The Epicly Enhanced Konoha Crush Plan (3)

Kakashi strolled leisurely to the Ninja Academy. When he pushed open the door to the classroom where the information session was being held, he found it empty except for Naruto, Sasuke, Karin.

"Teacher, you're way too slow!"

Karin felt as if she had been granted a pardon upon seeing Kakashi and ran to the classroom door.

Just now, as the Guiding Ninja led their students away one by one, only the three of them remained in the classroom. Naruto and Sasuke had cold faces the whole time and spoke in a monologue style, making her extremely embarrassed. Fortunately, Kakashi finally arrived.

"Sorry, I encountered a black cat blocking my way on the road, so I'm late."

Kakashi explained with a squinting smile.

However, even Karin was speechless; what a lame excuse.

Sasuke and Naruto continued to stare at each other, basically ignoring Kakashi.

Kakashi glanced at the three of them and sighed inwardly, thinking that the next few months would probably be difficult to get along with.

In retrospect, it's probably because the Uchiha Clan, under the leadership of Fugaku and Itachi, has completely compromised with the Third Hokage in recent years, and has finally regained the Third Hokage's trust and favor.

After the Uchiha Incident, the Third Hokage's reputation was damaged, and even the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans, who had always been Hokage supporters of the Hokage lineage, no longer supported Third Hokage as strongly as before.

So the main reason is that the Third Hokage doesn't have many capable people now, which is why he is making good use of the Uchiha Clan again.

As for Kakashi, he was suspected by the Third Hokage in some previous incidents, but he has been very well-behaved in recent years.

He was both a disciple of the Fourth Hokage and a good friend of Itachi. It is estimated that the Third Hokage made him serve as the Jonin instructor Jōnin Naruto, Sasuke, Karin for this reason.

"Come on, follow me." Kakashi gestured for the three of them to follow.

The three followed Kakashi to the Training Ground closest to the Ninja Academy.

"Let's start with self-introductions, like what you like, what you dislike, and your future dreams." Kakashi stood in the open space in the center of the Training Ground and continued, "I'll start with myself. My name is Hatake Kakashi. I don't want to tell you what I like or dislike. My dream should come true soon, right? As for my interests, I have many, but I won't go into detail."

"Doesn't that mean you haven't said anything at all?" Karin complained. "My turn. My name is Karin Namikaze. I like yakitori and pork cutlet rice, I hate dumplings, and my motto is 'A woman's belief can penetrate rock.'"

As for my dream, I want to become the strongest Kunoichi in the Shinobi World. My interest is mature, gentle, and handsome men, preferably like my father.

Although Karin Minato Namikaze was already seriously injured and unconscious before Karin was born, she learned a lot about Minato from Uzumaki Ashina Minato Namikaze, so her impression of Minato Namikaze was that of a perfect man.

Karin initially had a good impression of Sasuke, but after seeing Sasuke and Naruto arguing, she felt that they were both childish and lost interest.

"Alright, next one." Kakashi nodded and looked at Naruto and Sasuke.

"I'll do it!" Naruto, unlike Sasuke, couldn't hold back any longer and volunteered, "My name is Naruto Namikaze. I love Ramen, and my mom's cooking. I also like—"

Naruto paused, glanced at Sasuke beside him, and then continued, "You annoying guy! Your hobby is getting stronger. My dream is to become a great Hokage like the Third Hokage and my father, to gain everyone's recognition, and to make some people look at me with new eyes."

'It seems Naruto and Karin's growth is progressing normally,' Kakashi thought to himself.

Since the Fourth Hokage went into a coma, Naruto and Karin's upbringing has been primarily taken care of by the Third Hokage.

In retrospect, the Third Hokage have taken fairly good care of them, however...

At this moment, Sasuke, seeing Naruto staring blankly at him, glared at him, then glanced at Kakashi and said in a low voice:

"I have nothing I like, and nothing I dislike. My dream is to revive my clan and make those traitors pay the price!"

'It seems the Uchiha incident has greatly affected Sasuke. No wonder Itachi asked me to take good care of Sasuke.' Kakashi thought to himself. Sasuke seems to be the stubborn type, not easy to handle, especially since Naruto seems to have quite a conflict with him. This group might not be easy to manage.

