In Kakashi Hatake's widened eyes, a genuine, blazing fireball suddenly appeared in mid-air.
The air, twisted by the intense heat, rushed towards him.
Whoosh!~
The raging fire blocked his vision.
The instant the flames extinguished, Sasuke Uchiha was already gripping a kunai, ready to fight again.
Kakashi, observing from the shadows, couldn't help but marvel.
Excellent Taijutsu, Ninjutsu talent.
Rich combat response experience.
Compared to the Uchiha he once knew, this boy's talent and character were not inferior.
However, this ends here.
Hands formed seals, and his figure gradually disappeared into the earth.
"Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu!"
Hands burst out of the ground, grabbing towards the opponent's limbs.
As expected, the opponent showed a panicked expression.
But the next second, disbelief flashed in Kakashi's eyes.
"Nani?"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Kunai broke through the air, enveloping both "Sasuke Uchiha" and Kakashi.
Poof~
"Sasuke Uchiha" shattered into a puff of smoke, and Kakashi, who had just popped his head out, retreated back underground.
This time, Kakashi was truly surprised.
"Released a Shadow Clone while using Fire Style to block vision, huh?"
"Such combat experience rarely appears in a ninja without life-and-death combat experience."
"However, it's over."
Kakashi revealed himself near Sasuke's real body.
"Lightning Style: Thunderbolt."
Blinding electric light connected into a sheet in the forest.
Within a radius of tens of meters, it was filled with the light of electric arcs.
Facing such a wide-range ninjutsu, Sasuke could no longer block it.
This was simply not a ninjutsu that a Genin could withstand.
"Ah!~"
Amidst the screams, Sasuke went offline.
Five minutes later.
The group gathered again.
Kakashi announced that all of them had failed.
And pointed out the shortcomings of the three.
The reckless Naruto Uzumaki.
The boy-crazy Sakura Haruno.
And Sasuke Uchiha, who only believed in his own strength and wanted to be a lone wolf.
"Ninja is a profession facing life and death."
"It's someone who has to choose between teammates' lives and the mission."
"It's an adventurer facing countless unknowns."
"You three are not qualified ninjas at all, nor do you understand the importance of teamwork."
"I can give you one last chance. Eat the bento and prove to me whether you can become qualified ninjas."
"By the way, two bentos. Not allowed to give to Naruto. As punishment for using vulgar ninja tools."
Naruto: "(「▔□▔)... Kakashi Sensei, you're targeting me, right?"
"If I find out you secretly gave bento to Naruto, you will lose your qualification together and go back to the Academy to repeat!"
"This... is my rule."
Kakashi left.
Only the three remained.
As the aroma of the bento wafted out, Naruto's stomach grumbled.
Facing the side-eyes of the two, Naruto forced a laugh and explained.
"Ahaha."
"I... I'm not hungry at all."
"Bento or whatever, I don't want to eat it. Compared to Ichiraku Ramen, bento has no appetite at all, ahaha."
Gurgle~ Gurgle~
The stomach expressed a different opinion.
Naruto lowered his head weakly.
This explanation is indeed too fake.
Enduring the protest from his empty stomach.
Naruto was suddenly stunned.
A bento suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
Looking up, it was Sasuke's tsundere face.
"This kind of stuff... I'm not used to eating it either, can't eat this much."
"Sasuke..." Naruto was unexpectedly moved.
"Tch~" Sasuke frowned: "Don't look at me like that. I just... just did it for Big Bro Musashi's sake."
Sakura: "But Sasuke, if we give it to Naruto, we will also lose our qualification."
Sasuke said coldly: "Rules or whatever, just don't get caught."
Besides, even if qualified, with your level, it's hard to pass anyway.
Seeing Sasuke had made a choice, Sakura didn't hesitate anymore.
She held up the bento in her hand.
"Naruto, I... I can't eat this much either."
This time Naruto's eyes were shining.
Dear Sakura-chan was willing to risk losing qualification to share her bento.
As expected, this is a maiden's love.
But immediately, he said helplessly: "But, Sakura, my... hands are tied, I can't move."
Sakura: "..."
Sasuke: "Hurry up, if you delay any longer, we might be discovered."
Sakura: "(╯#-皿-)"
Sakura: "Just... just this once! Remember it!"
Saying this, she picked up the bento with chopsticks and fed it to Naruto's mouth.
Naruto: "(●´∀｀●)... Sakura-chan..."
"Shut up! Eat quickly!!"
Naruto guaranteed.
Except for the ramen Boss treated him to when he was four, today's bento was absolutely the best thing he had ever eaten!
Really wish I could be tied to a wooden stake every day in the future.
A loud noise in the clear sky.
Kakashi descended from the sky.
"You guys!!!"
"Ah!!~" Sakura's soul was scared away.
"Are you ready to break the rules!" Kakashi said, forming seals with both hands, and dark clouds began to cover the clear sky.
"Wait, wait..."
Among the terrified people, Naruto desperately thought of a reason.
"Wait, Kakashi Sensei, you said it yourself, we... the three of us are one."
Sasuke: "We are a team."
"Yeah, Kakashi Sensei, how can we watch Naruto go hungry." Sakura shouted with closed eyes.
Kakashi's expression remained unchanged.
Staring sharply at the three.
Under the pressure of his gaze, the three didn't plan to betray others.
It felt like a heavy burden was suddenly lifted from his heart.
A ray of sunshine reappeared in the heart that had been clouded for a long time.
The dark clouds in the sky dispersed.
Kakashi's cold face suddenly turned into a warm smile.
"You guys..."
"All pass."