Unlike the reckless, headlong charge Naruto had put on, what Kakashi saw before him now was a calm, smiling face.
Having grown up under Madara, Shisui, and the others, Naruto was still cheerful and outgoing, but he had also learned to stay calm in battle.
All that blustering and yelling had merely been an act to make Deidara lower his guard. In reality, everything was under Naruto's control.
"Compared to the Jinchūriki, that Kakashi following behind him looks harder to deal with."
High in the sky, Deidara stood on his bird, quietly assessing how dangerous his enemies were. Compared to the loud, blustering Naruto, the calm and composed Kakashi concerned him more.
I need to find a way to separate them.
As he thought this, Deidara quietly dropped several spiders that drifted on the wind. Without looking closely, it was hard to spot these explosive spiders.
"Kakashi, he's trying to split us up."
Naruto couldn't see them, but he could sense them. Once he noticed Deidara's little trick, he turned to Kakashi.
"I know, I know. It doesn't look like you want my help much anyway."
Realizing Naruto wasn't as simple as he appeared, Kakashi decided to follow his lead for now. At the same time, though, he continued gathering his chakra—he needed to make sure he had enough power to clean things up if Naruto failed. Besides, preparing the secret technique that came from his Sharingan took time, so he would leave everything to Naruto for the moment.
The Fifth Hokage really has raised a whole bunch of monsters for the village.
Kakashi had been called a genius since childhood, but when he thought about how strong Neji, Sasuke, and the Naruto before him had become, he couldn't help admiring the results of Madara Uchiha's training.
After finishing his