If Kakashi wanted to give up, he could continue to play the game of grabbing the bell.
With the strength of Kazuki and the other two, as long as they cooperate properly, their probability of winning is at least 70%!
And he could also prepare three bells, and the entire exercise would only test their personal abilities.
But he won't do that!
Considering that the strength of the three of them far exceeds that of ordinary newcomers, Kakashi canceled the rule of three people grabbing the bell and changed it to a pattern of three people searching for the bell, making them suspicious of each other! Fight!
Three people searching for the bell, and only two people can get the bell.
Who will be eliminated? Who is willing to be eliminated?
This is a conspiracy!
Even if the three of them saw through it, it would be useless!
"What a cunning Kakashi-sensei!"
While Kakashi went to hide the bell, Kazuki informed the other two of Kakashi's plan.
After hearing this, Sakura looked angry and clenched her fists, wanting to give Kakashi a Rasengan!
"We must work together later and never fight among ourselves to make Kakashi-sensei's plans fail!" Sakura said.
Sasuke responded calmly: "But there are only two bells. Even if you say so, one person will definitely be eliminated."
Sakura was speechless for a moment.
There are indeed only two bells. Even if they say they won't fight for them, what will happen after they actually get the bells?
Is anyone really willing to quit?
"Then I'll quit."
Kazuki suddenly wrapped his arms around the two and said with a smile, "Okay, stop thinking about it. The bell hasn't been found yet. Now we should focus on how to avoid being successfully attacked by Kakashi. If we don't find the bell, we'll all be eliminated. Then there's no need to worry about who gets it!"
Sasuke thought about it, and it made sense, so he said, "Then let's wait until we see the bell."
Sakura, still embarrassed from Kazuki's playful choke, could only nod, her brain too foggy to argue.
After a while, Kakashi emerged from the forest.
"Let's start."
"I'll give you two minutes to head in first. I'll start chasing you after that!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kazuki and the others disappeared instantly.
Their speed was on par with that of a jounin!
Kakashi couldn't help but admire their swiftness.
"What a handsome teleportation technique!"
"This proficiency is not inferior to that of an elite jounin."
This comment wasn't just about Kazuki but also about Sasuke and Sakura.
There might be a gap in strength between them and Kazuki, but once you're proficient in the basic skill of teleportation, there's not much difference.
Unless you can add some other changes to the teleportation technique!
In the forest of the training ground,
After entering, Kazuki and the others didn't move forward quickly. Instead, they strolled around leisurely.
After all, the exercise task is to find objects, specifically small things like bells. If you move too fast, it might not be easy to spot the target.
Of course,
This wasn't a problem for Sasuke and Kazuki.
Both of them had Sharingan!
Once the Sharingan is activated, your dynamic vision becomes so powerful you can count the flapping of a mosquito's wings!
However, Kazuki's Sharingan couldn't be exposed yet, so he couldn't use that advantage.
"This is too slow, Kakashi will catch up soon."
Sasuke looked around warily, worried that Kakashi would sneak up on them from any angle.
But in Kazuki's perception, Kakashi had already caught up with them a long time ago.
They were being watched from the shadows!
"The three of us are together. Even if he catches up, he wouldn't dare take action recklessly. After all, he might not be able to defeat us."
Kakashi smirked from his hiding spot,
He must be the first jounin who might be defeated by his students, right?
"But if we split up, he can defeat us one by one. This increases the risk of us being eliminated."
"Then what do you suggest?"
Sasuke frowned and said, "There's less than an hour until the assessment ends. If we keep going this slowly, we'll probably never find the bell."
This forest isn't big, and it only takes half an hour to walk around it.
But there's an unpredictable factor here—Hatake Kakashi!
If they plan to stay together and fight a war of attrition,
Kakashi could easily hide the bell before they find it, or keep changing its location, making it impossible for them to find it!
In other words, they don't have many options.
They must speed up their search, even at the risk of falling into traps or being defeated by Kakashi!
"How about this: You go left, and Sakura and I will go right. If you encounter a surprise attack from Kakashi, use a wide-range jutsu, and we'll rush to support you as soon as possible."
"Good!" Sasuke was eager to split up.
In his opinion, Kazuki only suggested this to protect Haruno Sakura.
Because Haruno Sakura was the weakest among the three of them, she would most likely be taken down before she could even call for help if she encountered Kakashi!
If it weren't for Haruno Sakura dragging them down, he and Kazuki would've found the bell already!
With that in mind, Sasuke sped away from the team.
He was determined to make up for lost time!
Kakashi, who was hiding in the shadows, had been waiting for someone to leave the group. Now that Sasuke was alone, he could take action.
He watched Sasuke depart and then looked at Kazuki and Haruno Sakura. Ultimately, he chose to target Sasuke.
He knew Sasuke well, knew his strengths and weaknesses.
There was a good chance he could quietly eliminate him by using a trap.
As for Kazuki and Haruno Sakura, he didn't know them as well.
And since Sasuke was being led by Kazuki, Kazuki seemed more difficult to deal with than Sasuke.
Kakashi followed Sasuke until they were several hundred meters away from Kazuki before he was ready to strike.
"There's a trap I set up ahead. Let's see if he falls for it."
Kakashi pulled out a shuriken, ready to strike when Sasuke was distracted.
Sasuke, unaware of the danger behind him, scanned the forest with his Sharingan, searching for the bell.
Soon, he spotted a golden flash in the heart of a tree.
"Is that the bell?"
Sasuke sprinted toward it, fearing someone else might get it first.
But just as he reached the tree, countless shurikens shot out from all directions.
"Snort!"
"Such trivial tricks!"
Sasuke instantly formed a seal and spat out a huge fireball, spinning 360 degrees to knock down all the shurikens!
The entire process didn't slow him down at all, and he pushed through the trap.
However, just as he reached the tree and was about to retrieve the golden object inside, a figure appeared behind him!
A powerful sense of danger forced Sasuke to abandon his actions and retreat in an instant.
In the next moment, Chidori's lightning pierced through the tree, turning it into a lightning-struck husk!
Sasuke, who had barely escaped, stared at the scorched tree with lingering fear.
Damn it, he's serious!
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