Seeing Sasuke block his attack with a long sword, Kakashi slightly raised his eyebrows, his face showing a bit of surprise.
"Not bad, Sasuke," Kakashi praised.
The sword Sasuke held was just an ordinary long sword, not the Kusanagi Sword from the original story, so its hardness couldn't compare to the Kusanagi Sword. Yet, an ordinary weapon under Kakashi's thunderous sword did not sustain any damage.
"I won't just obediently follow behind you. I will surpass you and then defeat that man."
Under the illumination of the lightning, the Sharingan became terrifyingly sinister.
"Uchiha Itachi?" Kakashi murmured. As one of Konohagakure's higher-ups, Kakashi knew all the reasons behind Uchiha Itachi's actions, but he couldn't tell Sasuke because it was also one of the motivations for Sasuke to become stronger.
"Don't mention that man's name in front of me."
Sasuke said angrily, his power seemingly influenced by his emotions, becoming incredibly vast and sending Kakashi flying several meters away, and he kept advancing to press his attack.
"This state of Sasuke, how frightening."
At this time, Naruto, who had been sitting on the ground, also stood up, looking at Sasuke's back, feeling somewhat shocked.
"After all, that man has become Sasuke's mental block. If that man isn't dealt with, Sasuke might never be able to overcome his inner turmoil in this lifetime."
Sakura spoke from the side.
"Let's go together, Sakura. We can't let Sasuke face Kakashi-sensei alone."
Then, Naruto, seeing the two fighting together, said.
"Of course."
Sakura tightened the gloves on her hands, realizing from her recent fight with Kakashi that Kakashi-sensei seemed not to be unbeatable.
Afterward, Sakura and Naruto appeared on either side of Sasuke, attacking Kakashi together. This time, Kakashi immediately felt a pressure several times greater than before.
While dealing with Sasuke, Kakashi was also wary of Sakura's fists. As for Naruto, Kakashi wasn't too concerned about him at the moment. Naruto's punches didn't carry much power, and the Kunai he wielded could be easily cut by Kakashi's thunderous short sword.
"Damn it, the Kunai is completely ineffective against Kakashi-sensei."
Naruto said somewhat unwillingly, realizing that if this continued, he would become the only burden in this battle.
"Idiot, infuse your chakra into the Kunai to increase its hardness, which can extend the lifespan of your Kunai."
At that moment, Sasuke looked at Naruto and said, "I see."
Upon hearing Sasuke's explanation, Naruto's face showed a sudden realization.
Then, a pale blue chakra emerged on the surface of the kunai. Seeing this, Kakashi couldn't help but feel a headache coming on, especially with Naruto adding to his troubles.
However, after Naruto's kunai clashed with Kakashi's lightning blade a couple of times, it broke.
"Darn it, why is this happening?"
Naruto was questioning his life as he looked at the broken kunai, especially since Sasuke's sword was still intact.
But that intactness was only a rough observation to the naked eye. Under Sasuke's Sharingan, he had already noticed cracks in his own sword. A few more clashes with Kakashi's lightning blade, and his sword would break too.
Kakashi had anticipated this during the battle, aiming for the same spot with each collision.
"Idiot, this isn't something you can master in just a day or two."
Jiraiya, who was watching the battle, covered his eyes, seemingly unable to bear watching what was to come.
"Jiraiya, haven't you taught Naruto even these basics?" Tsunade asked, glancing at Jiraiya.
"Who would have thought that Naruto would face such a battle?" Jiraiya said helplessly. However, this was also a failure on his part as a teacher; anything could happen during a battle.
Sakura could also block Kakashi's lightning blade with her fist. After all, the monstrous strength she had trained for was, in some ways, much more difficult than perfectly covering a weapon with chakra. Therefore, Sakura's fists were very hard, and she could withstand a few hits from Kakashi's lightning blade without any problem.
But she couldn't keep in contact continuously. After less than five touches with Kakashi's blade, Sakura's fists immediately felt a burning pain.
This forced her to temporarily avoid Kakashi's sharp edge.
"If that's the case, then we'll have to use a zerg rush tactic, Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Naruto quickly formed a seal, and a dense crowd of shadow clones instantly filled the training ground.
"I'll create an opportunity for you."
Naruto shouted, and then the shadow clones surged forward, some trying to hold Kakashi, some trying to capture him, and some trying to attack him.
"This is bad."
Seeing the number of Narutos, Kakashi muttered to himself that this was not good.
He then sped up his own attacks. Every shadow clone that came close disappeared one after another upon touching Kakashi's lightning blade.
Not a single shadow clone could withstand a hit from the lightning blade. Knowing these were just clones, Kakashi did not hold back in his attacks.
"Die."
Seeing that Naruto was not achieving the desired results, Sakura clenched her fist and struck the ground forcefully. Instantly, the ground around her shattered, and several protruding rocks lifted Kakashi's body, causing him to lose his balance momentarily.
At that instant, Naruto's shadow clones seized the opportunity. Several clones swarmed up and restrained Kakashi's limbs and body.
"Now's the chance, Sasuke."
All of Naruto's shadow clones shouted in unison.
"You don't need to tell me; I already know."
Sasuke swung his sword, and the lightning chakra covering it grew more intense. Then he swung it directly at Kakashi, and a lightning-like sword qi instantly arrived in front of Kakashi.
"This guy really wants to kill me."
Watching the sword chakra close at hand, Kakashi resignedly closed his eyes, but his heart remained calm because he knew he was not in any real danger.
Just then, a 'ding' sound reached Kakashi's ears.
Kakashi felt the restraints on his body disappear, and upon opening his eyes, he saw Naruto standing in front of him with a radiant smile, holding two bells in his hand.
Sasuke stood beside Naruto, his face cold, while Sakura also showed a confident smile.
"Congratulations, you've passed."
Kakashi let out a sigh of relief and announced the results of the test.
(End of Chapter)
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