Earth-Style Wall with Cat Heads

Chiye Jun ran forward and said:

"Kakashi-sensei, I want to challenge you one-on-one, but could you let them... leave first? I don't want them to be scared by my... bones."

Kakashi happened to want a one-on-one fight with him as well.

In a flash, he arrived beside the children who were currently digging dirt with their butts stuck out.

He used genjutsu to put them directly to sleep...

Chiye Jun also recalled his shadow clones and Blackie.

"Chiye Jun, I hope you won't disappoint me next."

"Then you'd better be careful, Sensei. This time, I'm getting serious!" Chiye Jun said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking.

His childish face turned serious.

"Dead Bone Pulse. Dance of the Camellia!"

He drew a bone sword from his right hand and charged at Kakashi with incredible speed.

Kakashi pulled out a kunai.

Clang!

The bone sword and kunai struck each other with a crisp ring.

Chiye Jun's body danced as his right hand moved in concert with his footwork, swinging at lightning speed.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The sound of air tearing rang out as the attacks became streaks of white afterimages.

The speed left Kakashi utterly shocked.

"Dead Bone Pulse. Dance of the Camellia!"

As the words fell!

Bones erupted from Chiye Jun's body, tearing through his clothes.

Today, he was wearing an expensive Bleach outfit.

"Damn it! I forgot to change clothes... Wait! Don't I have some kind of tailoring skill? I'll make a few sets of combat gear next time..."

Pfft...

A dull sound rang out as Kakashi's vest and sleeve were pierced, blood spilling out.

"There's more!"

Chiye Jun did not stop. Instead, he stretched out both hands and crossed them into an X in front of his chest.

Then, controlling his bone cells, he produced four white bones!

Swinging his arms, he rammed toward Kakashi.

Had Kakashi not dodged quickly, bloody holes would surely have been punched through his body.

"Fine."

Kakashi leaped into the air and formed hand seals midair!

The instant he landed, he pressed his palm to the ground and shouted:

"Earth Style. Earth-Style Wall!"

The ground trembled!

A massive earthen dam with a dog's head rose up before Kakashi.

"As expected of a man with standards. Even when he's low on chakra, he doesn't forget to show off. Hahaha."

Looking at the familiar scene, Chiye Jun inexplicably felt happy.

However...

Kakashi had underestimated the hardness and sharpness of Chiye Jun's bones.

Driven by Monster Strength, the bones pierced straight through the dog head and crashed toward Kakashi!

Kakashi's heart was a mess of mixed emotions; he had no idea whether it was sweet, sour, bitter, or spicy.

"I've guarded with that wall for so many years, and now it's been poked through just like that..."

Those heartfelt words were all too real!

Kakashi's expression changed drastically as he hastily dodged.

Actually.

If Chiye Jun used a Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and followed it with a Fireball Jutsu or Raikiri, Kakashi would have gone down.

That might have been fine against an enemy.

But using it on one of his favorite characters from Naruto would have been a little too ruthless.

Still.

He seized the chance and thrust out another bone spike, stabbing directly toward Kakashi's waist.

The bone spike passed through the bell, and Chiye Jun grabbed it tightly in his hand.

But although he had broken through the earth wall, inertia still carried Chiye Jun forward.

At that speed, he would soon crash into the real rock wall ahead!

At least, that was what Kakashi thought.

In reality, Chiye Jun would not be hurt.

Affected by the Dead Bone Pulse physique, his bones were extremely hard...

But at that moment.

He felt his entire body tighten.

Someone had pulled him into their arms!

Turning around, he saw Kakashi-sensei...

No, that wasn't right!

Chiye Jun looked over and saw another Kakashi standing there.

That Kakashi waved at him, then vanished into smoke with a poof.

"So it was a shadow clone!"

"Kakashi-sensei was afraid I'd hit the rocks, so he saved me..."

No!

As he was thinking, Chiye Jun suddenly felt something squeeze his butt twice.

Then he saw Kakashi's hand reaching toward his—

The ninja pouch holding the bell.

Chiye Jun immediately bristled!

But after giving it some thought, he flashed an evil grin.

Bang!

A flash of white light passed by!

A young girl appeared in Kakashi's arms.

Kakashi's face turned bright red.

Chiye Jun sneered and stopped supplying chakra, returning to his original form.

