Swish! Swish! Swish! The young Kumogakure ninja closed in, swinging his short sword. His figure split into three, surrounding Naruto from the front, rear, and left!
Cloud Style's Crescent Moon Slash worked much like Konoha Style's Dance of the Crescent Moon: both used clones to launch slashing attacks!
The difference was that Konoha Style used solid clones, while Cloud Style used illusions, concealing the real body among them to bewilder the enemy!
But whatever the style, none of it meant anything to Naruto now!
-Shinra Tensei!
Naruto chose the simplest, most direct response!
Whoosh!
Two illusions crossed past Naruto from the front and rear. The real body on his left was blasted away by the repulsive force, falling off the Bomb Bird, his short sword flying from his hand...!!
"Screee!!"
The earlier Summoning Bird wheeled through the sky and caught the boy!
Pain tore through every bone in his body. Shock covered his face. "That just now was..."
Naruto turned around and said impassively, "Still want to try?"
"Don't underestimate me!"
Hotheaded, the boy raised his hands to form hand seals, but Naruto moved first, reaching toward him from a distance.
-Banshō Ten'in!
Whoosh!
The boy's feet left the Summoning Bird beneath him, and he hurtled toward Naruto!
"What is this...!?" Despite his shock, his hands finished forming the seals.
Crackle! Lightning gathered between his hands, forming a sphere. Using the pull ahead of him, he hurled it toward Naruto!
-Lightning Release: Lightning Ball Technique!
"Oh? A throwable ball of compressed Lightning Release..."
Naruto maintained Banshō Ten'in with his left hand while raising his right.
-Preta Path!
Konan, who had scattered into paper when he used Shinra Tensei, reassembled half her body and watched Naruto intently. *He can use the Preta Path while using the Deva Path's abilities. His mastery