At this moment, the group, led by Kakashi, cautiously infiltrated the Land of Earth.
Kakashi, who was leading the way, suddenly made a stop gesture, clearly indicating that enemies had appeared nearby.
"Well done, Kakashi." Minato also looked at Kakashi's decision with great approval.
Hidden in a tree a few dozen meters away from Kakashi, an Iwagakure Shinobi was secretly lying in ambush. He never expected that he would be discovered by a mere brat.
"Everyone be careful, there are 20 enemies... no, are they Shadow Clones?" Minato gestured with his finger on the ground.
But Kakashi thought differently; rather than passively defending, he preferred to take the initiative.
"Looks like I was right, teacher. Let me rush in, please cover me," Kakashi said confidently.
"Don't rush, Kakashi," Minato Namikaze stopped him. As expected, Kakashi was not suitable to be the captain right away; he was better suited to be a support.
"Teacher, I'm the captain today, and I want to try out the newly developed Ninjutsu." Kakashi ignored everyone else and started forming hand seals on his own.
"Chidori!" A clear bird call broke everyone's concentration, and powerful Lightning Release Chakra appeared in Kakashi's hand.
"What kind of Ninjutsu is this?" Obito stared in shock at the Lightning Release Chakra in Kakashi's hand. To possess such powerful Chakra at such a young age, Obito was now starting to admire Kakashi's strength.
Minato tried to stop him, but Kakashi wouldn't listen to Minato at all. And Kakashi was right, he was the captain now.
Using the power of Lightning Release Chakra, Kakashi sprang into the air, the immense force creating plumes of smoke. In the blink of an eye Kakashi had vanished without a trace.
There was no other way; he had to put up with it no matter what, since he was the disciple he had trained. Minato Namikaze pulled out Kunai cover Kakashi's escape.
The Hidden Iwagakure Shinobi hiding nearby didn't expect Kakashi to rush up so directly. Surrounded by their own Shadow Clones, weren't they just asking for death?
Suddenly, Iwagakure Mahiru pulled out Kunai, and then more than a dozen Shadow Clones threw it at Kakashi.
However, Kakashi used his incredible speed to continuously deflect the incoming Kunai, which was already quite strenuous for Kakashi, since he didn't have the Sharingan and couldn't accurately deflect every single Kunai.
However, even after getting the Sharingan, things weren't much better. At that point, Kakashi became a unit of measurement; how could he possibly unleash three or four powerful attacks in a single match?
If Kakashi doesn't cherish his Chakra now, he'll regret it one day.
While the Kakashi were Kunai him, Kakashi secretly memorized the directions of all the attackers, and now he roughly determined the locations of all the Shadow Clones.
Kakashi immediately aimed at the location of a Shadow Clone and charged towards it. Mahiru tried to resist, but Minato Namikaze's precise Kunai blocked his escape route.
The powerful Chidori struck the Mahiru directly, but unfortunately, it turned into smoke with a "pong" and dissipated.
"Shadow Clones?!"
At this moment, Obito and Rin could only slowly keep up with Kakashi, unaware that they had been targeted by the Mahiru.
[Obito: Haha, Rin, just you wait, I'm going to defeat that Iwagakure Shinobi!]
[Kakashi: Didn't you see that even my invented Ninjutsu couldn't repel him? If you went up there, who knows who would win.]
Just as Kakashi predicted, Obito was completely unaware that Mahiru was using Earth Release technique to launch a sneak attack on Obito from underground.
Thanks to Minato Namikaze's lightning-fast reaction, a single Kunai repelled the Mahiru's Shadow Clone.
Obito's current behavior is just like Naruto's when he Zabuza met Zabuza, who terrified Naruto to the point of almost immobility.
As Kakashi destroyed more and more of his Shadow Clones, Mahiru grew increasingly panicked. "How does this kid use Chakra like this? He destroyed 18 of my Shadow Clones, how does he still have Chakra left?"
"You wretched brat, don't get too cocky!" With a determined look, Mahiru drew his sword, intending to take Kakashi down with him.
Kakashi was unable to stop due to inertia and could only try to defeat his opponent with Chidori. The one in front of him seemed to be the real Kakashi.
Just as the Mahiru's weapon was about to strike Kakashi, a yellow figure instantly appeared beside Kakashi, forcefully pulling Kakashi back with both hands, but Kakashi's arm was still cut.
Seeing that its attack had failed, the Mahiru quickly hid again, while Minato brought Kakashi to Rin's side.
Minato Namikaze gently put down his backpack, not caring about the fleeing Mahiru, because Mahiru Minato their earlier encounter.
Don't ask, he's simply the number one fun-loving wind man in the Shinobi World.
At this moment, the Mahiru was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation, and was panting heavily in the shadows. The pressure that Minato Namikaze on him was simply too great.
Minato Namikaze put his backpack down on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, he had disappeared. At this moment, Minato Namikaze looked in horror at the Kunai Mahiru had suddenly appeared on his neck. Could it be that man?
Before the backpack even hit the ground, Minato Namikaze had already subdued the enemies from Iwagakure.
"Could it be that you're the Yellow Flash of Konoha? Rumor has it that anyone who comes across him runs away immediately. Now I finally understand what that means."
[Hunter: Isn't this supposed to be a list of Shinobi named Kakashi? How did Minato Namikaze suddenly appear? And isn't that speed a bit exaggerated?]
[Hozuki Mangetsu: That Shinobi named Kakashi is definitely no ordinary person; he was able to develop such a powerful Ninjutsu on his own.]
[The Fourth Raikage: Tch, this kind of Ninjutsu has a huge flaw. Without superhuman dynamic vision, it's impossible to see the opponent's movements clearly during rapid movement. This brat Kakashi just demonstrated it; he couldn't even see the Iwagakure Shinobi draw his sword.]
[Fourth Raikage: The flaws are too obvious, but that doesn't detract from its status as an A-rank Ninjutsu. Interested in exchanging Genin with me? Our Kumogakure's Lightning Release Armor would be quite suitable for you.]
[The Fourth Raikage: The Lightning Release Armor concentrates Lightning Release Chakra throughout the body, greatly enhancing defensive capabilities. Simultaneously, the lightning erupting within the body can increase the speed of nerve conduction.]
[Hozuki Mangetsu: Wouldn't that require a constant supply of Chakra to sustain it?]
[The Fourth Raikage: I've seen this kid using Lightning Release Ninjutsu non-stop; he must have plenty of Chakra.]
If you concentrate Chakra throughout your entire body, wouldn't that consume a fraction of a calorie of Chakra per minute? No way!