"I didn't expect Kakashi-sensei to be this troublesome. Ordinary ninjutsu probably won't work. Do I need to use Mangekyo Sharingan ocular techniques?"
The moment that thought arose, Sasuke shook his head and dismissed it.
It was not because he treasured his ocular power, but because Kakashi was merely the first target he intended to challenge—a warm-up before the main event.
Next, he would challenge Shinichi, Shisui, and his brother Itachi, one by one—powerful opponents he had never defeated. Then, with an undefeated record, he would crush Naruto head-on and reaffirm his undisputed position as the strongest of their generation.
"Finally... there's sensei. I'll make her look at me properly!"
As Uchiha Homura's figure flashed through his mind, Sasuke's gaze immediately hardened with resolve.
In his view, if he needed to use Mangekyo Sharingan ocular techniques just to deal with Kakashi-sensei, then he had no right to challenge the even stronger opponents waiting afterward.
Kakashi clearly had no idea that Sasuke had categorized him as nothing more than a "warm-up." At that moment, his gaze swept over the kunai and shuriken scattered across the training ground, his expression turning slightly grave.
Because without exception, every one of those kunai and shuriken was damaged!
His gaze shifted to the longsword in Sasuke's hand, and Kakashi thought, What a sharp sword. If I don't channel chakra into them, my kunai probably can't withstand even a single strike.
There was no doubt that the damaged kunai and shuriken on the ground had been caused during their brief exchange, and the "culprit" was the longsword Sasuke held.
Kunai and shuriken forged from refined steel were like ordinary wood before that longsword—one slash was enough to sever them, one collision enough to shatter them.
Only after being infused with chakra could they barely hold up, like