Nearly Killed Kakashi with One Punch

Seeing her two teammates itching to fight, Sakura hurriedly pulled a kunai from her Ninja Tool Pouch and held it before her.

She had at least some idea of what they were up against.

Kakashi Sensei was a jonin who led a team!

No matter how strong they were, could they really defeat him?

Why couldn't they sit down and properly discuss a strategy for taking the Bells?

Sakura had an enormous headache over her two teammates.

Naruto and Sasuke, however, were different.

From the very beginning, their goal had been to defeat Kakashi.

Taking the Bells was merely incidental.

Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance and decided to strike first.

Over the years, the two had developed an extraordinary understanding between them.

With just one look, they knew what the other meant. Calling it encrypted communication would not have been an exaggeration.

Naruto slightly curled a finger, and dozens of Light Gates instantly opened around Kakashi, surrounding him.

Over the years, Naruto had discovered his own shortcomings through constant battles and worked to make up for them.

For example, when opening Space Gates.

Whenever he used to use them, he could never stop himself from moving both hands. An enemy could spot that obvious casting tell at a glance.

In the end, Naruto had spent half a year forcibly training himself out of that habit.

Then there was the Space Gates' conspicuous nature...

Naruto had also come up with a solution for that.

As long as he opened enough Space Gates, his opponent would be unable to predict which one he would emerge from.

It would leave the enemy confused while applying psychological pressure at the same time. The effect was simply outstanding.

Seeing the dazzling number of Space Gates around him, cold sweat had already begun to trickle down Kakashi's forehead.

Even he had not expected Naruto to pull something like this. It was far too deceptive.

After all, he had been the one to teach Naruto how to use this technique.

Had Naruto already brought this technique to such a level?

"This is going to be troublesome."

Kakashi let out a quiet sigh, a hint of gravity appearing on his face.

He had clearly felt the pressure Naruto was putting on him.

Not only did he have to prepare for Naruto and Sasuke to appear in his blind spots at the same time, he also had to guard against Ninjutsu that could fly out from the Light Gates at any moment.

He was not worried about Naruto, since he knew the boy had only learned a handful of Ninjutsu in total.

As for Sasuke...

He would most likely use throwing techniques and Fire Release to attack him.

Seeing the dozens of Light Gates around them, Sakura began to question reality.

Most of Konoha's ninja knew Naruto could use this technique.

But she had never seen Naruto open so many of them in succession!

As the top student in theoretical studies, she naturally understood how powerful this was.

Just looking at the Light Gates around Kakashi was enough to make Sakura feel as though her brain's CPU was about to burn out.

"You've got to be kidding me!"

"Is this guy a monster...?"

Naruto grinned, then formed hand seals with both hands.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Hundreds of clones instantly appeared on the field, and Kakashi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Just how much Chakra does this kid have?!

Naruto's clones were so numerous that they blocked Kakashi's vision.

His entire field of view was filled with blond heads.

How could he possibly see Sasuke or Sakura?

Even the purple Light Gates were obscured.

Kakashi could now only rely on his memory to determine the Gates' locations.

"Get him!"

"Kill the white-haired bastard!"

"Charge!"

The clones shouted one after another as they surged toward Kakashi like a black tide, squeezing down his room to evade.

So I can only rely on taijutsu?

Kakashi drew a kunai and held it in a forward grip. Then he leaned forward slightly, kicked off with both legs, and charged into the mass of blond heads.

This was the best option he had.

After all, Naruto's taijutsu skills were ultimately no match for a veteran ninja like Kakashi.

The moment the two sides clashed, the clones began disappearing at a visible rate.

On average, each clone was blown apart after exchanging three moves with Kakashi.

Whoosh—

Just as Kakashi was getting into the fight, a fireball suddenly flew in from his side.

The clones leaped in front of Kakashi with perfect coordination, clinging tightly to his limbs. All they wanted was to restrain him for one second.

Bang—

The fireball struck Kakashi, kicking up a cloud of dust, but Kakashi himself was nowhere to be seen. Only a charred wooden stump remained on the ground.

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!"

Sasuke's eyes widened slightly, and the sudden danger made every hair on his body stand on end.

At that moment, Naruto's Space Gate appeared behind Sasuke just in time. Purple light reflected across Sasuke's face, and he immediately reacted, leaning backward and falling into the Light Gate. He vanished from the spot.

The next instant, Kakashi emerged where Sasuke had just been, feeling utterly stifled.

He had never imagined that the technique he had taught Naruto would one day be used against him.

The most troublesome part was...

Even now, he had not found Naruto's real body.

Naruto was hiding in the shadows and using Space-Time Ninjutsu to evade his attacks, leaving Kakashi at a loss for what to do.

Those two kids felt like slippery loaches.

One could not be found, and the other could not be caught...

What a headache!

With that thought, Kakashi turned his gaze toward Sakura, who was still foolishly standing where she was.

Among the three, she was the weakest and the easiest to deal with.

Any normal ninja would first take out or restrain the weakest enemy on the opposing team.