Chapter 235: The Twelve Kunai Promise, oh…and there is also Gaara

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Chapter 235: The Twelve Kunai Promise, oh...and there is also Gaara

"One hundred… and not one more."

Tsunade had no idea how Naruto planned to live that long, but the look on his face showed absolute confidence.

What Tsunade didn't know was that at Naruto's current level of cultivation, he could almost live to his one-thousandth anniversary.

The most powerful being that Naruto met during his previous life was the person who killed him—a greedy man called Hong Feng.

He was one stage higher than where Naruto was now… at the peak Spirit Transformation Stage, and as far as he recalled, Feng was already past his fifteen-hundredth birthday.

"Deal…" Tsunade went for a handshake, which he accepted.

It was a very informal way to seal a deal like this one, but it showed that she was trusting his word to keep his part.

Naruto then made a gesture towards the window, and much to the Hokage's surprise, it opened up.

"Who goes there?!" She immediately went into full alert. That window should have been sealed shut and guarded.

"Relax. They're just bringing me something that I need." As Naruto said this, two clones came inside, carrying large bags with them.

"Clones? What's in the bags?" Tsunade had already forgotten about the security breach, as she was more curious about what Naruto could have in those bags… hopefully no more bodies, she jokingly thought to herself.

"Something that I've been needing," Naruto simply responded.

After cleaning up the table from the residues of wine and other fluids… the clones emptied the bags onto it.

"Kunais? Where did you get so many with this design?" Unlike the typical ones, these had two tips, like some type of fork. A piece of scroll had been carefully wrapped around their handles, and several symbols were written on them.

"We just made them," one of the clones said with pride.

Naruto was not a master craftsman, and this meant that neither were his clones. But one thing he didn't lack was workers. So eventually, they managed to produce almost one hundred kunais in a few hours.

Naruto stored them all, except for twelve, which he left in front of the Hokage.

The clones dispelled before he spoke again.

"Since I won't always be inside Konoha, these are going to be necessary to keep my promise."

It was then that Tsunade finally realized what these kunais represented.

"The Flying Thunder God? You completed it already?!" It appeared that once more, Naruto had shattered her perception of what was possible.

"I only had time to make one before leaving with Kakashi on that mission, so I had to order my clones to produce a few extra." He didn't want to run out again.

"But… you just came back. How did… no." That was not the question. "How many active clones do you have right now?" Tsunade then understood how he learned the Fourth Hokage's jutsu in one day.

She knew Naruto had taken the Multiple Shadow Clones Jutsu from the secret library. And now she knew something else.

"Right now? Around ten thousand." He wasn't sure how many clones he could create after his breakthrough, but it was likely a lot more than that.

However, he felt completely comfortable with this amount. It was enough to get the job done, and the memory feedback didn't bother him anymore.

"Ten thousand… and you have them active all the time?! Shouldn't all of that information melt your brain?" Tsunade exclaimed.

"It was bad at first. But now, I can handle it."

The nonchalant way that Naruto was telling her this gave Tsunade a crazy idea.

What if the reason for her Great-Grand Uncle to ban this particular jutsu was not because of the risk of death… but as a precaution?

What would happen if someone with near-infinite chakra were to learn this jutsu? As long as Naruto could handle the feedback, he could learn anything thousands of times faster… that alone would make him an absolute monster.

"Don't dwell too much on that, Tsunade." Naruto pointed at the kunais in front of her. "These twelve kunais are my gift to you."

Tsunade picked one up and examined it a bit closer. The craftsmanship on the steel was nothing special, but the important part was the formula wrapped around its handle.

"If I infuse my chakra into this formation…"

"I will be there in a flash," Naruto responded.

"Why twelve, though?" She could understand leaving one with her, but not the rest.

"You can give the rest to people you trust to use them responsibly. It is up to you how to distribute them. However… if I am ever called for a petty reason that has nothing to do with my promise of protecting the village… I will take back that kunai and I will never give any more than these twelve. So take good care of them."

"I see…" Tsunade now saw these twelve kunais with different eyes. These represented Naruto's promise to Konoha, but it was also a test. If they misuse his goodwill too much, he will take it back.

"Now… this meeting has gone on for too long, and I'm getting hungry. So if you don't mind, I'll be paying a visit to Teuchi." Naruto stood up from his chair.

Tsunade still had more questions, but she knew she could get those answers after speaking with the rest of the ninjas involved.

Kakashi and Yamato should be returning in a few days, so she could ask about the mission, as she was sure that Naruto had omitted something important.

And Ino could tell her more about what Danzo was doing.

"Very well, we can end this me—"

Just then, two more clones jumped inside the office, but this time, they were carrying a person.

"Right… I almost forgot about that." Naruto commented as he approached the unconscious young man being held by his clones.

"Gaara?!" Tsunade exclaimed.

"I found this guy inside Elder Shimura's facility. They were keeping him locked in a secure room filled with seals."

Naruto placed a hand on his shoulder and activated his skill. 'Absorb!'

Tsunade saw a flash of light coming from Gaara.

"What was that?" Tsunade stood up and got closer.

"I took the One-Tail Beast from him. So you can send him back to his village now."

"You did what?!" Tsunade exclaimed.

"Don't worry, he's alive. Anyways… I'm going out for ramen now." Naruto jumped onto the window frame.

"Hold on a minute!" Tsunade tried to grab him.

Naruto used his movement technique and disappeared from the spot.

"Wait! You can't just leave like that after doing...!" Tsunade had to hurry to catch Gaara after the clones vanished.

"Damn it… Naruto!"

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