"Maybe I should try to teach Kakashi abilities like Haki when I get a chance?"
Sasuke pondered to himself, his mind torn with inner conflict.
On one hand, he still felt grateful to Kakashi as his teacher, who had given him so much guidance and help.
On the other hand, he worried that passing on these powers might bring unknown risks and trouble, as these abilities were far too unique and not part of the ninja system familiar to Konoha.
Unaware of Sasuke's thoughts, Kakashi had already prepared himself for the fight.
"Well then, let's begin."
Kakashi walked slowly to the side, and after stopping, his gaze swept back and forth across Naruto and the others, assessing their current state.
Jiraiya stood not far away, his eyes slightly narrowed, a hint of seriousness in his gaze.
He lifted his chin slightly, watching Naruto, and thought to himself, "Sasuke's a genius, but Naruto—just how far can you go?"
In his heart, although Naruto was usually carefree and seemed simple-minded, Jiraiya also knew that Naruto possessed unyielding perseverance and extraordinary potential.
He looked forward to Naruto showing something surprising in this match.
Feeling Jiraiya and Kakashi's eyes on him, Naruto's fighting spirit surged.
He glanced at Sasuke beside him and made a silent vow to give it his all.
Sasuke noticed Naruto's expression and gave a confident smirk.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura formed a triangle and charged at Kakashi together.
Sasuke darted forward like a black flash, but when he closed in on Kakashi, he found that even his prized speed was still lacking before their teacher.
Kakashi shifted his body slightly, precisely evading Sasuke's attack path.
Meanwhile, Sakura focused intently, quickly pulling several kunai from her ninja tool pouch and throwing them in a fan pattern toward Kakashi, the blades whistling through the air.
But Kakashi simply raised his hand, his own kunai moving like a serpent to deflect Sakura's throws one by one.
"Check this out! Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto's confident voice rang out.
With his yell, countless copies of Naruto appeared around him, surrounding Kakashi. The shadow clones swung their fists, launching a fierce assault.
"Sasuke, Sakura, let's all attack together—we can definitely beat Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto shouted, trying to rally his teammates as he directed the clones.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!"
With a low shout from Kakashi, a torrent of water erupted forward, quickly coalescing into a massive water dragon.
The dragon thrashed and coiled, sweeping toward the shadow clones.
Wherever the water dragon passed, the clones vanished without a trace.
"Damn, he's that strong!" Naruto gritted his teeth in frustration, a defiant look on his face as his shadow clones were easily dismantled.
But just as Kakashi finished his jutsu, Sasuke spotted an opening.
He exploited the brief window after Kakashi's technique, instantly closing the distance, his figure flickering like a ghost to appear behind Kakashi.
"Chidori!" Sasuke's eyes flashed with intensity as he gathered chakra in his palm, blue electricity crackling wildly with a sharp hiss.
Moreover, this time, his Chidori was laced with Armament Haki, which coiled like black flames around the chakra, amplifying its power to terrifying levels.
He swung his arm, thrusting straight toward Kakashi's back.
The Chidori was about to strike when Kakashi pulled off a stunning move.
He rapidly alternated his feet, kicking off the air itself and leaping about.
His figure flickered in midair as he nimbly dodged Sasuke's attack.
"Is that… Geppo?" Sasuke's eyes went wide.
This was Geppo—a unique technique he had learned from Roy. How did Kakashi know it?
"Sorry, Sasuke." Kakashi's calm voice came from beside him.
"I am the Copy Ninja." Kakashi slowly opened his Sharingan, the red eye gleaming with a mysterious light.
Only then did Sasuke suddenly remember Kakashi's epithet.
"Can he really copy even the Six Powers?" he murmured to himself.
"Kakashi-sensei, we're not giving up that easily!" Naruto shouted at Kakashi.
"Sasuke, Sakura, let's try something else—we'll find a weakness!"
Sasuke looked away, unwilling to take orders from Naruto.
He bent his legs slightly, his whole body launching like a cannonball.
"Soru!" Sasuke grunted, instantly appearing before Kakashi, his right fist coated in Armament Haki and swinging toward Kakashi's face with a fierce wind.
"Nice!" Kakashi's lips curled slightly as he leaned aside, effortlessly evading Sasuke's fierce strike.
Not stopping there, Sasuke used the momentum to pull a kunai from his belt, flipping his arm to slash the blade toward Kakashi's throat.
At the same time, Naruto was not to be outdone, forming hand signs rapidly and shouting, "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
In an instant, countless Narutos appeared across the training ground, charging at Kakashi with a unified cry.
"Sasuke, let's hit him together—this time we're gonna beat Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled as he directed his clones.
Kakashi remained perfectly composed.
He tapped lightly with his feet, weaving between Sasuke and Naruto's clones, each movement evading their attacks with precision.
"Your teamwork's not bad, but it's not enough!" Kakashi said with a smile as he dodged.
Sasuke's eyes sharpened as he leaped back, putting distance between them.
Electricity crackled wildly in his palm with a sharp hiss.
"Shadow clones, go!" Naruto had his clones cut off Kakashi's escape routes while he gathered chakra, preparing to use the Rasengan.
"Rasengan!" Naruto charged toward Kakashi, holding the massive spiraling sphere in his hands.
This was a move the pervy sage had recently taught him.
Facing the combined assault, Kakashi finally stopped evading.
He formed hand signs quickly. "Earth Style: Mud Wall!" A thick wall of earth rose from the ground, blocking Sasuke's Chidori and Naruto's Rasengan.
The Chidori and Rasengan slammed into the wall with a deafening roar, sending dust flying everywhere.
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