NOVEL NEXT Chapter 415 Stimulants_3
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"However, you've been following us for such a long time, isn't it about time you showed yourselves?"
The tone of his voice shifted as Shikamaru turned to look toward the shadowy area behind him.
Haruno Sakura and the others weren't surprised either and looked in the same direction as Shikamaru.
"Have they found us?"
"So they deliberately led us to the Forest of Death?"
"The kids nowadays are really frightening!"
"Let's go out."
"Ten against five, we have the advantage in numbers, and we are also seasoned ninjas. Their strength might have surpassed the average level of ninja academy students, but they have no experience in real combat, our chances of winning are significant."
The Foundation members briefly communicated and decided to show themselves.
So, ten ninjas donning animal masks and cloaked in black robes emerged from the shadows.
"Anbu?" Shikamaru frowned slightly, "Why would the Hokage's Anbu be following us?"
Naruto, however, laughed and said, "I'm familiar with these guys. They used to follow me around and got beaten up by me; after that, they vanished. I didn't expect them to reappear... A beating is all they need."
However, before Naruto could make a move, a member of the Foundation stepped forward and said, "Naruto Uzumaki, Haruno Sakura, Shikamaru Nara, Akimichi Choji, Yamanaka Ino, please come with us. The Hokage wishes to see you."
With arms crossed, Shikamaru was already refining chakra within his body and asked, seemingly casually, "You're lying, aren't you? If the Hokage wanted to see us, he would have sent Iruka rather than the Anbu... so you are not really Anbu."
"Indeed, we are not Anbu, but we are members more outstanding than Anbu, we are part of Lord Danzo's charge, we are the Foundation, the roots of Konoha!" the Foundation ninja spoke solemnly, his tone filled with a hint of reverence, particularly when he uttered the words "Lord Danzo," which carried an almost fanatical fervor!
"Danzo?" Straining his memory, Shikamaru could not recall this person, so he simply admitted, "I don't know him."
"Hmph!" that Foundation ninja said, "Lord Danzo is the root of Konoha, eliminating risks for Konoha in obscurity is natural. You all have the potential to become true ninjas; Lord Danzo wishes to recruit you, to serve Konoha."
Shikamaru's brow was knitted tight, unsure whether what these people were saying was true, but instinctively felt that the Foundation was a dark organization he should not join.
"What do you think, Sakura?"
Shikamaru decided to leave the decision to Haruno Sakura. If she opted to fight, he would not hesitate to use his Shadow Mimic Skill to restrict their movements.
He had been diligently practicing his clan's shadow ninjutsu during this period, perfecting the ability to split his shadow into several parts, easily controlling multiple beings simultaneously.
"I think they're lying," Sakura said coolly, "After all, if they truly wanted us to join, they could have approached our homes in broad daylight. Why be so sneaky?"
"Because we are the roots of Konoha!" the Foundation ninja seemed to suppress his anger.
"I believe in Sakura; they must be deceivers," Naruto Uzumaki was the first to endorse Sakura's sentiment, convinced that the people from the Foundation were not trustworthy.
Just as Sakura had said, if they truly meant to invite them, they would have done so openly, why be underhanded?
"So, you are saying you want to defy Lord Danzo's wishes?" The Foundation ninja's voice grew deeper, laden with a certain gravity, emanating a strong murderous intent.
This was a sensation Haruno Sakura and others had never experienced before!
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All kinds of negative emotions started to rise from the depths of their hearts.
"Is this what a true ninja is?" Shikamaru was taken aback, feeling as if he were plunged into a freezing pool of water, where any slight movement seemed to spell death.
"Is this killing intent?" Ino's body trembled slightly. Although she believed her strength was no less than that of the Foundation members in front of her, they wielded a killing intent that was overpowering, simply standing there was nearly irresistible.
Akimichi Choji put aside his chips and exposed his solid muscles, fending off his own fear!
"Is this the aura of a true ninja?"
Even Haruno Sakura felt influenced initially, but she quickly adapted to the killing intent; after all, she knew that she might lack experience compared to these ninjas, but in terms of strength, she could overpower them.
What was there to fear?
However, the most relaxed of them all was Naruto Uzumaki.
Perhaps due to his thick-skinned nature, he didn't feel any killing intent at all; instead, he yelled at the Foundation ninjas, "I am the man who will be Hokage, so show me the real strength of a true ninja!"
After saying so, Naruto was the first to use the Shadow Clone Skill, surrounding the ten people with thousands of Naruto clones, overwhelming them with a sea of people, with such a grand momentum that the ten Foundation ninjas had to stay alert.
Moreover, what shocked the ten Foundation ninjas was that the chakra of each Naruto clone was more substantial than all the chakra they could collectively muster.
"Indeed, he is a monster fox! Such chakra!"
One of the Foundation ninjas muttered.
Naruto hated it when people referred to him that way; his eyes immediately turned red with the intention of teaching a lesson to the one who called him a monster fox!
"Look at my newly developed ninjutsu!"
Crimson chakra surged from Naruto's body.
"Be careful!"
The lead Foundation member was highly vigilant, "This guy is definitely going to use an extremely powerful ninjutsu!"
Instantly, everyone's spirit was highly focused.
"Seduction Skill!"
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