I read the post titled "What Naruto did at night" by Sync. I am pointing to the same page in the manga he referenced.
Notice the following.
1. Top image had Naruto very far away from the cloud of smoke. We have to assume whatever happened over there was caused by Naruto. So what did he do?
2. Next frame we see Naruto saying "I think I got it." NOTICE that in this image he is in sage mode WEARING the crystal necklace. Naruto in the foreground of the first frame, is the same Naruto that is still in sage mode in the second. You can tell by looking at the scenery behind sage-mode Naruto's head.
3. NOW look at the frame to the left. Naruto says, "its not perfect, yet I need to keep practicing in sage mode." Naruto IS NOT wearing the crystal necklass, and the background behind his head is BLACK. AND He is NOT in sage mode!!!! AND He is sweating crazily COMPARED to the previous frame. The non-sage mode Naruto is in fact a shadow clone. How do I know that this is true...
4. The only place in the first zoomed out frame that is black, is the night sky. We don't see the shadow clone Naruto in that image, so I am assuming he is in the cloud of smoke.
5. The only technique I can think of that would cause that type of smoke, would be NARUTO USING MULTI-SHADOW CLONES. He is training at night like how he did with Kakashi at the waterfall.
6. The reason why the clone is not in sage mode is simple, remember Pa-toad saying that Naruto can't do sage training using clones, because controling that amount of nature chakra is impossible and he would easily turn into a toad? Pa-told also said that sage mode enhances the body's strength, and ability to recover stamina.
7. That is why Sage-mode Naruto was able to use Multi-Shadow clones, have them do spar training until there is only one shadow clone left... AND JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH. HE ALSO DOESN'T LOOK HALF DEAD AFTER ALL THE CLONES DISAPPEAR AS IT DID IN THE PAST. Naruto now is able to literally send his clones in, figure out the enemy's weakness, while he just sits back and constantly recovers his chakra through senjutsu. His abilities are similar to Pein's. Just to be able to stand back.
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Notice the following.
1. Top image had Naruto very far away from the cloud of smoke. We have to assume whatever happened over there was caused by Naruto. So what did he do?
2. Next frame we see Naruto saying "I think I got it." NOTICE that in this image he is in sage mode WEARING the crystal necklace. Naruto in the foreground of the first frame, is the same Naruto that is still in sage mode in the second. You can tell by looking at the scenery behind sage-mode Naruto's head.
3. NOW look at the frame to the left. Naruto says, "its not perfect, yet I need to keep practicing in sage mode." Naruto IS NOT wearing the crystal necklass, and the background behind his head is BLACK. AND He is NOT in sage mode!!!! AND He is sweating crazily COMPARED to the previous frame. The non-sage mode Naruto is in fact a shadow clone. How do I know that this is true...
4. The only place in the first zoomed out frame that is black, is the night sky. We don't see the shadow clone Naruto in that image, so I am assuming he is in the cloud of smoke.
5. The only technique I can think of that would cause that type of smoke, would be NARUTO USING MULTI-SHADOW CLONES. He is training at night like how he did with Kakashi at the waterfall.
6. The reason why the clone is not in sage mode is simple, remember Pa-toad saying that Naruto can't do sage training using clones, because controling that amount of nature chakra is impossible and he would easily turn into a toad? Pa-told also said that sage mode enhances the body's strength, and ability to recover stamina.
7. That is why Sage-mode Naruto was able to use Multi-Shadow clones, have them do spar training until there is only one shadow clone left... AND JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH. HE ALSO DOESN'T LOOK HALF DEAD AFTER ALL THE CLONES DISAPPEAR AS IT DID IN THE PAST. Naruto now is able to literally send his clones in, figure out the enemy's weakness, while he just sits back and constantly recovers his chakra through senjutsu. His abilities are similar to Pein's. Just to be able to stand back.