Forcing Kakashi to Use the Sharingan

"If I grab the bell, can I leave early?"

Naruto grinned as he asked.

Splitting his focus to control ten Puppet Shadow Clone units at once was his current limit.

Although it wasn't overly exhausting, maintaining this "Time Management Master" mode at such high intensity wasn't ideal.

Is this good?

It is not...

Resolving this matter with Kakashi quickly was the priority.

"Oh? So confident?"

"Don't think that just because you are the son of the Fourth Hokage, you can be arrogant."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow.

He did not mention his past relationship as a student of Minato Namikaze.

Because he felt there was no need for Naruto to know.

Did he expect him to go easy on him during training just because his father had once taught him?

Impossible.

Going easy on them during training would be the primary reason they might die in actual combat.

Beyond that, it would also trigger Kakashi's painful memories of the past.

The loss of his comrade Rin, and the agonizing moments involving Obito.

"Eh??? Naruto is actually the son of the Fourth Hokage???"

Sakura Haruno was dumbfounded.

Her speech was slightly stuttered.

This news was too shocking!

The Hokage of Konoha was a figure of supreme status.

The goal that countless village ninjas aspired to and strove for.

He not only represented the Will of Fire but also symbolized the future and the light.

Since the village's founding, there had only been four so-called Hokage.

Konoha had once possessed countless outstanding ninjas with exceptional talent.

Yet, there was only one seat for the Hokage.

And Naruto's father had actually occupied one of those spots!

She had assumed Naruto came from an ordinary family.

An orphan who lost his parents during the Nine-Tails disaster.

She never imagined Naruto was the son of a hero!

At this moment, the way Sakura Haruno looked at Naruto underwent a earth-shattering change.

No wonder Naruto had become so powerful in such a short time.

That explained everything.

Sasuke was stunned for a moment.

He found it hard to accept reality.

"Kakashi, is what you said true? About Naruto being the son of the Fourth Hokage?"

Although it was completely irrelevant to his goal of revenge, in other words, the Rasengan that Naruto used yesterday might have been inherited from the Fourth Hokage.

That was a path to becoming stronger!

Getting close to Naruto meant getting stronger!

As long as it allowed him to grow stronger, getting close to anyone was not a big problem.

He would even accept that, whatever it was!

Isn't it just cross-dressing?

But surely no ninja would make such a strange request of him...

Kakashi shrugged, noncommittal.

"It already spread throughout the village yesterday."

"It's just that you guys got the news too slowly."

"Alright, enough talk, hurry up and come grab the bells."

Naruto did a warm-up stretch, "If I grab them, we can finish early, right?"

"Correct, but as a ninja, confidence alone is far from enough..."

Before Kakashi could finish his sentence.

Naruto charged toward him, unhurried and steady.

Oh??

A frontal assault?

His brain must be rusted.

And he's running so slowly.

Boring.

Kakashi found it amusing; is this it?

While he was distracted.

A crack rapidly appeared on the ground near his lower left foot.

The ground burst open!

A figure shot out from within.

It was another Puppet Shadow Clone Naruto.

Naruto, who had long known what Kakashi was planning.

Had sent two Puppet Shadow Clones here in advance.

Controlling both simultaneously.

One for the main feint, one for the main strike.

Combining the false with the real.

Only then could he win.

"Hiss... that's too fast!"

Kakashi's eyelids twitched slightly.

Everything happened too fast.

It came too suddenly.

Kakashi didn't even know when Naruto had created the shadow clones!

It was as if it had been premeditated.

As if he had known today's lesson all along.

Controlling him without a single blind spot.

Every detail was grasped perfectly.

That's right!

Kakashi had underestimated his opponent.

From the start, he hadn't taken this seriously at all.

He had been very casual.

Intending to first gauge the strength of Naruto and the others.

And then respond accordingly.

After all, he had plenty of trump cards up his sleeve.

Bullying three fledgling genin.

Wasn't it supposed to be easy, like taking candy from a baby?

But... he now realized he had thought too much.

Oh my god, the clown turned out to be himself!

"Sharingan!"

Kakashi wouldn't be the old lech... the old veteran of the ninja world for nothing.

His reaction speed was remarkably swift.

In order to prevent Naruto from seizing the lead so quickly.

He cast aside the dignity befitting a teacher.

Kakashi's hands formed seals with such rapid speed.

Only afterimages could be seen.

Immediately, a Shadow Clone appeared to block his front.

The clone kicked off the ground with force, while Kakashi crossed his arms to shield his chest.

Using that powerful momentum, he put some distance between himself and Naruto!

That was close, that was close; my dignity as a teacher is preserved for now.

But it's strange! When did Naruto summon a Shadow Clone, and when did he have it burrow into the ground?

I shouldn't have told them about today's lesson in advance.

When did he start planning all of this?

Kakashi's face was filled with bewilderment.

(⊙o⊙)...

Well, because his black mask covered the lower half of his face.

It was impossible for anyone to tell what kind of expression he was wearing at that moment.

Why does Kakashi have the Sharingan of our Uchiha Clan?

He shouldn't be a member of our Uchiha Clan.

But when did Naruto use a Shadow Clone?

Could it be that he predicted the content of Kakashi's survival exercise today?

Strange! Everything is just too strange!

Sasuke was stunned.

Kakashi was one thing.

But as for Naruto.

He found him increasingly impossible to understand.

Sakura Haruno's reaction was much the same.

She was completely bewildered.

Was this really the Naruto she knew?

It was as if he were a completely different person!

"Kakashi-sensei, you're cheating; isn't that a bit much?"

Naruto said with a mocking smile.

He had even brought out Obito's Sharingan.

That was clearly cheating...

Since when did the Hatake Clan have a Sharingan?!

Isn't this just blatantly bullying an honest person?

But to force Kakashi to use his Kekkei Genkai right at the start of the fight.

That was impressive.