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As Naruto's boisterous voice rang out, Sakura felt a wave of discomfort, her skin prickling with goosebumps. His tone was so off-putting that it made her want to punch him.
Completely unaware of how annoying he could be to his teammates, Naruto formed a hand seal and shouted:
"Listen up, everyone on the other side! You're already surrounded by me!"
In an instant, 365 shadow clones, all with spiky blonde hair, charged forward, yelling in unison:
"Let's fu*k them!"
Against a hundred Snow Ninjas in specialized armour, these clones might not have been enough. But against ordinary soldiers, they were an overwhelming force.
"Die!"
"I shall show you a real sword!"
"Hey! Wait for me.."
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Within minutes, the shadow clones had wiped out the ordinary soldiers, yet they continued shouting random slogans as they charged toward the enemy.
Sasuke, watching Naruto with a mixture of exasperation and determination, leapt off the earthen wall, moving swiftly to back up the clones. He knew that if he didn't act, Naruto would take all the glory.
"If it comes down to it, I'll just spar with his shadow clones," Sasuke thought.
"Even a brat like you is forcing me to act personally!" roared Doto, as he began forming hand seals, though his speed was much slower than Kakashi's:
"Double Dragon Blizzard!"
Two massive black dragons, made of ice and snow, shot from Doto's hands, tearing through dozens of shadow clones before merging into a towering black tornado that swept the rest away.
A few lucky clones wielding kunai managed to reach Doto.
"Stop underestimating me!" Doto bellowed, swinging his armoured fist with immense force.
With a thunderous crash, the ice within a six-meter radius shattered, the shards obliterating the remaining clones. The force of his punch was reminiscent of Tsunade's legendary strength, enhanced further by the thick gauntlet on his arm.
Meanwhile, Sasuke, having skillfully avoided the tornado, finished forming his hand seals:
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
A massive wave of flames erupted from Sasuke's mouth, Doto.
The battlefield glowed crimson with fire, but Doto remained calm, arms crossed in confidence.
Just ten centimetres from his armour, an invisible barrier shielded him from the flames.
"Not bad, kid. This fire's enough to keep me warm," he taunted.
Sasuke, now far more mature than in his academy days, wasted no time with boasts about his clan. He shouted just two words:
"Chidori!"
Doto, distracted by the crackling sound of lightning, peered through the fading flames and spotted Sasuke, now a blur of thunder.
But it was too late. Sasuke closed the distance and thrust his lightning-infused hand toward Doto.
At first, the invisible barrier held strong, but Sasuke pushed harder, his Chidori sparking violently until a crack finally appeared in Doto's armour.
Reacting too late, Doto swung a punch at Sasuke.
But before the blow could land, Naruto appeared—thanks to the Flying Thunder God Kunai he'd given Sasuke earlier.
Naruto grabbed Sasuke by the collar, yanked him back, and delivered a powerful double kick to Doto, sending him flying.
In mid-air, Naruto launched another Flying Thunder God Kunai.
Doto dodged the kunai and began to prepare a jutsu. But before he could finish, Naruto appeared behind him, Rasengan in hand, ready to strike.
The Rasengan met the invisible barrier, grinding against it. Naruto poured more chakra into the attack.
Finally, the crack Sasuke had created widened, and the barrier shattered. The Rasengan slammed into Doto's back, breaking his armour and sending him stumbling forward, barely able to stay on his feet.
Panting, Doto muttered to himself, "I need the hexagonal crystal to unlock the treasure. I can't—"
But Naruto cut him off, uninterested in his monologue. He sprinted back toward Sakura and shouted, "Sakura, aim for Sandayu and his men! Just be careful not to kill them. Can you handle that?"
Sakura thumped her chest confidently. "Don't worry, leave it to me!"
As Doto turned to face his attackers, a fist collided with his chest:
"Cherry Blossom Impact!"
Doto spat out blood as his body flew over the earthen wall, landing at the feet of Sandayu.
Sandayu and his men stared at the fallen Doto, stunned. After a moment, Sandayu, tears in his eyes, raised his sword and declared, "Doto, this decades-old hatred ends today!"
He plunged his sword into Doto's throat.
Several other warriors followed, piercing Doto's body with their weapons and shouting, "For our fallen comrades!"
"You..." Doto gasped, unable to comprehend his defeat. He had never imagined that a few Konoha kids would beat him or that his life would end at the hands of ordinary soldiers. He died not knowing the secret of the treasure.
Naruto returned to Kakashi. "You think this ending makes sense?" he asked.
Kakashi, lowering his forehead protector, sighed. "Maybe."
Naruto couldn't help but quip, "You look more tired than we do, and all you did was watch."
Kakashi glanced at him with his usual deadpan expression.
'I'm not physically tired. It's mental exhaustion,' he thought. 'This mission was a headache. Next time, I'm picking the mission more carefully.'
Pulling out his beloved Icha Icha book, Kakashi found solace in its pages.
After Sandayu had his fallen comrades' bodies collected, he approached Princess Koyuki, kneeling deeply before her:
"Please, Your Highness, ascend to the throne!"
Princess Koyuki, staring at the lifeless body of Doto, the man who had destroyed her family and haunted her childhood, clutched the hexagonal crystal around her neck and said quietly, "Before that, there's a place I need to visit."
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