Chapter 92: CH 92
The clones all looked at each other until one spoke up, "Um... We're all clones. Boss just told us to work on his jutsus until we dispelled from lack of chakra. He's out further in the forest getting even with those stupid spiders!"
The clones all broke into a smattering of chatter, mostly circulating around how the original Naruto was going to go medieval on those spiders' asses and how they all wished they could be there to fight too. Gai listened in to what was being said, "So you're saying that Naruto-kun is deeper in the forest." Getting a collective 'yep' from the clones he continued, "And he's actively trying to provoke the more dangerous wildlife just for training?"
They all nodded as one clone spoke up, "Yeah, I mean you're saying that like it's a bad thing. Sure there's a shitload of spiders in this forest, but they have to realize that they can't win after he slaughters like a few dozen of them right?"
Gai paled, concerning his genin, "Clone-kun, no one knows exactly how many of certain creatures this forest has. Especially the spiders, there are reports from Anbu of nests under the ground with countless amounts of them, and they're highly aggressive in nature." The clones scoffed, "Well we could have told you that. Those eight-legged fucks mess with us every time we come in here to train. We have to divert clones just to keep a lookout and as extermination squads in case the bastards get too close."
Gai palmed his forehead, "Clone-kun you're not getting it. These spiders mature at an absurd rate, and they reproduce far too quickly. If your original is out there killing them for sport then he is in grave danger. Which way did he go?"
The clones all pointed northeast, "To the bad spot where we know the spiders hang out. Like I said, we have a gripe with those bastards. Knock over two barrels of my sake will they?"
Gai turned to his team, "We have to go get Naruto-kun out of there. Prepare for a battle, be fast and precise against the enemy, those spiders are fast, strong, and ruthless. Kill them and move on."
Neji and Tenten nodded while Lee was fired up, "Yosh! Let's go save Naruto-kun!"
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(Elsewhere in Konoha)
Sakura smiled as the fish on her table flopped back into the water. Her skill with the Shousen Jutsu was growing every day. Soon Tsunade said she would be able to begin working on creatures with bones closer to humans. The last few months since her training began had been great for Sakura. Despite being harder than anything she had done before she could now see a reason why Rock Lee and others trained so hard. The feeling of succeeding after working on something for so long was well worth the effort put in.