Don't Give Kakashi a Chance to Show Off

What should you do when you step in dog shit in front of your students? Asking online, urgent.

How should one put this... this habit of being late?

After all, she would still be working under Kakashi for a while, so no matter what, Hinata had to cure Kakashi of his tardiness.

One dose a day. No stopping!

After fooling around for a while, Kakashi took out an Alarm Clock and placed it on a Log. "All right, I've set it for twelve o'clock."

Taking out two Bells, Kakashi continued, "I have two Bells here. Your mission is to take them from me before noon."

"Anyone who fails to take a Bell within the time limit won't be qualified to eat lunch. They'll also be tied to a post and made to watch us eat Bento."

"There are only two Bells... someone will definitely be tied to the Log, and they'll be eliminated for failing the mission! In other words, at least one of you will have to return to the Academy."

"Shuriken are allowed. If you don't come at me with the resolve to kill, you won't be able to take the Bells!"

After babbling on for quite a while, Kakashi finally said, "The exercise begins," and the three of them instantly scattered to hide.

"As ninjas, concealing your presence and hiding are the most basic..."

Kakashi muttered to himself, "Very good. Everyone did well!"

"Come on, let's settle this!"

"That's right, Teacher Kakashi! Prepare to die!"

Hinata and Naruto suddenly jumped out from nowhere, pointing at Kakashi as they publicly declared war on him. They clearly had no regard for Konoha's Elite Jonin.

Sasuke, hiding somewhere nearby: "Those two super idiots!"

Sasuke was actually feeling a little awkward right now.

He had been hiding perfectly well, but both of his teammates had jumped out to confront Kakashi head-on, making him, the one strictly following ninja rules, seem somewhat cowardly instead.

Kakashi complained, "Hey, are you two all right in the head?"

"The one with the problem is your hairstyle!"

Naruto shouted and charged at Kakashi first. Hinata followed closely behind, loudly reminding him, "Naruto, use your ultimate move!"

Kakashi had been about to pull out Icha Icha Paradise, but upon hearing Hinata's words, he thought the two had some tactical arrangement. His interest was immediately piqued, and he decided to see how they coordinated first.

Naruto formed hand seals and roared, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Hinata's eyes lit up. It was finally here!

"Harem Jutsu!"

"Mm~"

Dozens of young women appeared amid swirling smoke, seductively flaunting themselves around Kakashi. Kakashi was instantly defeated.

(The next day, Konoha held a funeral for Kakashi...)

The Harem Jutsu naturally wasn't as exaggerated as in the manga, where it made people spray blood three feet high from their noses, but it could still make someone lose focus for a moment.

Hidden within the smoke of the Transformation Jutsu, Hinata activated her Byakugan and rapidly closed in on Kakashi.

"Eight Trigrams..."

Before Hinata could unleash a full combo, another Kakashi appeared within her Byakugan's field of vision.

Although the Byakugan could not see through the flaws of a Shadow Clone, if two Kakashis appeared within its field of vision, that was enough to explain the situation.

Hinata smashed Kakashi's Shadow Clone with one palm and shouted, "Sasuke, be careful! Teacher Kakashi went your way!"

Sasuke's hiding place had not been chosen at random. It was precisely where he and Hinata had set up their trap.

Sasuke instantly activated the trap, then leaped out of the woods and landed to Hinata's right.

Sasuke snorted. "You two..."

Hinata kept a wary eye on Kakashi with her Byakugan as she replied, "Teacher Kakashi is a Jonin, after all. If we split up, he'll only defeat us one by one. We might as well beat him up together. We can worry about the Bells after we take them!"

Kakashi naturally understood that with a Hyuga Clan ninja like Hinata present, hiding himself would be pointless.

He walked out of the forest, his gaze sweeping over Hinata and the other two.

Although the exchange just now had lasted only a brief moment, he had already roughly assessed the strength of Hinata, Sasuke, and Naruto.

Naruto possessed an enormous amount of chakra, but his taijutsu and ninjutsu were both terrible. His combat experience was practically nonexistent, and he was not particularly bright either.

Although not much could be determined about Sasuke yet, his speed in that instant had been impressive, and he had activated the trap decisively.

But Hinata, this little girl...

Kakashi naturally knew that Hinata had ranked first in this class, but the speed at which she had attacked in that instant... was not much slower than his own!

More importantly, Hinata had casually destroyed Kakashi's Shadow Clone with a single strike.

In the Original Story, when Naruto and Sasuke first encountered Zabuza, even working together, they could not defeat Zabuza's Water Clone.

An Elite Jonin's Shadow Clone was not something just anyone could deal with easily.

Kakashi's expression remained unreadable as he said calmly, "You all..."

Before Kakashi could finish, Hinata clenched both hands into fists, and azure Chakra Fists instantly formed around them.

Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack!

She absolutely could not give Kakashi a chance to show off.

Since it was three against one with Kakashi in charge, Hinata could only play her Royal Flush!

If Kakashi did not use the Sharingan, Hinata might not necessarily fear him!

"Work with me!"

Hinata moved, charging toward Kakashi at incredible speed, with Naruto and Sasuke close behind.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

But as soon as Hinata and Kakashi exchanged blows, Naruto and Sasuke immediately stopped.

Naruto said in shock, "S-so amazing! So Hinata never used her full strength when she beat me up!"

Sasuke clenched his fists, his face filled with unwillingness.

He too was stunned by Hinata's strength. As she fought Kakashi, he did not even have the right to intervene.

Sasuke had always simply believed that although Hinata was a little stronger than him, as long as he worked hard, he would catch up to her someday.

But after witnessing Hinata's true strength, Sasuke realized that he had been living in a dream all this time.

In truth, Kakashi was no less shocked than Naruto and Sasuke.

Kakashi had seen quite a few geniuses.

During his time in the Anbu, Itachi Uchiha, who had served under him for a period, had been a true genius.

Yet Hinata's current strength was in no way inferior to Itachi Uchiha at the same age. She was even faintly stronger.

Itachi Uchiha had graduated from the Ninja Academy at seven and joined the Anbu at eleven. His combat experience was exceptionally rich.

And Hinata?

Hinata had spent six whole years muddling through at the Ninja Academy. Other than daily training, she had no combat experience at all.

One was an Elite ninja tempered through countless battles; the other was a flower bud raised in a greenhouse.

Yet now... that flower bud raised in a greenhouse had suddenly become the First Hokage's Wood Release, directly crushing Itachi Uchiha at the same age.

Kakashi could tell that Hinata's combat experience had only been built through ordinary sparring. Even though every one of her attacks targeted vital points and struck with great ferocity, it could not hide the immaturity in her techniques.

She used too many useless moves.

Yet Kakashi had a feeling that if he did not use the Sharingan, he might lose today!