Heaven-Defying Schedule

Seeing that these few people had settled the matter in a few words.

Naruto wanted to speak but stopped.

He wanted to open his mouth, but then he thought it wasn't right.

If he disagreed, Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely wouldn't give up on making him a ninja.

At that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi would send people to harass Naruto every day.

Naruto would probably be miserable.

But if he were the instructor, it would be different.

He could take missions when he wanted to, or rest when he didn't.

The only downside was that Sasuke might pester him.

What should he do?

Naruto fell into deep thought.

This seemed to fit his preference for a quiet and stable life.

Well, let it be.

This would also prevent him from being targeted for not being a ninja.

Thinking this, Naruto asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Then, what is the assessment?"

Hearing Naruto say this, Hiruzen Sarutobi was overjoyed.

This meant Naruto had agreed.

In this way.

Regardless of whether Naruto could pass the assessment.

He would definitely be a ninja.

As long as he was a ninja, it didn't matter what kind of ninja he was.

At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi could also take this opportunity to probe Naruto's true strength.

The last time Naruto rescued Hinata, everyone became curious about Naruto's strength.

Afterward, Naruto let the Nine-Tails go.

He showed no fear towards the Nine-Tails.

This must be supported by formidable strength!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind flashed with a candidate, and finally, he said to Naruto, "You need to defeat Kakashi Hatake."

Hearing Kakashi's name, Sasuke subconsciously frowned.

Could it be that if this hadn't happened, his future teacher would have been Kakashi?

Sasuke had heard of Kakashi.

Others called him Copy Ninja Kakashi of the Sharingan.

The title Sharingan seemed to indicate that Kakashi possessed the same bloodline as Sasuke.

But Kakashi's surname was Hatake, not Uchiha.

However...

Kakashi Hatake was a genuine elite Jonin.

Was it a bit too much to ask a ninja academy student like Naruto to challenge an elite Jonin?

Sasuke thought so, and so did Sakura Haruno.

Sakura Haruno immediately spoke without restraint, complaining, "Hokage-sama, if you don't want Naruto-kun to be an instructor, just say so! Why make Naruto-kun fight an elite Jonin?"

"What if Naruto-kun gets hurt..."

"Cough cough~" Hiruzen Sarutobi also felt a little embarrassed. His old face blushed, but he didn't respond to Sakura Haruno.

Naruto, however, did not refuse: "Kakashi Hatake should have arrived already, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking.

A weak voice came from outside the door, "I'm here..."

Everyone's attention was drawn.

They saw a white-haired young man in ninja attire push the door open and enter.

He wore a mask, so others couldn't see his face clearly.

His forehead protector covered one eye, seemingly hiding some secret.

The only visible eye was half-closed, a typical dead fish eye.

Except for his straight posture, this guy looked like someone who had overindulged and depleted his body.

Sasuke looked at Kakashi and felt a little disappointed.

Because Kakashi didn't look particularly strong.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, you must fight seriously this time."

Kakashi: "Of course. After all, these three were originally my students. Someone wants to steal my position as instructor? I'm very angry right now~"

His words were laced with sarcasm.

But his voice was lazy, giving no impression of sharp aggression.

Afterward.

The group arrived at the training grounds outside the school.

Under the gaze of the onlookers, Kakashi and Naruto stood in the center.

Kakashi stared at Naruto, who stood calmly in front of him, and thought: Naruto, huh? He really looks like the teacher...

Kakashi had heard the rumors about Naruto before.

He didn't underestimate Naruto and intended to go all out.

"The little hero who saved his comrade from Kumogakure."

"Let me see your strength, Naruto."

Kakashi said this and raised his hand to pull up his forehead protector.

From the sidelines, Sasuke shouted in shock, "That's the Sharingan!"

How could he have the Sharingan?

But this was a question no one could answer for Sasuke at that moment.

The match began.

Kakashi reached into his ninja tool pouch.

Naruto noticed his action and also took out a kunai.

But then Kakashi stopped moving...

He remained in place, just staring at Naruto.

Naruto tilted his head slightly. "What are you doing?"

Kakashi, on the other side, also tilted his head.

Kakashi said, "There's a significant age gap between us, so naturally, I have the advantage in physique."

"If I just use the Sharingan to copy your movements, you'll absolutely be unable to defeat me."

"Start attacking."

It was indeed true.

If you looked at it purely from Kakashi's perspective.

His judgment was not wrong!

Because he was an adult, and Naruto had not yet grown up.

In terms of physique, any normal person would assume Kakashi was stronger than Naruto.

And Kakashi could perfectly copy Naruto's movements.

So no matter how much combat experience Naruto had, he couldn't defeat Kakashi.

In fact...

Kakashi would even find an opening and defeat him.

From the sidelines.

Sakura Haruno heard Kakashi's words and felt utterly wronged. "This guy, Kakashi Hatake, is so shameless! He's just being arrogant because Naruto-kun isn't as old as him!"

Sasuke glanced at Sakura Haruno and said, "Enemies are enemies. They don't become comrades because of age."

"To complete a mission, it's normal to use some underhanded tactics when necessary."

Iruka also said worriedly, "I wonder how Naruto will handle this."

Just as everyone was intently observing Naruto.

Naruto raised his hands and began forming hand seals.

