"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
His Sharingan spinning rapidly, Sasuke watched the figure pursuing him as he tried to put some distance between them. Without hesitation, he swiftly formed hand seals and unleashed Fire Release Ninjutsu to intercept him.
But his opponent dodged it easily, and the distance between them did not widen at all.
"Damn it, he's ridiculously fast. If he gets close..."
Sasuke frowned.
Kakashi's speed far exceeded Sasuke's expectations. He had even recognized in an instant that Sasuke wanted to create some distance and support Naruto from afar, so he immediately dragged him into the mire of close combat.
Then, just as he had predicted, Sasuke chose Ninjutsu to try to stall him, while he took the opposite approach and closed in. This instead cost Sasuke the initiative against his clone.
Still, Sasuke's combat instincts were genuinely good. He had no intention of hiding his abilities and activated his Sharingan at once, giving Kakashi's clone no chance to slip out of his sight.
A Two-Tomoe Sharingan, decent Fire Release Ninjutsu, and physical abilities that could keep up with his Shadow Clone...
The one Kakashi sitting in the center without joining the fight watched them and analyzed their performance.
Moreover, Sasuke quickly realized that he could not shake off the Shadow Clone anytime soon, then actually turned and leaped into the Dense Forest.
Looks like he wants to use more complex terrain to create another opening. After all, with more obstacles, greater speed becomes more of a hindrance... Good judgment.
Kakashi was quite pleased with that decision, but Sasuke still had not realized that there was a fundamental flaw in his instinctive judgment.
That, too, was within his expectations.
Hinata Hyuga's performance, on the other hand, surprised Kakashi a little.
She had also wanted to support Naruto immediately,