Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

Amidst the continuous bang bang sounds, countless wisps of smoke swiftly exploded around Naruto, spreading straight to a hundred meters away behind and on both sides of him!

Neji, Tenten, and Lee's expressions gradually stiffened.

“No way?”

Tenten couldn't believe her eyes as she watched the dissipating smoke, her eyes widened, “Didn't he just graduate a few months ago? How could he possess so much Chakra?”

Neji clenched his teeth in silence. He had just been sneering at Naruto as a plain and ordinary person, only to be slapped in the face in an instant.

With hundreds of shadow clones created like this, even most Jonin wouldn't be able to possess such a vast amount of Chakra!

It is said that all roads lead to Rome, but it seems like Naruto was born directly in Rome!

Neji found it hard to accept reality.

On the contrary, Lee was very excited. Watching the smoke dissipate to reveal nearly a thousand Naruto, he clenched his fists tightly and his face was full of excitement, “Naruto, so this is your true strength! Your talent is truly shocking, but I want to say: hard work can surpass genius! Now is the time for me to uphold my ninja way! Be prepared, Naruto!!!”

Lee stomped on the ground, fiercely charging towards the real Naruto standing at the forefront of the army of clones.

“Although I don't know what he's saying, he looks really impressive.”

“Only we can pull off something like surrounding and attacking one person with a thousand,”

“Let's go, beat him up!!”

Nearly a thousand Naruto roared as they rushed forward, rubbing shoulders and elbows, and Naruto’s real body was directly submerged by the sea of people.

Lee had just blinked his eyes, and then found himself unable to find Naruto's main body anymore.

‘In that case, I'll just beat all of you up!’

Left uppercut!

Bang!

Right uppercut!

Bang!

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a!

Bang~ Bang~ Bang~ Bang~……

Lee tore through the crowd like a tiger among sheep, turning every part of his body into weapons, harvesting Naruto's shadow clones like mad.

Naruto blended in among the clones. His blue eyes staring at Lee, trying to find his weakness, and aimed for a decisive blow.

But unfortunately, Lee’s Taijutsu is too exquisite, and Naruto’s keen eyesight couldn't find any openings at all.

Moreover, Lee’s speed is very fast, so some of his shadow clones couldn't keep up. They are unable to complete the encirclement and could only passively accept Lee's attacks.

Naruto pretended to contemplate seriously, and finally thought to himself, ‘It seems that I can only use the method I used to defeat Sasuke against him.’

‘That is to grind with him, to endure with him!’

‘Let's see who kneels down first!’

After all, Naruto had a firm grasp of his own stamina and endurance.

A few minutes later, hundreds from nearly a thousand Naruto’s clones were destroyed Lee.

Naruto calmly formed hand seal in the crowd, replenishing the lost clones, and then continued to stand by idly.

“This won't do. If he doesn't take down the main body, Lee will be worn out first.”

Watching from the sidelines, Tenten expressed concern, “Neji, can you use your Byakugan to help him?”

“Shadow clones… I'll try.”

Neji narrowed his eyes slightly, and shouted, “Byakugan!”

Buzz…

Chakra flowed into his Byakugan, veins bulging near his eyes, and Neji's vision suddenly turned ash-white.

In his field of vision, there were countless Chakra humanoid lines. They’re densely packed, like a thousand carp crowded in a small fishpond, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.

Helplessly, Neji could only deactivate his Byakugan and shake his head slightly.

“Even Byakugan can't distinguish between shadow clones and the main body?” Tenten asked incredulously.

‘Why does it sound like she was questioning Byakugan’s ability?

Neji felt that he was insulted, but in the face of the facts, he could not refute it. Fortunately, he could still salvage some dignity: “Shadow clones consume a lot of the main body's stamina. Since Naruto hasn't graduated for long and hasn't had much training, as long as Lee keeps attacking, he can wear him down.”

“Is it really possible to do so?” Tenten looked at Naruto as he replenished another thousand shadow clones, feeling a creeping sensation on her scalp.

“I can.” Neji said calmly.

‘As expected of Neji…’ Tenten looked at him with a hint of admiration, then shifted her attention back to Lee.

“Damn it!!”

At this moment, Sasuke, who had fainted earlier, woke up.

“Hmm?” Neji and Tenten frowned at the same time.

“I've been suspicious since earlier.”

Neji said, “Lee's punches and kicks aren't easy to take. Both of them should be injured, so how can they stood up unscathed?”

“Could that red-haired girl be a Medical-nin?” Tenten looked at Karin in surprise.

