"Hey, everyone has a good morning~"
The sun was almost rising to the noon position, and the lazy figure of Kakashi belatedly appeared on the edge of the training ground.
"Too slow——!!!"
Sakura's anger that had been building up all morning suddenly exploded, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice full of dissatisfaction and resentment. Even Satsuki, who had always been cool and cool, couldn't help but stare angrily at Kakashi.
Naruto sighed helplessly and looked at the teacher Jonin who was delayed for at least an hour.
"Ah, sorry, sorry~" Kakashi scratched his silver hair without sincerity and made nonsense, "That's because I met a black cat lying in front of me on the road, so..."
Only Naruto knew in his heart that this guy was absolutely lying. He probably went to Memorial Stone first and stayed there for a long time, staring at the stone tablet with the name "Uchiha Obito" engraved on it.
Kakashi coughed tactically and forced the topic to stay on track, "Well, without further ado, this is your topic today." He took out two bells from nowhere and shook them, making a crisp sound.
"The rules are simple: find a way to snatch these two bells from me before noon. Those who succeed in snatching the [bells] will have lunch. And those who fail to snatch the [bells..." He deliberately prolonged his tone, glanced at the three of them, and then pointed to the three conspicuous wooden stakes on the edge of the training ground.
"... Not only did I have no food to eat, but I was tied up there and watched helplessly as I ate my lunch."
What are you doing?! This guy is simply lying! No wonder we weren't allowed to have breakfast yesterday!
Sakura was madly complaining about Kakashi's evil intentions, but at the same time he felt happy. Also... there is Naruto.
Early this morning, while they were waiting for Kakashi to come after gathering, Naruto actually took out from his backpack a breakfast for three people - sandwiches wrapped in oil paper that looked very tempting!
According to Sakura's character, it is very likely that he would be frightened by Kakashi's threat of "spitting it out" and would not dare to eat anything. Then I am afraid that he would be so hungry that his chest would touch his back.
But the key point is - the rice cooked by Naruto is really too boring!
The lunch we had at Naruto's house yesterday refreshed Sakura's perception of "deliciousness". The ginger-roasted pork has a rich sauce and the meat is tender and juicy; the hamburger steak is perfectly cooked and rich in texture, and even the simplest bonito rice balls are extraordinarily sweet. The ultimate deliciousness is a shocking taste enjoyment that Sakura has never experienced in any Konoha restaurant!
Can you only say that he is a genius?
While Sakura was savoring the deliciousness of the breakfast sandwich, he secretly sighed. It turns out that Naruto's talent for cooking is the same as his talent for tolerance, both of which belong to the monster level!
By the way, at noon yesterday, this voice also sounded in Naruto's mind.
[bite!]
[Congratulations to the host: creating the initial Bonds with the original character "Sakura Haruno"!]
[Points obtained: 300!]
... Good guy, as expected of Brother Ying, the score is so high.
"Wait a minute?" Sakura, who was careful, or rather extremely insecure at the moment, immediately discovered the biggest mistake in the rules.
"Why... why only two bells?!"
"Hmph..."
Kakashi let out a deep laugh of unknown meaning, "That's a good question. There are only two bells, which means that only two people can pass at most. The one who fails... will have to study again Ninja Academy."
These light words were like a bolt from the blue to Sakura, instantly making her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and her whole heart was frozen!
Wait a moment! That's not right! This, this is obviously going to eliminate someone! Panic seized her instantly. Of the three of us, I was the weakest... There was no doubt about it! If I were to eliminate one person, no matter what I thought, it would definitely be me! Is my Ninja career about to end before it even begins?!
Just when Sakura fell into desperate thoughts, Kakashi changed the topic and cast his sharp eyes at Naruto.
"By the way, Naruto. Lord Hokage told me that you seem to be... able to initially use the 'power' of your body, right?"
Naruto was stunned when he heard this, then a slightly provocative smile appeared on his face, and he replied, "Huh? Yes, what's wrong Kakashi-sensei? Are you scared? That's right, after all, Jiu and I..."
"That's the problem!" Kakashi suddenly interrupted Naruto's speech, and his tone suddenly became extremely serious.
"Naruto, you should know better than anyone how dangerous and powerful the power sealed in your body is. If you don't control it properly and go berserk... let alone this exercise, maybe the entire Konoha will be destroyed!"
Power? What power? Destroy Konoha? Naruto?
Facing Kakashi's ground-breaking speech, Sakura on the side was completely stunned. His brain was completely unable to process this huge amount of information, and he could only stare at the two people in stunned silence.
"You are still too young, and your mind and body are not yet mature. Whether you can truly withstand and control that power without being counterattacked is still a huge unknown, and it may even cause irreparable damage to your body."
Kakashi's voice was low and solemn, "Now, as your guide Jonin, I hereby clearly stipulate that during this exercise, you are absolutely prohibited from using Kurama's chakra! If you use that power, I will directly sentence you to defeat! Do you understand?"
"Yes~ I know——"
Naruto prolonged his tone and replied with a pretended, slightly reluctant look.
Yes, Naruto has privately told Third Hokage about the good relationship between himself and Kurama in his body, and used this as a "reasonable explanation" for his ability to "explode" with powerful power to repel Itachi Uchiha that night at Uchiha Clan Massacre Night.
Naruto still remembers how excited Third Hokage was when he learned that he could communicate with Kurama and even had a "good" relationship with Kurama.
Become friends with Tailed Beast inside your body? This kind of thing is not without precedent in Ninja World - Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B of Hidden Cloud Village, in getting along and running in day after day, with Eight-Tails Gyuki became a close friend, thus becoming Ninja World, the rare Perfect Jinchuriki who can fully control the power of Tailed Beast without fear of going berserk.
Obviously, both Third Hokage and Kakashi hope that Naruto can embark on this path, but they are also well aware of the difficulties and risks involved. Therefore, Kakashi's current ban is both a restriction and a protection to prevent Naruto from relying on this power too early and neglecting to polish its own foundation, or causing catastrophic consequences during control.