Noah was neither going easy on Kakashi nor underestimating him. In fact, the moment he thrust his kunai at Kakashi, he felt embarrassed.
The angle was terrible, the force was terrible, and even the speed of his attack was somewhat terrible. Kakashi was not Sasuke before he had grown stronger. Such a limp attack was practically a joke to him!
Kakashi was a little confused by the situation, but he still respected Noah's display. He decisively used the Substitution Technique and slipped away.
Noah sensed all of this as well, so he promptly stopped. At the same time, he activated the power of darkness in his eyes.
Noah had long since figured out some of the Sharingan's traits. He had used it plenty of times when sparring with Shisui. Most importantly, his eyes would not undergo any changes, so naturally, Noah would not waste such an opportunity.
Taijutsu was already his weakness. Sensing Kakashi was not enough; if he could not clearly see Kakashi's movements, it would all be pointless. Noah did not want to get beaten up by Kakashi. That would be far too embarrassing.
Glancing around, Noah saw that Sasuke and Naruto had both been knocked down by Kakashi, though neither of them had passed out.
After thinking for a moment, Noah roughly understood Kakashi's intentions. So this guy wanted to see what he would do in this situation?
Thinking that, Noah felt a little helpless. Wouldn't it have been enough to just conduct the test properly? Why did he have to make it so fancy?
Tilting his head, Noah decided to play along with Kakashi. As he formed hand seals, two puffs of smoke appeared.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu?" Naruto recognized the technique. After all, it was his specialty. "Noah, you know this jutsu too?"
"I learned it