Naruto, who was wondering where to find a medical ninja, raised an eyebrow.
"Do you have a medical ninja on your team?"
The Jonin clearly didn't expect Naruto to ask that and instinctively shook his head.
"We're an assault squad. Why would we have a medical ninja? They're all back at the camp."
Then his expression changed as he shouted angrily:
"You're about to die and still thinking about healing a ninja?! Kill him already!"
As soon as the order was given, one of the Chunin rushed at Naruto with a blade.
"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for taking this mission!"
The Chunin sneered as he charged forward, while the other Kusanagi shinobi went to inspect the supply crates Naruto had gathered earlier.
"We really saved a lot of money this time~"
"Haha! Jonin-sama's plan was brilliant. But who caused the fight here? That freak Kakuzu is terrifying."
"Looks like Kakuzu died together with that Konoha shinobi. We even saved the payment fee!"
The Grass shinobi grinned while looking at the boxes full of ninja tools. Even the Kusanagi Jonin couldn't hide his smile, already imagining himself being praised by the Kage.
Suddenly—
Boom!
A figure crashed into the ground with a loud sound, snapping everyone out of their fantasies.
"Yamaki! What are you doing, idiot?!"
The Kusanagi Jonin frowned and shouted.
"Before interrupting me, take your hands off those boxes. They're my loot."
A calm voice echoed out.
The Kusanagi Jonin looked toward the fallen figure in shock.
It was Yamaki, the Chunin ordered to kill Naruto.
His face was horribly twisted, and his entire body was practically unrecognizable.
Everyone stared at Naruto in disbelief as he slowly dispersed the Rasengan in his hand.
"Where's your camp? I think my Jonin needs your medical ninja."
The Jonin's expression darkened.
"You're courting death! Kill him!"
Naruto looked surprised.
"Oh? Bullying the minority with numbers?"
"Brat! This is a battlefield!"
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Kusanagi: "???"
The moment Naruto finished speaking, hundreds of Shadow Clones instantly filled the forest, surrounding the Grass shinobi from every direction.
"H-How is this possible..."
the Kusanagi Jonin stuttered.
The Grass shinobi froze in fear.
The Jonin suddenly reacted and shouted:
"I get it! They're fake clones! There's only one real body! He's trying to escape! How could a Genin possibly have that much chakra?!"
The Grass shinobi immediately relaxed and charged forward with mocking smiles.
Naruto's expression turned cold.
"The black-hearted bastards came right to me. I was still wondering where to find you people for revenge."
"But you delivered yourselves to my doorstep."
"Kill them all."
The instant Naruto gave the order—
hundreds of Shadow Clones exploded forward like wild beasts toward the dozen Kusanagi shinobi.
Only then did the Grass shinobi realize these weren't ordinary illusions, but real Shadow Clones with physical bodies.
"Impossible—"
The Kusanagi Jonin watched in horror as his men were slaughtered by Naruto's clones.
The Grass shinobi couldn't even put up proper resistance before they were quickly overwhelmed.
If these had been weak clones from the original Naruto, they might've survived.
But the current Naruto, even without using the Sharingan, already possessed terrifying Jonin-level combat power.
Combined with his constant physical training and battle experience, his Shadow Clones were nothing like the fragile ones from the beginning of the story.
In almost an instant—
more than ten Kusanagi shinobi were completely wiped out.
The Kusanagi Jonin looked at the Shadow Clones surrounding him and hurriedly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Ghost Lamp Technique!"
Countless ghost-like fireballs instantly appeared around him, burning through the Shadow Clones from every direction.
"Hm?"
Naruto's face lit up with interest.
"So there's actually good luck too."
Fire Style: Ghost Lamp Technique.
This was the ninjutsu used by Ryuzetsu in the Blood Prison movie, and its power was pretty decent.
Especially since Naruto currently lacked many offensive ninjutsu above C-rank.
The ghost flames destroyed countless Shadow Clones in clouds of smoke.
The Kusanagi Jonin burst into laughter.
"Brat! Using Shadow Clones was your biggest mistake! Hahaha!"
Suddenly—
he felt someone tap his legs twice from below.
Then the ground beneath him collapsed.
"Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu."
"Nani?!"
The Kusanagi Jonin was horrified.
Before he could react, only his head remained above ground while the rest of his body was buried beneath the earth.
Naruto walked over and crouched beside him.
"Last time I said the same thing to someone else… well, he's still alive."
Naruto remembered how Root once mocked Shadow Clones as useless. Apparently dying for that opinion wasn't worth it.
The Jonin looked at Naruto in terror and begged:
"Don't kill me! I'll take you to the medical ninja!"
"Okay. Tell me where your camp is and I won't kill you."
Naruto nodded kindly.
The Kusanagi Jonin sighed in relief. Konoha shinobi were usually reasonable when dealing with prisoners.
"Our camp is thirty miles east. There's a special blood pack there that can definitely save your teammate."
He hurriedly revealed everything, afraid Naruto might change his mind.
Naruto nodded in satisfaction.
"Great. Looks like he won't die after all."
After saying that, Naruto stood up and prepared to leave.
A sinister look flashed through the Jonin's eyes.
Once you arrive at the camp, that'll be your death.
"Ah right, one more question."
Naruto suddenly turned back.
"S-Sure, ask anything."
The Jonin forced out a smile.
Naruto nodded.
"What's one plus one?"
The Jonin froze for a moment before instinctively replying:
"Two?"
The next second—
his vision went dark.
Naruto's apologetic voice echoed beside his ears.
"Sorry. You know too much..."
The Jonin: "???"