As the rookies rapidly approached the battlefield, Night Duke and Kakashi had also resumed their fight.
However, compared to the beginning, Kakashi's breakthrough in swordsmanship had made his attacks far sharper, making it far less easy for Soji to control Night Duke against him.
At the very least, it was no longer possible to simply overwhelm Kakashi with superior basic abilities.
But once Night Duke used the Flying Thunder God Technique, Kakashi was still suppressed. That was beyond dispute!
Earlier, it had merely been a minor skirmish. Even when using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Night Duke had only thrown out a single Kunai at a time.
But now, to deal with Kakashi's powerful swordsmanship, Night Duke had scattered a large number of Kunai bearing Flying Thunder God marks.
On the ground, in the air, and tossed out by Night Duke from time to time.
In Kakashi's eyes, those were not Kunai, but dangerous and terrifying Flying Thunder Gods!
Although he had experience fighting his own teacher, cracking—or rather, dealing with—the Flying Thunder God was practically impossible.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Kunai flashed across the field, with black streaks following close behind. Kakashi could only do his utmost to defend.
And the space in which he could move was constantly shrinking.
It was not that Kakashi did not want to escape this area, but the ground around him was covered in Kunai. The moment he showed any sign of trying to break out, he would immediately be forced back!
The scene was like catching a turtle in a jar!
"Pant, pant!"
Rapid breathing escaped Kakashi's mouth.
His Sharingan swept across the area, yet Kakashi still could not find any opening.
Honestly, if Kakashi's swordsmanship had not broken through and allowed him to unleash slashes, he would definitely have been in a