How Many Naruto Uzumakis Are There, Really?

The black scepter, bearing the authority of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, struck the sealing array's walls, only producing ripples.

It leaves no trace.

The scepter returned to Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's hand, and he used the remaining aura within it to analyze its mysteries.

"That's really great!"

Even Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki had to express his admiration for his two sons.

To be able to accomplish so much right under my nose, he truly deserves to be called my son.

Rustling~

A faint sound emanated from within the sealing array, stimulating Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's nerves.

Black lines covered the area around the seal wall.

Black flames began to burn, causing the air inside the sealing array to gradually decrease. But this wasn't the most critical situation.

A small flame landed on the white, high-necked robe worn by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki.

The robe, originally made of pure energy, was ignited by these black flames.

With a single chop, the robe formed from energy was sliced off, and the black flames, though they fell to the ground, remained unextinguished.

His hands were ignited by the powerful flames, which quickly spread to his entire body.

He could only endure the pain and let his arm fall off.

He never imagined that this seemingly familiar flame would cause him such harm.

Has Amaterasu's fire also mutated?

At this moment, the Sage of Six Paths was even more moved.

Even the trap he had set for Indra, the fire of Amaterasu, had mutated.

Originally, the Amaterasu fire, which even dogs wouldn't use, could be defended against by using any energy source or object to block it.

Now it has transformed into Amaterasu Fire, which locks onto the soul, and just now he had to sacrifice a portion of his soul energy.

"Why are these two working together so well? Even with my original plan, their teamwork wouldn't be any better."

This question arose in Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's mind.

The two people's energies were originally complementary, but now, after being redesigned by Uchiha Feng, they have gained an almost telepathic connection, making them practically one person.

That's precisely why they're even more difficult to deal with.

My current health is still somewhat precarious, so I need to make some arrangements.

"But Uzumaki Menma is ultimately different from Naruto Uzumaki."

A strange look flashed in Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's eyes. Given his personality, how could he not have made preparations? He had already considered many possible scenarios.

Especially when Naruto Uzumaki encounters problems, he has many preconceived notions.

If the Uzumaki Menma before us possesses such immense power, then what about those Naruto Uzumaki he created? It's time to let them see our plans.

"Come forth, my clones!" Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki drew a circle in the air with his scepter.

A pool of deep water shot out from the circle and stopped opposite Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki.

A figure resembling Naruto Uzumaki appeared.

Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Menma, facing each other, simultaneously focused their gazes on the newly appeared figure. The aura they sensed was definitely Naruto Uzumaki, but in some ways, it was completely different.

This Naruto was still wearing the Konoha Forehead Protector, his pupils were blood red, and his whole body was filled with an evil aura and resentment.

"It's him! Dark Naruto! That puddle of water is from the Waterfall of Truth. He's the embodiment of Naruto Uzumaki's accumulated negative emotions."

Uzumaki Menma sensed a similar aura from this clone, both exuding resentment, but the resentment emanating from this Naruto far surpassed that of his own.

In my memory, this Dark Naruto should only be a phantom, a manifestation of Negative Energy within me.

At that moment, Naruto Uzumaki gave Dark Naruto a hug, after which Dark Naruto's crimson pupils turned blue and then disappeared.

Now it seems impossible to eliminate the dark side so easily!

Naruto Uzumaki's dark side had already been collected by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who planned to use it as a means to control him in the future.

Otherwise, if a hug could make up for a mistake, would the Shinobi World really remain so chaotic and dark?

"Watch out, there's more!" Uchiha Sasuke's voice came from within Susanoo.

The giant Susanoo Hand Seals, and the enormous Rinnegan in its eyes rotated. Within the sealed space, the Soul Amaterasu Flame began to burn fiercely.

"Clone Technique!"

Inside the sealed space, Dark Naruto Hand Seals, and his clones nearly filled the entire sealed space.

Bang!

Bang!

The smoke from the Clone Technique kept exploding.

Some of it was smoke from Dark Naruto clones, and some was smoke from the burning of Amaterasu's Soul Flame.

Buzz~

Countless Rasengan appeared within the sealed space, Rasengan in Dark Naruto's hands.

However, Dark Naruto, relying on the rotational force generated by the Rasengan, fanned out the Soul Amaterasu Flame and miraculously controlled the fire.

"What a brilliant idea!" Even Uzumaki Menma had to admit that this Rasengan contained only a small amount of spiritual power, simulating the fluctuations of the soul. Only when it rotated could one control the Amaterasu Fire of the soul.

"Now is not the time to relax, he's still on the move!"

Uchiha Sasuke said quietly, because he saw someone inside the sealing array who looked extremely similar to Uzumaki Menma.

Inside the sealing formation, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's scepter had not yet stopped moving.

Another circle appeared in the air, and this time it emitted a Yin Release Chakra energy, very similar to the power of the Nine-Tomoe Sharingan.

One of them looked extremely similar to Naruto Uzumaki, except that he had two strands of blond hair at the temples, just like Minato Namikaze, and even his eyes were extremely similar to Minato Namikaze's.

"Namikaze Menma? He's probably a Naruto Uzumaki living in the world of Tenten Infinite Tsukuyomi, with a similar way of thinking to Minato Namikaze, and a somewhat aloof personality."

A memory flashed through Uzumaki Menma's mind—information about the Infinite Tsukuyomi world that had been implanted when Uchiha Feng created him, and it just so happened that it contained information about Namikaze Menma.

In that world, Namikaze Menma's intelligence rivals that of Shikamaru. She is able to discover that the master of this world, Tenten, is not from this world and is also a highly intelligent genius.

He was the perfect combination of Naruto Uzumaki Shikamaru Minato Namikaze. It could be said that the Namikaze Naruto of that world was simply a perfect being.

This situation made the two even more cautious. Naruto Uzumaki a man of 100% unpredictability, so it wouldn't be surprising if he created any kind of clone.