Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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The other two Rain Ninja immediately formed hand seals: "Clone Technique!"

In an instant, dozens of Rain Ninja clones appeared on tree branches and behind bushes, attempting to confuse Naruto's army of shadow clones.

However, the reality is cruel.

The Rain Ninja's clone technique is merely the most basic, non-physical illusionary clone.

It's fine for distraction or as a stand-in, but for combat?

Faced with Naruto's shadow clones, each with a physical form and capable of throwing punches?

The result was a one-sided, extremely chaotic, and visually striking brawl!

"Eat my punch!"

"Don't run! You stepped on my foot!"

"That's real! He used ninjutsu! Brothers, surround him!"

The golden shadow clones, like sharks smelling blood, ignored the illusory images and accurately pounced on the clones created by the Rain Ninja's main body.

The Rain Ninja clones attempted to throw punches and kicks, but when their attacks hit, the clones would instead explode into smoke, obstructing the view.

However, they will be met with the wrathful fists of other shadow clones.

Bang! Bang! Oh my god!

The scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

The Rain Ninja's clones were surrounded by the shadow clones, who were clenching their fists. If it weren't for the sheer number of shadow clones weakening their power, they wouldn't have been able to hold out for so long.

"Captain! This is no good! He has too many clones! And they're all solid!"

A rain ninja, desperately dodging several shadow clones that jumped up and tried to grab his hair, shouted angrily from the treetop.

"Damn it! Use Earth Escape! Hide underground! Use the Decapitation Technique in your mind to ambush their main body!"

Seeing the situation was turning against them, the Rain Ninja captain immediately changed his strategy. He was the first to form hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Submarine!"

His body sank rapidly into the ground.

The other two Rain Ninjas did the same thing.

On the ground, the army of shadow clones, having lost their target, looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Huh? What about people?"

"It burrowed underground? How cunning!"

"Their true forms! They've burrowed underground!"

Naruto himself also noticed that the chakra fluctuations on the ground had disappeared.

"Hmph, trying to play hide-and-seek?"

"You've got the wrong person!"

I learned how to use chakra to sense enemies when I dealt with the Sound Ninja trio last time.

Although the restoration of hearing has led to a decrease in the accuracy of perception, it is more than enough to deal with these people.

Soon, Naruto closed his eyes.

In an instant, the ground beneath Naruto's feet became "transparent" in his perception.

Three points of light, representing Rain Ninja chakra, moved rapidly underground like groundhogs, their target being the feet of him, Sasuke, and Sakura!

"Dream on!" A sly glint flashed in Naruto's eyes. "Brothers! They're trying to grab our feet from underground! Let's go down and grab them too! We'll use that Earth Release technique that Kakashi-sensei used!"

Some of the shadow clones immediately responded: "Understood! Earth Release: Heart Decapitation Technique!"

Dozens of shadow clones simultaneously formed hand seals, and then "poof poof poof" they plunged headfirst into the ground!

The scene resembled dozens of well-trained groundhogs digging a burrow, a truly spectacular sight.

Sasuke and Sakura were dumbfounded.

Sasuke's lips twitched: This loser... used ninjutsu like a mole fight?

"Pfft hahaha!"

Inside the sealed space, the Nine-Tails saw the comical scene outside and couldn't help but roll around in its cage laughing.

"I'm dying of laughter! This kid! Using his mental decapitation technique to play whack-a-mole? Hahahaha! Minato! Did you see that? Your son's tactical 'genius' is simply unprecedented and will never be repeated! Hahahaha!"

Minato's illusory figure also looked on with a wry smile: "This... Naruto... um... is very creative. At least the effect looks... quite practical?"

He tried his best to make amends for his son.

"Hmph, barbaric tactics devoid of any beauty."

The phantom of Ban snorted coldly, but upon closer inspection, the corners of its blurry mouth seemed to twitch upwards very slightly.

Although it was fleeting, it did not escape the Nine-Tails' eyes: "Old Madara, you smiled!"

Madara: "I wasn't laughing!"

Nine-Tails: "I saw it all!"

