I am the most popular character in Naruto!

"You're not up to par now, Dad. You have to understand that you'll be known as the Golden Flash in the future."

Naruto laughed heartily, and Minato finally couldn't resist giving him a sharp rap on the head, making him clutch his head in disbelief.

"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me what Nine-Tails said."

Minato realized that this guy absolutely had to be beaten up; he was incredibly cheeky.

Didn't he and Kushina discipline Naruto when he was young?

Given Kushina's temper, if Naruto were this mischievous, he probably would have been beaten to a pulp long ago.

Or...

Neither I nor Kushina were involved in Naruto's upbringing?

Minato felt a growing sense of unease. Seeing that Naruto and Chiaki had a very good relationship, and that Naruto was quite dependent on Chiaki, Minato sensed something was amiss.

Surely he didn't die while sealing the Nine-Tails, did he?

He sighed inwardly, wondering what his future self would be like. But no matter what, with Chiaki around, he didn't need to worry about Naruto's future, which was a good thing.

"By the way, Dad, Kurama said that we just need to deal with the part that gave him life force. What does that mean?"

Naruto covered his head and said to the absent-minded Minato. Minato paused, his mind racing, and then smiled.

"I see."

"No one can truly turn themselves into a puppet unless they don't want to live."

"For humans to survive, they must have an organ that provides life."

"And there is only one best, most ideal organ that can provide enough vitality."

"heart!"

Minato's gaze swept over Centipede, who, having been attacked so many times by Naruto and himself, was constantly using the energy of the Dragon Vein to recover.

His combat experience was far too limited. Even though Naruto and Minato were only Jonin-level, their elusive fighting style and their incredibly destructive Rasengan were a constant source of annoyance for Hyakuzosu.

Like those worms that crawl on the body of a giant and suck its blood, the centipede tries its best to drive them away, but it can never get rid of them.

“Observe carefully, Naruto.”

After receiving the hint, Minato revealed a confident smile.

"If you had a fatal weakness, what would you do?"

"Of course we should protect it."

Naruto answered without hesitation, and Minato snapped his fingers, "That's right, we must protect it well."

"So, where is the centipede's heart most likely located?"

"...I understand!"

Naruto thought for a moment and immediately understood, "The best place Centipede protects is where his heart is!"

Minato gave Naruto an approving look. "Very good. You should also cultivate this kind of combat mindset. It will definitely be useful in battle."

"Oh!"

Naruto gave a thumbs up, "I understand!"

"Then what to do next?"

"It's very simple."

Minato raised a finger, "After dismantling all of Centipede's defenses, the first thing he'll repair will inevitably be the part he cares about most!"

"This is something I'm good at!"

Naruto's eyes lit up. Should he dismantle all the defenses?

That's easy!

He excels at anything that requires a large number of people!

"Then the division of labor is very clear."

Minato shrugged. "Naruto, you take the first step, I'll deliver the finishing blow!"

"completely fine!"

Naruto cracked his neck and grinned, "Alright, let's have a big fight!"

Chapter 700 Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique

"Dad, let's have a contest to see who can create more shadow clones!"

Naruto confidently clenched his fist, cracked his neck, and made a snapping sound as his bones snapped together.

"Shadow clone?"

Minato glanced at Naruto, then shook his head, showing no intention of comparing himself to him.

"I'm not going to compete with you."

"Hey—why is that!"

Naruto drawled out his words, saying that he had finally been able to fight alongside his father, and even if it was his father from the past, he was still his father.

Naruto, wanting to impress Minato with his Shadow Clone Jutsu, started throwing a tantrum.

"Naruto, are you underestimating my intelligence?"

Minato gave Naruto a smile. "With the chakra of the Uzumaki clan, plus the qualities you inherited from me and Kushina, the number of shadow clones you can control is definitely beyond my imagination."

"Moreover, when you just proposed to completely destroy the centipede's defenses, you were so excited that I realized you are particularly good at large-scale attacks."

