Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

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"Sigh, so many?" Naruto scratched his head. He had taken Kakashi's advice not to create too many clones for training, lest he get injured or even lose his life.

He had already released his chakra while holding back, but he still managed to create so many clones.

"You all go and train in Fire Release, and try to develop Fire Release chakra as soon as possible. I'm going to train in Taijutsu myself," Naruto called out to his shadow clones.

"Get out of here, real body, don't get in my way."

"Leave the fire-style chakra to me!"

The shadow clones, each with their own consciousness, began to shout and yell.

With these hundred shadow clones training fire-style chakra here, Naruto could focus on his extreme training.

After lunch, Naruto created another shadow clone, who had eaten and drunk his fill, and sent it to the Ninja Academy.

The shadow clone from the morning will disappear in a hidden place, and another shadow clone will take its place.

After a day of training, Naruto canceled all his shadow clones.

Suddenly, a flood of cultivation experience, along with fatigue, rushed into his body and mind.

Naruto's body swayed involuntarily, and he eventually collapsed to the ground.

He was already exhausted after completing his extreme training, and now the combined fatigue of a hundred shadow clones was on top of him. The fact that he didn't faint immediately shows how strong his willpower is.

Feeling dizzy, Naruto gasped for breath, then lay down on the spot and closed his eyes to rest.

We need to make some preparations later. We need to collect some firewood and put it here. If we really can't hold on any longer, we can light the firewood and sleep in the wild to recover.

After a long while, footsteps sounded in the distance.

The shadow clone that went to school has returned.

"Holy crap, you're not dead yet, are you, real body?" The shadow clone screamed in terror upon seeing the real body in this state.

"Thanks to you, I'm not completely dead." Naruto opened his eyes and couldn't help but say.

"That's good, that's good." The shadow clone patted his chest, looking frightened.

"Help me gather some firewood, light it, and then catch a few fish and grill them. I need to eat something to regain my strength," Naruto said.

"Okay." The shadow clone nodded and quickly gathered a lot of firewood.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" The shadow clone spat out a fireball the size of a soccer ball, igniting the firewood.

Unfortunately, this shadow clone doesn't have fire-style chakra, nor does it have much chakra, so it can only use the Great Fireball Jutsu to this extent.

Fortunately, Naruto didn't ask much of him; all he needed was to be able to light a fire.

As for the fish, he trained by the river. After all, he was practicing fire techniques, and if he wasn't by the river, it might cause a fire.

Catching fish is no big deal for Naruto's physical abilities.

He is much faster than a fish.

After catching seven or eight fish, the shadow clone skillfully gutted them, and blue wind-style chakra appeared on his fingers, transforming into sharp blades. He scraped the fish off their scales instantly, washed them clean by the river, skewered them with a branch, and put them on the firewood to roast.

After the fish was cooked, Naruto had regained some of his strength, propped himself up, and began to eat the fish in large bites.

It contains no additives and is all-natural, focusing on the pure aroma of the fish.

Fortunately, these fish didn't have a fishy smell, but we'll have to be more careful about that in the future.

Chapter 18 Sasuke sees through it

The ninja academy is located in a remote area.

"I have a feeling something's off about you." Sasuke's hands kept groping Naruto's body.

"What the hell are you doing?" Naruto suddenly shook Sasuke's hand off.

Sasuke stroked his chin, looked at Naruto, and suddenly threw a punch.

Naruto tilted his head, dodging Sasuke's attack.

Even if he is just a shadow clone, Sasuke still can't defeat him.

Sasuke was not discouraged and launched another series of attacks.

However, they were all evaded by Naruto's shadow clones.

"Why don't you dare fight me?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow, becoming even more determined in his decision.

In the past few days, he had sensed that Naruto was acting strangely, as if he was avoiding physical contact with others.

Then every day at lunchtime, the dog sneaks away.

At first, he thought Naruto hadn't prepared lunch, since he was just an orphan, so he prepared two lunches, one for himself and one for Naruto.

But Naruto waved his hand and said he wasn't hungry.

Sasuke didn't believe it, saying that his mother had specially prepared it for Naruto, and there was no need to be polite.

But Naruto still wouldn't eat it.

What's there to eat? He's just a shadow clone. By noon, a fully-fed shadow clone will naturally come to take over.

If he eats, he will give the original body a feeling of fullness when he disappears.

On the other hand, it would take forever to reconcile the mouth and stomach, and no matter how hard you tried, they just wouldn't match.

“We’re good friends, how could I possibly hit you?” Naruto said, waving his hand.

Sasuke pondered for a moment and decided to figure out what was wrong with Naruto.

"We just finished eating, let's have a little sparring session."

Naruto sighed. Kakashi-sensei said that the Shadow Clones had some resistance to attacks, but that was really only a little bit.

If you apply even a little too much force, it will turn into smoke and disappear.

Even if he wasn't hit by Sasuke, the few blows he exchanged with Sasuke were something his shadow clone couldn't withstand.

"Hey, you can disappear now." At that moment, Naruto jumped in from outside the Ninja Academy wall and said to him.

"Two Narutos? Shadow Clone Technique?" Sasuke was stunned when he saw two Narutos appear at the same time.

He subconsciously thought it was the Shadow Clone Technique, one of the D-rank ninjutsu taught at the Ninja Academy.

