Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

Ino Yamanaka: "This quantity...is far too much!!"

Kankuro: "That Naruto Uzumaki... he can actually create so many shadow clones at once?!"

Kankuro: "Then why was it so difficult to beat that dog-smelling guy before?!"

Kiba Inuzuka: "Hey! What do you mean?!"

Shino Aburame: "Literally."

Kiba Inuzuka: "..."

Sakura Haruno: "Wow, that's amazing... But why is the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique a forbidden technique?"

Oh oh oh!

Naruto, who was tied up, realized that he could still speak.

Naruto Uzumaki: "Yeah, yeah, why is my Multiple Shadow Clone Technique a forbidden technique?"

Naruto Uzumaki: "It's not dangerous at all for me to use!"

Tobirama Senju: What do you mean by your Multiple Shadow Clone Technique? I developed that!

Tobirama Senju: The reason why the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is listed as a forbidden technique is mainly because it consumes too much chakra from the user. The more clones there are, the more chakra is consumed. If the user is not careful, it will lead to the exhaustion of chakra and endanger their life.

Tobirama Senju: Besides, after dispelling the Shadow Clone Technique, the clone's memories and experiences will return to the original body. This requires extremely high mental strength. If you don't have enough confidence... ha!

Onoki: "In other words, once the shadow clone is dispelled, the vast amount of memories and experience could very well turn the caster into an idiot."

Fourth Raikage: "But there's no need to worry about Naruto with the gold frame."

Ino Yamanaka: "Why?"

Uchiha Sasuke: "Naruto's seemingly powerful Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is actually just a useless skill."

Uchiha Sasuke: "So many shadow clones are like throwing mud at the enemy in his hands."

Sasuke Uchiha: "That's true. If he really knew how to use these shadow clones, he'd probably be turned into an idiot by now. That's right, idiot Naruto, which means you're an idiot! Even if you weren't an idiot, you'd have been turned into one by this ninjutsu long ago!"

Naruto Uzumaki: "!!!"

Neji frowned and looked at Yamanaka Inoichi beside him.

"Could it be that the talking in his head... indirectly protected Naruto's brain?"

Yamanaka Haiichi: "..."

Does he still need protection?

"That's true, it seems like it doesn't need to be... it can easily resist on its own, I don't believe it..." Neji sighed.

"Naruto, did you know that Shadow Clones can transmit memories and experiences?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto, who was still struggling despite being bound hand and foot, was taken aback.

Then, his azure eyes were filled with confusion.

It's as if they're saying, "Is that really true?"

Yamanaka Inoichi felt as if the wrinkles in his cerebral cortex had been smoothed out.

Kushina Uzumaki: "Cough cough, you damned old dog Sarutobi! I'll definitely kill you!"

Minato Namikaze: That's right!

The large screen with its gold border continues to display the image.

Naruto Uzumaki defeats Mizuki and saves Iruka.

Iruka's words brought back a long-lost sense of kinship for Naruto. Following the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Iruka became another of Naruto's most important elders.

At dawn.

Naruto, with his eyes closed, asked with some confusion, "Iruka-sensei, how much longer?"

"Alright, you can open your eyes now," Iruka's voice came.

Naruto Uzumaki slowly opened his eyes.

The first rays of morning sunlight fell on their faces.

Looking at Iruka's beaming face, Naruto seemed to realize something.

He couldn't help but reach up and touch his forehead; it was cold and hard.

Iruka's headband was gone; it had obviously moved to his forehead.

"Congratulations, Naruto, you've become a genin."

ga-

The image on the large screen with its gold border abruptly ended.

While everyone was still somewhat reluctant to leave.

The image is already displayed on the large screen with a black border.

[After Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga reached an agreement.]

The two then began using their own child as a medium to provide Naruto with the resources he needed.

[Six months later.]

Naruto lay in bed, but he wasn't asleep.

Hiruzen Sarutobi came by yesterday.

[After testing Naruto's chakra refining technique, I'm very satisfied.]

Of course, what's even more satisfying is that Naruto's eyes are filled with admiration for him, longing for the Will of Fire, and desire for the position of Hokage.

Overjoyed, Hiruzen Sarutobi added 1,000 ryo to Naruto's allowance for the month.

At the same time, another scroll was left behind.

[It contains the most basic Three-Body Techniques.]

[Shadow Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, Substitution Technique.]

After giving a brief instruction, Hiruzen Sarutobi left, satisfied.

Speaking of ninjutsu, it seems that Sasuke has already begun trying to learn his clan's Fire Release techniques not long ago.

[The same goes for Shikamaru and the other two.]

Hinata is not focusing on this aspect at this stage.

[Only I and Sakura are left without direct resource support.]

"Let Sakura study with us tomorrow too."

"Sakura's chakra has increased significantly recently; the training has definitely paid off."

[The image of Sakura always crying from exhaustion, yet afraid of being abandoned, and then gritting her teeth and persevering flashed through my mind.]

Naruto shook his head and smiled.

"Sakura has a great talent for controlling chakra... It's a pity I don't have a suitable training method for her, but it's better than nothing."

[After getting up and pouring himself a glass of warm water, Naruto sat back on the bed, remained silent for a moment, and then his brows furrowed slightly.]

[Begin sorting through the useful information I've gathered from Hinata and Sasuke during this period.]

"Start with the earliest known one."

"During the Warring States period... the Uchiha and Senju clans fought a great war. The Senju emerged victorious but did not annihilate the Uchiha. Instead, they joined forces with them to establish Konoha Village."

Other clans followed suit, either joining Konoha or forming their own new villages.

[Naruto paused. The Hyuga and Uchiha clans provided the same information about this part of history, though there were slight differences.]

"After that, the ninja world... yes, everyone calls this world the ninja world."

"The格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the overall structure and power dynamics) of the ninja world has been established: Konoha, Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure."

"Furthermore, centered around the village, five great nations emerged: the lands of fire, water, wind, earth, and thunder."

Tobirama Senju: Great! I can finally open my eyes and see the world!

Onoki: "Yeah! Hopefully, Naruto with black frames can get information on which of the Five Great Shinobi Villages is better, and defect as soon as possible!"

Mei Terumi: "Pah! What do you mean by 'defection'? That sounds awful!"

Naruto frowned; his intuition told him that there seemed to be many secrets between the Senju and Uchiha clans.

Unfortunately, there's too little information.

"After the Senju and Uchiha clans jointly founded Konoha, both the First and Second Hokage were from the Senju clan... and not a single Uchiha member ever became Hokage."

Something's wrong! Something's very wrong!