"Pretend nothing happened?"
The sand ninja Elite Jonin scoffed. "We're taking Kawaki Aoba with us today. No one can stop us!"
"Is that so?"
Kakashi adjusted the goggles on his face. "Then let's see whether you have what it takes."
The moment he finished speaking, Kakashi vanished from where he stood.
The sand ninja Elite Jonin's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to react, a chill ran down his back.
He spun around, but all he saw was an afterimage.
What speed!
The sand ninja Elite Jonin was secretly alarmed. He quickly circulated his chakra and warily scanned his surroundings.
"Behind you."
Kakashi's voice suddenly rang out.
The sand ninja Elite Jonin whirled around and saw Kakashi already behind him, his short blade pointed straight at his back.
His face changed drastically as he leaped to the side, barely avoiding the fatal strike.
"With reflexes like that, you dare call yourself a Sunagakure Elite Jonin?"
Kakashi's tone was calm as he swung his short blade, sending several cutting gusts straight at the sand ninja Elite Jonin.
The sand ninja Elite Jonin did not dare let down his guard. He swiftly formed hand seals and used a defensive ninjutsu. "Wind Release: Wind Wall!" An invisible wall of wind appeared before him, blocking Kakashi's blade winds.
However, Kakashi's attack did not end there.
With a tap of his toe, he accelerated once more, bypassed the Wind Wall, and lunged at the sand ninja Elite Jonin.
The two clashed in an instant.
Kakashi moved with incredible speed. The short blade in his hand was like a reaper's scythe, every swing carrying lethal menace.
The sand ninja Elite Jonin constantly maneuvered with Wind Release ninjutsu, trying to find an opening to counterattack.
Seeing this, the surrounding sand ninja tried to step