Watching Asuma close in on him at speed, Kakashi, who had fallen somewhat behind, grew serious as well.
Looks like I need to take this more seriously-
Kakashi's hands swiftly formed hand seals, and a Shadow Clone instantly appeared beside him.
The two "Kakashis" circled around to either side, attacking Asuma from different directions.
Finally using ninjutsu!
Asuma's smile faded, and he created a Shadow Clone of his own to act separately.
The two pairs of Kakashi and Asuma fought one-on-one. Before long, Asuma destroyed one of the Shadow Clones.
Of course, his own Shadow Clone was destroyed as well.
But Kakashi immediately created a second Shadow Clone without pause and charged at Asuma.
Creating a Shadow Clone was not as easy for Asuma as it was for Kakashi. Alternating between the two Kakashis, he fought while retreating until he found an opportunity to send out a clone to hold Kakashi back.
As the other Kakashi swept past his clone and lunged at him with increasingly fierce attacks, Asuma abandoned his earlier furious offensive and began constantly maneuvering around Kakashi instead.
Meanwhile, Asuma's clone did its best to evade Kakashi's pursuit.
The two pairs seemed to be repeating their previous exchange, with Asuma once again falling behind, seemingly on the verge of defeat.
But Kakashi did not think so, and neither did Asuma.
None of them were the sort to make the same mistake twice.
Sure enough, when Asuma and his Shadow Clone had led their respective enemies to certain positions, Asuma suddenly began forming hand seals.
The next moment, he forcefully spat out a cloud of smoke.
Wind Release: Dust Cloud Technique!
"What-" Both Kakashis and Asuma's Shadow Clone were engulfed in smoke at the same time, losing sight of their surroundings.
The Shadow Clone remaining in the smoke