"Mizuki?" I blink, surprised by what Iruka said. How did Mizuki arrive here? Not only is it a little early, but I also had clones survey the area in order to make sure I don't get surprised and attacked by Mizuki. I turn towards where Iruka is looking-
Huh? No one-
A force that feels like a sludge hammer hitting me slams into my ribs, making me get lifted from the ground, sending me towards a tree in front of me as I spew blood. I feel a weight leaving me, but I slam into the tree body first, making more blood come out of my mouth.
Not only from my mouth, but also my chest and arms, where my skin has torn apart due to me slamming at the tree. I drop to the ground in pain, bleeding all over, but the damage is mostly in one place.
"Now, who are you?" I put my hands in the ground, trying to pull myself. My entire body is screaming in pain, but especially in one place-
"Ugh, My back!-" I moan in pain, which increases as the body moment makes my back even more painful, making me scream in pain once again.
"My back!" I hold one hand on my back, while the other is supporting me by holding the ground. I raise my head, which makes my back pain even more, making me wince. Never once have I experienced pain like this, and this makes my heart beat faster.
As I look at who did it, seeing Iruka holding the Scroll of seals, my heart starts exceeding speeds that would have led me to a heart attack in my old body. The pain makes me wince, as I have questions running in my mind.
The pain muddles my thoughts, and I can only feel two emotions. One is shock at what is going on, and the second-
Is fear. Fear for my life. Never have I bled this much, never have I been in this much pain, and so, there is only one thing that comes to mind.
RUN.
I try to turn, but a kunai whistles past my face, cutting my cheek a little and getting stuck in the tree, making me wince. I turn to Iruka, who simply has an eyebrow raised-
"I won't ask again, who are you?" As that word registers in my brain, it makes me question-
Well, the question. I am now in pain, in the forest all alone with my Sensei attacking me from behind, pretty much breaking my ribs and almost breaking my back with one kick. Why am I in this situation?
The answer is really simple-
I am Naruto Uzumaki now, not Rex Tennyson. I am-
Naruto Uzumaki. Someway, somehow, I am Naruto Fucking Uzumaki.
"MULTI-SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" I scream with everything I have, having no idea as to why I am screaming. Maybe it is to hype myself up to fight Iruka, or might be to distract myself from the pain all over my body, or it's because I am an anime character now-
Something or another being the reason being, it works. I am able to summon chakra even in my injured state as I put my fingers together in a plus sign, making me fall into the ground since I am not holding the ground to support myself.
*POOF*
(NARUTO CLONE#1)
As I blink into existence, I notice one thing instantly.
I don't feel the pain that the original is feeling, meaning that all the clones can fight without the pain handicap. I look around, and my mouth widens into a grin, seeing me.
Not just One me-
1000's of Me. All of us have the same grin, excited at the scene of 1000s of us all standing around. Some are crouching, while some are hanging, but all of us know one thing-
We are awesome.
All of us simultaneously look at Iruka, whose Jaw falls to the ground. His eyes have popped, and the grip on the scroll of seals loosen, and I wonder.
Is this really Iruka or is it Mizuki? Did he transform himself into Iruka to trick me? I knew Iruka would come first, but what if I was mistaken-
No, what if I changed something?
I notice all of the clones have a similar thinking expression, meaning we are all thinking the same thing. So, I'll do the one thing to speed up the process-
Disappear.
*POOF*
(NARUTO CLONE#2)
As Clone#1's memories flood into me, and supposedly all of the other clones, we realise a way.
A way to think insanely fast, and figure out WHERE it went wrong.
So, with this discovery, i disappear-
*POOF*
(NARUTO CLONE#3)
With the memories of Clone#3 and his realisation, I and WE know what to do. Find out where things went wrong.
I acted just like Naruto, at least the original did. But with this, it seems that the acting didn't work properly, or I was wrong in thinking that everything will go according to the story.
My- the original's existence itself changes the story. I know, there might be common elements, like Mizuki asking me to steal the scroll of seals, but the way it will go AFTERWARDS is something I can't determine.
The butterfly Effect has started, and the Murphy's Law has LITERALLY kicked my back, so that means only one thing-
I need to monitor every move, every word, every consequence. I have to analyse things that might never happen, that might happen, or that has already happened but I am not presently aware of it.
*POOF*
(NARUTO CLONE#4)
Thanks to #4's realisation, I-
No, We know what we need to do.
We need to start the process now. While one person cannot do all of the analysis all alone-
All of the clones grin together as they arrive at the same conclusion-
We have 1000s of brains, with the fore knowledge of what's going to happen.
God damn!! this Jutsu is wayyyy tooo OPPPPP!!!
*POOF*
(NARUTO CLONE#5)
As all of us grin, the memories come in. I turn to the 100s of clones beside me, who all look at me.
I nod, to which they respond the same.
The first stage of this…Breakdown is to Beat the absolute Living Shit out of Iruka-
Or whoever it is.
One of the clones, mostly #69 Jumps first, making Iruka finally snap out of his shock. But unfortunately, #67 jumps right after, along with #96, #120, #696 and #13. They lead everyone, making-
And I mean Literally-
All of us Jump towards Iruka-
Who doesn't move, his body still. Maybe in shock, maybe in fear, no idea.
But he is getting his ass beat, that much is sure.
#69 lands the first punch in Iruka's face, leading with #67 hitting him in the chest with a kick. #12 comes in unexpectedly, headbutting him as he is dispersed from that, with #66 grabbing his head and pushing up, allowing #68 to drop-down kick his face. #21 grabs his leg, as #22 kicks the heels, making Iruka bend backwards.
