Naruto: I Confronted the Five Kage Before the System Arrived

Chapter 264: The Jutsu Interrupted

"Had enough?"

Hagoromo Gengetsu's voice was flat.

Naruto's clones ignored him. They saw this as an unparalleled opportunity and swarmed Gengetsu, determined to take down the weakened foe now that the Truth-Seeking Balls were gone.

Gengetsu shook his head.

As one Naruto clone threw a punch, Gengetsu simply sidestepped and brushed past him.

Boom! White smoke erupted.

Gengetsu's wrist twisted, and the black rod he wielded spun back to his side.

"Ah!!!"

A new batch of Naruto clones charged in, shouting loudly. Before they could act, a sharp, cutting sound rang out.

In almost the same instant, they were enveloped in darkness and lost consciousness. White smoke rose again as Gengetsu, still partially obscured by the smoke, casually wielded his black rod, dispatching one clone after another with effortless strides.

"How can this be? We've improved so much!"

Seeing his comrades being effortlessly taken down like before, a Naruto clone gritted his teeth and, defiant, approached Gengetsu from behind, ready to strike.

Without turning, Gengetsu's long black rod suddenly struck back, piercing through the clone's forehead.

Gengetsu retracted his rod without looking back, grabbing another Naruto clone who was wielding a Rasengan. He absorbed the chakra, causing the Rasengan and the clone's chakra to vanish quickly.

Boom! The empty clone dissipated.

After replenishing his chakra, Gengetsu calmly surveyed the battlefield. No matter what Naruto's clones attempted, they couldn't escape the straightforward and effective strikes of Gengetsu's black rod.

The sheer number of clones was not only ineffective but also served as a source of chakra for him. With each defeat, Gengetsu's power grew, refilling the chakra reserves that had been depleted in earlier battles.

Naruto, watching in desperation, knew the situation was untenable. He gritted his teeth and transformed into his tailed beast form.

Roar! A giant, golden Nine-Tails quickly coalesced from Naruto.

Maintaining absolute rationality and accessing the Nine-Tails' vast chakra, Naruto charged fiercely at Gengetsu. Not just him, the Great Toad Sage, reverting to his human size, also leaped into the fray, attacking Gengetsu.

Gengetsu, holding a struggling Naruto clone who couldn't stop losing chakra, noticed this and smirked slightly.

One minute later.

Boom! The Nine-Tails, in Naruto's transformed state, was violently dragged backward, leaving a long trench on the ground. Blood splattered through the air. The increasingly weakened Great Toad Sage retreated, injured and exhausted.

Gengetsu, unperturbed, looked at the blood on the tip of his rod. After a casual flick, he gazed at Naruto and the Great Toad Sage, and for the first time since the battle began, spoke:

"So, who gave you the confidence to think you could defeat me?"

Gengetsu's lips curled into a faint, mocking smile.

Did they really think they could defeat him without the Truth-Seeking Balls?

It wasn't the Truth-Seeking Balls that made him strong. It was he who made the Truth-Seeking Balls significant.

Even without the Truth-Seeking Balls, Gengetsu would still be Gengetsu. A half-wrecked toad and a newly empowered Jinchuriki daring to claim they could defeat him?

"It's time to end this."

Gengetsu surveyed the ruins of Mount Myoboku, now a shattered wasteland, and addressed Naruto and the Great Toad Sage in a calm tone, announcing the final outcome.

"It's not over yet! Don't underestimate people!"

Naruto, returning to his human form, struggled to rise, filled with reluctant resolve. He shouted defiantly.

But the next moment.

When Naruto saw the three Truth-Seeking Balls break free from their constraints and float back to hover behind Gengetsu as they had before, he felt a jolt of despair.

For the first time, Naruto, who had always been determined, felt a sliver of hopelessness. The words he was about to say stuck in his throat.

The gap was too vast!

Beside him, the Great Toad Sage sighed deeply. The power Gengetsu displayed now surpassed even that of the Otsutsuki Hagoromo before the battle with his mother.

While Hagoromo was exceptional, having awakened the Rinnegan early and formed the Truth-Seeking Balls, Gengetsu's power, forged through countless battles and accumulated experience, was on another level.

"We've tried everything we can. With just the power of Mount Myoboku, we can't stop Gengetsu's ambitions. So, it comes to this."

The Great Toad Sage looked at Naruto with a profound gaze.

Naruto quickly adjusted his mindset. The despair vanished, replaced by a steely determination.

He would not give up, no matter how bleak things seemed. Until he was utterly defeated, surrender was not an option.

"Great Toad Sage! I have one final, most powerful technique! When I use it, you must follow up immediately. This may be our last chance!"

Naruto declared resolutely, forming the hand seals for the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

But what he was about to use wasn't just Shadow Clone Jutsu. It was the most powerful jutsu he had developed from it: the Harem Jutsu!

Even the simple version of this seductive technique had overwhelmed people like the lecherous Sage, the Third Hokage, Kakashi, and Ebisu, leaving them in a state of dazed and bleeding confusion.

Gengetsu was a man too, and Naruto hoped the Harem Jutsu would work on him as well.

He just wasn't sure what type of woman Gengetsu preferred.

Was it young, mature, or inexperienced?

Did he like voluptuous or slender figures?

Was the preference for sexy, cute, elegant, or something else?

Forget it, use all types of women.

There should be something for Gengetsu in there.

As Gengetsu began to approach, Naruto hesitated no longer and prepared to unleash his most powerful weapon: the Harem Jutsu.

The Great Toad Sage, who had been instructed by Naruto, hesitated for a moment but, seeing Naruto still preparing the Shadow Clone Jutsu, shook his head slightly. He then steeled his gaze and addressed Naruto:

"Sorry, Naruto."