113: Chapter 113 Shadow Clone! The Power of ProtectionOne of the samurai, with a scar on his face, glanced menacingly at Inari at the top of the stairs, grinned to reveal a mouthful of yellow teeth, and turned to his companion, "Shall we take him back with us?"
"Tch," another samurai, slightly shorter and with even more cruel eyes, grinned, his thumb pushing open the hilt of his sword, producing a sickening metallic scraping sound."One hostage is enough.This brat is just getting in the way… well…"
He suddenly drew his longsword all the way out, the sharp blade reflecting a cold glint in the dim room, pointing directly at Inari, who was trembling on the stairs!
"I'll kill you!"
"No—!" Tsunami let out a heart-wrenching scream!
Just as the swordsman grinned maliciously and prepared to step forward, Tsunami, who had been slumped against the wall, suddenly raised her head, her eyes flashing with the resolute light of a mother animal protecting her cub, and cried out to the swordsman in a shrill voice:
"Wait!If you dare to lay a finger on that child—!I'll bite my tongue and kill myself right here in front of you!"
"Didn't you want hostages?What use is a dead hostage?"
The swordsman abruptly stopped, his sinister smile freezing on his face, which then turned into an extremely displeased and gloomy expression.
He glared fiercely at Tsunami, then glanced at Inari, whose face was ashen and startled like a frightened deer.Finally, he clicked his tongue in frustration, shoved the sword back into its sheath with a jarring metallic clang.
"Tch!Kid, you're lucky to have a good mom."
He pursed his lips and muttered to his companion, "That's enough!Didn't we just 'test the knife' over there?Don't cause any more trouble, quickly take this woman away!"
As he spoke, he and the scarred samurai once again approached the desperate Tsunami!
Inari watched in horror as the samurai approached his mother like a demon; immense fear gripped his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
He wanted to shout, but his throat felt blocked; he wanted to rush down, but his legs felt as heavy as lead!
The horrific image of Keisha's execution flooded his mind uncontrollably once again, overlapping with the scene of his mother being kidnapped in front of him.Desperate icy water instantly engulfed his entire body!
Just as the two samurai's hands were about to touch Tsunami—
"I'm back--!"
A sleepy, somewhat drowsy boy's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door!
Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared at the dilapidated doorway.
It was Naruto's shadow clone, carrying a basket of fresh wild vegetables and dragging a large wild boar that had recently died!
He walked in sleepily, muttering to himself, "I was really lucky on the way back, I found a wild boar that had just been killed."
There were many haphazard slashing marks on the road; it must have been Sasuke!He can't beat me in training, so he takes his anger out on the nearby flowers and plants?
Pshaw!That's so childish."
He walked in while talking, completely unaware of the unusual situation inside the room.
"Huh?What's wrong with the gate."
He finally sensed something was wrong, rubbed his eyes, and looked closely.".It's gotten more spacious?Wait!Where's the door?"
He stared blankly at the wood chips scattered on the ground and the broken door panel.
His gaze then swept across the room—broken dishes, overturned chairs, Aunt Tsunami trembling in the corner with tears streaming down her face, Inari looking terrified on the stairs, and…
Those two strange samurai with fierce faces, grinning maliciously as they reached out to grab Tsunami!
"Who.who are you?"
Naruto's shadow clone was finally fully awake, all sleepiness gone.His eyes instantly sharpened, and he shouted, "What are you doing here?"
"Naruto?"
Seeing Naruto return at this moment, a glimmer of hope rose in her despair.Without thinking twice, she immediately screamed:
"Quick!Get Inari and run—!"
"Hahaha!"
The two warriors were not surprised but delighted to see another young man arrive, their ferocious smiles growing even wider.
With a clang, the scarred-faced warrior drew his long sword again, while the short warrior grinned and drew his short sword from his waist.
"Tch!Another brat who doesn't know his own limits!"
The short samurai licked his lips, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes."Now I can finally 'test my sword' properly, right?"
Naruto's shadow clone now completely understood!Although it was just a shadow clone, all the anger and protectiveness of the original body surged up instantly!
Without hesitation, he tossed aside the basket of wild vegetables and the heavy wild boar in his hand!
"Thump!" The wild boar crashed to the ground with a dull thud.
He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles cracking, his eyes sharp as knives as he locked onto the two warriors: "Although I'm not entirely sure what's going on."
But!You two sneaky bastards, you're obviously bad guys!Right?
"Kid!Looks like you don't understand the situation!"
The scarred-faced samurai grinned maliciously, brandishing his long sword as he charged towards Naruto, shouting, "Let me teach you a lesson about manners!"
Facing the whistling blade, Naruto's shadow clone showed no fear whatsoever!
"Rubber-rocket-!"
Chakra suddenly erupted from his feet, and his body shot backward and upward like an arrow!
The speed was so fast that the two samurai's blades only struck the air!
In an instant, Naruto's shadow clones leaped behind the two samurai!
"Don't even think about destroying Uncle Tazuna's house—!"
He roared, channeling chakra into his feet, which slammed into the lower backs of the two warriors like two heavy warhammers!
"Thump!Thump!"
Two muffled thuds!The powerful force sent the two unsuspecting warriors tumbling like gourds, screaming as they were kicked out of the gate and landed awkwardly on the muddy ground outside.superior!
Naruto's shadow clones rushed out the door right after him, giving the opponent no chance to catch their breath!
"Rubber-pistol!"
He clenched his fists, his arms snapped back like springs to gather power, and then, with a whooshing sound, like two cannonballs, he struck the chins of the two warriors who were struggling to get up!
"Bang!Bang!"
Two crisp sounds of bones colliding!The two warriors didn't even utter a sound before their eyes rolled back and they completely passed out, collapsing to the ground like two puddles of mud.
Having defeated the enemy, Naruto's shadow clone breathed a sigh of relief, clapped his hands, and looked back into the house.
With the crisis resolved, the immense fear and pressure receded like a receding tide.
Inari could no longer hold back and burst into tears, stumbling down the stairs and throwing herself into her mother's arms.
"Mommy!Mommy!Are you alright?Waaah—!"
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