima came up beside Fukasaku and said, "Dear, it's time to go home for dinner. Come on."
Fukasaku nodded and woke Naruto from his training, then the three of them headed back to eat.
The feast of insects before Naruto immediately robbed him of his appetite. Suddenly realizing that Jiraiya had not shown