[Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!]
Those well-known ninjas in the ninja world were taken aback.
[Isn't this the Jutsu of The Third Hokage?]
The ninjas in Konoha Village even stared in surprise.
[This jutsu was developed by the Third Hokage, based on the Second Hokage's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.]
[The level of ninjutsu is A-rank, and the difficulty of learning it can be imagined.]
[It was actually given to Naruto, who just entered school.]
Onoki: "It's amazing, that old man's way of winning people's hearts is too powerful—he gave Naruto a jutsu that he can't even learn."
Fourth Raikage: "That's true. I remember there aren't many who can use that jutsu, but Minato managed to learn it."
Terumi Mei: "But anyway, Naruto looks very happy, doesn't he?"
Orochimaru: "Hehehe, I can also use that jutsu. The learning difficulty is A-rank. Expecting a kid fresh from school to master the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique? Sarutobi's purpose isn't exactly pure."
Sarutobi: "Why do you care so much? After all, Naruto is the son of Minato and Kushina. His father's talent was rare. Can the son really be any less? Learning jutsu isn't something that happens overnight. If he doesn't learn it in a year, then in two years. Two years won't be ten. He'll learn it eventually."
[At the Root organization, Danzo sneered disdainfully.]
"If you think this is anything more than a move to win favor, you're mistaken."
"Counting on people's hearts is foolish."
"Whether it's Hiruzen here or over there, he's still too naïve."
"Hmph! Konoha Village is bound to face problems under his leadership.
However, the faces of Kakashi and the others were also filled with surprise.
Their thinking was different from the others.
Letting a child learn an A-rank jutsu?
Jiraiya spread his hands and thought to himself: "It's not easy for Naruto to learn the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique. Only geniuses manage that one."
Jiraiya couldn't help but recall the time he tried to match Orochimaru, who had already mastered it, by throwing all his shuriken.
Naruto: "Pervy Sage, is that jutsu really that powerful?"
"From the way they talk, the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique sounds really strong."
Naruto looked at Jiraiya suspiciously.
Jiraiya laughed. "Haha."
The strength of a jutsu depends on the user. But there's no denying that the harder a jutsu is to learn, the more powerful it can be.
"Ahem..."
"Naruto, I'll just say this—there are probably fewer than five people in the whole ninja world who can use that jutsu..."
From the Second Hokage, then Genin Kosuke Maruhoshi, to the genius Orochimaru and Minato, and finally the Jutsu's creator, Sarutobi.
It seemed only four or five shinobi could use the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
"What?! Is that jutsu really that powerful?"Naruto was stunned.
If I had known there was such a great technique, why would I waste my time pulling pranks?
In the end, not many people recognized him, and he missed the chance to train properly. It felt like a huge loss.
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[Turning one shuriken into thousands of clones—this technique was a combination of ninjutsu and projectile skills.]
[The Shuriken Shadow Clone is more advanced than the normal Shadow Clone Technique. It doesn't need preparation, and each cloned shuriken is tangible and dangerous, making it hard for enemies to dodge.]
[Naruto was amazed by the description of the jutsu.]
This jutsu sounds incredible!
Without thinking too much, Naruto immediately focused on learning it.
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[After a period of time...]
[In the back mountain of Konoha...]
Whoosh!
[A shuriken sliced through the air.]
[Naruto quickly formed a hand seal and shouted: "Shuriken, Shadow Clone Technique!"]
Boom!
[Unfortunately, when the shuriken hit a tree trunk, it didn't multiply into more.]
[Naruto frowned, staring at the lone shuriken embedded in the tree.]
[His expression grew grim.]
Failed!
[When everyone saw this, they weren't surprised.]
[This was normal.]
[Mastering an A-rank jutsu was difficult—let alone for a five- or six-year-old.]
[Even for adult ninjas, it was a huge challenge.]
[Still, Naruto's ability to form the hand seals so quickly showed impressive progress.]
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"Is it really because I'm too young to properly control my chakra?"
[Naruto wondered.]
He couldn't help but recall the basics that Sarutobi had taught him, as well as what Iruka said in class.
Chakra.
[It's the key to releasing jutsu.]
[The strength of a jutsu is proportional to one's ability to gather and control chakra.]
[Chakra is a mix of physical and spiritual energy.]
"Kids don't have enough chakra to properly use big jutsu."
"It's clear that you can't rush things. If I want to be a strong ninja, I need to build a solid foundation."
[Thinking this, Naruto smiled to himself.]
"My first task is to learn how to gather chakra properly."
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