Land of Snow:
Near Resistance Camp (Cavern Exit) :
The air inside the dark cavern smelled heavily of damp stone and cold rust. Naruto adjusted his grip, shifting Koyuki's weight higher onto his back as his boots clicked rapidly against the Wooden ties of the train tracks beneath them.
(.....it's much faster than i thought )
Then, a low, metallic vibration hummed through the iron rails. From the darkness behind, the deep, rhythmic thrumming of a massive engine echoed, growing louder by the second.
"Naruto! It's coming! We're going to be crushed!" Koyuki cried out, her fingers digging frantically into the fabric of his jacket. The faint gray light of the tunnel's exit was finally visible ahead, but the roar of the approaching engine was already deafening.
"Just drop me! Let's give up! I told you, there's no point in fighting him! We can just give up that cursed necklace!"
Naruto didn't slow down for a fraction of a second. He gritted his teeth, his eyes locked onto the expanding circle of daylight ahead.
" I thought we already discussed this before ?? .....Don't worry though , We're making it out of here!"
With a final, explosive burst of speed, Naruto broke through the threshold of the tunnel, leaping out into the blinding white glare of the snow-covered valley.
A split second later, the massive iron train thundered out right behind them, its black smoke cutting a dark scar across the frozen sky as it rattled along the tracks and began screeching to a halt.
" *Huff*Huff* "
Landing heavily in the snow, Naruto slid to a stop and set Koyuki down , and seeing the Big Train , He closed his eyes for a brief second, flaring his [Kagura's Mind Eye]. His sensory perception bloomed outward, tracing the bright sparks of chakra nearby.
" HUh ?? "
Suddenly, Naruto's face fell into a serious expression.
(...Is this... the Butterfly Effect?)
The heavy iron wheels of the train shrieked to a final stop, hissing massive plumes of steam into the freezing air.
"Good job, Naruto," a lazy voice called out.
".....Ugh, don't celebrate just yet, Kakashi-sensei."
"Huh?"
Kakashi materialized silently in the snow next to Naruto and Koyuki, his lone visible eye fixed on the steel leviathan. Behind them, hidden among the icy crags, Sasuke and Sakura remained crouched in their tactical positions, keeping their breath shallow.
(.......What does he mean don't celebrate ?? )
High atop the primary train compartment, the cabin doors slid open. Doto Kazahana stepped out onto the roof deck. He stood tall, looking down at the Leaf ninja with an icy, mocking composure.
Mocking, but distinctly not arrogant.
Doto had no intention of stepping down into the snow himself. Because Naruto had captured Mizore alive back at the iceberg, the Danger effect had rippled completely through Doto's strategy.
Doto knew Team 7 wasn't a standard genin squad, and that's why he had come fully prepared for war.
"You look surprised, Hatake," Doto's voice boomed across the valley. "Did you really think I would underestimate the Hidden Leaf twice?"
Waving his hand casually, Doto gave the signal. The train compartment doors burst open all along the tracks, and a massive, terrifying force began pouring out.
From the roofs and side doors, a sea of a hundred shinobi deployed into the snow.
" Let's Go "
" For LOrd Doto "
" FOr The Real Lord Of Snow "
" I wanna go Home "
" Where am I ?? "
" OHHH " X 100
At the front stood the elite combatants with Doto . Nadare Rouga was flanked by two battle-hardened Snow veterans—one clad in the heavy, gleaming plates of the prototype Chakra Armor, the other relying on traditional steel and a massive, chakra-infused katana. Behind them drew up Fubuki Kakuyoku alongside thirty scarred, veteran Chunin.
And it still wasn't over. Surrounding Rouga and Fubuki was a massive flank of seventy more shinobi—ranging from desperate 14-year-old recruits to hardened 50-year-old mercenaries.
"Kakashi-sensei," Naruto muttered, his voice quiet and strained as his sensory net mapped the field.
"It's... it's a hundred of them. Three Jonin, thirty Chunin, and the rest are Genin. They're completely Overnumbering us."
Kakashi's exposed eye narrowed, his brow furrowing deeply. The sheer numerical disparity turned the cold air rigid.
From the opposing ridge, Sandayu led his resistance forces forward to reinforce Team 7, but the sight was tragic. The resistance army numbered barely fifty men, and worse—all of them were traditional samurai with not a single shinobi among them .
