Uzumaki Naruto -v.2- Nzc Apr 2026

"Shikamaru, I've been fighting that fight since I was twelve." Naruto cracked his knuckles. "Where do I find V-2?" The trail led to the ruins of Amegakure. Rain still fell there—eternal, artificial, mournful. Naruto came alone, despite Sakura's protests and Sasuke's cold glare (he'd returned, of course, and immediately become insufferable again).

"They built several someones. All but one were decommissioned after the war. But this last one... went rogue. Calls themselves ." Uzumaki Naruto -V.2- NZC

"They're copying you," Shikamaru said. "Not just your moves. Your chakra signature. Your will . NZC was designed to learn, adapt, and overwrite its target. V-2 doesn't just want to kill you. It wants to replace you." "Shikamaru, I've been fighting that fight since I was twelve

Naruto's fists clenched. "You're a clone." mournful. Naruto came alone