Karin sensed her gaze and quickly responded with an innocent smile.

“So, to defeat Naruto and Sasuke, we have to take down this woman first.”

Neji quickly made a judgment, “Tenten, hold her.”

“But this is Lee’s battle.” Tenten protested.

“Yes, this is a fight between Rock Lee and Naruto and Sasuke, but this woman interfered, didn't she?” Neji said.

“You’re right.”

Tenten took a deep breath, then walked to Karin’s side and said, “From now on, you are not allowed to intervene!”

“I, I didn’t!” Karin pushed up her glasses and lied with an innocent look.

“Regardless of whether you did or not, I forbid you from touching Naruto and Sasuke again in the future.” Tenten asserted dominantly.

“What are you talking about?” Sasuke looked at Tenten dissatisfiedly, “Karin is a Sensor Shinobi, she didn’t know any Medical Ninjutsu!”

“Yes, that’s right, I don’t know Medical Ninjutsu.” Karin’s survival instinct exploded, and she nodded hastily.

“Huh?” Tenten was stunned. Although women are born actresses, she felt that Sasuke's proud personality wouldn't allow him to lie like that.

‘What's going on?’ Tenten was confused, but she still made an instant judgment in action and firmly separated Karin and Sasuke.

Sasuke furrowed his brows lightly, but seeing Tenten not making any further moves, he didn't take any action either. After all, as a genius of the Uchiha Clan, he disdained to attack a woman.

At this time, Lee is still fighting alone in the field. Ten minutes later, he had swept through nearly a thousand shadow clones, but the surrounding Narutos continued to surge forward like locusts, relentlessly attacking him.

Fortunately, Lee had undergone rigorous training since childhood and had a strong will. Even though there were countless Naruto shadow clones, he would continue to fight until he was exhausted.

Of course, he had considered opening the Eight Inner Gates, but remembering the advice of his teacher, Guy, he quickly dispelled that terrifying idea.

Half an hour later, Lee was already gasping for breath, but Naruto was also very tired. The nearly a thousand shadow clones were sweating and gasping.

“It’s time to decide the outcome.” Neji said coldly.

‘Now it's just a matter of who can hold out the longest!’

…

Academy’s rooftop.

Kanpū yawned as he looked at the scene playing on the crystal ball, ‘Watching these rookies peck at each other for so long, I really want to change the channel.’

‘Those female bathhouses and mixed-gender bath channels are definitely much more exciting than this.’

Unfortunately, the remote control is in Hiruzen’s hands.

And now, the sky is getting dark, and Kanpū felt that Hiruzen is probably going home for dinner.

Thinking of this, Kanpū felt a chill in his heart.

‘That’s right, Sandaime is leaving soon, but this Forest of Death assessment will last for seven days!’

‘In case Orochimaru really has been mixed into the participating team…’

‘Although Orochimaru only bit Sasuke in the original work, it's better to be safe than sorry.’

‘In that case…’

“Sandaime-sama, I have a small request. I wonder if you can grant it.” Kanpū lights up the kind eyes and benevolent eyebrows talent, then looked at Hiruzen kindly.

Hiruzen subconsciously shifted his gaze from the crystal ball to Kanpū. At this glance, he seemed to have a slight illusion, as if he is looking at his wife… ‘Bah, I must be seeing things.’

“What request?” Hiruzen asked.

“I want to learn this Crystal Ball Technique, please Sandaime-sama, teach me.” Kanpū bowed his head shyly.

“This is the Telescope Technique, not the Crystal Ball Technique.”

Hiruzen smiled and looked at Kanpū, then said in a strange tone, “Since you want to learn, there's no harm in teaching you.”

‘He agreed so easily?’

Kanpū is overjoyed, and immediately asked for guidance.

Hiruzen explained the hand seals for the technique and the possible problems one might encounter during the training process.

After listening, Kanpū became somewhat flustered, “Sandaime-sama, you mean that Telescope Technique needs a strong sensing ability?”

Hiruzen nodded, “Of course, if your sensing range is only a hundred meters, then naturally, the range of the Telescope Technique cannot exceed this distance.”

Kanpū thought about it, ‘Indeed, without this prerequisite condition, wouldn’t this technique too much of a cheat?’

But sensing has always been Kanpū’s shortcoming.

‘Wait!’

‘No wonder this old fox agreed to pass this technique to me so easily, he’s so sly.’

Kanpū closed his Tenseigan and tried his current sensing range, only to unexpectedly find that his sensory tentacles were spreading outward like crazy.

‘Is it because… Tenseigan?’