Naruto Of The Shadow Clones

Chapter 35 The Hunt Is On

Team 7 caught up to Naruto's clones after a few minutes and joined them on the hunt. Ten minutes later, they had their targets in Naruto's sensor range.

Slowing down to maintain the distance between the two groups, Naruto turned around to face the rest of the group and said "All right, listen up. Judging from what happened last time, we aren't going to be able to take these guys out with one hit kills. The last guy only fell due to leaving himself open and these guys are sure to be on edge since they never found the clones. I'm going to hit them with a long range wind jutsu as a battle opener and then we're going to hit them hard with the big guns. Use the Rasengan and Chidori only if you are one hundred percent sure that it will connect. We can't waste chakra on a fight that we don't know how long will last. Clones, you're our backup. I want you guys to hang back until I give you the command to give us a hand. When I do, use the strongest attacks you can. Remember that it's going to be danger close so you're going to have to be as accurate as possible."

Matto and Heza nodded as the clones gave abbreviated salutes. Naruto nodded as well before turning back around and increased his speed back to pursuit levels. The group increased their speed as well and were in range thirty seconds later. Naruto concentrated and everyone felt the wind shifting around them.

Meanwhile, the three sound nin were getting anxious from the fact that their teammate hadn't regrouped with them yet.

Tayuya looked back and said "Where the hell is that fatso? He should have been here by now."

The six armed man looked back as well and said "Maybe he ran into that other group that tried to ambush us. By the way Sakon, what do we do about Sasuke if Jirobo doesn't return? We can't do the procedure without four people."

The two headed man considered for a moment before he said "If Jirobo does not return by the time we have him we shall simply escort Sasuke to Lord Orochimaru as he is. The procedure can wait until we reach the Sound. Right now getting him there is more important."

The others nodded before they heard a shout behind them that warned them that they had more to worry about than just where their teammate was.

"Wind Style: Grand Wind Dragon Jutsu!"

A massive dragon made out of air with yellow eyes tore itself through the forest before rising up and slamming right on top of the three sound nin at a forty five degree angle . The three nin crashed into the ground before rolling a good thirty feet through the forest floor before stopping when their bodies slammed into a couple of tree trunks. Sakon and Tayuya had landed together against one tree while their teammate was against the closest tree on their right.

The three nin shook their heads trying to clear them. But before they could get to their feet, they heard three more jutsu being called.

"Wind Style: Wind Dragon Jutsu!"

"Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Jutsu!"

"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Jutsu!"

A smaller but no less fierce wind dragon shot at the trio with a lightning and earth dragons right on its tail. The three sound nin barely got clear before the three dragons slammed right where they had been a second ago. The ground shook as the three attacks converged at a single point throwing dirt and rock into the air while the trees the trio landed against fell from having their roots and trunks destroyed.