Konoha Parent-Child Day

Meanwhile, Naruto, who had run off to relieve himself, had barely finished and had not even pulled up his pants when a giant snake thicker than a tree suddenly burst out of the ground and swallowed him whole!

In an instant, darkness and thick, nauseating digestive juices engulfed him.

"Damn it! You've got to be kidding me!" Facing death, Naruto Uzumaki unleashed astonishing potential and determination. "I'm not dying here! Shadow Clone Technique!"

Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!

Inside the giant snake's sealed stomach, countless shadow clones of Naruto appeared one after another, forcing its tough body to swell like an enormous ball.

"Burst already!"

As Naruto and all his shadow clones roared in unison, an immense surge of chakra erupted.

With a deafening bang, the giant snake that had seemed so unstoppable was forcibly blown apart, sending flesh and blood flying! Covered in slime, Naruto stood panting amid the pieces of its corpse. He looked a mess, but his eyes shone with unusual brightness.

"Huff... huff... I've got to get back to Sasuke and Sakura!" Without stopping to rest, Naruto immediately sprinted back the way he had come.

When he hurried back to where he had left them, the sight before him made his heart clench. Sasuke and Sakura were both lying unconscious on the ground!

"Sasuke! Sakura!" Naruto's expression changed drastically. He rushed straight to Sasuke's side and shook his shoulders hard. "Hey! Sasuke! Wake up! What's wrong?!"

At his frantic calls, Sasuke's brow furrowed, and he slowly opened his eyes. Then Sakura groaned beside him and came around as well.

"Are you two okay? What happened?" Seeing them wake up, Naruto felt a little relieved, but he immediately pressed them anxiously for answers.

The moment Sakura woke, sheer terror spread across her face. Instinctively, she covered the snakebite