Illusion

In the Hatake Clan's training ground, two dark figures were constantly clashing, and the sound of weapons clashing could be heard from time to time.

The two fighting in the arena are Shiro and Kakashi, while Sakumo watches from the sidelines, pointing out their shortcomings.

After replenishing his medicine at the hospital, Shiro went to Sakumo's place for training. Kakashi happened to be there too, so the two started sparring, with Sakumo pointing out his mistakes.

Of course, it's just a simple contest of skills; otherwise, Kakashi wouldn't be a match for Shiro, given the significant age difference and the fact that Kakashi's current strength and speed are inferior to Shiro's.

Aside from that, he's not much different from Shiro. Thanks to the foundation laid by Sakumo and his excellent talent, Kakashi's swordsmanship is already quite good.

He's only slightly inferior to Shiro, who has the experience cheat, which is quite remarkable.

After all, Kakashi was already Chunin at this point in the original story, so he wouldn't be much worse off.

In the arena, Shiro tilted his head back slightly, flicked Kanshou right hand with Gan Jiang, and launched a surprise attack at Kakashi.

Seeing this, Kakashi used his height advantage to duck down and dodge the attack, then slashed back at Shiro, who had dodged the short sword!

Shiro wasn't surprised; he was very familiar with this kind of scene, and it wasn't the first time the two had fought.

Therefore, without any panic, Shiro held his Moye horizontally in his left hand to block Kakashi's short sword. At the same time, he exerted force with his right wrist, and Kanshou was instantly sent flying!

Seeing this, Kakashi immediately withdrew and retreated, waiting for Kanshou to fly back into Shiro's hand before continuing his charge.

He knew very well how troublesome Shiro's move was after Kanshou Jiang left his hand, and only now was Shiro not using the black and white sword created by his Ninjutsu.

Otherwise, he would have been doomed to lose. After all, even Sakumo could only withstand that move head-on and couldn't break through it, let alone him.

Shiro that he still hadn't succeeded, Shiro simply gave up on using the Triple Crane Wings and continued fighting Kakashi.

The downside of not using the Husband and Wife Swords in Triple Crane Wings is that if the opponent notices, they can simply retreat and dodge, interrupting Shiro's combo.

Since it was homemade, it lacked the attraction between Husband and Wife Swords, making it unable to follow.

Therefore, after using this technique on Kakashi a few times, it became ineffective, since Shiro's calculation ability was not terrifying enough to predict all of Kakashi's actions.

Naturally, once Shiro rushes up, he won't be able to follow up with the Triple Crane Wings, since Kanshou's return position is incorrect.

Watching the fight from the sidelines, Sakumo nodded from time to time, clearly quite satisfied with their performance.

Kakashi goes without saying; to have this level of skill at his age is already quite remarkable.

Shiro is also quite good. He doesn't specialize in swordsmanship. Although his fighting style relies on close combat with weapons, Shiro's strength actually lies in Ninjutsu.

This is why he arranged for Shiro to undergo training in Ninjutsu.

However, Sakumo's level was far higher than theirs. In his eyes, they still had many shortcomings that needed to be corrected.

Meanwhile, Kakashi and Shiro were unaware of Sakumo's thoughts, as they were engaged in a tense battle.

Kakashi had always wanted to defeat this senior who kept patting his head, and he wanted to vent his anger properly!

Therefore, their fighting spirit is very high.

Shiro, on the other hand, didn't have so many thoughts on that. He just felt that losing to Kakashi would be embarrassing, so he put all his effort into fighting Kakashi.

However, he proved one thing with his actions.

That means Uchiha Sasuke only talks a lot of pretentious nonsense!

To Shiro, the idea that powerful ninjas can know their opponent's intentions the instant they engage in combat is utter nonsense. It's clearly because of love!

Just like now, Shiro and Kakashi are not weak. Shiro, needless to say, Jonin would be taken out if they got close to him.

Kakashi also possesses the strength of Chunin, and a rather outstanding one at that; ordinary Chunin are no match for him.

However, after fighting so many times, they had never experienced that feeling even once.

Therefore, that wasn't ninja training at all, but love!

However, despite his thoughts, Shiro's hands moved quickly and steadily.

Just then, Shiro suddenly exerted his strength, deflecting Kakashi's short sword. Using his right foot as a pivot, he turned sideways and kicked Kakashi with his left foot.

However, to Shiro's surprise, the moment he kicked, with a "bang," a cloud of white smoke burst out from Kakashi's body!

"A substitute? No, Shadow Clone Technique!"

The reason Shiro identified it as Shadow Clone Technique rather than Substitution Technique before the white smoke dissipated was because they had an agreement not to use Ninjutsu that was not directly related to swordsmanship.

The only technique directly related to swordsmanship is Shadow Clone Technique; there is no Substitution Technique.

That's not entirely accurate. It does exist; the Land of Iron has this technique, but that's a technique used with a katana. Kakashi's short sword doesn't have a similar technique.

Therefore, the Substitution Technique is also subject to restrictions, and naturally, it can only be used as Shadow Clone Technique.

However, what surprised Shiro the most was the secrecy of Kakashi's Hand Seals. He didn't even notice when Kakashi formed the seals or when he switched bodies.

However, he didn't have time to think about that now, because Shiro's spinning kick to Kakashi was a large-scale movement, and naturally, the opening was also very obvious. Kakashi obviously wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

Just as Shiro had predicted, Kakashi rushed out from the left, his short sword aimed straight at Shiro!

Without any hesitation, Shiro immediately swung his right-hand Kanshou, Ganshou, to block Kakashi's short sword. Although this would cause him to lose his balance, it would also give him a chance to counterattack.

Rather than lose like this, we might as well give it a shot!

Just as Shiro had predicted, he successfully blocked Kakashi's short sword. However, he also lost his balance in the process, and ended up hanging in mid-air before falling to the ground!

Kakashi naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by. So, before he could even steady himself after being knocked back by Shiro, he flicked his wrist and shot the short sword directly at Shiro.

He knew very well that Shiro couldn't possibly fall from that height; the moment he landed, Shiro would find a foothold and immediately get up.

Therefore, the advantage only existed for that one instant when Shiro was suspended in mid-air!

Suddenly, Kakashi's dagger struck Shiro, and a puff of white smoke erupted from it!

"Not good! Shadow Clone Technique!" Upon seeing this, Kakashi's heart tightened, and he immediately and nervously surveyed his surroundings, especially the blind spots behind him!

At the same time, he reached down with his right hand and took out a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, holding it horizontally in front of his chest.

Although a kunai isn't as convenient as a short sword, well, at least he threw it away; it's better than nothing.

Seeing this, Sakumo shook his head. Kakashi's combat experience was ultimately lacking, even though his reaction was very timely.

But this was exactly the reaction Shiro wanted.

Therefore, in the instant Kakashi turned to guard, Kanshou was already positioned across his neck!

You lost.

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