The train stood anchored in the middle, surrounded by steep snow mounds where the samurai were attempting to hold the high ground. On paper, it looked like a decent ambush location for the resistance army , but the reality was grim:
The ambush force consisted of outdated samurai and a single four-man shinobi team, pitted against 3 Jonin, nearly 30 Chunin, and 70 Genin.
To make matters worse, there were helpless civilians caught in the crossfire. Behind the samurai, the forty civilian members of the film crew fell into a panic, as their voices rising in terrified chatter.
"A hundred ninjas?! We were supposed to be shooting a movie, not an execution!"
"Look at the size of that army! Sandayu said we had a chance!"
"Those old samurai don't even have chakra armor... they're going to get slaughtered!"
"We need to run back into the mountains! The cameras, the equipment—just leave it all!"
"There's nowhere to run! We're boxed in by the train and a hundred killers!"
"I wanna go home!"
" It's good that i am Cameraman "
Cameramen, makeup artists, actors , actresses , support characters —the entire film crew stood sweating in the snow, knowing full well what happens when a hundred shinobi clash against Civilians.
( The Main resistance camp is just a KM Away .......but Now ....we shouldn't have stopped here )
"To think Doto would corner us here....." Sandayu gripped his sword, his hands trembling as he stared at the wall of armored shinobi lining the tracks.
High on his perch, Doto looked down, waiting for the first sign of desperation to break the Leaf ninja. Seeing how the field lay, Kakashi slowly drew White Fang.
"...Naruto."
"Hm?"
"Within safety limits... make as many shadow clones as you can. And..."
"...And?"
"Look for a breakout path to retreat with the Princess."
Hearing Kakashi's words, Naruto felt his throat go dry. Princess Koyuki, standing right behind them, whispered in horror, ".....What about Sandayu and the others?"
Kakashi fell silent—not because he didn't care, but because Doto wasn't going to grant them another second to Talk
"Go! Bring me my niece!" Doto commanded.
"OHHHH!" x100.
The Snow forces surged forward. But before the front line could close the distance, Sakura flicked her wrist from a snow mound on the right side of the tracks, cutting a heavy support rope.
A massive stack of felled logs thundered down the slope, hurtling toward the train and the surrounding shinobi. Seeing the heavy timber rolling down, the film crew and samurai cheered in anticipation , but neither Kakashi nor Naruto so much as cracked a smile.
Why?
Because as soon as the logs reached the front line, the shinobi simply leaped three meters into the air to clear them effortlessly , afterall even Kids with chakra can jump 2-3 meter easily , Forget about Genins who also have more or less Combat exp.
Naruto watched as some snow ninja laid flat on their stomachs, letting the logs roll harmlessly over them using Snow as cover , while others casually drew their blades and cleaved the timber in two mid-motion , some were just fast and dodged sidestep and lastly some chunin used nInjutsu .
Amidst the chaos, Sakura began throwing her shuriken and kunai recklessly at the airborne and unsuspecting enemies.
"Gaah!"
"Urgh!"
"Fuck!"
"I'll kill that bitch!"
(...Only the front line took any real damage... You should have prioritized precision over volume, Sakura,) Naruto observed silently , evaluating the field.
( At least they expanded Chakra I guess )
not only was the tactic was not used 100% , but it also brought Consequeces ,
Sakura's hasty move backfired soon , drawing the immediate ire of at least twenty shinobi—including three or four Chunin-level chakra signatures—who were now charging straight toward her position.
Seeing this naruto calculated the forces that were soon to crash .
(well ...At least there are 30 samurai backing her up over there....she should hold out before i send back up )
BOOM! BOOM!
Hearing the sound of heavy detonations to his left, Naruto flicked his gaze toward Sasuke. The Uchiha was using a combination of Uchiha shurikenjutsu and explosive tags to ambush his side
(...As expected, once the intel leaks, the enemy comes prepared.)
Fubuki was using her Ice Release to effortlessly tank the blast radius. She wasn't alone; at least ten Chunin were advancing alongside her. It was clear the Snow kunoichi's objective had been locked onto the Uchiha from the start.
(Sasuke is whittling down their numbers before close-quarters combat hits,) Naruto noted, tracking Sasuke's spinning Sharingan and blurring hands as he rained steel on the Genin fodder.
"...Naruto," Kakashi called out slowly .
Naruto turned his gaze back to the center. The enemy's main push was charging straight toward them—2 Jonin plus Nadare Roga , fifteen to eighteen Chunin, and a wall of Genin leading the vanguard.
(...Putting the Genin at the front? Are they using them as cannon fodder?)