I arrive right in time with a punch to the chest, pushing Iruka to fall into the ground. #999 slams his butt into Iruka's face, rubbing against it as #969 and #966 grab onto Iruka's hips, spinning him. #123 and #345 grab onto Iruka's shoulder, helping with the spin. Iruka spins around, landing on his chest. His ass is showing everyone.
#666 comes down from somewhere, his hands in front of him, especially his fingers. He points right at Iruka's ass, as he shouts-
"THOUSAND YEARS OF DEATH!!"
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(OG NARUTO)
I am able to get up, still wincing in pain but able to walk without falling down immediately. One of my clones support me as i look at Iruka's-
Yeah, Iruka's state. After beating….
No, after Violating him to the point of no return, dozens of clones noticed that Iruka didn't transform back into whoever was the original, so most likely, it was Iruka himself. I wince at the state Iruka is in, and honestly. I don't think Iruka can ever be a ninja anymore, I have ruined him to that level.
While I kind of feel bad since Iruka was supposed to be a brother- eventually father figure to Naruto, I don't think that's ever gonna happen. But-
He kind of deserved it after kicking me in the back.
Through the clones having a breakdown of the entire situation, it seems Iruka misunderstood me. Like, he felt that I was not Naruto, from the way he was asking who I was. That means, Mizuki is still out here-
*CRACK*
I turn around, right as a hole in the ground forms, near the Scroll of seals. A head pops out from it, and then the entire body-
No, only half the body which grabs the scroll and goes back into the hole.
I blink for a second, registering what happened. Mizuki just popped out from underneath the ground and took the scroll of seals. I blink again, before immediately going into action-
Or, well. My clones go into action. While I had dispersed the majority of the clones, I kept 10 near me just in case Mizuki tried to attack but he decided to steal and run instead. 3 clones jump into the hole Mizuki created, while the other 7 rush in various directions, trying to predict where Mizuki will come out.
I create 6 more clones, one of which disperses and sends the plan to every other clone. The remaining 5 new clones jump into the Hole in the ground, following after the earlier 3 clones. I hold my knees, as I take deep breaths.
I stand up properly, wincing a little because of the pain, but I can feel the pain slowly subsiding. Which means I am healing thanks to the Uzumaki Vitality and Kurama's Healing. With that, I slowly start walking towards a place where I feel Mizuki will go, at least a prediction.
One of the three clones chasing Mizuki disperses, letting the memories flow into me and the other clones, and I smile. I create another clone which disperses with new orders, while I think of how much differently I am thinking now.
Before, I couldn't think of a plan to catch Mizuki, but now I can-
Technically, I can think of a plan then as well, but I was mostly confused. Since this morning, my mind was in a state of confusion, constantly questioning everything I do, but when I was kicked in the back by Iruka and used Multi-shadow Clone Jutsu, the confusion…just went away.
Or, I beat up Iruka and finally settled on something. For the first time in my life, I beat up someone. For the first time in my life, I did a suplex, for the first time in my life, I did a headbutt. In that short amount of time, my clones did moves I never thought I would ever do, and that changed me.
It made me confident, along with the fact that I have 100+ brains thinking on the same matter if I just will it. I can predict others, I can prepare myself for future threats, all while using the clones' own thinking capabilities to have trial and error.
1000 brains using Logical reasoning for one issue is a terrifying thing-
"Naruto Uzumaki, Please stop." I can use this terrifying thing to-
…
"Wahhh!" I jump in alarm as my brain registers what just happened. Just what the hell happened? I instinctually turn and notice that the person who arrived behind me is wearing a particular mask.
"What the fuc-"
"Easy there, I apologise for startling you, but I need you to stop. The. Hokage wants to meet you." The man with a fox mask raises his hand in peace, taking a step back. The man has short shaggy brown hair and wears a white fox-like mask with two blue markings on either side of the face.
Anbu, that is what this man is. I expected them to come, since I thought of every variable that might occur during the violat- I mean, beatdown of Iruka, but they arrived differently than I hoped. I honestly thought they would appear AFTER I deal with Mizuki since Hiruzen would want to test how loyal I am to the village.
..wait, Hiruzen asked me?
"Old man did? But wait, I gotta catch Mizuki-" I try to point towards the way Mizuki is going underground, but the fox Mask just looks up.
"Oh? You mean this guy?" a voice is audible from a tree nearby, and I look at where the voice is coming from. A man is standing on the tree effortlessly while holding another man. The man standing in the tree is wearing a Eagle-themed mask, with tall spiky brown hair-
Wait, is the man being held…Mizuki?
"How?" I look at the Fox Mask Anbu member near me, right as the Eagle Mask appears beside the Fox Mask. It takes me 2 seconds to recognise this-
"What the fuck-" and I just in suprise, not at all expecting the man to just…appear like anything.
"It's simple, I am just that much faster than you can 'perceive'." The Eagle Mask speaks, and I can feel a tone of arrogance in it, while the Fox Mask just chuckles.
"While your idea of using your shadow clones to chase after Mizuki was good, you were…a little too 'slow'." I look at the Fox Mask who made the comment, and for some odd reason, I feel like they are emphasizing on the speed part.
But damn, they are fast. Somehow, the Anbu got Mizuki while I couldn't even react-
Wait a second.
"Where is the scroll of seals-"
"In the Hokage's Office, safe and sound. Come on, The Third is waiting." The Fox Mask turns, while the Eagle Mask-
Disappears?
What the absolute fuck??
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THE END
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