Kakashi Loses His Mind

Asuma: "We were all fooled. When he entered the Ninja Academy, his strength wasn't what it seemed!

"To fit in with us, he'd been playing dumb all along!"

Kurenai Yuhi: "But... he really does seem unable to use genjutsu!"

No one responded. The question was hard to explain, and being unable to use genjutsu was perfectly normal for a ninja.

Clink, clink, clink...

Kakashi's blood surged. He rapidly used the Shuriken Transformation Technique together with the Shadow Clone Technique, and sparks flew everywhere.

Screech, screech, screech...

Suddenly, Kakashi formed hand seals at high speed. Lightning on his right hand let out a piercing shriek.

Lightning Release: Chidori.

Everyone was shocked. Kakashi's killing intent felt far too intense, yet instead of fleeing, Qian Yun suddenly formed a hand seal with one hand.

Flesh Release: Great Hemorrhoid!

Uh...

Kakashi suddenly fell during his charge, and his chakra rapidly drained away.

"Kakashi!"

At that moment, Rin Nohara was like the future Sakura Haruno—there was no one in her eyes but Kakashi. Obito, meanwhile, turned around with a bitter expression.

"Qian Yun, what exactly did you do to Kakashi?"

Faced with Rin Nohara's furious accusation, Qian Yun shot her a cold look.

Rin Nohara shivered instinctively. She suddenly realized she had made a mistake.

Qian Yun might have been tall and handsome, and easygoing with most people, but he had no fondness whatsoever for a pure and beautiful girl like her.

The way Qian Yun looked at her even carried traces of disgust and contempt.

"You should be thanking me!"

Qian Yun spoke coldly, leaving everyone baffled.

Kakashi's face turned pale. "Bastard, I'll kill you!"

"You big idiot, you should be thanking me too!"

Qian Yun roared indignantly, leaving everyone even more confused.

Kakashi wanted to say something, but in the end he shut his mouth. Some things were too embarrassing to say.

Qian Yun suddenly tossed out a small box of ointment. "After removing the hemorrhoid, use the Mystical Palm Technique to stop the bleeding, then apply the ointment evenly!"

Everyone turned to stone.

Kakashi wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. Rin Nohara's little face flushed red enough to bleed.

Uchiha Clan Obito said, "Qian Yun, I want to get hit by your technique too!

"Come on, hit me already! I want my hemorrhoid to be ten times bigger than idiot Kakashi's!"

Pfft!

Kurenai Yuhi truly couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

Yet Asuma also said awkwardly, "I... I want one too!"

The two girls were dumbfounded, then covered their mouths and giggled together.

The girls set up a small tent for the operation while the boys discussed the battle from earlier.

Qian Yun became an idle bystander, so he started a fire on the spot and cooked, making a little barbecue as well.

Not only that, Qian Yun even made some drinks, along with the ever-popular tricolor dango.

The kids gathered around and unceremoniously picked up the food to eat.

Qian Yun did not mind. He continued eating the special loving lunch left behind by the three middle-aged genin earlier.

Rin Nohara suddenly made conversation. "Qian Yun's cooking is really good. I wonder what kind of meat this barbecue is made from. It's soft and chewy, and the flavor is amazing too!"

Rin Nohara's smile was sweet, and Obito drooled stupidly.

Qian Yun stopped chewing and looked toward where Rin Nohara had just placed the medical waste bag.

The trash bag was gone. Inside had been Kakashi's hemorrhoid, a lump of flesh weighing nearly a pound.

The kids had been laughing just moments ago.

Now...

Bleurgh... bleurgh... bleurgh...

They vomited and vomited again, their stomachs and minds churning together.

Kurenai Yuhi snapped, "You disgusting freak, why would you eat something like that?"

Qian Yun looked utterly confused and shook the chestnut in his hand.

"I don't have a habit of eating hemorrhoids, much less human flesh—especially Kakashi-brand human-flesh hemorrhoids!"

