Meanwhile, Sasuke remained where he was, staring silently at the patch of earth two meters in front of him, where a dog's head had been carved. After a moment, he suddenly drew his sword and stabbed it into the soil.
With a bang, a puff of white smoke rose from the ground and vanished into the air. It was a Shadow Clone!
"You noticed my trap so easily. As expected of you, Sasuke!" Kakashi suddenly emerged and clapped his hands in praise.
He had intended to use Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu to pull Sasuke into the ground and restrain him, but Sasuke had seen through his trap at a glance.
Sasuke's mouth twitched at Kakashi's praise.
If it hadn't been for that dog's head, I really wouldn't have noticed so easily.
After a moment, Sasuke asked, "Kakashi-sensei, are you only sending two Shadow Clones to deal with them?"
"If you want to test their strength, Kakashi-sensei, Shadow Clones alone might not be enough."
Kakashi chuckled. That was precisely his intention. Although Naruto and Sakura had both performed quite well just now,
he believed that his Shadow Clones could still easily subdue them and force them to reveal their full strength.
"It seems you have a lot of faith in—What!?"
Before he could finish speaking, a look of astonishment flashed across Kakashi's face.
Because his Shadow Clone had been defeated!
Time rewound to several minutes earlier.
Kakashi's Shadow Clone stood facing Naruto in the middle of a forest clearing and said slowly, "Your teammates have already been taken care of. Now you're the only one left. Are you still going to struggle?"
Naruto smiled disdainfully. "Kakashi-sensei, don't try to throw me off with words. My companions won't lose that easily!"
"Looks like you have quite a bit of faith in those