At almost the same moment.
As Kakashi was engulfed in flames.
And the large, charred crater appeared before them.
Sakura, who had been hidden in the forest, jumped out directly.
“Did you really kill Kakashi-sensei? This is just a training exercise! Sasuke! Naruto!”
With a look of shock and fear on her face, Sakura shouted towards Sasuke and Naruto. Seeing Sakura rush out, Sasuke frowned, and Naruto’s expression changed as he shouted urgently towards Sakura.
“Sakura! Don’t come out, get back!”
“Eh?”
But Naruto’s warning came a bit too late.
Just as Sakura paused in confusion, she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She turned instinctively and was greeted by Kakashi’s smiling face. Before she could react, Kakashi quickly formed hand seals.
“Genjutsu: Hell Viewing Technique.”
In an instant, Sakura’s once clear eyes turned hazy.
The next moment.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!”
With an ear-piercing scream, Sakura’s body went limp and fell to the ground.
Easily dealt with.
Honestly.
Naruto didn’t know what to say.
If Sakura had stayed hidden in the forest, Kakashi, who was holding back, would never have actively sought her out. But Sakura jumping out gave Kakashi the perfect excuse and opportunity to take her down.
Seriously.
You know Kakashi is a Jonin.
How could he be so easily taken down by the two of them?
And then she jumped out with a “you’ve caused big trouble” expression.
At that moment, Naruto didn’t know how to respond. In the academy, Sakura always scored top marks in theory classes. By that standard, her intellect should be high.
But in these few days of interaction, Sakura kept lowering Naruto’s expectations of her intelligence.
Even though she graduated as a Genin after six years in the academy.
Just like this.
She would be easily defeated or even killed by Genin from other villages like the Waterfall, Grass, or Rain villages, or even rogue ninjas.
This really lowered the average standard of Konoha’s Genin.
And with Sakura out of the picture so quickly, Naruto’s earlier plans were directly thwarted.
Without bait, the plan couldn’t be executed.
“This just got a lot harder….”
Looking at Kakashi, who had just placed Sakura aside, Naruto couldn’t help but sigh again and mutter to himself.
Sasuke had a feeling that Kakashi was strong.
But Naruto knew exactly how strong Kakashi was.
Even holding back significantly, his power level was not something rookie Genin like Naruto and Sasuke could handle.
Two low-level players are facing a max-level boss.
Even if the boss unequipped all his items, they’d still get beaten badly. The only difference would be how badly they lost.
If the three-person team had coordinated a bit better.
According to Naruto’s initial plan.
There was a chance of success, but now it seemed like.
“Plan A failed, Plan B died before implementation, now we can only try Plan C….”
Looking at Kakashi in the distance and Sakura being dealt with, Naruto knew he had to come up with something else. Standing beside him, Sasuke, with a wary expression towards Kakashi, seemed ready to act.
Although the chances were slim, there was still some hope.
Moreover, this was the best stage to test his limits, and he couldn’t give up easily.
Naruto took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and calmed his emotions. Before Kakashi could refocus on him, Naruto’s eyes opened sharply, revealing a cold, deep gaze.
Kakashi, slightly taken aback, then raised an eyebrow with a faint smile.
“As expected from a ninja who has experienced life-and-death battles. To handle Naruto, I’ll need to put in more effort….”
Watching Naruto and Sasuke standing together, Kakashi focused more on Naruto. While Sasuke was talented and a genius among his peers, Sasuke seemed immature compared to Naruto at this moment.
In the current scenario, only Naruto could threaten the “holding back” Kakashi. Judging by Naruto’s expression, he seemed to have a strategy, which intrigued Kakashi.
“I’ll do a feint attack, Sasuke, you find an opportunity. Remember, our goal is to grab the bell. You know how vast the gap between us and Kakashi-sensei is. Defeating him is impossible!”
Naruto, crouching slightly with tensed muscles, spoke seriously to Sasuke beside him.
Sasuke, maintaining his high and proud demeanor, nodded coolly without saying much. His expression grew colder, indicating he was fully focused.
This was an important test for their graduation.
The pride of the Uchiha clan wouldn’t allow Sasuke to fail here.
His ambitions, his goals!
That man was still waiting for him in the distance!
“Ready with your strategy? Remember, you won’t get the bell without the resolve to kill me!”
Kakashi lightly shook the bells on his waist, still with a relaxed expression, the clear sound ringing in Naruto and Sasuke’s ears.
“Jingle jingle….”
With a mocking tone, Kakashi’s words echoed.
“Heh, then Kakashi-sensei, you better be prepared too!”
Naruto smiled, exuding a confident aura.
Kakashi, slightly taken aback, then saw Naruto form a series of hand seals quickly.
“Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!”
The next moment.
With a clear shout, thick white smoke filled the air.
Even though Naruto controlled it.
Over a hundred solid clones appeared instantly.
Not just Sasuke.
Even Kakashi’s pupils contracted with a hint of shock deep in his eyes.
Become a Patron read up to 40 chapter ahead public release ^_^
Please join Discord Server so we can talk ^_^
