Chapter 6: God-Level Puppet Shadow Clone
"Iruka-sensei, what are you doing here?"
Naruto smiled innocently, looking completely harmless.
"It's all because of YOU!!!"
Iruka took a deep breath, then exploded in fury.
At first, he hadn't intended to attack Naruto.
He knew his student's personality well enough.
No matter how naughty Naruto got, he wouldn't cross certain lines!
All the mischief was just a way to get attention from the people around him.
"What the hell have you done?! Stealing the Scroll of Seals—are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
Iruka shouted, voice shaking with emotion.
Naruto blinked, putting on an expression like he was the real victim here.
"It was Mizuki-sensei who told me to do it. He said the scroll contained an incredible inheritance, and if I learned it, I could finally graduate from the academy."
"All the other kids have parents who are alive and can teach them—they progress so much faster. Sensei, you know I've been an orphan since I was born."
"I just want to get stronger… but there's no one to teach me."
Hearing those words,
Iruka's nose stung.
Most of his anger instantly evaporated.
Your parents were heroes. They died heroically to protect the village.
And the son of such great heroes is living worse than an ordinary person!!!
That's just not right…
"Alright, sensei understands. From now on, I'll guide you more on the path of training. But right now, hand over the Scroll of Seals. Then come back with me to apologize to Lord Third."
Iruka said gently.
He reached out to take the scroll.
Whoosh whoosh—
Several kunai sliced through the air,
heading straight for Naruto.
"Danger!!!"
Iruka shouted and lunged forward to push Naruto out of the way.
Naruto grinned—as if he had already anticipated it.
He leaned back sharply, planted his foot, and kicked off hard.
He dodged the kunai attack cleanly.
"Hahaha… what a touching teacher-student bond. I thought you two would start fighting the moment you met!"
"Looks like I underestimated your kindness, Iruka!"
Mizuki jumped down from a large tree after his failed sneak attack with the kunai.
"Mizuki, let us go and I'll pretend this never happened. If Lord Third Hokage finds out you were the mastermind behind this…"
"Using the Third to threaten me? Oh, I'm so scared. We're far from the village—no one can reach us here. I'll just kill both of you, frame someone else, take the Scroll of Seals, and disappear. Who's going to catch me?"
Mizuki laughed wildly, looking at Iruka like he was an idiot.
Ding!
Option 1: Kill the traitor Mizuki.Reward: Puppet Shadow Clone Technique. Chakra consumption: 0. The summoned shadow clones have exactly the same strength as the host (no hand seals required).Note: Puppet shadow clones have no consciousness or independent thoughts. The host can control their every action with a single thought, including deciding their life or death.Puppet shadow clones must stay within a certain distance of the user, or they will disappear due to excessive range.Maximum simultaneous control: 10 puppet shadow clones.
Option 2: Beat the traitor Mizuki senseless.Reward: Ordinary Shadow Clone Technique.
Hmm?? A puppet version of the Shadow Clone Technique that doesn't even require hand seals?
That sounds insanely powerful!
One of the biggest drawbacks of normal shadow clones is that they have their own consciousness and opinions.
Sometimes they even refuse orders.
Since they're all equal in strength, none of them wants to obey the others.
But this puppet version completely solves that problem.
Imagine having an endless supply of free laborers who do exactly what I tell them…
Feels amazing!
"I choose Option 1!"
Puppet Shadow Clone Technique reward issued. Reward delivery complete.
As soon as Naruto finished speaking, his feet shifted.
In an instant, he vanished from his spot.
When he reappeared, he was directly behind Mizuki.
It wasn't true teleportation—his speed was simply so fast it created an optical illusion.
Mizuki was stunned.
At first he only felt a strong gust of wind pass by.
Then came the tearing pain in his back.
His heart was pierced straight through!
A perfect surprise attack.
Naruto could freely use half of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Killing an ordinary chunin was as easy as slaughtering a chicken.
Iruka was dumbfounded.
This is my student?
Since when did Naruto have this kind of power?
How did I not know?
Just moments ago he had been ready to risk his life to buy Naruto time to escape.
But now… it clearly wasn't necessary.
Mizuki's consciousness gradually faded.
His eyelids felt impossibly heavy.
In the moment of death,
he never even knew how he died.
At the same time, Naruto felt a brand-new set of memories flood into his mind.
The method for using the Puppet Shadow Clone Technique had been perfectly integrated into his very being.
With just a thought,
he could flawlessly execute the technique.
And the best part—it required zero chakra.
"Naruto… you… you killed someone?"
Iruka stared in shock.
Since when was Naruto this bold?
So damn badass…
Instantly one-shotting a chunin.
Unbelievable.
At that moment, Iruka's heart was filled with panic.
Naruto couldn't possibly have this kind of power on his own… unless the seal on the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside him had been broken…?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Cold sweat poured down Iruka's face. His hand moved toward his ninja pouch, ready to flee back to the village for help.
"Iruka-sensei, don't be so nervous. I'm not scary."
Naruto shrugged casually.
Not scary???
You just one-shot a chunin and you say you're not scary?
Who are you trying to fool?
"Huh? Naruto, what's wrong with your eyes?"
Iruka looked completely confused.
Naruto deliberately revealed his mutated enhanced golden Rinnegan.
"Iruka, forget everything that just happened!"
The system prompt confirmed it.
His Rinnegan had the ability to erase a segment of someone's memory.
Similar to hypnosis or blacking out from drinking too much.
This ability is seriously useful!
Otherwise Naruto wouldn't dare use the Nine-Tails' power so openly in front of Iruka.
Iruka's eyes became dazed; his entire demeanor turned foggy and absent-minded.
Slap—
A crisp clapping sound rang out.
Iruka completely forgot the scene of Naruto instantly killing Mizuki.
"Naruto, run away quickly! I'll cover you—there's no time to explain… just run and don't look back…"
Iruka trailed off mid-sentence.
He stared blankly at Mizuki's corpse lying in a pool of blood—very, very dead.
What the hell is going on?!
How did this guy die?!
I don't remember anything!
"Iruka-sensei, you're finally awake… Just now, a very powerful ninja wearing a mask appeared out of twisted space and killed Mizuki-sensei."
"Oh, and his eyes were red. He looked at you once, and you just stood there frozen, not moving at all."
"I called you so many times, but you didn't respond."
Naruto's eyes returned to normal as he calmly shifted the blame onto Tobi.
That idiot—I'll kill him sooner or later anyway.
Revenge for killing my parents is irreconcilable.
He's me, I'm him—some things have to be done.
Until then, let him carry a few more pots on his back. Consider it interest.
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