On the other side, Kazuki and Sakura had given up looking for the bell.
They determined that the bell was not in the forest, and Kakashi didn't bother them at all.
They simply found a comfortable place to lie down and made a rabbit barbecue.
So when Sasuke and Kakashi found the two of them, both of them had question marks on their heads.
"Sakura, it's time to turn it over and bake it."
"Kazuki-kun, didn't we just eat? And this rabbit… it's so cute, now…"
"It smells so good now~~Smell it, does it smell good?"
"Gulu~scent!"
"Yeah, put some cumin on it, it will be even more fragrant!"
As he spoke, Kazuki took out a small bottle and handed it to Sakura, making her dumbfounded.
"Kazuki-kun, why do you carry this thing with you?"
"Ah, there's nothing wrong with being prepared when you're out. Look, I also brought hot sauce, salt, an iron pot, and tap water…"
Kazuki opened a storage scroll and took out the contents one by one, introducing them as he did.
This situation made Sakura and the others unable to help but twitch their lips.
Sasuke couldn't stand it anymore and walked over.
Kazuki also noticed Sasuke immediately.
"Sasuke, did you find the bell?"
Kazuki thought that Sasuke would join him soon after being reminded by him, but unexpectedly, Sasuke chose to act on his own.
It's true that you won't look back until you hit a wall.
"Found it."
"I guessed Kakashi… you found him?"
"Yeah."
As he spoke, Sasuke took out the two bells he kept in his ninja bag.
Two golden, round things.
It looked like real bells!
How come there are real bells?
Did I guess wrong?
In fact, was the bell always in the forest, but I just didn't find it?
"Where did you find it?" Kazuki took the bell from Sasuke's hand and asked while examining it.
Sasuke didn't dodge and allowed Kazuki to take the bell. Then he pointed to the back and said, "Inside a bird's nest on a tree about 800 meters in that direction."
"Hmm… that direction?"
Kazuki groaned, thinking he should have looked for that place.
As for the so-called bird's nest, he had naturally seen it.
In other words, this bell was arranged by Kakashi not long ago.
The purpose is to let Sasuke get the bell?
Why?
Cheating?
Probably not.
Is this supposed to be Kakashi's trap to create conflict between us?
Kazuki looked at Sasuke with a strange expression on his face.
This kid isn't going to do anything stupid, right?
But he took out both bells directly. He must have seen through Kakashi's conspiracy?
After all, if he was going to do something stupid, he wouldn't expose both bells.
He'd just take out one, or none at all.
Throwing both bells back to Sasuke, Kazuki said, "Since you've found the bells, you can go out. Why did you come to us specifically?"
Sasuke showed no expression as he handed another bell to Kazuki.
"This is for you."
"Huh? Give it to me?"
Kazuki didn't know why Sasuke gave it to him, but he accepted it without hesitation.
Sakura felt a little sad when she saw this scene.
Sasuke found two bells and gave one to Kazuki-kun, which meant she would be the one eliminated.
But soon she felt relieved again.
Originally, she couldn't compare to Kazuki and Sasuke. If one of the three had to be eliminated, the one who should be eliminated the most was herself.
Just when Sakura was lost in thought, Sasuke suddenly threw something at her.
She subconsciously caught it and took a closer look, only to find it was a bell!
"Huh? Sasuke? Why give it to me?"
Kazuki also looked puzzled.
When did Sasuke become so generous?
Would he rather not pass the test himself than help her and Kazuki pass the test?
At this time, Sasuke said, "I'm not as great as you think, but I was the first to be eliminated. Kakashi asked me to complete a certain condition before I can graduate. In other words, it's useless for me to get the bell."
Sakura felt ashamed and said anxiously, "What are the conditions? We can help you complete it. You don't have to give me this bell. You and Kazuki are both better than me, and you deserve to graduate more than I do!"
Sasuke looked at Sakura deeply, without explaining, then turned around and prepared to leave.
He planned to go back and continue to practice hard in seclusion until one day he could take revenge!
Kakashi, who was hiding in the dark, had been observing Sasuke's movements.
He even made plans to rescue Haruno Sakura.
But he didn't expect Sasuke to give up this opportunity and transfer the bell to Sakura and Kazuki.
This also gave Kakashi a new understanding of Sasuke.
He stepped out and stopped Sasuke, who was about to leave.
"No need to leave."
"Congratulations, you all passed the exam!"
"???"
Kakashi summarized his observations of the three during this exam and told them,
From Kazuki and Sakura's inseparability, to Sasuke's unique behavior, to lunch, where there was mutual understanding, and then Sasuke voluntarily gave up graduation to fulfill his two teammates… He even informed Kazuki and Sakura of the conditions for Sasuke's graduation.
He did not hesitate to praise the three of them with his words.
But Sakura was still very dissatisfied after knowing that Kakashi actually used her life to test Sasuke!
"You're going too far to threaten Sasuke with my life, Kakashi-sensei!"
"Sorry, sorry, Sakura."
Kakashi scratched his head and apologized to Sakura, then turned to Sasuke and said, "Sasuke, you too. I'm sorry for testing your feelings in this way."
Sasuke's face was expressionless, and he didn't seem to care about this kind of thing.
So Kakashi added, "Although the process is a bit tortuous, the result is always good. At least you know that your companions are trustworthy, so that you can rest assured your back will be entrusted to your companions during the mission!"
The three of them looked at each other with different thoughts.
Sakura's expression changed from sad to happy.
After all, Sasuke is not Naruto. Although he is not as good as Kazuki, he is still an outstanding classmate.
So Sakura doesn't hate Sasuke.
Naturally, she is also happy that Sasuke becomes her companion.
Sasuke's expression did not change, but he felt Kakashi's statement was very boring.
Except for revenge and the revitalization of Uchiha, other things are dispensable to him.
His attitude towards Kazuki is different because Kazuki is the only remaining member of his clan.
As for Kazuki, his mind had already wandered to what he should have for dinner.
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