"Sakura, Don't React, Keep an eye on Sasuke, We have some company" Naruto even though he was resting, Did not stop focusing on his surroundings for any danger, He learned his lesson not too long ago
Naruto blamed himself for not being extra careful about his teammates, He left his Teammate's side to get the Scroll,
"I will make up for leaving you like that"
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"...that trap is too sloppy, we can avoid it and easily attack them" Dosu was observing the situation as even though he was young, He was experienced in Mission which involved Assassinations, A Trap like the one Sakura had set up is easy for him to spot
"Sasuke is already down and the Mr. Rookie of the Year is taking his beauty sleep, He is defenceless right now, Let's kill them" Zaku who was confident in his abilities was itching to fight and stood up as he looked towards Team 7 and started to walk towards them, Dosu also followed him
"Kill who now?" As they were walking towards Team 7 they heard someone speak from behind, They turned to see the source of that sound
"You..!?" Dosu and Zaku were shocked to see Naruto standing behind them with their third teammate Kin Asuchi on the ground unconscious
Zaku turned back to see that Naruto which they were keeping an eye on was now standing in front of the Tree Branch with a smirk
"So that was a Shadow Clone, Leaf sure is throwing forbidden techniques on their Genin nowadays huh?" Dosu recognized the Technique as he had seen it performed by Orochimaru
"Zaku, You take care of this Guy, I will go for those two there" Zaku as soon as he heard Dosu's words both ran in opposite directions, Zaku stayed staring at the Blonde Haired kid who was standing next to his teammate Kin
"I don't know how you sneaked up behind us, But going after the woman of the group was a mistake, You should've gone for the Strongest, Me!" As he was boasting to Naruto, He launched himself at him
"Sorry for the offense then" Naruto with a closed-eyed smile asked forgiveness from Zaku in a sarcastic way and launched himself at Zaku
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"Well, It seems our sneak attack plan has failed, Anyway, are you ready to die?" Dosu was not confident about this fight, He just saw Naruto's stealth ability which he could not evaluate but it was without a doubt better than that of any Chunin, Naruto could be a great asset to the Village for their dirty work or could be a threat to their 'Authority'
"Your words and your expression doesn't sit well with each other, huh?" Naruto could easily see the anxious look Dosu had and did not fall for his boasting "...So let me ask you, Who sent you to kill Sasuke?"
Naruto's words made both Dosu and Sakura flinch, She thought that these people were only after the scrolls but Naruto's words implied entirely something else
Dosu even though was already nervous was now a little conflicted and was sneering at him 'Just how long was he listening to our conversation without us noticing him!' Not every Genin especially this young could do that
Naruto on the other hand was in no hurry to attack and kept a cool head while observing his opponent, Not because he was confident in beating Dosu or His way of mocking him but only because he was tired, Not because of his Stamina but because of using too much of his 'Blue Energy' which resides in him
This strange energy is limited inside of him and he needs some of it to stay responsive, If he depletes this energy he gets very tired to the point that even his Adaptation does not save him, He had found himself in a training ground in the middle night because of depleting this 'Blue Energy'
If he were to run out of stamina his Adaption technique made him lively and significantly improved his stamina, He often tested his limit as he had nothing else to do but grow, and He never stopped working hard towards it, His motivation to do that was not sure for him either
Was it curiosity about his strange techniques..?
He wasn't sure about that but now that he had used his techniques many times in such a short amount of time, He was tired, He just used his Shadow Technique to sneak up on these Sound Ninjas as well
Dosu who was not known of these things was now fed up, He had more experience than Naruto which reassured him of his abilities
He with his newfound confidence launched himself to attack Naruto
'...Damm It!' As Dosu charged at Naruto he cursed at him inwardly, He thought that he had scared them enough but it seemed that did not last that long
Naruto jumped backward to dodge Dosu's advance which made Dosu punch the air or so Naruto thought, Dosu right after one punch closed the distance between them and threw another punch
Naruto barely dodged the attack by shifting his head, Naruto planned to kick Dosu as he had an opening on him
Dosu knew this but did not care, He only saw Naruto's leg which was close to his lower chest, About to break his ribs but felt extremely dizzy
Dosu did not give Naruto time to know the reason behind his dizziness and kicked him right across the face, sending him flying away from the entrance of the tree trunk
While Naruto did not understand his situation and why he was feeling pain in his head, That was not what he was worried about because he could think of only one thing
'Don't Adapt! Please Don't Adapt to this!'
*Clink*
".....Damm It!"
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