Suddenly, a puff of white smoke billowed up in the center of the courtyard. As the smoke dissipated, Naruto Uzumaki made a dashing entrance, astonishing everyone present. The dull look in Karin's eyes was instantly replaced by a glimmer of hope, and in an instant, Naruto's figure seemed to tower over her.
"I think it's you who are seeking death. How dare you lay a finger on my companions? You'll pay the price today," Naruto uttered threatening words.
"A Genin from Konoha?" A Chunin from Kusagakure Village regained his composure from the shock. He looked around carefully and, after confirming that there were no other Konoha ninjas nearby, shouted provocatively, "Konoha and Kusagakure are on good terms. If you take action, you'll be ruining the friendship between our two countries."
"Heheh..." More than twenty Genin from Kusagakure Village surrounded Naruto from all sides of the courtyard. Judging from their malicious looks, they seemed eager to teach Naruto a memorable lesson.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, the future Hokage. I don't give a damn about your so - called friendship," Naruto declared. The atmosphere in the scene suddenly dropped to freezing point.
"..." Karin was stunned. She began to wonder if Naruto was just joking.
The once - tall and heroic figure of Naruto now seemed short and goofy again.
"Ha ha ha ha—" "Ha ha ha ha—" "Ha ha ha ha—"
All the ninjas from Kusagakure Village burst into laughter, doubling over as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Kid, you've really entertained me," the Chunin from Kusagakure said through fits of laughter, tears streaming down his face. "I'll let you go. Just pretend this never happened."
"Phew." Naruto tried his best to control the amount of his Chakra. He didn't need to make too much of a fuss dealing with these minor characters. He planned to summon a medium - sized frog.
Not too powerful! Not too powerful! Just a little bit of Chakra! Naruto quickly formed the Hand Seal and shouted, "Ninjutsu! Summoning Jutsu!" At the same time, he slapped his palm on the ground, and a puff of white smoke billowed up and scattered with a "bang."
The ninjas from Kusagakure were extremely shocked. They never expected a Genin to be able to use the Summoning Jutsu.
The effectiveness of the Summoning Jutsu varied greatly. If one summoned a powerful Summoned beast with high upper - limit capabilities, they could even single - handedly wipe out an army. On the contrary, if a poor - performing Summoned beast was summoned, it would become a laughingstock.
As the white smoke of the summoning dissipated, a jet - black frog appeared on the scene. It was about two meters tall, wearing a straw hat and a cloak. Its eyes were bright, as if containing lightning.
"Croak—" The jet - black frog let out a cry.
Naruto was taken aback for a moment. He felt that this jet - black frog looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
"Who the hell summoned me?" the jet - black frog's voice carried an imposing authority even without anger.
Naruto became a bit nervous, realizing that he might have summoned a tough customer. He admitted, "It's me."
The jet - black frog glanced at Naruto and recognized him. "Aren't you the brat who summoned me some time ago! Hey hey hey hey—You bastard—Damn it!" The frog burst out with a series of strong clicking sounds.
Naruto then remembered that during his first summoning, he had summoned the Five Frogs of Mount Myoboku, and one of them was this jet - black frog named Gamasu.
Naruto stared in disbelief and said, "Why have you gotten shorter?"
"It was a hundred zhang tall just now, but now it's only two meters high."
"Idiot, I can control my body size." Gamasu looked around and found that more than twenty ninjas from Kusagakure Village had grasped their weapons.
"Wow! You're really awesome!" Naruto pointed at the Kusagakure ninjas and said, "Go on and wipe them out for me."
Suddenly, Gamasu disappeared. He really came and went without a trace, disappearing right under Naruto's nose without him noticing.
Naruto was shocked. The subordinate he summoned had run away! It's so embarrassing for Big bro!
"Uh..." Karin showed a look of disappointment. The more impressive Naruto's words were before, the more disappointed she is now.
"Dammit!" Naruto was furious.
"Charge!" With an order from the Chunin of Kusagakure Village, more than twenty Genin from Kusagakure Village attacked Naruto together.
More than twenty Genin from Kusagakure Village surrounded Naruto tightly. One strike from each of them could cut Naruto into pieces.
Suddenly, a large amount of white smoke filled the field. Naruto released two hundred Shadow Clones at once, directly knocking all the more than twenty Genin from Kusagakure Village away.
"Competing in quantity?" Naruto stood still, making Hand Seal and said, "I've never been scared."
The Chunin from Kusagakure Village was so shocked that his jaw dropped. He had seen Clone Jutsu many times, but he had never seen anyone create more than two hundred clones. This isn't just exaggerated; it's simply outrageous.
At this time, Gamasu, hiding in the dark, showed his small eyes and secretly observed the battlefield situation. He whispered, "This kid is quite good. There must be a huge amount of chakra in his body. No wonder he could summon me."
The Chunin from Kusagakure Village was so terrified that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He found that Naruto's clones were not only extremely numerous but also each had quite good combat power.
"Hehe..." Naruto reminisced about the past. Whenever he had free time, he would release hundreds of Shadow Clones to Train Taijutsu. During this time, Naruto never slacked off in his training.
Now it's time to test the results of his training. Two hundred Shadow Clones of Naruto were fighting against more than twenty Genin from Kusagakure Village.
On average, ten Shadow Clones were fighting one Genin from Kusagakure Village. What's even more terrifying is that Naruto's Shadow Clones cooperated well instead of fighting separately. They swept the Genin from Kusagakure Village away like a gust of wind.
The Chunin from Kusagakure Village was really scared now. He thought to himself: Are Konoha Village Genin so terrifying? I can't even fight more than twenty Genin at the same time...
"Now you're the last one standing." Naruto rushed towards the Chunin from Kusagakure Village at an extremely fast speed.
The Chunin from Kusagakure Village was greatly shocked. He quickly sized up the situation and knew he couldn't fight head - on. He directly threw ten Shurikens at Naruto to slow him down, then flashed to Karin's side and held a Kunai to her neck.
"Don't move, or I'll cut her throat." The Chunin from Kusagakure Village said, "If I cut her throat, her own chakra won't be able to save her."
"..." Naruto was thinking about a countermeasure.
Suddenly, Karin saw a large amount of blood gushing out. The scalding blood stained part of Karin's chest red.
Naruto was totally shocked. But upon closer inspection, he found that it wasn't Karin who was injured. Then where did the blood on Karin's body come from?
Karin looked up and noticed that there were three extra Shurikens in the chest of the Chunin from Kusagakure Village.
"What the hell is going on?" The Chunin from Kusagakure Village just couldn't figure out where the Shurikens in his chest had come from.
At this time, Gamasu, who was hiding in the shadows, said, "Damn it! I hate guys who hold women hostage the most."
The concealed weapon was released at such a blinding speed that even Naruto didn't see it clearly. But Naruto had already guessed that the three Shurikens hitting the Chunin from Kusagakure Village must have been thrown by the Frog he had summoned.
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