Testing Powers

Whoosh!

Without even giving him a heads-up, the clone rushed forward. His feet barely touched the ground a second time as he reached in front of Ken.

At this moment, the two Magatama in Ken's eyes were spinning extremely fast, allowing him to see the punch before it landed.

He barely ducked in time and dodged the punch, but the Clone raised his foot and slammed it on Ken's calf.

This made Ken lose his stability, but he quickly slapped both of his palms on the ground and jumped.

While in mid-air, Ken made a cross sign.

[Shadow Clone Jutsu]

Poof! Poof!

Two shadow clones appeared next to him, and they nodded at the same time. Three of them began to use hand signs at the same time.

[Fire Style- Great Fireball Jutsu]

Three Ken released three gigantic fireballs toward the shadow clone. The Shadow Clone also understood his intention and didn't dodge it.

Instead, he raised his palms, and a large amount of Chakra began gathering on his palms, turning into a massive wall of sand.

This was an intricate way of using Shukaku's ability. While Shukaku was entirely made out of sand, Ken wasn't.

So, when using this mode, Ken could turn Shukaku's Chakra into sand when needed, but he could also keep it as simple as normal Chakra.

That's why every time he used Shukaku Chakra Mode, he was covered in slightly brownish Chakra instead of real sand.

It looked similar to Naruto's Chakra mode without much aesthetic. The feature that resembled Kurama Chakra Mode was the appearance of six Magatama on his collar.

[Sand Manipulation- Wall of Sand]

Unlike with Kazekage, Ken's shadow clone didn't even need Magnet Release to control sand.

Unless he wanted to create an extremely complex structure with his Sand, he didn't need to use Magnet Release, so it was a basic Sand control.

Despite being basic, Ken's single move was able to block three massive fireballs.

When it didn't work, Ken used his two shadow clones and threw him out of his main shadow clone's range.

Bang!

Ken landed nearly two hundred meters away.

Seeing this, his shadow clone let the sand fall on the ground. He put his Chakra on the sand and started manipulating it.

[Sand Binding Coffin]

Ken's shadow clone also had Ken's memories, so he easily traced the moves Gaara used.

Unlike Gaara, who needed to learn those moves, he had full control over Shukaku's Chakra, which should allow him to utilize the sand.

Using Shukaku's Magnet Release, he moved the shadow toward the real Ken to encase him within the sand.

But before the sand could reach him, Ken's shadow clone suddenly stopped for a moment.

[Genjutsu- Sharingan]

During this time, Ken quickly started using Fireball Jutsu once again.

[Fire Style- Great Fireball Jutsu]

The moment he released this, Shukaku also released his shadow clone out of Genjutsu.

It shouldn't even take this long, but Shukaku was confused about whether to pull him out of Genjutsu or not.

After all, the one who used this Genjutsu was none other than Ken.

Only after he saw the fireball did he release the shadow clone, and the shadow clone quickly manipulated the sand to create the wall once again.

Bang!

Although the fireball was powerful, it wasn't able to pierce through the defenses of the sand.

Seeing this, Ken stopped.

"Alright, Shukaku, end the Chakra Mode!"

Ken asked.

Shukaku didn't know why he stopped because he was certainly enjoying this battle, but he did as he was told.

"What happened, Main Body? Shouldn't you continue testing?" The shadow clone's control over the sand disappeared, and the sand wall fell to the ground.

"No need! There is nothing in my arsenal that can pierce through your defenses. So, unless Shukaku's Chakra runs out, I won't win this battle."

"So, let's sum up this battle. In terms of strength and speed, you are faster than any Jonin or even Elite Jonin with Shukaku Chakra Mode."

"My Sharingan allows me to track at least Elite Jonin ninja's movement without straining it. So, with proper Jutsu, I should be able to fight a Jonin on my own."

"But if I use Shukaku's Chakra Mode, at most, I can fight Elite Jonin on my own without using Magnet Release."

