Chapter 12 Stealing the Bell!
"Well, it's ten o'clock now, so set this alarm for 12 o'clock."
Kakashi didn't explain further, but instead took out an alarm clock and placed it on the wooden stake.
"I have two bells here. Your task is to snatch them from my hands before midnight."
Naruto/Sasuke: 'No wonder they didn't let us eat!'
"Those who fail to grab a bell within the allotted time will not get lunch and will have to be tied up there and watch us eat our lunchboxes."
As he spoke, Kakashi pointed to the tree stump beside him.
"You only need to grab one to pass the test. However, there are only two bells, which means that one person will definitely be tied up there, and that person will be eliminated for failing the mission and sent back to the Ninja Academy!"
Seeing the three men's expressions turn serious, Kakashi nodded in satisfaction.
"Using kunai is fine, but you must be determined to kill me, otherwise you won't be able to steal the bell."
"Hahaha, you can't even dodge a blackboard eraser, yet you're spouting such big talk! You might really get killed."
Naruto was clearly fooled by Kakashi's performance yesterday.
"Well, the less capable a person is, the more they like to talk big. Forget about this loser. Everyone, get ready, it's about to begin."
"Who are you calling a loser!"
Enraged by Kakashi's words, Naruto reached out and drew his kunai.
However, the next moment, Kakashi instantly appeared behind him, grabbed Naruto's wrist, and pressed the kunai in Naruto's hand against the back of his own neck.
"Don't rush, you have to wait until I say 'start'."
'Wow, so fast! What Itsuka Rin said yesterday was all true!'
Sasuke subconsciously prepared for battle, secretly relieved. If he had maintained yesterday's mindset, he would have been stunned by Kakashi's performance today, and might have even lost his composure due to excessive shock, revealing a weakness in his movements.
'It's okay, I can keep up.'
Rin Itsuka felt relieved; the Jonin's speed wasn't that fast after all.
At this moment, Kakashi had already released Naruto and said with a smile, "Looks like you guys were really prepared to kill me. I'm starting to like you guys. Now, let's begin!"
Whoosh!
Sasuke instantly jumped into the woods and hid.
"Well, you hid pretty well. Looks like you've been studying hard at school. But what's going on with you two?"
Kakashi looked at Naruto and Rin Itsuka, who were standing still.
"Kakashi-sensei, let's have a fair and square fight!"
Naruto challenged Kakashi with great enthusiasm, clearly unfazed by what had just happened.
"Kakashi-sensei, I'm not good at hiding. Rather than letting you find me and defeat me one by one, I'd rather challenge you head-on."
Rin Itsuki smiled and spread her hands in a helpless expression.
"Alright, alright, then all of you come at me together."
Kakashi said with a hint of helplessness, "What kind of ninja is he if he can't hide?"
"I can take you down by myself!"
Naruto yelled and charged forward, while Kakashi reached for his ninja tool pouch on his leg.
'Are we going to use weapons?'
Naruto, still somewhat cautious, stopped in his tracks upon seeing this and prepared for battle.
"One of the key points of ninja tactics is taijutsu. Let me teach you."
Kakashi said some nice things, but what he took out of his ninja tool bag wasn't a kunai, but a pornographic book.
"Hey! What do you mean by this?!"
Naruto felt slighted and angrily yelled at Kakashi.
"Well, don't mind me, I just really want to know what happens next."
Kakashi seemed indifferent.
"You bastard! You're awful!"
Naruto rushed forward and unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks, but Kakashi easily blocked them all with one hand.
"hateful!"
Naruto swept his leg across the room, and Kakashi suddenly crouched down.
"Go to hell!"
Naruto had long forgotten his purpose in stealing the bell and threw a full-force punch at Kakashi's face.
However, the next moment, Kakashi suddenly teleported behind Naruto.
"How can a ninja turn his back to the enemy?"
Kakashi formed the Tiger Seal with both hands and aimed it at Naruto.
'It's Fire Release!'
Sasuke, hiding in the woods, made his guess.
But the next moment, Kakashi's finger suddenly jabbed into Naruto's butt.
"The secret martial arts technique of the Wood Industry: Thousand-Year Kill!"
"ah!"
Naruto screamed and flew out, falling into the water.
'Great opportunity!'
"Hey!"
Rin Itsuka placed her hands in front of her chest and fired a Jack Bomb.
Kakashi, exasperated, dodged the attack.
"Hey, hey, you don't need to make a sound when you're launching a sneak attack."
"Sorry, I'm used to it."
Wuhe Lin said helplessly, "The magician Mengmeng's voice is a major feature. She shouts it out whenever she releases a skill, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Why didn't you cooperate with Naruto's attack just now?
Kakashi looked at Rin Itsuka, and at the same time extended two fingers, inserting them into the hole in the middle of the shuriken that flew out of the water.
"There's no other way. Naruto and I haven't practiced teamwork. If we act rashly, it will only hinder each other."
Itsuka Rin is right. Rather than the two of them getting in each other's way, it would be better to have Naruto deliver it first.
"Oh, so is it your turn now?"
Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Rin Itsuka.
"No, your battle with Naruto isn't over yet."
Wuhe Lin waved her hand.
The next moment, Naruto jumped out of the water and kicked Kakashi.
Kakashi dodged to the side, and Naruto landed on the ground, sliding several meters away using the momentum.
"Hiding in the water to launch a sneak attack? That's a pretty good idea."
Kakashi affirmed Naruto's actions.
"Hehe, it's not over yet!"
Naruto turned around and sneered. At the same time, the water churned and more than a dozen of Naruto's clones jumped out.
"It's actually a physical clone!"
Kakashi pretended to be startled, and was then surrounded and attacked by the clones.
After a playful, childlike fight, Kakashi pretended to be hugged by Naruto's clone.
"You can't escape now!"
Naruto excitedly rushed forward and threw a punch, but unexpectedly, the one who got hit was his clone.
"What's going on? I understand! You must be Kakashi in disguise!"
Naruto pointed at one of the clones and shouted.
"You, you are Kakashi in disguise!"
"No, it's you!"
"You, it is you!"
Naruto and his clone started blaming each other, and then they began to fight.
Rin Itsuka couldn't help but rub her forehead. She wondered what was wrong with Naruto's brain; he couldn't even recognize his own clone.
However, this made her realize the weakness of the clone technique: before it is dispelled, memories cannot be transferred to the original body.
In contrast, although lower-level spirits are not strong, they require the summoner to control them with mental power, so their vision and consciousness are the same, making them much more convenient to use than clones in certain situations.
"Naruto, why don't you just cancel the Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Seeing Naruto fighting so fiercely against himself, Rin Itsuka couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
"That's right! Shadow Clone Technique, release!"
Naruto realized what was happening, dispelled the clone, and discovered that Kakashi wasn't even there.
End of this chapter...