Fierce Battle with Kakashi

On another training ground in the distance, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura sat bored.

"This Teacher Kakashi is so unreliable! He told us not to be late, but he's the one who's this late!"

Naruto grumbled indignantly, "Sasuke, we have to teach him a lesson later!"

Sasuke didn't say anything, but he nodded in agreement.

They had arrived before seven, and hadn't even eaten breakfast yet!

"Um... Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi is a Jonin... it's probably better if we behave ourselves," Sakura said, swallowing hard as she heard them agree to teach Kakashi a lesson.

"Don't worry, Sakura! Sasuke and I are really strong now!" Naruto puffed out his chest confidently.

Especially when he thought about how he would show off his invincible presence to Sakura later, and how she would be completely smitten with him, he couldn't help but grin foolishly.

"Hey... what are you daydreaming about, you idiot! Why are you grinning like that!" Sasuke glanced at the foolishly grinning Naruto with disgust.

"Nonsense! I wasn't daydreaming!" Naruto glared at him fiercely.

"Um... I'm very sorry. I was delayed because I met an old lady crossing the street and helped her get home."

Kakashi's figure approached from the distance, holding two bento boxes in one hand and scratching the back of his head with the other, smiling apologetically.

"Teacher Kakashi, you're going too far! You can't just make up an excuse like that! Do you think that excuse will fool us?"

Naruto rolled his eyes. Was he trying to fool a fool?

Suddenly, Naruto noticed the two bento boxes in Kakashi's hand and couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Kakashi, are these for us?"

Naruto's words drew Sasuke's and Sakura's attention.

"Yes," Kakashi nodded, his gaze sweeping over the three of them expressionlessly. "However, only two of you will get to eat this bento."

"Whoever can snatch the bells from me will get to eat the bento." As he spoke, Kakashi took out two bells from his pocket and tied them to his waist.

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind suddenly attacked from his side!

Kakashi's calm demeanor instantly vanished. His pupils contracted as he flipped to dodge.

"Alright! Snatching bells? This is a perfect opportunity to teach Teacher Kakashi a lesson for being late!"

Another Naruto appeared in the spot where Kakashi had just been, rubbing his fist.

"Shadow Clone! And this Taijutsu... it's not right! It's very not right!"

Before Kakashi could recover, a bolt of lightning accompanied by the sound of strong wind suddenly appeared!

"Wind Style, Thousand-Faced Wind!"

"Lightning Style, Lightning Ball!"

Naruto's and Sasuke's voices rang out simultaneously.

"Earth Style, Earth Wall!!"

Kakashi quickly formed hand seals, and a dirt wall with a dog's head carved on it suddenly rose up! It blocked the Ninjutsu from Sasuke and Naruto.

However, the rising earth wall also shattered into pieces due to the collision of the Ninjutsu!

"This level of Ninjutsu! And Naruto and Sasuke have already mastered Chakra nature transformation!"

Kakashi dared not be careless now. He had initially thought they were just three ordinary Genin who had just graduated.

But now it seemed that any mistake could lead to him suffering a significant loss!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sound of air being cut through suddenly appeared, and several shuriken flew towards them.

However, shuriken of this level were not a problem for Kakashi, and he could easily dodge them.

Just as the shuriken reached his side.

Bang!

A puff of smoke dispersed, and Naruto's figure appeared! The Taijutsu taught by Yamei displayed its terrifying power at this moment, actually matching Kakashi blow for blow!

"Such powerful Taijutsu!" Cold sweat beaded on Kakashi's forehead. His peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a few glints of light, and his expression changed.

A few iron wires trembled, and the scattered shuriken quickly flew back towards Kakashi!

The flying shuriken pierced Kakashi's body fiercely. Naruto, who had created distance, saw this and threw a punch!

"We did it!"

"Don't celebrate yet, idiot! This is a Lightning Clone!!"

The Kakashi who had been pierced by the shuriken dissolved into a flash of lightning.

Sasuke quickly released the hand holding the iron wire. The conductivity of the lightning made his body tingle slightly, and his gaze remained vigilant of his surroundings.

"Damn it! As expected of a Jonin, he's really troublesome!" Naruto also immediately returned to a fighting state.

Although they had temporarily lost track of Kakashi, they dared not let their guard down.

As for Sakura, she was completely stunned. From the moment the fight began, she had been standing there blankly, unsure of what to do.

So when they said they wanted to teach Teacher Kakashi a lesson, they weren't kidding!

I always knew Naruto and Sasuke would get stronger after training with Yamei, but I never imagined they'd become this strong!

Can I… can I still keep up with Sasuke and the others?

A flicker of confusion crossed her eyes.

Naruto and Sasuke had no idea that their display of strength was deeply discouraging Sakura.

Earth spikes shot out from all around, suddenly attacking.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Bang bang bang!

Dozens of Naruto clones instantly appeared, and then one Rasengan after another was formed.

"Here we go!!"

The Narutos shouted in unison, charging towards the dense earth spikes with their Rasengan.

Boom boom boom!

Explosions echoed endlessly. In just a few blinks of an eye, the earth spikes were completely depleted, and half of the Narutos were still holding Rasengan, guarding their surroundings.

Kakashi, who had been hiding his presence, was already somewhat overwhelmed the moment he saw Naruto use the Rasengan.

Especially using the Rasengan with the Shadow Clone Technique – he was envious!

"Teacher Kakashi, I found you."

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded beside him. The moment he turned his head, he met a pair of crimson eyes.

The two-tomoe Sharingan flickered, and his vision changed at that instant.

"Genjutsu!"

Kakashi's heart leaped in alarm. He quickly dispelled the Genjutsu and felt an intense heat.

"Great Fireball Technique!! Do these two want to kill me?"

Cold sweat streamed down Kakashi's forehead as he felt the dozen or so Narutos behind him charging with Rasengan.

"Water Style: Water Wave!"

Water and fire collided, creating thick smoke. Taking advantage of this moment, Kakashi used an Earth Style jutsu to block all of Naruto's Rasengan.

The moment he retreated from the thick smoke, Kakashi suddenly felt his waist go light. He looked down and saw that the bell on his waist was in Haruno Sakura's hand.

"..."

Kakashi froze for a moment. Was he so shocked by Naruto and Sasuke's combat power that he overlooked Sakura?

Or was it because he had underestimated them from the very beginning?

If it were an enemy, Kakashi would naturally not be so careless.

It was just that he hadn't truly prepared to take them seriously from the start, which was why he was caught off guard by the sudden turn of events.

"Sasuke, Naruto! I got the bell!"

Sakura also shouted excitedly at this moment. She could still help them!

"Huh!? Is it over already? I haven't had enough of a fight yet," Naruto grumbled as he walked out of the water mist. Behind him, Sasuke had his hands in his pockets, and it was unclear who the opponent was.

Kakashi's lips twitched slightly. He didn't want to deal with Naruto, so he looked at Haruno Sakura and said:

"There are only two bells, Sakura. How will you distribute them now? You know, those who don't get a bell can't eat."