The shadow clone asked.

"Then, why don't you learn a powerful Jutsu? You know, we know this world. We don't need to limit ourselves to others."

"There are two A-Rank Jutsu that we can complete on our own. We don't need their training."

Hearing his words, Ken instantly understood what his shadow clone was trying to say. He rolled his eyes and replied.

"But there is one problem. I can use Rasengan and even give Minato-senpai some excuses about learning it on my own. But what about Chidori?"

"I can't do that. I don't have the lightning Chakra attribute. By the time I practice Lightning Chakra, it would take me years."

His shadow clone rolled his eyes and asked.

"Are you stupid? Don't forget, just your own Chakra Reserves are almost Kage Level. With Shukaku's Chakra, can't you speed up your training with Shadow Clones?"

Ken felt stuck for a moment.

'Yeah, why didn't I think of that? I was going to use Shadow Clones to learn those basics anyway.'

Ken suddenly remembered something and said.

"But before any of that, I need to finish those basic Jutsu with my clones, and then I can use my clones to learn Lightning Chakra Nature."

"If I remember correctly, Lord Orochimaru has mastered all five Chakra Natures. He should know how to learn Lightning Chakra Nature. Of course, I could also ask Lady Tsunade."

Ken thought for a moment and decided to leave this place.

After all, he did use Magnet Release here. If someone came and saw him, it would cause a lot of problems.

He couldn't use Magnet Release until he was sure he could use it on his own.

Then, he would have an explanation as to why he could use Magnet Release since it was simply the combination of Wind and Earth Chakra Releases.

Just as he left that place, a strange creature emerged from the ground. This creature was the size of a human, but its body was completely white.

"Hmm! I never expected something like this. An Uchiha brat who has the strength of an Elite Jonin. But, what was that power?"

The creature muttered.

"Since I don't know what it is, I should go and ask Lord Madara. Maybe he knows about it. Anyway, this brat has a lot of potential to awaken Mangekyo Sharingan."

"But I still need to find more information about him."

As he said, he began doing something that only he could control.

Manipulated the White Zetsu around the world to gather as much information as he could.

The information not only included the history of Uchiha Ken but also his current records and everything else.

But this was going to take some time. So, he decided to follow after Ken.

He didn't dare to go closer to these people since Madara had forbidden him to do that, but he could at least move around them to gather more information.

......…..

Ken had returned to Third Platoon Base, completely unaware of the creature spying on him.

This was the difference between Shukaku and Kurama. If it was Kurama, he could easily sense them since these creatures possessed malice toward him.

Unfortunately, Shukaku didn't have that trick, so it was useless.

Ken released a few shadow clones and allowed them to train Three Academy Jutsu.

These weren't that important, but they could play a vital role in some missions. So, it was better to train them.

He made four clones, giving each of them 2 points of Chakra, which was enough to utilize D-Rank Jutsu at least 200 times.

After that, he decided to visit Tsunade and talk about his decision.

As he walked out of his teacher's room, he went to find Tsunade. He was lucky, as he found Tsunade just outside her tent.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Ken greeted her politely as he stood in front of her.

She was talking to Jonin, so he didn't disturb them.

"Lady Tsunade, we have just got the information from one of our spies that Sand Village has decided to send a platoon of 15 Jonin and 85 Chunin to destroy our third platoon tomorrow."

"If we don't get reinforcement on time, we won't be able to hold them back." The Jonin spoke.

He wore sunglasses and had a coat over his face. This style reminded him of the Aburame clan.

"How many ninjas do we have?" Tsunade's expression changed drastically as she asked.

"We only have fifteen Jonin to counter the enemy Jonin, but most of the Chunin are sent to the first platoon since the number of injuries ninjas were taking a lot of place in this base."

"Currently, we only have twenty Chunin."

The Jonin replied.

As soon as he said that, Ken decided it was the best time for him to interrupt.

"I can fight them. Those Chunin! Leave them to me."