Kakashi's Favoritism

There had been no suspense at all in the match between Yinsen and Naruto.

The gap between Naruto and Yinsen was enormous now, especially since Naruto himself had developed a problem. Even his cheat-like power burst in critical moments had been sealed away by Orochimaru.

Sakura? Although Yinsen had told Sakura to team up with Naruto, Sakura Haruno was nothing but dead weight in this kind of fight right now.

Even though Naruto had initially been unhappy about Yinsen wearing that jacket, the reality of being swiftly beaten down made him understand just how vast the gap between him and Yinsen truly was.

"Is the difference really that huge?"

Sakura had not suffered any serious injuries. She had long known that Yinsen was powerful.

But watching from the sidelines and experiencing it firsthand were completely different feelings. As his opponent, she had truly felt as if he could kill her at any moment.

That feeling of having her life completely beyond her control was terrifying from the bottom of her heart.

When the spar ended, Naruto and Sakura sat directly on the ground, feeling as though they had no strength left anywhere in their bodies.

"Naruto, does your body feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Under Yinsen's influence, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha had begun Tree Climbing and Water Walking training ahead of time. Naruto had originally become quite skilled at Water Walking, but he had frequently run into problems during their spar just now.

Because his Chakra control had gone wrong, Naruto Uzumaki had been unable to fully display his true strength. That was also one reason Yinsen had so easily sent him flying.

"Huh? No."

Yinsen found that utterly speechless. He knew what had happened to Naruto Uzumaki, which was why he had used their "spar on water" to bring the