Chapter 156: Intelligence-Naruto's Strongest Ninjutsu
"Force me? Oh? Naruto, have you grown that much?"
Kakashi had originally planned to explain things to Naruto. If worst came to worst, he could just spend some money to buy those tickets. But when Naruto said that, Kakashi became interested.
Naruto had trained with Jiraiya, and earlier he even seemed to have fought against an Ōtsutsuki. It was perfectly reasonable that he had grown stronger.
Kakashi wanted to test just how much Naruto had improved, so he didn't explain anything.
The two of them took their stances.
Back then, Naruto had failed to take the bells. This time, with the raffle tickets, Naruto was determined to win.
Seeing Naruto and Kakashi facing off so tensely, Ino, who was in charge of the raffle event nearby, widened her eyes.
Ever since Tsunade had fallen into depression, her and Sakura's training had been suspended, and they could only practice on their own.
Occasionally, they could ask Shizune for advice, but not too often.
Because Shizune was simply far too busy.
What she and Sakura lacked most right now was actual combat.
But the Konoha Crush incident had happened so long ago that all the injured had already recovered.
She and Sakura could only practice on fish.
Other people injured on missions were also unwilling to be used as test subjects.
Now, finally, someone was about to fight and get injured!
'Great! Fight! Hurry up and start fighting!'
Ino shouted in her heart, while nervously glancing around, afraid that Sakura might suddenly appear.
After all, Sakura was a member of Team 7. If she showed up, no matter whether Kakashi or Naruto got hurt, Sakura would be the one to treat them first.
Of course, it would most likely be Naruto who got injured.
Ino didn't believe Naruto could defeat Kakashi, who was a jōnin.
"Kakashi-sensei, it's not too late to give them back now. I really don't want to hurt you."
Naruto crossed his hands and formed the hand seal for Shadow Clones.
"Stop talking nonsense, Naruto. If you want them, come take them yourself. You know the rules."
Kakashi patted the ninja tool pouch at his waist, stuffed full of raffle tickets.
"Then Kakashi-sensei, don't blame me for using underhanded methods. This is what you taught me."
What Naruto was referring to was the bell-snatching battle back then, when Kakashi had used all kinds of tactics, including turning Sasuke into a "corpse head" to scare people.
Bang.
Naruto created a clone.
Just one?
Seeing this, Kakashi frowned.
Even back when Naruto had just joined Team 7, during the bell test, he could make at least ten clones.
This time, only one?
Could it be that Naruto wasn't planning to rely on Multiple Shadow Clones as his main tactic, and had some other form of attack?
Oh, right!
Kakashi suddenly remembered that Naruto had already been taught the Rasengan by Jiraiya.
Was Naruto planning to use a shadow clone to assist in creating the Rasengan?
Kakashi wasn't afraid that Naruto had mastered the Rasengan.
What he was afraid of was that Naruto hadn't mastered it yet.
Because if Naruto hadn't mastered it, then what he was about to unleash would be that move he used on Inuzuka Kiba during the Chūnin Exams.
To protect the raffle pool, Kakashi might have to use Kamui again to warp away the explosive snowstorm.
Fortunately, Naruto didn't pull out any poop-ball Rasengan.
Instead, he continued forming hand seals and, with another bang, used the Transformation Technique.
Seeing this, Kakashi immediately let out a sigh of relief, though he also felt a bit disappointed.
"Sexy Technique? I'm really being underestimated."
Kakashi said in a relaxed tone.
He wasn't looking down on this technique.
On the contrary, Kakashi knew very well that if used at a critical moment to cause the enemy to lose focus, this technique could be extremely effective.
It was just that…
Kakashi could easily tank Naruto's Sexy Technique. On the other hand, Konohamaru's was a bit harder to deal with.
Naruto's transformed Naruko was always the same. Kakashi had long since grown accustomed to it…
"Nani?!"
As the smoke from the transformation dispersed, Kakashi's eyes suddenly widened, and he froze in place.
Naruto, who had secretly hidden himself after creating the shadow clone, appeared at this moment. He rushed over and snatched the ninja tool pouch from Kakashi's waist.
Even if Kakashi had known Naruto's hiding spot in advance, he was completely unable to react at this moment.
So what exactly did Naruto do?
After Momoshiki was defeated, Sarutobi Hiruzen brought Naruto, Konohamaru, and Shikamaru back to Konoha.
Hiruzen trusted Nara Shikaku, the village's strategist, quite a lot. So when he sent Shikamaru home, he casually chatted with Shikaku about the current situation.
It was during this time that Konohamaru and Naruto discovered a book disguised as a brick in the corner of the Nara household's yard.
It was 'Buff Man Strategy', which Shikaku had snagged from Shikamaru and hidden at home.
The two of them took 'Buff Man Strategy' and ran off to read it.
Compared to the purely story-based 'Buff Man Paradise', 'Buff Man Strategy' indeed contained many "strategies."
For example, it mentioned that the Transformation Technique was actually an intelligence-based strategic ninjutsu. Transforming into a figure that could shock the opponent or disturb their mental state could grant a huge advantage in battle.
Naruto and Konohamaru looked at this and thought, isn't this exactly their Sexy Technique?
So it had such a profound use?
This was actually an underhanded, strategy-type ninjutsu?
As everyone knows, the more someone lacks something, the more they care about it.
When the two idiots heard that Sexy Technique was actually a strategy-type ninjutsu, they immediately got fired up.
They began to study it in depth.
And as everyone also knows, Naruto himself admitted that he practiced Sexy Technique more than Rasengan or Shadow Clones.
So he truly did have some talent in this area.
According to 'Buff Man Strategy', the first step was to gather intelligence on the target.
With Sasuke not around, the person Naruto most wanted to defeat was naturally Kakashi, who had utterly crushed their team during the bell test. So Kakashi became the target.
Thus, Naruto began subtly questioning villagers and collecting information about Kakashi.
From Might Guy, "Kakashi's lifelong rival" Naruto obtained a lot of intel.
Kakashi-sensei was the Fourth Hokage's disciple, and both of his teammates had died on the battlefield.
After learning this, Naruto found the Third Hokage, who had just left the Nara household, and asked whether he had photos of the Fourth Hokage and Kakashi-sensei's former team.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned when he heard Naruto's request.
He was sure Naruto still didn't know who his parents were. But since Naruto had made such a request, he didn't plan to refuse.
With great satisfaction, he took out a group photo of Minato, Kushina, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin.
Naruto memorized the appearances of the people in the photo and began his training.
Originally, Naruto planned to transform into Kushina or Rin.
But Naruto, who now saw himself as a strategy-type ninja, discovered a problem.
Kakashi-sensei was always holding a little porn book and reading it obsessively. He probably had already built up resistance to women. Even familiar women might not be enough to cause a strong impact.
So Naruto changed his plan.
The Reverse Harem Technique was a technique he had already conceived. Now was the perfect time to use it.
However, Naruto didn't seem to know what kind of appearance men should maintain to be alluring.
So.
What Kakashi was now seeing was Namikaze Minato wearing lace, twisting his waist and blowing flying kisses, and Uchiha Obito dressed in white thigh-high stockings and a frilly skirt.
Faced with such a sight, was it really unreasonable that his ninja pouch got stolen?
(End of this chapter)