Chapter 325: The Uses of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique
The original body still held some advantages in a brawl. Riori Uzumaki, by herself, successfully defeated three of her Shadow Clones!
And then she was beaten into a pulp by the remaining nearly one hundred Shadow Clones. It was unknown how these clones identified Riori's main body; each of them struck with such accuracy.
Ishiro watched with a headache. He wanted to step in and help her, but then he thought, if he attacked her Shadow Clones, the pain would still return to her main body when they dispersed. So, in the end, he did not intervene.
After giving the main body a good beating, the numerous Shadow Clones dispersed on their own.
Ishiro quickly went forward to check on Riori's condition. He wasn't concerned about her external injuries; she had loved to fight since she was a child and was long used to this level of superficial wounds.
What worried Ishiro was her mental state. The dispersal of nearly a hundred Shadow Clones would have a huge impact on the mind.
However, Ishiro's worry was clearly unnecessary. When he walked over to Riori, the silly girl was still complaining that her Shadow Clones were disobedient.
Ishiro had seen Naruto's power-ups in the original story, so the visual impact was much smaller for him.
But Kiyoshi Ishizawa and Akino Atsumi had never seen such a situation. Both were frightened by Riori. "Is this still the same silly girl who was懵懵懂懂 (měngměngdǒngdǒng - muddle-headed/ignorant) and slower than normal people at learning everything?"
The two of them thought about the scene just now and began to consider countermeasures. But a hundred Rioris... if they swarmed towards them, it seemed that nothing they could do would be of any use.
In other words, if they were to fight Riori, the only possible way to win would be to defeat her before she could cast the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Thinking from another angle, they were on the same team. If they encountered an enemy, they just needed to buy some time for Riori. Once she cast the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, at least at the Chunin level, it would be difficult for anyone to defeat their team.
It was just that Riori's combat level was too poor. If her combat level could be improved, then the effect that a hundred Shadow Clones could have would be even more terrifying.
After Akino recovered from her shock, she quickly ran over, "Teacher Ishiro, is Riori okay?"
She could accept the memories of one Shadow Clone at a time, but a few more would definitely be too much. She couldn't even imagine a hundred at once like Riori.
Even knowing that Riori was thick-skinned, Akino was still terrified at this moment.
What if her mind was impacted and she became silly... became even sillier?
However, Riori's simple-mindedness clearly refreshed Akino's lower limit. Not long after, Riori stood up from the ground.
Looking at her indignant expression, it was estimated that she wanted to create another hundred Shadow Clones and have another fight.
Ishiro didn't give Riori the chance to act on it, directly slapping her on the head and interrupting her hand seals.
Then Ishiro created a Shadow Clone and began to guide Riori on how to control the amount of chakra when casting the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. Incidentally, after Riori created her clones, he would spar with them to give her some more combat experience.
Seeing that Riori was fine, Akino returned to her original spot and continued to research her space-time ninjutsu.
Ever since obtaining the base for the Heavenly Transfer Technique, Akino had not been to the Barrier Team. She was like a student working on a difficult math problem, one that was somewhat beyond the syllabus, but not too much.
Stubbornly, she constantly looked up information, with a posture that said she wouldn't stop until she achieved her goal.
As for researching the complete Flying Thunder God before, that was like a middle school student solving higher mathematics, not even knowing the meaning of the symbols. No, it should be said, not even being able to find an explanation on Baidu.
The help Ishiro could give Akino was very little. Almost only his way of thinking, which was completely different from this world's, could help her think of a few more possible directions when she encountered difficulties.
In space-time ninjutsu, although Ishiro was Kage-level, he had no experience to offer.
Ishiro felt like a math teacher being asked an English question by a student, thinking in his heart how to express it logically so that the student could find the answer themselves, without losing face.
Whether it was Akino or Kiyoshi, their progress could not be achieved in a short time.
Only Riori's progress was visible to the naked eye. In the following intensive training period, the Shadow Clones she created were repeatedly defeated by Ishiro, and she was repeatedly singled out by Ishiro from among the numerous clones.
The little girl was not completely stupid. She finally began to think about some tactics and disguises.
It was worth mentioning that because they had a common enemy in Ishiro, Riori and her Shadow Clones got along more and more harmoniously. During breaks in battle, they could even chat and laugh heartily.
Riori had finally found a group of companions with the same interests and hobbies, and even the same IQ.
It had to be said that Riori's use of the Shadow Clone Technique really broke Ishiro's inherent cognition.
During this period, Ishiro spent most of his time on his three disciples, hoping they could grow up sooner.
However, Ishiro's peaceful days did not last long. Trouble came knocking at his door.
An Anbu member hurried over and handed Ishiro a piece of intelligence transmitted from the Barrier Team.
Ishiro just glanced at it, then immediately stopped his training and raised his guard.
"Lord Tsuchikage, there is a special fluctuation in the village's sensory barrier, suspected to be space-time ninjutsu." This was the entire content of the intelligence.
There was no number of people, no direction of arrival, and it was even just a suspicion. The Barrier Team was not even sure if there was a problem with the barrier itself.
