After the first clash, the children around them burst into cheers. Konohamaru clenched his fists tightly.
"Naruto..."
Umino Iruka's eyes were now filled with surprise.
This Lin Mu... he's something else!
Lin Mu had never left much of an impression on him because he usually kept a low profile, and his grades had been utterly unremarkable.
So why was he so strong now?
Iruka's confusion was perfectly understandable. Only a handful of people in the Konoha High Command knew that Lin Mu possessed a Wood Style Body.
With his Wood Style Body awakened, it was only natural for Lin Mu's strength to improve by leaps and bounds!
Naruto Uzumaki's gaze turned serious. He took several deep breaths to steady himself.
Lin Mu stood motionless some distance away, quietly waiting for Naruto to recover.
A dozen or so seconds later, Naruto Uzumaki formed hand seals, and chakra surged from his body.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop!
A string of explosive sounds rang out as dozens of Naruto Uzumakis appeared before Lin Mu.
The battlefield, which had been spacious enough for two people, suddenly seemed cramped.
"Here we come!"
Dozens of Naruto Uzumakis shouted in unison and rushed him together.
Lin Mu's gaze shifted slightly. Chakra surged through his body, and a wooden thorn rapidly extended from his wrist.
Soon, the wooden thorn detached from his wrist and fell into his palm.
Lin Mu continued pouring chakra into it. The wooden thorn kept growing until it became a heavy wooden sword.
Creating the sword took a few seconds. In that brief opening, Naruto Uzumaki and his many clones reached him.
Lin Mu's lips curled into a grin...
"In that case, I won't hold back either."
As soon as he finished speaking, the muscles in both his