Naruto crossed his index and middle fingers, staring down the horde with focused eyes.
( ......time to even out the field )
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
POOF! x100
"...Let's go."
"OSU!" x100
Hundreds of shadow clones flooded across the field. To keep himself thoroughly prepared for any emergency, Naruto had only expended 50% of his total chakra pool to summon this army.
That meant roughly 0.5% of his chakra was allocated to each clone—putting every single one of them right around peak genin to low chunin levels of Chakra bar .
The second they materialized, the clones scattered across the battlefield, leaving both allies and enemies thunderstruck.
The ones most thoroughly losing their minds were, naturally, Kazehana Doto and his core personnel.
"What the hell is that?!"
"Is that some kind of clone jutsu?"
"That's not a normal E-rank clone... Is that a Shadow Clone?!"
"Impossible! How could anyone use a hundred shadow clones at once?!"
"Yeah, even Jonin can only manage five or less!"
"SO MANY BLONDES?!"
Hearing his shinobi panic, Doto gritted his teeth, glaring at Nadare Rouga. "What is the meaning of this, ROGA?! WHY WAS THERE NO INTEL ON THIS BRAT?!"
(...How the hell should I know?! The blonde handled Mizore easily, but I had no idea he could pull off something on this scale!)
Swallowing a cold gulp of air, Nadare clicked his tongue and forced a calm tone. "Rest assured, my lord... In the end, they're still just shadow clon—"
Nadare's voice cut off abruptly as he watched the tactical movements of the blondes.
(...The hell are they doing?)
Right in front of Nadare, the shadow clones split neatly into three distinct strike forces.
The right-wing detachment—consisting of twenty-five clones—swept around to flank the enemy from the rear. Three of those clones peeled off early, using a lightning-fast burst of speed to rush toward Sakura's position and reinforce her struggling samurai line.
Mirroring the right flank, twenty-five clones surged toward the left. But unlike Sakura's sector, only ten of these clones engaged in rear-guard guerrilla tactics, while the remaining fifteen executed flawless Body Flicker techniques to close the distance directly to Sasuke's side.
"...Hmph."
Sasuke glanced sideways at the incoming Naruto clones surrounding him and the remaining resistance samurai. The Avenger just offered a sharp snort. To be fair, he was currently feeling the heat & pressure simultaneously .
Even with his Sharingan tracking every trajectory, the sheer volume of hostiles pressing in was suffocating. His only lifeline up to this point had been a relentless storm of shuriken, kunai, and explosive tags.
Even with his crimson eyes spinning furiously, Sasuke could see at least eight Chunin closing in, backed by the Snow Kunoichi and another nine to ten Genin. Worse still, stray projectiles were flying from every conceivable angle, forcing his eyes to dart frantically left, right, up, and down just to avoid taking a lethal hit.
(There are too many targets to manage. Any stray shuriken or kunai could be fatal right now.)
"Hmph."
Clang!
Sasuke dropped into a roll, violently deflecting a flying kunai. The moment he rose to his feet, a shuriken whistled toward his shins, followed instantly by a kunai dead-center at his chest. His red eyes dilated in horror.
(...Is that an explosive tag attached to it?!)
Suddenly, a shadow clone materialized out of nowhere, hurling Sasuke backward and using its own body to shield the Uchiha from the blast radius.
BOOM!
Sasuke hit the snowy ground hard. He looked up just in time to see the shadow clone performing rapid hand seals to use some jutsu to absorb the concussive wave before dispersing into smoke.
Three more Naruto clones dropped in beside him, shoulder-to-shoulder with the remaining samurai.
"Keep your footing, Sasuke! Let's cover each other's backs!"
"...Hn."
Nodding tightly at the clone's reminder, Sasuke scanned the immediate area. Out of the twenty samurai originally guarding his sector, only fifteen remained; the rest had vanished in the opening minute of the clash.
(...I assumed these samurai would know basic chakra reinforcement at least . Guess not.)
As the clones took up defensive formations, Naruto's main body prepared to make his own move.
He locked his gaze forward, overseeing his remaining fifty shadow clones. Among them, he had poured slightly more energy into three specific clones—roughly 3.5% of his chakra each—giving them power well above a peak Chunin.
These three were summoned for one explicit purpose: guarding Princess Koyuki.
(...Well, not just guarding, but ready to grab her and use the Hiraishin to bail out if things turn troublesome )
Whoosh!
