Chapter 91: The First Impression Kakashi HatakeGives People
"Whoever among you can snatch the bells from me represents someone who has not wasted their six years at the Ninja Academy, and they will become my Disciple, receiving my comprehensive guidance."
Kakashi Hatake took out the slightly aged orange-yellow bells from his Ninja tool pouch; this was a test he had experienced when he first became a Disciple under Minato Namikaze, and it was also the test he remembered most vividly.
But now, of the three who had participated in the test together, only he remained, a lone survivor, which made Kakashi Hatake's eyelids droop just a little bit more.
"But there are only two bells, yet there are three of us!" Sakura Haruno saw the number of bells in Kakashi Hatake's hand and immediately expressed her confusion.
"Ah... as for the person who doesn't manage to snatch a bell, I can only..."
Kakashi Hatake suddenly stopped speaking, and while falling silent, he twisted his body, temporarily dodging the sneak attack from Narutoand Uchiha Sasuke.
"You guys are really too impolite..."
Kakashi Hatake remained expressionless, but the words he spoke were lazy, making one feel listless just by listening, and Sakura Haruno, who was still stunned in place, also appeared somewhat at a loss.
However, Kakashi Hatake did not receive a response. Trash talk before a battle was not Naruto's habit, and under Naruto's influence, Uchiha Sasuke had also inherited this trait well, choosing to retreat after a missed strike.
"They really are two troublesome brats..."
Kakashi Hatake twisted his neck, put his book back in front of his eyes, and kept walking toward Sakura Haruno, who was still standing there not knowing what to do.
"But you are different, so I've decided... to tie you up!"
"Too... ah?!"
Sakura Haruno looked on in disbelief. The ones who attacked you first were Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, so why was she the one who ended up getting hurt?
But no matter how Sakura Haruno resisted, given Kakashi Hatake's strength, even if he was holding back, he still used a simple Genjutsu to knock her down, then fished a rope out of his Ninja tool pouch and tied Sakura Haruno up securely.
"Well then, it officially begins now. The time limit is thirty minutes!" Kakashi Hatake pretended to check his empty left wrist, shouted to the surrounding air, and then dragged Sakura Haruno away, preparing to hang her upside down.
In a Ninja's eyes, there are only two types of people: one is a comrade, and the other is an unimportant person. Since they are unimportant, there is naturally no need to waste brainpower thinking about how to treat them; just do whatever you want.
"Are you confident?!"
Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto were hiding in a tree with dense branches. Uchiha Sasuke turned his head and asked Naruto with a blank expression.
"I have some confidence, but there are only two bells!"
Naruto had already guessed Kakashi Hatake's intention, but how to snatch the bells without leaving a trace and successfully complete this test was the most difficult part.
Because this test seemed simple, but if the signs of acting were too heavy, the battle-hardened Kakashi Hatake would still be able to see through it.
"Heh, most people in Konoha like to play this game!" Uchiha Sasuke sneered repeatedly, "You think about it some more; I'll go weigh his worth first!"
"It seems Uchiha Sasuke's Heart-Nature has also been affected..."
Watching Uchiha Sasuke disappear from his line of sight in a few leaps, Naruto shook his head helplessly. Beneath this seemingly impulsive display, Uchiha Sasuke's arrogance was revealed.
Thinking too much, explaining too much—it's better to just bulldoze through with raw strength. This is the mindset of most Uchiha, and the reason for this mindset basically stems from their outstanding strength and the Sharingan they are so proud of.
"Forget it, let's use half my strength to test this Disciple of my father!"
Naruto loosened his wrists, unstrapped the ninja sword he had prepared in advance from his back, leaped down from the branch, and then dashed toward Kakashi Hatake.
"That idiot!"
Uchiha Sasuke cursed under his breath. Although he wanted to test Kakashi Hatake's worth, he didn't intend to just charge straight up like that...
"Forget it, never mind. Attacking together will at least give us a better chance of winning!"
After saying this, Uchiha Sasuke also revealed his figure from his hiding place. While running, he threw several Kunai mixed with Shuriken toward Kakashi Hatake, and then unstrapped the ninja sword from his back as well.
"Such crude offensive tactics really don't seem like those of a Ninja."
Kakashi Hatake, who was reading his book, lifted his eyelids. Watching Naruto and Uchiha Sasukecharging toward him, he dodged the incoming Kunai while making a sarcastic remark.
It was unknown whether Naruto heard Kakashi Hatake's remark, but he remained silent. When he reached Kakashi Hatake, his ninja sword was instantly unsheathed, and a powerful, heavy Iaijutsu strike suddenly appeared.
"Sword technique, huh... but..."
Before Kakashi Hatake could finish his critique, he, a veteran of many battles, suddenly felt his hair stand on end. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan, which he couldn't deactivate, spun slowly, and an extremely dangerous feeling surrounded him. This Iaijutsu strike was not as simple as he had imagined.
Sure enough, in the gap while Kakashi Hatake was dodging, the scabbard in Naruto's hand had now become like a ninja sword, also slashing toward Kakashi Hatake in the manner of an Iaijutsu strike.
Naruto's first strike was already fast enough, but the second strike that followed was even faster than the first. What was originally a sequential attack was forced by Naruto, relying on the speed advantage of the second strike, to give the illusion that he had launched two attacks at the same time.
"Poof!"
A puff of white smoke appeared, and the "Kakashi Hatake" with a distorted neck turned into a wooden log. After neutralizing Naruto's Twin-Dragon Flash, he disappeared completely, no one knew where he had hidden.
But just then, Naruto suddenly took a backward step. Uchiha Sasuke, who had already jumped in advance and was suspended in the air, suddenly unsheathed his long sword, and a downward slash landed just a hair's breadth away from Naruto's toes.
"Boom!"
The roaring sound was not very intense, the dust kicked up was not satisfactory, and the trench left on the ground was neither shallow nor deep, but this plain and unremarkable Dragon Hammer Flash strike directly disrupted all of Kakashi Hatake's follow-up moves.
"They really are two troublesome brats!"
Kakashi Hatake used a Kunai to deflect Uchiha Sasuke's ninja sword and leaped out from underground. The Earth Release Ninjutsu"Headhunter Jutsu" he had wanted to use on Naruto naturally came to nothing.
The book in Kakashi Hatake's hand had long since been put away in his Ninja tool pouch. His original lazy expression had vanished, and he had also retracted his earlier comment that the two of them were "not like Ninjas."
"If I don't get a little serious, I'm really going to lose face on the first day!"
After appearing from underground, Kakashi Hatakesighed inwardly. With several consecutive flashes to distance himself from the two, he performed hand signs, casting a simple Clone technique. The bells at his waist were naturally taken by the Clone, which disappeared from their sight after a few leaps.
Seeing this, Naruto shook his head. Kakashi Hatakenot only had a somewhat nasty personality, but these tactics of his were also not very honorable...
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