The essence of this exam is a scroll snatching battle.
Hearing Temari say this, Naruto couldn't help but find it amusing.
"If we give you the scroll, will you let us pass?"
Looking at the Flying Sword suspended in the air, Temari immediately chose to surrender.
"Huh? Aren't you going to fight back?"
Naruto felt very surprised.
I already launched a sneak attack, yet you choose to surrender?
This script doesn't seem right.
"Yes, we won't resist. We choose to give you the scroll. Will you let us enter this way?"
"Is that so."
Naruto was now in a bit of a dilemma. If others were being so compliant, wouldn't it make him seem petty if he still attacked?
However, these three are powerful. If they were allowed to enter the Central Tower, the subsequent exams would certainly introduce unnecessary variables.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head in refusal.
"In that case, there's no room for discussion?"
"No discussion."
"Alright... attack."
Seeing that Naruto was determined not to let them pass, Temari immediately signaled Kankuro and Gaara to make their move.
"Damn it, you guys are treacherous."
It turned out that while Temari was talking to Naruto, Kankuro had secretly moved his Puppet into Naruto's blind spot.
As for Gaara, after being hit by Naruto's 'Friendship Face-Breaking Punch' yesterday, he surprisingly didn't lose his temper when facing the blonde kid again today, secretly using the concealment of the sand to ambush Naruto's surroundings.
Now, with Temari's command, the Puppet from the side, the sand beneath his feet, and the Wind Release coming from the front—the three-pronged attack immediately put Naruto in a very dangerous situation.
He realized that the three had been prepared all along, which is why he called them treacherous.
"However, you may have a good scheme, but I have a way to counter it!"
Facing the three-pronged attack, Naruto did not dodge, but stood still, waiting for the attacks to land.
"Pop~"
The three attacks hit Naruto directly, but this Naruto was not the main body, but a Shadow Clone.
After the baptism of internet cafe games and a great battle with Orochimaru, Naruto was no longer the simple-minded fool he once was.
Especially the battle with Orochimaru, where the powerful Life-Saving Substitution Technique truly opened Naruto's eyes. So Substitution Jutsu could be used like that?
Naruto wasn't as skilled at using Substitution Jutsu as Orochimaru, but he had Shadow Clones.
To a certain extent, the Shadow Clone is also a miraculous life-saving skill.
Sure enough, just to be cautious, the Naruto who stepped out of the shadows was not his main body, but a Shadow Clone.
It was this cautious action that allowed him to face this attack with such composure.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh~"
After the Shadow Clone on the surface was destroyed, Naruto created dozens more Shadow Clones, sending them separately to tie up the three opponents.
Meanwhile, his main body sneakily hid in the back, using the Sword Control Incantation to attack.
"Wind Release: Sickle Weasel."
"Puppet Technique: Crow."
"Sand shuriken."
Facing such a large number of Shadow Clone attacks, the Sand Siblings Trio also began their counterattack.
Among the three, Gaara was in the best situation. Not only did he have sand helping him defend, but he also possessed many Area of Effect attack Ninjutsu.
Next was Temari.
She didn't have sand for defense, but her fan could amplify the power of her Wind Release Ninjutsu.
A small C-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu was forced into feeling like a B-rank Ninjutsu. After waving her fan a few times, the dozen or so Shadow Clones facing her were completely wiped out.
Kankuro was in the worst situation.
To be honest, Kankuro's strength wasn't weak.
It's just that he is suited for one-on-one battles, not group combat.
As a Puppeteer, most of his strength relies on his Puppets to be fully utilized.
However, neither his Chakra control nor his inherent skill has yet reached the Jonin level.
The Puppet Crow was also not prepared for group combat.
Therefore, Kankuro was barely coping just facing the attacks from a dozen Narutos, especially with Naruto, that old schemer, hiding in the back using the Sword Control Incantation.
Kankuro: WTF, what's going on? Gaara is the strongest among us, why aren't they targeting Gaara?
Kankuro, at this moment, had to deal with the Shadow Clone harassment while also dodging the Flying Sword attacks. He felt that his situation was simply too difficult.
"Temari, hurry and help me."
Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Temari and Gaara had already dealt with all the Shadow Clones, so he quickly called Temari over for help.
The reason he didn't call Gaara for help was that Kankuro was afraid Gaara might accidentally take him out while attacking the Shadow Clones.
He was genuinely a little afraid of his younger brother.
"Hold on."
Seeing Kankuro in peril, Temari immediately prepared to launch a Wind Release attack toward him.
At this point, she no longer cared if she might accidentally injure Kankuro; the priority was to save him.
Unfortunately, Temari was still a little too slow.
While Kankuro was looking at Temari and Gaara out of the corner of his eye, the Flying Sword, shielded by the Shadow Clones, took the opportunity to fly behind him, where its blade swung horizontally, sweeping right toward Kankuro's head.
"Ugh..."
Kankuro was struck and immediately passed out.
"One down."
Naruto, hiding in the back, was very satisfied with his results.
Just one round of attack had caused one opponent to lose consciousness and fall into a coma. If he did two more rounds, wouldn't they all be dealt with?
Thinking this, Naruto copied the tactic, creating dozens more Shadow Clones to harass them, while he continued to sneakily attack Temari with the Flying Sword from the rear.
Only this time, Naruto miscalculated.
Seeing Naruto's attack approaching again, Temari quickly tried to wave the fan in her hand, but this time, she failed to swing it successfully.
Because Gaara, on his side, erupted.
After that previous round of attacks, the ground was now covered in sand. A sandy location was his home field.
Sure enough, every single Shadow Clone standing on the ground was trapped by Gaara's sand and then crushed one by one using the Sand Coffin.
Seeing this scene, Naruto knew that his previous tactic wouldn't work anymore, and he regretfully stepped out from the shadows in the rear.
Seeing Naruto's main body appear, Gaara immediately raised his hand and launched a Sand shuriken without hesitation.
Naruto naturally dodged such a simple attack with ease.
"It is rude not to reciprocate."
After dodging the attack, Naruto also controlled his Flying Sword to attack Gaara.
However, Gaara had his sand defense, and a layer of Sand Armor on his body. Unless Naruto intended to kill Gaara, the Flying Sword wouldn't have much effect on him.
The reality was just as he thought: with the Sand Armor, ordinary Flying Sword attacks served no purpose other than making Gaara angry.
Recalling the Flying Sword, Naruto looked at the sand scattered everywhere and felt a sense of difficulty.
His original intention was to knock them unconscious and steal their scrolls, not to take their lives.
As for Gaara, who was also a Jinchuriki, Naruto was still thinking about befriending him after the exam.
Gaara: Who the hell wants to be your friend? Get lost!