"Sand Bullet Rain!"
With Gaara's cold voice, the sand cannons around his Sand Shield fired numerous round sand bullets like a machine gun, rapidly shooting at Naruto's clones.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat!!!
Gaara's sand cannons kept firing, quickly eliminating Naruto's clones and punching numerous large holes in the surrounding walls. This made the spectators on the stands extremely cautious to avoid being hit.
Seeing Gaara's sand bullets turn the walls into sieves, Hayate Gekko, the main examiner and referee, had a drop of cold sweat on his face.
So many monsters in this exam made his job incredibly stressful!!!
Gaara watched as his sand bullets continuously wiped out Naruto's clones with a calm expression.
Suddenly, sensing something, he looked down at his feet.
Bang!
The ground shattered, and Naruto burst out holding a Rasengan, destroying Gaara's sand cannons as he excitedly shouted:
"I've got you!"
Naruto then aimed the Rasengan at Gaara.
Seeing Naruto break through the ground, Gaara glanced at him expressionlessly. The sand from his gourd instantly wrapped around Naruto, suspending him in midair.
From the start, Gaara had been using the fine sand in his gourd to create more sand beneath the surface, preparing for a large-scale jutsu. Thus, he sensed Naruto as soon as he got close underground.
"Damn it!"
Seeing his sneak attack discovered, Naruto angrily threw the Rasengan at Gaara.
However, his Rasengan skills were still lacking, and the jutsu dissipated after a few seconds due to losing control.
Even so, the thrown Rasengan managed to break through Gaara's Sand Shield and damage the Sand Armor on his body, surprising Gaara and his siblings and making them reassess the Rasengan's power.
Seeing Naruto use the Rasengan, Kakashi's single eye widened in slight shock.
Naruto, he actually mastered the Fourth Hokage's jutsu...
"Kakashi, you taught him well," Might Guy, Kurenai, and the others all looked at Kakashi, assuming he was the one who taught Naruto.
Given Naruto's poor chakra control, mastering the Fourth Hokage's Rasengan must have taken a lot of effort from the teacher.
Kakashi smiled wryly, neither confirming nor denying it.
He then grew curious about the identity of the special training teacher Tsunade had found for Naruto.
The Rasengan was a jutsu that only two or three people in Konoha knew.
In the arena, after throwing the Rasengan, Naruto quickly formed hand signs.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Boom, boom, boom!!!
With continuous explosions of smoke, hundreds of Naruto's clones surrounded Gaara, shattering the sand holding the original Naruto and freeing him.
Although the underground ambush had been detected, Naruto's close-combat plan was still a success.
"Naruto has become so strong!"
Sakura and Ino were shocked, seeing hundreds of Naruto's shadow clones, while the other examinees were equally astonished.
The Konoha Jonin instructors also started to see Naruto in a new light.
Hearing Ino's exclamation, Shishou smiled. Hundreds of shadow clones were not even the limit of his adoptive son's abilities.
"Guys, let's get him!"
"Get him!"
The original Naruto raised his arm, and the clones echoed him, their voices resonating throughout the arena.
"Naruto's Hundred-Person Combo!"
With a loud shout, the hundreds of Narutos charged at Gaara, ready to pummel him.
Gaara quickly formed hand signs, and countless sand surged up from the ground.
Flowing Sand Tsunami!
A massive wave of sand formed around Gaara, spreading out and swallowing all of Naruto's clones.
In an instant, the entire arena turned into a sandy wasteland under Gaara's sandwave assault.
And this was Gaara controlling the jutsu's power. If he had gone all out, the entire central tower would have collapsed under the impact.
Bang!
Naruto, holding a Rasengan, managed to escape the sandwave with the help of several clones.
"Kid, can you handle this? Let me take over!"
Seeing Naruto being toyed with by Gaara repeatedly, Kurama couldn't sit still. Massive amounts of tailed beast chakra flooded into Naruto.
If Naruto couldn't even beat Gaara, it would be humiliating for Kurama in front of Shukaku.
With the sudden surge of Kurama's chakra, a four-tailed chakra cloak began to form around Naruto.
However, although Kurama had no ill intentions towards Naruto, its chakra was inherently evil and filled with negative emotions, something Naruto, fresh out of the academy, couldn't handle.
As Kurama's chakra flooded him, Naruto's appearance began to change. His eyes turned red, whisker marks on his cheeks grew thicker, his nails lengthened, and his expression became feral.
Half-tailed beast transformation?
Seeing Naruto's state, the Konoha Jonin instructors were shocked.
"The match is paused!" Hayate Gekko shouted, rushing towards Naruto.
Kakashi immediately used the Body Flicker Technique, appearing beside Naruto and striking him with a hand chop.
Smack!
Naruto's four chakra tails blocked Kakashi's attack and swatted him away.
Naruto turned, coldly watching Kakashi as he flew back, having lost all reason.
Seeing this, the other Konoha Jonin surrounded Naruto, ready to subdue him.
Boom!
Naruto's chakra flared again, and his four tails whipped around, sending all the Jonin flying.
The scene left all the examinees stunned.
"Hahaha, Kurama's in trouble now," Shukaku laughed gleefully inside Gaara.
The next moment, Shishou appeared beside Naruto, placing a hand on him. Countless bugs swarmed out, covering Naruto and absorbing Kurama's chakra.
Seeing Naruto's red eyes, Shishou spoke softly:
"Naruto!"
Everyone expected Naruto to attack Shishou, but instead, they saw Naruto staring blankly at Shishou, letting the bugs envelop him.
Soon, the swarm completely covered Naruto, forming a massive cocoon over three meters wide.
The cocoon shifted, revealing an unconscious Naruto inside.
Shishou effortlessly subduing Naruto shocked everyone present, including Kakashi and Kurenai.
"Shishou is amazing!"
Sakura stared at Shishou, who had easily subdued the berserk Naruto, her eyes fixed on him, lost in thought.
Beside her, Ino, who was excited a moment ago, heard her friend's words, turned to her, and frowned slightly.
Sakura, could it be...
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POWER STONE!!!!
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