With Naruto's low shout!
At that moment, countless Naruto Shadow Clones scattered across the tree trunks charged toward the blazing fragments raining down upon them, the azure Rasengan swirling in their hands blooming with dazzling light!
"Haah!!" "Haah!!"...
Amid their shouted cries, the Rasengan in Naruto's hands collided with the incoming fragments.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
The countless fragments that had seemed so overwhelming were shattered into dust and powder across the sky beneath the attacks of the Shadow Clones, leaving the air above the forest suddenly clear.
In the distance, Sasuke's pupils narrowed slightly. His lips trembled as he murmured in a quivering voice.
"Th... this is Naruto's strength now...?"
On another tree trunk, the group of Rock Ninja watching the scene stood dumbfounded, unable to stop themselves from exclaiming in shock.
"Wh-what an incredible brat..."
"Just where did this kid come from? To display such terrifying strength at his age!"
"Yeah... no kid his age should possess that level of chakra..."
At that moment, after Naruto's Shadow Clones had swept away every fragment filling the sky, his sharp beastlike eyes fixed once more on the Rock Ninja forces in the distance!
A smile curled at the corner of his mouth as he said in a low voice.
"Next... it should be your turn!"
As he spoke, the chakra tails of the Naruto Shadow Clones suspended in midair, each draped in a layer of Tailed Beast Cloak, extended outward once again!
Then, those swaying, massive chakra tails linked together like hooks woven into a net. The Shadow Clones at the front gave a fierce tug, hurling the Shadow Clones behind them toward the Rock Ninja.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
In an instant, countless fiery-red figures cut through the air above the forest and swept toward the Rock Ninja forces.
Although countless