Chapter 474: Naruto's First Successor?
"Awooo~"
With a loud bang, Kiba and Akamaru fused into a two-headed dog.
Because this fusion was one-sided, without Akamaru's full cooperation, the resulting creature wasn't very large, only about the size of an average bear.
After merging into the two-headed dog, Kiba was also affected by the erosion of natural energy. Both heads let out painful howls.
Kiba, just like Akamaru, had completely lost his rationality.
But compared to Akamaru taking it alone earlier, this was already much better.
At least the skin of both heads was no longer as violently red as before.
"Naruto, I, in the name of the Hokage, am assigning this matter to you."
Tsunade patted Naruto on the shoulder, then pulled Sakura and Ino aside to where the unconscious Hinata was. She also told them to check on Hinata and treat her.
"Yes!"
Hearing Tsunade speak in the name of the Hokage, Naruto seemed to have triggered some kind of keyword. He immediately became excited.
"Kiba, Akamaru, I will definitely save you both! I will make you my companions in Sage Mode!"
At this moment, Naruto's excitement was just like in the original story during the Fourth Great Ninja War, when he distributed Nine-Tails chakra to the Allied Shinobi Forces.
The difference this time was that what he was distributing wasn't Tailed Beast chakra, but Sage chakra.
He intended to let the entire ninja world learn his Sage Mode shortcut.
And it would start with Kiba and Akamaru.
"Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Naruto formed a hand sign and split into over a hundred shadow clones. At his command, they all lunged toward the two-headed dog formed from Kiba and Akamaru.
"Awooo—!!"
The two-headed dog howled and shook its body violently, instantly sending all the shadow clones flying. They crashed into nearby houses and walls before disappearing with a bang.
"So strong… this power already feels like those toads from Mount Myōboku."
Naruto was surprised as he processed the feedback from his shadow clones.
So this was the power of Kiba and Akamaru after being affected by Sage chakra?
Before today, Kiba and Akamaru were at most chunin-level.
Now, even without being able to maintain rationality and without fully entering Sage Mode, they already had such overwhelming power.
If they actually mastered it… wouldn't they skyrocket in strength?
"Kiba, after this is over, you better properly thank me. At the very least, treat me to half a month of Ichiraku Ramen."
Naruto cracked his knuckles and prepared to attack again.
Just now, he had only used the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu, so it was easily broken.
But this time…
Naruto intended to try drawing out the Sage chakra he had accidentally absorbed from that piece of "paper" earlier, and see if he could enter Sage Mode directly.
Naruto sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes, beginning to focus.
Inside his mental space.
The Nine-Tails expression suddenly changed.
"Not good! Naruto is abandoning the shortcut and trying the traditional method!"
"What?!"
The other Tailed Beasts immediately panicked upon hearing this.
Their entire plan was built on letting Naruto keep using the shortcut so his excess energy and stamina would be drained.
How did things go wrong so fast?
"Ah! Leave it to me!"
Shukaku lunged at the Nine-Tails and bit down hard.
The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails immediately pinned the Nine-Tails down from both sides.
If the Nine-Tails truly resisted with full power, it could break free, but it had hesitated for a moment. Now it was too late.
Under its horrified gaze, Shukaku sank its teeth in.
"Awooo—!"
"Awooo—!"
In the real world, Naruto suddenly felt a sharp pain and cried out.
His attempt at traditional Sage chakra condensation was forcibly interrupted.
"What was that? I suddenly felt pain…"
Naruto stood up in confusion and checked himself, finding no injury.
"Could it be that this Sage chakra itself has a problem?"
He looked over at the two-headed dog still being attacked by his shadow clones.
Because of the Sage chakra, Kiba and Akamaru were currently in a state of madness and pain.
So suddenly feeling pain himself didn't seem that strange.
Naruto didn't think too deeply about it.
Since the traditional method didn't work, he could only use his own secret technique— Uzumaki Naruto Secret Ultimate Technique: "Naruto Tide Sage Mode Entry Method."
And he had recently improved it.
The upgraded version was even more efficient than the original.
So even if he taught others the original version, he would still have a clear advantage.
This improved method was inspired by the Rasengan.
Even when Naruto used the Rasengan with great skill, he still preferred to use two shadow clones to help him form it.
Not because he couldn't do it alone, but because it was smoother and easier.
Like drawing a perfect circle freehand versus using a compass.
And the reason ninja techniques are shouted out loud is to focus the mind.
It's not required, but it feels better.
Naruto's current method was similar: two shadow clones assisted a main clone in forming the technique.
The process was extremely violent and chaotic, but in the end, it could actually produce a Rasengan.
Once the Rasengan formed, that clone would be destroyed with a bang, transferring its memory back to the original body.
And just like that, Naruto's main body successfully entered Sage Mode.
Another benefit of this method was that while forming the "sphere", a chakra glow would cover him, protecting his privacy.
Even though everyone could already guess what he was doing.
After entering Sage Mode, Naruto's perception, strength, and speed all increased dramatically.
Even without shadow clone support, he easily closed in on the two-headed dog this time.
"Kiba, Akamaru, I'm here to help you!"
Naruto realized the two-headed dog was quite fast, and more importantly, it struggled wildly, making it hard to restrain.
He could use shadow clones to fully suppress it, but he felt he shouldn't do that.
Because in his view, his Sage Mode shortcut required removing all distracting thoughts. If he restrained Kiba and Akamaru, they would still retain resistance in their hearts.
He had to let things take their natural course.
So how could he handle this situation?
Got it!
"Frog Kata!"
Naruto moved.
Even though he couldn't directly touch the two-headed dog formed by Kiba and Akamaru, he could still use Frog Kata to help them enter Sage Mode.
The biggest problem now was that Kiba and Akamaru were in their prime teenage years.
And without Naruto's shadow clone assistance, Sage Mode wouldn't be achieved anytime soon.
Meanwhile, more and more people gathered around.
But it wasn't surprising that the villagers of Konoha weren't afraid of getting injured.
After all, scenes like this were once-in-a-century occurrences.
(End of this chapter)