"Gulp." Sakura swallowed with difficulty and rubbed her eyes.
She could hardly believe what she was seeing.
"Tch, has he gotten stronger again?" Sasuke snorted beside her, despairing even more over the gap between himself and Naruto.
Naruto withdrew his hand in satisfaction.
He had grown stronger after his battle with Guy several years ago.
Now, both his ninjutsu and Kido were far more powerful than before.
Moreover, combining ninjutsu with Kido could amplify their power even further, producing an effect similar to chained ninjutsu.
Even Jonin could not afford to take such an attack lightly.
But Naruto knew that an attack like this could not do anything to Kakashi.
Sure enough, although the field was a complete mess, Kakashi was nowhere to be seen.
Kakashi, who had successfully evaded the attack, was inwardly astonished.
As expected of Naruto. In just a few years, he had grown this much. Even without receiving any guidance, his strength had already far surpassed that of last year's Genin.
But he had to remember that his opponent was no ordinary Jonin.
He was Hatake Kakashi, a battle-hardened veteran known to his enemies as the Copy Ninja.
Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.
A pair of hands shot out from the earth beneath Naruto's feet and grabbed his ankles.
A confident smile curled Kakashi's lips. He could already picture Naruto being dragged underground, with only his head left above the soil.
At that point, he surely would not be able to maintain that elegant, gentle composure.
"Hadō #57: Tsuppari no Odori."
As soon as the words fell, the entire ground suddenly churned. The shattered earth burst from the previously stable surface, revealing Kakashi's shocked eyes below.
Taking advantage of Kakashi's distraction, Naruto broke free of his restraint. He lightly tapped the rubble with his fingertips and swiftly