Konoha: The Female Ninja Fell Apart After the Diary Was Exposed

Sasuke Uchiha shouted, his voice full of grievance.

So he was the only one who had gotten up early and waited around like an idiot on an empty stomach.

"Sasuke, don't make things up."

"I didn't eat breakfast. I ate lunch."

Naruto Uzumaki chuckled.

"You..."

Sasuke hated to admit it, but he couldn't think of a comeback.

"Hey, Sasuke, why are your eyes so red? You haven't been crying, have you?"

"Bastard! You're the one who's been crying!"

Sasuke Uchiha gritted his teeth, turned away, and went off to sulk.

Another long while passed before the white-haired Kakashi Hatake strolled over, a copy of Make-Out Paradise in his hand.

"Ah... sorry I'm late. I was helping an old lady cross the street."

"My apologies."

Kakashi Hatake gave Naruto and the others a casual wave.

You don't look or sound sorry at all!

Looking at the thoroughly unreliable Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno felt a wave of relief.

Good thing she had the diary. Otherwise, she would have ended up just as miserable as Sasuke today.

Just look at him.

Sasuke's about to cry.

"All right, now that everyone's here, I'll get straight to the point."

"If you want to become my students, you'll have to pass my test."

A test?

There's another test?

Didn't we already pass the graduation exam?

At that, Sakura couldn't help raising her hand. "Kakashi-sensei, what happens if we fail this test?"

A dangerous glint appeared in Kakashi's eye.

"If you fail my test, sorry, but you'll have to spend another year at the Ninja Academy."

Kakashi paused.

"Oh, and one more thing. The pass rate for the kids who've taken my test before you is... zero!"

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What?!

Even Sasuke Uchiha, who had been sulking off to the side, couldn't help crying out at Kakashi Hatake's words.

Fail this test and I have to spend another year at the Ninja Academy?

And nobody's ever passed?

You've got to be kidding me!

Every day, he longed for the chance to take revenge on that man. Now that he had finally graduated from the Ninja Academy, they expected him to go back for another year?

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible.

Sakura took two involuntary steps back as she watched Kakashi Hatake smile at them.

Naruto was right.

This white-haired guy...

He's a total creep!

Only Naruto Uzumaki, who already knew what the test was really about, looked completely unconcerned.

He even yawned.

"All right, enough talk."

After a quick look at the three of them, Kakashi Hatake straightened up.

"The rules for this test are simple."

"Get a bell from me, and you pass."

Kakashi Hatake dangled the bells in front of the three of them, then fastened them to his waist.

"Huh?"

"That's all we have to do?"

Sakura couldn't help feeling puzzled.

After hearing Kakashi say no one had ever passed, she had expected something much harder.

Sasuke Uchiha relaxed a little too.

He had thought the same thing as Sakura.

He had expected a complicated set of rules.

But apparently,

all they had to do was take a bell from him.

Looks like

the people before us only failed because they were too weak.

If it's just a matter of grabbing a bell,

then as a genius of the Uchiha clan,

I won't lose.

"Naruto, that sounds pretty easy."

"If the three of us work together, we'll definitely pass."

Sakura let out a long breath and patted her flat chest as she spoke to Naruto.

"Easy?"

Naruto Uzumaki shook his head.

"Did you notice that the white-haired guy only has two bells?"

"That means even if we get them, one of us is still going to fail."

"When the team members are competing against each other from the start, can we really work together?"

Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura were both startled by Naruto's words.

If that was true, the team would probably turn on itself.

After all,

none of them wanted to spend another year at the Ninja Academy.

"And don't forget."

"That white-haired guy may be a creep, but he really is a jonin."

"Taking a bell from a jonin won't be easy. Not even close."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke slowly.

Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, who had only just relaxed, grew tense again.

What had seemed like a simple test had so much more to it.

Sasuke Uchiha looked at Naruto Uzumaki, unwilling to accept it.

When Kakashi had explained the rules, Sasuke hadn't noticed a thing. Yet Naruto had worked all of this out.

For someone as proud as Sasuke Uchiha, it was crushing.

I...

I just got outdone by the class dead last.

Damn it!

"What a sharp kid."

"No wonder he's Sensei's son."

Kakashi Hatake couldn't help muttering after hearing Naruto Uzumaki's analysis.

The confident smile on Naruto's face reminded him of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

To figure out so much in so little time... the boy's mind was almost frightening.

But...

"Kid, you're certainly clever."

"But I don't like being called 'white-haired guy,' and I don't like being called a creep."

"So come at me as if you mean to kill me. Otherwise, you're going to lose badly."

As soon as Kakashi Hatake finished speaking, he vanished.

When he reappeared, he was already behind Naruto Uzumaki.

"One Thousand Years of Death!"

With a shout, Kakashi clasped his hands together and thrust them at Naruto's backside!

Thud!

Naruto Uzumaki's body vanished in a puff of white smoke.

"A shadow clone?!"

Kakashi's heart jolted at the sight.

When did he do that?

I didn't notice a thing!

"One Thousand Years of Death!"

At the sound of Naruto's voice, Kakashi instinctively covered his backside.

Only when he turned and saw Naruto Uzumaki's teasing grin did he realize something was wrong.

Damn it. I let my guard down.

Kakashi Hatake gave a quiet huff, spun around, and raised a leg to block Naruto's attack. He used the momentum to retreat.

"Too bad. I almost had it."

Naruto Uzumaki shook his head helplessly.

His fingers had touched a bell, but Kakashi's reflexes had been just a little too fast.

Now that Kakashi was on guard, it would be hard to get another chance against someone that skilled.

Besides,

Naruto had no intention of revealing everything he could do.

"Sasuke! Sakura!"

At Naruto Uzumaki's call, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno joined the fight.