"Naruto, let me see your wound."
"Huh? Oh, sure."
Naruto casually unzipped his jacket and pulled it off, and Kakashi leaned closer.
The through-and-through wound on Naruto's shoulder should have been quite noticeable, but Kakashi found that it had already almost healed.
It had not even left a scar.
Granted, Kakashi had deliberately pierced him as part of their coordinated act, carefully avoiding damage to his chakra pathways and bones.
But that strike had still used Lightning Release Chakra. How little time had passed? Even the burns caused by its intense heat had almost vanished.
This isn't healing, just his body's natural recovery. Is this the Nine-Tails' power...? Incredible!
"Um, Kakashi-sensei, I brought bandages." Seeing Kakashi silently staring at Naruto's wound, a somewhat nervous Hinata hurriedly took the medicine and bandages she had prepared from her medical kit and offered them to him.
"It's fine, it's fine. Sensei definitely held back just now. See? I'm perfectly okay!" Seeing how worried Hinata looked, Naruto quickly swung his arm around to demonstrate that he was healthy.
Although Naruto clearly was fine, Hinata still felt uneasy and prepared to bandage him properly.
"He does seem fine, but Naruto..." Watching Naruto bounce around to prove he was healthy, Kakashi suddenly spoke. "Would you like another spar to discover your shortcomings? If you win, the punishment for all three of you will be canceled."
"Huh?"
Naruto made a puzzled sound.
Sasuke, who now understood what had just happened, looked up at Naruto in surprise and uncertainty.
Has he found Naruto's weakness? Does something like that really exist?
Sasuke had been planning to reflect on his own problems from the sidelines, but now he could not help studying Kakashi. When it came to researching Naruto's weaknesses, he was deeply invested.
He and Neji had put no