Chapter 28: Forcing Kakashi to Use the Sharingan
"Can the person who grabs a bell leave class early?"
Naruto grinned as he asked.
Splitting his focus to control ten puppet shadow clones at once was already his limit.
It wasn't too tiring,
but maintaining such high-intensity time-management master mode wasn't great.
Is this okay?
No—it's not…
The sooner he dealt with Kakashi's test, the better.
"Oh? So confident?"
"Don't think just because you're the Fourth Hokage's son you can act arrogant."
Kakashi raised an eyebrow.
He didn't mention his past student-teacher relationship with Minato Namikaze.
No need for Naruto to know.
Just because your father once taught me,
you expect me to go easy on you during training?
Impossible.
Going easy in training
is the main reason people die in real combat.
Besides that,
it would also dredge up Kakashi's unpleasant memories.
The pain of losing Rin, the agony of Obito's "death"…
"Eh??? Naruto is actually the Fourth Hokage's son???"
Sakura's eyes widened in shock,
her speech slightly stuttering.
This news was too explosive!
The Hokage of Konoha was an exalted existence—
the goal countless ninjas in other villages dreamed of and worked toward.
Not only did it represent the Will of Fire,
it symbolized the future and light itself.
Since the village's founding,
there had only been four Hokage.
Konoha had produced countless outstanding, talented ninjas.
Yet the Hokage seat was only one.
And Naruto's father had occupied one of those spots!
She had thought Naruto was just an ordinary orphan
who lost his parents in the Nine-Tails disaster.
She never imagined he was the son of a hero!
At this moment, the way Sakura looked at Naruto
had undergone a complete 180-degree change.
No wonder Naruto had become so strong in such a short time.
Now it all made sense.
Sasuke was stunned for a moment.
He had trouble accepting reality.
"Kakashi—is what you said true? That Naruto is the Fourth Hokage's son."
Though it had nothing to do with his revenge goal,
put another way:
the ninjutsu Naruto used yesterday—Rasengan—
was probably inherited from the Fourth Hokage.
That was a method to get stronger!
Getting close to Naruto meant getting stronger!
As long as it made him stronger,
approaching anyone wasn't a big deal.
He'd even accept that kind of thing!
It was just cross-dressing, right?
But surely no ninja would make such a weird request of him…
Kakashi shrugged noncommittally.
"It spread through the village yesterday."
"You're just getting the news late."
"Enough chit-chat—hurry up and try to take the bells."
Naruto did some warm-up stretches.
"Grab one and I can leave early, right?"
"Yes. As ninjas, confidence alone is far from enough…"
Before Kakashi could finish,
Naruto calmly charged toward him.
Oh??
Going head-on?
What a brain-dead move.
And so slow.
Boring.
Kakashi smirked inwardly—just this?
While he was distracted,
the ground beneath his left foot suddenly cracked open!
A figure burst out from below.
It was another puppet shadow clone Naruto.
Knowing exactly what Kakashi would do,
Naruto had sent two puppet clones ahead of time.
One for feint,
one for the real attack.
Feint and real combined—
that's how you win.
"Hiss… too fast!"
Kakashi's eyelid twitched slightly.
Everything happened too quickly.
Too suddenly.
Kakashi didn't even know when Naruto had created the shadow clone!
It was as if he had planned everything in advance.
As if he had known today's test from the beginning.
He had sealed off every possible escape route perfectly.
Yes!
Kakashi had underestimated him.
From the start, he hadn't taken it seriously at all.
He had planned to casually gauge their strength level first,
then respond accordingly.
After all, his trump cards were plentiful.
Crushing three brand-new genin
should've been effortless, right?
But… he realized now he had thought too highly of himself.
Damn it—the clown was himself!
"Sharingan!"
Kakashi was no rookie—he was an old pervert… old veteran.
His reaction speed was lightning-fast.
To avoid losing the bells so quickly
and embarrassing himself as a teacher,
Kakashi's hands blurred through seals at incredible speed.
A shadow clone appeared in front of him.
The clone kicked backward hard while Kakashi crossed his arms protectively over his chest.
Using the recoil, he created distance from Naruto!
"Close call… my teacher dignity is safe for now."
"But something's weird! When did Naruto summon that shadow clone? And when did he have it burrow underground?"
"I never told them today's test in advance."
"When did he start planning all this?"
Kakashi's face was full of confusion.
(⊙o⊙)…
Of course, the black mask covered the lower half of his face,
so no one could see his expression.
"Why does Kakashi have our Uchiha clan's Sharingan?"
"He's not from our clan."
"But when did Naruto use shadow clones?"
"Did he predict today's survival exercise?"
"Weird! Everything is just too weird!"
Sasuke was stunned.
Kakashi was one thing.
But Naruto…
he understood him less and less.
Sakura's reaction was similar.
Completely dumbfounded.
Was this still the Naruto she knew?
He was like a completely different person!
"Kakashi-sensei, you're cheating. That's not fair, is it?"
Naruto smiled teasingly.
Using Obito's Sharingan already counts as breaking the rules…
The Hatake clan doesn't have Sharingan!
This is straight-up bullying the honest guy, right?
But forcing Kakashi to use his bloodline limit in the very first clash
was already pretty impressive.
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