Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 346 Shadow Clone Uprising

"Takeoff... is a positive thing."

"Positive and optimistic? Naruto has always been positive and optimistic, hasn't he?"

It really is.

Bai Mo thought to himself that it was better not to explain this kind of thing in person.

While collecting Rin's "Dedication Blessing" earlier could be explained by the fact that medical ninjas don't distinguish between genders, saying this now is really a bit strange.

"Naruto has reconciled with Kurama for some time now, but he hasn't mastered the Tailed Beast Ball yet; it's a matter of technique."

Bai Mo suddenly changed the subject.

Kushina was taken aback, but then she understood what Bai Mo meant.

When she was resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, she didn't go directly to see Naruto. Initially, she wasn't mentally prepared, and later she worried that if they came into contact, the memories between the Yin and Yang Nine-Tails would be shared, interfering with Naruto's growth.

Bai Mo is now telling her that Naruto has completely reconciled with Kurama, which means she can go see Naruto now.

At the same time, it also tells her what "takeoff" means, and she'll know once she sees it for herself.

"Alright then, Lin, you go with the dean for a thorough examination, then rest for a bit. I'll go with Bai Mo."

After a slight hesitation, Kushina made her decision.

We can't keep running away anymore.

Bai Mo and Kushina found the Flying Thunder Array teleporter and returned to the desert of Sunagakure.

In order to observe Naruto first, the two did not choose to appear at close range directly.

Bai Mo carried Kushina into the air and flew towards Naruto's location.

Looking down from the sky, Naruto had a large number of shadow clones in that area.

To maintain vigilance, Naruto would stop each shadow clone after it had taken off for a certain period of time, and then switch to another shadow clone.

It's a very simple principle.

To maintain sensitive perception, one cannot truly take off completely; one must maintain this process.

Once fully airborne, he can enter Sage Mode, but the problem is that the airborne skill will also enter a cooldown period, which will become his fatal weakness.

Once Bai Mo chooses this time to take advantage of the situation, he will have no chance to retaliate.

Moreover, there's only one chance left out of the three available, leaving no room for error.

Naruto had to remain extremely vigilant.

As time went on, each additional shadow clone on the field signified that Naruto had experienced a takeoff interruption.

A whole day had passed, and although Naruto himself hadn't done anything except maintain the shadow clones, he was still a little tired and decided to go to sleep.

The other shadow clones were assigned to keep watch, and a newest shadow clone was taking off, maintaining vigilance against the time erasure.

"What are you doing?"

Kushina looked at Bai Mo in confusion.

Because there were too many shadow clones below, and the distance was quite far, she didn't notice the special shadow clone at first.

Bai Mo was just about to give Kushina some guidance when he suddenly saw some images in the epitaph, so he changed his mind: "No need to rush, you'll find out soon enough."

below.

A Naruto shadow clone complained, "Why can he sleep so comfortably while we have to keep watch for him?"

"Yeah, why should he be able to take off so comfortably, while we have to stop in the end?"

Another Naruto shadow clone also looked displeased.

"Actually, he also has his reasons; as the original body..."

"He's given you so much, why do you always speak up for him? Is he your god?"

One of the shadow clones tried to speak up for Naruto, but was angrily interrupted by the other shadow clones.

"Everyone, if you still allow him to sleep here as he pleases, then allow me to self-destruct and disappear."

A shadow clone pulled out a kunai and pointed it at its own neck.

"Brother, don't be impulsive! We're all going to disappear anyway, so before we do, why don't we get our revenge?"

"Yeah, does that mean the real thing is superior to us? Let's beat him up!"

"No, no, no, we should..."

Naruto's shadow clones began planning a rebellion, thinking, "Is the original body born with a special destiny?" and "Is it better to die than to die in a country?"

"Huh? What on earth is Naruto doing?"

Kushina watched the movements of Naruto's shadow clone below and covered her head in terror.

Although she was too far away to see the specific details, she had already guessed what these shadow clones were doing.

At the main body's request, the shadow clones were not allowed to take off completely, which caused them great pain.

Now that the decision to revolt has been made, then naturally we'll eat his mother's food, wear his mother's clothes, and when the rebel king comes, we won't have to pay taxes.

Therefore, the shadow clones disobeyed Naruto's orders and began to take off forcibly.

Soon, the shadow clones completed their takeoff mission.

In his dream, Naruto dreamt that Konoha was holding a water festival, and he and Kiba Inuzuka were fighting each other with water guns.

Then I suddenly woke up.

He found himself firmly bound by his shadow clones. One of the clones, still doing something, spoke with a resentful look after he awoke: "Didn't you say you didn't want to fly? We've all flown, so you're going to fly too!"

"what?"

Naruto never expected that maintaining the shadow clones for so long would cause them to betray him, and he struggled to dispel them.

But he failed.

The shadow clones that had completed their takeoff entered Sage Mode, their power far exceeding what he currently possessed.

Five minutes later.

bang bang bang-

The shadow clones all disappeared.

Naruto lay helplessly on the ground in despair.

All the memories and fatigue rushed into his mind at once.

The good news is that some of the things left behind by his shadow clones have also disappeared.

No need to clean it.

"Nine-Ra, why didn't you save me?"

Naruto sadly questioned the Nine-Tails within him.

If Kurama could borrow his power, he could easily break free from several Sage Mode shadow clones using the power of Kurama Chakra Mode.

[Fool, don't forget, my power also exists within your shadow clones. If I lend you my power, will they not?]

Although the Nine-Tailed Fox deliberately refused to lend it, it still acted with a sense of self-righteousness.

"Someone's there?!"

Just as Naruto, who was lying down, was about to say something, he suddenly became alert and turned his gaze to the side.

Kushina had already been thrown down from the sky by Bai Mo.

Kushina looked at Naruto with a complicated expression.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

"Who are you?"

Although Naruto was forced to take off, he also entered Sage Mode and discovered that it was not Bai Mo who appeared, but a stranger, which immediately aroused his suspicion.

"I am your mother."

Kushina was very decisive and revealed her identity without any hesitation.

"?!"

Upon hearing this, Naruto's pupils dilated in shock. He hurriedly covered his buttocks and took a few steps back to create distance.

He still remembered that last time Kimimaro opened his mouth with "I am your father", he took the opportunity after saying that to turn around and use Ten Fingers Piercing Bullet Thousand Years of Death and Electric Drill on him!