"Hahahaha… Kakashi, you lost!"
By the railing of the stands, Guy was excitedly patting Kakashi's shoulder. He looked even more excited than when he had won against Kakashihimself!
Kakashi couldn't bear the humiliation, so he pretended not to hear him.
"Hey, Kakashi, I'm talking to you. Tonight, you need to treat everyone to a feast of barbecue!" Guy said.
"Huh? Did you say something just now?" Kakashi turned his head and looked at him in surprise.
"…"
Guy's face twitched, and he angrily said, "Kakashi, you always do this. Everyone heard the bet just now, Asuma, Kurenai, and Tenzo, they are all witnesses!"
"Bet? Don't joke around. Minato-sensei has strictly forbidden any gambling activities in the village."
Kakashi said earnestly, "Guy, I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said just now. Don't do this again."
"I…Kakashi, you bastard!!!" Guy was instantly furious, gripping the railing in rage!
"Alright, let's watch the last match."
Kakashi smoothly changed the topic, but his expression became involuntarily serious, 'If nothing unexpected happens, the chaos will begin after this match.'
In the arena, after Tenzo went down and carried the unconscious Sasuke away, the final match began.
Naruto, who played as the protagonist for the finale, walked to the center of the arena arrogantly, basking in the cheers of the audience, and his whisker marks trembled with excitement!
Especially after thinking about Sasuke's humiliating defeat in front of everyone, Naruto was even more motivated. He thought that as long as he defeated this gourd guy in the last match, he would be very famous, and fiercely trample Sasuke underfoot!
'If that happens, maybe Sakura will start to like me… hehehe.'
Naruto was so excited that he almost lost control of his facial expressions. So he hurriedly said a few words to divert his attention, "Gaara, prepare yourself, I'm going to defeat you in one go!"
Gaara arrived in the arena with a cold expression, like a lone swordsman, with arms crossed near his chest as he stared at Naruto indifferently.
In the main stand.
Gonbee smiled and asked: "Hokage-dono, is this Namikaze Naruto your son?"
Minato nodded slightly, "Well, I hope he won't cause much embarrassment."
"No, no, I really look forward to the performance of both the Hokage's son and the Kazekage's son."
Gonbee said in a weird tone, "Isn't that right, Yondaime Kazekage-dono?"
'Rasa' smiled without saying a word.
'The final match…' Kanpū's legs were getting sore from standing for a long time, but fortunately, it was almost over.
Kanpū squinted his eyes and looked towards 'Rasa', and deep within his azure eyes, white lightning seemed to flicker, chilling to the bone!
'Rasa' felt Kanpū's gaze, but he did not look back, for fear of revealing any flaws.
Meanwhile, the battle below has finally began.
Naruto had already been attacked by Gaara with sand in the Forest of Death, so he didn't dare to be careless. From the start, he immediately used his trump card!
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Bang~ bang~ bang~ bang~ bang~…
With a series of smoke explosions, Naruto immediately summoned three hundred shadow clones.
"Let's go!"
"Take him down!"
"Dattebayo!"
The army of three hundred Narutos charged at Gaara with a roar.
Gaara sneered, spreading his arms, and yellow sand poured out suddenly from the gourd behind him.
"Sand Shuriken!"
Gaara shouted, and the yellow sand instantly formed into jagged, rough-edged shuriken, shooting towards the three hundred Naruto like a torrential storm.
"This level of attack can't stop me!"
"Prepare yourself, Gaara!"
"I'm going to smash your gourd!"
Naruto's three hundred shadow clones charged forward, shouting taunts as they skillfully dodged, blocked, or evaded the sand shuriken rain.
But what greeted them next was the relentless barrage of Sand Ninjutsu.
"Sand Drizzle!"
"Sand Hail!"
"Sand Pillar!"
"Sand Coffin!"
"Sand Waterfall Funeral!"
The series of attacks went on, and the army of three hundred Naruto was obliterated into smoke and ash!
Naruto does not panic. Both of his hands formed hand seal again, and with a face full of smiles, he shouted: "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Bang~ bang~ bang~…
Another three hundred shadow clones rushed forward again.
On the main stand.
The corner of Gonbee's mouth twitched: "Hokage-dono, this…"
'This is really a bit too much, right?'
Three hundred followed by another three hundred… Even he, an Elite Jonin, can't create so many shadow clones!
But Naruto, a mere Genin, could create so many shadow clones as easily as eating or drinking. How was he supposed to react to this?
Minato explained lightly, "Naruto inherited the Uzumaki Clan's physique from my wife, so he was born with enormous amount of Chakra far beyond ordinary people."
"So it's like that." Gonbee showed an expression of realization, but he is cursing Minato in his heart, 'You think I'm easy to fool!'
'Even your wife might not be able to make two batches of three hundred shadow clone in such a short period of time, right?'
'No, it's three batches now!'
Now, even 'Rasa' furrowed his brow, 'That kid's Chakra Reserves is too terrifying.'
'Don't tell me…'
'Rasa' suddenly thought of something, 'Does Naruto have a Biju inside him?'
'If it is a Biju, there are currently two missing Biju in the Shinobi World, Yonbi and Hachibi!'
'Rasa' glanced at Minato, a sinister smile slowly forming on his lips.
'Biju is indeed terrifying, but under my Sage Mode and Wood Release, they are just mere nourishment!'
'Today, I will learn from the Shodaime Hokage and subdue the Biju with Wood Release!'
'Rasa' suppressed his excitement and continued to watch the match calmly.
...
In the arena, Naruto's three hundred shadow clones charged again and again at Gaara, only to be destroyed by his sand every time.
Naruto didn't panic at all, but urged in his mind, "Kurama, more Chakra, quickly!"
Kyubi lay lazily in the deepest part of the seal world, with his nine tails sweeping on the ground. Then, he used his extensive experience to remind Naruto, "Naruto, don't rush in all at once. You should attack in waves from all directions, and when you get close, use the Rasengan to hit that tanuki."
"Tanuki?" Naruto commanded his shadow clone to attack according to what Kyubi said, and asked puzzledly, "What tanuki?"
"The tanuki inside that brat's body." Kyubi said lightly.
Now that he can pour the Chakra containing his own will into Naruto's body, he could now sense his surroundings through Naruto. Because of that, the Ichibi, Shukaku, inside Gaara's body couldn't escape his detection.
As for the Biju Chakra inside Kanpū's body, it cannot be sensed by him due to the Tenseigan.
This also makes him more and more wary of Kanpū!
"Kurama, you mean that guy has an existence like you inside him?" Naruto understood Kyubi's words.
"That's right."
Kyubi confirmed, "So don't underestimate him, once that tanuki inside him comes out, you'll lose."
"What? That's not fair!" Naruto felt uncomfortable. He still wanted to use this battle fiercely to show off under the limelight. How can he tolerate losing?
Kyubi chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I have a way to help you win."
"What way?" Naruto's eyes lit up.
"If that tanuki comes out, you can just let me out too." Kyubi said in a nonchalant tone, trying his best to keep his excitement in check.
"This…" Naruto hesitated.
"Naruto, don't forget this is the finals of the Chunin Exams. This fight is between you and Gaara, no one else will help you! If your Hokage father or teacher, Kanpū, intervenes, it means you lose. So, only I can truly help you!" Kyubi proudly said.
"Even if you're right, the tanuki hasn't come out yet!" Naruto protested.
"Hehehe, I'm just giving you a heads-up."
After saying that, Kyubi no longer spoke.