We Have to Tie Naruto to a Post

Kakashi obviously had no intention of explaining further. Of course, Hinata would not give him the chance or time to explain.

"Sasuke!"

Hinata called out, then fired an Air Palm at Kakashi.

Sasuke rapidly formed hand seals. As Kakashi dodged the Air Palm, before he could regain his footing and while his old momentum had been spent but new strength had yet to rise, Sasuke spewed a massive fireball from his mouth at him.

Boom—

The Great Fireball struck something and suddenly exploded. Thick mist spread through the area, and visibility dropped sharply.

Naruto froze for a moment. "Sasuke, that was too brutal! Teacher Kakashi isn't dead, is he?!"

Smack!

Hinata slapped the back of Naruto's head and snapped, "Don't talk nonsense during a fight!"

"Okay! Okay!"

Naruto obediently nodded in acknowledgment, formed hand seals with both hands, and shouted, "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Smack!

Hinata slapped the back of Naruto's head again, directly bursting one Shadow Clone. She complained helplessly, "Don't announce your moves so loudly to the enemy!"

Hinata was exhausted. Naruto and Sasuke were still far too inexperienced at this point.

What was this?

A plan to raise the saviors?

Then what was she? A babysitter? A wet nurse?

More than a hundred Narutos appeared at once, all of them shouting, "Teacher Kakashi isn't here! He isn't here either! Where did Teacher Kakashi go?"

Hinata could not help covering her face with one hand. She had the Byakugan—did they really need him to scout Kakashi's whereabouts?

She had told him to create Shadow Clones solely to produce a large number of expendable units, to wear down Kakashi's stamina and chakra. Who told him to use them for reconnaissance?

It was complete chaos.

Hinata failed to locate Kakashi with her Byakugan and immediately shouted to Sasuke, "Sasuke, watch your feet! Teacher Kakashi is underground!"

"Too late!"

A hand shot out from beneath both Hinata and Sasuke. It grabbed their legs and instantly dragged them underground, leaving only their heads exposed.

Hinata: "..."

She had been too careless!

Kakashi had tried several times to take out Naruto and Sasuke first before dueling Hinata one-on-one.

Although Hinata had guessed that Kakashi was underground, Naruto had Shadow Clones protecting him, and Hinata herself was strong. She had naturally assumed that Kakashi would only target Sasuke.

But who could have expected Kakashi to include Hinata as well, using a simple C-rank ninjutsu to catch them both in one sweep?

The Double Suicide Decapitation Technique was an Earth Release trapping ninjutsu. Its conditions for use were somewhat complicated, so it was not a mainstream technique.

But once caught by it, escaping was also quite difficult.

Hinata tested it. The surrounding earth contained a large amount of chakra, making it extremely cohesive and preventing her from breaking free through brute force.

However, for Hyuga Clan ninja, most trapping ninjutsu were useless.

She erupted with chakra throughout her body in the manner of Heavenly Spin, disrupting the chakra in the soil. Hinata broke free in an instant, leaping out of the ground and landing on her feet.

Kakashi was eliminating Naruto's Shadow Clones. Seeing this, Hinata forced him back with an Air Palm and shouted, "Naruto, have a few of your Shadow Clones dig Sasuke out!"

N Narutos replied at once, "Got it!"

Hinata gave Kakashi a wicked grin and said smugly, "That Earth Release technique just now used up quite a bit of chakra, didn't it?"

Kakashi: "..."

Although the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique was only a low-rank ninjutsu, trapping a Genin like Sasuke did not require leaving chakra in the earth at all.

But Hinata possessed the strength of a Jonin. If he did not use chakra to make the soil harder, the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique could not restrain her at all.

Kakashi rolled his dead-fish eyes and said weakly, "I didn't expect you to have learned Heavenly Spin too. Honestly... I'm so tired!"

Hinata immediately seized the chance to suggest, "How about you let us pass, Teacher Kakashi?"

It would save him from embarrassing himself later!

After all, this was only a test. Kakashi could not go all out against the three of them, which imposed many restrictions on him.

As long as Kakashi could not restrict Hinata's movements, no matter what techniques he used against Naruto and Sasuke, Hinata would save them.

In a real fight to the death, Naruto and Sasuke would have died long ago. With only Hinata left, she still could not defeat Kakashi in a one-on-one battle.

But if he let the three of them pass now, where would Kakashi's dignity as a teacher be?

At the very least, he had to tie one of them to a post!

Seeing that Kakashi seemed to be getting serious, Hinata felt somewhat annoyed as well.

I should have discussed tactics with Naruto and Sasuke yesterday. Kakashi may be a closet pervert, but he's still a Jonin. The Sexy Jutsu won't catch him that easily.

As they spoke, Naruto had already dug Sasuke out. The two came over and stood beside Hinata.

Hinata observed Kakashi with her Byakugan while laying out their strategy. "Teacher Kakashi doesn't have much chakra, and his left eye consumes a huge amount of it. We'll fight a battle of attrition. In the end, we'll definitely win. He might even have to spend several days in the hospital!"

Kakashi complained, "Are girls these days all this unadorable? You don't really intend to send your teacher to the hospital, do you?"

At the same time, Kakashi thought, After this test, I really should go to the hospital and have my kidneys checked!

Naruto roared impatiently, "Leave it to me! Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Naruto's Shadow Clones were truly endless. More than a hundred clones lunged at Kakashi, grabbing his nose, his face, his body, and even below his waist. They nearly tore Kakashi apart alive.

Uh... they really did tear Kakashi apart, but it was only Kakashi's Shadow Clone.

Hinata swept the area with her Byakugan and shouted, "He's in the forest!"

Hinata, Sasuke, and Naruto ran toward the forest, with Hinata and Sasuke in front and dozens of Narutos behind them.

Naruto's Shadow Clones could not last long. As they ran, they burst into smoke one after another with pop, pop, pop.

"Huh? Why is there still one Shadow Clone?"

Naruto formed hand seals. "Release!"

The two Narutos looked at each other awkwardly. One of them quickly collapsed to the ground!

Kakashi released his Transformation Jutsu, wiped the light sweat from his forehead, and said with some relief, "Finally caught one. Now I can tie him to a post."

Bang!

After smashing the Kakashi in the forest, Sasuke frowned and said gravely, "Another Shadow Clone?"

Hinata covered her mouth in alarm. "Oh no, where's Naruto?"

Sasuke glanced back and said coldly, "Could he have been ambushed?"

Hinata clenched her right hand into a fist and struck her palm, saying resentfully, "Damn it! Teacher Kakashi must have mixed in with Naruto's Shadow Clones just now. We were fooled!"

Hinata scanned the area with her Byakugan. Sure enough, Naruto had already been tied to a post by Kakashi. As for that unscrupulous bastard Kakashi, he was currently crouching atop the Log Naruto was tied to.

Hinata waved them onward. "Come on, let's save Naruto!"

Sasuke nodded. He had already seen the true purpose of this survival exercise, so naturally, he would not abandon Naruto!