Shocking! Shinki Got the Water Out So Fast

Kakashi first glanced at the two charred corpses in the crater.

Then he raised a hand and felt his singed eyebrows and scorched mask.

Kakashi: !!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ

Where are my eyebrows?!

Kakashi, who possessed the Sharingan, had copied over a thousand Ninjutsu and was known as the "Copy Ninja."

So he knew that what Shinki had just used was only an ordinary C-rank Ninjutsu—"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique."

Not many ninja could learn an elemental Ninjutsu upon graduating from the Ninja Academy, but they did exist.

So it was nothing unusual for Shinki to know Fire Style.

What shocked Kakashi most was the power of the Ninjutsu Shinki had unleashed!

A single fire dragon had not only blasted a huge crater in the ground.

Its range was so wide that it had even singed Kakashi, who was dozens of meters away!

Its power was no less than that of an A-rank Ninjutsu!

"Gulp~"

Mr. Tazuna swallowed as well.

At first, he had been somewhat unhappy to see these little brats take the mission.

How could a bunch of kids who had barely grown any hair complete a difficult escort mission?

Now he knew he had been wrong!

Ridiculously wrong!

Sure enough, ninja and ordinary people couldn't be compared!

This Ninjutsu was practically a divine skill! Its destructive power was enough to easily burn down a small village!

Unhurriedly, Kakashi pulled a new mask from his backpack and put it on, then walked slowly over to Shinki.

Shinki had just killed two Assassin Ninja with a single Fire Style.

Thinking Kakashi-sensei had come to praise him for adapting to the situation, he raised his face a little proudly...

Instead, Kakashi brought a fist down on his head!

"Bang!"

"Baka! Don't use such powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu in the woods, kid! It'll start a forest fire, you know that?!"

Kakashi spoke angrily.

Precisely because he knew Shinki was a rare genius, he had deliberately said that.

Now he finally understood that when the Third Hokage had warned him not to be too surprised, he had been deliberately hinting that Kakashi mustn't let the genius Shinki become too proud and complacent, and should knock him down a peg when appropriate.

"Got it."

Shinki clutched the bump on his head and spoke with an aggrieved expression.

It seemed he still had a long way to go as a ninja.

Next time, he had to control the technique's range down to the millimeter!

So he had to keep working hard!!

"But the forest next to us is already on fire."

Naruto Uzumaki pointed it out from the side.

They looked in the direction Naruto Uzumaki was pointing and, sure enough, saw raging flames spreading through the forest!

"You've caused trouble, kid. Putting out a forest fire takes an enormous amount of manpower and resources. There's no way the few of you can do it alone," Mr. Tazuna said from the side, eagerly watching the trouble unfold.

He wanted to see how these unreliable ninja would deal with it.

The flames ahead were reflected in Kakashi's one uncovered eye.

The situation was urgent, and he was in no mood to lecture Shinki anymore.

He had to find a way to bring the forest fire under control.

Otherwise, Konoha would surely be held accountable by the higher-ups.

Beads of cold sweat appeared on Kakashi's forehead.

If he used all his Chakra to perform a Water Release technique, he should be able to control the fire...

With that thought, Kakashi moved his hands through the forms, preparing to make Hand Seals.

Beside Kakashi,

Shinki also realized he had caused serious trouble and wanted to make amends. He too began making Hand Seals.

Two seconds later, Shinki completed the complicated sequence of Hand Seals!

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Shinki roared and spewed an endless torrent of water from his mouth, pouring it onto the forest fire ahead!

Kakashi: ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!!

How did this kid make the Hand Seals faster than me?!

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique was an offensive A-rank Ninjutsu of the Water Release type. It allowed the user to spew a huge sphere of water from their mouth to attack an enemy.

Because it was an A-rank Ninjutsu, its Hand Seals were relatively complicated, with seventeen seals in all!

Even at his fastest, Kakashi could only complete the Hand Seals in about three seconds, and that already surpassed most ninja!

Yet Shinki had completed the Hand Seals in a mere two seconds!

More importantly, the technique he had used was not weak in the slightest!

The endless torrent quickly put out the flames!

And Shinki seemed to think that still wasn't safe enough, so he even spat out two more mouthfuls!

Kakashi: ∑(✘Д✘๑)

Did this kid really just graduate from the Ninja Academy?!

Why does he know so many advanced Ninjutsu?!

Does the Ninja Academy teach even these things now?!

"All right, it's out."

After successfully extinguishing the fire, Shinki wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Gulp~"

Mr. Tazuna swallowed again.

(´°Δ°`)

Th-th-this...

Even if ninja are stronger than ordinary people, they can't be this much stronger, can they?!

He can put out the fire he started himself?!

Not far away, Naruto lowered his head in shame.

When the Assassin Ninja had attacked just now, he had been too frightened to move and had become a burden to the team.

Afterward,

he had seen Shinki remain fearless in the face of danger and burn the two Assassin Ninja to death with an extraordinary Ninjutsu, and now he had put out the fire as well.

They had clearly come from the same Ninja Academy and were good friends who ate and slept together.

The gulf between them left Naruto overwhelmed with shame!

Sasuke, beside Naruto, was no less shocked than he was!

What the hell kind of freak is this?!

He had originally thought that since Shinki knew Fire Style and he knew Fire Style too, rounding things off, there wasn't much difference between them.

He hadn't expected Shinki to be able to use such powerful Water Release too!

Did he and I really attend the same teacher's classes?!

Why can't I use any of the things he knows?!

Shinki didn't notice Naruto's or Sasuke's expressions at all.

He was worried about the punishment he would face and looked anxiously at Kakashi.

Then he saw that his teacher looked terrified.

Shinki guessed he might have been frightened by the forest fire.

A forest fire would surely cause Konoha considerable losses.

At that thought, Shinki couldn't help feeling even guiltier.

But how could Shinki have known that Kakashi was clearly frightened of him?!

Shinki lowered his head, looking contrite. "Kakashi-sensei, go ahead and punish me. Even though I put out that fire with Water Release just now, the damage it caused can't be undone."

"Huh?... Right! You certainly should be punished!"

Kakashi was taken aback at first, but after realizing he couldn't lose his composure, his tone gradually grew firm.

Kakashi lectured him, "Then your punishment is to copy out the Ninja Rules a thousand times! You must be careful the next time you use Ninjutsu!"

"Ninja are much more powerful than ordinary people. One careless moment can easily harm the people and things around you, so you must keep your power under control!"

Shinki nodded.

He thought his teacher's punishment was fair, even a little light.

After all,

before today, there had already been several instances where he had harmed others because he hadn't controlled his power.

He had to improve his control over his Chakra from now on!

Shinki silently made up his mind!

Just then, Naruto suddenly clutched his hand and cried out in pain.

Shinki hurried over to check on him. "What happened?"