But to be able to make such a judgment was already very difficult.
The little bit of knowledge related to space-time ninjutsu that Akino had learned from the super S-rank seal in Uzushiogakure had played a major role.
Ishiro had considered a possible invasion by Obito. At once, he created three Earth Clones, sending them respectively to the locations of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Rōshi, and the Scroll of Seals.
Then Ishiro took his three disciples to the Tsuchikage Tower.
After arriving at the Tsuchikage Tower, Ishiro found Ikura, explained the situation and the response plan to him, and then went to the Tsuchikage's office himself.
Obito did not bring Black Zetsu when he came to Iwagakure, only wrapping a White Zetsu clone around his body.
At this time, Obito appeared in a deserted corner on the outskirts of Iwagakure.
"Obito, where are you going? The Tsuchikage Tower?" the White Zetsu asked, seeing Obito looking in that direction.
Obito thought for a moment and asked White Zetsu, "Do you know where Iwagakure's Tailed Beasts are?"
White Zetsu shook his head and said, "I used to know, but since all our clones in Iwagakure were cleared out, I'm not sure anymore. We can go to the place where Iwa used to keep the Jinchuriki and have a look first. They've probably moved them."
Obito nodded. He was not in a hurry. Having infiltrated Konoha silently multiple times without being discovered, he was very confident in his space-time ninjutsu. He had time; he was not in a rush.
Soon, White Zetsu led Obito to the place where Rōshi used to stay.
"They've moved, as expected. This place should have been uninhabited for a long time," White Zetsu said, looking at the empty little valley.
White Zetsu's guess was correct. When Ishiro rooted out the White Zetsu clones in the village, he had adjusted the placement of the Jinchuriki.
"Should I scout around again and see if I can find the new place?"
"No need. Go directly to the Tsuchikage Tower," Obito said flatly.
He wasn't in a hurry, but since Iwagakure was already on guard against White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique, letting White Zetsu search again would only waste time and might even lead to exposure.
"The Tsuchikage Tower? No problem." White Zetsu enveloped Obito's body and潜入 (qiánrù - infiltrated) into the ground.
Soon, White Zetsu brought Obito to appear beside the Tsuchikage Tower.
"Not good, Obito! There are metal plates under the Tsuchikage Tower! I can't get in! And there are seals on the metal plates. The Iwa Barrier Team may have already sensed our intrusion," the White Zetsu, who had just emerged from underground, said immediately.
That's right. Ishiro had set up metal plates under the Tsuchikage Tower to block White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique, and not just one layer, but several!
To place something under an already built building was indeed unrealistic in the ordinary world, but it was not difficult for ninjas, especially for Iwagakure, who excelled in Earth Release.
With an Earth Release to separate the Tsuchikage Tower and the ground, and a Super Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu to move the tower away, the rest was easy.
With Ishiro and Ōnoki cooperating, it was completed with ease.
"Damn it." Obito knew that Ishiro understood his space-time ninjutsu and that he couldn't let Ishiro be prepared. "Then I'll have to use force."
Obito fixed his direction, activated Kamui's phasing ability, passed directly through the outer wall of the Tsuchikage Tower, and entered inside.
Obito's sudden appearance did attract the attention of the ninjas in the Tsuchikage Tower, but these ninjas' reactions were not as fast as his. Before they could give a warning, Obito had successfully rushed up to the second floor and entered the Tsuchikage's office.
Only then did a commotion come from the first floor, with various shouts ringing out incessantly.
"Kamui," the corner of Obito's mouth curled into a smile.
In the Tsuchikage's office, under Ishiro's astonished gaze, Obito successfully rushed in front of him and placed a hand on him.
"But, how did it go so smoothly? Isn't Ishiro's reaction too slow?" Obito was somewhat suspicious.
Sure enough, in the next moment, Ishiro, who couldn't withstand the twisting of space-time ninjutsu, directly turned into crushed stones.
"An Earth Clone? No!"
Obito reacted quickly. This thing in front of him was not an Earth Clone; it was a Porcelain Clone.
An Earth Clone, after being shattered, could not be controlled by the caster. But Porcelain Release could.
The rocks that had originally formed Ishiro's appearance began to rapidly spread, preparing to occupy the entire office.
"This trick again! Damn it!" Obito gritted his teeth and did not choose to immediately enter a phased state.
Having suffered a loss once, he knew that if he entered a phased state, he might have to return empty-handed today.
"Wood Release!" Obito extended a hand, and immediately more than ten branches extended out from his arm. These branches flew around the Tsuchikage's office, directly absorbing all the chakra from Ishiro's porcelain shards.
Without chakra, the porcelain was just real crushed stone. It was no longer under Ishiro's control and fell directly to the ground.
"Huh, Obito has improved!" Ishiro was surprised. Not only was he thinking of how to deal with Obito, but Obito was also thinking of how to deal with him.
If he had encountered this situation outside, Ishiro indeed would have had no good solution. But this was the Tsuchikage Tower.
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