Chapter 53: Naruto’s Sage Arts

"Hehehe! Sarutobi-sensei, you didn’t expect that, did you? Konoha will be destroyed today, and you will die at my hands."

Orochimaru burst into laughter as he watched the One-Tailed Shukaku appear in the middle of the Arena.

His appearance caused quite a ruckus.

"Yo, Sasuke! So, how was it? Did you have fun fighting him?"

Naruto patted Sasuke’s shoulder, who was lying on the ground, and chuckled.

"You... So, you also have a monster like him inside you."

Sasuke’s face turned red in anger as he asked.

At this moment, the entire Arena was cleared. Everyone, from enemies to friends, was taken away by the ninjas of Konoha.

Kakashi even asked him to take Sasuke away, but Naruto wanted Sasuke to fight Gaara.

After all, currently, Sasuke had awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan. With this Sharingan, Sasuke should be stronger than Gaara.

Not to mention, there was also the power of the Nine-Tails chakra. Instead of using the Curse Seal, Sasuke relied on Nine-Tails Chakra.

It wasn’t Naruto’s Chakra, and more importantly, its boost was certainly greater than the Curse Seal.

So, he used the power of the Tailed Beast to fight against Gaara, who also used the power of the Tailed Beast.

Both of them were equal at first until Sasuke managed to find a gap in Gaara’s Absolute defense and attacked him using Chidori.

Since Gaara was still being affected by Shukaku’s Chakra, he wasn’t able to defend himself in time, causing a second wound on his chest.

Fortunately, the Chidori didn’t reach deep enough to kill him thanks to the Sand Armor.

But this enraged Gaara, and without a second thought, he released the full form of Shukaku.

Of course, that wasn’t enough to deter Sasuke, who continued to use Nine-Tails Chakra to fight Gaara.

While losing his raw power, Sasuke was able to close the gap with his superior dynamic vision, fast-paced attacks, and boosted Jutsu.

In just a short moment, Sasuke went from a normal Chunin to a Jonin who could stall the One-Tail for a moment.

Until Shukaku’s palm eventually slammed him down, but he also managed to tear apart Shukaku’s palm using his Chidori.

This enraged Gaara even further.

So, he instantly used the Fiegning Sleep Technique to surrender control to Shukaku.

"Hehehe! Finally, I can come out."

Shukaku’s cheerful laughter rang throughout the arena. He looked at Naruto next to Sasuke and burst into laughter.

"Hehehe! I also found someone to kill."

[Wind Release- Drilling Wind Bullet]

"Naruto!"

When Sasuke saw Naruto drowned in his thoughts and found the attack reaching them, he roared.

"Hey, Naruto!"

A voice rang in his head and instantly woke up Naruto.

"Oh, sorry about that!"

When Naruto saw the massive wind bullet coming his way, he immediately clapped his hands, and a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra flowed out of the case.

[Sage Art- Super Massive Rasengan]

Naruto raised his hand, and a large amount of Chakra began gathering in the palm of his hand.

The chakra kept swirling in different directions until it formed a perfect sphere in his hand, but the sphere kept growing until it was the size of a Tailed Beast’s head.

Bang!

Naruto slammed his Rasengan against Shukaku’s Wind Bullet, bursting it open with the sheer force of his Rasengan.

Of course, Naruto didn’t stop there.

He rushed towards Shukaku, jumped, and slammed his Rasengan into the belly of Shukaku.

Bang!

Shukaku found himself flying back as he crashed through the arena and crashed into the red barrier.

"Damn you, human! I wasn’t ready."

Shukaku immediately stood up as if that attack had done no damage to him. Of course, it didn’t.

Shukaku was known for his defensive skills. Although his Rasengan was powerful, it wasn’t enough to damage Shukaku with a single attack.

The only reason he was surprised was because of Naruto’s attack and his size.

Although he wasn’t human, he knew human age. In his eyes, Naruto was a brat even among humans.

But the Sage Art he used reminded him of the Sage of Six Paths. Not only because of the Sage Art but also because of his blue eyes.

"Wow! You managed to tank my Super Massive Rasengan without taking any damage. Sure enough! It will take an even bigger Rasengan."

"Hey, Naruto! Aren’t you going to use my power?"

Kurama asked.

Naruto shook his head and said.

"Originally, I was just planning to see if I could remove Danzo from Konoha, but I was able to subtly influence Daimyo into making me the Hokage."

"Now, if I can show more proof of inheriting Dad’s memories, I will be able to become the Fifth Hokage."

Hearing his words, Kurama frowned and asked.

"Why do you want to become the Fifth Hokage? Why not Sixth or even Seventh?"

Naruto chuckled.

"There are many reasons, but after spending a month with Mom and Dad, I realized something."

"I need to spend more time with my children. If I become Hokage now, I will be able to fulfill my dreams and retire within ten years."

Suddenly, his eyes turned serious.

"But the main reason is to influence our future. Kurama, I didn’t think of revenge in my life because I wanted to truly change everyone’s perception of me."

"In this life, I want to make sure my children do not need to grow through suffering. Because that would go against everything I achieved."

"Rasengan of that size?"

Hiruzen’s eyes widened in shock as he watched Naruto fight back against Shukaku in his normal form.

But he wasn’t a normal shinobi. He was the Hokage, an experienced ninja who had gone through several battles.

He could easily see the difference in Naruto’s aura. His presence felt like Naruto wasn’t even there.

Even though he was standing right there.

"Sage Art! Mount Myoboku’s Sage Art! Did Jiraiya teach him that? No, it isn’t something that can be learned within a month."

"It must be Minato’s memories and experiences. And with Naruto’s large Chakra Reserve, Sage Art is simply too perfect for him."

"So, Naruto did inherit everything from Minato!"

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