A faint, high-pitched hum cut through the wind to Naruto's right. He snapped his head around just in time to see raw chakra flooding into the White Fang blade in Kakashi's grip, turning the metal into a blinding, razor-sharp white beam. The sheer lethality radiating from the edge could be felt from a full meter away.
(So sharp...! Is this the legendary White Fang sword technique?)
It wasn't just the blade; Kakashi's entire body was sheathed in a fierce, glowing white aura that gave off an overwhelming aura of cutting pressure. Naruto actually blinked and rubbed his eyes, half-convinced he'd accidentally slipped into a Genjutsu.
Right on cue, Kakashi spoke up, his voice dangerously calm. "I'll take care of the Jonins, Naruto. You handle the rest of the field."
"...Let me clear a path first, Sensei."
(Considering the freezing terrain, let's stick to Water and Wind releases... Earth is out, since the surface snow laye is interfering with earth-style manipulation...as for FIRE )
Executing his plan through [MindHub], ten shadow clones rapidly wove hand seals, targeting the frontline Snow infantry, while another three clones set up a defensive perimeter around the Princess, joining the rain of covering fire.
"Wind Release: Breakthrough!"
Five of the clones unleashed a ferocious gale, instantly scattering the incoming wave of enemy shuriken and kunai.
"Wind Release: Rotating Shuriken!" x10
10 other clones drew handfuls of shuriken from their pouches, spinning them with wind chakra before combining them with a secondary Breakthrough gust. This maximized chakra efficiency while blanketing the enemy vanguard in a dense, piercing storm of whirling steel.
The primary targets of this calculated barrage were the hidden Chunin embedded within the enemy ranks, whose positions Naruto's main body had pinpointed using [Kagura's Mind Eye] and shared via [MindHub].
"Water Release: Water Shots Jutsu!" x8
8 more clones fired off rapid bursts of D-rank water projectiles, blanketing the snow ninja's advance and heavily suppressing the Genin vanguard , which were the primary target for this Jutsu specifically.
"Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu!" x5
Following right behind them, Five other clones seamlessly mixed heavier Water Bullets into the volley. Because of the frozen environment, both water techniques required remarkably little chakra to cast, creating a deceptive barrage that kept the enemy guessing on impact velocity.
"Triple Pillar Barrier Technique!"
Finally, the three heavy-chakra clones standing guard around Princess Koyuki slammed their hands into the snow, erecting a durable triangular barrier reminiscent of the one used during the Wave mission, effectively sealing off any threats to their VIP.
This was the chaotic scene unfolding before Doto, Rouga, and Kakashi as the sweeping ninjutsu barrage slammed directly into the Snow army's advance.
"...Ugh, so heavy!"
"What kind of jutsu is this?!"
"Looks like... water shots?!"
"Isn't that just a basic D-rank jutsu?!"
A group of frontline Genin tried to parry or deflect the deceptively simple water projectiles, only to be blasted backward by the sheer kinetic force behind them , while simultaneously getting injured .
"ARGGHH!"
"What the hell?! That's not a normal water shot!"
"Watch out, there's—GUH!"
One unsuspecting Chunin managed to dodge a water shot, only to take a faster, spinning Water Bullet straight to the chest, caving his chest.
"Argh, my hand!"
"My leg! ARGHH!"
"Watch out, these shuriken are totally weird!"
"They're curving like crazy!"
"So Curvy , If Only my wif---*GAHHH* "
" *spit blood* .... why are these shuriken so sharp?!"
Worse still were the wind-guided shuriken that had looped high over the battlefield. Chunin and Genin alike who tried to deflect what looked like standard missed throws suddenly found the blades curving sharply at point-blank range, slicing through armors and Kunai alike , slicing open hands and feet, or cleanly shearing through their own kunai.
(As expected... he really knows how to utilize every ounce of his toolkit.)
Watching the frontlines shatter into confusion, Kakashi let out a steady breath , as he took the Opening and He vanished in a white blur, accelerating directly toward the cluster of enemy Jonin.
(Time to show them why the White Fang became a nightmare ........during the war )
Naruto narrowed his eyes, tracking Kakashi as the copy ninja cut through the chaos like a ghost.
"Gaaa!"
"Wha—urgh!"
"...Wait... ARGHH!"
A razor-thin line of stark white light seemed to slice through everything in its path. Wherever Kakashi moved, physical objects, taijutsu, genjutsu, and even high-tier ninjutsu were cleanly cleaved in two.