“No, the Shadow Clone Technique has no physical form, it’s just an illusion. This Naruto has a physical form.” Sasuke immediately denied his guess.

"What's going on? Why did Sasuke follow you here?" Naruto asked Naruto 1 as he jumped in from outside the wall.

“He followed us here secretly. Who knew he would follow us secretly?” Naruto said, shrugging.

"So he discovered that we are clones?" Naruto 2 asked with a serious expression.

"He didn't know before, but now that you've jumped in for no reason, he probably does." Naruto 1 looked at you with an expression that said, "It's all your fault."

"Holy crap, I just got here, and I already have to take the blame?" Naruto 2 looked utterly shocked.

"I don't care, I'm leaving anyway. If you're not going to take the blame, am I?" Naruto said with a grin. After saying that, his body turned into smoke and disappeared.

He left behind a shadow clone that automatically became Naruto 1.

They stared at each other, wide-eyed.

A pair of small eyes watched this scene in surprise from afar.

In the afternoon, at dusk, the ninja academy dismissed students.

"Hurry, take me to your original body." Sasuke grabbed Naruto's clothes and whispered.

"Okay, okay," Naruto #1 said helplessly.

In the secluded training grounds of Konoha, as Naruto's hundred shadow clones disappeared, a large amount of training experience and fatigue instantly flooded into his main body.

"Hmm..." But Naruto, who already had experience, was lying on the ground, relieving the throbbing in his head and the fatigue in his body.

Next, all you have to do is wait for your shadow clone to come back from school to cook for you or bring you something to eat.

Soon, footsteps came from afar. Naruto, who was lying on the ground resting with his eyes closed, twitched his ears slightly. Two footsteps.

"OI, the real body, Sasuke has come too!" the returning shadow clone shouted.

Naruto propped himself up and looked in the direction of the shadow clones and Sasuke.

The shadow clone was carrying a takeout box from Ichiraku Ramen, apparently having packed food to bring back for him.

Sasuke, on the other hand, had a sour face, but was looking at him with a cute pink expression.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Naruto took the takeout from the shadow clone and then made him disappear.

"You bastard, you were secretly training behind my back?!" Sasuke couldn't help but yell.

The thought that Naruto had secretly joined the fray behind his back made Sasuke feel like he'd been cheated.

"What do you mean 'secretly'? I was training openly and honestly, okay?" Naruto had already opened the Ichiraku Ramen takeout box, and the aroma of the ramen was stimulating his taste buds.

"Slurp!!!" I couldn't help but slurp up a mouthful of noodles.

Hmm... takeout really can't compare to dining in. Ramen is best eaten freshly cooked.

"Damn it, you used shadow clones to learn, and you're training here on your own, and you still say you're not sneaking around!" Sasuke said angrily.

"Tch, I did tell you whether you wanted to train with me or not, but you said no, no, you wanted to train with your brother." Naruto rolled his eyes at Sasuke and said.

Sasuke's angry expression froze; it seemed that was indeed the case.

However, Itachi has been very busy lately, and we only see him a few times a week. Moreover, his relationship with his clan and family is becoming increasingly strained.

As Sasuke thought this, a trace of worry crept onto his face.

He then sat down next to Naruto.

“Hey, Naruto,” Sasuke said softly.

"What? Slurp!" Naruto mumbled through his noodles.

"Do you think adults have a lot of worries? I always feel that Itachi and Father look preoccupied with something on their minds." A hint of confusion flashed in Sasuke's eyes.

He had already sensed everything, but no one had talked to him about these things. Adults always kept their thoughts to themselves and wouldn't discuss these things with a child like him.

He's clearly a member of the Uchiha clan, a member of the family!

"Maybe it's because we're not strong enough." Naruto finished his ramen in a few bites, drank the soup, and put down the takeout box with satisfaction.

With food in his stomach, his strength recovered much faster.

“If one day we can become like the Hokage, would they still not trust us and not tell us things?” Naruto said seriously.

For example, the existence of his parents!

The Third Hokage definitely knew, but he never told Naruto.

Naruto has thought about it, and because of that dream that he lived in for a long time, his way of thinking has become like that of an adult.

Why did his mother, Kushina Uzumaki, the previous host of the Nine-Tails, cause the Nine-Tails to go out of control, leading to his father's death while sealing the Nine-Tails?

His mother was the host of the Nine-Tails and the wife of the Fourth Hokage. She must have had someone to take care of her during childbirth, but this situation still occurred.

There must be a reason for this, he said, and he had a bold guess.

On that day, someone may have threatened his mother's fertility, his father was not by his mother's side, and even the people who took care of his mother were killed.

Is there anyone who can threaten the Fourth Hokage?

Wouldn't he be in great danger?

I reckon that's why his third-generation grandfather didn't tell him about his parents; he was too weak.

Chapter 19 You bastard

"To become Hokage?" Sasuke muttered to himself, clenching his fist involuntarily.

“Yes, if I had the strength of a Hokage, my brother and father definitely wouldn’t hide these things from me anymore,” Sasuke sighed.

"Weakness is the original sin!" Naruto suddenly blurted out.

Sasuke pondered for a moment and felt that the statement made a lot of sense and was also very sophisticated.

If he were to face a defeated opponent in the future, he could calmly say to them, "Ha, weakness is the original sin!"

Holy crap, that's awesome!