Kakashi said seriously, "Alright, that concludes the self-introductions. Next, I need to test your strength and teamwork to see if you are qualified to become Genin."

"Kakashi, I want to see if you are as strong as Itachi said, and whether you are qualified to be my teacher."

Sasuke stood up, staring intently at Kakashi. He often heard Itachi mention Kakashi, praising him highly. Since he wanted to revitalize the clan, he naturally had to become strong, not only surpassing his brother Itachi but also everyone else. Naturally, he couldn't train with a weakling.

While Itachi and Fugaku were busy, Sasuke would train with the Jōnin of his clan. Although he was no match for the Jōnin, he was able to hold his own against them before being defeated thanks to his Sharingan with Double Tomoe. So he wanted to see just how strong Kakashi really was.

"Provocation won't work on me." Kakashi chuckled, then his eyes suddenly turned serious. "But don't worry, I probably won't hold back."

"I won't lose to Sasuke either!" Naruto, standing up excitedly, also exclaimed.

Karin's lips twitched as she looked at the two innocent victims in front of her.

Kakashi is one of the strongest ninjas of this generation in Konoha. The only one stronger than him is Nawaki, who has awakened Wood Release Nawaki. Why do these two have to provoke Kakashi? They'll only drag her down with them later.

At this moment, Kakashi took two steps back, then took out two bells from his pocket, held them in his hand and shook them gently a couple of times. "If you can snatch the bells from my hand, you will pass the test."

"Only two bells?" Karin asked.

"Yes, that means that anyone who doesn't manage to grab the bell is disqualified and will lose their qualification to become a ninja, having to return to the Ninja Academy," Kakashi explained, then added, "This is a tradition of Team 7."

"This is a scheme to make us fight amongst ourselves, isn't it?"

Karin couldn't help but complain.

"It doesn't matter if the strategy is old or not, what matters is that it works. Those who don't meet the requirements will really be sent back to the Ninja Academy, and that's no joke," Kakashi confirmed, turning his gaze to Naruto and Sasuke.

Karin saw that Naruto and Sasuke both had stubborn and unyielding expressions on their faces, and she understood what Kakashi meant.

"You have ten minutes to prepare and discuss the battle plan."

As he spoke, Kakashi reached into the Ninja Tool Pouch behind him.

Naruto, Sasuke, Karin immediately retreated, because all's fair in war, and no one knew whether Kakashi was just pretending to give them time to prepare before launching a sneak attack. He hadn't even said when the assessment would start.

The three of them were taken aback when Kakashi pulled out a book with a red cover and little figures drawn on it from behind his back.

"Teacher, don't you need to prepare?" Karin asked subconsciously.

Kakashi stood there lazily, his eyes fixed intently on the ' Icha Icha Paradise Collector's Edition ' in his hand, and casually said, "I don't need it, you guys get ready."

Because Rin forbade him from reading these 'random' things, Kakashi really gave up reading Jiraiya's books for a long time. However, he would still take them out and glance at them occasionally when he had free time. He had bought this new collector's edition a month ago, but he still hadn't finished reading it.

The three of them went into the nearby woods, Karin whispered, "What should we do? Should we coordinate? You've all heard about Kakashi-sensei's strength. We'd better come up with a battle plan, otherwise it would be too embarrassing if we all failed!"

"I have no problem with it." Naruto would naturally give his sister face, but as he said this, his gaze remained fixed on Sasuke.

"Hmph, it's just a temporary cooperation." Sasuke snorted. Although he was arrogant, he knew that with Naruto and Karin's strength, they would never hold him back, so he didn't refuse.

"Of course it's temporary." Naruto wasn't to be outdone. "Let's defeat Kakashi-sensei first and snatch the bell from him."

When Naruto said this, Sasuke and Karin were both stunned and stared at him.

"What's wrong with me? Why are you looking at me like that?" Naruto asked, confused.

Karin: "It's nothing, let's quickly discuss the battle plan."

Sasuke: "Hmm."

The two of them simply ignored Naruto.

At this moment, Kakashi was focusing most of his energy on Icha Icha Paradise, but he was still paying attention to the movements of the three. He was somewhat surprised to see that they did not have any disagreements and were actually preparing to cooperate.

"It seems I'll have to wait until next time."

Kakashi was somewhat helpless; the strength of the three of them had already surpassed that of an average Chunin.