And, inevitably, lives were harvested with the exact same ruthless efficiency.
(So that's the origin of the White Fang moniker...)
Tearing through obstacles like the fangs of a beast, it was a terrifyingly inhuman feat of swordsmanship.
Naruto noticed that Kakashi wasn't moving with a rigid, linear objective; he adapted his footwork and posture to whatever position was most lethal at that exact microsecond—sometimes moving in straight lines, sometimes zigzagging, and occasionally striking or maoving backward without missing a beat.
(No fixed direction... altering speed and vector to match the enemy's opening, while never stopping the momentum of the slaughter.)
Maintaining spatial awareness across the entire theater of war, Naruto utilized [MindHub] and [Kagura's Mind Eye] to monitor every sector simultaneously.
He had summoned exactly one hundred shadow clones, assigning a razor-thin 0.5 units of chakra to ninety-seven of them, 3.5 units to the three VIP guards, and keeping a secure 40% reserve in his own main body for emergencies.
While the clones possessed only low-to-peak Chunin chakra reserves and lacked his unique system buffs, they retained every ounce of his tactical memories, ninjutsu expertise, and muscle memory for both taijutsu and swordplay.
Flicking his wrist, Naruto gestured forward, sending his nearby clones charging into the front lines to press the advantage, leaving just five guards stationed around him. He stood calmly before the glowing Sealing Barrier , evaluating the flow of battle.
(...Just as I figured.)
Naruto observed that the initial blitz had successfully forced the enemy into a tactical stalemate.
(As expected.... at the end of the day, they're still just shadow clones. A hit or two, and they disperse.)
He noted the steadily dwindling number of clones. It was no surprise; with a strictly limited chakra pool per clone, their jutsu output was capped at C-rank max, and even then, they could only cast a handful of techniques before fizzling out—acting precisely like average, battle-weary Genin.
When they couldn't afford to burn chakra on ninjutsu, the clones relied on kunai, shuriken, and psychological genjutsu to manage the crowd.
In close-quarters taijutsu, shadow clones were glass cannons—taking a single heavy blow meant immediate dispelling—so they actively avoided getting bogged down in prolonged hand-to-hand brawls unless absolutely necessary.
After all, their primary directive wasn't just to slaughter the enemy; it was to protect Sasuke, Sakura, and the civilian film crew. Naruto had even dispatched three clones underground to trail Kakashi's flanks as an unspoken insurance policy.
While Sasuke and Sakura were the main priority for active combat support, the civilians are also needed to be protected for his conscience.
"Amazing..."
Princess Koyuki stared wide-eyed at the unfolding scene from The Transparent Barrier . The battlefield—which had looked like a despair mere moments before—had miraculously stabilized into a grueling, organized standstill.
The terrified film crew was huddled tightly in a single pocket here and there while Naruto's clones aggressively held the perimeter.
Over on the left flank, Sasuke, the surviving samurai, and a squad of shadow clones were executing a brutal hit-and-run guerrilla campaign against Doto's Shinobis.
On the right flank, Sakura, her squad of samurai, and another group of clones held a tight defensive circle, beating back an infantry push.
Taking in the organized chaos, Koyuki's cheeks finally regained some color as she stared at the blonde boy's Back standing calmly at the front of her , Protecting her amidst the chaos .
(...So he wasn't just some horny scoundrel after all...)
While the Princess was daydreaming with a soft blush creeping onto her cheeks, Naruto's attention suddenly snapped sideways as his hound-like senses caught a distinct, alarming sound amidst the chaotic roar of the battlefield.
BOOOM! BOOOM!
"KYAAAAAA!"
(Huh?! Sakura...?!)
Naruto went to turn his head toward the right flank, but before he could even move his neck, a sharp jolt hit his mind—the feedback memory of a dispelled shadow clone.
Using one mental partition to instantly process the incoming memory, Naruto watched through his clone's dying eyes as an underground Snow shinobi burst up directly through the center of Sakura's defensive circle.
( *Sigh*... well, neither she , samurais or the Clones have chakra-sensing capabilities, so an underground breach was bound to happen eventually.......I got distracted too )
In the end , Their were only 6 MInd partition , and a Slip was maybe inevitable.
The intruder had erupted from the snow directly beneath their formation, detonating a concentrated cluster of explosive tags. Naruto digested the clone's final seconds: just before being torn apart by the blast wave, the clone had lunged forward to throw Sakura out of the primary strike zone.
(Let me check her current status...)
