Twenty… one hundred… five hundred…
Too many!
He couldn't count them all!
Even as a high-ranking officer under the Demon God General, with his own army of monsters, he didn't have as many as Naruto's Shadow Clones before him.
The Troll lost all its ferocity, cold sweat streamed down its demonic face, and its bulky body instinctively retreated.
So many Shadow Clones.
Even if each one gave him a single cut, his "immortal body" probably couldn't withstand it, could it?
Super healing also consumes energy.
And it cannot heal fatal wounds.
Finally, the Troll stopped, raised its metal club, pointed it at Naruto on the Earth Flow Wall, and blustered, "What kind of skill is it to bully the few with the many? Human brat, if you really have strength, come out and fight me one-on-one."
"As a high-ranking officer under the Demon God General, I have the right and honor to fight you one-on-one."
Facing the Troll's provocation, Naruto chuckled, wagging his index finger, "Ho, big guy, you're dreaming pretty well, aren't you?"
"Just now you said a lion isn't afraid of many ants, and now it's bullying the few with the many?"
"First, defeat my Shadow Clones!"
"Go."
Naruto waved his hand, and the Shadow Clones standing on the Earth Flow Wall rushed towards the Troll, each rubbing a bright blue Rasengan in their palms.
"Roar—!!"
The Troll certainly wouldn't sit idly by; it gripped its metal club tightly, swung it fiercely, sweeping across the battlefield, and smashed it hard at the Naruto's Shadow Clones rushing down from mid-air.
With a few "bang, bang, bang" sounds.
Of course, several Shadow Clones were hit, exceeding their resistance limit, and exploded into a cloud of Chakra mist, disappearing.
But there were still more Naruto's Shadow Clones successfully closing in, striking the Troll with the Rasengan in their hands.
With a "hiss" sound.
The terrifying destructive power of the Rasengan was like a meat grinder; the moment the thick-skinned Troll was touched, its flesh seemed to be annihilated, and a spherical hole was instantly dug out.
With so many Naruto's Shadow Clones, one after another, the outcome was predictable.
The bulky Troll, like a mountain carved from rock, became incomplete like a gnawed apple core, finally unable to support its body, collapsing to the ground and falling unconscious.
"He couldn't even withstand the first wave of Rasengan attacks?"
"Your immortal body isn't that great either."
Naruto looked down, shaking his head regretfully.
After a while.
The Troll's whole body was steaming, like it had been cooked, with a large amount of white mist rising; the magic power within its body automatically converted into life force, activating its regenerative potential, and the flesh holes erased by the Rasengan were healing at a visible speed, thousands of tiny fleshy tendrils twisting and intertwining, plugging up the spherical holes.
"Roar!"
The Troll suddenly opened its eyes and let out an angry roar.
"Human, fight again!!"
The Troll, as if injected with adrenaline, wildly swung its metal club, managing to kill a few Shadow Clones, but more Shadow Clones followed one after another.
It finally couldn't bear it anymore, raised an arm, intending to cast an explosive fireball again, but as it chanted the incantation, it found that the magic power within its body was completely chaotic, making it impossible to cast magic.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
The Troll gripped its metal club tightly, its body spinning wildly like a top, the heavy weapon combined with its immense strength, wielded with impressive power, causing strong winds to howl.
Indeed, many Shadow Clones were blown apart by this move, but the remaining Shadow Clones reacted extremely quickly, standing in the Troll's massive shadow, ripples spreading from their feet, and then the shadow seemed to turn into a bottomless pit, and the Shadow Clones directly "fell" into it, disappearing into thin air.
It was… Naruto's skill as a Shadow Assassin—Shadow Sneak!
Sneaking into the Troll's shadow, its impotent rage was useless.
The Troll was so angry that it could only smash its metal club heavily onto the ground, causing the ground to sink and spiderweb-like cracks to extend outwards.
"Swish, swish, swish"
Shadow Clones shot out from the black shadow, charging towards the Troll.
Their figures intertwined, orderly, and in an instant, they left dozens to hundreds of scratches on the Troll's body.
"Useless, useless."
"Such shallow wounds can't kill me at all!"
The Troll pulled up its metal club, attacking and roaring at the same time.
"Is that so?"
"What if my kunai are poisoned with Goblin poison?"
Naruto asked with curiosity.
He had killed over 3000 Goblins, and indeed, many green-quality goblin daggers had dropped, which were quite convenient for the Shadow Clones to use for assassination in conjunction with Shadow Sneak.
"What?"
The Troll was greatly surprised.
It looked down and found that its rock-solid body, where the dagger had cut, had already healed in the steaming vapor, but the residual venom from the goblin dagger, like a hideous green centipede, was wriggling under its skin.
With the eruption of poison from over a dozen goblin daggers, the Troll once again collapsed and fell to the ground, dead.
"This time, can your immortal body still revive you?"
"I'm really looking forward to it."
Naruto was not in a hurry; he sat on the wall of the Earth Flow Wall, quietly waiting.
As for the three girls behind the Earth Flow Wall, they were a bit worried about Naruto at first, often hearing the sounds of fierce combat and the Troll's terrifying roars from behind the tall earthen wall.
But after a while, they knew Naruto was fine, even playing with the Troll, so they relaxed.
Especially the Witch, who cast the small magic of "Ignite" to light a bonfire, clearly intending to cook.
"This is cheese produced and made by Uncle Little Rhine's ranch, would you like a piece?"
"Naruto said it tastes good grilled too."
"Come, come, let's boil a pot of water and eat instant noodles."
"Who knows how long the fight next door will last, let's eat something to fill our stomachs first."
"Troll, truly miserable."
"Hmm… remember to make an extra bucket for Naruto, he's probably hungry too."
The atmosphere among the three girls was relaxed and harmonious, unlike being in a dangerous ancient ruin fortress.
On the other side of the Earth Flow Wall.
A wall apart, a world of difference.
The poisoned Troll lay motionless on the ground; this time, the "revival" took even longer than when it was severely injured by the Rasengan.
Clearly, detoxifying seemed to be more difficult for an immortal body.
"I lost again?"
After a long while, the Troll sat up, no longer as berserk as before, its dark-gold pupils in black sclera eyes showing a bewildered expression, which was gradually replaced by fear.
"I can't fight anymore, I'm no match for this human boy."
"He's a monster, a true monster!"
"Perhaps only Lord Demon God General can defeat him!"
The Troll realized the strength gap between itself and Naruto, didn't even bother with its weapon on the ground, got up, turned around, and fled frantically towards the stone gate of the circular tower plaza.
"Hey, it's not over yet, why are you running?"
Naruto's main body, who was eating, quickly put down his instant noodles.
The Naruto's Shadow Clones located on the second and third floors of the giant cylindrical tower all formed hand signs, took a deep breath, puffed out their chests, and then exhaled sharply.
"Whoosh—!!"
Immediately, a pure wind-attribute Chakra transformed into a fierce and violent gale, carrying immense air, sweeping across the circular tower plaza, and blowing fiercely towards the Troll.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!