Sasuke's shadow clone, with eyes closed and legs crossed, sits on the ground, hands forming seals.
It controls the chakra dispersed across five hundred Wood Style soldiers.
However, perhaps the clone's control isn't as precise as Sasuke's main body, as the five hundred Wood Style soldiers appear wobbly, seemingly on the verge of collapsing.
There's no choice but to reduce the number.
After decreasing the number to three hundred,
It barely reaches the same level of control as Sasuke's main body.
As long as nothing happens and the clone isn't destroyed, it can continue to control them indefinitely.
Here's an explanation.
These clones are merely shadow clones; they are not Wood Style shadow clones.
Thus, they are simply energy entities.
They do not possess a true form.
The purpose of this is to maximize the number of clones that can be created.
The current ratio is one to three hundred.
In other words, one shadow clone allows Sasuke to control three hundred Wood Style soldiers.
So, one hundred shadow clones would mean thirty thousand Wood Style soldiers.
One thousand shadow clones would grant three hundred thousand Wood Style soldiers!
This number is... quite terrifying!
However, there's another issue.
While one thousand shadow clones aren't a significant problem for Sasuke,
After all, Naruto often creates hundreds or thousands of clones.
For Sasuke, creating a few hundred shadow clones is easy, as long as they're not used for training.
The problem lies in the distance over which chakra can be transmitted and received through the black rods.
It barely reaches one thousand meters!
One thousand meters might seem like a considerable distance, as it's a straight line.
But on the battlefield, this straight-line distance is insignificant.
At the same time, Sasuke can't have one thousand shadow clones following behind him, can he?
The shadow clones, maintaining extreme control, cannot multitask and control their own bodies.
Therefore!
They must remain stationary.
If the number of controlled clones is reduced, the shadow clones can move, but controlling the Wood Style soldiers while running into battle
inevitably exposes them to attacks.
If the White Zetsu discover them, a single surprise attack could destroy the shadow clones, rendering the Wood Style soldiers useless.
Wouldn't that be a joke?
So, finding a way to increase the chakra transmission distance is more important.
And this is a problem Sasuke naturally cannot solve.
But there are professionals.
"Chakra transmission?"
"This thing? Can it transmit chakra?"
Orochimaru looked at the black rod in his hand with surprise.
Sasuke pointed at the black rod. "Stab it into your palm, and you'll understand!"
Hearing this, Orochimaru didn't hesitate and did as Sasuke instructed.
The moment it pierced his palm, Orochimaru froze.
"Indeed... this thing can transmit chakra!"
Orochimaru stared at the black rod in his hand with astonishment.
This thing was incredible to him.
"I need a large-scale chakra transmission device, preferably one that can extend over several kilometers!"
This request made Orochimaru frown.
"What's the current transmission distance?"
"One thousand meters!"
One thousand meters, to be increased to several tens of thousands of meters!
This means increasing the distance by dozens of times?
"Can it be done?"
Orochimaru smiled. "It's not an especially difficult problem, but I'll need to do some research!"
"Can it be completed in three days?"
Sasuke pressed further.
Hearing this, Orochimaru's expression darkened.
Three days!
That would mean this is a significantly challenging task!
But looking at Sasuke's gaze,
Orochimaru nodded. "No problem, but... I want to know, what do you plan to use this chakra transmission for?"
Hearing this, Sasuke smiled and gestured for Orochimaru to wait.
Soon, the sound of dense footsteps echoed through the corridor.
The next second,
A large group of Wood Style soldiers rushed in. At first, Orochimaru didn't pay much attention to them.
But when he noticed the black rods on the Wood Style soldiers,
He immediately understood.
"You... this is..."
Sasuke looked at the Wood Style soldiers. "Each shadow clone can control three hundred of these Wood Style soldiers!"
No more words were needed. Orochimaru stared at Sasuke in shock.
Was he planning to create an army of Wood Style soldiers?
And relying solely on one person's power.
Such a crazy, fantastical idea was absolutely brilliant!
Orochimaru was so excited he could almost explode on the spot.
Unconsciously, he stuck out his tongue. "Sasuke-kun, don't worry. In three days, I'll definitely create a transmission device that can cover tens of thousands of meters!"
"However, I hope you can give me more of these."
The black rods?
Sasuke had as many as needed.
With a wave of his hand, black rods appeared one after another in Sasuke's palm, filling Orochimaru's laboratory in the blink of an eye.
After leaving Orochimaru's laboratory,
Sasuke thought of the second problem.
Another issue between the shadow clones and the main body.
The idea of using clones to control puppet soldiers isn't flawed.
But if the main body wants to fight, without using Sage Mode, the clones won't have any issues.
However, once Sage Mode is activated, the clones will be disrupted by the main body's chakra and disappear.
And if clones are used after entering Sage Mode,
Then once Sasuke needs to use a technique that requires exiting Sage Mode, the clones will also disappear.
This isn't a major problem, but it still needs to be considered.
In case such a situation arises where Sage Mode must be activated or deactivated, how should he handle it?
As Sasuke walked toward the training ground,
He felt the clones' training.
The power of Yin Release and Yang Release was slowly increasing.
However, the closer the distance, the more noticeable it became.
Key point!
Distance!
"If the main body leaves a clone behind and maintains sufficient distance from the shadow clones, will it still affect the clones?"
In the original story, Naruto dispelled his Sage Mode clones by using reverse summoning to call them back from Mount Myōboku, canceling the Sage chakra.
From this, it seems that distance, or space, can isolate the influence between the main body and the clones.
If that's the case, then once the Wood Style soldiers begin to move, Sasuke must maintain a sufficiently far distance from the shadow clones to prevent them from being affected by his chakra fluctuations.
This would ensure the clones don't encounter any issues.
So, in the end... it still depends on Orochimaru.
If the chakra transmission distance is far enough, this problem can be solved.
But if there's no other way, Sasuke will have to use a large-scale technique to clear out the miscellaneous soldiers.
Although that might waste a lot of time, it's not impossible.
'The levels of all ninjutsu need to be raised as well!'
Sasuke entered the training ground and saw the clones practicing various ninjutsu.
With these clones, it shouldn't be a problem to max out the levels of all ninjutsu before the Fourth Great Ninja War begins.
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