Well-Deserved Reputation

"Don't judge others before you've figured out the situation, or you might end up feeling quite embarrassed! Kakashi-sensei!"

The shadow clone listened to Kakashi's explanation, curled its lip in resignation, and immediately began to form hand seals "quickly." Not wanting to expose his true level of skill, the Sasuke shadow clone performed the seals at a rate of six per second.

"This speed... he truly is a genius!" Watching the speed of Sasuke's hand seals, Kakashi's expression stiffened, and he began to consider how to deal with Sasuke.

"Fire Release: Gōkakyū!"

With the seals complete, the shadow clone unleashed the signature ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan at Kakashi.

A massive fireball erupted from the shadow clone's mouth, flying directly toward Kakashi.

"This power is worthy of the top student!" Facing the Gōkakyū spat out by Sasuke, Kakashi couldn't help but offer a word of praise, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

The Gōkakyū engulfed Kakashi completely, and a long moment later, only a charred wooden log remained where he had been standing.

The Substitution Technique, one of the three essential skills for a ninja; after using this move to dodge Sasuke's Gōkakyū, Kakashi had appeared directly underground.

"Not bad performance, but you were careless, Sasuke!" Saying this, Kakashi reached out a hand, grabbed Sasuke's ankle, and dragged him into the earth.

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!"

Accompanied by a declaration of victory, Kakashi slowly emerged in front of Sasuke.

"Although the power of your ninjutsu is good, your defensive awareness is too poor! This won't do!" Looking down at Sasuke, who now had only his head above ground, Kakashi stared at him from above.

"Thanks for the lesson, sensei, but I don't think it's quite time yet!" The shadow clone looked at Kakashi, who already believed he had the victory in the bag, smiled dismissively, and then vanished on the spot.

"A shadow clone? When?"

Watching Sasuke suddenly turn into white mist, Kakashi was surprised for the first time; after all, he hadn't noticed Sasuke forming any hand seals!

"Truly not simple, Sasuke!" Recalling the battle that had just taken place, Kakashi felt a sense of trouble for the first time. He hadn't expected that kid to be able to use a shadow clone right in front of him without a sound and then slip away.

"Baka!"

Just as Kakashi was still pondering how to deal with Sasuke, Naruto crawled out of the water in pain, looking at Kakashi with a face full of resentment.

"Multi Shadow Clone Technique!"

After showing his resentment, Naruto immediately used the ninjutsu he had learned from the Sealing Scroll, preparing to deal with Kakashi just as he had dealt with Mizuki.

"Hey, hey, isn't this a bit exaggerated!"

As Naruto split into dozens of shadow clones, Kakashi dealt with them one by one while feeling envious of Naruto's massive Chakra reserves.

In the forest, Sasuke, who had been taking a stroll, felt his shadow clone disappear. His eyes flickered, and he began to move slowly back toward the place where the training had started.

By the river, Kakashi took a rope and tied the exhausted Naruto to a post, then began to walk slowly toward the forest.

The first one was caught; next was that little girl. As for Sasuke, Kakashi decided to save him for last, as that kid was full of surprises.

In the forest, Sakura, who had been sneaking around observing the battle by the river, felt a sense of relief upon seeing that the idiot Naruto had been caught. It seemed she and Sasuke would successfully become genin!

Realizing this, Sakura hurried into the forest, wanting to share the good news with Sasuke...

After walking only a few steps, Sakura saw a scene that made her doubt reality.

She saw Sasuke lying on the ground covered in blood, muttering incoherently.

"Run... that guy will really kill us... run... run..."

Hearing Sasuke's voice, Sakura collapsed to the ground, unable to stop herself from trembling.

"No, this isn't real..."

Watching Sakura, who had fainted on the ground, from a tree above, Kakashi's expression was one of bewilderment. Was the Genjutsu resistance of students these days really this poor?

"The second one. Now, as long as I find Sasuke, I can begin the test!"

After picking up the rope to tie up Sakura, Kakashi continued to move through the forest; after all, Sasuke had to be in the forest—this was the result of Kakashi's analysis.

On the other side, Sasuke arrived at the riverbank and looked at Naruto, who was tied up tightly to the post, his expression somewhat subtle.

"You really are pathetic, dead last!"

Slowly walking up to the dejected Naruto, Sasuke took out a Kunai, cut the rope on Naruto's body, and then headed toward the forest.

"If I hadn't been so hungry, I would have already gotten the bells!" Naruto, saved by Sasuke, looked at the boy who held him in such contempt, his expression complicated.

"Let's go, time to save the others!"

Ignoring Naruto's words, Sasuke walked straight into the forest. If nothing went wrong, that Haruno Sakura should have been caught by now, right?

"Fine!" Hearing Sasuke's words, Naruto shifted his gaze away from the lunchbox on the post and slowly followed Sasuke into the forest.

In the forest, Kakashi, who had been searching for Sasuke, suddenly thought of something and hurriedly turned back toward the spot where he had captured Naruto.

In the forest, Sasuke looked at Sakura, who was lying on the ground trembling, his expression subtle. What a terrible posture!

"Sakura, wake up!" Unlike the indifferent Sasuke, Naruto, upon seeing his goddess in such a state, walked over and patted Sakura.

"You really are a hopeless idiot!" Realizing that Naruto didn't even know how to dispel a Genjutsu, Sasuke covered his forehead in resignation, then knelt down to help Sakura break the illusion.

"Baka!"

Hearing Sasuke's assessment of him, Naruto felt uncomfortable all over. Being constantly evaluated like this by Sasuke was nothing short of a deep humiliation!

"Sasuke-kun?"

Just as Naruto was about to challenge Sasuke to a contest, Sakura slowly opened her eyes.

"Let's go! Time to eat!" Upon realizing that Sakura had woken up, Sasuke walked straight toward the riverbank; if it weren't for the sake of successfully graduating, he wouldn't have wanted to save these two people at all!

"Yay!"

Hearing the word "eat," Naruto shouted excitedly and immediately sprinted toward the riverside.

"Thank you!"

After Naruto left, Sakura thanked Sasuke.

"Let's go!"

Faced with such gratitude, Sasuke shrugged helplessly and then walked off into the distance, with Sakura quickly following suit.

In the distance, Kakashi watched the three of them walk away, smiling with satisfaction before shaking the bells in his hand.

"Although it's a bit redundant, I still need to go through the motions!" After resting for a little while, Kakashi strolled leisurely toward the riverbank.

A bewildered Kakashi, and Sasuke who understands teamwork!

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