Uzumaki Naruto -v.2- Nzc May 2026

A long silence. Then V-2's hands trembled.

Shikamaru pulled up combat footage. V-2 moved like liquid shadow—no hand signs, no wasted motion. Their fighting style mirrored Naruto's own: shadow clones, taijutsu feints, even a crude version of the Rasengan. But there was something else. Uzumaki Naruto -V.2- NZC

"I am V-2," they said. "I was grown from your genetic material recovered after the Fourth War. Enhanced with Uchiha tissue, synthetic chakra, and a failsafe: I cannot feel hatred. Only purpose. And my purpose was to surpass you." A long silence