Ban: "Looks like I've been too nice to you lately, and now you're asking for it, aren't you!"

Nine-Tails: "Speak properly, don't activate Susanoo!"

Minato: "..." Oh well, here we go again.

In the real world, an even more absurd scene is unfolding right now.

The Rain Ninja captain crept up beneath Naruto's main body, sneering inwardly, "You blond brat, prepare to die! Heart Slash..."

His hand was just about to reach out from the ground to grab Naruto's ankle, which he had anticipated.

puff!puff!puff!

Suddenly, more than a dozen golden heads popped out from the soil in front of him, to his left, to his right, and even above his head!

Each head had a head of messy yellow hair, and each had the same slightly silly yet energetic smile on their face.

"Hey! Bro! You use earth magic too?"

"What a coincidence! We're playing the same game!"

"Who are you looking for? Are you looking for our main body? He's on the ground!"

"The air down here isn't very good, want to come up and chat?"

Rain Ninja Captain: "!!!"

His sinister smile froze instantly, and his mind went blank.

Looking at the dozen or so identical smiling faces in front of me, which appeared exceptionally bright to the point of being eerie in the dim light.

He felt like a groundhog that had fallen into a field of golden sunflowers, surrounded by countless sunflowers bowing their heads in awe!

What kind of mental pollution is this?!

Before he could react, more than a dozen hands belonging to Naruto's shadow clones enthusiastically reached out from the ground.

The target was clear—grabbing his arms, shoulders, hair, and even his nose!

"Brothers! Found one! Grab it!"

"Don't let him get away!"

"Drag him out! Drag him out!"

"No! Wait! Let me go!"

The Rain Ninja Captain struggled in terror, but two fists were no match for four hands, let alone dozens of hands.

He was like a fish caught in a fishing net, and was forcibly "pulled" out of the ground by a group of enthusiastic shadow clones!

The other two Rain Ninjas experienced similar fates.

Just as one of them poked its head out to grab Sakura, it was pinned down by seven or eight shadow clones lying in wait.

The other one was even worse; his chosen target for the sneak attack was Sasuke.

As soon as his hand reached out of the ground, Sasuke, though weak, still managed to pin down his wrist with a precise kick.

Sasuke said dismissively, "I may be weak now, but that doesn't mean I can't move."

"Thank you so much, Sasuke!"

Then, the shadow clones that surged up from the side "enthusiastically" dragged him off the ground, and incidentally gave him a free "massage".

On the ground, this one-sided beating was finally coming to an end.

The three Rain Ninja were surrounded by Naruto's numerous shadow clones.

They were subjected to a terrifying number of punches and kicks coming from all directions, though each one was not particularly strong.

They were beaten so badly they ran away with their heads in their hands, their faces bruised and swollen, their headbands askew, and their clothes tattered.

They looked nothing like ninjas anymore; they were just three unlucky guys getting beaten up by a gang of thugs.

"Stop...stop hitting! The scroll...the scroll is yours!"

The Rain Ninja captain finally couldn't take it anymore and cried out as he pulled out an "Earth Scroll" from his pocket and threw it out: "Please, please let us go!"

"Okay, stop now!"

At Naruto's own call, Naruto's shadow clones reluctantly stopped their actions.

One of the clones picked up the scroll, tossed it around, and scoffed, "Tch, another Earth Scroll. We already have one. It's useless."

He casually tossed it to the original body.

Naruto himself took the scroll and looked at the three Rain Ninjas trembling on the ground, almost unrecognizable even to their own mothers.

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Facing the Rain Ninja trio with their bruised and battered faces, Naruto stood with his hands on his hips and laughed triumphantly: "Hahaha! Now you know how powerful I am! Next time you launch a sneak attack, remember to choose your target carefully! I, Uzumaki Naruto, am not someone to be trifled with! Brothers, let's retreat!"

"Oh!" Thousands of shadow clones responded in unison, and then "bang bang bang bang..." like firecrackers going off, they turned into white smoke and disappeared one after another.

The forest fell silent instantly, leaving only three Rain Ninjas lying on the ground groaning, and Sasuke and Sakura standing to the side with complicated expressions.