"Judging from the fact that you only used Rasengan and Shadow Clone Jutsu from beginning to end, you are not very good at various ninjutsu. On the contrary, you are more skilled at this kind of simple and crude ninjutsu."

"Based on this deduction, I suppose your greatest strengths are Shadow Clone Jutsu and Rasengan. Why would I bother competing with you? It would be pointless."

Minato's meticulous logic and reasoning left Naruto somewhat stunned. He couldn't help but shake his head, wondering why he couldn't deduce a large amount of information from such a small amount of data like Minato.

Minato glanced at the stunned Naruto and chuckled softly.

It seems that Naruto's intelligence was inherited from Kushina's academically challenged brain, since it's almost universally acknowledged that daughters resemble their fathers and sons resemble their mothers.

However, it's not a big problem. Naruto is the kind of person who can listen to other people's advice. He knows that he's not very bright, so he prefers to listen to the explanations and arrangements of smart people, and then use his wild intuition to do things.

Such people are quite good; as long as they have a sensible and highly intelligent person by their side who can wholeheartedly assist them, they can reach the pinnacle.

To give a vivid example, the combination of a brainless First Hokage and a cunning Second Hokage is just such a pair.

Ok……

In fact, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were acting in this same way, but unfortunately Hiruzen Sarutobi was too strong and almost completely overwhelmed Danzo Shimura.

In peacetime, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not only exceptionally strong, but also remarkably intelligent. He was adept at political struggles and strategic planning, keeping Danzo completely under his thumb.

"Stop overthinking, let's get started! We need to take care of Centipede before Qianqiu and the others shut down the Dragon Vein. That's how we demonstrate our strength!"

Minato patted Naruto on the shoulder. Anyway, Naruto's intelligence was not enough to understand anything too complicated, so just let him fight.

"Oh!"

Naruto also decisively abandoned his thinking and put his hands together in the Ren seal.

"Multiple! Shadow Clone Technique!"

Since we need to eliminate the centipede's full defenses, let's just fill it up completely!

Just as Minato deduced, Naruto doesn't have any powerful, wide-range ninjutsu. All he can do is honestly rely on sheer numbers and overwhelm the enemy with his shadow clones!

bang bang bang...

After a series of white smoke, both Hyakuzuki and Minato stared in shock at the Naruto shadow clones that filled the room.

This amount...

How outrageous!

Hundreds or thousands?

There are simply too many to count!

Minato even felt that Naruto's number of shadow clones was comparable to that of Shimi Aburame's parasitic insects.

"Hey everyone! Two people at a time! Attack the one in the middle!"

Naruto shouted loudly and waved his hand with great enthusiasm.

Having commanded so many "large-scale" battles, Naruto has gained considerable experience in coordinated combat with his legions.

His shadow clones weren't the kind of tool-like shadow clones that had no thoughts and only knew how to accept orders.

Naruto's shadow clones are all perfect shadow clones with their own personalities and thoughts, which is terrifying.

Before Minato could even express his feelings, the shadow clones immediately paired up and started making dumplings together.

"I go……"

Minato took a deep breath, still finding it hard to accept his son's overpowered performance.

What is this thing?

When gathered, they are a blazing fire; when scattered, they are a sky full of stars, right?

Looking down from above, the centipede in the middle looks like a boss surrounded by countless players. Naruto's shadow clones each hold a Rasengan, which shimmers with a bright blue light, looking quite beautiful, yet extremely dangerous.

The damage a single Rasengan can cause is already outrageous, but this screen full of Rasengans...

Who can withstand that?

Currently at the Jonin level, even Minato, the creator of the Rasengan, could only create a dozen or so Rasengans at a time.

How many Rasengan does Naruto already have?

several hundred?

several thousand?

Just how much chakra does this guy have?

Centipede was also conscious; it wasn't attacking randomly without thinking. When it saw Naruto making so many Rasengans to attack it, it was somewhat bewildered.