Bleurgh...

Obito said, "That idiot... I'm going to kill him! No one try to stop me..."

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!

Obito attacked as soon as he spoke. Qian Yun immediately ran for his life, but he did not use the Body Flicker Technique.

The five kids chased after him, but as they ran, they realized Qian Yun had already disappeared into the distance.

Everyone panted and complained, only for a familiar voice to suddenly come from behind them.

"Don't hit me... don't hit me... I really don't eat human flesh! I'm a vegetarian..."

Qian Yun caught up from behind, leaving the kids stunned.

"Huh? Why are you guys ahead of me?"

Qian Yun stopped as he spoke, staring wide-eyed at the five of them.

"Get him!"

Asuma roared, then immediately opened his mouth and unleashed Ash Pile Burning.

"Ah... murder..."

Qian Yun screamed and ran for his life again.

"Wait!"

Before Kakashi could even give chase, Genma Shiranui, Raido Namiashi, Ibiki Morino, Anko Mitarashi, and the others came charging after Qian Yun from behind—seven or eight teams in all.

However, when they saw Kakashi, they all stopped instinctively.

"Hand over the scrolls, or none of you are leaving!"

Ibiki Morino was furious. Anko Mitarashi said nothing and immediately unleashed Shuriken Dance.

The five hurriedly defended themselves, with no time for anyone to explain.

Obito got a shuriken lodged in his arm and shouted, "Break through first! Otherwise, we really will die!"

Leaf Great Whirlwind!

But just as Obito finished shouting, Might Guy swung a kick at him.

Amid the chaos, Kakashi wanted to help but had no time at all. Worse, someone took a cheap shot at him in the confusion.

The five were subdued. Asuma explained what had just happened, and the group vomited again.

Before their classmates could chase Qian Yun, the familiar scene appeared once more.

"Help... somebody help..."

Qian Yun came running from behind again. This time, over a hundred adult genin were chasing after him.

They ran in a cloud of dust, the ground trembling faintly beneath them. Every one of them was brimming with killing intent.

"Give it back! Give me back my scroll..."

A burly man charged ahead while waving a sword. Terrified, Qian Yun threw a cloth bundle to Genma Shiranui.

"Boss, my mission is complete!"

Whoosh!

Qian Yun took off as soon as he shouted, and the kids were instantly surrounded by the adult genin.

"Heh, hehe! Look, I'm not actually familiar with that big idiot. You believe me, right?"

Crack, crack, crack... crack, crack, crack...

More than a hundred genin cracked their knuckles. Clearly, they wanted to vent their anger on this year's rookies.

Leaf Great Whirlwind!

Might Guy believed in striking first.

The moment he moved, both sides instinctively began fighting, and a massive brawl erupted.

Qian Yun nodded in satisfaction from afar. Now he could head to the Central Tower and rest for a while.

Apparently, the final matches would be one-on-one. Once these people ran out of stamina, they would definitely be at a huge disadvantage.

When Qian Yun arrived at the Central Tower arena, he unexpectedly saw Shinku Yuhi and Minato Namikaze.

The corners of their mouths twitched. They seemed to have already learned what had happened in the Death Forest.

Qian Yun greeted them with a simpleminded grin, then handed over a set of Scrolls of Heaven and Earth.

In theory, Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi had already advanced to the finals, yet they were still desperately fighting for scrolls in the forest.

The sun set.

When Qian Yun woke up and was eating in the hallway again, Kakashi's team finally arrived at the Central Tower in second place.

"Bastard! I won't forgive you! Fight me right now!"

Kakashi was full of anger today, but Qian Yun pointed at the warning sign beside him.

"Private fights are prohibited in the arena!

"People who don't follow the rules are trash. You wouldn't break the rules, would you?"

Creak... creak...

Kakashi ground his teeth, while Qian Yun grinned and continued eating his bento.