You? Are you out of your mind?

"Teacher Kyoichi, the first team?"

Kakashi paused.

The next moment.

He saw Kyoichi arrive with three people.

Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and...

A five-year-old Shisui?

Kakashi immediately felt indignant.

Shisui might be a genius, but so was he. He had graduated at five and become a Chunin at six. He had been a Chunin for three years now. He could handle a team like this by himself!

"I didn't want to come down, but your fighting was too ugly. There was no teamwork at all. I think I need to teach you what teamwork is."

Kyoichi didn't look at anyone else; he stared directly at Kakashi.

That's right.

He was targeting Kakashi.

Obito is an idiot, and you are too?

No.

Kakashi simply looked down on Obito, feeling that cooperating with him would only drag down his combat effectiveness. In fact, his decisions in previous missions had been the same.

He did whatever was most beneficial for the mission. However, in reality, there were many times when teammates could have been saved.

Too cold-blooded!

At the same time, he thought too highly of himself.

Kakashi noticed Kyoichi's gaze, snorted coldly, and felt quite indignant in his heart.

"Let's begin. Fight freely. I know some Medical Ninjutsu, so I can handle most general injuries."

Kyoichi said calmly.

Then, he and Minato Namikaze instantly disappeared.

"Go!"

Kakashi didn't hesitate.

He was the strongest among his peers at the academy. After several years, he didn't believe he couldn't defeat Asuma and the other two.

Neither side retreated. Instead, they formed ranks and threw shuriken to keep each other at bay, while secretly observing and looking for an opportunity.

Kakashi was not reckless.

He observed Obito, Rin, and the enemy's condition and positions, but...

Bang!

After a smoke bomb, three "first teams" rushed out of the smoke.

Clone Technique?

Kakashi quickly moved closer to Obito and the others, but...

Clang!

Ninja tools collided.

Behind him, Shisui attacked with a sword.

The real body.

Was the opponent planning a decapitation strategy?

Kakashi dodged using taijutsu, quickly "understanding" the opponent's strategy in his mind.

Decapitation?

Perfect!

He drew his White Fang short sword and lunged at Asuma.

"I'll do it!"

Obito's voice fell. He formed hand seals, opened his mouth, and spat out a Great Fireball.

Kakashi cursed inwardly and had no choice but to retract his attack to dodge.

However.

At this moment, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

There were only two people!

Where was Kurenai Yuhi?

"Watch out!"

Kakashi, who had dodged using the Substitution Technique, quickly called out a warning.

However, it was too late.

At this moment, in the sight of Obito, Rin, and Kakashi, a shower of cherry blossoms fluttered.

Cherry Blossom Sight Genjutsu!

Kakashi immediately dispelled the genjutsu. Just as he was about to help Obito and Rin break free, Shisui and Asuma formed hand seals—

Great Fireball, Great Breakthrough!

The wildly raging flames surged towards Obito and Rin, who were still trapped in the genjutsu.

Not holding back at all!

Cold sweat beaded on Kakashi's forehead. As he fell, he instantly completed his hand seals and slammed them onto the ground, raising an earth wall to block the flames.

At this moment, Rin and Obito gradually awoke.

However.

"You're dead!"

A voice rang out from behind Rin and Obito.

Asuma's Shadow Clone, Kurenai!

"Kakashi lost."

Minato sighed.

Although he was still alive, his teammates were all dead. How could it be easy to defeat a three-person squad?

Unless the strength gap between him and Asuma's team was immense.

But.

That was clearly unrealistic.

Speed?

Useless.

Asuma's team wasn't fast, but they weren't slow either. The three of them huddled together to defend, cooperating with the Three Body Techniques and Kurenai's strong sensing abilities. Kakashi was constantly on the defensive.

"All three of them are elite Genin. Kakashi is powerful, but as long as Asuma and the others don't intend to kill Kakashi, there won't be any problems," Kyoichi said calmly.

If the three of them split up, they would definitely be defeated by Kakashi one by one. But standing together, defending against an elite Chunin was not difficult.

Right now, Kakashi's only advantage was his fast swordsmanship.

Shisui's strength and chakra were inferior to the others, but his speed was almost on par with Kakashi's. Although he was outmatched, with Asuma and Kurenai adding their strength, Kakashi could only continuously wear down Shisui's stamina.

The next moment, lightning flashed on Kakashi's blade.

Had he powered up?

Kyoichi saw Kakashi charge towards Shisui.

Under the ground, a Shadow Clone sneaked over.

The final blow!

"White Fang Senior's swordsmanship? It doesn't seem like it..."

"All show, no substance. Kakashi is about to lose."

Kyoichi shook his head.

Minato didn't think so.

Kakashi still had strength. If he could defeat Shisui, the remaining two could be slowly worn down and killed.

Therefore.

The key was this strike.

However.

The next moment, he understood where Kyoichi's confidence came from—

Asuma blocked Kakashi's sword!

Asuma was not lightly injured.

A large gash was opened on his arm, and blood poured out. However, Kakashi's Lightning Release chakra was neutralized by his Wind Release chakra. At the same time, Shisui and Kurenai attacked Kakashi's main body and clone respectively.

The outcome was decided!

"Stop, Kakashi."

"Yes!"

Minato spoke. Kakashi knew the defeat was inevitable and dejectedly lowered his sword.

He was unwilling.

Asuma blocked the blade for Shisui; otherwise, that strike would have directly "killed" him.

"Unsatisfied? Squad combat has never been one-on-one. What's the use of being strong yourself unless you're as strong as me and Senior Minato? Otherwise, don't spout nonsense."

Kyoichi wasn't bragging.

Minato had the Flying Thunder God Technique, making him virtually invincible as long as he could break through defenses. But he wasn't bad either; with the Earth Spear and various other jutsu, he wasn't too afraid unless he encountered a few of the elite from Kumogakure.

He was invincible when crushing weaker opponents!

What about Kakashi?

He was fragile!

Without the Sharingan, his chakra was sufficient, but only just. It couldn't compare to his Senju bloodline at all.

Why did he think he could take on three opponents alone?

Kakashi's expression soured, but he knew Kyoichi was speaking the truth. Moreover, the current situation was that they had lost to Asuma and his team, and they had lost badly.

"Rin, your problem lies in your taijutsu. You're a medical ninja, but you can't neglect your taijutsu. Lady Tsunade, one of the Sannin, is also a medical ninja, but her strength is terrifying. If all else fails, you could consider the Chakra Scalpel."

Kyoichi looked at Rin Nohara.

The girl was deeply discouraged. She thought she wasn't bad, but she hadn't been able to make any impact against the trio.

Hearing her teacher's words, she was stunned for a moment, then thought about it carefully and said in surprise, "Teacher, you mean using the Chakra Scalpel to injure enemies?"

"Severing ligaments, muscles, blood vessels – anything to restrict their movement, isn't that enough?"

Kyoichi nodded.

Rin Nohara was stunned for a long time. She didn't know the Chakra Scalpel, but she had heard of it. If Kyoichi hadn't mentioned it, she would never have thought it could be used to injure enemies.

Thinking carefully, she couldn't find any fault with it—

Who stipulated that the Chakra Scalpel couldn't injure people?

"Teacher, teacher, what about me, what about me?"

Obito was anxious.

Rin had advice, but what about him!

"You? Train more, suffer a bit to gain experience. Is there something wrong with your brain?"