Crackle, crackle!

Five or six electric balls shimmering with blue light appeared in his palm.

They instantly rolled toward a certain part of Kakashi's body.

Kakashi let out a howl.

He completely froze!

The expression on his face made it impossible to tell whether he was enjoying it or suffering.

Paralyzed, Kakashi lost all strength in his arms. His legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

The chance had come!

With an "Ah!" Chiye Jun pretended to fall onto Kakashi.

Then, the bone spikes still extended from his hands casually flipped up Kakashi's mask.

Kakashi froze at first!

Then Chiye Jun did too.

As though struck by lightning, he stood there half-dazed and half-stunned. Only afterward did he realize that the Lightning Style Egg Ball had conducted the electricity...

Holy crap!

He was unbelievably handsome!

Chiye Jun stared wide-eyed at the corner of his lips.

Sure enough, there was a beauty mark there, exactly like in the anime.

Although there were all sorts of explanations online for why Kakashi wore a mask.

Missing his father, keeping secrets, hiding the Sharingan, character design needs, Kishimoto being lazy...

Chiye Jun still launched into some sweet talk:

"Kakashi-sensei, I know why you always wear a mask."

"Why?"

"Because you're afraid that if you took it off and walked around town, the women wanting to marry you would form a line from Konoha all the way to the Hidden Sand Village!"

Kakashi was stunned.

Once he processed it, he found himself rather pleased.

This little guy sure had a sweet mouth.

So, rubbing his balls, he stood up and put his mask back on.

Then he said mysteriously:

"Actually, it's so I can hide my wicked smile while reading Make-Out Paradise. Shh! Keep it a secret..."

Just then.

Chiye Jun crouched down and clapped his hands together!

"Earth Style. Earth-Style Wall!"

Rumble!

The earth shook, and mud churned!

A sturdy earthen barrier rose abruptly, blocking the space directly in front of them.

There were even four cat heads on it...

Before Kakashi's astonished eyes, a massive amount of earth poured from the cats' mouths like a flood, surging into the sky.

It was as if an earth dragon had burst from the ground!

At that moment, Sasuke and the others were released from the genjutsu as well.

They came running over.

Upon seeing the magnificent sight, they too stood dumbfounded.

Kakashi was completely thrown into disarray.

"He... he can actually use it too..."

A star of Naruto, an internet celebrity in the ninja world—there was no one anywhere in the world who did not recognize him.

Yet he had been utterly defeated by Chiye Jun...

At that moment, the alarm clock rang.

Only then did Kakashi snap back to his senses.

Looking at the four little ones, he slowly asked:

"Have you made up your minds? The four of you only managed to grab one bell. Does that mean the other three will all be sent back to the Academy?"

His words plunged everyone into silence.

Only Chiye Jun looked utterly relaxed.

Because he knew that Kakashi would never make them quit.

Sasuke said calmly, "I lost."

Naruto gritted his teeth. "Next year, I'll definitely work hard and get a bell!"

Sakura said weakly, "I contributed even less."

But Chiye Jun got to his feet and smiled. "Actually, I might not have gotten it without your help today."

Then, he put on a performance where they pushed the bell back and forth, each trying to give it to someone else.

The inspiration came from the Chinese textbook story, Kong Rong Gives Up the Pear...

Kakashi looked at them and came to a decision.

"Chiye Jun possesses formidable individual combat ability, and his coordination with Sasuke is even flawless. Naruto has an awareness of teamwork, though his individual strength still needs improvement."

"As for Sakura, she helped dig dirt too..."

He could not deny that Team 7 was absolutely the strongest group this year!

When it came to teamwork alone, they were beyond reproach.

After a moment of silence.

He finally smiled.

"All of you pass."

"I now announce that Team 7 has passed the survival exercise in its entirety and officially become Konoha genin!"

As he spoke, he handed lunch boxes to the four little ones, who were still standing there in a daze.

Of course.

Chiye Jun was only pretending to be dazed...

"All right, take tomorrow off. Gather at ten the day after tomorrow, and we'll begin taking missions!"

Kakashi returned to his lazy demeanor.

He could not help but think with amusement:

It seems being an instructor isn't as boring as I imagined...

And right at that moment!

Chiye Jun's reward finally appeared!