Sasuke Was Someone Who Could Attract Attention

The Survival Exercise officially began!

Sasuke Uchiha did not choose to hide. Instead, he grabbed Naruto Uzumaki by the arm. "What other information have you gathered about him? Tell me, now!"

"Didn't you say you didn't need it?"

"Idiot! Did you sleep through all your academic classes at the Ninja Academy?" Sasuke Uchiha roared at him. "Every piece of information about the enemy is important!"

"You were the one who said you didn't need it!"

"How was I supposed to know that even a ramen shop owner knew so much about Kakashi!"

Sasuke Uchiha forcefully held onto his arm and said seriously, "There might be something important in there. Hurry up and share it with me!"

"Read it yourself! I'm going in first!"

Naruto Uzumaki took out the notebook in his hand and tossed it to him, then turned back with a grin. "The contents will definitely surprise you, so don't damage it!"

"Bastard! Can't we discuss our tactics first?!"

Sasuke Uchiha cursed under his breath, caught the notebook in a fluster, and leaped away to find a corner to hide in!

To defeat a jonin, the most important thing was knowing both yourself and your enemy!

However, when Sasuke hid in a patch of bushes and carefully opened the notebook, his eyes immediately froze.

"Kakashi... was Itachi's captain? And he was even the Fourth Hokage's disciple!"

A relationship chart had been clearly drawn in the notebook.

Sasuke Uchiha immediately spotted several names, but the one that caught his attention most was Itachi Uchiha's.

Most people in Konoha would not know about the relationship between Kakashi Hatake and Itachi Uchiha. Yet in the notebook, a clear arrow extended from Itachi Uchiha's name toward Kakashi.

The arrow was labeled: Captain.

After one ANBU mission, Kakashi Hatake had taken his only subordinate to Ichiraku Ramen for a meal. Itachi Uchiha, who happened to be rather handsome, caught the attention of Ayame, a girl his age. Unfortunately, that handsome boy later defected.

Sasuke Uchiha examined every relationship line connected to Kakashi Hatake. One name, Obito Uchiha, had been circled for emphasis, with a question mark beside it.

Kakashi Hatake really had quite a connection with their Uchiha Clan.

Sasuke Uchiha's heart suddenly burned with excitement. He raised his head to look at the White-Haired Jonin, who was fighting Naruto in the distance, and clenched his teeth!

That was Itachi Uchiha's former captain!

That was the Fourth Hokage of Konoha's disciple!

That was once the companion of an Uchiha clansman!

He had to pass this test and become Kakashi Hatake's disciple!

As long as Kakashi Hatake was willing to teach him ninjutsu and guide his training, he would definitely be able to kill Itachi Uchiha and avenge himself someday!

After all, no matter how strong a subordinate was, could he surpass his superior?

With a curious heart, Sasuke Uchiha flipped open Naruto's notebook. The page at the front happened to contain his name, and a string of negative words entered his sight!

Arrogant, conceited, childish...

Sasuke Uchiha gritted his teeth and saw an evaluation written beneath the notes: This person will definitely attract the enemy's attention.

"This bastard!"

Just as Sasuke angrily wanted to tear up the notebook, a flash of light suddenly entered his eyes!

He looked up and saw a Forehead Protector gleaming beneath the sunlight. It was Kakashi Hatake!

Why had this guy suddenly appeared here?!

Why was he attacking him?!

"Of course, it's because of that notebook!"

Naruto Uzumaki stood below, his Rasengan striking the Kakashi beside him. He watched Kakashi's Shadow Clone turn into smoke and disappear!

"I only mentioned some information, so Sensei Kakashi was bound to get nervous. The notebook might contain stories that could damage his image..."

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Sasuke Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake fighting above him, then chuckled. "He has no way to stop me from spreading information, so he would definitely destroy the source of that information. He used a Shadow Clone to tie me down while his real body searched for Sasuke's location..."

"You noticed again?"

Kakashi Hatake frowned deeply. Dealing with Sasuke was effortless for someone of his strength, but the words of that blond kid below were somewhat chilling...