On the other side, Kakashi also started forming hand seals.

In fact, Kakashi's seals were one faster than Naruto's!

But after completing the hand seals, Kakashi's eyes suddenly widened.

"What... What's going on?"

Bang bang bang bang bang~~~

A large cloud of white smoke suddenly appeared in the training ground.

When the smoke cleared.

revealing the dense figures within.

The number was incredibly vast, so many that the training ground couldn't hold them all!

Sakura Haruno took the opportunity to reach out and touch the Naruto clone beside her, a lewd smile on her face.

But Sakura Haruno's hand passed right through Naruto's body.

"So it was a Clone Technique..."

Not a Shadow Clone, but a clone technique without physical substance.

But even so.

The sheer number was too immense.

After a few seconds.

The clones in the arena began to dissipate.

Once all the clones had disappeared.

Kakashi was kneeling on the ground, looking incredibly exhausted.

Sasuke frowned, "Why? What happened?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in surprise, "I didn't expect Naruto to be so clever..."

Sakura Haruno asked curiously, "What happened?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained, "Kakashi's Sharingan can copy Naruto's movements."

"Including even the hand seals for ninja jutsu."

"And Naruto used this very characteristic to make Kakashi perform the seals."

"That jutsu can summon the most clones."

"The summoned clones have no attack power, so Kakashi's clones couldn't threaten Naruto."

"But in doing so, however much chakra Naruto consumed, Kakashi would consume the same amount."

"Very clever... he thought of this method almost instantly..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi grew more astonished as he spoke.

Although he also knew of this method.

Naruto's performance was truly exceptional.

A perfect score!

Secondly.

Kakashi never would have imagined.

That Naruto at this stage possessed far more chakra than he did.

That Clone Technique just now.

Had nearly depleted Kakashi's chakra.

Naruto saw Kakashi kneeling on one knee and asked him, "Are you alright, Senior Kakashi?"

Kakashi panted, his voice filled with disbelief, "I didn't expect your chakra to be this vast."

At this moment, Kakashi's mind flashed to Kushina.

That made sense.

Naruto was Kushina's child, after all.

It was normal for him to have a lot of chakra.

Kakashi hadn't expected his usually foolproof strategy to be so easily broken by Naruto.

After all, Kakashi had recorded over a thousand ninjutsu using his Sharingan's copying ability.

And no one had been able to do anything to Kakashi.

"I lost," Kakashi didn't try to be tough and admitted defeat directly. "It seems your mind and chakra are more than enough to handle things on your own, more than sufficient to be an instructor for ninja academy students."

Truly, the new generation surpasses the old...

Back then, Kakashi was also called a genius.

But at that time, Kakashi relied on swordsmanship and taijutsu.

He definitely didn't possess such a calm mind.

As for chakra, there was no need to even mention it.

Chakra reserves were pretty much set from the moment you were born.

Without a special bloodline, increasing chakra reserves was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

After Kakashi admitted defeat.

Sakura Haruno cheered, "Yippee yippee yippee!"

She excitedly asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Hokage-sama, does this mean Naruto can be our instructor?"

Through this quick spar, which started and ended swiftly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could see some of Naruto's potential.

A very meticulous and calm mind, along with a vast amount of chakra.

But beyond that, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew nothing else...

Kakashi was too careless, which led to him being defeated by a simple trick from Naruto.

And Naruto didn't even reveal too much of his abilities.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was a bit disappointed, he acknowledged Naruto's strength.

"Alright, little Naruto will be your instructor."

Hiruzen Sarutobi announced.

Although becoming an instructor required many procedures and approvals.

Naruto's situation was rather special.

So, Team 7 was temporarily set.

Captain and Instructor: Naruto Uzumaki.

Members: Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno.

Sakura Haruno seemed incredibly excited. She asked Naruto, "Naruto-kun, our team is officially formed today, shouldn't we go celebrate??"

This was a great opportunity!

Because usually, Naruto was either with Hinata or surrounded by other girls.

It was hard for Sakura Haruno to make a move.

Sasuke heard Sakura Haruno's words and couldn't help but say, "Instead of wasting time, we should train."

It was clear that he was very interested in Naruto's training methods.

Sakura Haruno retorted, "Hmph~ Neither of us is the captain, we have to listen to Naruto about everything!"

So, the two turned their gazes to Naruto.

Naruto himself had a lazy personality; eating, drinking, and having fun were more in line with Naruto's idea of a happy life.

"Okay! Then we'll listen to Sakura." Naruto said.

Sasuke was a little disappointed, but since it was Naruto's decision, he didn't object.

After eating, Naruto said, "You're all tired today, we'll talk about anything tomorrow."

Once he was full, he just wanted to clock out.

Sasuke couldn't help but ask, "Where should we gather tomorrow?"

Naruto thought for a moment, "Let's still gather here. Tomorrow, we'll plan our team's future schedule."

The next day.

Naruto presented a schedule he had planned to Sasuke and Sakura Haruno.

Monday: Party

Tuesday: Hot Springs

Wednesday: See if there are any missions we want to do

Thursday: Weekly Training Session

Friday: Team Building (Eating, Hot Springs, Watching Movies, Shopping...)

Saturday, Sunday: Holiday, relax at home

Sasuke looked at this schedule, his expression was quite... interesting.