Several kilometers west of Konoha Village, Rinjin crouched in the grass with a sour expression, watching the scene outside.
Not far away in the clearing, eight enemy village ninja stood blocking a little brat's path.
The kid was named Nara Shikamaru, son of Rinjin's wayward disciple Shikaku. Like his father, this boy had an explosive pineapple hairdo and was quite sharp.
Because of this, he had cleverly used Shadow Imitation Technique to control the eight opposing ninja. However, it was all in vain—Shikamaru was young with no powerful attack methods, and his chakra reserves were pitifully small.
Meanwhile, in the dense forest on the other side, a ninth enemy ninja was hiding.
A kunai flew from the forest, shooting rapidly toward Shikamaru.
Dodge, dodge, dodge again...
Soon, Shikamaru, who had already been through one battle, couldn't hold on. His shadow snapped back to his feet with a whoosh.
Facing the nine aggressive enemies, the kid collapsed to the ground, his eyes full of helplessness.
Just as his life hung by a thread, a weary sigh sounded in his ear.
The next second, a green-haired uncle in black combat gear instantly appeared in Shikamaru's vision.
"Fire Release: Prison-Bottom Piercing Technique!"
As his words fell, pale, blazing flames surged from the uncle's mouth. The scorching fire carried terrifying power, instantly engulfing half the forest. Shikamaru's eyes were filled with nothing but blinding white light.
The fire lasted a full half minute.
Coming to his senses, Shikamaru looked toward the opposite clearing. The forest within a hundred-meter radius had turned into blackened wasteland—not a trace of enemy ninja remained.
As the flames disappeared, the uncle in front of him exploded into white smoke with a poof.
Shadow clone?!
Then, steady footsteps came from behind. Shikamaru instinctively looked back to see the green-haired uncle walking leisurely out of the grass, hands in his pockets.
"You okay, kid?"
"Who are you?" Shikamaru reflexively asked, then noticed the Konoha headband tied to his shoulder.
"Doesn't matter who I am. Just know your old man asked me to look after you."
Saying this, Rinjin grabbed Shikamaru by the back of his collar and lifted him up.
"Come on, let's head back to the village!"
Hearing this, the previously obedient Shikamaru immediately shook his head:
"Sir, I still have companions up ahead. Could you help them?"
"Not impossible."
Rinjin scratched his head, then muttered quietly:
"But if I go, will they even be able to fight anymore?"
If Rinjin remembered correctly, up ahead should be Team 7's battle with Gaara.
After thinking for a moment, Rinjin finally couldn't resist Shikamaru's pleading eyes and continued west with the kid.
Two or three kilometers away, Naruto was holding a kunai, using Konoha Taijutsu's ultimate technique—One Thousand Years of Death—on Gaara.
Seeing this scene, everyone present felt their heads buzz instantly.
Meanwhile, Rinjin, who had just arrived, was completely dumbfounded.
Although Gaara's back was wrapped in sand, who knew if the explosive tag's blast had affected his internal organs.
Thinking of this, an obscure piece of trivia he'd learned from books suddenly surfaced in Rinjin's mind:
The difference between men and women Men have a unique organ called the prostate The prostate sits against the pubic symphysis in front and against the rectum behind, and strong stimulation of the sphincter and rectum causes prostate congestion...
And the intensity of prostate excitement far exceeds...
This...
Rinjin was speechless.
On the battlefield, Gaara was indeed excited. To deal with Naruto, he transformed into the massive complete Shukaku form.
Although the real Shukaku hadn't been released, the sight still horrified Sasuke and the others.
Then, Gaara manipulated sand to gather around Naruto's body. Just as the sand was about to completely envelop him, a loud shout rang out:
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Instantly, massive amounts of white smoke billowed out, and an enormous figure appeared before Shukaku.
In the forest below, everyone was already numb with shock.
After Shukaku, a second massive creature had appeared on the battlefield.
The white smoke quickly dispersed, revealing a giant toad with a pipe in its mouth blocking Shukaku's path.
Gamabunta had arrived!
"What a troublesome guy~"
After a simple complaint, Bunta suddenly drew the short blade at his waist. His powerful jumping ability kicked in as he instantly charged forward.
Gaara's controlled Shukaku body wasn't suited for this kind of combat.
The two massive creatures collided, blade light flashed, and one of Shukaku's arms was instantly severed.
Seeing Naruto standing on Bunta's head, Gaara flew into complete rage. He wouldn't allow his way of existence to be questioned.
So he would kill Naruto!
Gaara formed hand seals and shouted:
"Feigning Sleep Technique!"
The next second, his eyes slowly closed, and deep within his body, a pair of eyes filled with violence suddenly opened.
"Ah~"
A piercing scream rang out as Shukaku was completely released.
Then, Shukaku arrogantly pointed at Gamabunta in the distance.
"Found something I want to kill immediately..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shukaku suddenly stopped, his small eyes instantly filling with suspicion, like a strangled chicken.
"Something's wrong! Strange! Who's there!"
His small eyes looked toward where Rinjin and Shikamaru were hiding.
The next second, the suspicion in his eyes vanished, replaced by complete terror.
Although he couldn't see clearly, his perception wouldn't be wrong! In that direction! That demon king!
At the same time, Nine-Tails inside Naruto's body suddenly opened its eyes.
Tailed beasts could sense each other. In Nine-Tails' perception, One-Tail Shukaku's heart was filled with extreme fear, while Two-Tails... cough cough... Matatabi's emotions were excitement mixed with anticipation!
No mistake—that juicer was definitely nearby!
Outside, Shukaku's reaction was completely unexpected to everyone. He shrank his head, turned around, and ran frantically in the opposite direction from Rinjin.
Watching from his hiding spot, Rinjin was instantly speechless.
This damn thing's nose is really sharp—he sensed me nearby already?! Damn, he's running fast too~
Meanwhile, Bunta naturally wouldn't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with Shukaku's back turned.
After warning Naruto on his head, "I'm jumping!" he leaped up with powerful legs while forming seals with his front paws.
"Water Release: Water Gun!"
A massive water ball instantly caught up to Shukaku, hitting him hard in the back.
"Ow~"
Shukaku immediately stumbled with a strange cry.
However, what happened next made everyone's jaws drop.
Even after taking that hit, Shukaku still had no intention of turning back. Violent as he was, he continued charging frantically toward the distance.
This...
Inside Naruto's body, Nine-Tails snorted disdainfully, closed its eyes, and said arrogantly:
"That One-Tail bastard is really damn cunning~"
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