Although Karin is the weakest, she is very intelligent and calm.

Sasuke, under Itachi's careful guidance, became very proficient in using the Sharingan. It was only because his body had not fully matured that his Chakra reserves Jōnin somewhat lower than those of a typical Jonin; otherwise, his overall strength would not have been much weaker than that of Jōnin.

As for Naruto, after being trained by the Third Hokage and with the Nine-Tails Chakra sealed within him, no one knows how strong he would be if he unleashed his full power.

Appointing him Jōnin instructor might not be without the intention of using the Sharingan on Naruto.

After all, Kakashi is the ninja who, apart from a few Uchiha, is the most proficient in using the Sharingan, surpassing many Jōnin of the Uchiha Clan.

"Kakashi-sensei, let's have a showdown!"

Just as Kakashi was pondering this, Naruto suddenly appeared not far in front of Kakashi, looking like he was about to attack from the front.

"Take this!"

Naruto took out four shuriken and threw them at Kakashi.

Whoosh whoosh!

Kakashi stood still, took out two Kunai and threw them, hitting the shuriken that had thrown Naruto in mid-air and causing it to deflect.

Ding ding ding ding!

The four shuriken changed direction at the same time and flew past Kakashi's side.

Upon closer inspection, Kakashi's feet were still standing in the same spot. This was the Uchiha Style Ninja Tool Throwing Technique he learned from Itachi, but it could only be learned after activating the Sharingan, and only after mastering it could this technique be used without activating the Sharingan.

"Behold my Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Naruto shouted and simultaneously Hand Seals with both hands.

Kakashi's pupils contracted. The Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu was an extremely difficult Rank A Ninjutsu created by the Third Hokage, inspired by the Shadow Clone Jutsu developed by the Second Hokage. Kakashi had seen the Fourth Hokage use it in battle before, and its power was astonishing.

The Fourth Hokage once split a single shuriken into tens of thousands of shuriken Shadow Clone, a technique combining ninja tools and Ninjutsu.

Shadow Clone of this substance is more difficult than creating ordinary Shadow Clone. No prior preparation is required, and each Shadow Clone is a physical entity, so each shuriken possesses extremely high lethality.

"Naruto has even mastered this level of Ninjutsu?" Kakashi finally became serious.

However, the next second, Naruto created more than thirty Shadow Clone and then threw four shuriken at the same time.

Hundreds of shuriken were simultaneously launched at Kakashi.

Whoosh whoosh!

"So that's how it is." Kakashi was stunned for a moment, then laughed and cried at the same time. Without slowing down, he Hand Seals and slammed his hands down on the ground.

' Earth Release · Earth Flow Wall! '

A massive earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking Kakashi's path, with a dog's head clearly visible on it.

Ding ding ding ding!

A series of crisp sounds rang out, and all the Kunai were blocked by the earthen wall.

"Kakashi-sensei, don't even think about running away!"

Naruto and his thirty-odd Shadow Clone simultaneously leaped into the air, stepping on the earthen wall.

Kakashi glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye, then leaped into the air.

Boom!

A huge Golden Chains suddenly emerged from the ground and appeared where Kakashi had just been standing.

At this moment, Karin emerged from underground using Earth Release, the end of Golden Chains connecting to her lower abdomen.

'This is the Adamantine Sealing Chains?!'

Kakashi looked down at Karin with surprise. He hadn't expected Karin to be able to use the Adamantine Sealing Chains at such a young age. It seemed he had underestimated her.

"Kakashi-sensei, I don't have time for you to look around!"

As Kakashi took to the air, Naruto and over thirty Shadow Clone simultaneously leaped into the sky, surrounding Kakashi from all sides and launching an attack.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi narrowed his eyes, and a large cluster of leaping arcs of electricity surged from all directions around him.

' Chidori Current!'

Bang bang bang.

Naruto's Shadow Clone were all wiped out by Kakashi's attack.

"Ah!" Naruto cried out in pain in mid-air, his body crackling with faint arcs of electricity, before crashing to the ground.

However, Sasuke suddenly emerged from the smoke dissipating from the Shadow Clone. Sasuke's eyes were bloodshot, his black Double Tomoe were slightly clenched, and his left hand was enveloped in a ball of Lightning Release Chakra. The arcs of electricity released by Chidori Current were all attracted to this ball of Chakra, so Sasuke was not paralyzed by the Lightning Release chakra.

