Hearing that voice, Kakashi and the others turned their attention toward it.
Several children stepped out.
"You're the ones the Hokage told us to deal with, aren't you?!"
Kakashi looked at the children before him.
Leading them was Gold, who had attacked Uchiha Kazama earlier.
The other three little ones were Fire, Water, and Earth.
"That's some frightening chakra!"
"It looks like you aren't ordinary children..."
As Yugito spoke, senbon appeared in her hand.
The Two-Tails' chakra had also begun spreading out.
"For now, let's keep these little monsters occupied until Kazama finishes up over there."
"It would be embarrassing to lose a battle we'd prepared for in advance."
Konan smiled faintly.
A rose appeared in her hand and scattered, sheets of paper spreading out around her.
"You seem quite confident..."
"But the more confident you are, the more I like it."
"That makes the fight far less boring!"
Gold spoke, his lips spreading into a grin.
He raised his hand, and a suit of armor began forming over his body.
The surrounding chakra from Moryo retreated as the armor appeared on him.
"Ah..."
"You may have forgotten something."
"Really, if your speed and strength aren't up to par, that little trick won't be nearly enough."
The smile was still on Gold's face.
The next instant, he was sent flying backward.
The chest of his armor had caved in completely.
The one standing in his place was Kakashi Hatake.
"So this is your ability, huh?!"
Kakashi raised his fist, which had some metallic fragments clinging to it.
That chakra was also slowly invading his chakra pathways.
The next instant, a glow appeared around Kakashi's fist.
The metal fragments slowly fell away.
With his opponent's abilities fully understood and countermeasures already in hand, Kakashi found it hard not to get a