This kid's intelligence is nothing like Kushina-sensei's!

A chakra vortex gradually gathered in Naruto Uzumaki's palm. Wind Release Chakra automatically flowed into the Rasengan, as if he had used this ninjutsu countless times before. "Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!"

He raised a Rasenshuriken high into the air!

This disturbance in chakra had already drawn Kakashi Hatake's attention. As he blocked Sasuke's attack, he asked, "Are you planning to kill both me and your teammate with that move?"

"No."

Naruto Uzumaki smiled and shook his head, speaking with confidence. "Sasuke and I have exchanged taijutsu before, and I just fought Sensei Kakashi's Shadow Clone. I can estimate roughly how long he can hold out against Sensei Kakashi..."

"If Sasuke lasts too long in a taijutsu battle against Sensei Kakashi, then Sensei Kakashi definitely isn't going all out, right?"

"So you think your ninjutsu will definitely hit me?"

Kakashi Hatake gritted his teeth as he looked at Sasuke Uchiha before him. Since his intentions had already been exposed, there was no need to keep Sasuke around any longer!

Kakashi Hatake dodged Sasuke's punch, drove his knee hard into Sasuke's chest, then kicked off with his lower leg and sent Sasuke flying with a side kick!

The instant Sasuke was kicked away, Naruto Uzumaki flung out the Rasenshuriken. The sharp chakra-wrapped vortex shot rapidly toward Kakashi Hatake!

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall won't be able to block it..."

Kakashi Hatake made his judgment immediately. A kunai hung from his fingers as he prepared to form the hand seals for another technique...

Monkey—Rabbit—Ox!

A mass of lightning suddenly bloomed in his hand!

Like flowing water, the lightning wrapped completely around the kunai under his chakra control. Kakashi then threw the lightning-coated kunai!

"Lightning Blade: Kunai Thrust!"

He did not dare meet the Rasenshuriken head-on with Lightning Cutter in his hand!

Who knew whether the explosion caused by the two techniques colliding would send him straight to the hospital? If a supervising jonin got sent to the hospital by a fresh graduate, that would be a real joke!

People would probably soon forget about Ebisu yesterday and nail his name to Konoha's pillar of shame for jonin!

Boom!

The instant Lightning Cutter touched the Rasenshuriken, it exploded!

The blast wave kicked up the dust from the ground. Amid the swirling sand and dust, everyone's vision was obscured!

Just as Kakashi Hatake wanted to use the opportunity to rush forward, another Rasenshuriken suddenly flew out of the dust cloud!

Kakashi Hatake desperately twisted aside, trying to dodge the shuriken attack. His expression gradually turned bitter. "Sigh, this is only an ordinary Survival Exercise test..."

Slash!

Fortunately, the explosion's shockwave had pushed him back a step, allowing him to barely avoid the Rasenshuriken's direct attack!

However, because of the angle, his arm was inevitably grazed by the chakra vortex spilling from it. A rather deep wound immediately began pouring blood...

Kakashi Hatake gritted his teeth, tore off a strip of cloth, and tightly wrapped the wound!

Looking at his ugly bandage, his expression gradually became somewhat strange. "I remember that back then, I only grazed Minato-sensei's sleeve with a shuriken..."

First Update

Minato Namikaze: What goes around comes around.

Kakashi Hatake: Is it because I didn't pay for your clothes back then that you let your son nearly chop off my arm?!

Minato Namikaze: The events that followed because of those clothes were rather complicated...

Kakashi Hatake: Couldn't you have just bought another one?

Minato Namikaze: We were planning to have a child then. Kushina was a full-time housewife, and we weren't very well-off...

Kakashi Hatake: You could have sewn it up, couldn't you?

Minato Namikaze: Kushina wanted to sew it, but you know her personality. Not only did she fail to mend the clothes, she also beat me up...

Kakashi Hatake: Forget it. I'm going to the hospital to find someone to stitch up my arm.