Naruto immediately linked his perception to another active clone on the right flank via [MindHub], taking in the brutal scene.
(...Well, damn.)
Sakura was lying motionless in the stained snow. Both of her legs were severely scorched, her trousers shredded and the exposed skin blistered down to the raw muscle. Worse still, multiple shuriken and kunai were embedded deeply in her torso and forearms.
(She must have raised her arms reflexively to guard her vital organs...)
Her forearms were shredded, her torso punctured, and her breathing was dangerously faint as she slipped into unconsciousness. The blast had wiped out half of the supporting samurai and dispelled several clones.
With Sakura out of the fight—and no longer offering covering fire or genjutsu support—the right flank was crumbling fast. The remaining samurai were left swinging steel blades against shinobi.
Seeing her life hanging in the balance, Naruto shifted his weight as his feet lifted
(...Not good. At this rate, She's going to die.)
But Before he could take a single step, another sharp cry pierced the air over on the opposite side of the canyon.
"GAHHH!"
Recognizing the voice instantly, Naruto's head snapped to the left flank just in time to see Sasuke take a stray kunai straight to his lower leg.
(...Uh-oh.)
Seeing the Uchiha stagger, Naruto's brows furrowed tightly.
(As expected. With that many stray weapons flying through the air, it was only a matter of time before something caught him.)
Naruto tapped into the clone network surrounding the left wing to get a full tactical read.
(........as expected of sasuke , I guess )
While Sasuke's hit-and-run tactics had been effective early on, his overreliance on the Sharingan and his aggressive positioning had drawn the attention of a veteran Chunin squad leader.
The enemy had coordinated their pushes, taking advantage of how the freezing arctic terrain dampened Sasuke's Fire Release and also his speed .
Despite his dynamic vision, Sasuke had been pinned down by a relentless hail of jutsu and thrown steel. Three weapons had made it past his guard: one he managed to deflect with his own kunai, one grazed his back, and the last dug deep into his lower calf from a blind spot.
(.....The shadow clones are not like the one from 4th world war, powered by Kurama , that's why they are also going down )
Naruto's eyes narrowed into slit pupils. The only silver lining was that 12 out of the twenty-five clones in that sector were still active, keeping the perimeter from completely collapsing.
Though at the Snow Side , there are still 15 Shinobi left with Only 10 dying or cripplied .
( 10 samurai plus 12 Clones and Sasuke ........should be doable )
The clones after using Jutsu and weapons , have only one way left , which is to engage enemy in taijutsu , but while enemy can tank 2 or 3 Attack , it's not the same as shadow clones , and while clones know Taijutsu , after the initial confrontation the snow side already stabilised as they are now using tactic targeting shadow clones .
Like ranged attacks , explosions tags , or even exhanging Injuries , Seeing all this Naruto confirmed that the veteran Chunin or Genins from snow are definetly proving their worth .
(The safest tactic for him would have been keeping his distance... Unless your absolute defense is impenetrable or your speed is truly absurd, trying to trade blows against those numbers is suicide.)
*CLANG*
A sharp, metallic reverberation rang out across the main clearing, drawing Naruto's gaze up toward the center of the battlefield.
In front , Kakashi was already Intercepted and was trading blows with two Snow Jonin alongside Nadare Rouga.
( The other two are old ..... one with chakra armor Samurai and the other seems to be lower side of Jonin )
Naruto checked Kakashi's sector with a pulse of [Kagura's Mind Eye], letting out a long breath of relief.
( ...well Damn )
Kakashi wasn't just holding his ground against three Jonin-level combatants—he was actively forcing them onto the defensive.
Without the constant stamina drain of the Sharingan, Kakashi was demonstrating a completely different level of lethality. Clad in a dense sheath of white chakra, his short blade moved in blinding arcs that kept all three armored commanders pinned down.
(Kakashi-sensei... I almost forgot you were an Elite Jonin in your own right.)
Suddenly, Naruto's sensory net flared with an overwhelming surge of killing intent. His head snapped skyward.
"It's been ten long years... Good to see you again, little KOYUKI!"
Hovering high in the air on pitch-black, chakra-propelled wings, Kazehana Doto descended like a hawk. Clad in his gleaming dark armor, his eyes were locked directly onto Naruto and the terrified Princess with pure rage.
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Author's notes :
As you may have guesses , I have started to diverge the story a little , Implementing a little by little Butterfly effect .
Slowly the story may diverge here or there as Naruto's actions will slowly affect things.