"What?!"

Kakashi was also taken aback.

The Golden Chains beneath him suddenly rose into the air and tightly bound Kakashi's body.

At that moment, Karin leaped into the air and attacked Kakashi from behind.

"Well done!" Naruto had fallen to the ground, couldn't help but cheer.

Seeing that Kakashi had been captured, Sasuke clenched his fist just before his left-hand thrust was about to hit Kakashi, thus reducing the thrusting power of his Lightning Release. Even if it hit Kakashi, who was skilled in Lightning Release, it wouldn't cause him much damage.

Boom!

Crackling sounds!

Sasuke and Karin struck Kakashi simultaneously, but Kakashi's body exploded, turning into a large ball of flashing electric arcs.

"Ah!"

Sasuke and Karin cried out in pain at the same time and fell from mid-air.

"Lightning Release Shadow Clone? When?!" Sasuke looked incredulous.

At that moment, Kakashi emerged from the ground not far from the three of them and nodded, saying:

"Naruto pretended to deviate from the plan, trying to make me underestimate you. Then, while I was using Earth Flow Wall for defense, he had Sasuke use the Transformation Jutsu to transform into your appearance in my blind spot, impersonating your Shadow Clone."

In this situation, you deliberately expose Karin, and then recklessly launch another attack.

It seems you already knew about me beforehand, even taking into account that I might use the new technique Chidori Current.

Sasuke, you learned Chidori from Chidori, right? The three of you are all very good, and your teamwork is almost perfect. Even a regular Jōnin would probably be no match for you.

"You passed!"

As he spoke, Kakashi gave the three of them a thumbs up and a smile appeared on his face.

Based on this, given their skill level, the three of them are fully capable of participating in the Chunin Selection Exam a few months from now. At that time, they can also enter the venue together, go to the Third Hokage's side, and assist Orochimaru in his revenge against Konoha!

"Kakashi-sensei, when did you use Lightning Release Shadow Clone?!" Karin asked, looking puzzled.

Kakashi: "Just as I was telling you to prepare the battle plan."

"As expected of Kakashi-sensei, he's really amazing."

Naruto said with a look of admiration.

"Kakashi, you deliberately let us subdue you at the end, didn't you?" Sasuke suddenly asked.

"I was initially worried that you and Naruto didn't get along well! I didn't expect you two to have such great chemistry." Kakashi smiled and changed the subject.

"Who's on good terms with him!" Sasuke retorted. "I just don't want to be held back by him."

"Do you think I like you?" Naruto said angrily.

"To celebrate the formation of Team 7, I'll treat you guys to dinner. How about barbecue?"

Kakashi waved his hand.

"Great! Long live Kakashi-sensei!" Karin jumped up with joy.

Kakashi was both amused and exasperated. It was just a dinner invitation; why was he getting so worked up?

However--

Two hours later.

Barbecue Shop.

The shopkeeper, holding the bill, looked at Kakashi with a smile, "This meal cost a total of 417,500 taels. I'll round it down for you. Thank you for your patronage."

Kakashi paused in his act of taking out his money, staring blankly at the shopkeeper. He then glanced at Naruto and Sasuke, who were still competing to see who could eat the most, and at Karin, who had the most plates piled up in front of Karin. Finally, he gave the shopkeeper an awkward look again.

"Um, I didn't bring enough money."

"This is a small business, so we don't offer credit." The owner's smile remained unchanged; no one could eat on credit.

At this moment, Sasuke pulled out a thick wallet from his Ninja Tool Pouch, which was filled with more than a hundred 10,000 ryo banknotes.

Keep the change, please.

Sasuke pulled out 42 ten-thousand-yuan bills and handed them to the shopkeeper.

Thank you for your patronage.

"The Konoha's Craftsman aren't all that great," Sasuke remarked.

Kakashi: (￣□￣;)

Naruto: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Karin: ($_$)

A month has passed quietly.

Uzushiogakure.

Underground laboratory.

Thanks to Shiraha's care and the help of his high-purity bloodline, Taichi and Hikari successfully advanced to the First-Level Warlock.

After the two became familiar with the changes in their strength, Shiraha went to the Demon Country.